You may have seen this older Hopper on 60 Minutes or Late Night with David Letterman, but Beyer tells the story of Hopper's younger years demons, challenges, triumphs and all.
Surfers and non-surfers alike, however, can relate to the challenges, triumphs and little joys in Goto's work.
A life of generosity, of adventure and exploration, of challenge and triumph and steadfast determination.
Billy Twelvetrees has backed Jonny May to work his way back into England's World Cup plans after the wing's virtuoso showing in Gloucester's 19-13 Cupllenge Cup triumph over Edinburgh.
Six times since their last Challenge Cup triumph in 1999 the Rhinos have had to revive themselves from the bitter disappointment of final defeat in the remainder of the Super League season – and on each of the last two occasions, in 2011 and 2012, they were inspired rather than deflated, going on to win the Grand Final at Old Trafford in October.
Hull KR will be fighting for their place in Super League when the Super 8s begin next week after finishing in the bottom four, but they are now one win away from their first Challenge Cup triumph since 1980, as well as a place in the World Club Series next year competing against the best the NRL has to offer.
Not that it is obvious why they need a new coach, as in his first season after succeeding Shaun McRae the Yorkshireman delivered Hull's first cup win in 23 years - showing that his Challenge Cup triumph with Sheffield Eagles in 1998, the only other team to gatecrash the Big Four's oligopoly in the Super League's first decade with their shock Wembley win against Wigan, was not a fluke.
John Kear, the Hull coach said: 'The Leeds-Bradford-Saints-Wigan cartel has been broken up now because you could see what it meant to those fans, they didn't want to leave the stadium, they wanted to savour every minute of a very special day because they have waited so long.' Indeed, they had to wait until just before the final whistle to be sure of their third Challenge Cup triumph.
Spence hit a hat-trick on his debut in last week's 4-1 Cupllenge Cup triumph over Arbroath.
The true beauty of mentoring will then reveal itself, as, in time, with the help of your mentor, you will transition through challenge to triumph and find yourself in the mentor's shoes.
