Kelly Slater
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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And, you know, you could argue good and bad points about that, but it changed what our sport is to some degree.
But the brands, the original brands are not what they were.
And I don't know if there's anybody at any of the companies that would try to claim that they are the same.
Right.
It just changed.
The environment's changed.
And now new brands are coming in.
I mean, I created my own brand.
What's that one?
It's called Outer Known.
How's that doing?
We're doing all right.
You've got to be, man.
You're the greatest surfer of all time.
John John Florence created a brand called Florence Marine.
And, you know, a couple of the other surfers started other brands that are kind of filtering their way into taking over space in the surf shops and stuff.
So there might sort of be this rebirth of some of the origins of brands starting with surfers.
And that's...
That's how surfing became an industry.
When you turn 50 on the PGA, you join the Champions Tour.