1 00:00:31,324 --> 00:00:34,035 [Guerrero] Aloha. [speaks Hawaiian] 2 00:00:34,035 --> 00:00:38,790 Good morning from the beautiful North Shore of Oahu. 3 00:00:38,790 --> 00:00:41,960 Stop number one on the championship tour. 4 00:00:42,586 --> 00:00:44,462 - [announcer 1] Can I get all... - [fan singing] 5 00:00:44,462 --> 00:00:47,340 - ...of the WCT men's surfers to come on in? - [chattering] 6 00:00:47,924 --> 00:00:51,469 [Guerrero] Starting off the year, there is one person we are gonna be missing. 7 00:00:52,053 --> 00:00:55,765 Earlier this week, Gabe Medina gave us notice. 8 00:00:55,765 --> 00:00:57,726 He's not gonna be competing. 9 00:01:01,688 --> 00:01:04,148 [person] I'm missing Gabriel. I'm missing the guy. 10 00:01:04,148 --> 00:01:06,818 He's the-- He's the main character here. 11 00:01:07,652 --> 00:01:12,991 It's crazy 'cause so many things going on with, uh-- in his personal life, you know? 12 00:01:13,491 --> 00:01:17,245 - I hope he comes back soon. - [contestants] Mahalo. 13 00:01:18,371 --> 00:01:21,875 There's a Gabriel Medina-sized gap right now for the men. 14 00:01:21,875 --> 00:01:26,171 It's gonna be interesting to see who can kinda capitalize on it. It's cutthroat. 15 00:01:26,171 --> 00:01:29,049 They've really got to get it right from the get-go. 16 00:01:31,593 --> 00:01:33,261 Well, of course we miss Gabriel. 17 00:01:33,261 --> 00:01:36,973 He's a-- He's probably one of the best in my opinion. 18 00:01:36,973 --> 00:01:39,601 One of the most complete surfers on the planet. 19 00:01:39,601 --> 00:01:40,977 [fans cheering] 20 00:01:42,729 --> 00:01:45,857 But for me, it's my chance to win the World Title. 21 00:01:45,857 --> 00:01:50,362 - Aloha. Aloha! - [contestants] Aloha. Aloha. 22 00:01:50,362 --> 00:01:53,114 [Hodge] I think it's hard to quit when you're on top. 23 00:01:53,114 --> 00:01:54,699 [MC speaks Hawaiian] 24 00:01:54,699 --> 00:01:58,036 [Hodge] The last time someone won a World Title 25 00:01:58,036 --> 00:02:02,666 and then said, "Okay, I'm stepping away from it," I think it was Kelly Slater. 26 00:02:02,666 --> 00:02:05,043 [fans and contestants cheering, whistling] 27 00:02:07,629 --> 00:02:09,421 [smacks lips] I'm Kelly Slater. 28 00:02:09,421 --> 00:02:14,344 I've been on the World Surf Tour for, uh, 30 years now. 29 00:02:14,344 --> 00:02:16,346 [fans cheering, whistling] 30 00:02:16,346 --> 00:02:17,889 [commentator 1] Every few years of surfing, 31 00:02:17,889 --> 00:02:19,516 there's a changing of the guard. 32 00:02:19,516 --> 00:02:22,519 Leading that change, 1992, is Kelly Slater. 33 00:02:22,519 --> 00:02:24,604 [announcer] $14,000. 34 00:02:24,604 --> 00:02:26,398 I don't know if you know, but you're gonna win 35 00:02:26,398 --> 00:02:28,066 the Rookie of the Year for Triple Crown Surf. 36 00:02:28,066 --> 00:02:30,485 - Congratulations on that. - Really? All right. I didn't know. 37 00:02:30,485 --> 00:02:32,487 [Bell] Kelly was like an exception. 38 00:02:33,822 --> 00:02:36,408 Five times more successful than any of his peers. 39 00:02:36,408 --> 00:02:39,119 One of the greatest athletes to walk the planet. 40 00:02:39,119 --> 00:02:43,206 Most of all, it's what I love, and I'd be doing it even if I wasn't making money. 41 00:02:43,206 --> 00:02:45,166 So thank God for these waves. 42 00:02:45,750 --> 00:02:49,421 [Kennedy] Kelly Slater won his first four or five World Titles 43 00:02:49,421 --> 00:02:54,467 in a mindset that was just born out of pure competition and competitive drive. 44 00:02:56,344 --> 00:02:57,596 He was unbeatable. 45 00:02:58,263 --> 00:03:02,058 Then he left the tour around the late 1990s. 46 00:03:02,058 --> 00:03:05,604 But he came back and won five World Titles. 47 00:03:05,604 --> 00:03:09,316 - [commentator 1] No way that wave-- - [commentator 2] 'Cause he absolutely-- 48 00:03:09,316 --> 00:03:11,151 - How good does that guy surf... - Here he comes. 49 00:03:11,151 --> 00:03:13,945 It's Kelly Slater, nine-time World Champion. 50 00:03:14,654 --> 00:03:17,198 [Kennedy] Last time Kelly won the World Title 51 00:03:17,198 --> 00:03:19,159 was 2011. 52 00:03:19,951 --> 00:03:25,290 I remember me saying, "This could be the last time we see Kelly Slater win." 53 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:31,963 Jehovah. Jesu. Jehovah. Jesus. [speaks Hawaiian] 54 00:03:31,963 --> 00:03:34,466 [Fanning] I think a lot of people scratch their heads. 55 00:03:35,675 --> 00:03:37,510 Like, what does he have to prove? 56 00:03:37,510 --> 00:03:39,137 He doesn't have to win any more World Titles. 57 00:03:39,137 --> 00:03:40,972 Doesn't have to win an event. 58 00:03:40,972 --> 00:03:44,184 He's-- He's the GOAT. He will always be the GOAT. 59 00:03:44,184 --> 00:03:45,602 [group singing] 60 00:03:45,602 --> 00:03:49,981 [Kennedy] I think the analogy that often gets used, uh, in-- in sport, 61 00:03:49,981 --> 00:03:52,025 is the Muhammad Ali analogy, you know. 62 00:03:52,025 --> 00:03:56,279 He probably had a few too many fights and the legacy was tainted. 63 00:03:56,279 --> 00:03:58,031 [MC speaks Hawaiian] 64 00:03:58,657 --> 00:04:01,243 [Kennedy] I think the worst-case scenario is that Kelly 65 00:04:01,243 --> 00:04:04,746 sort of has three or four really bad results in a row 66 00:04:04,746 --> 00:04:08,500 and that's the last memory we have of Kelly Slater. 67 00:04:11,127 --> 00:04:13,421 [MC in English] In Hawaii, it's all about respect. 68 00:04:14,631 --> 00:04:15,840 The good name. 69 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:19,219 People will forget about you as time goes on, 70 00:04:19,844 --> 00:04:22,096 but they won't forget your name. 71 00:04:22,764 --> 00:04:24,558 [fans cheering, whistling] 72 00:04:37,737 --> 00:04:40,323 [Slater] I've been pro for over 30 years, you know. 73 00:04:41,491 --> 00:04:43,994 But I started surfing in contests when I was eight. 