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He was the first American to win the world title
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Momentum Generation

He was the first Americanto win the world title since the inceptionof professional surfing

He was the first American
to win the world title since the inception
of professional surfing

Full Transcript

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He was the first American to win the world title
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since the inception of professional surfing.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
94
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:42
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.
It had been dominated by Australians. - Momentum Generation 00:05
It had been dominated by Australians.
If you ask anyone in our generation, - Momentum Generation 00:07
If you ask anyone in our generation,
Announcer: Rob Machado winning the heat - Momentum Generation 00:04
Announcer: Rob Machado winning the heat
And by the time I was 18, - Momentum Generation 00:06
And by the time I was 18,
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...