“I don't try to be handsome, I don't try to be great, I just try to be kind, you know,” said Shane Herring once Kordurotv.
The humble Australian was loved by many, because of his humility, humor and sensational surf talents.
But his sudden and unexpected pass has shaken many throughout the surf community, with great Layne Beachley and Kelly Slater leading tributes for the 53 -year -old man.
According to the reports, the great Australian surf suffered a fall in his home with Tweed heads on Sunday and had complained about a sore head. It is understood that he had slept to rest, but tragically never woke up.
Herring was born in Manly in 1971 and grew on the beaches of Northern Sydney. His father worked as lifeguard and his mother was a waitress.
His family then moved to why and it was here that he perfected his surf talents that would see him grow to become one of the most innovative and unique surfers in the business.
Surf of Australia Gran Shane Herring has tragically died at the age of 53
Herring died unexpectedly on Sunday after an accident at his home with Tweed Heads
Herring is directly shown with Kelly Slater (medium) in 1992 ahead of Coke Surf Classic in Narrabeen
Famous, he would continue with Trump Kelly Slater's rival in Coca-Cola Campeanship Tour of 1992 in North Narrabeen at the age of 20.
At that time, Herring had only spent two years on the tour.
'This is a great moment in my surfing, to start very young and get a victory now. I'm really excited, '' Herring told journalists after pushing a check for US $ 27,000 for his brilliance in Coca-Cola Classic.
“I am looking forward to a few more surf years against Kelly, it will be great.”
It was an impressive beginning in his surfing that catapulted Herring, who had only become a professional in 1991, stardom and not 1 of the world.
Captivated by the battle between him and the great great Slater, Surf Derek Hynd journalist wrote: 'The first strike of a new era. These two will fight for future championships.
But unfortunately that would not happen.
While Slater would continue to accumulate 11 world titles and establish himself as one of the best surfers in history, Herring's short race quickly crumbled almost as fast as he had established.
Taxes have been arriving for the Australian surf
Herring had suffered addiction problems, according to reports, fighting with alcohol and drug problems, since that had a great cost in his career.
Counting the months after Herring's victory in the Coca-Cola classic, the legendary journalist Monty Webber wrote in Track magazine: 'In the coming months, Shane's colleagues in why he almost kills him with his love insane for him.
'Every night was like New Year's Eve and Shane took into account. I saw him consume so much alcohol and smoking so much one night that I asked me what I was trying to try.
'I could not help thinking that I was trying to kill the monster that had become. But I imagined that he was more likely to try to show his friends that he was one of them.
Two years after his victory in North Narrabeen, Herring fell off the tour and retired 23 years.
He followed a 10 -year battle with drugs and alcohol, with Herring who lived as an inmate on the beaches of northern Sydney.
He had also been admitted in a rehabilitation center in 2010, and then admitted that much of his profits during his short but explosive surfing race were mainly spent on drugs and alcohol.
Much of that went up my nose. It started as Coca-Cola, but finally ended as lower class drugs. Amphetamines … you don't even know when it's happening, 'said Herring Vaughan Blaokey in 2012.
Herring had fought with addiction problems later in life, with the surf that he had previously talked about drinking drugs and drinking alcohol.
Later I would find work in a surf table repair workshop in Byron Bay and had found a way to get out of alcohol in recent years.
Opening Webber in his descending spiral, Herring opened about why he felt he couldn't achieve more in his career.
'Maybe (it was) a lack of self -confidence, maybe drink too much. Maybe celebrating too much, “he told Tradewindsurf, when asked what were the main attributes to stay on his successful surf trip,” Herring replied.
'Maybe having too much fun as we have spoken. Just having fun too much and have too much money. That's all you can leave.
'He took three years. Basically, it took three years to reach the top. 'Obviously, I didn't win the world title. But it took three years to reach the top and three years reach the bottom.
Taxes have been made to surf, with their rival Kelly Slater by paying a moving tribute to the herring on social networks on Tuesday.
“Shane Herring,” the message began. 'Mix better the power of the old school and the pure lines with the new mentality and speed of the school in the 90s.' In the years we spent traveling and surfing together, I always found Shane as a type of good heart and an extremely talented surfist, but he had his demons that limited his time of greatness.
'He loved purity in surfing and felt uncomfortable with the center of attention, notoriety and scrutiny that brought him. He made a bigger brand than could be known these days and hurts to know that we cannot catch up again. I really wanted to see and maybe even surf in the coming months with Shane, whom I have not probably seen in more than 20 years.
Herring would retire from the Pro Tour at age 23 and in his later life he would go to work in a surf table repair workshop
'This clip is the first final we did each of the tour and won in front of its hometown.
'Monta, Shane. We are thinking about you.
Surfing World magazine called it “one of the most blinding talents of Australian Surfing and one of its happiest tragic figures.”
“A surf talent as few we had seen in the Australian surfing, Herro burned brief but bright in the early 90s before sounding,” the publication wrote.
Surf legend Layne Beachley told Daily Mail Australia: “It was super dynamic … an aggressive surfist,” Beachley, seven times world champion.
'I spent a lot of time with him, he always supported me. Surf was Shane's safe place, it was his family and gave him a sense of belonging.
Justin Crawford said Herring 'was a true gentleman, he never said badly for anyone, except convenience in surf boards.
'My friend rests easy. We had a beautiful friendship and treasure all the colors of the rainbow (you). There will only be one.