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Kelly Slater: For the Love
No one knows nine-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater better than Kelly himself. In this revealing and heartfelt tribute, written with surfing veteran Phil Jarratt, the world's best surfer riffs on a life filled with big wins, big money, and big loves. Interviews with friends and fellow surfers unearth amazing anecdotes, and hundreds of photographssome never before publishedcapture the greatest victories and the quietest moments in equal measure. This beautifully produced book marks the first time Slater's story has been told in full color, and reflects the latest twists and turns in an incredible and unconventional life.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2008
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Kelly Slater
16 books22 followersKelly Slater, byname of Robert Kelly Slater, (born February 11, 1972, Cocoa Beach, Florida, U.S.), American professional surfer widely considered the greatest surfer of all time. He earned the title of world champion an unprecedented 11 times, including a record five times consecutively (1994–98), and he was also the all-time leader in event wins.
The son of a bait-store proprietor, Slater grew up near the water, and he began surfing at age five. By age 10 he was winning age-division events up and down the Atlantic coast, and in 1984 he won his first age-division United States championship title. Two years later he finished third in the junior division at the world amateur championships in England, and he won the Pacific Cup junior championship in Australia the following year.
After turning professional in 1990, Slater struggled during his first two years on the professional tour, finishing 90th and 43rd in the world rankings those years. In 1992 he secured podium (top-three) finishes in three of his first five events before winning his first professional tour event, the Rip Curl Pro, in France. His win in that year’s prestigious Pipeline Masters in Hawaii secured his first world title, and at age 20 he became the youngest surfing world champion ever. Slater finished sixth in the 1993 rankings but came back in 1994 to begin a five-year run of complete domination of the world tour, earning the champion’s crown every year between 1994 and 1998. He then took a break from competitive surfing at the end of 1998.
During his years off the world tour, Slater appeared in assorted surf films, television shows, and video games. He returned to the world pro tour in 2002, finished a close second in the world rankings in 2003, and won his first posthiatus championship in 2005. He won his 11th world title in 2011, thereby becoming both the youngest and the oldest surfer to have won the championship.
From: https://www.britannica.com/biography/...
The son of a bait-store proprietor, Slater grew up near the water, and he began surfing at age five. By age 10 he was winning age-division events up and down the Atlantic coast, and in 1984 he won his first age-division United States championship title. Two years later he finished third in the junior division at the world amateur championships in England, and he won the Pacific Cup junior championship in Australia the following year.
After turning professional in 1990, Slater struggled during his first two years on the professional tour, finishing 90th and 43rd in the world rankings those years. In 1992 he secured podium (top-three) finishes in three of his first five events before winning his first professional tour event, the Rip Curl Pro, in France. His win in that year’s prestigious Pipeline Masters in Hawaii secured his first world title, and at age 20 he became the youngest surfing world champion ever. Slater finished sixth in the 1993 rankings but came back in 1994 to begin a five-year run of complete domination of the world tour, earning the champion’s crown every year between 1994 and 1998. He then took a break from competitive surfing at the end of 1998.
During his years off the world tour, Slater appeared in assorted surf films, television shows, and video games. He returned to the world pro tour in 2002, finished a close second in the world rankings in 2003, and won his first posthiatus championship in 2005. He won his 11th world title in 2011, thereby becoming both the youngest and the oldest surfer to have won the championship.
From: https://www.britannica.com/biography/...
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February 17, 2009
In Kelly Slater the eight time world champ is seriously the bestest surfer of all time. I love Kelly. Kelly Slater is the greatest surfer of all time. He truly is. I loved this book alot, but i reallly recommend it to only people who are into surfing and love the history of surfers also the paradise you get from reading the articles and staring at the amazing pictures. I feel like im in the wave when i am into his words because he can be that dangerous. My favorite part is when kelly goes and he thrashes the championship in the top finals. Mick Fanning is one of the contestants and oh my god, i hate that guy. He tries to be Kelly and he cant. why, because hes from australia. i LOVE kelly because he is the best champ there is out there in the surfing history other than Laird Hamilton, but hes more of an older legend. Kelly is the is the new legend of all time. Kelly wrote this book himself wanting surfers or kids to know the basics of respect and intuition. He wanted to prove himself another man in a more stronger and straigh edge way. I kept reading because he made more interetsing about is life to know than to learn. I love to learn new and interesting things about different people from all over the world. Everytime i kept reading articles and interviews about his motivation for a contest or tournament it really motivated me to go out there and do it myself. I think when he was talking to Mick Fanning about how he was a nothing but a noone, he was really putting soem bad word in there. He says "You know your a loser when you get wopped and slapped down with a bunch of kooks with a grade level of 3 1/2, but really you just know how to grind the sotkes when the water really gets dull." At the end of the book i really couldnt predict what was going to happen becaus eits really all based on his life and style. You cant predict a mans life unless you create one. If this book was ever made into a movie i would definately play the camera guys filming Kelly making hios awesome gnarley moves. I really can NOT wait till i get my hands on another surf board because i will wreck the shore.
March 26, 2017
I often buy books which then sit for months or years on my bookshelf, waiting for me to open and begin. When this happens most of the time, it's usually because I wasn't yet ready at that time to read it or my head was elsewhere on other subjects or interests. That happened with this book by Kelly Slater. I first bought it back when it hit the shelves in 2007 or 2008, but only now in 2017 did I read and finish this book. The time was right for me to dive into the contents.
