1 00:00:01,967 --> 00:00:04,900 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:04,967 --> 00:00:12,000 ♪ ♪ 3 00:00:14,233 --> 00:00:15,733 male narrator: The following 4 00:00:14,233 --> 00:00:15,733 is a presentation 5 00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:17,300 of HBO Sports. 6 00:00:22,100 --> 00:00:24,067 [waves crashing] 7 00:00:34,733 --> 00:00:37,800 Ever since he can remember, 8 00:00:34,733 --> 00:00:37,800 they've beckoned him. 9 00:00:40,967 --> 00:00:43,000 For so much 10 00:00:40,967 --> 00:00:43,000 of the rest of the world 11 00:00:43,067 --> 00:00:45,700 they offer a peace 12 00:00:43,067 --> 00:00:45,700 to revel in, 13 00:00:45,767 --> 00:00:48,067 a fleeting connection 14 00:00:45,767 --> 00:00:48,067 to eternity. 15 00:00:48,133 --> 00:00:49,400 ["Taro" by Alt-J] 16 00:00:49,467 --> 00:00:52,867 But to this man they're 17 00:00:49,467 --> 00:00:52,867 something far different. 18 00:00:52,933 --> 00:00:54,267 To Kelly Slater, 19 00:00:54,333 --> 00:00:57,767 the ocean waves 20 00:00:54,333 --> 00:00:57,767 are how he measures himself. 21 00:00:57,833 --> 00:00:58,767 ♪ ♪ 22 00:00:58,833 --> 00:01:04,067 - ♪ Indo ♪ 23 00:01:04,133 --> 00:01:06,733 ♪ China, 24 00:01:04,133 --> 00:01:06,733 capa jumps jeep ♪ 25 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:09,467 ♪ Two feet creep up the road ♪ 26 00:01:09,533 --> 00:01:12,267 ♪ To photo, to record ♪ 27 00:01:12,333 --> 00:01:15,267 ♪ Meat lumps and war ♪ 28 00:01:15,333 --> 00:01:17,867 ♪ They advance 29 00:01:15,333 --> 00:01:17,867 as does his chance ♪ 30 00:01:17,933 --> 00:01:22,500 ♪ Oh, oh, oh-oh ♪ 31 00:01:22,567 --> 00:01:25,267 ♪ Very yellow-white flash ♪ 32 00:01:25,333 --> 00:01:26,800 ♪ ♪ 33 00:01:26,867 --> 00:01:29,100 narrator: From the moment 34 00:01:26,867 --> 00:01:29,100 he came on the surfing scene 35 00:01:29,167 --> 00:01:30,800 decades ago, 36 00:01:30,867 --> 00:01:33,100 becoming the youngest 37 00:01:30,867 --> 00:01:33,100 men's world champion 38 00:01:33,167 --> 00:01:35,367 in the history of the sport, 39 00:01:35,433 --> 00:01:38,933 no one has captivated 40 00:01:35,433 --> 00:01:38,933 this world so completely, 41 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,700 impacted it so profoundly, 42 00:01:41,767 --> 00:01:45,900 or worked so hard 43 00:01:41,767 --> 00:01:45,900 to dominate it so decisively. 44 00:01:45,967 --> 00:01:51,000 - ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ 45 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:53,967 narrator: 46 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:53,967 And that dedication, 47 00:01:54,033 --> 00:01:55,233 that hunger, 48 00:01:55,300 --> 00:01:59,233 and stubborn unwillingness 49 00:01:55,300 --> 00:01:59,233 to let time dictate his story, 50 00:01:59,300 --> 00:02:00,933 turned him into 51 00:01:59,300 --> 00:02:00,933 surfing's oldest 52 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:02,567 men's world champion as well. 53 00:02:02,633 --> 00:02:06,933 ♪ ♪ 54 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:09,200 ♪ Hey, Taro ♪ 55 00:02:09,267 --> 00:02:12,833 narrator: Now ever more 56 00:02:09,267 --> 00:02:12,833 remarkably, at the age of 47, 57 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:14,633 he's still a more than 58 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:14,633 formidable presence 59 00:02:14,700 --> 00:02:17,367 in every contest he enters. 60 00:02:17,433 --> 00:02:18,900 And none 61 00:02:17,433 --> 00:02:18,900 are more important to him 62 00:02:18,967 --> 00:02:20,367 than the upcoming Pipe Masters 63 00:02:20,433 --> 00:02:23,033 on Hawaii's vaunted 64 00:02:20,433 --> 00:02:23,033 North Shore 65 00:02:23,100 --> 00:02:24,333 where some of the world's 66 00:02:23,100 --> 00:02:24,333 biggest 67 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:25,867 and most dangerous waves 68 00:02:25,933 --> 00:02:28,700 have always made this 69 00:02:25,933 --> 00:02:28,700 the ultimate place 70 00:02:28,767 --> 00:02:31,333 for Kelly Slater 71 00:02:28,767 --> 00:02:31,333 to measure himself. 72 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,833 - ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ 73 00:02:33,900 --> 00:02:36,967 ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 74 00:02:37,033 --> 00:02:39,233 narrator: In surfing, 75 00:02:37,033 --> 00:02:39,233 success is determined 76 00:02:39,300 --> 00:02:41,700 by an ability 77 00:02:39,300 --> 00:02:41,700 to be poised and present 78 00:02:41,767 --> 00:02:45,933 as the elements break apart 79 00:02:41,767 --> 00:02:45,933 all around you. 80 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,433 If only life always let us 81 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,433 live in the moment 82 00:02:48,500 --> 00:02:49,700 so completely. 83 00:02:49,767 --> 00:02:52,833 - ♪ Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh ♪ 84 00:02:52,900 --> 00:02:54,233 ♪ Ooh ♪ 85 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,167 narrator: This is the story 86 00:02:54,300 --> 00:02:56,167 of an athlete 87 00:02:56,233 --> 00:03:00,167 who doesn't know 88 00:02:56,233 --> 00:03:00,167 how many tests he has left 89 00:03:00,233 --> 00:03:02,300 and a look at a man 90 00:03:00,233 --> 00:03:02,300 who still cherishes 91 00:03:02,367 --> 00:03:05,500 the rush of the passion 92 00:03:02,367 --> 00:03:05,500 that's forever defined him 93 00:03:05,567 --> 00:03:07,267 heading towards 94 00:03:05,567 --> 00:03:07,267 as big an event 95 00:03:07,333 --> 00:03:10,500 as his sport has to offer. 96 00:03:10,567 --> 00:03:15,433 This is "24/7: Kelly Slater." 97 00:03:15,500 --> 00:03:18,033 [dramatic music] 98 00:03:18,100 --> 00:03:25,200 ♪ ♪ 99 00:03:34,033 --> 00:03:36,567 [waves crashing] 100 00:03:41,333 --> 00:03:42,767 - Okay. 101 00:03:47,767 --> 00:03:49,967 - How hard is it for you 102 00:03:47,767 --> 00:03:49,967 to turn your back on the ocean? 103 00:03:50,033 --> 00:03:51,600 - Yeah, it's hard not 104 00:03:50,033 --> 00:03:51,600 to look at it. 105 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:53,733 Like, I wanna be on that side 106 00:03:51,667 --> 00:03:53,733 looking that way. 107 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:55,133 This is, uh--I don't know. 108 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,333 The ocean's mesmerizing, 109 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,333 you know? 110 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:59,133 You just--[inhales deeply] 111 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:00,233 even if you're not surfing, 112 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:02,400 I just like 113 00:04:00,300 --> 00:04:02,400 staring at the ocean. 114 00:04:02,467 --> 00:04:03,633 I just think-- 115 00:04:02,467 --> 00:04:03,633 I don't know, like, 116 00:04:03,700 --> 00:04:05,267 I don't know how I'd live 117 00:04:03,700 --> 00:04:05,267 without an ocean. 118 00:04:05,333 --> 00:04:06,300 [upbeat ukulele music] 119 00:04:06,367 --> 00:04:09,267 - [singing in Hawaiian] 120 00:04:09,333 --> 00:04:16,233 ♪ ♪ 121 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:18,967 narrator: If the ocean 122 00:04:16,300 --> 00:04:18,967 is an essential driving force 123 00:04:19,033 --> 00:04:20,833 for all of life on Earth, 124 00:04:20,900 --> 00:04:24,033 here on this chain of islands 125 00:04:20,900 --> 00:04:24,033 in the North Pacific 126 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:27,933 the majestic means 127 00:04:24,100 --> 00:04:27,933 by which sea crashes into land 128 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,833 has mesmerized locals and 129 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,833 visitors alike for centuries. 130 00:04:31,900 --> 00:04:33,833 ♪ ♪ 131 00:04:33,900 --> 00:04:35,133 Looking at it that way, 132 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,100 Kelly Slater was long ago 133 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,100 just another surfer 134 00:04:38,167 --> 00:04:41,000 who came to Hawaii 135 00:04:38,167 --> 00:04:41,000 for the waves. 136 00:04:41,067 --> 00:04:44,333 But of course, that's 137 00:04:41,067 --> 00:04:44,333 just the start of the story, 138 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,900 and not merely because 139 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,900 he's Kelly Slater 140 00:04:46,967 --> 00:04:50,533 but because this is 141 00:04:46,967 --> 00:04:50,533 the fabled North Shore of Oahu 142 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,933 and the wave 143 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:52,933 they call Pipeline. 144 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:59,733 ♪ ♪ 145 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,000 - As a kid, a friend of mine 146 00:05:05,067 --> 00:05:07,367 had a picture of Pipeline 147 00:05:05,067 --> 00:05:07,367 on his wall, 148 00:05:07,433 --> 00:05:09,233 and from the time I was 149 00:05:07,433 --> 00:05:09,233 probably eight years old 150 00:05:09,300 --> 00:05:11,100 I just used to imagine 151 00:05:09,300 --> 00:05:11,100 that wave and think, 152 00:05:11,167 --> 00:05:13,200 "Gosh, I'll nev--there's 153 00:05:11,167 --> 00:05:13,200 no way I'll ever ride that." 154 00:05:13,267 --> 00:05:14,533 You know, like, 155 00:05:13,267 --> 00:05:14,533 it used to scare me 156 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:15,633 but it was one of those things 157 00:05:15,700 --> 00:05:16,767 where I would sit there 158 00:05:15,700 --> 00:05:16,767 sometimes 159 00:05:16,833 --> 00:05:19,800 and just stand in his room 160 00:05:16,833 --> 00:05:19,800 and stare at this wave. 161 00:05:19,867 --> 00:05:22,167 Pipeline's our Mecca, 162 00:05:19,867 --> 00:05:22,167 Hawaii's our Mecca. 163 00:05:22,233 --> 00:05:23,767 It's the place we all 164 00:05:22,233 --> 00:05:23,767 have to go as surfers 165 00:05:23,833 --> 00:05:26,700 to prove ourselves and to test 166 00:05:23,833 --> 00:05:26,700 ourselves and to live out, 167 00:05:26,767 --> 00:05:28,333 you know, your dream 168 00:05:26,767 --> 00:05:28,333 you have as a kid. 169 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:32,233 ♪ ♪ 170 00:05:32,300 --> 00:05:34,200 narrator: The kid who once 171 00:05:32,300 --> 00:05:34,200 dreamed of surfing here 172 00:05:34,267 --> 00:05:36,067 has now been coming 173 00:05:34,267 --> 00:05:36,067 to this shore 174 00:05:36,133 --> 00:05:38,833 for upwards of 35 years. 175 00:05:38,900 --> 00:05:42,367 The Florida native spends 176 00:05:38,900 --> 00:05:42,367 several months a year in Oahu, 177 00:05:42,433 --> 00:05:43,767 in a setting that offers 178 00:05:43,833 --> 00:05:46,767 a sense of solace and comfort 179 00:05:43,833 --> 00:05:46,767 along with its surf. 180 00:05:46,833 --> 00:05:48,600 [dramatic music] 181 00:05:48,667 --> 00:05:51,000 And today will be the 182 00:05:48,667 --> 00:05:51,000 first day he'll surf Pipeline 183 00:05:51,067 --> 00:05:53,367 since arriving 184 00:05:51,067 --> 00:05:53,367 in early November, 185 00:05:53,433 --> 00:05:54,633 having waited more than a week 186 00:05:54,700 --> 00:05:57,100 for the conditions 187 00:05:54,700 --> 00:05:57,100 to be right. 188 00:05:57,167 --> 00:05:59,367 - Pipeline is just-- 189 00:05:59,433 --> 00:06:03,233 I feel like I've built my life 190 00:05:59,433 --> 00:06:03,233 around it on many levels. 191 00:06:03,300 --> 00:06:06,700 It's the wave I look most 192 00:06:03,300 --> 00:06:06,700 forward to surfing every year. 193 00:06:06,767 --> 00:06:08,933 There have been just 194 00:06:06,767 --> 00:06:08,933 generations of surfers 195 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,833 who've lived their life 196 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:10,833 by Pipeline. 197 00:06:10,900 --> 00:06:12,833 There's really no wave like it 198 00:06:10,900 --> 00:06:12,833 in the world. 199 00:06:12,900 --> 00:06:17,933 ♪ ♪ 200 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,600 narrator: Pipeline is the 201 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,600 setting for the final event 202 00:06:20,667 --> 00:06:22,667 of the World Surf League 203 00:06:20,667 --> 00:06:22,667 season, 204 00:06:22,733 --> 00:06:24,700 the Billabong Pipe Masters, 205 00:06:24,767 --> 00:06:27,733 set to get underway 206 00:06:24,767 --> 00:06:27,733 on December 8th. 207 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:29,533 Slater has won the contest 208 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,467 more than anyone else 209 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:31,467 in the sport. 210 00:06:31,533 --> 00:06:33,200 ♪ ♪ 211 00:06:33,267 --> 00:06:36,500 - I have won the Pipe Masters 212 00:06:33,267 --> 00:06:36,500 seven times. 213 00:06:36,567 --> 00:06:40,267 I've competed in it 214 00:06:36,567 --> 00:06:40,267 about 28 times. 215 00:06:40,333 --> 00:06:42,433 If there's an event on tour 216 00:06:40,333 --> 00:06:42,433 that favors me, 217 00:06:42,500 --> 00:06:43,467 it would be this one 218 00:06:43,533 --> 00:06:44,467 just 'cause of my experience 219 00:06:44,533 --> 00:06:47,033 and the confidence I've had 220 00:06:44,533 --> 00:06:47,033 surfing heats 221 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:48,933 and how well I know the wave 222 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:48,933 and that sort of thing. 223 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:51,933 [dreamy music] 224 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,033 ♪ ♪ 225 00:06:54,100 --> 00:06:56,400 If I could win 226 00:06:54,100 --> 00:06:56,400 the Pipe Masters this year 227 00:06:56,467 --> 00:06:58,800 and if it was the last contest 228 00:06:56,467 --> 00:06:58,800 I ever won in my career, 229 00:06:58,867 --> 00:07:01,467 I would die a happy man, 230 00:06:58,867 --> 00:07:01,467 for sure. 231 00:07:01,533 --> 00:07:02,833 narrator: 232 00:07:01,533 --> 00:07:02,833 These days the notion 233 00:07:02,900 --> 00:07:05,633 of Kelly Slater's competitive 234 00:07:02,900 --> 00:07:05,633 career coming to a close 235 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:08,600 has been hotly 236 00:07:05,700 --> 00:07:08,600 speculated about, 237 00:07:08,667 --> 00:07:10,333 owing in part to remarks made 238 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:15,400 by the 47-year-old 11-time 239 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:15,400 world champion himself. 240 00:07:15,467 --> 00:07:17,133 - This is a funny year 241 00:07:15,467 --> 00:07:17,133 'cause I-- 242 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:18,267 last year I announced 243 00:07:18,333 --> 00:07:20,667 that this was likely 244 00:07:18,333 --> 00:07:20,667 gonna be my retirement year. 245 00:07:20,733 --> 00:07:23,167 Then I've kinda gone 246 00:07:20,733 --> 00:07:23,167 a little bit cold on that, 247 00:07:23,233 --> 00:07:25,667 not that I won't 248 00:07:23,233 --> 00:07:25,667 but not that I will. 249 00:07:25,733 --> 00:07:27,267 You know, people say, 250 00:07:25,733 --> 00:07:27,267 "I wanna go out on top," 251 00:07:27,333 --> 00:07:28,267 that kind of thing. 252 00:07:28,333 --> 00:07:30,367 Of course, we all want 253 00:07:28,333 --> 00:07:30,367 to go out on top. 254 00:07:30,433 --> 00:07:33,633 I want to go out 255 00:07:30,433 --> 00:07:33,633 when the battery's just done. 256 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:35,967 Like, I just want-- 257 00:07:33,700 --> 00:07:35,967 I wanna kill that battery. 