Sunny Garcia

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Sunny Garcia (b January 14, 1970) is a famous American surfer from Maile, Oahu. He was the 2000 world surfing champion and several computer games use his name.

Sunny discovered his talent for surfing at the young age of seven when his friends literally threw him into the ocean. Within a few minutes he was already riding waves to the shore.

At the age of five, Sunny was suspended from kindergarten for brawling. He quit high school after being wrongly accused of harassing someone's sister. The older brother of the sister walked into his photography class and beat him viciously. He spent the next week in the hospital. It was the first time Sunny had ever lost anything and he vowed to never let it happen again. It is said that because of this vow, his competitive drive is fueled by anger.

Sunny starred in The WB reality show, North Shore: Boarding House along with 7 other surfers.

In October of 2006, Mr. Garcia was sentenced to three months in Federal Prison on tax evasion charges. He will begin his term January 12 of 2007. "I spent my money foolishly and didn't handle my affairs," he said outside the San Diego federal courtroom where he was sentenced.^[1]