[Kelly Slater dijo desde el saque que Mar Ohno es un tablista que no debería ser subestimado por nadie:] Nuevamente ha conseguido ser uno de los Wildcards del evento y podría ser muy peligroso si logra relajarse y se concentra al máximo en su propio surfing, ... Sería muy interesante ver si Mar Ohno se pone las pilas y saca a relucir lo mejor de su surfing para entorpecer el avance de alguno de nosotros, tal y como lo hizo con Andy Irons en Niijima hace dos años. |
[Kelly Slater, for one, said Mar Ohno shouldn't be underestimated:] He has the wildcard again and can be dangerous if he loosens up and just surfs, ... It'll be interesting to see if he gets on a roll and gives a real run like he did against Andy Irons in Niijima two years ago. |
Andy gets ahead of the pack, it will be, but if he falls between Fanning and Munro then they could step it up and it will all be back for the taking. Trestles (in California) will tell all. |
Everything started coming into my head, ... I was the youngest world champ and now I'm the oldest world champ; it's been seven years since I won my last title and this is my seventh one ... but all those numbers and things are not as important as the feeling. |
Good catch -- I mean, a good throw. |
He has a great knack for picking the right wave and he's a really smart competitor. He might even bust out a superman air. He has a few tricks up his sleeve. He always pulls reverses and airs that other people don't. |
He should upset some guys out there. |
I call him 'Danger' and he ripped the other day, |
I call him 'Danger' and he ripped the other day. He definitely put me on call. I had two days to think about it and I was definitely worried. It was probably the most worried I've been about a wildcard. It felt like surfing against Andy or somebody first up. I'm glad I got that one out of the way. |
I didn't think that wave was going to offer a ton, ... But the wave just held form, and I was able to get a lot out of it. |
I haven't surfed since Japan—not even one wave. |
I haven't surfed that much in the past couple of weeks, |
I tend to do a lot better here when it's big rather than when its small. |
I thought to myself that I should stick around to watch Nathan and Andy's heat and if I won today I should be at the beach, |
I thought to myself, 'There's a man with confidence'. Then he went out and did his thing and beat Andy. |