Kelly Slater
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I'd have to go back over this again.
There was only a couple of mild to moderate things to even be concerned about.
But I think the thing that really shocked people was how much scoliosis I have.
I have a very curvy back, you know.
And the people I've worked with over the years have called it functional scoliosis.
I figured out a way for it to benefit me in some situations, I guess.
But now...
I told you before, but I had hip surgery six weeks ago, total replacement.
And I've been fighting that for 30 years, 33, 34 years.
for decades but like i said the adrenaline takes over you know and like what tj was saying too like once you get in the fight or you get in the surf and the waves are big or you're in an intense situation competitively the the adrenaline kicks in and you don't feel pain the same way your pain receptors aren't waking you up they're they're like you're trying to put them
Yeah.
Backstage.
Yeah, backstage.
Yeah, yeah, backstage.
Adrenaline does that, you know?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I know.
I was watching those fights this weekend with Marab and Petr Jan, and Petr Jan had this... His approach was basically let Marab hit him, but he had his hand here.
He was blocking, and he kept...