Joe Rogan - Kelly Slater on Surfing in His 40's, Being Competitive

Taken from Joe Rogan Experience #1185:
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[@takfam07]

Slater is the perfect guest for Rogan. Their conversational styles are very compatible. .

[@b.b.9605]

I am amazed about the humility of Slater. He accomplished something that no other athlete has ever done in any sport. His achievements are absolutely mindblowing. But he is such a humble and down to earth guy.

[@ralphdeshon9710]

I used to see him at Sebastian inlet, before they ruined the break. Cool dude.

[@dawnjohnson9726]

Didn't he abandon his daughter to keep upmwith his surfing career?

[@Jesterian]

@@ralphdeshon9710it’s actually pretty insane that they destroyed a world class surf spot with literally no qualms

[@Jesterian]

@@dawnjohnson9726i don’t imagine it’s easy to stay close to a young child when you’re touring the world surfing. And, unless you’re with the mother, it would be hard to drag a kid from event to event. Kids need stability. He may have done what’s best for the kid by letting her have a stable environment.

[@superwario2741]

@@dawnjohnson9726He did. He's a terrible guy. She has an OF now

[@Mogusfordays]

Not a single drop of shampoo was used between these two

[@P1983sche]

I’m bald and still use shampoo

[@mskatefish]

😂

[@A-Train__2]

@@P1983schewhy, there’s nothing to shampoo

[@aliensocks8789]

Or conditioner

[@davidnoguera1470]

Kelly is super cool

[@Jonglierfreak]

Great interview!! I would love to see Rodney Mullen as a guest on the show, the inventor of practically every flatground skateboard trick! Also a very nice humble and intelligent guy like Kelly!

[@edp3202]

I'm a fellow Gen-Xer and proud of Kelly's attitude.

[@aksnninesyourmom282]

Kelly described the difference between longboard and short board perfect.

[@mitchelmclaughlin2313]

Yo joe i really enjoy your podcasts. Keep brining them on through

[@phrr4553]

Healthiest looking bloke ive ever seen for his age. Especially cos he lives in the sun .

[@Ali-ld8wp]

PH RR u would think he’s all wrinkled lol

[@mort4815]

Like one of those old ladies that run in Lycra in the scolding sun lookin like a prune

[@SportTalkForDummies]

Guaranteed he wears a fuckload of sunscreen and smothers himself in aloe baths after. I briefly lived in Oceanside, California and went to a surf camp during the summer. Being 13 I figured I was good for sunscreen after a week and didn’t wear any one day. This would be hell on most normal people, but I’m a ginger and obviously this curse when combined w being on a surfboard baking in the sun which was intensified at least double being inches away from the water made for quite the sunburn!! As much as I tried lying to my mum; who was more than a little bit mad after specifically telling me to reapply every hour, that I had only missed one application she somehow didn’t buy it. I realized why when we got home and I saw in the mirror what was too painful to touch.... blisters all over(being a ginger is painful enough without blisters covering your soulless eyes, nose and face. Being a mother her anger turns to fear as we were Canadian, and not legal so no hospital. She had aloe plants all over the house for little cuts and scrapes but she made me lie down; chug glass after glass of water and put aloe soaked cloths on n my face changing them hourly w ones from the fridge. Used all the neighbours aloe as well. The next morning I woke at at 4am hoping I could go back and watch the surf camp from the sidelines only to discover the blisters had completely disappeared and I was fine. By afternoon I was allowed back and was on the water..... in full 52 coverage, applying every hour by the camp nurse. Just saying that aloe is a miracle plant(it was a miracle, of sorts, to me)

[@MrTimmywizzle]

Dude famously doesn't wear sunscreen. It's good lighting though. If you look on google he looks like a very healthy 46 year old dude - exercise, diet and a lack of stress hugely reduce signs of ageing. Exercise especially - time.com/4776345/exercise-aging-telomeres/

[@Mogusfordays]

PH RR wtf is a bloke?

[@PaulCarterArt]

Great insight on the journey of surfing and competion Kelly, I can relate being the youngest of 9. Keep the fire stoked thanks guys👊🏽🎨

[@glywnniswells9480]

To win at Surfing at his age is unheard of this is a young mans sport,unbelievable

[@RandomGuy285]

It's happening more and more in every sport these days.

