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doggie
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3 Nov 2011 8:34am
Is he the best sportsman ever!?!
weiry
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3 Nov 2011 10:49am
After

Muhammad Ali

Jack Nicklaus

Sir Don Bradman
lightwood
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3 Nov 2011 11:51am
Babe Ruth
62mac
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3 Nov 2011 9:09am
John Holmes is better
BulldogPup
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3 Nov 2011 9:15am
^^^^^^ hahahahahahahaha!
Loved mark Occhilupo & Dennis Fot Lillee was a hero when young
Rex
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3 Nov 2011 9:18am
doggie said...

Is he the best sportsman ever!?!


I believe he possibly could be a contender.

jbshack
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3 Nov 2011 10:15am
Yep a machine..
CMC
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3 Nov 2011 12:21pm
doggie said...

Is he the best sportsman ever!?!


Name another sportsman that has had such an influence on any sport from the competitive format to the equipment used.

Youngest ever world title
Oldest ever world title
Most consecutive world titles
Most ever world titles
Most heat wins
Most prize money

Has porked Pamela Anderson, Gizelle Bundchen, Cameron Diaz...... need I go on?
Prawnhead
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3 Nov 2011 1:26pm
CMC said...

doggie said...

Is he the best sportsman ever!?!


Name another sportsman that has had such an influence on any sport from the competitive format to the equipment used.

Youngest ever world title
Oldest ever world title
Most consecutive world titles
Most ever world titles
Most heat wins
Most prize money

Has porked Pamela Anderson, Gizelle Bundchen, Cameron Diaz...... need I go on?


heather mackay squash .....minus the porking
hoagie
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3 Nov 2011 1:28pm
CMC said...

doggie said...

Is he the best sportsman ever!?!


Name another sportsman that has had such an influence on any sport from the competitive format to the equipment used.

Youngest ever world title
Oldest ever world title
Most consecutive world titles
Most ever world titles
Most heat wins
Most prize money

Has porked Pamela Anderson, Gizelle Bundchen, Cameron Diaz...... need I go on?



The last line gets him the title of the greatest, let alone his surfing.
To be able to stay at the top for nearly 20 years in any sport or work is an amazing feat.
Awesome effort and very inspiring for all.
doggie
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3 Nov 2011 10:31am
CMC said...

doggie said...

Is he the best sportsman ever!?!


Name another sportsman that has had such an influence on any sport from the competitive format to the equipment used.

Youngest ever world title
Oldest ever world title
Most consecutive world titles
Most ever world titles
Most heat wins
Most prize money

Has porked Pamela Anderson, Gizelle Bundchen, Cameron Diaz...... need I go on?



Nope, Im done
weiry
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3 Nov 2011 1:03pm
hoagie said...

CMC said...

doggie said...

Is he the best sportsman ever!?!


Name another sportsman that has had such an influence on any sport from the competitive format to the equipment used.

Youngest ever world title
Oldest ever world title
Most consecutive world titles
Most ever world titles
Most heat wins
Most prize money

Has porked Pamela Anderson, Gizelle Bundchen, Cameron Diaz...... need I go on?



The last line gets him the title of the greatest,


tiger woods could do that in one night.
CMC
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3 Nov 2011 1:44pm
weiry said...

hoagie said...

CMC said...

doggie said...

Is he the best sportsman ever!?!


Name another sportsman that has had such an influence on any sport from the competitive format to the equipment used.

Youngest ever world title
Oldest ever world title
Most consecutive world titles
Most ever world titles
Most heat wins
Most prize money

Has porked Pamela Anderson, Gizelle Bundchen, Cameron Diaz...... need I go on?



The last line gets him the title of the greatest,


tiger woods could do that in one night.


Yep but then he'd lose all his sponsors, his family and wouldnt be able to play as well anymore.

Kelly on the other hand does it, gets paid more, lifts his performance and racks up a couple more titles beating kids less than half his age in a more dynamic, athletic way.
Woodo
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3 Nov 2011 11:58am
CMC said...

doggie said...

Is he the best sportsman ever!?!


Name another sportsman that has had such an influence on any sport from the competitive format to the equipment used.

Youngest ever world title
Oldest ever world title
Most consecutive world titles
Most ever world titles
Most heat wins
Most prize money

Has porked Pamela Anderson, Gizelle Bundchen, Cameron Diaz...... need I go on?



Travis Pastrana has/is giving it a fair nudge.

