Kelly Slater famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Not to sound too deep or weird, but I think that the times when you really appreciate surfing are the times you're really sort of becoming one with nature. Surfing's as raw of a sport as it gets.
-- Kelly Slater

#Sports #Thinking #Appreciate
It's like the mafia. Once you're in - your in. There's no getting out.
-- Kelly Slater

#Surfing #Mafia
The joy of surfing is so many things combined, from the physical exertion of it, to the challenge of it, to the mental side of the sport.
-- Kelly Slater

#Sports #Joy #Challenges
Motivation is temporary. Inspiration is permanent.
-- Kelly Slater

#Motivation #Inspiration #Temporary
This was the most emotional title of my career. I was the youngest champion, and now I'm the oldest.
-- Kelly Slater

#Emotional #Careers #Champion
Surfing is my religion, if I have one.
-- Kelly Slater

#Surfing
Well I'm always working on constantly everything. I never take the approach that I'm doing as well as I possibly can... I always think there's more and I think if you don't have that, you are not driven to be better.
-- Kelly Slater

#Thinking #Surfing #Driven
It's all about where your mind's at
-- Kelly Slater

#Surfing #Mind
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.
-- Kelly Slater

#Careers #Mind #Stronger
I think when a surfer becomes a surfer, it's almost like an obligation to be an environmentalist at the same time.
-- Kelly Slater

#Thinking #Surfing #Surfer
Maintaining marriage seems to be tougher than fatherhood: apparently its the most difficult thing in the world.
-- Kelly Slater

#Fatherhood #World #Maintaining
Most anything Ive ever set my mind to, I could accomplish.
-- Kelly Slater

#Mind #Accomplish
Iâ€™m honored that PBteen has seen me as someone who can help a broader audience understand the need to use recycled, repurposed and organic materials. Global conservation is a focal point of the capsule collection and it falls right in line with the change and direction Iâ€™m working towards, on a professional and personal basis. In collaborating with PBteen, we are creating a subtle and natural feel with this collection - something that has an authentic appeal for teens and their parents alike.
-- Kelly Slater

#Fall #Creating #Parent
I've always thought surfing is a reflection of who you are.
-- Kelly Slater

#Reflection #Surfing #Who You Are
To receive a 10-point ride is a blessing in itself, but to have it honored by giving to those who could use a little support to accomplish the things they want to do in life is a bigger blessing. The school is something I believe hugely in. They provide a special place for kids to understand things that many people avoid or never learn to deal with their whole lives.
-- Kelly Slater

#Believe #School #Kids
J-Bay displays the best of peopleâ€™s surfing.
-- Kelly Slater

#People #Surfing
I was stuck for 16 months without a win there, and now I've had five this year. Once you break that barrier for yourself it makes it easier; you're not thinking about it... It opened up the floodgate for me.
-- Kelly Slater

#Winning #Thinking #Years
I want to surf better tomorrow. I want to surf better in 10 years. When I'm 50 I want to be a better surfer than I am now - for me it's a lifelong journey.
-- Kelly Slater

#Journey #Years #Want
For a surfer, it's never-ending. There's always some wave you want to surf.
-- Kelly Slater

#Want #Surf #Surfer
I still feel like my best surfing is ahead of me.
-- Kelly Slater

#Surfing #Feels #Stills
I didn't think that wave was going to offer a ton, ... But the wave just held form, and I was able to get a lot out of it.
-- Kelly Slater

#Thinking #Able #Wave
Everything started coming into my head, ... I was the youngest world champ and now I'm the oldest world champ; it's been seven years since I won my last title and this is my seventh one ... but all those numbers and things are not as important as the feeling.
-- Kelly Slater

#Years #Numbers #Feelings
Your surfing can get better on every turn, on every wave you catch. Learn to read the ocean better. A big part of my success has been wave knowledge.
-- Kelly Slater

#Ocean #Surfing #Get Better
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.
-- Kelly Slater

#Sports #Daughter #Mother
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.
-- Kelly Slater

#Fatherhood #Natural #Difficult

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