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Spartan Surfers house line

Lines written by the founder of Spartan Surfers, printed under our own name and never credited to anyone else.

2 sourced lines

Every line we carry

Each one links to its source, what it means, and the shirt in any of our looks.

  1. If becoming the leader is the goal, you are not the leader. If the goal is the goal, you are.

    Chase the title and you are working for yourself, and people can tell. Chase the mission and people follow, because the goal is worth following. Leadership is what happens to someone who cares more about the work than about leading.

    Founder's notes, Original English (house line)

  2. Reach the limits of virtue before crossing the border of death.

    Death is a border everyone crosses; the question is how far you have gone before you reach it. The motto asks you to push your character to its edge: braver, more honest, more generous than is comfortable. Use the whole map before the road ends.

    The Spartan Surfers badge, Original English (house line)