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Kelly Slater

Born on February 11, 1972, in Cocoa Beach - Florida - USA

Born on February 11, 1972, in Cocoa Beach - Florida - USA, his full name is Robert Kelly Slater, nickname Slats, Regular position on the board, has a daughter named Taylor, has the perfect day to surf all day, make a good meal, listen to good music and chat with friends somewhere comfortable, owner of 11 world titles (until 2023), considers his biggest challenge to be leaving the World Tour.

Born on February 11, 1972, in Cocoa Beach - Florida - USA, his full name is Robert Kelly Slater, nickname Slats, Regular position on the board, has a daughter named Taylor, has the perfect day to surf all day, make a good meal, listen to good music and chat with friends somewhere comfortable, owner of 11 world titles (until 2023), considers his biggest challenge to be leaving the World Tour.

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He learned to make bullets from ammunition at the age of 8

He learned to make bullets from ammunition at the age of 8, “I grew up in a house with my older brother Sean and younger Steven. My dad, who was a really fun dad, would take us to the beach for fishing and camping and even taught us how to shoot and make ammo. Those were other times. My father was from the south, and today it would be very strange for me to have a closet full of guns at home, but at the time it was normal!

He learned to make bullets from ammunition at the age of 8, “I grew up in a house with my older brother Sean and younger Steven. My dad, who was a really fun dad, would take us to the beach for fishing and camping and even taught us how to shoot and make ammo. Those were other times. My father was from the south, and today it would be very strange for me to have a closet full of guns at home, but at the time it was normal!

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Somewhere in 1992

Somewhere in 1992, the year in which he would end up winning his first world title, Kelly Slater was more or less “forced” by his manager and his mother to accept a role in the most popular television series of the time. Between the ages of 20 and 21 and with a great future ahead of him, it was expected that his presence in the series would catapult him to another level of notoriety outside of surfing, something that happened, but not on the scale that was expected. The real result was that the (many) purists in the surfing community considered him a “sold out”, losing some credibility in the medium.

Somewhere in 1992, the year in which he would end up winning his first world title, Kelly Slater was more or less “forced” by his manager and his mother to accept a role in the most popular television series of the time. Between the ages of 20 and 21 and with a great future ahead of him, it was expected that his presence in the series would catapult him to another level of notoriety outside of surfing, something that happened, but not on the scale that was expected. The real result was that the (many) purists in the surfing community considered him a “sold out”, losing some credibility in the medium.



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At age 20 he won his first world title and at 26 he won

At age 20 he won his first world title and at 26 he won his sixth and retired from competitive surfing. At the time, retirement in surfing between the ages of 28 and 31 was common and Slater had already conquered everything there was, taking the opportunity to live everything he had not experienced until then. Even so, the news fell like a “bombshell” since he was the great icon of our sport and there wasn

At age 20 he won his first world title and at 26 he won his sixth and retired from competitive surfing. At the time, retirement in surfing between the ages of 28 and 31 was common and Slater had already conquered everything there was, taking the opportunity to live everything he had not experienced until then. Even so, the news fell like a “bombshell” since he was the great icon of our sport and there wasn't (and never was) a successor up to his height. It wasn't known at the time, but his story was far from ending there and, even today, 23 years after announcing his retirement, he's still on the Championship Tour.



Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson was one of the best known people in the world in the 90s and the following decade, both for her presence in Baywatch and other series and films and for a sex tape that came out at a time when the internet was starting to become what it is. is today. Kelly and Pam had known each other since their days on the series, but they got close again and got together sometime during their retirement. It was yet another piece of news that was talked about both in surfing circles and in the “tabloids”, although it was short-lived.

Pamela Anderson was one of the best known people in the world in the 90s and the following decade, both for her presence in Baywatch and other series and films and for a sex tape that came out at a time when the internet was starting to become what it is. is today. Kelly and Pam had known each other since their days on the series, but they got close again and got together sometime during their retirement. It was yet another piece of news that was talked about both in surfing circles and in the “tabloids”, although it was short-lived.



In the 90s and 00s, Kelly Slater was Quiksilver and Quiksilver was Kelly Slater

In the 90s and 00s, Kelly Slater was Quiksilver and Quiksilver was Kelly Slater. The presence of the two was almost confused and it seemed to be a relationship for life. The former world champion had been with the brand since he was 19 and even agreed to receive Quiksilver shares in lieu of some of his world title bonuses. But sometimes even the best “marriages” come to an end. Somewhere in the following decade the relationship began to shake, one of the important factors being the fact that Dane Reynolds was, at the time, better paid than Kelly. But there were other reasons and the “bomb” fell on a ridiculous date, April 1 (2014), the famous April Fools’ Day.

In the 90s and 00s, Kelly Slater was Quiksilver and Quiksilver was Kelly Slater. The presence of the two was almost confused and it seemed to be a relationship for life. The former world champion had been with the brand since he was 19 and even agreed to receive Quiksilver shares in lieu of some of his world title bonuses. But sometimes even the best “marriages” come to an end. Somewhere in the following decade the relationship began to shake, one of the important factors being the fact that Dane Reynolds was, at the time, better paid than Kelly. But there were other reasons and the “bomb” fell on a ridiculous date, April 1 (2014), the famous April Fools’ Day.



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Although there were ASP (current WSL) competitions in wave pools during the 80

Although there were ASP (current WSL) competitions in wave pools during the 80's and 90's, until the beginning of the 00's the quality of these artificial waves was very poor. Until WaveGarden appeared in the Basque Country, a company that launched a new concept, with a lot of potential. And, to everyone's surprise, less than two years later KS was releasing the first video of its own pool, with a new technology, flooding the internet with the first waves the day after Adriano de Souza won his world title, overshadowing a little bit of the feat of the Brazilian.




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