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title: "Making Mavericks: The Memoir of a Surfing Legend"
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# Making Mavericks: The Memoir of a Surfing Legend

**Brand:** frosty hessonian spiegelman
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Making Mavericks: The Memoir of a Surfing Legend

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Great read!!
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2013*

Caught this movie by accident. Didn' think it would be any good because of my past experiences with inspirational movie. But the casting of Butler was enough to sparked my interest. After 5 minutes into this movie, I was hooked.  Butler's portrayal of Frosty reminded me of Star Wars' Obi Wan Kinobi. The teacher/student relationship remind me of Luke Skywalker and Obi. LOL.I always wanted to surf but was discouraged by bad experiences with surfer dudes who take up a job teaching newcomers how to surf. They just kind of go throu the motion but not really give a damn if the students get it or not.I bought Frosty's book looking for insight into the mind of an old master surfer. How he sees surfing and life.  I was not dissappointed. Now I will suit up and go out there to surf again. With youtube, I got all the tips I need to start surfing again w/o paying these surfer dudes. Come to think of it, surfing can't be taught. You have to just go out there and figured it out by trials and errors.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    LIVE LIKE JAY!!!
  

*by C***K on Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018*

This book is an amazing look into the life of a man who has had his fair share of tragedy, dedeat, victory and joy.  Frosty Hessons' story is one that shows that this life is what we make of it.  Our tragedies, our failures are not what define a person, it's how we handle what life throws at us that does.  LIVE LIKE JAY, and I plan to from now on, giving my all and learning from each new experience and reveling in the joys and vicrories while reflecting on the lessons learned from my failures and those who come in and out of my life.  Life is a gift and way too precious to waste.  PLEASE READ!!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Enjoyable, personal, humanistic
  

*by G***S on Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2019*

A REVIEW OF MAKING MAVERICKS, A MEMOIR OF A SURFING LEGEND BY FROSTY HESSONMaking Mavericks by Frosty Hesson is an enjoyable read.  It is a mixture of memories and of Hesson’s own philosophies about human nature and endeavors and about sports coaching.  The subtitle, The Memoir of a Surfing Legend, is ambiguous because the bulk of the book is autobiographical, but the latter part of the book is about Hesson’s relationship with Jay Moriarity.  Both are surfing legends.  Both are interesting people.  Hesson’s reflections about himself and Moriarity are both endearing.The backbone of the book is Hesson’s coming to understand certain principles about life, athletics, relationships, and coaching.  From his earliest memories to his coming to terms with Moriarity’s death at the end of the book, he builds ideas that he claims shape his own definitions of success, health, and direction.  Throughout the book, these concepts are italicized, and the last four pages of the book—the Epilogue—are a restatement of those ideas.Hesson seems to be a secular humanist in that he excludes God and spiritual reality from his musings, and he dwells on the importance of human capability and the strength people can demonstrate in dealing with their life situations and personal development.  He stresses the significance of the mind and correct thinking.  He also emphasizes independence and individualism in lifestyle decisions, clear decision making, and careful commitments in relationships.  He makes no attempt to answer the big questions:  Where did we come from?  Why are we here?  Where are we going?  What happens after death?  Is there a God?  Who is Jesus Christ?A major feature of Hesson’s remembrances seems to be dealing with pain and loss, especially the death of close family and friends.  These losses included his mother and his father, his wife of 19 years, and of Moriarity.  His reactions were strong and deep emotionally.  In each case relief seemed to come from throwing some sort of internal switch that basically said that a person must stand up and take responsibility, moving on to take what life has to deal us.  “In life you have a choice:  Either you’re going to continue on, or you’re going to stop right there…” (page 304)Surfing can be dangerous, even life threatening.  Hesson considers himself lucky—lucky to have survived.  He says that life on the edge can be exciting.  Highlights of the book include Hesson’s first encounter with the big waves at Mavericks, his first experiences on the swim team, learning construction, and beginning surfing.  All took guts and at times were either devastating or thrilling.  He also described dealing with his parents’ illnesses and eventual deaths and his father’s alcoholism.  These definitely shaped his character.Equally exciting is the description of Moriarity’s wipeout at Mavericks.The book resorts to coarse language occasionally, notably in dialogue or Hesson’s self-talk.  It has been years since I saw the film on Moriarity’s life, but I had trouble correlating my memory of it with Hesson’s memoirs.  It seemed like chapters 40 (last visit with Moriarity) and 41 (a favorite memory about Moriarity) were out of order.

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