text:  They can feel it. They can feel what it is. And they get a sense of that history and that lineage, which is a very unique one. Most sports don't have the kind of historical heritage that surfing does. We really, really respect our elders. And everybody knows the people that came before them and pay homage to them. And that's really what this Dick Boer piece is about as well, is paying homage to someone who revolutionized the world. All these kids would not be surfing on short boards if it hadn't been for Dick inventing it, so to speak, at least inventing the ones that worked.