Kelly Slater

Birthday: 11 February 1972, Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA

Birth Name: Robert Kelly Slater

Height: 175 cm

Kelly Slater was born on February 11, 1972 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA as Robert Kelly Slater. He is a professional surfer on the ASP World Tour. He is also an actor and producer, known for The Ultimate Wave Tahiti (2010), Waveriders (2008), Down the Barrel (2007) and Bra Boys (2007)

Most of what Hawaii has to offer is no secret. Pipeline is probably the most famous wave in the worl...Show more »

Most of what Hawaii has to offer is no secret. Pipeline is probably the most famous wave in the world. Show less «

My belief is that 'heaven' and 'hell' are metaphorical terms for what you make of your life. In any ...Show more »

My belief is that 'heaven' and 'hell' are metaphorical terms for what you make of your life. In any instant, you have the ability to make your life total pleasure or total hell. Show less «

For a surfer, it's never-ending. There's always some wave you want to surf.

I still feel like my best surfing is ahead of me.

Fatherhood isn't always a planned thing, but when it happens you just do it. It's very natural and i...Show more »

Fatherhood isn't always a planned thing, but when it happens you just do it. It's very natural and in that sense it's not really difficult. Show less «

There are so many different elements to surfing. Small waves, big waves, long boards, short boards. ...Show more »

There are so many different elements to surfing. Small waves, big waves, long boards, short boards. This makes it a sport you can share with people. It's not just a solitary thing - it's become a family thing, too. It's about exercising and passing something on from father to son, and from mother to daughter. Show less «

I've been in a poor physical shape many times in my career and I've had some of my best results. My ...Show more »

I've been in a poor physical shape many times in my career and I've had some of my best results. My best performances happened because my mind was in the right place. The mind is definitely stronger than the body. Show less «

Maintaining marriage seems to be tougher than fatherhood: apparently it's the most difficult thing i...Show more »

Maintaining marriage seems to be tougher than fatherhood: apparently it's the most difficult thing in the world. Show less «

It's a perfect wave when small and the most beautiful and scary wave on Earth when it's big, as the ...Show more »

It's a perfect wave when small and the most beautiful and scary wave on Earth when it's big, as the swell from deep water hits the shallow reef ledge. A ten-foot high wave and a 30-footer break in the same depth of water. Show less «

I feel like an ambassador for surfing at this point. I'm happy to go and play that role and share th...Show more »

I feel like an ambassador for surfing at this point. I'm happy to go and play that role and share that where I can in certain areas of the mainstream media that doesn't get the surfing attention. Show less «

Most anything I've ever set my mind to, I could accomplish.

Surfing is my religion, if I have one.

I surf more now for other people than myself. I feel a lot of support from people wanting me to do w...Show more »

I surf more now for other people than myself. I feel a lot of support from people wanting me to do well, and I feed off that. I can send a positive message to people from what I do. Show less «

Big waves are a whole different ball game. You're riding a wave with an immense amount of speed and ...Show more »

Big waves are a whole different ball game. You're riding a wave with an immense amount of speed and power, generally over 10 meters. On the face of the wave, obviously life and death thoughts start to happen. Show less «

A wave isn't like a skate ramp or mountain; everything's moving around and you have to time how to m...Show more »

A wave isn't like a skate ramp or mountain; everything's moving around and you have to time how to move along with it. That's easier with a slow wave. Show less «

When I'm 50 I want to be a better surfer than I am now - for me it's a lifelong journey.

I wanted to be a comedian.

A lot of times I'll see guys who are nowhere near the level of the board they're riding. They might ...Show more »

A lot of times I'll see guys who are nowhere near the level of the board they're riding. They might love surfing and love how it looks, but you really have to work your way up. It takes eating a little humble pie at first, and stepping back to equipment that might be a bit slow, but do it. Show less «

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