214: National Surfing Champion Saxon Baltzer | Sacrifice, Persistence, & Passion

I’m truly inspired by Saxon’s drive and commitment. Though he started to surf at age two, it was his commitment in high school that set him up for his national championship. Waking up early each weekday to first attend seminary, and then get to the beach, Saxon refined his skill while also learning to surf all kinds of waves. And he was also flexible, willing to focus on long boarding to get on his high school team.

And what a wild story about his national competition: forgetting his board, borrowing his coach’s, nailing a buzzer beater on Saturday, saying a prayer to find his board, finding it with Dimitri, and then landing another clutch buzzer beater on Sunday for the national championship.

And most remarkably, Saxon is now giving up surfing for two years and moving across the country to share a gospel message in hopes of helping others.

As Saxon so perfectly demonstrates, sacrifice, persistence, and passion are key to success.