Kelly Slater

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We’re now 40 years into the Kelly Slater Experiment. On video, in magazines, at the tip of our scrolling thumbs, and for a lucky few of us, in person. We’ve watched as Slater has performed untold miraculous feats. His competitive record, his longevity, needs no recounting here. At times he has been more God than human. “Profundity in motion”, to quote the late David Foster Wallace. Kelly captivates us just as much on land as he does in the water. We’ve ridden through almost every era of his life with him. The ‘80s and ‘90s poster child. The celebrity girlfriends. The bands. The Hollywood stint. The zany business ideas. The rivalries. The pool. The irrepressible competitor constant in all aspects of it. Kelly has always been there for us. Accessible.…

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