Kelly Slater is the most successful professional surfer in history. He has won the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship 10 times, including five consecutive wins between 1994 and 1998. He began winning championships in his teens, and when he won his first ASP World Championship title, he was 20 years old, making him the youngest person ever to win it. However, in 1999, he ditched it all for acting and retired to join the cast of Baywatch .
Slater’s infatuation with acting was short-lived, and he left the show after one season. In 2003 he decided to come out of retirement and return to his beloved sport, and he quickly took back his place in the ranks of its greatest achievers. He won further ASP titles in 2005, 2006 and 2008, and in 2010 he won it for the tenth time. This was an unprecedented feat, made sweeter by the fact that he won it at 38 years old, making him the oldest person ever to win the title.
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