Prodigy 2.0
There is no one here, there or anywhere who could possibly challenge what Kelly Slater has meant to surfing. The 57-year-old Floridian burst onto the scene as a pre-teen, ripping and snapping, swooping and gliding on ocean waves in a way never seen before. He looked like a prodigy and smelled like a prodigy but prodigy is in the tasting and Cocoa Beach’s own has forever changed our palate.
Decades of dominance, of innovation, of ruling the very pastime of kings.
He is the only surfer widely known, outside of maybe Laird Hamilton, what with 12 world titles, 10 US Opens, 8 Pipe Masters, 6 Shark Watches, 4 Eddies, 2 Bells and a wave tank in Lemoore.
A living legend.
And, thus, the entire globe thrilled when Slater and his longtime girlfriend, Kalani Miller, shared that a baby was on the way.
Prodigy 2.0.
But how to craft? And would Slater have the time/energy as a living legend to take seriously?
Early signs point to a resounding yes.
On the well-trafficked prodigy baking resource @responsiveparentinghub, a photo was posted of a baby Einstein reading all by herself. The insert read, “We started the daily practice of ‘Quiet Time’ when our daughter was a baby.
‘Quiet Time’ clearly essential due its capitalization and ‘ ‘.
Slater, ever the innovator, liked the post.
Clearly I did not receive ‘Quiet Time’ as a child and… well, I don’t have to explain to you how that turned out.
The greatest surfer to ever do it, in any case, is peeling away from competition at the still nubile age of 59-years-old with energy in the tank. That energy appears to be continuing the dynasty.
S1at3r?
S14ter?
S1ate5?
More, certainly, as the story develops.
