Dear Before you talk about this American born February 11, 1972 on the side of Cocoa Beach, Florida, let me first introduce myself: I am a sport which involves riding the waves , on the seafront, standing on a board. Since the early 90s, I know a popular craze. You recognized me, right? They call me the "Surf".
I was born in Hawaii in the fifteenth century. At the time, I'm mostly a practice amounting to life and the organization of communities of the northern islands of Polynesia. I was discovered by the English explorer James Cook Islands in 1778 and banned in the nineteenth sandwiches during the colonization of the Polynesian islands by the missionaries who tasted little to almost nudity where Hawaiians practiced myself.
It said the Duke Kahanamoku "Duke" Olympic swimming champion, I owe my return to Hawaii in the early twentieth century. But only in the 50s and 60s with the technical evolution of my boards that I really take my flight to both U.S. and Australia.
In 1956, Dick Zanuck, the son of a Californian producer and director and a writer of his friends German Peter Viertel me to discover Biarritz and its "range of the Basque coast. They then show me some of those who will soon become my strongest supporters in France and Europe with Joël de Rosnay, his brother Arnaud, Michel Barland, Jacky Rott, and Bruno Moraiz Jo Reinhard, to mention that they . In 1960, my first champion France is Joel de Rosnay, a famous scientist, writer and futurist. Even today, he continues to practice diligently on me the many spots in the Basque Country where he meets regularly Bixente Lizarazu and Guy Forget, who also dedicate myself a boundless passion since the end of their sporting careers respectively.
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of my arrival in France. On this occasion, the city of Biarritz devote myself this was a great event called "50 years of surfing in Biarritz . If you spend your holidays in the corner, you can visit magnificent exhibits of photos, videos, art and contemporary materials showing my history. You can also attend conferences and at numerous events dedicated entirely to me. The passion that I dedicated this city is such that the opening on the site of a building devoted Ilbaritz all my glory as well as that of the ocean ("Surf City and Ocean") is planned for next year.
It will contain, without any doubt within the museum, the portrait of Kelly Slater, surfer the most successful of my history with eight world championships (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005 and 2006). He has tried to retire in 1999 but his passion for me and the competition was too strong and pushed back on the professional circuit in 2003 to finally get his title twice in 2005 and 2006. Today is the oldest world champion, after being the youngest in 1992.
is also the most publicized of all my followers. In 1992 and 1993, thanks to his role as Jimmy Slade in several episodes of American TV Baywatch (Baywatch), I gained a worldwide reputation. In exchange, I allowed him to meet Pamela Anderson, with whom he had a brief affair. Chosen by "People Magazine" as one of the 50 most beautiful man in the world in 1991, the father of a little Taylor has also lived a beautiful love story with one of the most beautiful women in the world the Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen. It has recently been sighted several times myself practicing alongside his girlfriend Cameron Diaz, which gave rise to rumors of a relationship between them he was quick to deny. Excellent guitar player, he is friends with musicians Ben Harper and Eddie Vedder (lead singer of Pearl Jam) with whom he recently took the stage to sing and play guitar.
There are several advertising contracts with prestigious companies like Apple and L'Oreal but that Quiksilver has made him my true icon and a great ambassador for his brand. It even comes with it, throw 'Komunity "his own line of surf accessories.
His style and control, some the size of the waves, are incomparable. His amazing speed and perfect balance back to the wave, let him do tricks particularly risky constantly pushing the limits of the impossible. That, he says, thanks to his physical abilities, his extensive training and having started from an early age to read the ocean that I mastered both. He has several nicknames including "The Snake" because of its ability to leave no chance for anyone covet the wave on which he has set his sights.
This year, if Mick Fanning, the Australian prodigy 26 years continues to bind as it has since the beginning of the season, well it's a safe bet that Kelly Slater does not pick his 9th world title. In the process, it is also likely to put this time, a definitive end to his extraordinary career that has earned legitimately being considered today, both by the general public by his peers, as my true living legend.
Sportingly yours.
The Surf.
PS: Like all those who love me and Tom Curren as his model, triple world champion in 1990 and creator of the "Surfrider Foundation" Kelly Slater is sensitive to the protection and enhancement of the ocean, waves and coastlines. In this way, if you also want to contribute to the preservation of the matrix of life on our planet, you can join the Surfrider Foundation .
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Slater, director at times lost
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Sl8ter 8X World Champion
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