If we didn't underachieve he couldn't have overachieved.
For that, he owes us.
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Filipe to retire?
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For that, he owes us.
Yeah, we need our surfers to be tougher than this, like Sunny.
Being a champ is as much about having the mental toughness as the athletic talent. Snowflakes are definitely a trend among the latest crop of athletes. They blame their mental health every time they don't want to compete or do badly - an olympic gymnast takes a mental health break from competition letting down her team, prior to that a skater complains his aura was all white which is why he failed. Where's the grit? Why the narcissism?
They need a Waimea Bay wsl event every year. Charging big waves is an important surfing skill.
You just did, didn't you??
None of the words you just posted, came from him.
He's a make believe champion, who can't run with the big dogs, or the women either for that matter, and he knows it.
He won by playing flipper on small/medium waves, on a tour designed for him.
So the guy doesnt charge dangerous waves...thats his business as far as Im concerned. He could easily win a few more titles in the current format. He has to be the best small wave surfer in the world right now hands down. Dont hate the player hate the game.
This is why I blame WSL not Felipe.
If they do that, my dreams of becoming a pro surfer are dashed.
It's his job to charge dangerous waves.
This is like a NFL quarterback faking injury for certain games when he decides the guys who might sack him are too big.
It his job to win world titles. Thats it. literally his job. If he does that without surfing waves of consequence more power to him as far as I am concerned. He won the world title last year...won it. Won it pretty convincingly. And chances are he probably would have won it again this year given the current tour. Whether he is deserving of respect as a surfer is up to you... out of all the pros who dont charge heavy waves I am impressed enough by his rail and air game that I tip the hat to the chap...good on ya flipperino...take all the time off you want..you earned it champ.
His people failed him. He should’ve gone with a more ironclad reason for his departure. Something people would have a really hard time making fun of and instead be forced to see him as an inspiration. I’d have gone with substance abuse myself. It worked for Ben Gravy.
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If I had a dime for every one of the people here that talked about how awful Pip's surfing is over the years - including his incredible surfing at Jbay, saying he would never amount to anything - that are now slobbing his nob like corn on the cob...I could quit work for good.
i used to be a big fliipy fan - watched alot of his videos and interviews..didnt see anything from those that looked like depression. i knew one of the team managers at hurley (someone who used to travel with him) - im pretty sure he woulda brought it up at some point cause we used to talk about Hurleys surfers in the comps alot. nada.
these days people call being nervous, anxiety. a bad day - depression..no. if its not crippling, stops you from doing what you need to do or have been prescribed actual meds - youre just a human being with intricate feelings and senses like the rest of us.
these days people call being nervous, anxiety. a bad day - depression..no. if its not crippling, stops you from doing what you need to do or have been prescribed actual meds - youre just a human being with intricate feelings and senses like the rest of us.
No.
The WSL is a spectator sport.
It is his job to surf WSL events for our entertainment.
That is his job.
Whether he wins a world title is irrelevant as long as he continues to entertain us with his surfing; in doing so he will continue on tour. A ratings system is used to ensure the surfers who are less entertaining fall off.
The battle for a world title exists but it is not the main draw; the main draw is to see the best surfers in the world doing the best surfing in some of the best waves on the planet.
I don't know anyone who wants to win with a big asterix behind it. That's basically admitting you don't win stuff and will take whatever you can get like a loser.
We want champs that charge, like this:
and this:
