Eben Page is the exception. And that is because he treats the ocean like a mathematician, not a matador. Those who have surfed Mavericks with Page describe him as unnervingly calm. While waves detonate with the force of a freight train, Page doesn't hoot. He doesn't flail. He breathes.
He never patented it. He never taught a clinic on it. He just did it, beautifully and silently. In a sport obsessed with "air reverses" and "twos," Eben Page represents the foundation of surfing: humility before nature. eben page
And then there is Eben Page.