258 00:07:36,033 --> 00:07:38,033 That competitive surfing 259 00:07:36,033 --> 00:07:38,033 battery 260 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:39,900 and just throw it 261 00:07:38,100 --> 00:07:39,900 out the window and be like, 262 00:07:39,967 --> 00:07:41,133 "All right, I'm done." 263 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,433 ♪ ♪ 264 00:07:44,500 --> 00:07:46,867 [machete clacking] 265 00:07:51,967 --> 00:07:53,800 narrator: If the waves 266 00:07:51,967 --> 00:07:53,800 are what once attracted 267 00:07:53,867 --> 00:07:56,800 a 12-year-old boy here 268 00:07:53,867 --> 00:07:56,800 from halfway around the world 269 00:07:56,867 --> 00:07:59,667 in Cocoa Beach, Florida, 270 00:07:56,867 --> 00:07:59,667 they're in fact 271 00:07:59,733 --> 00:08:03,600 just the start of the 272 00:07:59,733 --> 00:08:03,600 North Shore of Oahu's charms. 273 00:08:03,667 --> 00:08:09,000 ♪ ♪ 274 00:08:09,067 --> 00:08:12,600 They say everything 275 00:08:09,067 --> 00:08:12,600 moves a little slower here... 276 00:08:12,667 --> 00:08:15,300 even time itself. 277 00:08:15,367 --> 00:08:19,400 Shoes, shirts, and stress 278 00:08:15,367 --> 00:08:19,400 are in short supply. 279 00:08:19,467 --> 00:08:21,400 While seven miles of beaches 280 00:08:21,467 --> 00:08:26,300 are never more than a walk 281 00:08:21,467 --> 00:08:26,300 or a short ride away-- 282 00:08:26,367 --> 00:08:29,967 a gleaming playground for 283 00:08:26,367 --> 00:08:29,967 the very best in the world. 284 00:08:30,033 --> 00:08:31,833 [children shouting and playing] 285 00:08:31,900 --> 00:08:33,533 - Hawaii sort of raised me, 286 00:08:31,900 --> 00:08:33,533 you know? 287 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:37,067 I--the culture here, 288 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:37,067 the people, the community. 289 00:08:37,133 --> 00:08:39,600 I think it's formed 290 00:08:37,133 --> 00:08:39,600 a lot of who I am. 291 00:08:39,667 --> 00:08:42,667 Really has become, uh, 292 00:08:42,733 --> 00:08:43,767 my second home. 293 00:08:43,833 --> 00:08:45,933 It is the one place 294 00:08:43,833 --> 00:08:45,933 where everyone ends up at 295 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,367 from the surf world 296 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,367 in the winter. 297 00:08:48,433 --> 00:08:51,633 We all do go to Australia 298 00:08:48,433 --> 00:08:51,633 and we all do go to Europe 299 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:52,800 and places like that, 300 00:08:51,700 --> 00:08:52,800 but there's nowhere 301 00:08:52,867 --> 00:08:53,900 that's like the North Shore 302 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,433 where everything's 303 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,433 tightly condensed in one place 304 00:08:56,500 --> 00:08:58,833 and you get the competitors 305 00:08:56,500 --> 00:08:58,833 and the free surfers 306 00:08:58,900 --> 00:09:01,433 and the people who are just 307 00:08:58,900 --> 00:09:01,433 traveling for a good vacation 308 00:09:01,500 --> 00:09:03,033 all going at the same time. 309 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:04,567 It just-- 310 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:04,567 it doesn't happen in France, 311 00:09:04,633 --> 00:09:08,133 it doesn't happen in Brazil 312 00:09:04,633 --> 00:09:08,133 or Florida or California. 313 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,533 Just--Hawaii's 314 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:11,533 real different like that. 315 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,600 It's a place that definitely 316 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,600 brings everyone together. 317 00:09:14,667 --> 00:09:15,700 We're all here to surf 318 00:09:15,767 --> 00:09:17,100 and maybe get the best wave 319 00:09:15,767 --> 00:09:17,100 of our life 320 00:09:17,167 --> 00:09:20,467 and the best experience, 321 00:09:17,167 --> 00:09:20,467 but... 322 00:09:20,533 --> 00:09:22,067 everyone wants that wave. 323 00:09:22,133 --> 00:09:23,933 ♪ ♪ 324 00:09:25,633 --> 00:09:27,733 [waves crashing] 325 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,000 narrator: 326 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:29,000 That's all not to say 327 00:09:29,067 --> 00:09:31,800 that competition 328 00:09:29,067 --> 00:09:31,800 isn't part of the routine. 329 00:09:31,867 --> 00:09:33,033 - Go check it out in here. 330 00:09:33,100 --> 00:09:34,600 narrator: And while 331 00:09:33,100 --> 00:09:34,600 December's Pipe Masters 332 00:09:34,667 --> 00:09:36,133 will serve, as always, 333 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,700 as the biggest event 334 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,700 of the season here, 335 00:09:38,767 --> 00:09:41,433 it also is the last of three 336 00:09:38,767 --> 00:09:41,433 North Shore events 337 00:09:41,500 --> 00:09:43,667 known as 338 00:09:41,500 --> 00:09:43,667 surfing's Triple Crown. 339 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:45,733 - What's happening here? 340 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,100 narrator: The first 341 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,100 is just a few days away, 342 00:09:47,167 --> 00:09:48,433 the Hawaiian Pro, 343 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:52,267 held at another famed location 344 00:09:48,500 --> 00:09:52,267 on the shore, Haleiwa. 345 00:09:52,333 --> 00:09:55,533 - One of my favorite waves 346 00:09:52,333 --> 00:09:55,533 in the whole world is Haleiwa. 347 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,700 Between Haleiwa and Pipeline, 348 00:09:57,767 --> 00:09:59,300 those are the two waves 349 00:09:57,767 --> 00:09:59,300 on the North Shore 350 00:09:59,367 --> 00:10:01,233 I think that bring the best 351 00:09:59,367 --> 00:10:01,233 out in what I have to offer, 352 00:10:01,300 --> 00:10:02,367 surfing-wise. 353 00:10:02,433 --> 00:10:04,567 Couple of contest guys 354 00:10:02,433 --> 00:10:04,567 practicing. 355 00:10:04,633 --> 00:10:07,200 Which is funny, 'cause it's-- 356 00:10:04,633 --> 00:10:07,200 it'll be a lot bigger than this 357 00:10:07,267 --> 00:10:09,133 but maybe just 358 00:10:07,267 --> 00:10:09,133 getting a feel for it 359 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,100 and you can kinda get in 360 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,100 the line-up and see-- 361 00:10:12,167 --> 00:10:13,333 and kinda get in the ocean 362 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,033 and feel your line-ups 363 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:15,033 a little bit. 364 00:10:15,100 --> 00:10:16,267 When we're sitting out there, 365 00:10:16,333 --> 00:10:18,600 we look back up at different 366 00:10:16,333 --> 00:10:18,600 trees and buildings and stuff 367 00:10:18,667 --> 00:10:19,633 and you-- 368 00:10:19,700 --> 00:10:21,200 you get your-- 369 00:10:21,267 --> 00:10:22,933 you kinda get two points 370 00:10:21,267 --> 00:10:22,933 and you make a straight line 371 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:24,067 and get your line-up, you know. 372 00:10:24,133 --> 00:10:25,933 And if you get one point 373 00:10:24,133 --> 00:10:25,933 over there, 374 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,300 one line that way and one line 375 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,300 that way and you triangulate 376 00:10:28,367 --> 00:10:30,067 and you know exactly 377 00:10:28,367 --> 00:10:30,067 where you are on the reef. 378 00:10:30,133 --> 00:10:33,333 Pretty basic way 379 00:10:30,133 --> 00:10:33,333 to line yourself up out there. 380 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:34,600 This year 381 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:34,600 I've entered Haleiwa. 382 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:37,000 I don't generally surf 383 00:10:34,667 --> 00:10:37,000 the whole Triple Crown 384 00:10:37,067 --> 00:10:39,333 but I'm surfing the event 385 00:10:37,067 --> 00:10:39,333 this year. 386 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,033 Luckily, thankfully, 387 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,033 I'm surfing it because, um, 388 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:44,467 the swell forecast 389 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:44,467 looks really good. 390 00:10:44,533 --> 00:10:46,967 It's probably the best forecast 391 00:10:44,533 --> 00:10:46,967 I've seen for Haleiwa in years 392 00:10:47,033 --> 00:10:49,467 for the event, 393 00:10:47,033 --> 00:10:49,467 so I'm super excited. 394 00:10:49,533 --> 00:10:53,333 [dramatic music] 395 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,667 narrator: A strong showing 396 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,667 at the event at Haleiwa 397 00:10:55,733 --> 00:10:58,600 could offer Slater 398 00:10:55,733 --> 00:10:58,600 a dose of renewed confidence 399 00:10:58,667 --> 00:11:01,533 heading into Pipeline 400 00:10:58,667 --> 00:11:01,533 in a few week's time, 401 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:06,033 following a 2019 season that 402 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:06,033 so far has fallen well short 403 00:11:06,100 --> 00:11:08,633 of his own lofty standards. 404 00:11:08,700 --> 00:11:09,800 - Kelly Slater-- 405 00:11:09,867 --> 00:11:12,600 oh, just unable 406 00:11:09,867 --> 00:11:12,600 to finish off there. 407 00:11:12,667 --> 00:11:15,667 - To be in tenth 408 00:11:12,667 --> 00:11:15,667 coming into the last event? 409 00:11:15,733 --> 00:11:16,667 I don't know. 410 00:11:16,733 --> 00:11:18,500 I'm not happy with it. 411 00:11:16,733 --> 00:11:18,500 [chuckles] 412 00:11:18,567 --> 00:11:20,433 - Lining up for the alley-oop 413 00:11:18,567 --> 00:11:20,433 on the end section-- 414 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:21,733 - No! 415 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:23,733 - Not quite enough for Kelly. 416 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:25,167 - I can think back on, like, 417 00:11:25,233 --> 00:11:28,267 either a wave or a heat I had 418 00:11:25,233 --> 00:11:28,267 at a couple events 419 00:11:28,333 --> 00:11:29,533 where I felt like I'd 420 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,300 kind of started 421 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,300 getting my stride a little bit, 422 00:11:31,367 --> 00:11:35,833 but I'd have to say I'm not 423 00:11:31,367 --> 00:11:35,833 real happy with my performance. 424 00:11:35,900 --> 00:11:38,000 - Slater really seems focused 425 00:11:38,067 --> 00:11:39,367 and he's chasing 426 00:11:38,067 --> 00:11:39,367 a big number here. 427 00:11:39,433 --> 00:11:41,933 That wave 428 00:11:39,433 --> 00:11:41,933 just not cooperating. 429 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,700 - Last five events--I've 430 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:44,700 won all those events before 431 00:11:44,767 --> 00:11:47,900 and the best I did in the 432 00:11:44,767 --> 00:11:47,900 last five--it was ninth place, 433 00:11:47,967 --> 00:11:49,167 so I look back at that 434 00:11:47,967 --> 00:11:49,167 and I'm like, 435 00:11:49,233 --> 00:11:52,167 "I don't know if I could 436 00:11:49,233 --> 00:11:52,167 surf those five events again 437 00:11:52,233 --> 00:11:54,900 all in a row and do as bad 438 00:11:52,233 --> 00:11:54,900 as I just did." 439 00:11:54,967 --> 00:11:56,133 That's how it feels to me. 440 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,267 What's up, Marty? 441 00:11:57,333 --> 00:12:00,200 - What's up, Kelly? 442 00:11:57,333 --> 00:12:00,200 - What's goin' on, guys? 443 00:12:00,267 --> 00:12:02,267 narrator: The truth is 444 00:12:00,267 --> 00:12:02,267 that those results 445 00:12:02,333 --> 00:12:06,367 only matter so much 446 00:12:02,333 --> 00:12:06,367 to many locals here. 447 00:12:06,433 --> 00:12:08,667 And some 48 hours 448 00:12:06,433 --> 00:12:08,667 before he's scheduled 449 00:12:08,733 --> 00:12:11,667 to attack the Haleiwa waves 450 00:12:08,733 --> 00:12:11,667 in competition, 451 00:12:11,733 --> 00:12:14,100 his presence on the beach, 452 00:12:11,733 --> 00:12:14,100 as per usual, 453 00:12:14,167 --> 00:12:16,267 attracts the attention 454 00:12:14,167 --> 00:12:16,267 of some of the North Shore's 455 00:12:16,333 --> 00:12:18,267 youngest surfing aficionados. 456 00:12:18,333 --> 00:12:20,233 - Boogie board. 457 00:12:20,300 --> 00:12:21,467 - What's up, bud? 458 00:12:21,533 --> 00:12:22,467 Hey, what's up? 459 00:12:22,533 --> 00:12:23,500 - Hi. 460 00:12:22,533 --> 00:12:23,500 [laughs] 461 00:12:23,567 --> 00:12:24,500 - [laughs] 462 00:12:23,567 --> 00:12:24,500 - High five. 463 00:12:24,567 --> 00:12:25,500 - Hi. 464 00:12:25,567 --> 00:12:27,033 What do I gotta do to win? 465 00:12:27,100 --> 00:12:29,633 - Just do some big turns 466 00:12:27,100 --> 00:12:29,633 like you always do. 467 00:12:29,700 --> 00:12:31,533 - Big open-faced turns? 468 00:12:29,700 --> 00:12:31,533 - Yeah. 469 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:32,500 - Yeah? 470 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:32,500 - And then-- 471 00:12:32,567 --> 00:12:33,500 - Barrels? 472 00:12:32,567 --> 00:12:33,500 all: Yes. 473 00:12:33,567 --> 00:12:34,767 - Tons of barrels. 474 00:12:33,567 --> 00:12:34,767 - 360s? 475 00:12:34,833 --> 00:12:35,767 all: Yeah. 476 00:12:35,833 --> 00:12:37,067 - Carving 360s? 477 00:12:35,833 --> 00:12:37,067 all: Yes. 478 00:12:37,133 --> 00:12:38,767 - Okay, all right. 479 00:12:38,833 --> 00:12:41,100 Carving 360, a big carve, 480 00:12:38,833 --> 00:12:41,100 and a barrel. 481 00:12:41,167 --> 00:12:43,567 - Yes. 482 00:12:41,167 --> 00:12:43,567 - That should win it. 483 00:12:43,633 --> 00:12:45,333 Whoa, look at this one. 484 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,600 Smash it for us, for the boys. 485 00:12:47,667 --> 00:12:49,733 - Whoa! 486 00:12:47,667 --> 00:12:49,733 - Oh, man. 487 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:50,733 No one's hittin' it. 488 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:51,867 I'm gonna go out there 489 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:51,867 and hit it for you guys. 490 00:12:51,933 --> 00:12:52,867 - Thanks! 491 00:12:51,933 --> 00:12:52,867 - Yeah. 492 00:12:52,933 --> 00:12:53,867 - I wanna see you. 493 00:12:52,933 --> 00:12:53,867 - Okay. 494 00:12:53,933 --> 00:12:54,967 - All right. 495 00:12:55,033 --> 00:12:56,167 Okay guys, I'm gonna go surf. 496 00:12:56,233 --> 00:12:58,133 - Okay, hope your shred. 497 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,133 [suspenseful music] 498 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:06,333 ♪ ♪ 499 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,233 narrator: There's a duality 500 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,233 to Slater's status 501 00:13:08,300 --> 00:13:10,767 on the tour at this point. 502 00:13:10,833 --> 00:13:13,167 He's a living legend 503 00:13:10,833 --> 00:13:13,167 who still garners respect 504 00:13:13,233 --> 00:13:15,367 in every contest he's entered, 505 00:13:15,433 --> 00:13:17,033 even as he hasn't won 506 00:13:15,433 --> 00:13:17,033 a tour event 507 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:18,833 in more than three years, 508 00:13:18,900 --> 00:13:22,900 a period that includes 509 00:13:18,900 --> 00:13:22,900 a serious foot injury in 2017 510 00:13:22,967 --> 00:13:26,067 that significantly 511 00:13:22,967 --> 00:13:26,067 curbed his schedule. 