Kelly Slater
All about: Being a role model, morality, drugs, surfing stereotypes and so much more…
It’s not all about surfing for Kelly Slater!
This video shows that Kelly really is an all-round great guy. His views are his own and it’s great to hear him express what he feels is right and wrong with this world and the people in it.
We love it when celebrities have the courage to use their status to do the right thing. Not only does Kelly share his stoke for what he loves and is passionate about, but he also lets people know that it’s ok to be a good, healthy, fair, honest person in this big bad world.
Check out this short video where Kelly Slater (the Man) discusses morality, politics, drugs in surf culture, and his approach to the responsibility of representing surfers to the world at large.
Not only is this guy one to watch in the water, he’s clearly one to listen to also.
Did you know :
- He grew up on Cocoa Beach, Florida and is still living there today, mainly.
- He has 1 daughter
- He has 2 brothers
- He started surfing at 5 years old
- Starting winning big events at 10 years old
- Won a United States championship title in 1984
- Became a professional surfer in 1990
- His 1st professional tour event on the Rip Curl Pro, in France – he won
- He was the youngest world champion in surfing at 20 years old
- He took a break from professional surfing in 1998 and came back on tour in 2002
- He has secured 11 world surfing championship wins
- Is still one of the best on tour today in the year 2021