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Surfing comes first, and that's my life
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Momentum Generation

Surfing comes first,and that's my life and they gotta respect that

Surfing comes first,
and that's my life and they gotta respect that

Full Transcript

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Surfing comes first, and that's my life
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and they gotta respect that.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:23
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: Vertical one more time, - Momentum Generation 00:04
Announcer: Vertical one more time,
( crowd cheering ) - Momentum Generation 00:08
( crowd cheering )
Machado: The first time I met Kelly was at the US Championships, - Momentum Generation 00:08
Machado: The first time I met Kelly was at the US Championsh...
Square tail, no wing-- - Momentum Generation 00:05
Square tail, no wing--
Kelly was already kind of a superhero, - Momentum Generation 00:19
Kelly was already kind of a superhero,
Slater: After that, Rob and I became good friends, - Momentum Generation 00:06
Slater: After that, Rob and I became good friends,
Announcer: And the winner: Kelly Slater! - Momentum Generation 00:05
Announcer: And the winner: Kelly Slater!
Shane Dorian: When I was a kid, - Momentum Generation 00:07
Shane Dorian: When I was a kid,
And talking to those guys, they were like, "Oh, yeah, we're all gonna be pro surfers." - Momentum Generation 00:11
And talking to those guys, they were like, "Oh, yeah, w...
Taylor Knox: I remember hanging out with a friend, - Momentum Generation 00:05
Taylor Knox: I remember hanging out with a friend,
That's gonna be my job." - Momentum Generation 00:06
That's gonna be my job."
I'm gonna be a pro surfer someday." - Momentum Generation 00:06
I'm gonna be a pro surfer someday."
Machado: I started surfing in 1985, - Momentum Generation 00:08
Machado: I started surfing in 1985,
He was the first American to win the world title - Momentum Generation 00:07
He was the first American to win the world title
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...