Kelly Slater Answers Surfing Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED
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Published 2023-02-21
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All Comments (21)
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For those who don’t know Kelly is 11x world champ, an absolute legend in the sport.
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That moment when he looked at the camera when the guy said every surfer has long hair is sending me💀
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For those unaware, this is the Tom Brady, the Michael Jordan, the Messi, of surfing. The absolute GOAT
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Wired knows how to curate incredible people for these interviews. Kelly has led surfing fans through quite a journey.
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Kelly a true Florida legend 🙏🏽🤘🏽🔥
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He’s great. Love how straightforward and accurate he is
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I grew up in Cocoa Beach surfing the same spots as Kelly. I remember watching his technique and thinking, "I will literally never be that good." 😂 The dude was an absolute animal back then and it's been a joy to watch his career become what it did.
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Kelly Slater is an absolute class act. Have met and photographed him several times and I can tell you all he is very kind, genuine, and humble champion. He is so generous with his time (within reason) for fans and especially the youth. One of the greatest things about professional surfing is the access that fans have to the professionals. Many times at the WSL Championship Tour the competitors are on the beach and talking with their fans and friends of their own accord.
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Nailed it. Kelly is top tier in the surfing realm, a true waterman 11x WORLD Champ and still competing with kids just about 1/3 of his age! Dude is the ideal example of a Living Legend .
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The way he stares at the camera when he reads out 'Why do surfers always have long hair?'🤣🤣🤣
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both the youngest and oldest world champion in the history of the sport. 11 times world champ, 55 career titles. He's not just the greatest surfer of all time. He is among the greatest athletes of all time in any sport. Kelly Slater you are the GOAT supreme.
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I laughed way too hard at the hang 10 joke 😂😂😂 When that girl was asking about why her dad would have so many surfboards, my immediate thought was “she doesn’t get it.” It’s like anything that you love doing, you end up with a lot of different tools and items related to it. I will not go into just how much crochet, knitting, and drawing related things I have in my room… But I need them all!
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Met Kelly in January at Whole Foods in Hawai'i. Such a humble, good dude.
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I actually almost choked on my water when he said the "11 fingers" thing. He has an amazing sense of humor throughout.
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I like how a lot of these he could have just laughed off as silly questions but he actually took the time to explain the answer properly, often with an interesting story to back it up.
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Adding to the 'what if there's a surf competition and no waves' answer... On the WSL Championship Tour events they have a window of around two weeks to get to the final, known as a 'wait period'. They do a 'dawn patrol' early in the morning to decide if the surfing is on or off for the day. If the surf is great, they run the heats back-to-back to make the most of the conditions. I think both the men and women's tournaments can be completed in five full days of surfing.
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Greatest of all time - I don't think there will ever been another like him, either.
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Kelly always has an interesting answer. Love his interviews.
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One of the best question-and-answer sessions yet.
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How cool is that!? I like Slater's ability to answer the most total-no-clue-questions with the same seriousness and no judgement as the more-informed ones.