74 00:04:43,994 --> 00:04:46,746 So, you know, my career's really been 40 years. 75 00:04:48,373 --> 00:04:51,167 Since I was a kid, the tour's been in sort of everything. 76 00:04:51,167 --> 00:04:52,794 It's, you know, my whole life. 77 00:04:58,300 --> 00:04:59,342 - Ouch. - [friend 1] Wow. 78 00:04:59,342 --> 00:05:00,719 [friend 2 chuckles] Headache? 79 00:05:00,719 --> 00:05:02,387 - [Slater] I grew up in a broken home... - Oh, no. 80 00:05:02,387 --> 00:05:03,680 - ...with a lot of drama. - [grunting] 81 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:04,764 [friend 2 grunts] Ah, yeah. 82 00:05:05,307 --> 00:05:06,349 He's all, "Don't hit hard." 83 00:05:06,349 --> 00:05:07,851 - Then you clocked me. - [friend 2 chuckles] 84 00:05:07,851 --> 00:05:09,394 My dad drinking a lot, 85 00:05:09,394 --> 00:05:11,646 - it was painful for me. - [speaks indistinctly, laughs] 86 00:05:11,646 --> 00:05:13,648 - I have to surf tomorrow. - [chuckles] 87 00:05:13,648 --> 00:05:16,234 - [friend 1 chuckles] Fuck. Yeah. - Let's go video some surfing. 88 00:05:16,234 --> 00:05:18,278 [Slater] So, I was pretty intense as a kid. 89 00:05:19,154 --> 00:05:21,656 My skill to deal with it was just to go out and compete. 90 00:05:21,656 --> 00:05:22,741 [children cheering] 91 00:05:22,741 --> 00:05:26,328 When you're a competitor, your ego protects you in some way. 92 00:05:26,328 --> 00:05:28,663 It helps you have this, like, armor. 93 00:05:29,539 --> 00:05:32,250 The surfing competitions and winning, 94 00:05:32,250 --> 00:05:34,044 - that was everything to me. - [fans cheering] 95 00:05:35,295 --> 00:05:37,464 And, um, I took it very seriously. 96 00:05:39,216 --> 00:05:42,135 Well, what do I take in the morning? What are my morning pills? 97 00:05:43,011 --> 00:05:44,554 [partner] Here. These are yours. 98 00:05:45,513 --> 00:05:47,140 What got me to where I am, 99 00:05:47,140 --> 00:05:50,310 what got me the World Titles and all the contest stuff, has been, like, 100 00:05:50,310 --> 00:05:52,854 really, like, an ob-- an obsession. 101 00:05:53,355 --> 00:05:55,482 But being obsessed about anything probably 102 00:05:55,482 --> 00:05:57,734 doesn't balance the scales very well. [chuckles] 103 00:05:58,443 --> 00:06:00,028 I gotta get out of this house and do something 104 00:06:00,028 --> 00:06:02,113 'cause I'm gonna keep eating and not do anything. 105 00:06:02,113 --> 00:06:04,741 - [partner] 'Kay, go-- - Or maybe I'll do a steam real quick. 106 00:06:05,492 --> 00:06:08,745 - What do you have on today? - Um, I have a lot of work stuff to do. 107 00:06:08,745 --> 00:06:09,871 Let's see... 108 00:06:11,539 --> 00:06:15,794 Kelly's gonna be 50 in two weeks. Two weeks and counting. 109 00:06:15,794 --> 00:06:19,422 I've been... [stammers] ...given a stern warning to not have a party. 110 00:06:20,423 --> 00:06:23,635 "Do not." [stammers] Like, "Do not." I was like... 111 00:06:23,635 --> 00:06:25,595 What am I missing in there? What'd I miss? 112 00:06:25,595 --> 00:06:26,763 [Miller] Nothing. 113 00:06:28,181 --> 00:06:30,850 - Nothing you have to worry about yet. - Nothing? Oh. 114 00:06:32,018 --> 00:06:34,813 I think of 50. That's a lot of years. That's old, man. 115 00:06:35,564 --> 00:06:37,816 When I was 21, I had all these little goals, 116 00:06:37,816 --> 00:06:42,279 and they all fed this demon inside of me that could beat anyone and anything. 117 00:06:46,825 --> 00:06:50,120 Now I can feel that light going out, you know? 118 00:06:53,331 --> 00:06:58,169 But this contest is on, and my birthday is right at the tail end of it. 119 00:06:58,795 --> 00:07:02,632 So, that would be the dream for me. Win this thing. 120 00:07:18,273 --> 00:07:20,275 ["Yes Always" playing] 121 00:07:21,026 --> 00:07:22,861 [Guerrero] Welcome back to Pipeline. 122 00:07:24,237 --> 00:07:26,907 [Williams] Today is the day where we kick things off. 123 00:07:26,907 --> 00:07:30,327 The start of the 2022 Championship Tour. 124 00:07:31,328 --> 00:07:33,747 - Try hard, bro. Try really hard. - You have to try. 125 00:07:33,747 --> 00:07:37,375 [Williams] The energy levels that I'm feeling is off the charts. 126 00:07:39,336 --> 00:07:41,504 You can feel the beach shaking. 127 00:07:46,176 --> 00:07:48,970 [Hodge] Pipe is the most challenging wave on the planet. 128 00:07:54,184 --> 00:07:57,729 The way that it breaks over shallow-water reef 129 00:07:57,729 --> 00:08:01,441 and the sheer power that it has, it's scary. 130 00:08:02,150 --> 00:08:05,654 I mean, it really is a wave that you can die at. 131 00:08:06,279 --> 00:08:08,740 [Guerrero] The power of the waves here. 132 00:08:09,783 --> 00:08:12,661 You know, things can go dangerously wrong. 133 00:08:13,703 --> 00:08:16,581 [Ahrendt] It's the key points for judging today. 134 00:08:17,082 --> 00:08:20,001 It's big and it's scary waves out there. 135 00:08:20,001 --> 00:08:23,713 So we want to see the commitment, degree of difficulty on that takeoff 136 00:08:23,713 --> 00:08:26,258 to be able to get super deep in the barrel. 137 00:08:26,258 --> 00:08:28,718 Now, the important waves that we need to focus on... 138 00:08:29,469 --> 00:08:30,470 [fans cheering] 139 00:08:32,972 --> 00:08:36,935 [Cote] A lot of, uh, upsets happening on the first day of competition. 140 00:08:38,352 --> 00:08:40,230 [Turpel] It'll be a slow start to the season 141 00:08:40,230 --> 00:08:43,400 for Filipe Toledo and Ítalo Ferreira. 142 00:08:44,776 --> 00:08:48,280 - [Guerrero] Jack Robinson. Goes down. - [fans groan] 143 00:08:49,614 --> 00:08:52,158 [Guerrero] We are gonna lose Morgan Cibilic. 144 00:08:53,159 --> 00:08:56,413 It's a long year, my boy. A long year. 145 00:08:57,622 --> 00:09:01,293 [Guerrero] Coming up in the next heat, Kelly Slater. 