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- From: danny@suned1.Nswses.Navy.Mil (Danny Z Clark)
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- Subject: New World Champion
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:26:27 -0800
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- Well, the surfing world has crowned a new world champion,
- and nary a work is spoke about it on alt.surfing. And this
- is no ordinary World Champion. This is a kid who won
- the world championship in his rookie year on the tour (ASP).
- He wrapped up the championship by making it through the
- 3rd round in the next to last event. He can just stand on the
- beach in Hawaii and watch the Pipe Masters. Then collect his
- crown when its over. I saw Slater surf last year, and he is GOOD.
-
- So, why is the surfing community so removed from
- the professional aspect of the sport? When Greg LaMond
- won the Tour-De-France, that's all that was talked about
- on rec.bicycles for weeks. What other professional sport is so
- alienated from its amateur ranks? (wrestling not included).
-
- I understand that in Australia professional surfers are well known
- and treated better than here in the states. So maybe it's just a
- "I'm too cool" California thing.
-
- Danny
-
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- Danny Clark, PHD NSWC, Port Hueneme CA
- danny@suned1.nswses.navy.mil
- The Navy and I share some views, but the ones above are all mine.
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