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The Kris Gethin Podcast

56. How to Stay Inspired and Live Each Day with Passion: Interview with Laird Hamilton

The Kris Gethin Podcast

Kris Gethin

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.9598 Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Laird Hamilton is known as the guiding genius of crossover board sports, and is largely considered the primary influence behind many surfing innovations, including tow-in surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, and hydrofoil boarding.

Tune in to hear Laird's view on life and fitness and how he stays inspired to ride waves after all these years. 

Featured Guest: Laird Hamilton

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0:00.0

Right, everybody, this is another episode of the Knowledge and Mileage Podcast, and today I have a

0:06.7

fantastic opportunity to interview this guest. Before even thinking about interviewing this gentleman,

0:15.4

I've been using some of his products. You would have seen me post about him for the past year or so,

0:21.0

and I am very, very much aware who this person is because I'm a bit of a fan as well.

0:27.1

I love extreme sports.

0:28.4

I used to race motocross, downhill mountain biking, even surfed, tore my rotator cuff.

0:34.5

So this gentleman here to me is an absolute legend. Lid Hamilton, welcome to the show.

0:40.3

Thank you very much. Thank you for the generous, you know, for the generous, how would I describe it?

0:48.9

Just for your generosity. Anytime, buddy. So because if there's anybody out there who has been living under the rock,

0:57.3

Led Hamilton, do you mind just giving us a brief background on who you are and what you do?

1:03.5

Well, I grew up in Hawaii and I grew up around probably the most rugged ocean in the world.

1:10.6

And I spent, I spent, you know, much of my life in the ocean.

1:16.6

And I'm known for, specifically for riding giant waves, for being an expert at big wave riding.

1:23.6

But I kind of describe myself, I like to be, I like the description more innovator.

1:30.1

I kind of like the creative side of innovation.

1:32.9

So I've been involved in quite a few different innovative techniques.

1:37.7

And but yeah, big wave riders is the simplest one.

1:41.2

And then, of course, husband of Gabby Reese, that's that other.

1:44.3

That's another one. Yeah. So some of And then of course, husband of Gabby Reese, that's that other. That's another one, yeah. So some of that innovation, of course, towing surfing, if anybody

1:50.8

doesn't know what towing surfing is, basically these waves are just so big. There's no way that

1:56.2

you can paddle out to them. You have to get towed in by a jet ski to even attack them.

2:00.5

And one of the other things

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