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Robert Kelly Slater, famously known as Kelly Slater, is an American professional surfer. Slater is regarded as one of the most legendary surfers in the world. He has won the World Surf League for a record 11 times and continues to chase more such achievements. Slater, 50, also holds the record of being the youngest and the oldest surfing world champion.

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Throughout his career, Slater has won 55 titles in major surfing events. Off-the-shore, as expected from a surfer, Slater is an easy-going and a “cool dude”. However, once Slater had grossed out some of his fans and followers on social media.

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Kelly Slater once gave a “puking” nightmare to his followers

The American surfing legend might be a hilarious person, but once his humor had disgusted his loving fans on social media. Slater, one of the active athletes on Instagram, had once shared an unusual video on his story.

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In the video, a man, who appeared to be in a public place was continuously puking all over himself. The person looked like he was not doing well. However, the way the person kept vomiting without any interruptions caught Slater’s attention.

Not only did Slater share this video on his Instagram story, but he also commented on the post and recalled a similar ridiculous story from his trip to the UK. Slater wrote, “Beautiful. I did see a guy in England once throw up on the sidewalk late at night and then watched his friend lick it off the ground for a picture. This guy looks like a vomit hydrant though🍺🤮.”

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Slater’s fans were in absolute disbelief after reading the surfer’s comment under the video. Many hoped he never shared any such video or post on his story again.

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Is Slater going to retire soon?

Kelly Slater is an absolute legend of the sport. The surfing king has dominated the sport for over three decades and still surprises everyone with his game.

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Earlier this year, Slater had stunned everyone by winning the Pipeline in Hawaii. However, many wonder if there will be an end to the GOAT’s surfing career. In 1998, Slater took a break from competitive surfing, only to return to the sport in 2002.

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Since then, many-a-times he has hinted or was rumored to put a “full stop” to his iconic career, but he keeps going on. However, many people will be heartbroken, when Kelly Slater bids farewell to the surfing world.

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Soumya Bontra is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. She has been working as a sports journalist and writer for the past two years. Soumya has a Bachelor’s in Mass Media. She is a brown belt in Karate and has won a silver medal in the Maharashtra State Open Karate Championship in Kumite. She is an admirer of footballers Tobin Heath and Christen Press. During her free time, Soumya loves to watch Animé and is a die-hard fan of Naruto.

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