domingo, abril 26, 2009
10 tiros no peito
Carlos (Leite) não se cansa de pensar o surfe.
Pouca gente perde (ou investe) tanto tempo reiventando formatos como KS.
Formatos de prancha, de competição, de mulheres, por que não ?
Numa entrevista publicada no dia 24/04, Slater faz um jogo com a ESPN de escrever (rabiscar numa tradução mais ao pe da letra) suas previsões e sugestões para o futuro do surfe profissional.
Vou pular as tres primeiras e ir direto ao dedo na ferida.
4. MARKET TO THE MASSES The ASP has done a horrible job of marketing its surfers. I watch a lot of UFC, and they've done an amazing job of turning around the perception of that sport. People don't think of UFC as tough guys beating the s--- out of one another anymore. They call it mixed martial arts. People understand how technical the sport is and what good athletes it requires. When someone fights for a belt, the next guy in line is often sitting in the crowd. After the fight, they interview that guy. That's great marketing. At our contests, we should have a booth so when surfers are done with their heats, they do a live interview to the web. We need to build personalities. The ASP has left that job to the sponsors, but it's the ASP's job to sell its product. The NBA doesn't leave it up to Nike and Reebok to create visibility for its players.
Numa rapida e concisa tradução, Carlos diz que a ASP precisa urgentemente de reformulação se quiser vender seu peixe na feira de grandes eventos esportivos.
Corram ja pra la e leiam o resto, clica aqui e vai.
Ou leia todos os 10 nos comentarios.
domingo, abril 19, 2009
Dois blogues
Quem me falou disso pela primeira vez foi o Ricardo Martins numa das nossas conversas que não terminavam nunca e iam pra tudo quanto é lado.
‘Quer ver que ele vai ganhar logo uns 3 eventos seguidos ?’ Me desafiava.
Sempre que o cara entra naquele ritmo de vencer, tudo conspira pra ele ganhar mais e mais, continuava Ricardo na sua tese.
Leia o resto la no blogue da Hang Loose.
‘Quer ver que ele vai ganhar logo uns 3 eventos seguidos ?’ Me desafiava.
Sempre que o cara entra naquele ritmo de vencer, tudo conspira pra ele ganhar mais e mais, continuava Ricardo na sua tese.
Leia o resto la no blogue da Hang Loose.
sábado, abril 18, 2009
Samambaia de plastico
Humor fino, casca grossa.
Com a palavra, nossos patrocinadores...
ATTENTION: To all of the Tahitian surfers of the Tahitian Surfing Federation and all it may concern:
We are very curious as to why you have a “Trials” that allows only one (1) surfer to advance into the main event. You should be allowed sixteen (16) just like here in Hawai’i. There are RULES to this effect. Who would let Billabong and the ASP come into their country and dictate to them that only one (1) surfer will come out of the trials?
What country and what people would bend over to Billabong to let them dictate that no one else can have an event or venue in their own land, and not even allow the native Tahitians to have a contest at Teahupoo?
Understand this, Billabong and the ASP need Tahiti. Tahiti does NOT need Billabong or the ASP. Be warned, these are not nice people. Instead, they are money-hungry pig idiots who will take advantage of your hospitality and Aloha. Imagine how happy they are? These little dweebs are dictating how it’s going to be, in YOUR home. We would really like to know who is responsible to let this happen.
The reason the ASP surfers don’t want Tahitian surfers coming out of the trials is because they don’t want to get beaten by them, as it’s been proven. The ASP has this smoke screen of saying that they are the best surfers in the world and are using their politics to screw you every year. Did you also notice that Tahiti is the only place in the world that allows the ASP to bring in their own Water Patrol and Security?
Tell us you don’t see the Tahitian surfers surf Teahupoo, or anyplace else in the world for that matter; as good as anyone in the Top 44? Unfortunately, they don’t get the money to travel and their country doesn’t support them. Plus to qualify for the CT, you have to surf junk little waves all over the world, which is bullcrap. When some of these CT surfers hear they are going to Tahiti, they start hoping Teahupoo is going to be small when they get there . Imagine what would happen if there were sixteen (16) or more Tahitian and Hawaiians in that contest? What do you think would happen?
We say the remedy for this is for the ASP, Billabong; or whatever contract was made or whomever they paid off, should stop - tough shit. The rules have just changed. Should they try to pull their will fix it next year crap tell them “NO”. NOW IS THE TIME .
All Polynesians should be allowed to have their talent shine and not have it blemished by foreigners. Its time to stick out your chests, not your asses.
We’ve been through this time after time and should be proud of who we are and not be taken advantage of.
Parahi and Aloha,
The Founders of the Hui O He’e Nalu
PS - é serio.
PS 2 - seria primeiro de abril ?
Com a palavra, nossos patrocinadores...
ATTENTION: To all of the Tahitian surfers of the Tahitian Surfing Federation and all it may concern:
We are very curious as to why you have a “Trials” that allows only one (1) surfer to advance into the main event. You should be allowed sixteen (16) just like here in Hawai’i. There are RULES to this effect. Who would let Billabong and the ASP come into their country and dictate to them that only one (1) surfer will come out of the trials?
What country and what people would bend over to Billabong to let them dictate that no one else can have an event or venue in their own land, and not even allow the native Tahitians to have a contest at Teahupoo?
Understand this, Billabong and the ASP need Tahiti. Tahiti does NOT need Billabong or the ASP. Be warned, these are not nice people. Instead, they are money-hungry pig idiots who will take advantage of your hospitality and Aloha. Imagine how happy they are? These little dweebs are dictating how it’s going to be, in YOUR home. We would really like to know who is responsible to let this happen.
The reason the ASP surfers don’t want Tahitian surfers coming out of the trials is because they don’t want to get beaten by them, as it’s been proven. The ASP has this smoke screen of saying that they are the best surfers in the world and are using their politics to screw you every year. Did you also notice that Tahiti is the only place in the world that allows the ASP to bring in their own Water Patrol and Security?
Tell us you don’t see the Tahitian surfers surf Teahupoo, or anyplace else in the world for that matter; as good as anyone in the Top 44? Unfortunately, they don’t get the money to travel and their country doesn’t support them. Plus to qualify for the CT, you have to surf junk little waves all over the world, which is bullcrap. When some of these CT surfers hear they are going to Tahiti, they start hoping Teahupoo is going to be small when they get there . Imagine what would happen if there were sixteen (16) or more Tahitian and Hawaiians in that contest? What do you think would happen?
We say the remedy for this is for the ASP, Billabong; or whatever contract was made or whomever they paid off, should stop - tough shit. The rules have just changed. Should they try to pull their will fix it next year crap tell them “NO”. NOW IS THE TIME .
All Polynesians should be allowed to have their talent shine and not have it blemished by foreigners. Its time to stick out your chests, not your asses.
We’ve been through this time after time and should be proud of who we are and not be taken advantage of.
Parahi and Aloha,
The Founders of the Hui O He’e Nalu
PS - é serio.
PS 2 - seria primeiro de abril ?
quarta-feira, abril 15, 2009
Praga de urubu não mata cavalo

