By now we’re all well aware of the terrible brain injury Owen Wright suffered while surfing Pipeline last year.
Since that day Owen has remained relatively private about his recovery. Only popping up on the webcast once to congratulate sister Tyler when she took out the Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast. He faced a long, hard road and it was probably best to walk it without the glare of the spotlight.
Conjecture and rumour about just how severe the injury are have been rife, including many which suggested Owen may never surf professionally again, if at all.
Even Owen has himself wondered how it was all going to play out, and if he would ever again be able to partake in the sport which gave him so much, posting on Instagram in March:
“I went for my first surf a couple days ago. It was the funnest thing in the world. Funny thing is … I couldn’t get to my feet. So I just layed there. It was about knee high and the drop was … well there was none but it felt like I was dropping into 10ft Teahupoo. I finished the wave and I was so stoked I let out a hoot and claimed it and high fived Kita.
“5 mins later I was on the beach and started to think about what I actually did and started comparing it to what I used to be like or what everybody else was doing out there… and started to question why cant I … this I found started to ruin my experience and change how I really felt.
It made me realise that self improvement is necessary but to focus on comparison of what used to be, what others can do or why you’re not good enough is detrimental to the now; negative emotion in your self will hinder improvement and happiness.”
Almost four months later and Owen has again taken to Instagram to deliver an update on his recovery. This time the increased positivity is noticeable and gives us all hope that Owen is well on his way to recovery, whatever that means to him, as that is all that really matters.
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