512 00:13:26,133 --> 00:13:27,633 For every up and down, 513 00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:30,267 his temperament 514 00:13:27,700 --> 00:13:30,267 has remained unchanged. 515 00:13:30,333 --> 00:13:32,567 ♪ ♪ 516 00:13:32,633 --> 00:13:33,700 - I think as a competitor 517 00:13:33,767 --> 00:13:35,233 in your mind 518 00:13:33,767 --> 00:13:35,233 you don't ever age. 519 00:13:35,300 --> 00:13:37,733 You're still approach it 520 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,700 kind of like you just want 521 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,700 to take everyone else out, 522 00:13:40,767 --> 00:13:41,967 you know, you wanna dominate. 523 00:13:42,033 --> 00:13:44,367 ♪ ♪ 524 00:13:44,433 --> 00:13:45,967 When I got on tour, 525 00:13:44,433 --> 00:13:45,967 the oldest guy on tour 526 00:13:46,033 --> 00:13:47,867 was 28 years old, I think. 527 00:13:47,933 --> 00:13:49,833 I'm almost 20 years older 528 00:13:47,933 --> 00:13:49,833 than that. 529 00:13:49,900 --> 00:13:55,100 ♪ ♪ 530 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:57,667 It's tough when you start 531 00:13:55,167 --> 00:13:57,667 losing consistently 532 00:13:57,733 --> 00:13:59,267 and you're not winning 533 00:13:57,733 --> 00:13:59,267 competition 534 00:13:59,333 --> 00:14:00,567 for a year or two years, 535 00:14:00,633 --> 00:14:02,700 you're not winning 536 00:14:00,633 --> 00:14:02,700 any contests. 537 00:14:02,767 --> 00:14:05,567 It's hard and I know 538 00:14:02,767 --> 00:14:05,567 there's people out there 539 00:14:05,633 --> 00:14:07,133 saying, "Oh, he should've 540 00:14:05,633 --> 00:14:07,133 quit a long time ago," 541 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:08,167 but I enjoy it. 542 00:14:08,233 --> 00:14:10,100 I enjoy the energy, 543 00:14:08,233 --> 00:14:10,100 I enjoy being around it. 544 00:14:10,167 --> 00:14:12,033 And to be part of that still 545 00:14:10,167 --> 00:14:12,033 for a little longer 546 00:14:12,100 --> 00:14:13,300 has been really fun for me. 547 00:14:13,367 --> 00:14:16,800 ♪ ♪ 548 00:14:19,667 --> 00:14:22,700 [thunder cracks and echoes] 549 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,667 [buzzing] 550 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,733 - Ooh, right there. 551 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:39,733 - [indistinct] 552 00:14:39,800 --> 00:14:41,400 Too much surfing? 553 00:14:41,467 --> 00:14:43,467 - I've been surfing so much 554 00:14:41,467 --> 00:14:43,467 the last couple days. 555 00:14:43,533 --> 00:14:44,800 - Oh, my goodness. 556 00:14:44,867 --> 00:14:46,600 [dreamy music] 557 00:14:46,667 --> 00:14:48,167 narrator: 558 00:14:46,667 --> 00:14:48,167 Many, many, waves ago, 559 00:14:48,233 --> 00:14:51,533 all he did to prepare 560 00:14:48,233 --> 00:14:51,533 for contests was to surf, 561 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,900 but with age 562 00:14:51,600 --> 00:14:53,900 has come the reality 563 00:14:53,967 --> 00:14:57,033 that there are other ways 564 00:14:53,967 --> 00:14:57,033 to get himself ready-- 565 00:14:57,100 --> 00:15:00,067 all in the cause of maximizing 566 00:14:57,100 --> 00:15:00,067 his chances of success 567 00:15:00,133 --> 00:15:01,833 in the coming days. 568 00:15:01,900 --> 00:15:06,567 ♪ ♪ 569 00:15:06,633 --> 00:15:07,800 - I have more aches and pains. 570 00:15:07,867 --> 00:15:10,733 I'm in denial of it sometimes, 571 00:15:07,867 --> 00:15:10,733 and I also don't think that 572 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:12,233 that's just something 573 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:12,233 you just go, 574 00:15:12,300 --> 00:15:13,233 "Oh, well, that's just 575 00:15:12,300 --> 00:15:13,233 the way it is." 576 00:15:13,300 --> 00:15:14,567 I think you can fix all that. 577 00:15:14,633 --> 00:15:17,933 So to me, all the aches 578 00:15:14,633 --> 00:15:17,933 and pains are-- 579 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,400 it's just that reminder that 580 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,400 you gotta set the time aside 581 00:15:20,467 --> 00:15:24,133 and specifically work 582 00:15:20,467 --> 00:15:24,133 on things to get them better. 583 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,767 If I were smart, I would take, 584 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,767 like, three months. 585 00:15:27,833 --> 00:15:29,633 - Off? 586 00:15:27,833 --> 00:15:29,633 - Off. 587 00:15:29,700 --> 00:15:33,433 And just be completely 588 00:15:29,700 --> 00:15:33,433 rehabbing my body, but-- 589 00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:34,633 [exhales deeply] 590 00:15:34,700 --> 00:15:36,567 You know how surfing is. 591 00:15:36,633 --> 00:15:40,100 If the waves get good, 592 00:15:36,633 --> 00:15:40,100 we just go surf all day. 593 00:15:40,167 --> 00:15:43,133 It's kind of a problem. 594 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,867 narrator: Among the focuses 595 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,867 on the table tonight, 596 00:15:45,933 --> 00:15:48,800 Slater's right foot-- 597 00:15:45,933 --> 00:15:48,800 badly broken two years ago 598 00:15:48,867 --> 00:15:51,767 and twice 599 00:15:48,867 --> 00:15:51,767 surgically repaired since. 600 00:15:51,833 --> 00:15:54,100 - It's breaking. 601 00:15:51,833 --> 00:15:54,100 Do you feel it? 602 00:15:54,167 --> 00:15:56,067 - No, it does feel softer 603 00:15:54,167 --> 00:15:56,067 than the first session. 604 00:15:56,133 --> 00:15:57,633 - Oh, my God. 605 00:15:56,133 --> 00:15:57,633 The first time was like a rock. 606 00:15:57,700 --> 00:15:59,100 - That thing--yeah, 607 00:15:57,700 --> 00:15:59,100 'cause that ligament there 608 00:15:59,167 --> 00:16:02,100 on top of the foot got so 609 00:15:59,167 --> 00:16:02,100 locked up into the scar tissue 610 00:16:02,167 --> 00:16:03,233 after the surgery. 611 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:05,867 I lost the sensation 612 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:05,867 to my three middle toes 613 00:16:05,933 --> 00:16:07,600 for, like, six months. 614 00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:09,167 ♪ ♪ 615 00:16:09,233 --> 00:16:11,833 But it's coming back. 616 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:13,100 There's that battle 617 00:16:11,900 --> 00:16:13,100 against time. 618 00:16:13,167 --> 00:16:14,533 There's that battle against 619 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:15,900 what your body's 620 00:16:14,600 --> 00:16:15,900 letting you do. 621 00:16:15,967 --> 00:16:18,867 But I feel at this point I surf 622 00:16:15,967 --> 00:16:18,867 better than I've ever surfed, 623 00:16:18,933 --> 00:16:21,667 but the body 624 00:16:18,933 --> 00:16:21,667 holds me back sometimes. 625 00:16:21,733 --> 00:16:23,433 - Okay, good luck, Kelly. 626 00:16:23,500 --> 00:16:24,500 - Perfect, thank you. 627 00:16:24,567 --> 00:16:25,500 - You're welcome. 628 00:16:25,567 --> 00:16:28,500 [waves crashing] 629 00:16:33,833 --> 00:16:35,100 - Hey, Billy. 630 00:16:33,833 --> 00:16:35,100 How's it going? 631 00:16:35,167 --> 00:16:36,100 Yeah. 632 00:16:36,167 --> 00:16:38,000 I mean, I saw a couple 633 00:16:36,167 --> 00:16:38,000 in the dark, like, 634 00:16:38,067 --> 00:16:39,967 in the six-foot range, 635 00:16:38,067 --> 00:16:39,967 you know? 636 00:16:40,033 --> 00:16:41,133 It's still 637 00:16:40,033 --> 00:16:41,133 pretty dark on it 638 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,367 but I say we green light it, 639 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:43,367 we go, 640 00:16:43,433 --> 00:16:46,200 8:00 start and we just 641 00:16:43,433 --> 00:16:46,200 go as long as we can. 642 00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:51,333 narrator: Haleiwa Beach, 643 00:16:48,100 --> 00:16:51,333 6:30 a.m., November 15th. 644 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,333 Competition director 645 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:53,333 Marty Thomas 646 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,300 has made a judgment call 647 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,300 on the surf outlook, 648 00:16:56,367 --> 00:16:59,133 and day one of the Hawaiian 649 00:16:56,367 --> 00:16:59,133 Pro tournament is underway. 650 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:00,133 - JD. 651 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:01,867 Lookin' at a sharp 8:00 start. 652 00:17:01,933 --> 00:17:04,200 And 27-minute heats 653 00:17:01,933 --> 00:17:04,200 the first round. 654 00:17:04,267 --> 00:17:06,600 We've got 13 days 655 00:17:04,267 --> 00:17:06,600 to run the best four 656 00:17:06,667 --> 00:17:08,933 and not every day 657 00:17:06,667 --> 00:17:08,933 is gonna be perfect, 658 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,700 so we have to make, uh, 659 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:11,700 those tough decisions. 660 00:17:11,767 --> 00:17:13,733 I think today, 661 00:17:11,767 --> 00:17:13,733 on a scale of one to ten's 662 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,600 probably a, you know, 663 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,600 good six or seven. 664 00:17:16,667 --> 00:17:18,500 Surf's in the 665 00:17:16,667 --> 00:17:18,500 six-to-eight foot range. 666 00:17:18,567 --> 00:17:20,733 Maybe some ten-footers. 667 00:17:18,567 --> 00:17:20,733 Uh, clean condition. 668 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,267 What's up, Lilly? 669 00:17:22,333 --> 00:17:24,067 It looks pretty good. 670 00:17:24,133 --> 00:17:26,367 We'll do a round of 128, 671 00:17:24,133 --> 00:17:26,367 16 heats. 672 00:17:26,433 --> 00:17:27,967 That's a good-lookin' wave 673 00:17:26,433 --> 00:17:27,967 there. 674 00:17:28,033 --> 00:17:30,133 Stoked. 675 00:17:28,033 --> 00:17:30,133 [chuckles] 676 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:31,900 - Attention surfers, 677 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:31,900 counting down. 678 00:17:31,967 --> 00:17:36,700 Five, four, three, two, one, 679 00:17:36,767 --> 00:17:39,233 [horn blasts] 680 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:41,567 And we are on. 681 00:17:41,633 --> 00:17:43,033 Heat one, round one. 682 00:17:43,100 --> 00:17:45,467 2019 Hawaiian Pro. 683 00:17:45,533 --> 00:17:47,200 [cheers and applause] 684 00:17:47,267 --> 00:17:48,300 narrator: 685 00:17:47,267 --> 00:17:48,300 Because of ever-changing 686 00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:49,500 ocean conditions, 687 00:17:49,567 --> 00:17:53,400 every surfing event has 688 00:17:49,567 --> 00:17:53,400 to have a flexible schedule. 689 00:17:53,467 --> 00:17:56,833 This one is set to crown 690 00:17:53,467 --> 00:17:56,833 a champion in 13 days or less. 691 00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:59,833 - But with those two big 692 00:17:56,900 --> 00:17:59,833 maneuvers on that set wave, 693 00:17:59,900 --> 00:18:01,833 you gotta think 694 00:17:59,900 --> 00:18:01,833 he could possibly 695 00:18:01,900 --> 00:18:03,933 go from third to first. 696 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,333 narrator: That champion 697 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,333 will come out of a field 698 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,800 that includes 699 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:08,800 North Shore locals 700 00:18:08,867 --> 00:18:10,533 as well as 701 00:18:08,867 --> 00:18:10,533 world-class performers 702 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,533 pointed towards 703 00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:12,533 the Pipe Masters. 704 00:18:13,900 --> 00:18:15,567 As qualifying begins, 705 00:18:15,633 --> 00:18:18,333 there are plenty 706 00:18:15,633 --> 00:18:18,333 of impressive riders, 707 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,933 but also one 708 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:21,933 conspicuously absent. 709 00:18:23,433 --> 00:18:25,633 Because of his 710 00:18:23,433 --> 00:18:25,633 World Tour ranking, 711 00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:27,467 Kelly Slater doesn't 712 00:18:25,700 --> 00:18:27,467 have to enter the draw 713 00:18:27,533 --> 00:18:29,200 until its third round. 714 00:18:29,267 --> 00:18:32,167 And so while much of the rest 715 00:18:29,267 --> 00:18:32,167 of the field competes, 716 00:18:32,233 --> 00:18:33,667 he's a few miles north 717 00:18:33,733 --> 00:18:35,633 where the waves 718 00:18:33,733 --> 00:18:35,633 are a bit gentler 719 00:18:35,700 --> 00:18:36,767 and he can stay in rhythm 720 00:18:36,833 --> 00:18:39,967 with the ebbs and flows 721 00:18:36,833 --> 00:18:39,967 of Oahu's shoreline. 722 00:18:40,033 --> 00:18:41,100 - You know, 723 00:18:40,033 --> 00:18:41,100 I'm sort of imagining 724 00:18:41,167 --> 00:18:42,567 what would happen 725 00:18:41,167 --> 00:18:42,567 if I got cleaned up. 726 00:18:42,633 --> 00:18:44,600 Am I ready to hold my breath 727 00:18:42,633 --> 00:18:44,600 for a long time? 728 00:18:44,667 --> 00:18:45,800 Go swim under the water. 729 00:18:45,867 --> 00:18:47,733 Use some energy 730 00:18:45,867 --> 00:18:47,733 without getting a breath. 731 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,900 I'm just sort of 732 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,900 feeling it out all the time. 733 00:18:49,967 --> 00:18:52,267 - ♪ You keep your head up ♪ 734 00:18:52,333 --> 00:18:54,600 ♪ Keeping your pride on ♪ 735 00:18:54,667 --> 00:18:57,167 ♪ Go live forever ♪ 736 00:18:57,233 --> 00:18:59,667 ♪ Don't ever 737 00:18:57,233 --> 00:18:59,667 let 'em forget you ♪ 738 00:18:59,733 --> 00:19:00,733 - You just have to 739 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,167 constantly have it 740 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:02,167 in the back of your mind, 741 00:19:02,233 --> 00:19:04,233 'cause even 742 00:19:02,233 --> 00:19:04,233 if it's not massive, 743 00:19:04,300 --> 00:19:05,900 you can still get 744 00:19:04,300 --> 00:19:05,900 a little bit over your head 745 00:19:05,967 --> 00:19:06,967 or get knocked out. 746 00:19:07,033 --> 00:19:09,700 - ♪ Don't ever 747 00:19:07,033 --> 00:19:09,700 let 'em forget you ♪ 748 00:19:09,767 --> 00:19:10,833 narrator: 749 00:19:09,767 --> 00:19:10,833 He's got backup today 750 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,067 in the form of an old friend, 751 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:14,067 Mark Cunningham, 752 00:19:14,133 --> 00:19:15,967 a retired North Shore 753 00:19:14,133 --> 00:19:15,967 lifeguard 754 00:19:16,033 --> 00:19:17,600 and bodysurfing legend. 755 00:19:17,667 --> 00:19:21,300 - Kelly's just always genuinely 756 00:19:17,667 --> 00:19:21,300 been stoked with the beach 757 00:19:21,367 --> 00:19:22,733 and the shore break 758 00:19:21,367 --> 00:19:22,733 and the waves 759 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:27,067 and whether it's one foot 760 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:27,067 or whether it's 20 or 30 feet 761 00:19:27,133 --> 00:19:30,133 it's a playground 762 00:19:27,133 --> 00:19:30,133 for him to play. 763 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,933 - ♪ It's all right, 764 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:32,933 it's okay ♪ 765 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,600 - Even though I'm going out, 766 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:34,600 enjoying myself, 767 00:19:34,667 --> 00:19:35,833 I'm trying to give myself 768 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:37,900 a little bit of a lesson 769 00:19:35,900 --> 00:19:37,900 and refresher course 770 00:19:37,967 --> 00:19:40,700 in how the currents move, 771 00:19:37,967 --> 00:19:40,700 where the rocks are, 772 00:19:40,767 --> 00:19:42,900 how my breath hold feels, 773 00:19:40,767 --> 00:19:42,900 how my swimming feels, 774 00:19:42,967 --> 00:19:45,267 if my body feels like 775 00:19:42,967 --> 00:19:45,267 it's hurting anywhere 776 00:19:45,333 --> 00:19:46,700 or if I feel in good shape. 