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Kelly Slater doesn?t want a job. The UFC commentator and podcaster Joe Rogan was once in discussion with the globally renowned surfboarder about having the dream job. And also about the surfer?s retirement plans.

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Robert Kelly Slater was born in Cocoa Beach, Florida, United States. He is best known for securing the title of World Surf League champion a record 11 times. The 50-year-old American surfboarding pro elucidated how he would probably never want a job.

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Kelly Slater on his dream job

In the 2018 episode of Joe Rogan Experience, upon being questioned if he saw himself becoming a commentator, Slater explained, ?Maybe a little bit yeah? but I don?t really want a job.? The athlete continued, ?When I retire, you know, look, I?ve been on pro-tour pretty much since I was 19 and 46. I took about three years off, but I still competed a little bit on those years.?

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Slater is 50 years old today and is nearing the age of his retirement. He explains in his interview how he is the oldest guy to ever compete. Additionally, when he joined the sport and started touring, the oldest guy was as young as 28 years old. ?I would say in the 80s?you could make the money if you were the top 5 guy, but it didn?t look like you could have like this crazy career. So guys weren?t thinking longevity, they were like, let?s go and have a freaking good time?? Slater explained to Joe Rogan.

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Slater is a phenomenon, to say the least

Slater made his career in a sport that requires high concentration and agility. Being primarily a young man?s sport, Kelly is still surfing the waves at 50. In his entire career, which started in 1992, Slater won 11 WSL championships, besides also securing 55 event titles.?

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Presently, apart from having an iron grip on every major world record in the sport, the torchbearer of high-performance surfing is also venturing into entrepreneurship with his sustainable clothing brand, Outerknown.

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Anirban Roy is working as a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. Anirban has a Master's degree in Spatial Data Science from Jadavpur University. He has worn many hats, including being a database admin and a scientific researcher.

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