Occy

"In 1988, Mark Occhilupo was a talented young surfer. But then his life started to unravel. He began to indulge in activities that he had avoided in his early life. Cigarettes, pot, drinking, partying and showing disregard for his gift became the object of his life. Burned on the tour, he threw a quarterfinal heat and headed home to Cronulla. He quit the World Tour in the early 1990s. He built a house near Kirra, sat on the couch and basically didn't get up for more than a year. From his 245-pound peak, he began a training program under McCoy in WA that helped him shed 75 pounds and regain his form. As the years passed, the time away gave Occy a clearer vision of his goal - to dominate the world circuit by making an incredible comeback. In 1995, he re-entered the surfing arena proving he could still capture a title. Occy stunned the surfing world by capturing the world title in 1999 at the age of 33"--Provided by publisher.