777 00:19:46,767 --> 00:19:48,867 ♪ ♪ 778 00:19:48,933 --> 00:19:50,367 These are perfect days 779 00:19:48,933 --> 00:19:50,367 to go for a little swim. 780 00:19:50,433 --> 00:19:53,933 Just kinda soak up 781 00:19:50,433 --> 00:19:53,933 this weather and relax. 782 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,200 It's like the calm 783 00:19:54,000 --> 00:19:57,200 before the storm right now, so 784 00:19:57,267 --> 00:19:58,933 gotta soak up these days 785 00:19:57,267 --> 00:19:58,933 while we got 'em. 786 00:20:03,700 --> 00:20:06,633 [laid-back Hawaiian music] 787 00:20:06,700 --> 00:20:10,367 ♪ ♪ 788 00:20:10,433 --> 00:20:12,233 narrator: Among the charms 789 00:20:10,433 --> 00:20:12,233 of this particular beach 790 00:20:12,300 --> 00:20:14,733 for Slater is its convenience. 791 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,767 The home he's owned 792 00:20:14,800 --> 00:20:16,767 for the past decade 793 00:20:16,833 --> 00:20:19,767 is just steps away 794 00:20:16,833 --> 00:20:19,767 from the water. 795 00:20:19,833 --> 00:20:21,867 As for the interior décor, 796 00:20:21,933 --> 00:20:24,533 it's a reflection 797 00:20:21,933 --> 00:20:24,533 of his professional history 798 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,700 and his personal sensibility. 799 00:20:26,767 --> 00:20:27,867 - This one's a little funny 800 00:20:27,933 --> 00:20:30,533 'cause I became friends 801 00:20:27,933 --> 00:20:30,533 with Bill Murray through golf, 802 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,867 and Bill Murray 803 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,867 has some surf history. 804 00:20:32,933 --> 00:20:34,400 He learned to surf in Bali. 805 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:38,067 I sent a picture of this board 806 00:20:34,467 --> 00:20:38,067 to Bill and he wrote me back. 807 00:20:38,133 --> 00:20:39,900 He said, "That guy looks 808 00:20:38,133 --> 00:20:39,900 like he needs a leash." 809 00:20:39,967 --> 00:20:41,033 This is my favorite. 810 00:20:41,100 --> 00:20:42,900 This is the cock rock... 811 00:20:42,967 --> 00:20:44,833 [chuckling] 812 00:20:42,967 --> 00:20:44,833 For obvious reasons. 813 00:20:44,900 --> 00:20:47,900 Somebody broke into my house 814 00:20:44,900 --> 00:20:47,900 and they used this rock. 815 00:20:47,967 --> 00:20:50,700 Broke into my house 816 00:20:47,967 --> 00:20:50,700 and stole everything that year. 817 00:20:50,767 --> 00:20:52,100 [chuckles] 818 00:20:52,167 --> 00:20:53,100 I was really pissed 819 00:20:52,167 --> 00:20:53,100 at the time, 820 00:20:53,167 --> 00:20:54,500 but I actually think 821 00:20:53,167 --> 00:20:54,500 it's funny. 822 00:20:54,567 --> 00:20:55,733 I hope it doesn't 823 00:20:54,567 --> 00:20:55,733 happen again, 824 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,500 but yeah, they used my cock 825 00:20:55,800 --> 00:20:58,500 rock to break into the house. 826 00:20:58,567 --> 00:21:02,467 These are three of my trophies 827 00:20:58,567 --> 00:21:02,467 from Pipe Masters wins. 828 00:21:02,533 --> 00:21:04,200 Best trophy in surfing. 829 00:21:04,267 --> 00:21:05,233 If I win this year, 830 00:21:04,267 --> 00:21:05,233 it's just gonna go 831 00:21:05,300 --> 00:21:07,133 right next to that one. 832 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:09,200 This picture kinda haunts me 833 00:21:09,267 --> 00:21:11,267 because... 834 00:21:11,333 --> 00:21:13,833 I think it was the best wave 835 00:21:11,333 --> 00:21:13,833 I've ever seen at Pipeline 836 00:21:13,900 --> 00:21:15,633 and I could've caught it. 837 00:21:15,700 --> 00:21:16,933 This wave was coming 838 00:21:15,700 --> 00:21:16,933 and I was like, 839 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,000 "This is the wave I've waited 840 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:19,000 my whole life for. 841 00:21:19,067 --> 00:21:20,167 That's the one." 842 00:21:20,233 --> 00:21:21,167 And I just couldn't figure out 843 00:21:21,233 --> 00:21:23,033 how to catch it 844 00:21:21,233 --> 00:21:23,033 and not kill myself. 845 00:21:23,100 --> 00:21:24,033 That's a reminder. 846 00:21:24,100 --> 00:21:26,400 Every time you go out there 847 00:21:26,467 --> 00:21:28,033 make sure if that wave 848 00:21:26,467 --> 00:21:28,033 ever comes your way, 849 00:21:28,100 --> 00:21:29,333 you don't miss it. 850 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:30,667 But that's one 851 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:30,667 of the best waves 852 00:21:30,733 --> 00:21:31,800 I've ever seen 853 00:21:30,733 --> 00:21:31,800 in my whole life. 854 00:21:31,867 --> 00:21:33,567 [Don Ho's 855 00:21:31,867 --> 00:21:33,567 "You'll Never Go Home" 856 00:21:33,633 --> 00:21:40,333 - ♪ Find enchantment ♪ 857 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:46,733 ♪ In the islands ♪ 858 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:48,633 ♪ ♪ 859 00:21:48,700 --> 00:21:50,233 ♪ And you'll never go home ♪ 860 00:21:50,300 --> 00:21:51,900 ♪ Hey-uh, hey-uh ♪ 861 00:21:51,967 --> 00:21:53,567 ♪ No, you'll never go home ♪ 862 00:21:53,633 --> 00:21:54,733 ♪ ♪ 863 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,367 - ♪ Don't let the starlight 864 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:58,367 get in your eye ♪ 865 00:21:58,433 --> 00:22:01,733 ♪ Don't let a beachboy 866 00:21:58,433 --> 00:22:01,733 whisper you lies ♪ 867 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,100 ♪ Don't hold his hand 868 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:05,100 'neath tropical skies ♪ 869 00:22:05,167 --> 00:22:07,267 ♪ Or you'll never go home ♪ 870 00:22:07,333 --> 00:22:08,800 ♪ ♪ 871 00:22:08,867 --> 00:22:10,400 - ♪ No, you'll never go home ♪ 872 00:22:10,467 --> 00:22:11,800 ♪ ♪ 873 00:22:11,867 --> 00:22:15,033 ♪ Don't drink a mai tai 874 00:22:11,867 --> 00:22:15,033 under the moon ♪ 875 00:22:15,100 --> 00:22:16,567 ♪ Don't go out walking ♪ 876 00:22:16,633 --> 00:22:18,233 narrator: 877 00:22:16,633 --> 00:22:18,233 Hawaii has long been a place 878 00:22:18,300 --> 00:22:20,133 that embraces 879 00:22:18,300 --> 00:22:20,133 the sense of escape 880 00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:22,300 it can offer to visitors. 881 00:22:22,367 --> 00:22:25,733 The idea is to enchant you, 882 00:22:22,367 --> 00:22:25,733 to all but dare you 883 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,667 to claim life 884 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:28,667 to be better anywhere else. 885 00:22:28,733 --> 00:22:32,600 - ♪ No, you'll never go home ♪ 886 00:22:32,667 --> 00:22:36,367 [suspenseful music] 887 00:22:36,433 --> 00:22:38,533 narrator: Every dream 888 00:22:36,433 --> 00:22:38,533 that's brought someone here 889 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,433 could tell its own story-- 890 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:43,900 including the one that 891 00:22:41,500 --> 00:22:43,900 belonged to the kid 892 00:22:43,967 --> 00:22:45,467 who had a remarkable drive 893 00:22:45,533 --> 00:22:48,400 to conquer any and every 894 00:22:45,533 --> 00:22:48,400 objective in front of him. 895 00:22:48,467 --> 00:22:51,833 ♪ ♪ 896 00:22:51,900 --> 00:22:55,400 - I've always had this 897 00:22:51,900 --> 00:22:55,400 relentless, undying desire 898 00:22:55,467 --> 00:22:58,967 to be the best 899 00:22:55,467 --> 00:22:58,967 at whatever I do. 900 00:22:59,033 --> 00:23:00,867 It--when I do look back 901 00:22:59,033 --> 00:23:00,867 and try to sort of 902 00:23:00,933 --> 00:23:03,467 psychoanalyze the whole thing 903 00:23:00,933 --> 00:23:03,467 and pull it apart 904 00:23:03,533 --> 00:23:05,500 there's just a lot 905 00:23:03,533 --> 00:23:05,500 that went into it, you know? 906 00:23:05,567 --> 00:23:07,133 I come from a small town 907 00:23:05,567 --> 00:23:07,133 on the East Coast 908 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:08,433 that didn't have many waves 909 00:23:08,500 --> 00:23:10,667 so I had a little bit of this, 910 00:23:08,500 --> 00:23:10,667 like, small man syndrome 911 00:23:10,733 --> 00:23:14,333 like I gotta prove myself-- 912 00:23:10,733 --> 00:23:14,333 a little chip on my shoulder. 913 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:17,600 We were lower-middle class. 914 00:23:17,667 --> 00:23:20,633 My dad was an alcoholic. 915 00:23:17,667 --> 00:23:20,633 Drank a ton. 916 00:23:20,700 --> 00:23:22,933 My parents were fighting 917 00:23:20,700 --> 00:23:22,933 all the time. 918 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:23,933 You know, there was a lot 919 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,633 of drama and instability 920 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,633 in my household. 921 00:23:26,700 --> 00:23:30,200 Uh, I was a younger brother 922 00:23:26,700 --> 00:23:30,200 to--to Sean. 923 00:23:30,267 --> 00:23:32,067 And--and the fact that 924 00:23:30,267 --> 00:23:32,067 I hung out with him a lot 925 00:23:32,133 --> 00:23:33,833 and his friends 926 00:23:32,133 --> 00:23:33,833 who were all older 927 00:23:33,900 --> 00:23:35,367 and better at me 928 00:23:33,900 --> 00:23:35,367 than sort of everything. 929 00:23:35,433 --> 00:23:36,367 They were stronger, faster, 930 00:23:36,433 --> 00:23:38,067 surfed better than me, 931 00:23:36,433 --> 00:23:38,067 et cetera. 932 00:23:38,133 --> 00:23:40,900 I had to kind of be on a level 933 00:23:38,133 --> 00:23:40,900 that was years ahead of me 934 00:23:40,967 --> 00:23:43,233 in order to hang 935 00:23:40,967 --> 00:23:43,233 with those guys. 936 00:23:43,300 --> 00:23:45,233 ♪ ♪ 937 00:23:45,300 --> 00:23:46,333 I've always kinda, like, 938 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:47,533 dreamt a lot bigger 939 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:47,533 than the small town I'm from, 940 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,167 even though 941 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,167 I love my little town. 942 00:23:49,233 --> 00:23:51,033 But I wanted to get out 943 00:23:49,233 --> 00:23:51,033 and experience the world 944 00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:54,200 and I--I feel like this sort of 945 00:23:51,100 --> 00:23:54,200 recipe all came together for me 946 00:23:54,267 --> 00:23:57,400 and created this mind-set. 947 00:23:57,467 --> 00:23:58,433 And a lot of that was from 948 00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:00,367 things I couldn't have 949 00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:00,367 as a kid, 950 00:24:00,433 --> 00:24:04,700 and I found the thing I'm best 951 00:24:00,433 --> 00:24:04,700 at and what I love the most, 952 00:24:04,767 --> 00:24:08,433 so surfing provided all these 953 00:24:04,767 --> 00:24:08,433 opportunities for me. 954 00:24:08,500 --> 00:24:11,067 [waves crashing] 955 00:24:11,133 --> 00:24:14,433 [birds singing] 956 00:24:14,500 --> 00:24:16,633 [rooster crows] 957 00:24:22,667 --> 00:24:23,700 narrator: 958 00:24:22,667 --> 00:24:23,700 Surfers tend to be 959 00:24:23,767 --> 00:24:25,733 well-acquainted 960 00:24:23,767 --> 00:24:25,733 with pre-dawn hours. 961 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:27,133 - [whistles] 962 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,167 narrator: And for 963 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,167 Kelly Slater early today 964 00:24:29,233 --> 00:24:30,833 there's a packing list 965 00:24:29,233 --> 00:24:30,833 to fulfill 966 00:24:30,900 --> 00:24:33,167 before he heads to the water 967 00:24:30,900 --> 00:24:33,167 at Haleiwa 968 00:24:33,233 --> 00:24:35,833 for his first heat in 969 00:24:33,233 --> 00:24:35,833 the Hawaiian Pro tournament. 970 00:24:35,900 --> 00:24:39,133 - I'm gonna take four boards. 971 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:41,367 Um-- 972 00:24:41,433 --> 00:24:44,000 just to give me a little 973 00:24:41,433 --> 00:24:44,000 variety potential-- 974 00:24:44,067 --> 00:24:45,000 what the waves are gonna do, 975 00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:48,167 so this board is, uh, 976 00:24:48,233 --> 00:24:51,833 what I've been riding mostly 977 00:24:48,233 --> 00:24:51,833 for the last couple years. 978 00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:55,033 These are both boards 979 00:24:51,900 --> 00:24:55,033 from local shapers, 980 00:24:55,100 --> 00:24:57,000 buddies of mine. 981 00:24:57,067 --> 00:24:59,667 This board I've had 982 00:24:57,067 --> 00:24:59,667 a lot of success on this year. 983 00:24:59,733 --> 00:25:00,667 It's uh-- 984 00:25:00,733 --> 00:25:02,233 my friend Akila made it 985 00:25:02,300 --> 00:25:03,967 and it's just one 986 00:25:02,300 --> 00:25:03,967 of those boards you jump on. 987 00:25:04,033 --> 00:25:06,167 It just feels really good 988 00:25:04,033 --> 00:25:06,167 under your feet. 989 00:25:06,233 --> 00:25:10,133 So good chance I'll ride 990 00:25:06,233 --> 00:25:10,133 that board this morning. 991 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,367 You know, 992 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,367 a board feeling good-- 993 00:25:11,433 --> 00:25:14,900 it's just a combination 994 00:25:11,433 --> 00:25:14,900 of a bunch of things that 995 00:25:14,967 --> 00:25:16,800 sometimes you can't really 996 00:25:14,967 --> 00:25:16,800 put your finger on, 997 00:25:16,867 --> 00:25:20,167 but it's the planing surface, 998 00:25:16,867 --> 00:25:20,167 just the flex of the board, 999 00:25:20,233 --> 00:25:21,600 the--the template, the shape, 1000 00:25:21,667 --> 00:25:23,400 the fins, it's kind of 1001 00:25:21,667 --> 00:25:23,400 the combination of everything 1002 00:25:23,467 --> 00:25:25,933 coming together on a board 1003 00:25:23,467 --> 00:25:25,933 that makes it good. 1004 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,700 And sometimes you can 1005 00:25:26,000 --> 00:25:27,700 look at two boards-- 1006 00:25:27,767 --> 00:25:31,167 they look exactly the same 1007 00:25:27,767 --> 00:25:31,167 and one works and one sucks. 1008 00:25:32,067 --> 00:25:38,233 ♪ ♪ 1009 00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:45,400 narrator: The breakfast menu 1010 00:25:40,667 --> 00:25:45,400 is a study in nutritious fuel, 1011 00:25:45,467 --> 00:25:47,667 but just as meal prep 1012 00:25:45,467 --> 00:25:47,667 is complete 1013 00:25:47,733 --> 00:25:50,700 comes a message 1014 00:25:47,733 --> 00:25:50,700 from down at the beach. 1015 00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:53,667 Like so many other times 1016 00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:53,667 in so many other contests, 1017 00:25:53,733 --> 00:25:55,667 mother nature has spoken. 1018 00:25:55,733 --> 00:25:57,267 The waves at Haleiwa 1019 00:25:57,333 --> 00:25:59,900 are no longer suitable 1020 00:25:57,333 --> 00:25:59,900 for competition. 