146 00:09:07,465 --> 00:09:09,759 You know superman food? You like Spam? 147 00:09:10,719 --> 00:09:12,345 [both chuckle] 148 00:09:12,846 --> 00:09:16,474 - Don't tell anybody, but I love that shit. - Bro, I-- I love this shit too. 149 00:09:16,474 --> 00:09:18,935 It's Kelly! Thank you. [chuckles] 150 00:09:19,686 --> 00:09:21,646 Signing a picture of me signing something. 151 00:09:21,646 --> 00:09:23,440 - [fans laugh] - [fan 1] Can I have one with you? 152 00:09:23,440 --> 00:09:24,608 [fan 1 and 2] Thank you. 153 00:09:24,608 --> 00:09:25,650 - There you go. - Thank you. 154 00:09:25,650 --> 00:09:27,736 [Slater] Bro, you got the wrong jersey. 155 00:09:27,736 --> 00:09:31,114 They didn't have yours. I asked them and they didn't have yours. 156 00:09:31,114 --> 00:09:32,782 [Slater] Hey, buddy. Here. 157 00:09:32,782 --> 00:09:34,159 No way! 158 00:09:34,159 --> 00:09:38,663 Aw! You are a legend. Thanks, Kelly. That's very nice of you, mate. 159 00:09:38,663 --> 00:09:39,748 - [fan 6] Kelly. - Hey, man. 160 00:09:39,748 --> 00:09:41,541 - [fan 6] Moved from Cocoa Beach. - [Slater] Did you? 161 00:09:41,541 --> 00:09:42,834 [fan 6] You have a favorite res-- 162 00:09:42,834 --> 00:09:45,462 - You go to Jazzy's over there? - [Slater] Sometimes. Yeah. 163 00:09:45,462 --> 00:09:48,048 - [fan 6 chuckles] Small world, man. - So, that's like-- 164 00:09:48,048 --> 00:09:49,132 - [fan 7] Thank you. - Wow. 165 00:09:49,132 --> 00:09:51,635 - Do you think this is your last one? - [fans chattering] 166 00:09:51,635 --> 00:09:53,553 - [announcer 1] Bronze medalist... - Think this is your last? 167 00:09:53,553 --> 00:09:55,430 - Are you sticking around? - We don't know. We'll see. 168 00:09:55,430 --> 00:09:56,890 [fan chuckles] Yeah, we'll see. 169 00:09:56,890 --> 00:09:59,017 - All right. Thanks, brother. - [fan 8] Thank you. 170 00:10:06,107 --> 00:10:08,401 [Guerrero] These are the-- the heats you dream of. 171 00:10:09,110 --> 00:10:11,947 Especially for the local boy, Barron Mamiya. 172 00:10:12,489 --> 00:10:15,325 [Rothman] Barron's been out here since a young teenager charging. 173 00:10:15,325 --> 00:10:17,953 - He's always been a standout. - [fans cheering, whistling] 174 00:10:17,953 --> 00:10:20,455 [Cote] Future GOAT potential with Barron Mamiya. 175 00:10:20,455 --> 00:10:22,165 [Rothman] Just kind of a generational heat. 176 00:10:22,165 --> 00:10:24,501 Barron's been looking up to Kelly his whole life. 177 00:10:26,586 --> 00:10:31,299 [Cote] But the kid is on fire and not gonna back down at all. 178 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:33,593 [Rothman] He's not backing down to nobody. 179 00:10:38,807 --> 00:10:42,060 [Cote] Barron Mamiya grabbing rail. Beautiful ride here. 180 00:10:42,060 --> 00:10:46,022 He's got room. He comes out. Oh, right. Game on. 181 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:52,028 Here we go. Kelly Slater falls from the sky. Can he come out? 182 00:10:52,612 --> 00:10:53,822 - [fans groan] - No. 183 00:10:54,990 --> 00:10:57,492 I'm always surprised when Kelly Slater falls in a barrel. 184 00:10:57,492 --> 00:10:58,827 [fans cheering] 185 00:10:58,827 --> 00:11:03,164 [Cote] Barron Mamiya. Oh, my gosh. Just perfect. Sliding into this. 186 00:11:03,164 --> 00:11:07,794 You're watching a changing in the guard. Barron Mamiya on fire. 187 00:11:08,545 --> 00:11:12,883 [Cote] An 8.67. A huge lead over Kelly Slater. 188 00:11:14,384 --> 00:11:17,846 [announcer 2] Top two scores will be combined for your heat total. 189 00:11:17,846 --> 00:11:22,684 - The top surfer will advance. - [Miller] Come on, Kelly. Let's do this. 190 00:11:23,184 --> 00:11:26,897 [commentator 4] It's Kelly Slater. No Grab. Pulling in. 191 00:11:27,439 --> 00:11:29,691 - [announcer 1] Pulled in. - [Miller] Go. Go. Whoo! 192 00:11:29,691 --> 00:11:31,735 - [announcer 4] Finds the exit. - [Miller] Come on. 193 00:11:31,735 --> 00:11:36,823 [Cote] Kelly Slater fighting back. Deep bottom turn straight in the pocket. 194 00:11:37,782 --> 00:11:40,076 [Kemper] That'll get him right back in this heat. 195 00:11:40,076 --> 00:11:44,497 [Cote] Slater means business right now. Not taking Barron Mamiya lightly at all. 196 00:11:44,497 --> 00:11:47,000 [Rothman] Oh, yeah, but Barron Mamiya is still in the lead. 197 00:11:48,668 --> 00:11:50,921 [announcer 4] Attention surfers. Five minutes remaining. 198 00:11:50,921 --> 00:11:52,505 [announcer 5] Kelly Slater in second. 199 00:11:53,548 --> 00:11:56,718 Come on, waves. He needs one more. 200 00:11:57,510 --> 00:12:00,263 [Cote] Here we go. More waves coming. Mamiya again. 201 00:12:00,847 --> 00:12:04,684 The beautiful ride. Uh-oh, winding up. Big finish. 202 00:12:04,684 --> 00:12:06,061 [Rothman] If he makes this... 203 00:12:07,896 --> 00:12:09,189 Oh, my goodness. 204 00:12:12,192 --> 00:12:13,777 [Cote] No, it clamps down. 205 00:12:13,777 --> 00:12:16,071 Almost nailed for Barron Mamiya. 206 00:12:16,655 --> 00:12:18,490 [Wasilewski] It would've been a huge score. 207 00:12:22,661 --> 00:12:24,746 [announcer 4] One minute, 15 seconds remaining. 208 00:12:24,746 --> 00:12:28,500 Kelly Slater, you need a 7.18 to go to first. 209 00:12:30,335 --> 00:12:31,336 Come on. 210 00:12:31,336 --> 00:12:34,881 [Kemper] So Kelly can choose any wave in the lineup that comes in. 211 00:12:34,881 --> 00:12:39,553 [Cote] The anticipation just builds every time you see a bump on the horizon. 212 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,265 Counting down 45 seconds. 213 00:12:43,265 --> 00:12:47,185 [Kemper] And time can't tick away fast enough for the young Barron Mamiya. 214 00:12:47,185 --> 00:12:50,146 [Rothman] About 40 seconds to the biggest win of his life. 215 00:12:51,314 --> 00:12:54,150 [Cote] Any chance these waves can come through in time? 216 00:12:55,110 --> 00:12:56,987 [Rothman] Do see a bump in the water here. 217 00:13:04,953 --> 00:13:07,163 - [announcer speaks indistinctly] - Should've taken that one. 218 00:13:07,163 --> 00:13:09,249 - I don't know. - [announcer] Counting down ten seconds. 