Kelly Slater vinder 10. ASP World Championship
Kelly Slater vandt i weekenden sin 45. sejre på ASP pro touren og sikrede sig dermed sit 10. verdensmesterskab.
Den seneste tid har ASP touren været samlet til Rip Curl Pro Search Puerto Rico og i lørdags stod det klart at Kelly Slater stod som vinder af eventen og dermed kunne sikre sig sin 10. ASP World Championship titel.
“I feel relieved, honestly,” siger Kelly. “It’s been the most stressful title I’ve ever had, because it’s sort of an unknown place and you know at my age people say ‘you shouldn’t be doing this.’ And all the young guys are getting better and it’s a challenge to believe in yourself and not believe what other people tell you. I know how good Jordy, Dane, Mick, Taj and all those guys are, and it’s a marathon, you know? It’s not one wave, it’s not one maneuver, it’s not one contest. It’s a year-long thing and I know how to focus and it came together and I’m just so relieved.”
I en alder af 38 har Kelly Slater i to årtier været en dominerende faktor i professionel surfing med hans 10. ASP World Championships, 45 Tour sejre, to ESPN X-Games guld medaljer, 14 Surfer Poll Awards, the Laureus World Action Sportsman of the Year Award og optagelse i Surfing Hall of Fame. Han har også modtaget anerkendelse fra Repræsentanternes Hus i en enstemmig resolution i maj 2010 for hans resultater og for at være en eksemplarisk rollemodel.
Kelly Slater vandt ASP touren i 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2006, 2008 og 2010.
Kelly Slater Evolution of a 10 Time Champion