1021 00:25:59,967 --> 00:26:02,933 - 6:47--"We are off 1022 00:25:59,967 --> 00:26:02,933 today and tomorrow. 1023 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,533 Next call Wednesday, 7:00 a.m." 1024 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:07,900 And that's that. 1025 00:26:07,967 --> 00:26:09,433 Going back to bed. 1026 00:26:09,500 --> 00:26:11,633 [chuckles] 1027 00:26:11,700 --> 00:26:14,267 [energetic alternative music] 1028 00:26:14,333 --> 00:26:16,567 ♪ ♪ 1029 00:26:16,633 --> 00:26:20,033 narrator: What the conditions 1030 00:26:16,633 --> 00:26:20,033 taketh away, they giveth back. 1031 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,833 Just because he can't surf 1032 00:26:20,100 --> 00:26:22,833 the next two days 1033 00:26:22,900 --> 00:26:24,267 doesn't mean he can't play. 1034 00:26:24,333 --> 00:26:25,667 - Nice putt. All right. 1035 00:26:25,733 --> 00:26:27,033 Well, he's good at golf. 1036 00:26:27,100 --> 00:26:28,033 narrator: It wasn't hard 1037 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:29,567 to scrounge up 1038 00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:29,567 a few playing partners 1039 00:26:29,633 --> 00:26:32,533 for 18 holes 1040 00:26:29,633 --> 00:26:32,533 at a nearby course, 1041 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,333 and they're both 1042 00:26:32,600 --> 00:26:34,333 familiar faces 1043 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,267 in the North Shore 1044 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:36,267 surf community. 1045 00:26:36,333 --> 00:26:38,033 - Watch this shit. 1046 00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:40,300 narrator: Abe Lerner 1047 00:26:38,100 --> 00:26:40,300 is a former lifeguard 1048 00:26:40,367 --> 00:26:41,800 who spent 1049 00:26:40,367 --> 00:26:41,800 more than two decades 1050 00:26:41,867 --> 00:26:44,300 keeping the beaches here safe, 1051 00:26:44,367 --> 00:26:46,233 though he evidently 1052 00:26:44,367 --> 00:26:46,233 never quite managed 1053 00:26:46,300 --> 00:26:47,733 to perfect his golf swing. 1054 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:48,867 - Kelly. 1055 00:26:48,933 --> 00:26:51,500 narrator: Benji Weatherly 1056 00:26:48,933 --> 00:26:51,500 is a former pro surfer. 1057 00:26:51,567 --> 00:26:52,767 - That's why you guys 1058 00:26:51,567 --> 00:26:52,767 wanted me to do it, 1059 00:26:52,833 --> 00:26:55,767 you wanted him to hit the most 1060 00:26:52,833 --> 00:26:55,767 perfect shot down the middle. 1061 00:26:55,833 --> 00:26:57,167 Damn it. 1062 00:26:57,233 --> 00:26:58,900 narrator: Whose family's house 1063 00:26:57,233 --> 00:26:58,900 on Pipeline 1064 00:26:58,967 --> 00:27:01,733 served as the home base 1065 00:26:58,967 --> 00:27:01,733 and heartbeat for Slater 1066 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:03,533 and a wide group 1067 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:03,533 of their surfing friends 1068 00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:04,867 as they grew up. 1069 00:27:04,933 --> 00:27:07,467 - I dare this ball 1070 00:27:04,933 --> 00:27:07,467 to go where I want. 1071 00:27:07,533 --> 00:27:09,533 It's the only sport I can play 1072 00:27:07,533 --> 00:27:09,533 as good as him. 1073 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:10,833 Like, at surfing I'm like, 1074 00:27:10,900 --> 00:27:13,167 "You're so much better. 1075 00:27:10,900 --> 00:27:13,167 Fuck it." 1076 00:27:13,233 --> 00:27:14,533 ♪ ♪ 1077 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,233 - Kinda fast, gotta turn. 1078 00:27:16,300 --> 00:27:17,900 Oh! 1079 00:27:17,967 --> 00:27:19,433 - Nice shot, Kell. 1080 00:27:19,500 --> 00:27:21,767 - Not bad for the fifth take. 1081 00:27:19,500 --> 00:27:21,767 - Whoo-hoo! 1082 00:27:21,833 --> 00:27:22,967 narrator: 1083 00:27:21,833 --> 00:27:22,967 It's just supposed to be 1084 00:27:23,033 --> 00:27:26,633 a fun afternoon on the links, 1085 00:27:23,033 --> 00:27:26,633 the mood hardly intense. 1086 00:27:26,700 --> 00:27:28,300 - Go on. 1087 00:27:28,367 --> 00:27:29,933 narrator: 1088 00:27:28,367 --> 00:27:29,933 But make no mistake, 1089 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,033 Kelly Slater 1090 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:32,033 is a pro-am regular 1091 00:27:32,100 --> 00:27:33,933 with a single-digit handicap 1092 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,800 whose competitiveness 1093 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,800 is unextinguishable. 1094 00:27:36,867 --> 00:27:38,767 - Oh, you dipshit. 1095 00:27:38,833 --> 00:27:40,267 What a bad swing. 1096 00:27:40,333 --> 00:27:41,600 - Guy's competitive, you know. 1097 00:27:41,667 --> 00:27:43,333 - You know he wants 1098 00:27:41,667 --> 00:27:43,333 to beat me so bad. 1099 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,533 - Closest to the pin 1100 00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:45,533 gets a grand. 1101 00:27:46,933 --> 00:27:49,033 - Oh, no. 1102 00:27:46,933 --> 00:27:49,033 That could be really good. 1103 00:27:49,100 --> 00:27:50,067 - Pretty good. 1104 00:27:50,133 --> 00:27:51,167 - Oh, come on. 1105 00:27:50,133 --> 00:27:51,167 Don't do it! 1106 00:27:51,233 --> 00:27:52,367 - Go in the hole! 1107 00:27:51,233 --> 00:27:52,367 [grunts] 1108 00:27:52,433 --> 00:27:53,633 - Fuck you. 1109 00:27:54,400 --> 00:27:55,667 All right, now skip up. 1110 00:27:55,733 --> 00:27:57,467 - No, it's gonna stop short. 1111 00:27:55,733 --> 00:27:57,467 - Oh, no, the grass? 1112 00:27:57,533 --> 00:27:59,500 - Is it really? 1113 00:27:57,533 --> 00:27:59,500 - It grabbed? Come on. 1114 00:27:59,567 --> 00:28:01,533 - Too much action, guys. 1115 00:27:59,567 --> 00:28:01,533 Ugh! 1116 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,633 - How long have we been 1117 00:28:01,600 --> 00:28:03,633 betting for and not paying Ben? 1118 00:28:03,700 --> 00:28:04,633 Like 20 years? 1119 00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:05,633 - Oh, yeah. 1120 00:28:04,700 --> 00:28:05,633 - Ten years? 1121 00:28:05,700 --> 00:28:07,567 - I keep it on my phone, 1122 00:28:05,700 --> 00:28:07,567 though, in the notes. 1123 00:28:07,633 --> 00:28:08,567 - Cool. 1124 00:28:08,633 --> 00:28:10,800 - Just kidding. 1125 00:28:08,633 --> 00:28:10,800 [laughter] 1126 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,267 - Yeah, turn. 1127 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,267 Stay, turn, go, yeah. 1128 00:28:15,333 --> 00:28:16,333 - He makes everything. 1129 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,933 narrator: As another day 1130 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:18,933 draws to a close, 1131 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,167 chalk up another win 1132 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,167 for Kelly Slater. 1133 00:28:21,233 --> 00:28:22,200 - Hey, you guys. 1134 00:28:21,233 --> 00:28:22,200 - Get that? 1135 00:28:22,267 --> 00:28:23,767 - Kelly, what'd you shoot? 1136 00:28:23,833 --> 00:28:26,000 - I dropped 68. 1137 00:28:26,067 --> 00:28:27,233 - I can't even 1138 00:28:26,067 --> 00:28:27,233 get this off now. 1139 00:28:27,300 --> 00:28:28,367 - [laughs] 1140 00:28:28,433 --> 00:28:30,800 - Feels good. 1141 00:28:28,433 --> 00:28:30,800 I mean, that's really good. 1142 00:28:30,867 --> 00:28:33,800 [light music] 1143 00:28:33,867 --> 00:28:37,667 ♪ ♪ 1144 00:28:37,733 --> 00:28:39,900 narrator: There are only 1145 00:28:37,733 --> 00:28:39,900 so many places on Earth 1146 00:28:39,967 --> 00:28:44,200 where nature's beauty is as 1147 00:28:39,967 --> 00:28:44,200 dazzling as it is at Pipeline. 1148 00:28:44,267 --> 00:28:45,633 That splendor is what makes 1149 00:28:45,700 --> 00:28:47,367 the idea 1150 00:28:45,700 --> 00:28:47,367 of surfing these waves 1151 00:28:47,433 --> 00:28:50,400 so irresistibly tantalizing 1152 00:28:47,433 --> 00:28:50,400 to the best in the world. 1153 00:28:50,467 --> 00:28:52,400 ♪ ♪ 1154 00:28:52,467 --> 00:28:55,933 Even as it is also what makes 1155 00:28:52,467 --> 00:28:55,933 them so very dangerous. 1156 00:28:56,033 --> 00:28:58,467 ♪ ♪ 1157 00:28:58,533 --> 00:29:01,533 The size of the waves, 1158 00:28:58,533 --> 00:29:01,533 reaching up to 20 feet, 1159 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,867 combined with the shallow, 1160 00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:03,867 cement-like reefs 1161 00:29:03,933 --> 00:29:05,800 hiding below the surface 1162 00:29:05,867 --> 00:29:07,833 mean that the thrill 1163 00:29:05,867 --> 00:29:07,833 of every ride 1164 00:29:07,900 --> 00:29:10,533 is fed by the fear 1165 00:29:07,900 --> 00:29:10,533 of what it could entail. 1166 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:12,533 ♪ ♪ 1167 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,533 Everyone part of the scene 1168 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,533 here has mourned the losses 1169 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,900 of friends who've died 1170 00:29:15,600 --> 00:29:18,900 along the North Shore, 1171 00:29:18,967 --> 00:29:20,400 but their memories 1172 00:29:18,967 --> 00:29:20,400 are kept alive 1173 00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:23,167 by surfers like Kelly Slater-- 1174 00:29:23,233 --> 00:29:25,700 surfers who never stop 1175 00:29:23,233 --> 00:29:25,700 thinking about them 1176 00:29:25,767 --> 00:29:29,033 and who carry on 1177 00:29:25,767 --> 00:29:29,033 in their honor. 1178 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,833 - Really relax 1179 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:38,833 your whole body. 1180 00:29:38,900 --> 00:29:40,667 narrator: 1181 00:29:38,900 --> 00:29:40,667 The calmness of other waters 1182 00:29:40,733 --> 00:29:43,067 can provide a program 1183 00:29:40,733 --> 00:29:43,067 of preparation 1184 00:29:43,133 --> 00:29:45,300 for the danger 1185 00:29:43,133 --> 00:29:45,300 that again waits. 1186 00:29:45,367 --> 00:29:46,600 - Focus on every part 1187 00:29:45,367 --> 00:29:46,600 of your body 1188 00:29:46,667 --> 00:29:48,033 that you can just let go of. 1189 00:29:48,100 --> 00:29:49,867 Hands, toes. 1190 00:29:49,933 --> 00:29:50,867 narrator: Mark Visser 1191 00:29:50,933 --> 00:29:53,633 is an Australian 1192 00:29:50,933 --> 00:29:53,633 big wave surfing legend, 1193 00:29:53,700 --> 00:29:56,400 as well as a coach 1194 00:29:53,700 --> 00:29:56,400 who specializes in methods 1195 00:29:56,467 --> 00:29:59,800 to overcome fear 1196 00:29:56,467 --> 00:29:59,800 and submersion. 1197 00:29:59,867 --> 00:30:01,700 - This is more 1198 00:29:59,867 --> 00:30:01,700 of a wipeout scenario. 1199 00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:03,533 So basically as if 1200 00:30:01,767 --> 00:30:03,533 he's just been caught 1201 00:30:03,600 --> 00:30:05,100 and he's being pulled down 1202 00:30:05,167 --> 00:30:06,567 and he's looked up 1203 00:30:05,167 --> 00:30:06,567 and he's gotta swim 1204 00:30:06,633 --> 00:30:08,333 and then he swims, he moves, 1205 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:10,000 his heart rate's 1206 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:10,000 coming right up 1207 00:30:10,067 --> 00:30:11,667 and then just before 1208 00:30:10,067 --> 00:30:11,667 he breathes again 1209 00:30:11,733 --> 00:30:14,100 and then he comes back here, 1210 00:30:11,733 --> 00:30:14,100 he's pulled back down again. 1211 00:30:14,167 --> 00:30:15,767 Yes, this is a training drill 1212 00:30:15,833 --> 00:30:17,600 and we can stop at any time 1213 00:30:15,833 --> 00:30:17,600 and pull him up, 1214 00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:19,833 but he just gets used 1215 00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:19,833 to being comfortable 1216 00:30:19,900 --> 00:30:21,200 when it just doesn't feel good 1217 00:30:21,267 --> 00:30:23,167 and that's just what helps him 1218 00:30:21,267 --> 00:30:23,167 process stress 1219 00:30:23,233 --> 00:30:25,867 or any situation 1220 00:30:23,233 --> 00:30:25,867 where fear can creep in. 1221 00:30:29,533 --> 00:30:32,467 [intense percussive music] 1222 00:30:32,533 --> 00:30:39,633 ♪ ♪ 1223 00:30:43,233 --> 00:30:46,200 narrator: And preparation 1224 00:30:43,233 --> 00:30:46,200 continues on dry land as well. 1225 00:30:46,267 --> 00:30:48,400 - There you go! 1226 00:30:46,267 --> 00:30:48,400 Keep going--there! 1227 00:30:48,467 --> 00:30:51,433 narrator: For 25 years 1228 00:30:48,467 --> 00:30:51,433 Slater has looked to jiujitsu 1229 00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:53,533 as another path 1230 00:30:51,500 --> 00:30:53,533 to merging his mastery 1231 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,367 over his body's movements 1232 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:57,367 and his mind's focus. 1233 00:30:57,433 --> 00:30:59,533 Break the grip on your collar, 1234 00:30:57,433 --> 00:30:59,533 yeah, watch your feet. 1235 00:30:59,600 --> 00:31:00,833 Push forward. 1236 00:31:00,900 --> 00:31:02,733 - Kelly has amazing balance. 1237 00:31:00,900 --> 00:31:02,733 Go watch him. 1238 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,500 He's really like a cat, 1239 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,500 you know what I mean? 1240 00:31:04,567 --> 00:31:06,667 Most of the guys 1241 00:31:04,567 --> 00:31:06,667 that do jiujitsu surf. 1242 00:31:06,733 --> 00:31:08,467 All the movements 1243 00:31:06,733 --> 00:31:08,467 are real loose 1244 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:10,300 and loosen 1245 00:31:08,533 --> 00:31:10,300 your joints all up. 1246 00:31:10,367 --> 00:31:12,567 If you learn to deal 1247 00:31:10,367 --> 00:31:12,567 with stress in here 1248 00:31:12,633 --> 00:31:14,733 when you're getting beat up 1249 00:31:12,633 --> 00:31:14,733 in jiujitsu 1250 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,333 it's the same as like when 1251 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,333 you're getting held underwater. 1252 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:18,533 You wanna do, like, a shaka. 1253 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:19,733 You want to turn your wrist 1254 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:22,167 so now you're using 1255 00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:22,167 this bone right here. 1256 00:31:22,233 --> 00:31:24,500 Hand in, turn your wrists-- 1257 00:31:22,233 --> 00:31:24,500 shakas. 1258 00:31:24,567 --> 00:31:27,000 Now pull me to you then. 1259 00:31:27,067 --> 00:31:28,000 Crazy, huh? 1260 00:31:28,067 --> 00:31:29,433 - Yeah. 1261 00:31:28,067 --> 00:31:29,433 - Takes no energy. 1262 00:31:29,500 --> 00:31:30,933 - No--there's no-- 1263 00:31:29,500 --> 00:31:30,933 there's no energy. 1264 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,500 - Okay, let's line up. 1265 00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:33,500 Everybody line up. 1266 00:31:33,567 --> 00:31:34,733 narrator: 1267 00:31:33,567 --> 00:31:34,733 So the two-day delay 1268 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,400 to his start 1269 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,400 at the Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa 1270 00:31:37,467 --> 00:31:39,467 has hardly been wasted 1271 00:31:39,533 --> 00:31:42,167 and a promising forecast 1272 00:31:39,533 --> 00:31:42,167 has him once again 1273 00:31:42,233 --> 00:31:44,467 looking ahead hungrily 1274 00:31:42,233 --> 00:31:44,467 to sunrise. 