Kelly Slater
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Oh, yeah.
He was doing all sorts of cross-training.
And Tom was like crazy fit, super strong.
Everyone talked about how big his calves were and his thighs were.
And it was actually funny because...
back at that time, he also wore super tiny shorts.
So his like leg muscles would just like- Jacked.
Like, yeah, like explode his like tiny trunk, you know, like almost looked like it would rip him in the side because his legs were so powerful.
And he surfed that way, you know, he surfed with all this power and energy.
He was known for that.
And Tom became like a big brother to me.
And we were, I think I was like 18 years old.
I was in Australia with him.
I kept telling him how I didn't have much energy.
And, and, um,
the night before we had eaten pasta.
I had a spaghetti bolognese.
And he goes, well, maybe it's because of the proteins and the carbs together or something.
He's like, have you ever thought about that?
And that was the first time I ever heard about food combined.