US surfer Kelly Slater competes during the Margaret River Pro surfing competition at Margaret River, in Perth Western Australia on April 15, 2024. Image: COLIN MURTY / AFP, said on Tuesday “this feels like the end” after being knocked out of a competition in Australia and losing his place on the world tour.
Slater did not definitively say he was retiring and has hinted several times before that his professional surfing career was over.‘Everything comes to an end’ – Kelly Slater “Everything comes to an end,” said Slater, who has been compared to basketball’s Michael Jordan in how his fame transcended his sport.“My motivation just hasn’t quite been there to really put in that 100 percent that everyone is doing now.”
“What you did for the sport of surfing is unrivalled. Pushing the limits of what is possible,” Fanning wrote on Instagram.“Thank you for all the memories and battles.”
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