He said. "I'll be 40 in a couple of months. To me, it's literally just a number. You see people 100 years old and you can't believe they lived that long, but to them, it's not baffling. They took care of themselves. To me, I don't see why at 50 I can't be in better shape than right now. I think I'm gonna be."
這個「衝浪之神」除了比賽奪冠之外一直沒閒著!從 2005 年起 Kelly 和一群科學家、工程師、企業家組成的團隊就開始了這個計畫:「Kelly Slater Wave Company (簡稱:KSWC)」。
這世界充滿了保守主義,我們都知道擁有十次世界冠軍的 Kelly Slater 向來以新觀念和新技術提升衝浪水準,由其是在自以為是的衝浪界裡,要不是他真有本事,相信早就被嘲笑翻了,連新生代選手在接受訪問時都說固定舵( On Fin )才是王道,但 Kelly 選擇 FCS。近年來 6 呎以下小板風行,也是他帶起的熱潮。