1275 00:31:44,533 --> 00:31:46,167 - I got first heat tomorrow, 1276 00:31:44,533 --> 00:31:46,167 so I'm just like-- 1277 00:31:46,233 --> 00:31:47,300 - Oh, unreal. 1278 00:31:47,367 --> 00:31:48,933 Come in here and get beat up 1279 00:31:47,367 --> 00:31:48,933 and then go surf first heat. 1280 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,633 That's the way you do it, 1281 00:31:49,000 --> 00:31:50,633 champ. 1282 00:31:50,700 --> 00:31:52,433 That's how the champ does it. 1283 00:31:53,433 --> 00:31:55,333 [rooster crows] 1284 00:31:55,400 --> 00:31:57,533 [waves crashing] 1285 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:03,600 narrator: If Kelly Slater's 1286 00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:03,600 commitment to competition 1287 00:32:03,667 --> 00:32:06,733 is remarkable, those who 1288 00:32:03,667 --> 00:32:06,733 know him best will tell you 1289 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:08,033 he's just as dedicated 1290 00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:10,867 to preserving the ocean 1291 00:32:08,100 --> 00:32:10,867 that's always enthralled him. 1292 00:32:12,267 --> 00:32:14,233 Slater's passion 1293 00:32:12,267 --> 00:32:14,233 for ocean health 1294 00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:16,967 has guided the sustainable 1295 00:32:14,300 --> 00:32:16,967 and environmentally-friendly 1296 00:32:17,033 --> 00:32:19,167 apparel and surfboard 1297 00:32:17,033 --> 00:32:19,167 lines he started, 1298 00:32:19,233 --> 00:32:22,667 among other 1299 00:32:19,233 --> 00:32:22,667 entrepreneurial pursuits. 1300 00:32:22,733 --> 00:32:24,100 Though on a morning like this, 1301 00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:26,633 those business interests 1302 00:32:24,167 --> 00:32:26,633 take a back seat 1303 00:32:26,700 --> 00:32:28,400 to the contest that awaits. 1304 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,033 - I was up from, like, 1305 00:32:30,200 --> 00:32:33,033 2:30 or 3:00 for, like, 1306 00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:34,933 an hour and a half, two hours. 1307 00:32:35,000 --> 00:32:36,200 Then I got up at 6:00. 1308 00:32:36,267 --> 00:32:39,167 Wanted to be up 1309 00:32:36,267 --> 00:32:39,167 two hours beforehand. 1310 00:32:39,233 --> 00:32:41,867 No real rituals. 1311 00:32:41,933 --> 00:32:45,500 Just try 1312 00:32:41,933 --> 00:32:45,500 to get my boards ready. 1313 00:32:45,567 --> 00:32:46,567 And imagine what the weather's 1314 00:32:45,567 --> 00:32:46,567 gonna be. 1315 00:32:46,633 --> 00:32:48,233 It's gonna be big, 1316 00:32:46,633 --> 00:32:48,233 it's gonna be an exciting day. 1317 00:32:48,300 --> 00:32:55,400 ♪ ♪ 1318 00:32:57,300 --> 00:32:58,367 I surfed the event in Haleiwa 1319 00:32:58,433 --> 00:33:00,433 probably 15 times 1320 00:32:58,433 --> 00:33:00,433 in my career. 1321 00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:03,233 And I've gotten second 1322 00:33:00,500 --> 00:33:03,233 before--I never won it. 1323 00:33:03,300 --> 00:33:06,333 So I don't know 1324 00:33:03,300 --> 00:33:06,333 how many more times 1325 00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:07,733 I'm gonna give myself here. 1326 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,200 This--you know, 1327 00:33:07,800 --> 00:33:09,200 this potentially could be 1328 00:33:09,267 --> 00:33:10,700 the last time 1329 00:33:09,267 --> 00:33:10,700 I surf at this event, 1330 00:33:10,767 --> 00:33:12,833 so yeah, I would love 1331 00:33:10,767 --> 00:33:12,833 to win this thing. 1332 00:33:12,900 --> 00:33:16,567 ♪ ♪ 1333 00:33:16,633 --> 00:33:17,767 Haleiwa can be frustrating 1334 00:33:17,833 --> 00:33:19,467 'cause it can get 1335 00:33:17,833 --> 00:33:19,467 really inconsistent. 1336 00:33:19,533 --> 00:33:20,967 It can be in the-- 1337 00:33:19,533 --> 00:33:20,967 like, the most rewarding 1338 00:33:21,033 --> 00:33:22,900 and most frustrating wave 1339 00:33:21,033 --> 00:33:22,900 on the North Shore. 1340 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:26,433 ♪ ♪ 1341 00:33:26,500 --> 00:33:29,133 narrator: He gets to the 1342 00:33:26,500 --> 00:33:29,133 beach a little after 7:00 1343 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,733 and his long-time girlfriend, 1344 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,733 Kalani Miller, 1345 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:35,233 will be chief among those 1346 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:35,233 cheering him all day long. 1347 00:33:35,300 --> 00:33:37,233 ♪ ♪ 1348 00:33:37,300 --> 00:33:38,300 - The thing about Kalani, 1349 00:33:38,367 --> 00:33:40,200 she's just a really solid 1350 00:33:38,367 --> 00:33:40,200 person, you know? 1351 00:33:40,267 --> 00:33:43,467 She's consistent, 1352 00:33:40,267 --> 00:33:43,467 she's trustworthy. 1353 00:33:43,533 --> 00:33:46,167 The love of travel for both 1354 00:33:43,533 --> 00:33:46,167 of us, the love of food. 1355 00:33:46,233 --> 00:33:49,933 Our dog, um, 1356 00:33:46,233 --> 00:33:49,933 the surf lifestyle, 1357 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,967 all those things, they're all 1358 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:52,967 things that we connect on. 1359 00:33:53,033 --> 00:33:56,200 ♪ ♪ 1360 00:33:56,267 --> 00:33:59,300 She loves that I'm in love 1361 00:33:56,267 --> 00:33:59,300 with the thing I do. 1362 00:33:59,367 --> 00:34:02,100 And I guess I love that 1363 00:33:59,367 --> 00:34:02,100 about her, you know? 1364 00:34:02,167 --> 00:34:05,233 I think that's 1365 00:34:02,167 --> 00:34:05,233 what you have to do for 1366 00:34:05,300 --> 00:34:06,233 the people 1367 00:34:05,300 --> 00:34:06,233 in your life, you know? 1368 00:34:06,300 --> 00:34:07,800 You have to make 1369 00:34:06,300 --> 00:34:07,800 what's important to them 1370 00:34:07,867 --> 00:34:09,467 important to you as well. 1371 00:34:09,533 --> 00:34:12,767 ♪ ♪ 1372 00:34:12,833 --> 00:34:15,267 - I always try to give him 1373 00:34:12,833 --> 00:34:15,267 his space, I think. 1374 00:34:15,333 --> 00:34:16,400 Yeah. 1375 00:34:16,467 --> 00:34:18,067 So he can get focused and do 1376 00:34:18,133 --> 00:34:20,600 whatever he has to do to get 1377 00:34:18,133 --> 00:34:20,600 ready and feel mentally ready 1378 00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:24,033 and I try not to interfere too 1379 00:34:20,667 --> 00:34:24,033 much in his morning routine 1380 00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:25,767 or get in the way or-- 1381 00:34:25,833 --> 00:34:27,333 just let him have his space. 1382 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:33,467 ♪ ♪ 1383 00:34:33,533 --> 00:34:35,400 - 11-time world champion 1384 00:34:33,533 --> 00:34:35,400 Kelly Slater 1385 00:34:35,467 --> 00:34:37,567 from Cocoa Beach, Florida, 1386 00:34:35,467 --> 00:34:37,567 in red. 1387 00:34:37,633 --> 00:34:39,633 narrator: As the contest 1388 00:34:37,633 --> 00:34:39,633 begins its third round 1389 00:34:39,700 --> 00:34:43,133 there are 64 surfers 1390 00:34:39,700 --> 00:34:43,133 left in the draw. 1391 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,267 The competition 1392 00:34:43,200 --> 00:34:45,267 expected to pick up 1393 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:48,167 with big names like Slater 1394 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:48,167 now entering the water. 1395 00:34:48,233 --> 00:34:50,233 ♪ ♪ 1396 00:34:50,300 --> 00:34:52,567 Slater and three other surfers 1397 00:34:50,300 --> 00:34:52,567 will take turns 1398 00:34:52,633 --> 00:34:56,133 catching as many waves as they 1399 00:34:52,633 --> 00:34:56,133 can during the 30-minute heat 1400 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:59,800 with each ride 1401 00:34:56,200 --> 00:34:59,800 judged individually. 1402 00:34:59,867 --> 00:35:02,433 Their best two scores 1403 00:34:59,867 --> 00:35:02,433 will be added together 1404 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:04,567 and the top two competitors 1405 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:04,567 will advance 1406 00:35:04,633 --> 00:35:06,033 to the next round. 1407 00:35:06,100 --> 00:35:08,400 - The GOAT is about to enter 1408 00:35:06,100 --> 00:35:08,400 the lineup. 1409 00:35:08,467 --> 00:35:10,233 We know his history here. 1410 00:35:10,300 --> 00:35:13,200 One of the all-time greats 1411 00:35:10,300 --> 00:35:13,200 at Haleiwa. 1412 00:35:13,267 --> 00:35:17,633 - Kelly Slater attacks it 1413 00:35:13,267 --> 00:35:17,633 vertical on that huge section. 1414 00:35:17,700 --> 00:35:20,167 It's gonna be a good score. 1415 00:35:20,233 --> 00:35:23,300 First opening wave score: 1416 00:35:20,233 --> 00:35:23,300 a 5.4, Kelly. 1417 00:35:23,367 --> 00:35:26,067 Right now he's in second place 1418 00:35:23,367 --> 00:35:26,067 with one scoring ride. 1419 00:35:26,133 --> 00:35:27,300 That's where he needs to be. 1420 00:35:27,367 --> 00:35:30,933 [dramatic music] 1421 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,267 narrator: 1422 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:32,267 The strong opening wave 1423 00:35:32,333 --> 00:35:35,233 puts him in solid position 1424 00:35:32,333 --> 00:35:35,233 in the heat, 1425 00:35:35,300 --> 00:35:38,867 but his next two attempts fail 1426 00:35:35,300 --> 00:35:38,867 to maintain the momentum. 1427 00:35:38,933 --> 00:35:42,300 - Slater on a huge wave. 1428 00:35:42,367 --> 00:35:43,467 narrator: Then, though, 1429 00:35:43,533 --> 00:35:46,100 not long after 1430 00:35:43,533 --> 00:35:46,100 he falls into third place, 1431 00:35:46,167 --> 00:35:48,333 he provides the crowd 1432 00:35:46,167 --> 00:35:48,333 at Haleiwa 1433 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,367 a reminder of what he 1434 00:35:48,400 --> 00:35:51,367 can still do on a surfboard. 1435 00:35:51,433 --> 00:35:55,433 ♪ ♪ 1436 00:35:55,500 --> 00:35:58,533 - Here is Kelly Slater 1437 00:35:55,500 --> 00:35:58,533 and he's up and riding-- 1438 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:00,133 nice carve to start off 1439 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:04,033 and then smacks the lip 1440 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:04,033 right at it, almost loses it. 1441 00:36:05,500 --> 00:36:07,500 He should've fell 1442 00:36:05,500 --> 00:36:07,500 and went down right there. 1443 00:36:07,567 --> 00:36:09,267 He defied gravity. 1444 00:36:09,333 --> 00:36:13,000 - Kelly Slater: a 6.67. 1445 00:36:09,333 --> 00:36:13,000 You go to first. 1446 00:36:13,067 --> 00:36:15,333 - Kelly Slater, 1447 00:36:13,067 --> 00:36:15,333 a convincing win. 1448 00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:19,167 [waves crashing] 1449 00:36:19,233 --> 00:36:21,233 - Hi, babe. 1450 00:36:19,233 --> 00:36:21,233 [excited babbling] 1451 00:36:21,300 --> 00:36:23,767 - Hi, baby. 1452 00:36:21,300 --> 00:36:23,767 - Hi. 1453 00:36:23,833 --> 00:36:26,200 [indistinct chatter] 1454 00:36:26,267 --> 00:36:27,333 narrator: 1455 00:36:26,267 --> 00:36:27,333 When the heat's over 1456 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,267 Slater has the best 1457 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,267 combined score of his group. 1458 00:36:30,333 --> 00:36:32,433 Much to the delight 1459 00:36:30,333 --> 00:36:32,433 of everyone on the beach, 1460 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:35,200 he's on safely 1461 00:36:32,500 --> 00:36:35,200 to the next round. 1462 00:36:35,267 --> 00:36:37,033 - Thank you. 1463 00:36:35,267 --> 00:36:37,033 - Okay. 1464 00:36:37,100 --> 00:36:38,733 [indistinct PA announcement] 1465 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:39,733 - Good job, dog. 1466 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:41,067 - Kelly, mind 1467 00:36:39,800 --> 00:36:41,067 if I get a picture? 1468 00:36:41,133 --> 00:36:43,433 - How does it feel to be back 1469 00:36:41,133 --> 00:36:43,433 in competition at Haleiwa? 1470 00:36:43,500 --> 00:36:44,633 - It feels great when there's 1471 00:36:44,700 --> 00:36:45,900 a big wet swell like this. 1472 00:36:45,967 --> 00:36:47,600 It feels nice, but you know 1473 00:36:45,967 --> 00:36:47,600 it's the beginning of the swell 1474 00:36:47,667 --> 00:36:49,367 so it's super inconsistent 1475 00:36:47,667 --> 00:36:49,367 right now. 1476 00:36:49,433 --> 00:36:51,400 I think the size'll come up, 1477 00:36:49,433 --> 00:36:51,400 the interval will come down-- 1478 00:36:51,467 --> 00:36:53,667 we'll see a lot of good waves 1479 00:36:51,467 --> 00:36:53,667 this afternoon. 1480 00:36:53,733 --> 00:36:59,300 ♪ ♪ 1481 00:36:59,367 --> 00:37:00,900 narrator: There's a 1482 00:36:59,367 --> 00:37:00,900 five-and-a-half hour wait 1483 00:37:00,967 --> 00:37:02,667 until his next heat. 1484 00:37:02,733 --> 00:37:04,733 Though he's well-acquainted 1485 00:37:02,733 --> 00:37:04,733 with the importance 1486 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,567 of not letting up 1487 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:06,567 in the interval. 1488 00:37:06,633 --> 00:37:08,933 ♪ ♪ 1489 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:10,800 - Another 30-minute heat. 1490 00:37:10,867 --> 00:37:13,833 Top two surfers advance 1491 00:37:10,867 --> 00:37:13,833 into the quarterfinals. 1492 00:37:13,900 --> 00:37:21,000 ♪ ♪ 1493 00:37:22,033 --> 00:37:23,267 And here goes Kelly. 1494 00:37:23,333 --> 00:37:25,967 Big bottom turn, knifing one 1495 00:37:23,333 --> 00:37:25,967 off the top around the corner. 1496 00:37:26,033 --> 00:37:27,433 Finds more open face 1497 00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:29,500 and then goes hard off the 1498 00:37:27,500 --> 00:37:29,500 bottom, attacks the lip, 1499 00:37:29,567 --> 00:37:31,400 just mind-boggling 1500 00:37:29,567 --> 00:37:31,400 how he's still 1501 00:37:31,467 --> 00:37:34,500 doing it at a level where 1502 00:37:31,467 --> 00:37:34,500 he is top ten in the world. 1503 00:37:34,567 --> 00:37:35,567 narrator: But even if 1504 00:37:35,633 --> 00:37:37,867 the longevity 1505 00:37:35,633 --> 00:37:37,867 of his brilliance is revered, 1506 00:37:37,933 --> 00:37:41,367 the whole point is that these 1507 00:37:37,933 --> 00:37:41,367 waves can humble legends too. 1508 00:37:41,433 --> 00:37:43,367 ♪ ♪ 1509 00:37:43,433 --> 00:37:46,500 His struggles leave Slater 1510 00:37:43,433 --> 00:37:46,500 at the bottom of his heat, 1511 00:37:46,567 --> 00:37:49,667 and the prospect of an early 1512 00:37:46,567 --> 00:37:49,667 departure from the contest 1513 00:37:49,733 --> 00:37:52,633 is impossible to ignore. 1514 00:37:52,700 --> 00:37:55,100 And as the other surfers keep 1515 00:37:52,700 --> 00:37:55,100 recording high scores... 1516 00:37:55,167 --> 00:37:56,933 - Jacob Wilcox 1517 00:37:55,167 --> 00:37:56,933 off the bottom-- 1518 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:58,867 stabs it in the lip, good job. 1519 00:37:58,933 --> 00:38:01,400 narrator: The task looks 1520 00:37:58,933 --> 00:38:01,400 more and more daunting. 1521 00:38:01,467 --> 00:38:04,033 - Attention, surfers. 1522 00:38:01,467 --> 00:38:04,033 Five minutes remaining. 1523 00:38:04,100 --> 00:38:05,500 Kelly, you are in third. 1524 00:38:05,567 --> 00:38:08,967 You need a 6.51 1525 00:38:05,567 --> 00:38:08,967 to go to second. 1526 00:38:09,033 --> 00:38:11,500 narrator: Then there's less 1527 00:38:09,033 --> 00:38:11,500 than a minute remaining 1528 00:38:11,567 --> 00:38:15,500 and only one last wave 1529 00:38:11,567 --> 00:38:15,500 to stave off elimination. 