Joel Parkinson

It was like the fucking most losing person ever.

Yeah, 2009.

I'm already, you know, been bridesmaid twice and I was going to be runner-up going into it again and I did.

And I was like three runner-ups.

And then going in for 2012, me and Kelly are neck and neck and I was like, mate, if I lose this, I'm literally the biggest losing surfer ever.

I'm five, I'll end up with four bridesmaids kind of thing.

Five, sorry.

And I was like, I cannot believe, like that's,

nothing i can ever you know shake until i win yeah so um yeah then 2012 came and the pipe showdown came and uh just kelly and i you know and then i i just put up a couple of really good heats i was just in a real good rhythm and i don't know it just felt like it was my day to do it did i i think maybe i've seen a documentary on your career and

Can you like- Yeah, so on the day of the final, the semi-final, like, you know, this is like just a bit of, you know, surf jargon raggon, but-

You know, you've really got to know your oceans and what the size and consistency are.

And also in Hawaii, like the hottest part of the day is like that 3 o'clock time.

So the trade wind blows hardest then.

And sometimes even like good trade wind should be offshore and make the wave clean.

And the hotter part of the day, it sweeps around and comes a bit more north in it, I feel, on those days, you know.

It'll get choppier.

It'll get shit real quick.

And it just – I had a semi before and I was –

was the first, Sammy Kelly was the second.

So I went out 30 minutes, had the heat, won the heat, went into the final.