Kelly Slater is without doubt one of the best surfers ever. He is known for winning the ASP (Assosiation of Surfing Professionals) 9 times! He has become an icon and is literaly worshiped by so many surfers all over the world. Kelly Slater, now at the age of 37, is sponsored by Quicksliver and it doesn't look like he's done with surfing and his career.
Kelly Slater even outshined legends like Mark Richards and Tom Curren. He has been winning competitions since 1900 and has won more than 50. Upcoming events for Slater in 2009 are the Billabong Pipeline Masters (Dec 8-20, 2009) and he's also going to try to conquer his 10th world title.
What I like so much about him isn't just that he is obviously a great surfer but I like his spirit and his will for success. Kelly Slater is now 37 and still the best. Besides surfing he also starred in many moveis, some of them dedicated to him, also formed a band with Rob Machado and Peter King called The Surfers. Their first album was released in 1998 and was called Songs From the Pipe. One thing that really impreses me is that the smile never leaves Kelly's face. He is always smiling and I think that his optimism and positive thinking is what keeps him going. If you want to be the best you should learn from Kelly Slater :)
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