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Momentum Generation

And by the time I was 18, I was offeredmy first sponsorship deal

And by the time I was 18, I was offered
my first sponsorship deal

Full Transcript

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And by the time I was 18,
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I was offered my first sponsorship deal.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:08
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sundance Productions,DDC International,Priority Pictures,All Rise Films,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
Announcer: Another youngster rapidly rising through the ranks - Momentum Generation 00:07
Announcer: Another youngster rapidly rising through the rank...
Four thousand dollars richer... - Momentum Generation 00:04
Four thousand dollars richer...
After finishing fourth at the World Amateur Titles, - Momentum Generation 00:05
After finishing fourth at the World Amateur Titles,
I think I ended up with $1200 a month, - Momentum Generation 00:04
I think I ended up with $1200 a month,
Announcer: Look at that! Slater's first big win. - Momentum Generation 00:04
Announcer: Look at that! Slater's first big win.
After a tremendous amateur career, - Momentum Generation 00:06
After a tremendous amateur career,
...signed the biggest sponsorship deal ever. - Momentum Generation 00:04
...signed the biggest sponsorship deal ever.
It was a big jump for me, - Momentum Generation 00:04
It was a big jump for me,
Coming from not having anything when I was a kid - Momentum Generation 00:06
Coming from not having anything when I was a kid
And to be able to buy my own lunch was a bonus. - Momentum Generation 00:05
And to be able to buy my own lunch was a bonus.
Yeah, definitely. Gives me a lot more confidence. Moving up in the ratings. - Momentum Generation 00:05
Yeah, definitely. Gives me a lot more confidence. Moving up ...
I was kinda scared about the whole concept - Momentum Generation 00:05
I was kinda scared about the whole concept
I was just a little kid. goin' surfing every day. - Momentum Generation 00:05
I was just a little kid. goin' surfing every day.
I was just out there for the pure enjoyment of it, - Momentum Generation 00:07
I was just out there for the pure enjoyment of it,
And now you put a piece of paper in front of someone - Momentum Generation 00:10
And now you put a piece of paper in front of someone
But I also thought, "This is my duty to go and earn these dollars." - Momentum Generation 00:07
But I also thought, "This is my duty to go and earn the...
Dorian: I wanted to win so badly, because I never went to college - Momentum Generation 00:05
Dorian: I wanted to win so badly, because I never went to co...
I was either gonna make it on the world tour, - Momentum Generation 00:06
I was either gonna make it on the world tour,
Machado: The end goal was always to go on the world tour - Momentum Generation 00:06
Machado: The end goal was always to go on the world tour
That was the pinnacle of the sport, - Momentum Generation 00:05
That was the pinnacle of the sport,