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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;center&gt;&lt;img src=http:\\/\\/surfingthemag.com\\/jamie-obrien-021009.jpg&gt;&lt;\\/center&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;The king of switchfoot is looking to add yet another title to his laundry list of accomplishments at Pipeline when he competes in the first stop of the IBA Mens World Tour at Pipeline&amp;#8230;on a bodyboard. Yes, a bodyboard. We caught up with Jamie O before he took off for a few days in Panama to find out why he just can\\u2019t get enough tube time at Pipe \\u2013 even if he has do it lying down.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SURFING MAGAZINE: HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO GET A SLOT INTO THIS CONTEST?&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;JAMIE O\\u2019BRIEN: Well, I used to boogie board when I was little and I\\u2019ve been watching these guys in the contest my whole life just getting so shacked every year. So, I was like, \\u2018I gotta get in that contest.\\u2019 I have boogie boards lying around here at the house all the time that I\\u2019d find on the beach and I\\u2019ll take them out sometimes and get a couple good ones. I\\u2019d go, \\u2018Whoah, I can get barreled on this thing.\\u2019 Then I was talking to Mike Stewart a little bit and he was like, \\u201cI\\u2019ll hook you up with a board and we\\u2019ll get you a slot in the contest.\\u2019 So I threw in my entry and Mike got me a slot.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SO YOU\\u201dRE GOING FOR IT FULL ON?&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Yeah, I\\u2019m right in there. I\\u2019m kind of nervous, actually. But I was at Chopes last week and got a nice four-footer and I was like, \\u2018OK, I got this, I\\u2019m doin good.\\u2019&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SO YOU\\u2019RE NOT DOING MUCH BODYBOARDING AS A WHOLE?&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;No, not much at all.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;FINS OR NO FINS?&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;[Laughs] Nah, I\\u2019m gonna wear fins. That\\u2019d be like surfing out there without fins on your board.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;AS FAR AS STRATEGY GOES IN A BODYBOARD HEAT, DO YOU APPROACH IT LIKE A REGULAR HEAT?&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;My theory is that I\\u2019m going to shoot for 10s only. Nah, I don\\u2019t really know, because I mean I know I can get myself in the best possible spot and know I\\u2019m going to be deep because I don\\u2019t have the extra drive that some guys can get out there. I just hope I come out after the spit.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SO YOU WOULD SIT IN THE SAME SPOT OUT THERE AS WITH A SURFBAORD?&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Yeah, I\\u2019m pretty much going at it exactly as I would with a surfboard. I have no moves, though, so it\\u2019s just going to be barrels. I was thinking about what I\\u2019m going to do when I come out and I might just have to get some sort of claim going because I can\\u2019t do anything.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;ANYBODY HECKLING YOU SO FAR?&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;I heard a bunch of bodyboarders are all pissed, actually, going, \\u2018How the hell does &lt;i&gt;he&lt;\\/i&gt; get in the contest!\\u2019 Bodyboarders who are out there all the time are bummed, but that\\u2019s my home break. Just don\\u2019t expect too much out of me out there.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;OH, WE\\u2019RE EXPECTING.&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;Actually, this is my plan: This year is just my introductions and next year \\u2013\\u2013 depending on how things go \\u2013\\u2013 I think I\\u2019m gonna make the finals next year.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;SO YOU COULD MAKE THE FINALS AT THE PIPE MASTERS OF SURFING AND BODYBAORDING.&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;I\\u2019m crossing over like Kainoa McGee, but the other way.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;WHAT ARE YOU UP TO AS FAR AS STAND-UP SURFING GOES?&lt;\\/b&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;I\\u2019m thinking about quitting. Nah, I\\u2019m working on a new movie \\u2013\\u2013 another profile video. I\\u2019m actually thinking it might be my last profile video too. Oh, and it\\u2019s going to have a whole extra part &amp;#8212; just me boogie boarding.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;[Make sure to watch Jamie O\\u2019Brien temp fate at the Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro. The waiting period is form February 17-February 27th. 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