10-Page Article On Kelly Slater In New Issue Of Sports Illustrated
Justin Cote
- April 29 2009
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- 10 comments
I like the part where it says, “Kelly could be the Michael Jordan and David Stern” referring to the greatest basketball player ever and the commissioner of the NBA. Slater is definitely the Michael Jordan of our sport, and if anyone is going to improve the exposure of surfing on a worldwide level, he’s the man.
Kelly Slater the deal maker? Photo: ASP/Getty Images
As reported on www.floridatoday.com
The article, “Ready for the Next Wave,” was written by SI senior writer Gary Smith.
“Smith followed legendary surfer Kelly Slater . . . and discovered a man who was candid and thoughtful, one who was intent on figuring himself out in addition to harboring aspirations of ‘carrying surfing from a niche sport, seen mostly on the Internet, toward the mainstream,’ ” stated a press release from the magazine.
“Kelly could be the Michael Jordan and David Stern of his sport — the iconic athlete doing aerials and 360s and the power broker trying to change the structure and marketing of his sport.”
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April 29th, 2009 at 11:57 am
is anyone in particular (other than pros and industry sluts such as TWS) asking for surfing’s international exposure?
April 29th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
Ohya, dad of an aspiring grom wants more int’l exposure, hope competitions keeps getting bigger so the kids future keeps looking brighter… Ya gotta dream…
April 29th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
not me
April 29th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
why don’t you dream of your kid going to college instead? Even without seeing him I can tell you he’s no Slater.
April 29th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
who cares what G dreams about - increased exposure for surfing is a bonus for everyone; increases in board technology, progress in travel and hopefully in carbon friendly travel, and the cliche of ’sharing’ what a special sport surfing is with the world are all good things.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Increased exposure is not good if it leads to more crowds and less waves for everyone. It ain’t sharing, it’s marketing.
April 30th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
it is the responses of tunnel visioned individuals like the ones who post the majority of responses on this site that leads me to say “i surf but i am not a surfer”.
April 30th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
What issue of Sports Illustrated will Kelly Slater be in?
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:45 pm
SLATER- simply the best.
October 4th, 2009 at 6:48 am
6rd61Z I want to say - thank you for this!