Calming The Waters: A Hawaiian Surfing Prodigy Finds Balance
The Lead
Wondery
3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 26 July 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Carissa Moore is not your typical surfer. Before she could walk, her father had her on his surfboard so that she could get the feel of the water. By age ten, she had been labeled a prodigy. At 14, she defeated the top-ranked women's surfer in the world (twice). And now, at age 28, she is a four-time world champion -- and one of the favorites to win gold at the Tokyo Olympics. But, on top of all her natural talent, she also breaks a lot of stereotypes about surfers. The Athletic's Christopher Kamrani recently interviewed Carissa and her father, Chris (who is still her coach), and he joins us today to explain how Carissa developed her incredible talents, and how she and her dad have walked the line between pursuing a dream and finding peace.
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| 0:46.0 | Surfing is making its Olympic debut this year and many people's pick to win gold on the women's side |
| 0:58.0 | is American phenom, Curissa Moore. |
| 1:01.0 | This one right here, are you joking? Waaah, we're right in the pocket, doesn't it any better than that? |
| 1:07.0 | Yes, you can't smile. Curissa Moore, you're a little legend. |
| 1:10.0 | Moore was a surfing prodigy who dominated competitions in Hawaii from a very early age. |
| 1:16.0 | The athletics Christopher Comrani recently spoke with Moore and he joins us today to talk about all the ways in which she is not a stereotypical surfer. |
| 1:24.0 | What a gold medal would mean for her legacy and how she and her father, who is also her coach, |
| 1:30.0 | have walked the line between pursuing a dream and not breaking her. |
| 1:34.0 | From Woodrey and the Athletic, I'm Anders Keltow. It's Monday, July 26th and this is The Lead. |
| 1:43.0 | So Chris, you recently interviewed the woman who is considered by many to be the best female surfer alive, certainly one of them. |
| 1:49.0 | So first, I have to ask you, how do you rate your own surfing skills? |
| 1:53.0 | Well, as a person who's been up all the four times on a board, on a scale of 1 to 10, I will go 0.04. |
| 1:59.0 | Okay, all right. Are you a went to Costa Rica and took a lesson for a week, can I go? |
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