[@Paulalu01]

Great guest 🤙🏽

[@jumbroni6014]

He's 100% correct on longevity. People that have jobs that they don't like they stress out and they don't live very long because they know every day they're doing something that they don't want to do

[@dornelli1]

in the begginning of my drumming days as a student I was lucky enough to be around older players and they all had the same mantra: get the skills (all the rudiments/right tempo/learn melody and theory), and then you wont have to burn yourself with excessive/useless hours of practice your instrument.

[@joshuatelem8796]

He looks good for 46

[@fernandomaron87]

Yeah, he looks mid to late 30s.

[@makersmike2959]

I keep waiting for Mr. Clean to come jumping out from behind the camera.

[@ferise1]

Hahahaha

[@alexdornelli3242]

great minds always come as great talkers, and Kelly reminds me of Neil Peart, another great orator and prodigy

[@Jdb63]

Holy shit he doesn't look his age at all

[@gracetyla6252]

He hasn't changed in 20 years

[@Eire247]

He looks like a non HGH Rogan

[@liamvanwyk6378]

Power of da ocean

[@c.t.6314]

No stress - that’s the long living proved secret.

[@dornelli1]

the thing about people like Slater and Phelps and Jordan and Woods is that one can imediatelly notice the ire, the gusto, the power and the hunger for glory in their eyes, there's no mistaken in assuming that they were trainned by a very early age in becoming masters

[@zebpendley9096]

Jordan didn’t play basketball till twelve or 14

[@hallowakers3d2y]

Crazy how different lives can be, hearing people do things that they like or mabye even love is inspiring and hopeful. Most people I know including myself end up in low pay low skill wage trap jobs where you just make enough to stay and put up with more than normal bullshit because everyone else pays even less and nobody wants anyone who doesn’t already have years of experience already. I hope to figure out what to do like these guys found surfing,comedy, martial arts.

[@maxvanzile3804]

Slater has lived the ancient Greek life of well-being: dedication, consistent excellence, and mastery in his craft. You can just see it in his presence

[@Waterman1000]

“Lived Ancient Greek life” 😂. Okay then. Well, you’re right if you mean a life devoted to self-worship like many ancient Greeks who only lived for the moment. Ask his daughter how it felt to have a father abandon her and fatherhood to pursue his dreams. No doubt the guy is the greatest COMPETITION surfer (unlike guys like Kai Lenny or Laird Hamilton who are all around watermen) who’s ever lived, but a life devoted to nothing but self, while being very much in keeping with ancient Greeks, is hardly virtuous.

[@sallyjayne777]

I seen him at ohana last year he has a great voice! He played INDIFFERENCE with eddie vedder.

[@edp3202]

Really?

[@lau_dhondt]

Fantastic dude. The conversation with Kelly is one the best examples of back when the Rogan podcast was great. Less daily wire creepers, more worldclass athletes.

[@hewassuchaniceguy.7453]

To watch him in 2022 win pipe was probably the most impressive sports feat ever. Think about it!!! 50 y.o.

[@eric6242]

I remember him when he was on baywatch when he was probably in his 20s.

[@jameslambert7046]

Isnt that the guy from Baywatch?

[@AN-hv1vm]

I think that Joe doesn't understand how dominant Kelly has been in his chosen sport

[@TripperGetem]

Joe “I knew a girl that puked” Rogan

[@QBN37]

I watched Kelly surf way back when he was an amature at the Huntington Beach OP Pro when Tom Curren was killing it..

[@edp3202]

He looked up to TC

[@themooseling]

We surf while being pulled from a boat on the mighty Ohio River, and we're in our mid to late 60's in age. Stay stoned and be safe

[@Hepkat11]

Wonder what's happened to Drew. Have you two kept in touch?

[@oldskoolpaul89]

Wow great interview and story's. what a guest to have on your show. Seems very humble for being the world time champ eleven times. I think that comes to be the greatest athlete of all times, wouldnt you say? Yet most of the world hasn't even heard of Kelly Slater. I guess riding short boards on crappy Florida waves paid off. Only thing i dont like about surfing is the big wigs want it to be an Olympic sport. Its getting way to crowded and commercial as it is.

[@ferise1]

I agree probably greatest sporting accomplishment ever.

[@robertsmithjr.5839]

Kelly is the man! So cool, so successful and so fucking humble!

[@artoriusliber6003]

Kelly is the G.O.A.T Joe should also interview Kai Lenny, Italo Ferreira, John John Florence just to name a few!

[@papperiposten3899]

Thought that was Joe from the thumbnail

[@stupid2do2]

Know nothin bout surfing or surfers but think I might love him

[@ooklah3386]

GOAT

[@YogaDayUS]

EPIC!

