Real talk with Kelly Slater

What’s with the backing track & effects on the voices? Made a good interview very annoying.

Kelly Slater… the most sellfish surfer in surfing history!! After 11 ASP titles that made him a very rich and famous guy (or do you think Quiksilver would invest what they did in KS only as a freesurfer????)
And now, just about to retire, he assumes this posture. Shame on you, Kelly Slater!! You had 25 years to use your reputation to change the sport for better, and what you did?? Tried a rebel tour, made money form ASP titles and NOTHING else!

James B,

Just because you’re part of something, doesn’t mean you’re not allowed to criticize it. It’s called freedom of speech. Unless James B is actually Assad from Syria, who reads Stab between cullings.

KS has a better insight into the machinations of the monster than anyone else and rightfully so played the game.

In short, James B, have you never gone to the pub after work and bitched about your employer despite their paying you.

I admire KS – he’s erudite, talented, and at x11 champion has earnt the right to say what he likes about the monster that is the surfing industry.

yeah shit, i mean, does anybody actually wear quiksilver t shirts anymore?

yeah, ditch the soundtrack. Completely annoying.

exactly who cares if surfing is on prime time tv ,i would rather it isnt only companies trying to make money from exploiting it .

What’s with the backing track & effects on the voices? Made a good interview very annoying.

yeah, ditch the soundtrack. Completely annoying.

hmm yeah… i’ve always felt those WCT comps were a big sponsorship wank fest. Sorta like cigarette companies sponsoring yatch races back in the 80s.

Even though my favourite surfers are Slater, Dane, JJF, and I watched the entire Teahupoo webcast ,i’ll probably never buy Quiksilver Oneill or Billabong.

yeah shit, i mean, does anybody actually wear quiksilver t shirts anymore?

Who decided to put a crappy soundtrack behind this, otherwise interesting, interview? That person should go back to working fast food joints. Back-of-house.

Kelly is right.
Surf is not like Tennis, Soccer, Basketball and other sports that if is growing, is just build one more files, one more square… waves are limited, and the brands does not give a shit for us.
Every t-shirt that we buy, every shorts, they use the money to make more publicity and put more and more people in the water.
And them no one knows where the money that they make is going!
This big brands never, I said never! spend a dollar to try to build good artificial waves, artificial reefs and etc…

Surf is different, and deserves attention!

lol sal is such a fat cunt, hes a good cunt, but a fat cunt

Be interesting to know which sunblock Kelly was talking about. Especially pertinent for grommies.

shit interview

brasil is the future. whilst aus, us, haw, europe and south africa stagnate, brazil booms. this is the market the surf co’s want and it’s reflected by the rosters.
plus brazzos are the most exciting surfers on the planet.

its easy for kelly to say he doesn’t care about the growth of the sport of surfing, becuase he has made his money to retire.. you cant just surf with no sponsors or support and make the money he has made.

Kelly Slater… the most sellfish surfer in surfing history!! After 11 ASP titles that made him a very rich and famous guy (or do you think Quiksilver would invest what they did in KS only as a freesurfer????)
And now, just about to retire, he assumes this posture. Shame on you, Kelly Slater!! You had 25 years to use your reputation to change the sport for better, and what you did?? Tried a rebel tour, made money form ASP titles and NOTHING else!

Kobi Clomelo wants to be Coby Clomelo! Grind rails, kickflip onto never ending wave pool, rooting a chick doggy in the tube. I’m barely out of the womb. Bitchen (Didn’t watch video. Saving net credit for waves).

dont be such a stupid cunt jamesb. the guy grew up. opinions and feelings on issues change and mature… for some. check yourself in 10 years mate.

You sound like a jilted lover James B. Get over it.

why was it necessary to have a soundtrack? why?

I simply love bath salts.

Great interview. Now please re-edit w/out the music. That was horrible.

Kelly’s comment isn’t about not making a life out of it, its about being a competitive surfer.
There are pro’s that want the money, but most of them just want to be recognized as one of the best in their lifetime and Kelly is no exception. Try becoming a pro surfer without sponsors and/or money, you’re goin to be disappointed.

