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Too rad to retire? Surfing GOAT Kelly Slater is looking at the bigger picture

You want to talk GOATS? How about surfer Kelly Slater winning title at Billabong Pipeline Pro, days before his 50th birthday.
Slater has dedicated his life to the sea and surf.

Kelly Slater has surfed professionally longer than many of his competition have been alive. And that experience paid off this past week when he won at the Billabong Pro Pipeline in Hawaii – less than a week before he turned 50.

Over 30 years, Slater has racked up 11 world titles and 56 career tour championships. Following his win in Hawaii, Slater said he had been contemplating retirement, but nothing is final.

"It's that

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