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The rise of 23-year-old Jordy Smith to the apex of professional surfing has been nothing short of phenomenal.
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Heading into the Billabong Pro Rio De Janeiro, the third stop of the 2011 ASP World Tour, it wouldn't seem surfing’s Zen master would need any higher power to help his cause. However, World No.1 Kelly Slater (USA), a mystical man who can have opponents beaten with his mere presence, last week linked up with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. But will it be enough for him to stop the red hot Brazilians ...
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“I wouldn’t swap nothing for Pipeline. That’s where I want to live for the rest of my life. That’s where I’ll die.” When Jamie O’Brien talks about Pipeline you know he means business. It’s the only time he does when referring to competitive surfing. On the eve of the Volcom Pipe Pro, the event’s remaining field is well aware of this, and sleeps restlessly in knowing.