Kelly Slater
Kelly Slater
Robert Kelly Slateris an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned World Surf League Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles in 1994–98. He is the youngestand the oldestto win the title. Upon winning his 5th world title in 1997, Slater passed Australian surfer Mark Richards to become the most successful champion in the history of the sport. In 2007 he also became the all-time leader in career event wins by...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSurfer
Date of Birth11 February 1972
CityCocoa Beach, FL
CountryUnited States of America
A lot of times I'll see guys who are nowhere near the level of the board they're riding. They might love surfing and love how it looks, but you really have to work your way up. It takes eating a little humble pie at first, and stepping back to equipment that might be a bit slow, but do it.
My belief is that 'heaven' and 'hell' are metaphorical terms for what you make of your life. In any instant, you have the ability to make your life total pleasure or total hell.
You can't kill this wave. You have got to work with it. I stayed relaxed and luckily had good surf.
Now is the time to determine whether or not it will be a two-horse race for the title,
I thought to myself, 'There's a man with confidence'. Then he went out and did his thing and beat Andy.
I thought to myself that I should stick around to watch Nathan and Andy's heat and if I won today I should be at the beach,
I was just living in the moment, ... That's something I've been trying to do this year. I wasn't worried about anything that I couldn't control.
Good catch -- I mean, a good throw.
He has a great knack for picking the right wave and he's a really smart competitor. He might even bust out a superman air. He has a few tricks up his sleeve. He always pulls reverses and airs that other people don't.
I tend to do a lot better here when it's big rather than when its small.
I haven't surfed that much in the past couple of weeks,
I haven't surfed since Japannot even one wave.
I haven't surfed since Japanùnot even one wave.
If I were to win on the Gold Coast, I think it would probably force me to look at going for another world title. At this point, I really don't know what I'm going to do.