[@lowkey213]

I think his opinion on longevity is the best I’ve ever heard. Obviously he is a great athlete. And all that means is that he has been athletic since a kid and hasn’t stopped. And with age comes skill, where you exert less energy doing much less and achieving much more, of which is called skill. Or in other words. Do enough to be healthy and youthful. And don’t ever go 100%… Like a car, if you do 65 constantly and just make the correct decisions of what lanes to switch too and when. Of which is the skill. You’ll not only beat the guy racing you doing 80, then slowing to 40 then revving to eighty and slamming too 40 again. But his car will retire while yours hits 200 thousand miles with regular maintenance. It’s like that no shit, that’s common sense thing that’s not common lol

[@MrChopemup]

Sebastian was great in the early 80s. All the roads were just washboard sand by the beach.. Great house parties. We used to rent a trailer house, and have like 10 guys in there with surfboards ,,, sell weeed and shoplift ,,,every day

[@Blunt3021]

Joe Rogan at 46 had a way bigger head, but Kelly has a normal shaped head. Maybe it’s the TRT Joe’s on.

[@Kahzula]

78755477 78755477 some people just have bigger heads than others? 😂

[@scottclark1975]

Joes just not as good looking period. It shows. Two shiny heads together. Ones handsome the other average

[@MrtheChief1]

scottclark1975 who gives a fuck?

[@Lonniebelle1979]

It worked for Brock.

[@deadendfriends1975]

Steve is an excellent longboarder.....

[@coldhater]

he's one of a kind

[@steviemcc6705]

What happened to drew?

[@hanman9468]

Freedom 7 elementary think 82 or 83 I moved from Ny 3rd grade He was already the MAN and ripping I’d walk buy their house on Minute Man salute Slate Brevard County baby

[@andrewmckenzie205]

older brother creat great athletes especially in the nba. Usually players who are 7ft-6’5 are the tallest players they play against thought their youth and get stuck at center . Cade Cunningham Kevin Durant lemelo ball even gannis and Mobley . All very big players who play positions below their height.

[@parraphrase]

That horseshoes story was funny and his mate saying he’d not pay up unless Kelly wouldn’t tell his wife....Good one

[@mitchkroener]

Dude is still so unpretentious and cool. Like, he never seems to act unimpressed or above it all, he’s always just straightforward like this without being falsely modest about his skills.

[@smokeychecker3850]

Black belt UNDER Eddie lol

[@andywaston]

Hi there my name is Andrew. I hope you are having a great day guys. Gratefull. Im glad I met you Kelly in 2014 at juc cafe. Andrew❤

[@zavierorlos1948]

Kelly: "i dont really want a job". Finally i found someone who thinks the same as me.

[@andrewcoates4952]

46?! He looks bloody good for his age

[@edp3202]

He's handsome anyway

[@kaiisla9433]

greatest of surfers knows the greatest of humility

[@luis545x39]

he needs graham jarvis on the podcast

[@alexdornelli3242]

aint no way in this world to underrate Kelly; its already a huge deal to win a surfing championship, but then, to stay focused and in shape to go on to win another 10 against guys younger than you and just as hungry....

[@gcoinhistorian]

Kelly's brothers rip too

[@randallramsey1124]

Which ones joe

[@TTTHC]

I didn't know that black lies matter person Jesse Williams was into surfing.

[@Lonniebelle1979]

I've now reached my lifetime limit of the word "girth". Thanks for that.

[@heavymeddle28]

I love surfing too. I'm 47 and I'm surfing right now

[@heavymeddle28]

@@jocko1283 actually... I don't know!?. Its a petty cheap phone I bought at 7/11 in Thailand for 499 bath so... Don't think so

[@heavymeddle28]

@cola00000 than Q. I feel the need to do something impressive sometimes☺

[@Wis_Dom]

Michael Jordan had an older brother that use to be beat him basketball all the time, too, lol!

[@standupforgood7810]

If you pick a job that you Love, you never have to work a day in your life.

[@jdaniels8809]

Yeah me and kelly go way back. Used to call me shooter Mcgavin. Yup good ole days. Nah that never happend I lied.

[@kkyole1753]

Have Joel Tudor on

[@standupforgood7810]

Combo Kellys wave with the Venus Project city design and you get... 26 perfect waves wrapping the circle city water belt all day every day every city. The future of a sane society. Yeewww

[@dornelli1]

Michael Phelps and Slater are the best American atletes that came out in the last 30 years, both immensely inteligent, charismatic and humble, a lessson to all the young big egos out there, out to impress people

[@SeanLKearns]

Surfing is the sport you can do from age 6 to age 60.

