Well this is going to be a somewhat incoherent babble about the fact that in the early hours of this morning (WA time - twas yesterday afternoon in Hawaii) the Kelly Slater just won the prestigious Volcom Pipe Pro at pumping 10-12ft Pipe. Referring to Kelly as "the" was no mistake. Yes it de-humanises him, but that's for very good reason. It's now blatantly clear, and has been for some time, that the Kelly is not human. Yes, there will be naysayers, not many, but a few, but I'm a scientist, and I know a non-anthropological entity when I see it!
About 25 years ago the surfing world was in shock when KS arrived with his fancy moves and bar-setting performances. He won his six world titles, retired for three years, and the world said "well done. not bad. best yet I guess. next.. " And we thought "nexts" were coming. There were Shanes, Tajs, Andys and Joels, but they couldn't do it. Then there were Jordys, Danes, John-Johns and Medinas, but they couldn't do it either. In the year 2014, the man that owned the world of competitive surfing in 1992 is still doing it!! And not "just" doing it, but SMOKING them, all of them.
After Kelly had won his sixth world title in 1998, sports fans everywhere were comparing him to mainstream's greats - your Alis, Jordans, Armstrongs (not anymore), and Phelps (later, probly hadn't been born then). But now, 15 years, 5 world titles and a quagzillion incredible victories in epic waves later, Kelly Slater has 11 world titles (narrowly missing his 12th last year to Mick Fanning, and about another five from previous years due to broken feet and ribs and the like), and at the age of 42 has just won his second consecutive Pipe event this Hawaiian winter against the world's best, at EPIC Pipe. WTF!! OMG!! If you say my claims of inhumanity are false, I say "show me the evidence!"
That is all.
Highlights of this year's Volcom Pipe Pro can be viewed at www.volcompipepro.com
Enjoy!!
Le Froj
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