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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kelly_SlaterKelly Slater - Wikipedia

    Career victories. Personal life. Filmography. See also. Books. References. External links. Kelly Slater. Robert Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972) is an American professional surfer, best known for being crowned World Surf League champion a record 11 times.

  2. www.thefamouspeople.com › profiles › kelly-slaterKelly Slater Biography - Facts, Childhood, Family Life ...

    Kelly Slater is a famous professional surfer from Florida, US, who is known for his historic 11-time win at the 'ASP World Tour'. He won it for five years at a stretch, breaking surfer Mark Richards’ record.

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  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Kelly-SlaterKelly Slater | Biography, 11-time Champion, & Professional ...

    May 6, 2024 · Kelly Slater (born February 11, 1972, Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S.) is widely considered the greatest surfer of all time. He earned the title of world champion an unprecedented 11 times, including a record five times consecutively (1994–98), and he was also the all-time leader in event wins.

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  5. www.redbull.com › au-en › **interview**-10-thingsKelly Slater: 10 facts you didn't know about him - Red Bull

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    • He learned to make bullets at eight years old. “I grew up in a house with an older brother Sean and younger brother Steven. My dad, who was actually a really fun dad, who took us to the beach and fishing and camping, and even taught us how to shoot and make bullets.
    • He wanted to be a ventriloquist. “Yup, I actually wanted to be a ventriloquist. All I wanted for Christmas this one year was a dummy. Then after that I wanted to be an actor, or a comedian, because I thought Steve Martin was so funny.”
    • He got his competitive edge from his mom. “My mom moved from Maryland to Florida when she was 18 and she worked for NASA, then, by the time I was eight, she had become an EMT and firefighter.
    • His older brother Sean drove him to be the best surfer in the world. “I was really competitive with my brother Sean. From things like playing football in the hallway to calling shotgun to who got to sit in the deep part of the bathtub.

  6. stabmag.com › stabfm › everybodys-got-a-kelly-slaterEverybody’s Got A Kelly Slater Story — What’s Yours?

    Jan 4, 2022 · And you don’t. You were just in a rush and she smelled like aged mozarella. Anyway, I kicked Kelly Slater in the head once. I think so at least. I wasn’t looking at him when it happened — I was looking down the line at a gorgeous Lowers wall, with all of life’s dreams and aspirations ahead of me. Kelly, meanwhile, was paddling — no ...

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  8. www.surfertoday.com › surfing › how-kelly-slaterHow Kelly Slater became the greatest competitive surfer of ...

    Kelly Slater started competing in the early 1980s. The 1980s were a pivotal moment for the sport and a time when the first full-time professional surfers realized they could earn a living from traveling and riding the world's best waves. It was also a transition period from 6'6'' surfboards to shorter, high-performance boards.

  9. www.npr.org › 2022/02/12 › 1080140876Kelly Slater on retirement, his Pipeline win in Hawaii, and ...

    Feb 12, 2022 · And that experience paid off this past week when he won at the Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii – less than a week before he turned 50. Over 30 years, Slater has racked up 11 world titles and 56...