219 00:13:09,249 --> 00:13:11,167 Maybe this one. Go. Come on, big boy. 220 00:13:14,170 --> 00:13:18,383 - [Cote] Five. Four. - [thumping] 221 00:13:20,093 --> 00:13:23,930 Three. Two. 222 00:13:25,098 --> 00:13:26,349 One! 223 00:13:44,326 --> 00:13:46,202 [fans cheering, whistling] 224 00:13:47,746 --> 00:13:48,747 [Rothman chuckling] 225 00:13:48,747 --> 00:13:50,957 - [Kemper] That's what you-- - [Cote] Four seconds left. 226 00:13:50,957 --> 00:13:54,294 The GOAT doing GOAT things. Blasting through. 227 00:13:54,294 --> 00:13:58,506 - Whoo! I have goose bumps. - Whoo! 228 00:13:58,506 --> 00:14:02,594 - [Kemper] Greatest surfer of all time. - [Rothman chuckles] Oh, my goodness. 229 00:14:02,594 --> 00:14:06,890 - [fans cheering] Whoo! - [Cote] Sensei Slater does it again. 230 00:14:10,185 --> 00:14:12,562 That was amazing. 231 00:14:12,562 --> 00:14:14,147 [fans cheering, whistling] 232 00:14:14,147 --> 00:14:18,026 - [announcer] Kelly Slater, a 9.23. - [screams] 233 00:14:18,026 --> 00:14:20,987 [announcer] And he goes to first, taking out Barron Mamiya. 234 00:14:20,987 --> 00:14:22,781 - [fans cheering] - [Hodge] Kelly Slater, 235 00:14:22,781 --> 00:14:25,659 it was four seconds left as your hands left the rail. 236 00:14:26,159 --> 00:14:28,036 Is there any better feeling in surfing? 237 00:14:28,036 --> 00:14:29,663 - ...on a hard-fought battle. - [pants] 238 00:14:29,663 --> 00:14:31,915 - Congratulations, Barron and Kelly. - [sighs, chuckles] 239 00:14:31,915 --> 00:14:35,043 - [Cote] And Ítalo Ferreira at Pipeline... - Ah. [exhales sharply] 240 00:14:35,043 --> 00:14:37,420 [pants] That's how we do it, you know? 241 00:14:38,129 --> 00:14:39,214 That's what it's all about. 242 00:14:40,257 --> 00:14:42,884 [Slater] Barron's-- He's the next generation out here, you know? 243 00:14:42,884 --> 00:14:45,303 It's crazy, thinking back on 30 years, 244 00:14:45,303 --> 00:14:47,222 how many times that's happened and gone my way. 245 00:14:47,222 --> 00:14:49,849 - [Rothman speaks indistinctly] - I don't know what to chalk it up to, 246 00:14:49,849 --> 00:14:53,603 but-- except for, uh, you know, spending my life in the ocean. 247 00:14:54,813 --> 00:14:56,856 - [Slater] Hey, babe. - [Miller chuckles] 248 00:14:56,856 --> 00:14:58,984 [Miller] So cool. Mmm. 249 00:14:58,984 --> 00:15:00,569 That was so cool. 250 00:15:00,569 --> 00:15:03,905 - I'm seriously happy for you right now. - [Cote] We've got it. The last score 251 00:15:03,905 --> 00:15:06,074 - of Kanoa Igarashi... - [Miller] It was on, two, one. 252 00:15:06,074 --> 00:15:09,035 I know. Four seconds when I stood up they said. 253 00:15:19,129 --> 00:15:21,840 - [Miller] Babe, do you wanna take a sauna? - [Slater] Yeah, I just turned it on. 254 00:15:23,633 --> 00:15:28,847 I can still compete on my days, you know, and-- and do well. 255 00:15:29,806 --> 00:15:33,476 You know, I don't think anyone takes me lightly, but at the same time, 256 00:15:33,476 --> 00:15:38,815 I don't live and breathe and die by the competition day-to-day anymore. 257 00:15:39,900 --> 00:15:42,819 Yeah, I'm getting more comfortable with the fact that those days are-- 258 00:15:42,819 --> 00:15:45,739 That was a different focus for me. It was a different time for me. 259 00:15:48,408 --> 00:15:50,243 [interviewer] When do you think you'll retire? 260 00:15:53,121 --> 00:15:59,294 Um, well, it will probably be my last full year of competition, so... 261 00:16:00,170 --> 00:16:01,254 I'm tired, you know? 262 00:16:01,254 --> 00:16:04,799 I'm fucking tired... [chuckles] ...of just so many contests, 263 00:16:04,799 --> 00:16:07,427 so much focus, so much discipline for so long. 264 00:16:08,011 --> 00:16:12,224 And, um, it takes a toll on you, you know? You just wanna, like, check out of it. 265 00:16:27,530 --> 00:16:31,451 [Williams] The call is made early morning here on the North Shore of Oahu. 266 00:16:31,451 --> 00:16:33,245 The event is off today. 267 00:16:42,128 --> 00:16:44,589 - [Bell] Oh, fuck. - Hitting the right side of the fairway. 268 00:16:44,589 --> 00:16:46,299 Mmm, not really. 269 00:16:47,092 --> 00:16:50,512 My name is Stephen Bell. Uh, most people in the surfing world know me as "Belly." 270 00:16:51,137 --> 00:16:55,559 Um, do I have a job? Uh, no. Today, no. 271 00:16:56,726 --> 00:16:59,563 But I was employed by Quiksilver for three decades. 272 00:17:00,063 --> 00:17:02,857 I was very fortunate to be Kelly's day-to-day manager. 273 00:17:04,693 --> 00:17:06,820 - [Slater] Ah, that's so bad. - And he's duffed it. 274 00:17:06,820 --> 00:17:08,862 He's my brother. He's like family. 275 00:17:08,862 --> 00:17:11,116 - [Slater] Okay, closest to. - The red one? 276 00:17:11,658 --> 00:17:14,202 - Yeah. How much? - How much? 277 00:17:14,202 --> 00:17:16,912 - Ten dollars. If-- - Have you got the cash in your pocket? 278 00:17:16,912 --> 00:17:18,247 - I do. - Really? 279 00:17:18,247 --> 00:17:19,457 - Yep. - Show me. 280 00:17:20,583 --> 00:17:22,043 - Do you? - [chuckles] 281 00:17:22,043 --> 00:17:25,338 I mean, he's smart enough to know when he's given enough 282 00:17:25,338 --> 00:17:27,924 and-- and to go forward to the next stage in life. 283 00:17:27,924 --> 00:17:29,801 - [Slater] Let's go. - [Bell] I've known him long. 284 00:17:29,801 --> 00:17:30,886 He's there to win. 285 00:17:31,511 --> 00:17:36,808 And it's not to win one heat, it's to win the event. He thrives on it. 286 00:17:36,808 --> 00:17:38,310 He shanks it. Easiest ten bucks 287 00:17:38,310 --> 00:17:40,687 - I'm ever gonna make. - Oh, my God! Double or nothing. 