1530 00:38:15,567 --> 00:38:18,333 - Let's watch Kelly 1531 00:38:15,567 --> 00:38:18,333 with the whitewater takeoff. 1532 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,700 Up and riding 1533 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:20,700 with 25 seconds to go-- 1534 00:38:20,767 --> 00:38:23,467 a big gouge on the close out. 1535 00:38:23,533 --> 00:38:25,300 Wow, that was critical. 1536 00:38:25,367 --> 00:38:28,300 That was dangerous 1537 00:38:25,367 --> 00:38:28,300 and with 19 seconds to go, 1538 00:38:28,367 --> 00:38:30,433 was that a 6.51 or better 1539 00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:32,300 to get him 1540 00:38:30,500 --> 00:38:32,300 into the quarterfinals? 1541 00:38:32,367 --> 00:38:35,400 [indistinct PA announcements] 1542 00:38:40,367 --> 00:38:43,200 Last wave, Kelly Slater: 1543 00:38:40,367 --> 00:38:43,200 a 6.93. 1544 00:38:43,267 --> 00:38:45,933 He goes to second! 1545 00:38:43,267 --> 00:38:45,933 Unbelievable! 1546 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,733 - Yeah, you. 1547 00:38:46,000 --> 00:38:47,733 - There we go. 1548 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:49,900 Some of that old magic back. 1549 00:38:49,967 --> 00:38:53,000 [indistinct chatter] 1550 00:38:53,933 --> 00:38:55,833 - Hi. Good job. 1551 00:38:53,933 --> 00:38:55,833 - Hey. 1552 00:38:55,900 --> 00:38:56,967 - I mean, that wave 1553 00:38:55,900 --> 00:38:56,967 was very big. 1554 00:38:57,033 --> 00:38:57,967 - Yeah. 1555 00:38:58,033 --> 00:38:58,967 I got up and I'm like, 1556 00:38:59,033 --> 00:38:59,967 "Shit, I better 1557 00:38:59,033 --> 00:38:59,967 do something quick. 1558 00:39:00,033 --> 00:39:01,333 It's closing out," but-- 1559 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:02,333 - That's perfect. 1560 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:03,667 - It was--you know, 1561 00:39:02,400 --> 00:39:03,667 I've seen, like, 1562 00:39:03,733 --> 00:39:07,400 tens, nines get made out here 1563 00:39:03,733 --> 00:39:07,400 on one-turn waves, so-- 1564 00:39:07,467 --> 00:39:08,400 - Yeah. 1565 00:39:08,467 --> 00:39:09,400 - I knew it was possible 1566 00:39:08,467 --> 00:39:09,400 'cause it's-- 1567 00:39:09,467 --> 00:39:10,400 they're really scoring 1568 00:39:09,467 --> 00:39:10,400 on the big waves, so. 1569 00:39:10,467 --> 00:39:11,533 - Uh-huh. 1570 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:13,233 - I don't feel like 1571 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:13,233 I've surfed a good heat yet 1572 00:39:13,300 --> 00:39:14,200 and I'm still in the-- 1573 00:39:14,267 --> 00:39:16,100 you know, I'm in 1574 00:39:14,267 --> 00:39:16,100 the quarterfinals, so 1575 00:39:16,167 --> 00:39:18,167 I feel like there's a lot 1576 00:39:16,167 --> 00:39:18,167 of room to move 1577 00:39:18,233 --> 00:39:20,100 on the upside for me. 1578 00:39:20,167 --> 00:39:22,700 [waves crashing] 1579 00:39:22,767 --> 00:39:24,600 Waves are perfect. 1580 00:39:24,667 --> 00:39:26,867 It's hard not to look. 1581 00:39:28,667 --> 00:39:31,500 [suspenseful music] 1582 00:39:31,567 --> 00:39:32,800 ♪ ♪ 1583 00:39:32,867 --> 00:39:35,667 narrator: About a 45-minute 1584 00:39:32,867 --> 00:39:35,667 drive down from Haleiwa 1585 00:39:35,733 --> 00:39:37,600 over to Oahu's east side, 1586 00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:40,633 nestled on the edge 1587 00:39:37,667 --> 00:39:40,633 of the Pali mountain range, 1588 00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:42,767 another piece 1589 00:39:40,700 --> 00:39:42,767 of Kelly Slater's 1590 00:39:42,833 --> 00:39:45,833 journey to Pipeline 1591 00:39:42,833 --> 00:39:45,833 is underway. 1592 00:39:45,900 --> 00:39:48,700 This is the workshop 1593 00:39:45,900 --> 00:39:48,700 of Tocoro Surfboards, 1594 00:39:48,767 --> 00:39:50,733 an outfit that 1595 00:39:48,767 --> 00:39:50,733 hand-crafts boards 1596 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:53,433 for all levels 1597 00:39:50,800 --> 00:39:53,433 of amateurs and professionals. 1598 00:39:53,500 --> 00:39:56,100 [saw whirs] 1599 00:39:56,167 --> 00:39:58,000 Though there's always 1600 00:39:56,167 --> 00:39:58,000 a particular honor 1601 00:39:58,067 --> 00:40:00,300 they take here 1602 00:39:58,067 --> 00:40:00,300 in what they build 1603 00:40:00,367 --> 00:40:03,233 for world-class competitors 1604 00:40:00,367 --> 00:40:03,233 like Slater. 1605 00:40:03,300 --> 00:40:05,667 ♪ ♪ 1606 00:40:05,733 --> 00:40:08,567 Every step of the process 1607 00:40:05,733 --> 00:40:08,567 holds the potential 1608 00:40:08,633 --> 00:40:11,300 to make a measure of 1609 00:40:08,633 --> 00:40:11,300 untold difference on a wave. 1610 00:40:11,367 --> 00:40:13,200 ♪ ♪ 1611 00:40:13,267 --> 00:40:15,833 Every inch treated 1612 00:40:13,267 --> 00:40:15,833 with the same care, 1613 00:40:15,900 --> 00:40:18,033 the same singular focus, 1614 00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:22,100 that the surfer himself brings 1615 00:40:18,100 --> 00:40:22,100 to his task in the water. 1616 00:40:22,167 --> 00:40:23,467 Because make no mistake, 1617 00:40:23,533 --> 00:40:26,667 there's pride in writing 1618 00:40:23,533 --> 00:40:26,667 this name on this board. 1619 00:40:26,733 --> 00:40:28,900 ♪ ♪ 1620 00:40:28,967 --> 00:40:31,133 Pride in being 1621 00:40:28,967 --> 00:40:31,133 this hidden part 1622 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:34,533 of Kelly Slater's 1623 00:40:31,200 --> 00:40:34,533 preparation for Pipeline. 1624 00:40:34,600 --> 00:40:36,733 [indistinct PA announcement] 1625 00:40:36,800 --> 00:40:39,033 [horn blasts] 1626 00:40:41,967 --> 00:40:43,667 A little less than 72 hours 1627 00:40:43,733 --> 00:40:47,000 after Slater's last-second 1628 00:40:43,733 --> 00:40:47,000 exploits kept him alive-- 1629 00:40:47,067 --> 00:40:50,933 - ♪ Hold on to the thread ♪ 1630 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:52,900 narrator: 1631 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:52,900 The Hawaiian Pro resumes 1632 00:40:52,967 --> 00:40:54,000 on a picture-perfect day 1633 00:40:54,067 --> 00:40:55,833 on Oahu's North Shore, 1634 00:40:55,900 --> 00:40:58,533 kicking off 1635 00:40:55,900 --> 00:40:58,533 with the quarterfinal heats. 1636 00:40:58,600 --> 00:41:01,300 ["Oceans" by Pearl Jam] 1637 00:41:01,367 --> 00:41:03,067 If this is the final time 1638 00:41:03,133 --> 00:41:05,633 Kelly Slater 1639 00:41:03,133 --> 00:41:05,633 will compete at Haleiwa 1640 00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:09,100 he's of course hardly 1641 00:41:05,700 --> 00:41:09,100 approaching it ceremoniously. 1642 00:41:09,167 --> 00:41:11,567 Not just because it's 1643 00:41:09,167 --> 00:41:11,567 a potentially valuable tune-up 1644 00:41:11,633 --> 00:41:14,533 for the Pipe Masters, 1645 00:41:11,633 --> 00:41:14,533 but also because 1646 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,967 that's just not the way 1647 00:41:14,600 --> 00:41:16,967 Kelly Slater surfs. 1648 00:41:17,033 --> 00:41:19,667 - ♪ Oh, the next ♪ 1649 00:41:19,733 --> 00:41:25,300 ♪ Time we touch ♪ 1650 00:41:25,367 --> 00:41:27,167 ♪ ♪ 1651 00:41:27,233 --> 00:41:30,533 narrator: The great weather 1652 00:41:27,233 --> 00:41:30,533 translates to a great crowd, 1653 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:35,867 but also calm conditions 1654 00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:35,867 and a scarcity of good waves. 1655 00:41:35,933 --> 00:41:37,767 - Kelly Slater-- 1656 00:41:35,933 --> 00:41:37,767 nice foam climb. 1657 00:41:37,833 --> 00:41:40,733 He's gonna have to tap-dance 1658 00:41:37,833 --> 00:41:40,733 through this dead water 1659 00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:44,467 making the most 1660 00:41:40,800 --> 00:41:44,467 of what was on offer. 1661 00:41:44,533 --> 00:41:48,800 - ♪ You don't have to stray ♪ 1662 00:41:48,867 --> 00:41:50,367 narrator: These are the kinds 1663 00:41:48,867 --> 00:41:50,367 of scenarios 1664 00:41:50,433 --> 00:41:53,133 when experience can pay off. 1665 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,067 - ♪ Waves roll 1666 00:41:53,200 --> 00:41:55,067 in my thoughts ♪ 1667 00:41:55,133 --> 00:41:57,967 narrator: When a surfer has to 1668 00:41:55,133 --> 00:41:57,967 know when the time's right 1669 00:41:58,033 --> 00:41:59,833 to seize an opportunity. 1670 00:41:59,900 --> 00:42:01,033 ♪ ♪ 1671 00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:02,400 - Gonna get some open face 1672 00:42:01,100 --> 00:42:02,400 to work with. 1673 00:42:02,467 --> 00:42:03,400 Bottom-turn it. 1674 00:42:03,467 --> 00:42:05,100 Gonna go tuck in the barrel 1675 00:42:05,167 --> 00:42:07,233 and disappear 1676 00:42:05,167 --> 00:42:07,233 behind the curtain. 1677 00:42:07,300 --> 00:42:09,267 Slater, still carving. 1678 00:42:09,333 --> 00:42:11,433 Good morning, Haleiwa. 1679 00:42:11,500 --> 00:42:12,800 - Seven minutes remain. 1680 00:42:12,867 --> 00:42:13,900 - Last wave: 1681 00:42:13,967 --> 00:42:16,200 Kelly Slater-- 1682 00:42:13,967 --> 00:42:16,200 an 8.33. 1683 00:42:16,267 --> 00:42:17,367 Kelly, you remain first. 1684 00:42:17,433 --> 00:42:20,267 - ♪ Be there once more ♪ 1685 00:42:20,333 --> 00:42:22,300 narrator: Particularly 1686 00:42:20,333 --> 00:42:22,300 in these conditions, 1687 00:42:22,367 --> 00:42:23,933 it's a huge score, 1688 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:26,400 and it'll hold up to ease him 1689 00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:26,400 into the semifinals. 1690 00:42:26,467 --> 00:42:30,000 - Three, two, one. 1691 00:42:30,067 --> 00:42:32,833 [horn blares] 1692 00:42:32,900 --> 00:42:39,900 ♪ ♪ 1693 00:42:41,033 --> 00:42:42,900 [indistinct chatter] 1694 00:42:42,967 --> 00:42:44,333 - You know, 1695 00:42:42,967 --> 00:42:44,333 you gotta play the game. 1696 00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:45,567 You gotta pace yourself. 1697 00:42:45,633 --> 00:42:47,333 You know, either you get the 1698 00:42:45,633 --> 00:42:47,333 first good wave and start. 1699 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:48,533 You put the pressure 1700 00:42:47,400 --> 00:42:48,533 on the other guys, 1701 00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:50,967 or you wait for what you know 1702 00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:50,967 is gonna be the right wave 1703 00:42:51,033 --> 00:42:53,600 to let you do something 1704 00:42:51,033 --> 00:42:53,600 somebody else can't do, 1705 00:42:53,667 --> 00:42:54,767 and that sort of happened 1706 00:42:53,667 --> 00:42:54,767 for me. 1707 00:42:54,833 --> 00:42:56,367 I got that one that sort of 1708 00:42:54,833 --> 00:42:56,367 stood up on the reef 1709 00:42:56,433 --> 00:42:57,533 a little bit better. 1710 00:42:57,600 --> 00:42:59,467 Um, couple of the ones Mitch 1711 00:42:57,600 --> 00:42:59,467 and those guys got 1712 00:42:59,533 --> 00:43:01,467 were a little deeper 1713 00:42:59,533 --> 00:43:01,467 and they kind of flattened out. 1714 00:43:01,533 --> 00:43:02,667 I wanted to stay away 1715 00:43:01,533 --> 00:43:02,667 from those waves 1716 00:43:02,733 --> 00:43:05,100 as best I could. 1717 00:43:05,167 --> 00:43:09,700 ♪ ♪ 1718 00:43:09,767 --> 00:43:12,633 - On to semifinal heat 1719 00:43:09,767 --> 00:43:12,633 number two. 1720 00:43:12,700 --> 00:43:16,867 ♪ ♪ 1721 00:43:16,933 --> 00:43:20,467 11-time world champion 1722 00:43:16,933 --> 00:43:20,467 Kelly Slater in the white. 1723 00:43:20,533 --> 00:43:27,633 ♪ ♪ 1724 00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:31,200 narrator: The difference 1725 00:43:29,800 --> 00:43:31,200 between surfing 1726 00:43:31,267 --> 00:43:33,000 and so many other sports 1727 00:43:33,067 --> 00:43:36,900 is that the playing field is 1728 00:43:33,067 --> 00:43:36,900 never totally predictable, 1729 00:43:36,967 --> 00:43:39,400 and when the ocean decides 1730 00:43:36,967 --> 00:43:39,400 it's not going to cooperate 1731 00:43:39,467 --> 00:43:41,600 in the way you wish it would, 1732 00:43:41,667 --> 00:43:45,433 everything else is rendered 1733 00:43:41,667 --> 00:43:45,433 all but moot. 1734 00:43:45,500 --> 00:43:48,933 - The swell--short spurts 1735 00:43:45,500 --> 00:43:48,933 and moments this morning. 1736 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:52,267 - Even the GOAT is not immune 1737 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:52,267 to frustration. 1738 00:43:52,333 --> 00:43:53,767 ♪ ♪ 1739 00:43:53,833 --> 00:43:56,467 narrator: Frustration that, 1740 00:43:53,833 --> 00:43:56,467 in less than 30 minutes' time, 1741 00:43:56,533 --> 00:43:58,933 can transform 1742 00:43:56,533 --> 00:43:58,933 into desperation. 1743 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:00,533 - Slater driving 1744 00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:00,533 down the line. 1745 00:44:00,600 --> 00:44:04,233 Up into the lip--goes for just 1746 00:44:00,600 --> 00:44:04,233 the craziest flyaway 1747 00:44:04,300 --> 00:44:06,033 I've seen in a long time. 1748 00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:08,700 - Not a smart choice 1749 00:44:06,100 --> 00:44:08,700 for Kelly. 1750 00:44:08,767 --> 00:44:10,133 Just a weird heat. 1751 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:13,067 This--Mother Nature caught all 1752 00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:13,067 four of these competitors 1753 00:44:13,133 --> 00:44:14,200 by surprise. 1754 00:44:14,267 --> 00:44:16,133 ♪ ♪ 1755 00:44:16,200 --> 00:44:18,600 - White needs a 4.15. 1756 00:44:18,667 --> 00:44:21,033 One minute, 1757 00:44:18,667 --> 00:44:21,033 20 seconds remaining. 1758 00:44:21,100 --> 00:44:22,133 ♪ ♪ 1759 00:44:22,200 --> 00:44:23,200 narrator: On another day, 1760 00:44:23,267 --> 00:44:25,600 a 4.15 would not be 1761 00:44:23,267 --> 00:44:25,600 a hard score 1762 00:44:25,667 --> 00:44:26,767 for Slater to attain. 1763 00:44:26,833 --> 00:44:28,033 - Okay, here we go. 1764 00:44:26,833 --> 00:44:28,033 Counting down in five... 1765 00:44:28,100 --> 00:44:29,233 narrator: But on this one, 1766 00:44:29,300 --> 00:44:32,067 the waves needed to get it 1767 00:44:29,300 --> 00:44:32,067 are just not there. 1768 00:44:32,133 --> 00:44:34,200 [horn blares] 1769 00:44:34,267 --> 00:44:35,933 - We lose the GOAT in Slater. 1770 00:44:36,000 --> 00:44:37,100 Little unlucky for the boys; 1771 00:44:37,167 --> 00:44:38,500 that was a very slow heat. 1772 00:44:38,567 --> 00:44:41,333 One of the slowest 1773 00:44:38,567 --> 00:44:41,333 of the whole event. 1774 00:44:41,400 --> 00:44:43,467 narrator: Four is not 1775 00:44:41,400 --> 00:44:43,467 the number you want 1776 00:44:43,533 --> 00:44:45,433 next to your name. 1777 00:44:45,500 --> 00:44:47,667 His contest is over. 1778 00:44:47,733 --> 00:44:50,633 [light hip-hop music] 1779 00:44:50,700 --> 00:44:57,733 ♪ ♪ 1780 00:44:59,333 --> 00:45:01,300 narrator: Even through 1781 00:44:59,333 --> 00:45:01,300 the disappointment, 1782 00:45:01,367 --> 00:45:03,267 part of the charm 1783 00:45:01,367 --> 00:45:03,267 of an event like this 1784 00:45:03,333 --> 00:45:05,167 is the way 1785 00:45:03,333 --> 00:45:05,167 it can instantly remind you 1786 00:45:05,233 --> 00:45:06,967 of who you once were. 1787 00:45:07,033 --> 00:45:09,767 ♪ ♪ 1788 00:45:09,833 --> 00:45:11,933 As for other kinds of 1789 00:45:09,833 --> 00:45:11,933 self-reflection, 1790 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:13,733 he now can't help but wonder, 1791 00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:15,700 heading into 1792 00:45:13,800 --> 00:45:15,700 the rest of the season, 1793 00:45:15,767 --> 00:45:18,033 if so openly pondering 1794 00:45:15,767 --> 00:45:18,033 retirement 1795 00:45:18,100 --> 00:45:19,233 has been a detriment. 