Surfing is an intangibly special sport that allows you to be put in an infinite motion of nature, full of waves of an element that make you feel alive. It takes dedication to have the patience, stability to move freely and being able to commit to catching and riding a wave. Many surfers are professionals that compete in surfing championships, while others simply enjoy the art of riding the waves. Many would agree that surfers like Mark Richards or Bethany Hamilton are some of the world's leading surfers for their fascinating and gifted figures in surfing. While those are valid opinions, Kelly Slater is undoubtedly the greatest surfer of all time and the most successful competitive surfer in the world because of his dominance competing throughout the ASP world tours and world surf
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As a kid, Slater spent his days on the beach surfing and fishing with his dad. He would build sand castles and run around in the water and eventually explore the water and begin suffering. Over the years, there wasn't a period of time where Slater didn't surf, he did lots of swimming, body surfing and boogie boards that turned to moving on a shortboard. In 1980, Slater got his first hard board at 8 years old, which is the same year he won his first contest. A few years later he progressed not only was he surfing at local events but regional and east coast events and by age 14 he was surfing national and international events. Kelly Slater was in love with surfing, when waking up his first thoughts were figuring out where he would be surfing that day. Kelly had a surf coach that pursued him into surfing whenever in any condition, which Salter didn't have an issue with since he enjoyed surfing. His confidence and passion to pursue surfing turned into a longevity of a
As a kid, Slater spent his days on the beach surfing and fishing with his dad. He would build sand castles and run around in the water and eventually explore the water and begin suffering. Over the years, there wasn't a period of time where Slater didn't surf, he did lots of swimming, body surfing and boogie boards that turned to moving on a shortboard. In 1980, Slater got his first hard board at 8 years old, which is the same year he won his first contest. A few years later he progressed not only was he surfing at local events but regional and east coast events and by age 14 he was surfing national and international events. Kelly Slater was in love with surfing, when waking up his first thoughts were figuring out where he would be surfing that day. Kelly had a surf coach that pursued him into surfing whenever in any condition, which Salter didn't have an issue with since he enjoyed surfing. His confidence and passion to pursue surfing turned into a longevity of a