288 00:17:40,687 --> 00:17:42,147 [Bell] You gotta have a healthy ego 289 00:17:42,147 --> 00:17:44,983 to believe in yourself to get what these human beings have done. 290 00:17:44,983 --> 00:17:47,903 The Michael Jordans, the Kelly Slaters, the Tiger Woods. 291 00:17:48,445 --> 00:17:50,155 Oh, you got me. You fucker. 292 00:17:50,155 --> 00:17:52,157 [Bell] So many people want a bit of your arse, 293 00:17:52,157 --> 00:17:55,201 and-- and then you have to switch that off and do what you do. 294 00:17:55,201 --> 00:17:57,704 And he has that ability to do that. 295 00:17:59,247 --> 00:18:01,041 We're gonna call it a day right there. 296 00:18:02,792 --> 00:18:03,793 [chuckles] 297 00:18:14,679 --> 00:18:15,805 [Cote] The call is on. 298 00:18:16,431 --> 00:18:19,643 Quarterfinal action starts now. 299 00:18:20,602 --> 00:18:24,481 And why not just fire this thing up with one of the heats of the contest? 300 00:18:24,981 --> 00:18:29,152 We've got Kelly Slater, the GOAT, going up against Kanoa Igarashi. 301 00:18:29,736 --> 00:18:34,783 These stats may shock you. Kanoa has the GOAT three wins to zero. 302 00:18:36,117 --> 00:18:38,286 [Whitaker] These are the slow moments you want to enjoy. 303 00:18:38,286 --> 00:18:40,288 - [Igarashi] Yeah. Just gotta enjoy 'em. - It's fine. 304 00:18:40,288 --> 00:18:42,540 Especially against the master of this spot. 305 00:18:43,250 --> 00:18:45,210 Whether it's Kelly or whoever's mastering the spot. 306 00:18:45,210 --> 00:18:47,003 - Yeah. - ...you're a master of the chess game, 307 00:18:47,003 --> 00:18:49,506 - and you're really, really good out here. - [Igarashi] Exactly. 308 00:18:50,674 --> 00:18:54,636 [Igarashi] When I was around 13, 14, I was watching Kelly win his World Titles. 309 00:18:54,636 --> 00:18:56,263 Nowadays, he looks at me as an opponent. 310 00:18:57,222 --> 00:18:59,224 My first heat with Kelly was out here at Pipe. 311 00:18:59,224 --> 00:19:02,644 I ended up beating him, and ever since I'm, like, 3-0 with him. 312 00:19:03,979 --> 00:19:06,648 I know he knows it, but think I kind of got him here. 313 00:19:06,648 --> 00:19:08,900 - [waves lapping] - [Whitaker] Let's be smart. 314 00:19:08,900 --> 00:19:10,068 - Be wary of him... - Yeah. 315 00:19:10,068 --> 00:19:11,736 - ...and then just fall into a rhythm. - Yeah. 316 00:19:11,736 --> 00:19:12,988 Trust your instincts. 317 00:19:14,030 --> 00:19:17,367 - Trust that samurai decision, yeah? - Yeah. Easy. 318 00:19:17,367 --> 00:19:20,537 - Enjoy it. Let's get him. Let's get him. - Yeah. Yeah. 319 00:19:22,622 --> 00:19:24,457 [Kennedy] Kelly's never beaten Kanoa. 320 00:19:24,457 --> 00:19:28,753 So for him, that's a kind of, uh-- a mini battle and a mini motivation 321 00:19:29,337 --> 00:19:31,214 en route to reaching the final. 322 00:19:32,382 --> 00:19:35,135 There's no doubt that he would know the stats... [chuckles] ...very well. 323 00:19:35,135 --> 00:19:36,219 Ah. 324 00:19:36,219 --> 00:19:37,429 Oh, yeah. 325 00:19:38,763 --> 00:19:43,435 I think Kelly will use any kind of motivation that he can 326 00:19:43,435 --> 00:19:45,896 if he can find a way of making it a challenge 327 00:19:45,896 --> 00:19:50,650 or making it, like, a little game for himself. A little competition. 328 00:19:52,110 --> 00:19:53,695 - [Slater] All right. - [Miller] Okay. Bye, babe. 329 00:19:53,695 --> 00:19:55,697 - Bye, guys. [coughs] - [person 1] All right. 330 00:19:55,697 --> 00:19:58,074 - [speaks French] - [person 1 speaks French] 331 00:19:58,074 --> 00:19:59,159 [speaks French] 332 00:19:59,159 --> 00:20:03,288 [in English] Before my heat, I'll go to bed imagining how to ride the wave. 333 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:06,374 I can, like, close my eyes and see it and feel it. 334 00:20:06,374 --> 00:20:09,461 Feel the flow and feel the whole thing to where I'll make a mistake, 335 00:20:09,461 --> 00:20:10,879 and I'll go back and start over, 336 00:20:10,879 --> 00:20:13,006 and I'll re-ride the wave again and do it right, 337 00:20:13,006 --> 00:20:15,300 so that the situations come up, 338 00:20:15,300 --> 00:20:17,302 I already know how to react without thinking. 339 00:20:19,804 --> 00:20:21,890 So it's really just practice without physically doing it. 340 00:20:21,890 --> 00:20:23,099 - Good luck. - Good luck. 341 00:20:23,099 --> 00:20:24,559 [Slater] But I do that a lot. 342 00:20:24,559 --> 00:20:25,644 Hey, what's up? 343 00:20:26,937 --> 00:20:28,939 Oh, good luck in your game. Where's it at? 344 00:20:28,939 --> 00:20:30,857 - And good luck in your heat. - [Slater] Thank you. 345 00:20:30,857 --> 00:20:32,317 [supporter] Good luck today, Kelly. 346 00:20:33,610 --> 00:20:35,904 [Bell] Multiple years, when he was in the peak, 347 00:20:35,904 --> 00:20:38,615 it would be four events before the end of the year. 348 00:20:39,157 --> 00:20:41,493 We'd calculated it out, how many heats he's gotta win, 349 00:20:41,493 --> 00:20:46,081 and he'd say to me, "I've got to get 16 more waves." 350 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:48,625 And I'd go, "What do you mean?" 351 00:20:48,625 --> 00:20:51,711 And he'd go, "Well, I need this many points and I've won the World Title." 352 00:20:51,711 --> 00:20:55,423 I said, "Where does that come from?" 353 00:20:56,049 --> 00:20:58,635 That forward thinking, only certain people have. 354 00:21:00,679 --> 00:21:03,431 [crowd cheering, clapping] 355 00:21:04,683 --> 00:21:06,309 [Slater] I get so obsessive. 356 00:21:06,309 --> 00:21:09,604 For each guy, I know every point, what their average wave scores are. 357 00:21:09,604 --> 00:21:14,651 I have heat sheets from everybody, so I know on paper what needs to be done. 358 00:21:16,236 --> 00:21:19,281 Kanoa's beaten me a couple times, so I'm gonna wanna kick his ass. 359 00:21:19,281 --> 00:21:21,741 - [crowd cheering] - [supporter] Kelly. 