Kai Lenny: The World's Most Versatile Surfer On Adventure, Risk, & Turning Fear Into Fuel

The Rich Roll Podcast

Rich Roll

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.8 • 12.9K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 141 minutes

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Summary

Kai Lenny is the greatest and most versatile waterman the world has ever known. A Maui-born and bred athlete of extraordinary skill, he pushes the boundaries of possibility at the highest levels in not just surfing—performing maneuvers and aerials never believed possible with regularity—but also as a kiteboarder, foiler, outrigger canoer, and as big wave rider. Kai doesn’t just ride the world’s most fearsome waves—he conquers them. Like a maestro of the ocean who channels nature’s ferocity into art, he carves down 80-foot plus cliffs of water with physics-defying maneuvers previously thought only possible on small waves with a flair, joy, and an intensity that can only be described as balletic. He’s the GOAT and he’s here today to let us in on his crazy world, the visualization and mindset tools he uses to hone his craft, and what the future holds both for himself and the sport of surfing. There’s a lot to be learned from Kai’s experience, his pursuit of mastery, and his approach to physical, mental, and emotional excellence. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did. Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: Momentous: LiveMomentous.com/RICHROLL GoMacro: GoMacro.com Inside Tracker: InsideTracker.com/RICHROLL Plant Power Meal Planner: https://meals.richroll.com Peace + Plants, Rich

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0:00.0	The Rich Roll podcast.
0:16.0	In order to pass through heaven you have to go through hell.
0:19.0	In order to get to the other side of fear you have to pass right through it.
0:23.0	I always thought I wanted to be a world champion in multiple sports.
0:27.0	I wanted to invent the things that I ride.
0:31.0	I set a goal that's out my hand and maybe impossible.
0:34.0	If those targets feel too grand and big I just go back to the basics.
0:38.0	I remind myself everything's baby steps.
0:40.0	And all of a sudden I end up where I was supposed to go.
0:42.0	I'm like this is in that heart.
0:43.0	It's because I did all the right things along the way.
0:45.0	High Lenny has won the biggest Wade Award.
0:49.0	I like competition because it becomes sort of like a little game.
0:53.0	And that I think pushes my innovation.
0:55.0	You see who you really are in that moment.
0:57.0	I've been disappointed.
0:58.0	And I've also been like kind of blown away the person I've become.
1:01.0	There are surfers and then there are water men.
1:05.0	Water men are masters of waves and all water related pursuits and crafts.
1:10.0	Distinguished for their deep understanding of the ocean and their respect.
1:14.0	They're reverent for its various moods and it's always changing conditions.
1:18.0	And no one embodies this definition better than Kai Lenny.
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