Slater Wins Rip Curl Open @ Bells 2008

by **surf patrol** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:55 am

He's done it again

Slater Wins Bells

He's won it for the 3rd time now and this was his 36th tour win. The bloke can surf :bow:

by **pkbum** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:45 am

I m glad he won instead of mick... I feel like he's surfing to have fun, while mick seems to surf to win...

by **isaluteyou** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:53 pm

Say what you like about Slater but he is a machine :lol:

twas a good tense final too really thought durbidge was gonna take it. :wink:

by **Beachbumhippie** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:17 pm

Why is it when someone does so well at something the media puts them down, ( Beckham) as an example.
Well done Kelly. He seems to be able to switch on at just the right moments.

by **Dr Rev** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:35 pm

The boy done good again !!! :thumbs:

by **O_Danny_Boy** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:53 pm

pkbum wrote:I m glad he won instead of mick... I feel like he's surfing to have fun, while mick seems to surf to win...

yeah thats so true, last year he looked like he was forcing it too much. this year he looks sh1t hot and having fun

by **uglystick** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:49 pm

pkbum wrote:I m glad he won instead of mick... I feel like he's surfing to have fun, while mick seems to surf to win...

i think the opposite....maybe thats because im an oz boy ha

by **Derekwl** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 4:45 am

It's funny, but after watching "Letting Go", and seeing him last season, I realized he didn't follow his own advice.

He even said in the film how he surfs his best when he does it just to have fun, and I agree that last year he was pushing himself to win.

I mean at Snapper, the guy rides the board backwards for 50 yards, in the FINAL of a major comp. It was amazing to watch, and he looked like he really enjoyed it himself.

And I respect Mick profoundly for his efforts, and I think he does it for the right reasons too, he's just been one-upped. I also don't think surfing to win is wrong. If guys on the WCT were all just there to surf and have fun, then it would be Freesurfing. The desire to win HAS to be there to really push the sport competitively.

Kelly Slater is just a freak of nature and everyone knows it

by **pkbum** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 5:57 am

Derekwl wrote: I also don't think surfing to win is wrong. If guys on the WCT were all just there to surf and have fun, then it would be Freesurfing. The desire to win HAS to be there to really push the sport competitively.

Wouldn't life be too stressful?

by **Derekwl** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:08 am

Haha I guess
But think of all the other professional athletes? NFL players would be playing patty cake if there wasn't competition

Slater Wins Rip Curl Open @ Bells 2008

Slater Wins Rip Curl Open @ Bells 2008

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