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Kelly Slater has uncovered immoderate of nan wellness secrets down his record-setting master surfing profession while talking astir his hopes for nan babe he'll soon person pinch partner Kalani Miller.
Many thought nan top profession successful nan sport's history had drawn to a adjacent astatine nan Australian Margaret River Pro earlier this month, erstwhile Slater choked backmost tears aft being eliminated by points leader Griffin Colapinto.
He hugged his friend and rival, was chaired from nan formation and told his fans 'It's not each roses, you know? But it's been nan champion clip of my life.'
After winning nan world title a grounds 11 times and notching up 56 Championship Tour victories, cipher could blasted Slater from leaving nan athletics he loves.
After all, he is expecting his first boy pinch with pregnant partner Kalani Miller and spending clip connected nan Gold Coast to get immoderate thoroughly deserved rest.
Slater is fresh to return connected nan adjacent section of his life with pregnant partner Kalani Miller (pictured together)
Many thought that Slater had retired erstwhile he was chaired from nan formation pursuing his elimination from nan Margaret River Pro (pictured)
Even astatine 52, 11-time surfing champion Slater was still capable to return it to nan champion young talent successful nan world
Shockingly, though, Slater plans to support taking connected nan master circuit good into his 50s.
'It's really funny because I ne'er said nan status word,' he said this week.
'I'm retiring from fulltime competition. [But] I'll still do immoderate competitions, nan ones I bask and get nan opportunity to do.
'I'm not chasing titles and worldly nowadays. I've plentifulness of things I'm moving connected and things I'm passionate about.'
So really does Slater support his assemblage and mind crisp capable to return connected nan world's champion astatine his age?
'I've tried a batch of nan things complete nan years, to maximise my output and support myself youthful and young. Luckily I person been capable to person a agelong profession because I person stayed wounded free and been healthy,' he told News Corp.
'I conscionable look aft myself and it's astir apt possibly nan number 1 point successful my life. My woman and I are making judge ingredients are patient and earthy and effort to limit immoderate processed foods, candy and sugars. It's a large portion of our lives.'
Slater will proceed to compete successful master events aft his kid has been born, but will beryllium much selective and will not pursuit world titles
Slater said nan cardinal to staying young was a patient manner and keeping himself injury-free
The Floridian besides puts his astonishing longevity successful nan athletics down to hardly rubbing alcohol, saying his motto erstwhile it comes to grog is 'just person a sip present and there'.
For now, though, impending parenthood is firmly connected Slater's mind.
He already has 1 child, Taylor Slater, who is 28, a noted photographer and painter.
Kelly is fresh to beryllium a genitor again and hopes that nan caller presence has nan champion characteristics of himself and his partner Kalani Miller.
'We are really excited, small unnerving, small scary but that's portion of nan excitement and anticipation that comes on pinch being a parent,' Slater said.
'I'm mostly beautiful calm successful stressful situations. Kalani's a batch much organised, much connected it pinch everything she needs to get done. So I dream our kid is that way.
'But it's nosy to for illustration thrills and excitement excessively truthful possibly a small spot much of nan beingness life I for illustration and equilibrium of life she likes.'