This is the second book by Kelly Slater I have read. While the first book of his was his autobiography, he calls this one his scrapbook. That's an apt description. This book is filled with pictures from his very storied surfing career which range from hanging with friends to surfing some of the most exotic locations in the world to winning world titles to his views on politics and the environment. Kelly exposes a great deal of himself on the pages with his views of those pictures, not holding back on being critical of himself both on land and in the ocean. I will be honest that sometimes I was lost with his descriptions of surfing, but I generally got the gist of what he was saying or explaining. This guy knows surfing without a doubt and he truly loves it.
The pictures included in this scrapbook are fantastic. There are beautiful shots of him (taken by some of the best surf photographers in the world) surfing waves from all over the world. The best photos are the candids where he is just palling around with his surf buddies, strumming the guitar or kicking back around a campfire. His photos from fashion layouts are also eye-catching and revealing. Slater is a very handsome man, and the camera captures the intelligence in his eyes and his joy for his life.
This is a great scrapbook which I am sure Slater will appreciate far in the future. His fans sure appreciate him and what he has brought to the world of surfing.
This is the second book by Kelly Slater I have read. While the first book of his was his autobiography, he calls this one his scrapbook. That's an apt description. This book is filled with pictures from his very storied surfing career which range from hanging with friends to surfing some of the most exotic locations in the world to winning world titles to his views on politics and the environment. Kelly exposes a great deal of himself on the pages with his views of those pictures, not holding back on being critical of himself both on land and in the ocean. I will be honest that sometimes I was lost with his descriptions of surfing, but I generally got the gist of what he was saying or explaining. This guy knows surfing without a doubt and he truly loves it.
The pictures included in this scrapbook are fantastic. There are beautiful shots of him (taken by some of the best surf photographers in the world) surfing waves from all over the world. The best photos are the candids where he is just palling around with his surf buddies, strumming the guitar or kicking back around a campfire. His photos from fashion layouts are also eye-catching and revealing. Slater is a very handsome man, and the camera captures the intelligence in his eyes and his joy for his life.
This is a great scrapbook which I am sure Slater will appreciate far in the future. His fans sure appreciate him and what he has brought to the world of surfing.
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April 24, 2016This book is really great. It includes so much detail about Kelly Slaters life and what he is all about doing. The book tells about the bulk of his comptitive career and all of the friends he has made while accomplishing his dreams as a pro surfer. One of my favorite things about this book is that is had small interviews from friends sharing what they think of Kelly and how they were friends. I could not stop reading this book and I thought it was amazing. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who is interested in surfing or likes to read about Kelly Slater.
July 21, 2023
One of the greatest competitive minds on the planet, what is not to love about reading this book. If you surf or not, this is an epic read.
April 23, 2014
In the book Kelly Slater: For the Love, by Kelly Slater, with Phil Jarratt, explains Kelly slater’s life long participation and love for the art of surfing. He goes into detail of how surfing has changed his life and the others around him. He also highlights the points that to have good success in anything you aim to achieve in life you have to have respect and intuition.
Kelly Slater is the all time world champion of surfing and has worked with all kinds of people and situations, so in his first autobiography he aimed to share his experience with his fans. He also delivers a wide expanse of stories of his great adventures in tropical islands in search for the perfect wave. His book also includes a wide expanse of interviews from his fellow surfers in which they talk about how kelly has affected the surfing world and themselves. As the book progresses so does his life, starting from his childhood, the book works in chronological order.
In the book Kelly Slater: For the Love, by Kelly Slater, with Phil Jarratt, portrays the life of the Respectful and Inspirational all time world world champion of surfing Kelly Slater. I enjoyed this book because i love surfing and the people who do it and how they made it so far in the competitive world we live in. I would suggest this book to any surfer or to any person who is searching for some good life lessons and advice.
Kelly Slater is the all time world champion of surfing and has worked with all kinds of people and situations, so in his first autobiography he aimed to share his experience with his fans. He also delivers a wide expanse of stories of his great adventures in tropical islands in search for the perfect wave. His book also includes a wide expanse of interviews from his fellow surfers in which they talk about how kelly has affected the surfing world and themselves. As the book progresses so does his life, starting from his childhood, the book works in chronological order.
In the book Kelly Slater: For the Love, by Kelly Slater, with Phil Jarratt, portrays the life of the Respectful and Inspirational all time world world champion of surfing Kelly Slater. I enjoyed this book because i love surfing and the people who do it and how they made it so far in the competitive world we live in. I would suggest this book to any surfer or to any person who is searching for some good life lessons and advice.
January 17, 2016
I love Kelly Slater. Ever since I was a little girl I’ve been obsessed with his surfing technique and how he’s always positive about everything. I’ve owned this book for a few years but I never got around to read it until now. And boy, did I learn a few things about Slater and his life. I just recently went to Trestles to watch him surf in the Hurley Pro, and although I didn’t get to meet him I did get to give him a high five.
The pictures and the descriptions in this book are phenomenal. Slater doesn’t give you the cookie cutter responses to the pictures or the questions he’s asked. He’s a blunt person, he always has been. That’s why this book is not like other surfing “coffee table” books. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a surfer, but I also recommend this book to people who aren’t surfers or even if you don’t know who Slater is. It’s a great book, and I can’t say enough about it.
The pictures and the descriptions in this book are phenomenal. Slater doesn’t give you the cookie cutter responses to the pictures or the questions he’s asked. He’s a blunt person, he always has been. That’s why this book is not like other surfing “coffee table” books. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a surfer, but I also recommend this book to people who aren’t surfers or even if you don’t know who Slater is. It’s a great book, and I can’t say enough about it.
May 25, 2013
I read his stories: he is rich expernce of his life for travel the world. I agreed what he was thinking for world. His photo were awesome! I met him five times. He is down to the earth.
December 16, 2010
Every time I long for my youth I re-read this book.
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