Kelly Slater won his ninth world surfing championship today in Mundaka, Spain. He dominated five of the seasons first eight contests, building up enough points to clinch with two events left.Slater also won the event six times between 1992 and 1998 and then again in 2005 and 2006.Though Slater initially retired after the 2006 season, he Replica Cartier w25066z6 Santos Demoiselle Watch came back to dominate. Will he surf again next year? “Always, surfing is a constant challenge, he said in a press release. I’m sure when I’m eighty I’ll think I’ll be getting better. It is just my life and it never ends.”More to Come...
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