Finding Mastery: Conversations With Michael Gervais

This week’s conversation is with Mick Fanning, a professional surfer from Australia, regarded as one of the best surfers ever.Mick won the ASP World Tour in 2007, 2009 and 2013 and is the living embodiment of professional surfing.He’s spent the better part of two decades as one of the biggest gravitational forces on the Tour, racking up 22 Tour wins, 11 Top 5 finishes in addition to those three World Titles.For over 20 years Mick’s schedule has been dictated by event dates and locations — and in the past few years, his gut told him it was time to step away, officially retiring in 2018.This conversation isn’t so much about surfing as it is about Mick’s will to be great, his unflappable resiliency, and the cost of this pursuit.Mick has been through it all — the highs and the lows.Catastrophic injuries have sidelined him multiple times during his career and he’s also had to deal with the passing of not just one, but two his brothers, and other close friends.Some of you may be familiar with Mick from an inci