The Silver Surfer

It was never my dream to be on tour.

So I think that’s a huge part of my story – I’m obviously very grateful for the experience of being on tour, but I was never that 13-year-old grom saying ‘I want to be a world champ’. Obviously, lots of opportunities came, and I grabbed every one with both hands and never let go. I really exploited the opportunities that came my way. My parents played a huge part in that.

And then I landed up on the Tour. And I was like, okay… this is stressful! You enjoy it only for the few heats that you win; the rest is really tough. I had this knot in my throat… this ball in my throat, for eight years, just from stress.

Which is actually illogical, because stress shouldn’t come from a sporting achievement. You’re young and you’re talented, and you land up there and obviously you want to do well. But I must say, it was