[@edp3202]

Like golf and bowling

[@brockman562]

Ripper. Shredder.

[@nomercy525]

I love you mirror. I just love you.

[@keylay9453]

Slater's head is so pointy

[@whoozworldizthis4221]

It's like the shape of a wave

[@ChrundleTGreat]

I think Laird Hamilton is like 58 and is still competing. I may be wrong.

[@Waterman1000]

Wrong. Laird is an all-around waterman, big wave charger, and innovator/inventor (not Slater). And Laird is really above and beyond contests frankly; he doesn’t enter them and hasn’t since he was very young. He realized they’re a hotbed of bureaucracy and politics-and also that they’re such a limited and narrow slice of the waterman’s world of ocean sports.

[@MrMAgoo-cb4wz]

Wow. A truly beautiful bald man with blue eyes. Amazing

[@edp3202]

Word

[@borntwice4724]

What ever happened to Slate’s older brother?

[@rotsen995]

Garden Grove his a shaper in Sebastian and owns a surf shop.

[@mac10watp31]

Snark munched him

[@everythingreviewed1549]

i would never say he's almost 47

[@bendenton580]

My uncle surfs and is same age as Kelly. The sea is good for the health and longevity of the skin. My uncle looks ten years younger. Closest thing to a fountain of youth is the sea.

[@andrewjohnson2907]

The goat

[@Diabetesmonster]

I don't have a job 😭

[@GodlyCarnage]

I could listen to Kelly talk all day. And it’s sick he was mates with Steve Irwin.

[@Kelgee3]

easy to be humble when the GOAT heh

[@crazyshot97]

46?! Holy shit, good on ya. He looks 30 if he wasn’t bald

[@fernandomaron87]

Yeah, even with the baldhead he looks 35 or so.

[@adontfuckaroun824]

Shiny head competition

[@laurencew5220]

So even family in family you dont have equality

[@DannyDee143]

when ur natty, u look good in ur 40s.

[@milanpintar]

people are killing themselves with HIT and PTs ... you should be balanced and not try to get stupid strong

[@Ryan_May_I]

Kelly slater! Whose his older brother A.C slater?🤔😉

[@patrikfrroku7215]

Didn't know Johnny Sins was a surfing professional.

[@garyst.marvelous414]

He does everything else

[@patrikfrroku7215]

@@garyst.marvelous414 right

[@trevor6048]

Heard he is a doctor and a police officer too

[@xfadedxxvenomx1428]

Really the guy has a lot of jobs

[@ammaardawood9247]

you mean you didn't know he was the greatest surfer of all time

[@TheQuadrant193]

these two look related Joe is Kelly's oldest half brother

[@andywaston]

Much respect please......😊😅😢🎉😂❤.....? Thanks for lesson on safety.

[@jesscjamez]

Kelly = Mini Rogan

[@frantyg6496]

He looks 28

[@andywaston]

Bird rock cafe.

[@tucko11]

Kelly is part fish

[@sukmikehok4674]

o.o

[@Dalbs2]

first?

[@andrewpeacock9903]

Brought to you by nair

[@harrymerrett8449]

bald off

[@jiujitsuboy]

The Face/Off sequel

[@andywaston]

❤😮😊😂

[@p0werl0ve]

this guy is 40, WTF !

[@hunainh3766]

p0werl0ve *46

[@robhernandez1827]

Slats

[@cianog]

I'm sure "special sauce" doesn't play a role some where??

[@rustyshackleford7265]

Wow a pro surfer. Soooooo interesting. So much life experience which translates to every facet of my life and also every one I know

[@ASSwipe.]

Sarcasm?

[@apage611]

well aren't you a cheerful chap.

[@rustyshackleford7265]

@@apage611 Maybe but I'm not wrong

[@ASSwipe.]

@@rustyshackleford7265 lmao don't be so angry young surfers all around the world look up to him the samd as young football players looks up to Tom brady. Just because you dont like doesnt mean you gotta say some stupid shit on youtube and make yourself seem very ignorant. And i hope you dont come to the joe rogam show for life changing advice pal

[@newportnelson]

Rusy Shackleford Lets be honest, you're most likely the type of person that doesn't have much going on in terms of excitement anyway, in all facets of your life.