360 00:21:23,285 --> 00:21:25,495 [crowd cheering, clapping] 361 00:21:25,495 --> 00:21:28,248 [Williams] All right. Kelly Slater has checked in. 362 00:21:32,878 --> 00:21:34,921 [Cote] Kanoa Igarashi on the board. 363 00:21:36,256 --> 00:21:38,884 Beautiful backdoor, quick takeoff. 364 00:21:38,884 --> 00:21:41,553 [Williams] This is a nice start for Kanoa, but he didn't stay 365 00:21:41,553 --> 00:21:42,971 in the barrel for too long. 366 00:21:42,971 --> 00:21:44,389 This will be a small score. 367 00:21:47,851 --> 00:21:50,937 [Williams] You gotta get in the barrel, behind the curtain to get rewarded. 368 00:21:51,521 --> 00:21:55,358 So, uh, that's going to keep the score a touch low. Under two points. 369 00:21:57,444 --> 00:21:59,446 [Cote] Here we go. The GOAT, Kelly Slater. 370 00:21:59,446 --> 00:22:01,990 [chuckles] Textbook. 371 00:22:01,990 --> 00:22:04,492 [Williams] Kelly is out there ready for revenge. 372 00:22:04,492 --> 00:22:06,536 He's got his eyes on the prize. 373 00:22:08,413 --> 00:22:10,248 [Cote] Kelly Slater again. 374 00:22:10,957 --> 00:22:14,836 [Williams] Just absolute criminal intent in every wave he's taking off on. 375 00:22:14,836 --> 00:22:17,172 - [Miller] Whoo! - [friend 1] Whoo! 376 00:22:17,172 --> 00:22:20,050 [Cote] It's pretty clear that Kelly Slater means business. 377 00:22:20,050 --> 00:22:23,053 - The revenge is coming in so hot. - [Williams chuckles] Yeah. 378 00:22:23,553 --> 00:22:25,347 [Cote] He's really been just laser focused. 379 00:22:25,347 --> 00:22:28,016 - I don't think he's looked at Kanoa once. - [Williams] Yeah. 380 00:22:29,476 --> 00:22:31,519 [Slater] When you're really in the flow, you don't think. 381 00:22:31,519 --> 00:22:34,397 You just sort of black out, and like, "I'm just going with it." 382 00:22:37,150 --> 00:22:39,486 If it's all just completely flowing perfectly 383 00:22:39,486 --> 00:22:41,404 and you're not questioning anything, 384 00:22:41,988 --> 00:22:44,783 these weird things will just happen where you're so free, 385 00:22:45,367 --> 00:22:46,993 you're not worrying about anything. 386 00:22:49,162 --> 00:22:51,122 [Whitaker] That might be the heat right there. 387 00:22:53,458 --> 00:22:54,668 [Williams] Kelly is a magician. 388 00:22:54,668 --> 00:22:56,753 A wave never slides under him. 389 00:22:56,753 --> 00:23:00,549 You know, he really capitalizes and Kanoa is a crafty competitor, uh, 390 00:23:00,549 --> 00:23:02,759 but Kelly kind of made that heat look easy. 391 00:23:03,677 --> 00:23:05,136 [Igarashi] I got completely smoked. 392 00:23:06,388 --> 00:23:08,348 That part's a hard pill to swallow. 393 00:23:08,348 --> 00:23:12,143 I was getting so frustrated, and I lost my grit, and I lost my drive. 394 00:23:13,645 --> 00:23:14,771 He-- He got me there. 395 00:23:17,190 --> 00:23:18,775 [cheering] 396 00:23:18,775 --> 00:23:20,860 [Bell] He's got the will to succeed. 397 00:23:20,860 --> 00:23:23,154 If I'm here, I'm here to win. 398 00:23:24,614 --> 00:23:26,324 Winning is contagious, I haven't seen anybody 399 00:23:26,324 --> 00:23:28,034 on the planet who doesn't like it. 400 00:23:31,538 --> 00:23:34,082 - [supporter 1] Kelly, look back. - [Bell] It's hard to give up. 401 00:23:34,082 --> 00:23:36,960 - [supporter 1] Look back, Kelly. - [Slater] We do it while we walk, okay? 402 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,253 [child 3] Kelly, over here. 403 00:23:41,423 --> 00:23:43,633 - [cheering, whistling] - Kelly Slater. 404 00:23:48,889 --> 00:23:52,726 [Williams] The next swell direction, a little bit of north wind to the west. 405 00:23:53,226 --> 00:23:55,061 [Hodge] Four head-to-head matchups with Kanoa. 406 00:23:55,061 --> 00:23:57,522 That's the first time that you've been able to overcome him. 407 00:23:58,273 --> 00:23:59,274 I know. 408 00:24:00,358 --> 00:24:02,903 [Slater] I wasn't gonna take him lightly, but I was really focused. 409 00:24:02,903 --> 00:24:04,988 I almost threw up before the heat 'cause I was so excited. 410 00:24:04,988 --> 00:24:06,072 [Hodge laughs] 411 00:24:06,072 --> 00:24:08,283 I get this, like, crazy adrenaline dump sometimes, 412 00:24:08,283 --> 00:24:10,911 but, uh, I just wanna say hi to my daughter, Taylor, 413 00:24:10,911 --> 00:24:12,954 and my family back home, everybody watching. 414 00:24:12,954 --> 00:24:15,457 Um, and, yeah, it was fun. 415 00:24:16,166 --> 00:24:17,334 Thanks for your time. 416 00:24:18,793 --> 00:24:20,212 [Kennedy] What drives Kelly? 417 00:24:21,546 --> 00:24:24,716 He wants to still compete with the top guys. 418 00:24:24,716 --> 00:24:27,010 - [Slater] All right. Thanks, guys. - [supporter] Ten minutes. 419 00:24:27,761 --> 00:24:30,138 [Kennedy] And he thrives on the fact that he can challenge them 420 00:24:30,138 --> 00:24:32,474 despite being 20 years their senior. 421 00:24:33,183 --> 00:24:34,184 - Okay. - [supporter] Hello. 422 00:24:34,893 --> 00:24:38,021 [Kennedy] But he's conscious of where he could be made to look irrelevant. 423 00:24:39,898 --> 00:24:45,070 The last time Kelly won at Pipe was 2013, so that's almost a decade. 424 00:24:46,488 --> 00:24:49,032 Some people's sporting careers only last a decade. 425 00:24:50,784 --> 00:24:52,786 Can he win an event at 50? 426 00:24:53,745 --> 00:24:54,746 It's a big ask. 427 00:25:00,585 --> 00:25:05,006 [Slater] I know that I'm not the number one expectation at every event anymore. 428 00:25:06,258 --> 00:25:08,301 I feel, I don't want to say tense, 429 00:25:08,301 --> 00:25:10,470 but I feel like maybe there's a little self-doubt, 430 00:25:11,304 --> 00:25:15,684 but I think at this point I owe myself to not be scared of losing, 431 00:25:15,684 --> 00:25:17,477 to not be scared of the other guy. 432 00:25:19,229 --> 00:25:21,856 For me, it's really important to do really well here, 433 00:25:21,856 --> 00:25:25,110 to prove I can beat anyone on this tour, on any given day still. 