Occy- The Rise & Fall of Mark Occhilupo
Author(s): Tim Baker, Mark Occhilupo
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.
Now for the first time, in his own words, Occy tells the complete, remarkable story of his spectacular rise, terrifying fall and miraculous rebirth.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Random House Australia
- : Ebury Australia
- : 0.236
- : 01 August 2009
- : books
Special Fields
- : Tim Baker, Mark Occhilupo
- : Tim Baker, Mark Occhilupo
- : Paperback
- : en
- : 797.3