Green and golden hair.
Aside from never-before-seen growth across all platforms and the poaching of top-level NBA talent, the greatest story of this 2022 World Surf League season, even eclipsing Kelly Slater’s Pipeline win at near 50-years young, is that of Jack Robinson. The Western Australian currently sits at number two in the world, having taken two events already and possibly on the way to fulfilling his childhood destiny.
But imagine being born a prodigy. Being born with the weight of wild expectations on your shoulders. That you would, someday, be The One.
I was never going to be The One unless “The One” refers to a surf journalist who can badger certain folk in the surf industry into eventually responding then writing volumes about that interaction, cornering them with a barrage of dumb so fast and furious that early round knockout becomes all but guaranteed.
15 – 0.
Robinson, though, was it. A talent so prodigious that even the most short-sighted could see his arc. Except the weight of wild exception is heavy and Robinson seemingly faltered, or seemingly faltered until this year. His rocket to the top-adjacent is, again, is the greatest story of the year but to what can it be attributed?
The answer is simple.
Jack Robinson has been Brazil-ified. From marrying into the wonderful heritage to dying his hair blonde to publicly working out on Instagram to Sharp Eye surfboards to surfing with a purpose, back-paddling etc., the Man from Margaret River is now within striking distance of his first world title.
Genius.
Genius to smell a winner and get onboard. Like Kevin Durant joining the Golden State Warriors in 2016.
David Lee Scales and I, anyhow, talk about that particular genius and other things too. I can’t remember. I’m jet lagged. Enjoy.
Never under estimate childhood destiny.
Taj Burrow and Julian Wilson are two guys that can vouch for that.
Don’t forget his coach is Leandro ‘Grilo’ Dora – Yago’s father – since Mexico last year. Which was his first tour win.
Eminem for the win!
Trans-racial.
You say you want a revolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it’s evolution
Well, you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don’t you know that you can count me out…
I say he should go with a mop-top…
As i pointed out previously if he wins the title the depleted list of opponent talent will play a huge part of the story , but in the mainstream media it will all but be ignored.
As the old Brazilian proverb goes, ““A dog bitten by a snake is afraid of sausages.”
One might suggest that such a glowing report for such an incredibly droll days surfing is a superfluous euphemism for “I won cash.” Am I right?
This year has shaped up to be Toledo’s best chance of winning a world title he’s 3 or 4 years overdue for now,going by how Italo got one before he did but he was hyped more for years before that.
Reckon he’ll be pretty dirty to see again someone else snare it without anywhere near the same competition history as himself.
He’s had 6 or 7 years now as a world title challenger,compared to only this year Robbo becoming one.
If Robbo wins it this year,will he get chaired up the beach by Brazzo’s because his missus is one and he’s learning portuguese i wonder.
WSL lie: “Oi Rio Pro: Opening Round Kicks Off In Pumping Surf”
I skimmed, saw “David Lee Scales” and “talk” and immediately knew this wasn’t for me.
Oh my God I can’t stand these two valley girls. especially that David guy, with his upward inflections at the end of every sentence
They both know less about surfing now than they did 5 years ago
great commercials?
Didn’t I literally just say this after his G-Land victory?
Genius is the Hurlerly surf team and world surf legume tour. https://uploads.disquscdn.c… https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
This one plastered in San Marcos at Lake Atitlan amongst all the New Age Woo Woo colonizer stuff. https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
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Bravo!!!
Your efforts? Or a discovery?
The Hurluley Storm!
All my efforts. More to come.
Yago needs to learn how to be more Brazilian from Jack. Maybe then he’ll get his first win
Jack Obrigadoson
Jack “H”obinson..
Jack Brazzoson
Youd do anything to get the fuk outta WA.
Ha, keep booging the Manly shorebreak champ
Cheers buddy!!
Apparently Billy has never booged Manly shorebreak after a heavy rain.
Dreamy.
He Probly owes Stace Galbraith a few beers for letting him have a wave on that sharpeye from SITD. Jack’s won 3 comps on Sharpeyes now. Money making machine for him.
Suprised more of the tour haven’t switched, all of us dream about cheating on our partners but get out their and actually do it !
“If you can’t beat the Brazilians, join them!” Jack Robbo 2021
Jacaõ Robiñho
I am having technical difficulties with the Beach Grit comments. I would like to reply to someone who wrote to me. They said they were a public school teacher in California in a rich town and that the highest paid teacher in their school makes around $50,000 a year. In San Francisco, the highest paid teachers (ones who have worked there 20 years or more) make around $100,000. They are probably willing to go on strike if they don’t get a good union contract.
$700 a day if you want to teach in country Victoria.
Country Vic includes beach towns.
Fucken hell!
This ex-postie is only getting $420 a day in Qld. Less if it’s a short term contract. If only I wasn’t allergic to freezing my tits off I tells ya…
Not bad
Jack is half irukandj, half piranha and half quokker.
150%
I’m a glass 6/4s full guy
Youd have to be livin in LA
No no no, that’s ridiculous, it’s half bear, half man and half piranha, it’s Barrinha!
Of course!
Half quokka, half peroxide, half caipirinha.
No no no, it’s half mull plant, half arctic fox, half dolphin.
Half Blue Steel, half Margaret River Sémillon, a quarter Max Cavalera and a quarter … https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
Haha Max Cavalra. Epic.
Managed to snag a proper brazilian bombshell – that makes him a champion in my books already.
Seen prettier faces.
Hell be prettier longer.
Yeah, sure, but all in all it’s quite a winning ensemble.
1. Maybe what troubles you is that her face is actually, vaguely, oddly, in some angles, similar to g.medina?
2. Can the custodians of surf Journalism history come forward and say whether anyone has ever written a pro surfer’s wives and girlfriends power rankings?
Haha. Very Gabby, right enough.
As for WAGs Power Rankings, great idea but potentially cancelable.
True, it does belong in a 20th century male-oriented surf mag.
Or, in a contemporary ultra-hard surfing tabloid.
some faceology guru rated A. Heard’s mug as nearly a ten…9.35 or so…Johnny’s next gig will be hard to replace?
“Here’sssss Johnny…hey ow! oi corona.”
Dad’s Day gathering was a one fuck-off and out. Not with the girls, but w/ the ex…
this AM there’s a soft knock at the door…she offered ‘peace” thru some home made food. thanked her kindly and thought it over…nah…and tossed into recycle bin…
If there was poison in it, I’ll read about it…later.
until the snag hits the fan…the bombshell effect!