434 00:25:31,324 --> 00:25:33,326 [crowd cheering, whistling] 435 00:25:38,373 --> 00:25:41,209 [Cote] It was a long and winding road leading into this final. 436 00:25:41,710 --> 00:25:42,919 [Williams] It's endurance. 437 00:25:46,882 --> 00:25:48,884 [Slater] You know, it's hard to get back out. 438 00:25:48,884 --> 00:25:52,137 When I was younger, it was a race and-- and now it's a marathon. 439 00:25:52,137 --> 00:25:53,805 [supporter] Whoo-hoo! 440 00:25:53,805 --> 00:25:55,515 [commentator] How about a round of applause 441 00:25:55,515 --> 00:25:57,142 for one of our finalists 442 00:25:57,142 --> 00:25:58,518 Seth Moniz, from Hawaii. 443 00:25:58,518 --> 00:26:03,607 [Cote] Seth Moniz has been a man on fire, dispatching last year's champion, 444 00:26:03,607 --> 00:26:06,026 John John Florence, in the quarterfinals. 445 00:26:06,568 --> 00:26:08,570 And if he can beat John, he can beat Kelly. 446 00:26:10,739 --> 00:26:12,616 [Williams] Gonna be a big challenge for Kelly Slater. 447 00:26:12,616 --> 00:26:15,201 [Cote] Seth literally half Kelly Slater's age. 448 00:26:15,702 --> 00:26:19,456 Pretty sure he's surfed against Seth Moniz's father back in the day. 449 00:26:21,374 --> 00:26:23,543 Let's leave it to the universe, bro. 450 00:26:25,003 --> 00:26:26,755 [crowd cheering] 451 00:26:31,426 --> 00:26:32,594 Whoo-hoo! 452 00:26:34,763 --> 00:26:38,475 [Cote] Pipeline warriors entering the colosseum. 453 00:26:39,226 --> 00:26:42,979 - It's Kelly Slater verse Seth Moniz. - [crowd cheering] 454 00:26:42,979 --> 00:26:48,276 [commentator] Five. Four. Three. Two. One. 455 00:26:49,110 --> 00:26:51,279 [horn honking] 456 00:26:51,279 --> 00:26:53,490 [Cote] Who will catch the first wave of this final? 457 00:26:55,033 --> 00:26:55,867 [crowd] Ooh. 458 00:26:55,867 --> 00:26:57,911 [Cote] It's gonna be Kelly Slater dropping in. 459 00:26:58,578 --> 00:27:00,455 Going backdoor, under the hook. 460 00:27:01,122 --> 00:27:04,042 Almost escapes. Guillotine clamps down on his shoulders. 461 00:27:06,044 --> 00:27:07,629 Here we go. Seth Moniz. 462 00:27:07,629 --> 00:27:10,215 Can he come out? He cannot. 463 00:27:11,967 --> 00:27:13,927 - [crowd] Ah. - He's tired. 464 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,100 [Cote] And there he is, Kelly Slater. He might have a clean line outta this. 465 00:27:20,100 --> 00:27:21,560 [supporter 1] Oh, he's on it! 466 00:27:23,228 --> 00:27:26,606 [Cote] Back-to-back unsuccessful attempts for Kelly Slater. 467 00:27:26,606 --> 00:27:29,943 [Williams] Every wipeout, it just ticks away a little bit at the battery. 468 00:27:33,238 --> 00:27:36,533 [Cote] Seth Moniz into a wild unruly barrel. 469 00:27:36,533 --> 00:27:38,201 [crowd] Ooh! 470 00:27:38,201 --> 00:27:40,579 - Oh, my god. Ow. - That hurt. 471 00:27:40,579 --> 00:27:42,455 [Williams] You really have to rely on the adrenaline 472 00:27:42,455 --> 00:27:44,332 to get through this next 35 minutes. 473 00:27:44,332 --> 00:27:47,252 [Cote] You can just feel the pressure starting to build. 474 00:27:48,753 --> 00:27:52,424 [Slater] When that pressure gets in your head, you almost forget the moment. 475 00:27:53,466 --> 00:27:56,136 You're thinking about the big thing and not those little details. 476 00:27:56,636 --> 00:27:57,888 And that can hold you back. 477 00:27:58,763 --> 00:28:00,181 For me, it's telling me, 478 00:28:00,181 --> 00:28:02,225 "Just come back and focus on what's simple 479 00:28:02,893 --> 00:28:04,811 and right here in front of you in the moment." 480 00:28:04,811 --> 00:28:06,521 And once you do that, you'll get the win. 481 00:28:09,983 --> 00:28:14,029 [Cote] Kelly Slater driving super deep behind another chandelier! 482 00:28:14,029 --> 00:28:15,989 - And he comes out! - [crowd cheering] 483 00:28:17,574 --> 00:28:20,535 [commentator] Last wave a 9.0. 484 00:28:21,661 --> 00:28:23,788 [Williams] So Kelly, the first real punch landed. 485 00:28:26,750 --> 00:28:28,585 He's in the barrel, traveling. 486 00:28:28,585 --> 00:28:30,503 - Watch out. Where is-- - [Miller] Go! 487 00:28:30,503 --> 00:28:34,966 - Kelly-- - [Cote] Wow. So just being relentless. 488 00:28:34,966 --> 00:28:36,885 [Wasilewski] He's looking the most aggressive 489 00:28:36,885 --> 00:28:39,346 and the sharpest I've ever seen competitively. 490 00:28:39,346 --> 00:28:42,182 Looks like a young buck and he looks like he wants to win. 491 00:28:44,100 --> 00:28:46,228 [Cote] And here goes Seth Moniz, answering back. 492 00:28:46,228 --> 00:28:49,522 Yanking on that outside rail. Cruising in nice and tight. 493 00:28:50,899 --> 00:28:52,484 And just-- 494 00:28:52,484 --> 00:28:53,777 [crowd] Oh! 495 00:28:53,777 --> 00:28:55,862 [Cote] Board ripped from underneath his feet. 496 00:28:55,862 --> 00:28:57,989 - Oh! Ah. - [crowd clapping] 497 00:28:57,989 --> 00:29:01,451 [Cote] This is a fourth wipeout in a row for Seth Moniz 498 00:29:01,451 --> 00:29:03,411 and that has to be taking its toll. 499 00:29:03,411 --> 00:29:06,039 Momentum is all with Kelly Slater at this point. 500 00:29:06,039 --> 00:29:07,249 And he's at it again. 501 00:29:08,959 --> 00:29:12,128 - [crowd] Oh! - [Cote] Late drop straight into the pit. 502 00:29:21,846 --> 00:29:24,474 [Slater] When you get a barrel, it feels like something so natural. 503 00:29:28,436 --> 00:29:32,857 It's like this sacred place in nature and it all makes sense. 504 00:29:37,821 --> 00:29:39,155 [Cote] He's coming out. 505 00:29:39,781 --> 00:29:41,783 - [crowd cheering] - [Hodge chuckles] 506 00:29:42,450 --> 00:29:45,036 [Slater] It feels like what you were meant to do in life. 507 00:29:48,873 --> 00:29:50,834 [Williams] Kelly is in his own universe. 