Occy: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Mark Occhilupo - Softcover
Child star at 16, ranked third in the world at 17, Mark Occhilupo looked set to sweep all before him with a radical, spontaneous, irresistible brand of surfing. Yet a spiraling descent into drug abuse and depression snuffed his flame out prematurely when he quit the pro tour at just 22. Faltered comebacks, spectacular bursts of free-surfing, and manic breakdowns followed as the surfing world watched a freakish talent self-combust. After years spent immobile and overweight on the couch, Occy eventually emerged from his cocoon, reborn and ready to tackle a whole new generation of surf stars. His celebrated comeback to win the world title in 1999 is a sporting fairytale without equal. In this no-holds barred account, Occy tells the complete, remarkable story of his spectacular rise, terrifying fall, and miraculous rebirth.
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Tim Baker has contributed to Rolling Stone, GQ, and Playboy and is the author of Go Surf and the coauthor of Bustin' Down the Door.
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"Occy was always a missile going hyperspeed, about to blow up at any moment—it's true of so many highly intelligent or gifted people . . . All of his passion was put into his surfing." —Kelly Slater, eight-time surfing world champion
"By going down so hard, by fully falling apart, he was able to give himself longevity. It's like the Buddhist teachings about birth and death—something has to die for new birth to happen, and that happens inside us too. Occy was the ultimate example of that." —Tom Carroll
"By going down so hard, by fully falling apart, he was able to give himself longevity. It's like the Buddhist teachings about birth and death—something has to die for new birth to happen, and that happens inside us too. Occy was the ultimate example of that." —Tom Carroll
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- PublisherEbury Australia
- Publication date2010
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'Occy was always a missile going hyperspeed, about to blow up at any moment. - it's true of so many highly intelligent or gifted people . . . All of his passion was put into his surfing.' Kelly Slater, eight-time world champion Child star at sixteen, ranked third in the world at seventeen, winner of the Pipeline Masters at nineteen - Mark Occhilupo looked set to sweep all before him with a radical, spontaneous, irresistible brand of surfing. Yet a spiralling descent into drug abuse and depression snuffed his flame out prematurely when he quit the pro tour at just twenty-two. Faltered comebacks, spectacular bursts of free-surfing and manic breakdowns followed, as the surfing world watched a freakish talent self-combust. After years spent immobile and overweight on the couch, in his so-called 'Elvis period', Occy eventually emerged from his cocoon, reborn and ready to tackle a whole new generation of surf stars. His celebrated comeback to win the world title in 1999, sixteen years after his career began, is a sporting fairytale without equal. In his own words, Occy tells the complete, remarkable story of his spectacular rise, terrifying fall and miraculous rebirth. 'By going down so hard, by fully falling apart, he was able to give himself longevity. It's like the Buddhist teachings about birth and death - something has to die for new birth to happen, and that happens inside us too. Occy was the ultimate example of that.' Tom Carroll. Mark Occhilupo looked set to sweep all before him with a radical, spontaneous, irresistible brand of surfing. Yet a spiralling descent into drug abuse and depression snuffed his flame out prematurely. His comeback to win the world title in 1999, sixteen years after his career began, is a sporting fairytale without equal. Here Occy tells his story. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781741666762
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