Andy tem cartas na manga ?
[Tempestade em copo d'agua>Revista Surf Portugal # 188>Novembro 2008]
'Se não me virem mais no circuito é porque achei feclicidade em algum outro lugar que não seja a vitória e talvez essa seja a minha maior conquista.'
Essa estranha e previsível frase foi arrancada de ninguem menos que Andy Irons na primeira entrevista concedida depois do seu misterioso e conturbado sumiço na segunda fase do Quiksilver Pro na França.
Quem fez as perguntas foi Lewis Samuels, um camarada que aos poucos vai ocupando espaços deixados (por falta de interesse ?) por Nick, Derek e Sarge (esse último, uma longa história aguardando por desfecho). Samuels perdeu uma grande oportunidade de espetar a onça com vara curta.

Existe enorme especulação sobre o que aflige Andy, afinal de contas ele está pro circuito mundial de surfe profissional como George Foreman estava para o Boxe quando Muhammad Ali voltou para buscar sua coroa e aqui devemos parar e conhecer um pouco melhor essa história.
Foreman foi um dos maiores pugilistas de todos tempos, campeão olímpico em 1968, depois de vencer na estréia por pontos, nocauteou todos seus adversários até a final, quando demoliu literalmente seu oponente, o soviético Joans Cepulis e correu em volta do ringue com uma bandeirinha dos EUA na mão.
Isso numa época agitada de rebeldia e revolta contra posições políticas americanas, internas (racismo) e externas (guerra do Vietnã) expôs o jovem Foreman, então com apenas 19, de capacho pra baixo.
Tornou-se profissional no ano seguinte e apesar da espetacular série de 34 nocautes em 37 lutas, todos logo nos primeiros rounds, nada fazia Foreman um sujeito popular como Ali ou Frazier.
E Joe Frazier, o imbatível e assustador Joe Frazier, seria o próximo oponente de Foreman.
Ninguem imaginava que Foreman, um lutador poderoso mas limitado poderia derrubar Frazier, o homem que levou Ali à lona. Ali era o Deus do boxe e Frazier com uma tática excepcional conseguiu o que parecia impossível e derrotou Ali pela primeira vez para assombro do público.
Se Frazier tinha um recorde de 29/0 e o escalpo de Ali, Foreman tinha muita vontade e uma direita capaz de atravessar uma parede de tijolos.
O resultado do confronto foi uma sequência de 6 knock-downs em dois rounds até o juiz decidir encerrar a luta para evitar uma tragédia, Foreman era capaz de matar Frazier se aquilo continuasse.
Faltava Ali, que na altura já não assustava tanto mas ainda era Ali.
E veio então a famosa luta no Zaire...

Eu vejo a luz...
Andy tem alguma coisa em comum com Foreman, não pelo passado pobre e difícil do pugilista, oposto da celebrada infância e adolescência dos irmãos Irons.
Nada disso. Falo da vocação para vencer, do temperamento 'caguei para o que voces acham, tô aqui é pra ganhar' e do apetite.
Andy não é muito estranho a quedas. No seu segundo ano de WCT, caiu vertiginosamente dos 44 - coincidentemente no mesmo ano que Slater resolveu, para o bem de todos, abandonar o circuito.

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