Kelly Slater: Daily Routine

Kelly Slater doesn’t believe in overcomplicating it — surf when it’s good, eat when you can, and listen to your body.

Have a quick search on Google for the “greatest surfer of all time” and chances are you’ll get Robert Kelly Slater’s Wikipedia pop up in the first result. There’s no surprise there really, just taking a look through his surfing achievements over the years will make you understand he’s the GOAT in the sport.

I don’t know anyone in the world who is becoming the best at something without being obsessive, because they love it.

Born in Cocoa Beach, Florida to Judy Moriarity and Stephen Slater, Kelly grew up with two brothers, Sean and Stephen, and started surfing at just five years old. Within a few years of hitting the water, he was entering and winning surfing events. At 12 years old, he won his first age-division United States championship title, and he’s kept his eye on the prize ever since.

“I finished high school in ‘91, in June, and by July I was starting on the tour,” Slater recalled in an interview with GQ. “‘92 was the first year where the whole tour was just the top 44 surfers in the world. I qualified in 43rd place, and made it by one spot. The following year, I won the world title.”