体坛英语资讯：Surfing icon Kelly Slater lives up to legendary status in Australia
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 31-- <span word="After">After</span> <span word="finishing">finishing</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="Pro">Pro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dreaded">dreaded</span> <span word="elimination">elimination</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="legendary">legendary</span> <span word="surfer">surfer</span> <span word="Kelly">Kelly</span> <span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="drastically">drastically</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>, <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="wave">wave</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16.50 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brazilian">Brazilian</span> <span word="Caio">Caio</span> <span word="Ibelli">Ibelli</span> <span word="on">on</span> 14.40, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="Adrian">Adrian</span> <span word="Buchan">Buchan</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nonetheless">nonetheless</span> <span word="respectable">respectable</span> 13.93.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="great">great</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="loose">loose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confident">confident</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span>," <span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="booster">booster</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="surfed">surfed</span> <span word="alright">alright</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="let">let</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="happens">happens</span>."</p><p><span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="eyebrows">eyebrows</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Surfing">Surfing</span> <span word="League">League</span> (<span word="WSL">WSL</span>), <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 47-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="bowing">bowing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Quicksilver">Quicksilver</span> <span word="Pro">Pro</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Going">Going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="exit">exit</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 11-<span word="time">time</span>-<span word="world">world</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="stressful">stressful</span>," <span word="Slater">Slater</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="You">You</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barrel">barrel</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="like">like</span>, '<span word="Ok">Ok</span>, <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> 12 <span word="guys">guys</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="here">here</span>'. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span>."</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span> <span word="progressing">progressing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="entry">entry</span>, <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="Robinson">Robinson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="heat">heat</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="of">of</span> 12.60.</p>
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