The most interesting surfer in history when he is in the water but about as dull and predictably trite as humanly possible in interviews. Almost sounds like a politician. Another round of fatherhood is what he needs now. Raise some kids hands on and get some perspective on the world. Pro surfing is entering an era of withering and wandering again anyway that will be greatly amplified by Slaters pull back in 2013-14. A brazilian world champ will the the nail in the coffin of the industry. Whether he makes it a dozen or a bakers dozen is somewhat irrelevant. Do retirement “expectations” cause him to stick around? Has Dorian set the bar too high for him to match as KS has never had the heart of a big wave surfer. Nothing wrong with that but some will see it as a shortcoming or weakness. I hope someday he just gets to live a normal life.

slater is about as funny as a fart in a phone booth.

What is Kelly on about? There is an independent association that runs surfing … It’s called the ASP. Sponsors put on WT events by funding them and setting up the arena at each location, but the core of it is run by the ASP. The judges, criteria and running format have nothing to do with brands. The only way the sponsor is involved at an event where it shouldn’t be is: Location choice (city beach breaks should not be allowed as locations for the sake of generating more revenue for the sponsor) and by appointing a brand-associated ‘contest director’ who decides what conditions to run in (this call should really be with the ASP as well). All big sports have sponsors, and the sports which don’t have lots of sponsorship, athletes have to work day jobs to survive.

nothing learned. nothing said. for 8 minutes.

bunch of cunts, good interview indeed, sal is an awesome guy (for from the comps box). Kelly king, I bet, 90% of the haters here are under 19 yrs old and fat, and prob not good surfers…

Froth dog, the ASP is not independent. The Big 3 have their people on the board.

Kelly wants to keep scratching his downstair region.

Kelly was great for competitive surfing, but in my opinion, if he keeps winning, he’s making it boring… He could improve on his legacy by stepping in and helping the ASP fix what is broken, that would be far better than winning a 12th title. It’s annoying to see him critical of the ASP when he hasn’t bothered to try and help them fix the problems, not to mention the fact that he holds Quiksilver blameless in all of this.

Sick Porn music! But where was the porn???

What the hell was he on about with the sunblock? Poor Kelly has been listening to the pseudo-scientists, i.e. his landlord, and runs the risk of putting a whole generation of young surfers off using sunblock. Your landlords avocado mix just might not save those of us in the southern hemisphere from melanoma. Still love you and your surfing though.

i want to see kelly do a between 2 ferns with zach galifinaskis.

Surely Kelly doesn’t need to rent in Santa Barbara?? Spend some of that moolah on a sweet little pad

he’s prolly got rentals all over the world

sun screen, not cream you pervert

Interesting to hear it straight from Slater himself…. He’s just like the rest of us.

Even with all of those crumbs in the bank,

He hates his job.

The fact that the surfing world is being run by companies it doesn´t just happen in the WT, it happens in every single city, town or wherever there is a surf comp (with just a few exceptions). But honestly, as a surfer, I don’t think with an independent organization we could be were we are right now. ´Cause its not a sport that practice it the whole world, but to the eyes of the audience its attractive, wether you are a surfer or not. And thats what companies really care, and spend huge amounts of money on the sport.

I think it’s great that the pro surf system is run by independent companies and sponsors, quite anarchic in a way. OK maybe self-regulation is dangerous or risky inasmuch as conflicts of interest appearing, but generally companies know the public aren’t fools and have to adhere to good practice or they risk losing their market, which is healthy.

This guy should write a book about high performance (and mantaining it). How to keep focused, how to eat well, what mind set is the best, how to stay hungry for victory and specially, how to adapt and make the best choices on an everlasting changeable environment. I think he has a lot to contribute on this field.

Anti hurley and nike everyone. Lets put them out. One person at a time. Time to slowly take back whats ares. Rusty lost oneill lets bring back and back true surf brands. Atleast ones that started there.

Nothing but death can part the couple.He can hardly speak.I can’t afford a new car.The sun was shining and the sky was crystal clear.Opportunity knocks but once.I have just heard from my sister, Mary.I have just heard from my sister, Mary.Love me

Awesome interview, but I do agree, very bad taste on backtracks, also too loud at points.

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