1796 00:45:19,300 --> 00:45:20,633 ♪ ♪ 1797 00:45:20,700 --> 00:45:22,533 - I think I approached 1798 00:45:20,700 --> 00:45:22,533 this year-- 1799 00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:24,700 I put too much pressure 1800 00:45:22,600 --> 00:45:24,700 on myself, 1801 00:45:24,767 --> 00:45:26,000 and I kind of thought, 1802 00:45:24,767 --> 00:45:26,000 "Maybe the pressure'll 1803 00:45:26,067 --> 00:45:28,133 bring it all out of me 1804 00:45:26,067 --> 00:45:28,133 and make me really focus," 1805 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:30,800 but it--I think it sort of 1806 00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:30,800 distracted me. 1807 00:45:30,867 --> 00:45:32,200 ♪ ♪ 1808 00:45:32,267 --> 00:45:34,200 I've beaten all the best guys 1809 00:45:32,267 --> 00:45:34,200 in the world this year 1810 00:45:34,267 --> 00:45:35,400 in a heat, 1811 00:45:35,467 --> 00:45:37,967 but I just haven't beaten them 1812 00:45:35,467 --> 00:45:37,967 in rankings, you know. 1813 00:45:38,033 --> 00:45:39,100 But... 1814 00:45:39,167 --> 00:45:41,533 the retirement thing-- 1815 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:45,133 like I said, I'm just gonna go 1816 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:45,133 with what feels right. 1817 00:45:45,200 --> 00:45:50,867 ♪ ♪ 1818 00:45:50,933 --> 00:45:53,300 I wish I was in a world title 1819 00:45:50,933 --> 00:45:53,300 conversation 1820 00:45:53,367 --> 00:45:57,667 coming to Pipeline 1821 00:45:53,367 --> 00:45:57,667 this next month, 1822 00:45:57,733 --> 00:46:00,800 but I can pretty clearly say 1823 00:46:00,867 --> 00:46:02,033 if I were to win Pipeline 1824 00:46:00,867 --> 00:46:02,033 this year, 1825 00:46:02,100 --> 00:46:04,567 I'd probably retire right 1826 00:46:02,100 --> 00:46:04,567 then. 1827 00:46:04,633 --> 00:46:07,767 It would just--it would just 1828 00:46:04,633 --> 00:46:07,767 cap it all for me. 1829 00:46:07,833 --> 00:46:14,567 ♪ ♪ 1830 00:46:14,633 --> 00:46:18,600 [waves crashing] 1831 00:46:18,667 --> 00:46:19,867 I always play those green ones. 1832 00:46:19,933 --> 00:46:22,233 [indistinct chatter, laughter] 1833 00:46:22,300 --> 00:46:26,267 [light guitar music] 1834 00:46:26,333 --> 00:46:29,767 narrator: He may be unsure of 1835 00:46:26,333 --> 00:46:29,767 what his next step will be, 1836 00:46:29,833 --> 00:46:31,867 but he's not one who ever 1837 00:46:29,833 --> 00:46:31,867 looks overwhelmed 1838 00:46:31,933 --> 00:46:33,567 by that uncertainty. 1839 00:46:33,633 --> 00:46:38,767 ♪ ♪ 1840 00:46:38,833 --> 00:46:40,467 - What is this? 1841 00:46:40,533 --> 00:46:42,100 That's one of yours? 1842 00:46:42,167 --> 00:46:43,433 - Yeah. 1843 00:46:43,500 --> 00:46:46,000 Yeah, I don't--I haven't played 1844 00:46:43,500 --> 00:46:46,000 this in a long time. 1845 00:46:46,067 --> 00:46:47,267 narrator: In so many ways, 1846 00:46:47,333 --> 00:46:48,633 it can seem too easy 1847 00:46:48,700 --> 00:46:52,267 to render his life 1848 00:46:48,700 --> 00:46:52,267 as a surfing metaphor, 1849 00:46:52,333 --> 00:46:55,533 but balance in the wake of 1850 00:46:52,333 --> 00:46:55,533 the intensity of competition 1851 00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:57,233 is essential. 1852 00:46:55,600 --> 00:46:57,233 - What are you guys drinking? 1853 00:46:57,300 --> 00:46:59,433 narrator: And it's best 1854 00:46:57,300 --> 00:46:59,433 achieved with friends close 1855 00:46:59,500 --> 00:47:00,967 and guitar in hand. 1856 00:47:01,033 --> 00:47:02,500 - ♪ Can I be saved? ♪ 1857 00:47:02,567 --> 00:47:04,533 ♪ Am I too late? ♪ 1858 00:47:04,600 --> 00:47:06,500 ♪ Am I today ♪ 1859 00:47:06,567 --> 00:47:10,200 ♪ Never I say ♪ 1860 00:47:10,267 --> 00:47:15,933 ♪ ♪ 1861 00:47:16,000 --> 00:47:17,767 ♪ Can I be saved? ♪ 1862 00:47:17,833 --> 00:47:19,800 ♪ Or am I too late? ♪ 1863 00:47:19,867 --> 00:47:21,867 ♪ Am I today ♪ 1864 00:47:21,933 --> 00:47:26,333 ♪ Never I say ♪ 1865 00:47:26,400 --> 00:47:31,200 ♪ ♪ 1866 00:47:31,267 --> 00:47:32,500 - Chihoo. 1867 00:47:31,267 --> 00:47:32,500 - Chihoo! 1868 00:47:32,567 --> 00:47:33,500 - Chihoo. 1869 00:47:32,567 --> 00:47:33,500 [laughter] 1870 00:47:33,567 --> 00:47:35,233 - Chihoo! 1871 00:47:33,567 --> 00:47:35,233 - Oh. 1872 00:47:35,300 --> 00:47:37,500 I actually wrote those lyrics 1873 00:47:35,300 --> 00:47:37,500 on a plane, 1874 00:47:37,567 --> 00:47:39,600 'cause I was, like, hearing 1875 00:47:37,567 --> 00:47:39,600 the song in my head. 1876 00:47:39,667 --> 00:47:41,933 When you read lyrics sometimes 1877 00:47:39,667 --> 00:47:41,933 and you don't have the melody, 1878 00:47:42,000 --> 00:47:43,500 it just, like, looks weird. 1879 00:47:43,567 --> 00:47:44,767 - Yeah, completely. 1880 00:47:43,567 --> 00:47:44,767 - Yeah. 1881 00:47:44,833 --> 00:47:46,667 And so, like, I just went, 1882 00:47:44,833 --> 00:47:46,667 like, "Oh, I don't like it!" 1883 00:47:46,733 --> 00:47:48,367 And I threw it in the trash. 1884 00:47:46,733 --> 00:47:48,367 - I feel--I find it's-- 1885 00:47:48,433 --> 00:47:50,400 - And then PK's like, "We gotta 1886 00:47:48,433 --> 00:47:50,400 sing a melody to that. 1887 00:47:50,467 --> 00:47:51,600 Where's those lyrics?" 1888 00:47:51,667 --> 00:47:52,733 I'm like, "I threw them away." 1889 00:47:51,667 --> 00:47:52,733 And he's like, "Where?" 1890 00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:53,900 And I'm like, 1891 00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:53,900 "In the trash can." 1892 00:47:53,967 --> 00:47:54,900 - And he went and got them? 1893 00:47:53,967 --> 00:47:54,900 - And he went and got them 1894 00:47:54,967 --> 00:47:55,900 out of the trash can. 1895 00:47:54,967 --> 00:47:55,900 - Resurrected it. 1896 00:47:55,967 --> 00:47:56,967 - Yeah. 1897 00:47:55,967 --> 00:47:56,967 [laughter] 1898 00:47:57,033 --> 00:47:58,367 narrator: There are those 1899 00:47:57,033 --> 00:47:58,367 who will tell you 1900 00:47:58,433 --> 00:48:00,600 that some songs 1901 00:47:58,433 --> 00:48:00,600 are meant to be saved. 1902 00:48:00,667 --> 00:48:04,533 After all, you never know when 1903 00:48:00,667 --> 00:48:04,533 you'll be able to call on one 1904 00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:06,600 to embody the moment that 1905 00:48:04,600 --> 00:48:06,600 you're living in. 1906 00:48:06,667 --> 00:48:09,967 all: ♪ Sitting in limbo ♪ 1907 00:48:10,033 --> 00:48:12,533 ♪ Limbo, limbo, limbo ♪ 1908 00:48:12,600 --> 00:48:15,000 - ♪ Limbo, limbo, limbo ♪ 1909 00:48:12,600 --> 00:48:15,000 - Yep, that's right. 1910 00:48:15,067 --> 00:48:17,867 all: ♪ Limbo, limbo, limbo ♪ 1911 00:48:17,933 --> 00:48:19,767 ♪ Limbo, limbo, limbo ♪ 1912 00:48:19,833 --> 00:48:22,667 - ♪ Man, I keep putting up 1913 00:48:19,833 --> 00:48:22,667 resistance ♪ 1914 00:48:22,733 --> 00:48:27,333 all: ♪ But I know that my faith 1915 00:48:22,733 --> 00:48:27,333 will lead me ♪ 1916 00:48:27,400 --> 00:48:30,433 ♪ Home ♪ 1917 00:48:30,500 --> 00:48:31,467 ♪ ♪ 1918 00:48:31,533 --> 00:48:33,367 - Whoo-hoo! 1919 00:48:33,433 --> 00:48:35,233 [laughter] 1920 00:48:35,300 --> 00:48:37,300 ♪ ♪ 1921 00:48:37,367 --> 00:48:39,333 [indistinct chatter] 1922 00:48:46,467 --> 00:48:48,000 - Sometimes I look around 1923 00:48:46,467 --> 00:48:48,000 at my life 1924 00:48:48,067 --> 00:48:51,967 and I cannot believe 1925 00:48:48,067 --> 00:48:51,967 that it happened like this. 1926 00:48:52,033 --> 00:48:53,800 I can't believe that wave came 1927 00:48:52,033 --> 00:48:53,800 to me at that time 1928 00:48:53,867 --> 00:48:55,567 and it won me the world title. 1929 00:48:55,633 --> 00:48:57,833 ["Corners Of The Earth" 1930 00:48:55,633 --> 00:48:57,833 by ODESZA] 1931 00:48:57,900 --> 00:48:58,967 When it's all clicking, 1932 00:48:59,033 --> 00:49:00,800 it feels like everything's 1933 00:48:59,033 --> 00:49:00,800 right in the world. 1934 00:49:00,867 --> 00:49:07,900 ♪ ♪ 1935 00:49:09,833 --> 00:49:11,933 I was flashing back last night 1936 00:49:09,833 --> 00:49:11,933 about my life 1937 00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:15,367 and all the things that 1938 00:49:12,000 --> 00:49:15,367 created this life for me 1939 00:49:15,433 --> 00:49:17,500 and all the things that've 1940 00:49:15,433 --> 00:49:17,500 happened and how it's all-- 1941 00:49:17,567 --> 00:49:19,567 like, life hasn't all been 1942 00:49:17,567 --> 00:49:19,567 great and wonderful, 1943 00:49:19,633 --> 00:49:21,600 but it's kinda all 1944 00:49:19,633 --> 00:49:21,600 gone my way. 1945 00:49:21,667 --> 00:49:22,933 You know, in a, like,-- 1946 00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:24,633 and maybe that's just 1947 00:49:23,000 --> 00:49:24,633 looking at it 1948 00:49:24,700 --> 00:49:26,667 from the right perspective, 1949 00:49:24,700 --> 00:49:26,667 from the right lens. 1950 00:49:26,733 --> 00:49:27,667 ♪ ♪ 1951 00:49:27,733 --> 00:49:30,367 - ♪ Tonight we're golden ♪ 1952 00:49:30,433 --> 00:49:33,433 ♪ ♪ 1953 00:49:33,500 --> 00:49:37,367 ♪ We fall towards each other ♪ 1954 00:49:37,433 --> 00:49:41,533 ♪ ♪ 1955 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:46,167 ♪ We fall to the edges 1956 00:49:41,600 --> 00:49:46,167 of the Earth ♪ 1957 00:49:46,233 --> 00:49:48,567 ♪ ♪ 1958 00:49:48,633 --> 00:49:52,100 ♪ We burn tonight as one ♪ 1959 00:49:52,167 --> 00:49:57,500 ♪ ♪ 1960 00:49:57,567 --> 00:49:59,400 [waves crashing] 1961 00:49:59,467 --> 00:50:01,067 ♪ ♪ 1962 00:50:01,133 --> 00:50:03,500 - I fell so in love with 1963 00:50:01,133 --> 00:50:03,500 surfing at a young age. 1964 00:50:03,567 --> 00:50:05,900 I didn't know, 1965 00:50:03,567 --> 00:50:05,900 at eight years old 1966 00:50:05,967 --> 00:50:06,933 when I started competing, 1967 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:08,167 that I could have a career 1968 00:50:07,000 --> 00:50:08,167 in surfing. 1969 00:50:08,233 --> 00:50:09,333 I just thought, 1970 00:50:08,233 --> 00:50:09,333 "Oh, this would be fun 1971 00:50:09,400 --> 00:50:11,333 to surf in a contest." 1972 00:50:11,400 --> 00:50:12,333 But I've made a living 1973 00:50:12,400 --> 00:50:15,400 from what 1974 00:50:12,400 --> 00:50:15,400 I'm most passionate about. 1975 00:50:15,467 --> 00:50:17,733 If people ever ask me my 1976 00:50:15,467 --> 00:50:17,733 advice, I've always thought, 1977 00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:19,033 "Oh, do what you're most 1978 00:50:17,800 --> 00:50:19,033 passionate about 1979 00:50:19,100 --> 00:50:20,800 and figure out how to make 1980 00:50:19,100 --> 00:50:20,800 that your life." 1981 00:50:20,867 --> 00:50:22,100 But I don't know 1982 00:50:20,867 --> 00:50:22,100 if that is or isn't 1983 00:50:22,167 --> 00:50:23,600 a possibility for everybody. 1984 00:50:23,667 --> 00:50:24,700 I'm not sure. 1985 00:50:24,767 --> 00:50:26,600 If it was, I think everyone 1986 00:50:24,767 --> 00:50:26,600 would be a pro surfer. 1987 00:50:26,667 --> 00:50:27,900 [laughs] 1988 00:50:27,967 --> 00:50:29,000 ♪ ♪ 1989 00:50:30,800 --> 00:50:35,733 ♪ ♪ 1990 00:50:35,800 --> 00:50:38,100 narrator: The most alluring 1991 00:50:35,800 --> 00:50:38,100 aspect of the ocean 1992 00:50:38,167 --> 00:50:40,100 to a surfer may just be 1993 00:50:40,167 --> 00:50:41,600 that there will always be 1994 00:50:40,167 --> 00:50:41,600 another wave 1995 00:50:41,667 --> 00:50:43,467 to measure yourself by. 1996 00:50:43,533 --> 00:50:45,033 ♪ ♪ 1997 00:50:45,100 --> 00:50:47,333 As far as life itself goes, 1998 00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:49,467 you only get one chance 1999 00:50:47,400 --> 00:50:49,467 to get it right. 2000 00:50:49,533 --> 00:50:51,933 ♪ ♪ 2001 00:50:52,000 --> 00:50:53,767 By even his own account, 2002 00:50:53,833 --> 00:50:56,633 Kelly Slater has lived 2003 00:50:53,833 --> 00:50:56,633 his life as an exception. 2004 00:50:56,700 --> 00:50:58,500 ♪ ♪ 2005 00:50:58,567 --> 00:51:02,700 Able to achieve what 2006 00:50:58,567 --> 00:51:02,700 nearly everyone else cannot. 2007 00:51:02,767 --> 00:51:04,400 ♪ ♪ 2008 00:51:04,467 --> 00:51:09,233 Less to reap remarkable 2009 00:51:04,467 --> 00:51:09,233 benefits from that gift. 2010 00:51:09,300 --> 00:51:11,600 Charmed to be driven 2011 00:51:09,300 --> 00:51:11,600 by a passion 2012 00:51:11,667 --> 00:51:14,067 that continues to fuel him. 2013 00:51:14,133 --> 00:51:15,333 ♪ ♪ 2014 00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:17,633 So it's hard for him 2015 00:51:15,400 --> 00:51:17,633 to think of competing 2016 00:51:17,700 --> 00:51:20,300 as a part of his past. 2017 00:51:20,367 --> 00:51:21,967 And by contrast, 2018 00:51:22,033 --> 00:51:24,167 natural for a place like 2019 00:51:22,033 --> 00:51:24,167 Pipeline 2020 00:51:24,233 --> 00:51:27,767 to still attract his gaze 2021 00:51:24,233 --> 00:51:27,767 after all this time. 2022 00:51:27,833 --> 00:51:30,267 ♪ ♪ 2023 00:51:30,333 --> 00:51:32,200 A 47-year-old legend 2024 00:51:32,267 --> 00:51:34,700 in the most famous event 2025 00:51:32,267 --> 00:51:34,700 in the sport. 2026 00:51:34,767 --> 00:51:37,567 ♪ ♪ 2027 00:51:37,633 --> 00:51:40,867 You wouldn't be alone pulling 2028 00:51:37,633 --> 00:51:40,867 for him to win it once more. 2029 00:51:40,933 --> 00:51:43,733 ♪ ♪ 2030 00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:46,333 But the truth is, 2031 00:51:43,800 --> 00:51:46,333 for Kelly Slater, 2032 00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:49,300 the competition has never been 2033 00:51:46,400 --> 00:51:49,300 about simply being better 2034 00:51:49,367 --> 00:51:52,367 than the next surfer. 2035 00:51:52,433 --> 00:51:56,100 It's about measuring up 2036 00:51:52,433 --> 00:51:56,100 to all the ocean gives him 2037 00:51:56,167 --> 00:51:57,867 and finding a way to realize 2038 00:51:57,933 --> 00:52:00,333 the possibilities he glimpses 2039 00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:02,833 every time he walks out 2040 00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:02,833 towards its horizon. 2041 00:52:02,900 --> 00:52:06,700 ♪ ♪ 2042 00:52:06,767 --> 00:52:09,800 [waves crashing] 2043 00:52:11,100 --> 00:52:14,167 [dramatic music] 2044 00:52:14,233 --> 00:52:16,033 On December 10th, 2045 00:52:14,233 --> 00:52:16,033 don't miss the premiere 2046 00:52:16,100 --> 00:52:19,367 of the HBO Sports documentary 2047 00:52:16,100 --> 00:52:19,367 "Belichick & Saban: 2048 00:52:19,433 --> 00:52:20,600 The Art of Coaching." 2049 00:52:20,667 --> 00:52:22,767 As the close friends discuss 2050 00:52:20,667 --> 00:52:22,767 the approaches 2051 00:52:22,833 --> 00:52:24,433 and philosophies 2052 00:52:22,833 --> 00:52:24,433 that have made them 2053 00:52:24,500 --> 00:52:27,267 among the best coaches ever 2054 00:52:24,500 --> 00:52:27,267 in any sport. 2055 00:52:27,333 --> 00:52:28,800 ♪ ♪ 2056 00:52:28,867 --> 00:52:31,133 And one week later 2057 00:52:28,867 --> 00:52:31,133 on December 17th, 2058 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:33,367 it's the documentary 2059 00:52:31,200 --> 00:52:33,367 "Well Groomed," 2060 00:52:33,433 --> 00:52:35,833 a vibrant exploration 2061 00:52:33,433 --> 00:52:35,833 of the world of competitive 2062 00:52:35,900 --> 00:52:37,933 and creative dog grooming. 2063 00:52:38,000 --> 00:52:45,033 ♪ ♪ 2064 00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:44,400 This has been a presentation 2065 00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:44,400 of HBO Sports.