But Kelly is definitly a freak of nature.
Mark _australia
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3 Nov 2011 2:25pm
Slater - 11 in a row

Bjorn Dunkerbeck 12 world championships, covering 3 disciplines (waves sailing and racing beign completely different, nobody has been world champions in both like 5 or 6 times as he has)

Doggie, not taking anythign away from Slater he is awesome, just saying there are others.
doggie
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3 Nov 2011 4:16pm
Mark _australia said...

Slater - 11 in a row

Bjorn Dunkerbeck 12 world championships, covering 3 disciplines (waves sailing and racing beign completely different, nobody has been world champions in both like 5 or 6 times as he has)

Doggie, not taking anythign away from Slater he is awesome, just saying there are others.



Did he ever decide to skip a comp and still win the world championship? Cos thats what Slater did
oceanfire
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3 Nov 2011 4:28pm
doggie said...
... and still the world championship? Cos thats what Slater did


What percentage alcohol did it come out as?
doggie
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3 Nov 2011 4:39pm
oceanfire said...

doggie said...
... and still win the world championship? Cos thats what Slater did


What percentage alcohol did it come out as?


Sorry had to fix that one
kiteboy dave
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Mark _australia
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3 Nov 2011 5:45pm
doggie said...

Mark _australia said...

Slater - 11 in a row

Bjorn Dunkerbeck 12 world championships, covering 3 disciplines (waves sailing and racing beign completely different, nobody has been world champions in both like 5 or 6 times as he has)

Doggie, not taking anythign away from Slater he is awesome, just saying there are others.



Did he ever decide to skip a comp and still win the world championship? Cos thats what Slater did


He won so much I would bet there was plenty of years he could have given the last couple of events a miss and still have been world champ - but I'm not gonna sit down and do the math
doggie
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3 Nov 2011 5:55pm
Mark _australia said...

doggie said...

Mark _australia said...

Slater - 11 in a row

Bjorn Dunkerbeck 12 world championships, covering 3 disciplines (waves sailing and racing beign completely different, nobody has been world champions in both like 5 or 6 times as he has)

Doggie, not taking anythign away from Slater he is awesome, just saying there are others.



Did he ever decide to skip a comp and still win the world championship? Cos thats what Slater did


He won so much I would bet there was plenty of years he could have given the last couple of events a miss and still have been world champ - but I'm not gonna sit down and do the math


I will wait with baited breath for the answer

Please use a calculator
Mark _australia
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3 Nov 2011 6:34pm
^^ not likely Nate
laceys lane
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3 Nov 2011 8:47pm
you have to look at the dynamics of being pro surfer, or at least like him.

they are very fit- try paddling one of his size boards

balance, finesse , ability, agility, strenght,' bravery', determination- everything a top gymnastics champion has, plus ocean awareness, wave knowledge and so on

then add a competitive drive to stay ahead of the youngest and best for decades.

even the great MR only managed four titles


who else has done that with the requirements needed to stay at the top for decades.


golfers- don't make me laugh. sure its hard to win, but these guys hang around for lifetimes.

there are plenty of other elite sportsman outside surfing calling him one of the best ever

Mark _australia
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3 Nov 2011 7:39pm
^^^ Lacey like I said - Bjorn. He did all that you mention in wave sailing but also in racing which is completely different.
And for more world titles than Kelly (so far lol)

Slater - fully awesome. But to say he is without competition by other sportsmen .... hmmmm.......
seafever17
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4 Nov 2011 12:07am
Mark _australia said...

^^^ Lacey like I said - Bjorn. He did all that you mention in wave sailing but also in racing which is completely different.
And for more world titles than Kelly (so far lol)

Slater - fully awesome. But to say he is without competition by other sportsmen .... hmmmm.......



Fair call Mark. But hardly anyone windsurfs!

He competed in both to make up the numbers.Good lad that he was.
ewan kite
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5 Nov 2011 12:20am
yer hes a freak



DUDE
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5 Nov 2011 12:42am
How many world titles does Robby Naish have?
Mark _australia
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4 Nov 2011 9:55pm
DUDE said...

How many world titles does Robby Naish have?


7 or something

BUT he won heaps in windsurfing, 1st world championship at 13 years old (?) and then when he took up kiting he still won 2 worlds in 1998 and 1999 ish

That says something about him as true talent



theDoctor
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5 Nov 2011 1:23am


Kelly is a girls name
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4 Nov 2011 10:32pm
ewan kite said...





Is a shaved head the 'comb-over' of the new millennium ?

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4 Nov 2011 10:59pm
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