Robert Kelly Slater is an American professional surfer known for his competitive prowess and style. He has been crowned ASP World Tour Champion a record 11 times, including 5 consecutive titles in 1994–98. He is the youngest and the oldest to win the title. Upon winning hi...
Surfer, Actor, Musician, Voice Actor, Film Producer
Nationality
United States of America
Children
Taylor Slater
Parents
Judy Moriarity, Stephen Slater
Siblings
Stephen Slater, Sean Slater
Partner
Kalani Miller
Nicknames
Robert Kelly Slater , Slats , SLTs , Hell , K-Fin , The Michael Jordan of Surfing , Kelley Slater
Awards
Laureus World Sports Award for Action Sportsperson of the Year
Nominations
Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award, Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award, Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Camera Work, Teen Choice Award for Choice Male Action Sports Star
Movies
Kelly Slater in Black and White, The September Sessions, One Night at McCool's, A Brokedown Melody, Doped Youth, Life as a Movie, Going Vertical: The Short Board Revolution, Clay Marzo: Just Add Water, ESPN: Down the Barrel, Absolute Mexico, The Sixth Element, A Fistful of Barrels, Hawaiian Surf Sto...
TV Shows
Trippin', Baywatch
Star Sign
Aquarius
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Most anything I've ever set my mind to, I could accomplish.
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Most of what Hawaii has to offer is no secret. Pipeline is probably the most famous wave in the world.
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Surfing is my religion, if I have one.
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When I'm 50 I want to be a better surfer than I am now - for me it's a lifelong journey.
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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.
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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.
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For a surfer, it's never-ending. There's always some wave you want to surf.
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I still feel like my best surfing is ahead of me.
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I wanted to be a comedian.
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Maintaining marriage seems to be tougher than fatherhood: apparently it's the most difficult thing in the world.
Kelly and former girlfriend Pamela Anderson were co-stars in Baywatch. Kelly played a guy who dreamed of becoming pro surfer and he won his first world title in real life same year, 1992.
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Was on the cover of Interview Magazine in May 1996, photographed by Bruce Weber.
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Kelly was number one of the most influential people in action sports by ESPN.
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One of his maternal great-grandfathers was Syrian. The rest of Kelly's ancestry is English, Irish, and German.
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Retired from surfing contests 1999-2001.
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Won surfing world titles in 1992, 1994-1998, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2011.
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Statue of Kelly arrived in Cocoa Beach same day as he won 10th surfing world title.(November 6, 2010).
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Has two brothers and a half-brother on father's side.
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Slater Way in his hometown Cocoa Beach is named after him.
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Signed with Quiksilver at the age of 18 (1990).
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Has two Quiksilver stores named after him.
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Was model for Versace.
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Was a top student, math was his favorite subject.
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First professional surfer to earn a million dollars in prize money.
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He has surfed in over 15 countries.
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Kelly's book "Kelly Slater:For the love" was published in 2008.
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Has a record 7 Pipeline Masters wins.
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Kelly's biography "Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey." was published in 2003.
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The only to be world champion surfer five years in a row.
$20 Million