508 00:29:52,210 --> 00:29:54,212 [supporter] Oh, my God. That is fucked up. 509 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:56,047 [commentator] We're down to ten, 510 00:29:56,047 --> 00:29:58,383 - [commentator] nine, eight... - [Williams] This is crazy. 511 00:29:58,383 --> 00:30:00,260 - And he's about to make history here. - ...seven, six, 512 00:30:00,260 --> 00:30:05,724 five, four, three, two, one. 513 00:30:05,724 --> 00:30:07,726 [Guerrero] Kelly Slater is a champion! 514 00:30:07,726 --> 00:30:09,811 [crowd cheering] 515 00:30:11,104 --> 00:30:12,522 [Cote] Kelly Slater, 516 00:30:12,522 --> 00:30:18,486 a huge victory at the Billabong Pro Pipeline 2022. 517 00:30:19,571 --> 00:30:21,239 He's on the top of his game. 518 00:30:21,239 --> 00:30:23,491 Kelly Slater is back. 519 00:30:25,035 --> 00:30:27,162 [commentator] Kelly Slater your last wave score, 520 00:30:27,162 --> 00:30:29,414 a 9.77. 521 00:30:30,415 --> 00:30:32,292 [crowd cheering] 522 00:30:50,227 --> 00:30:53,104 [Slater] It's fun when you win, man. It's so addictive. 523 00:30:54,189 --> 00:30:56,066 Can't really explain it to somebody. 524 00:30:56,066 --> 00:30:58,401 You-- You have to experience it to understand. 525 00:30:58,401 --> 00:31:02,822 It's every cell inside your body, like, tingling to achieve this thing 526 00:31:02,822 --> 00:31:05,951 and then when you do, it's just-- there's no better release. 527 00:31:05,951 --> 00:31:07,994 - There's no better feeling. - Yeah! 528 00:31:09,287 --> 00:31:11,039 [Slater] When you put in that work and effort, 529 00:31:11,039 --> 00:31:15,335 and you've put in all those years of your life, and then you're successful. 530 00:31:15,877 --> 00:31:19,297 That's what makes winning so satisfying and that's what makes it so addictive. 531 00:31:19,297 --> 00:31:23,969 - [commentator] Yes, Kelly! You did it! - [crowd cheering] 532 00:31:23,969 --> 00:31:27,597 [Guerrero] Eight times, four decades. Soak it in, my man. 533 00:31:28,473 --> 00:31:30,934 This is sport history. 534 00:31:33,562 --> 00:31:36,189 [sighs] I don't know what to say, man. 535 00:31:38,066 --> 00:31:40,443 I committed my life to-- to this, you know? 536 00:31:41,611 --> 00:31:45,615 To all of this. All the heartbreak and all the winning, and all this crap. 537 00:31:46,116 --> 00:31:47,659 [stammers] It's, uh-- 538 00:31:49,244 --> 00:31:50,662 You know, I've hated lots of it, 539 00:31:52,038 --> 00:31:55,333 but I just savor this, and this is the best win in my life. 540 00:31:56,001 --> 00:32:01,631 [crowd chanting] Kelly! Kelly! Kelly! Kelly! Kelly! Kelly! 541 00:32:10,223 --> 00:32:12,392 - [Slater] COVID's weak. - [supporter 1] COVID... [chuckles] 542 00:32:12,392 --> 00:32:14,769 - For the old guys. - [mouthing] Man. 543 00:32:20,358 --> 00:32:21,359 I don't know what to say. 544 00:32:21,359 --> 00:32:23,653 - Are you speechless? - I'm in shock right now. 545 00:32:23,653 --> 00:32:25,989 I heard you say you can't believe it. [laughs] 546 00:32:28,116 --> 00:32:30,285 [cheering] 547 00:32:31,036 --> 00:32:36,833 [Guerrero] He won his first title here in 1992. 548 00:32:36,833 --> 00:32:38,919 [crowd cheering, clapping] 549 00:32:39,669 --> 00:32:41,254 That was really special. 550 00:32:41,254 --> 00:32:43,798 [Guerrero] An eight-time champ here at Pipe. 551 00:32:44,507 --> 00:32:50,513 Bring on the 2022 Pipeline champion, the legendary, the GOAT, Kelly Slater! 552 00:32:50,513 --> 00:32:52,599 [crowd cheering, clapping] 553 00:32:59,564 --> 00:33:02,067 [Slater] There was a-- an opportunity that I've had in my life 554 00:33:02,067 --> 00:33:05,570 to become great at something and I learned how to do it. 555 00:33:07,572 --> 00:33:09,908 - [friend] Oh, yeah. - [all cheering] 556 00:33:10,909 --> 00:33:12,535 [Slater] It's been such-- everything to me. 557 00:33:12,535 --> 00:33:15,330 My career, my surfing, my-- this world, all my friends, 558 00:33:15,330 --> 00:33:17,749 like, just everything that's happened in my life. 559 00:33:17,749 --> 00:33:18,917 [all laughing] 560 00:33:21,211 --> 00:33:22,963 [Miller chuckling] 561 00:33:25,131 --> 00:33:26,716 [Slater] If I can win at Pipeline... 562 00:33:27,717 --> 00:33:28,843 [Bell] I got a beer for you. 563 00:33:28,843 --> 00:33:30,595 [Slater] ...maybe I can win a World Title. 564 00:33:38,770 --> 00:33:39,813 Here we go. 565 00:33:42,482 --> 00:33:44,818 [Slater] It's been eight years. Come on. 566 00:33:45,694 --> 00:33:47,404 Got the right size and everything. 567 00:33:48,196 --> 00:33:49,864 You look nice in that color. 568 00:33:50,657 --> 00:33:51,783 [friend chuckles] 569 00:33:53,410 --> 00:33:54,828 [Guerrero] Here goes Carissa Moore. 570 00:33:54,828 --> 00:33:57,497 [Cote] Gets in the barrel and she comes out! 571 00:33:57,497 --> 00:33:59,666 [Weston-Webb] Carissa is the best female surfer in the world, 572 00:33:59,666 --> 00:34:03,128 and in order to win the World Title, you have to beat her. 573 00:34:03,128 --> 00:34:04,504 Swell is picking up. 574 00:34:04,504 --> 00:34:09,092 [Cote] Carissa Moore, Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champ. 575 00:34:09,092 --> 00:34:10,302 What hasn't she done? 576 00:34:10,302 --> 00:34:13,262 [Moore] Any time I come up against Tati, I have to bring my A game. 577 00:34:14,097 --> 00:34:15,640 [Williams] Hers was like a dream, it just rolled. 578 00:34:15,640 --> 00:34:18,184 I know, I saw that. I saw everything. 579 00:34:18,184 --> 00:34:19,728 [judge groans] Ouch. 580 00:34:19,894 --> 00:34:21,313 [safety announcer] Medical, the nearest team. 581 00:34:21,313 --> 00:34:22,939 [Hughes] Her career is at stake. 582 00:34:22,939 --> 00:34:24,774 [Weston-Webb] I just feel like the pressure's on, 583 00:34:24,774 --> 00:34:27,277 'cause you need to have those results to make the cut. 584 00:34:27,277 --> 00:34:30,822 [Guerrero] Tatiana Weston-Webb pulls into the barrel...