Kelly Slater Interview- Wave Watch July 1987
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- PT interviews Kelly and Sean Slater in the July, 1987 episode of Wave Watch on their way back from competing in Australia. One of Kelly's earliest (if not first) television interviews
I got a feeling that young man is going to be an epic surfer. I can usually spot talent.
naaah, he doesnt have any game..dont think he's gonna crack it...i wouldnt bet on him ....I can usually spot talent.
@@bernardkriel1 I guess maybe he is like kinda like Samson twin brother, once he looses his hair all bets are off.
That kid is talented, I hope he sticks with it. No doubt he will be one of the best surfers to come out of Florida:)
Wonder when he stopped wearing that wig? 🤙
Interesting that Sunset was the spot the interviewer asked Kelly about, and that 15-year-old Kelly said it was scary; because as the 51-year old GOAT it's now been DECADES since Kelly was "afraid of" Sunset, but he doesn't enjoy it. As recently as sometime in the last 6 months, when asked about his mixed success in contests at that spot Kelly said "I don't respect Sunset and it doesn't respect me."
The interviewer was 1977 World Champion Peter Townend.
I was surfing North Florida ESA at that time... noticed Kelly's shirt. Looks like he's riding a Matt Kekle shape!
I absolutely love this guy . His humility is inspiring . Surfed with him once in 1995 . What a gent
Wow, years later after thousands of hours of paddling out Kelly must've picked up 50 pounds of muscle from his young boy times.
Pretty sure his older brother has a slater fish and tackle shop in cocoa beach
Kelly is an Old Soul
Was 14 and ripping at the time. He was just ripping light years ahead of all of us.
How come we never hear of Sean slater did he not end up pursuing professional surfing ?
Did he die in a car crash?
@@Hot_Stank653 nah that was Mick Fanning's brother Sean
°•°•☆SEAN SLATER☆°•°•
Sean Slater kind of fizzled out as a professional surfer, and started pursuing other paths to a meaningful life, just prior to his little brother Kelly really blowing up.
@@Gilliganfrog wonder what he ended up doing, if he still surfs with Kelly these days.
I remember Kelly at that age. Had the opportunity to judge one of his Junior Men's heats at The ESA East Coast Championships at Cape Hatteras N.C.. I think it was either 1987 or 88. Who knew at that time he would be the Goat? Well we might have had a hint. He was (almost) pulling off some very innovative stuff that day in nice size surf.! He didn't land too many of these big aerials which may be why...believe it or not...he did not advance from this heat. I think Kelly was having a great time out there and not really trying to score points.
If Slater 51 and this as filmed in 87 he wasn’t 14 in this video
He said 15, the clip they showed must have been filed prior. He turned 15 in 87 so it was also possible he could have been filmed when he was 14
bring the pink shirts back yo! Funny hearing Slater use some of same phrases today with same swagger...top billing!
Yeah, I'd love to know what Sean Slater is up to.
This was earlier then 87
You state in another comment that Kelly couldn’t be 14 years old, even though he says himself that he is 15. Now you comment that this interview occurred earlier than 1987?
If you know better just give us the facts in a comment. Hey, Slater might even read it and apologise to you about claiming he was 15 at the time 👍
Love it how the brothers were each other's toughest critics
Hello thare, its the big waves in California, is it true. Like the strong power the big waves in Nazare Portugal. Bye. Luis Batista-2023-8-10
he speaks almost the same now
I miss the 80s.
What became of the forgotten brother, so sad.
Nothing sad about it mate. I'm pretty sure he's "taken care of". Kelly is a squillionaire.
Is that the old Huntington pier that got knocked down?
It's not Huntington. Looks like Aliso but I'm not sure.
Hermosa beach pier
I was 16 and this was the best time ever to be a California kid. I was doing nssa and trying to be like Curren. Little did we know about this guy sitting in this chair. Goat
I will bet million dollars on this kid to become GOAT