Kelly Slater
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Podcast Appearances
And I was like, yeah, I mean, I've totally felt that before.
Gary, I get paid to go surf around the world.
Well, that's true.
Money's a motivator too.
I can't complain.
It's not all that hard.
One of my best friends quit the tour when he had re-qualified for the following year, but he had decided to retire and go get a job.
And about a year later, we're in Australia, and I'm in the contest, and he's working.
He had to go to the contest because it was part of his job.
He had to fly to Australia to do some work at that event.
And I'm like...
dude, what are you doing?
You should still be on this tour right now.
And he's like, I'm an idiot.
He's like, I was making more money going surfing.
He's like, now I work all freaking day.
He's like, I'm here.
I can't even surf nearly as much as I want.
I got to find a break because I'm working the whole time.
And he was like, I should have stayed on tour until it ran out.