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YOUR warm flexible suit has been 60 years in the making and it all started with Mr Jack O'Neill and a PVC vest.
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FOR one glorious day the drought broke, La Grav pumped as did every sand bank up and down the Frech coast.
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JOHN John's road to victory at the Billabong Rio Pro, he defeated Joel Parkinson in a one sided final.
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WHAT a difference a day makes at the Billabong Rio Pro, Barra da Tijuca shows it's good face right when it matters.
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HIGHLIGHTS of the Billabong Rio Pro which went down in uber tricky conditions at Barra da Tijuca.
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Quad fin ... Adam Robertson© 2009 - Joli/WPS
AR: Right now it feels surreal. To have that level of success on my home turf is a dream come true. It's now a few days after and I don't think I've fully comprehended it yet. It's such a great feeling.
TW: The party last night at your cousin's house was full of Portland fiends who were so hyped mate. The buzz was amazing. How good was it to repay their support with that runner-up trophy?
AR: It was awesome. The night was filled with many beers and bell ringing. They were great to have around and share my elation with. There were a few sore heads the next day, a few people that are mad at me for going so well. One friend missed his sister's engagement party because he was too sick to get out of bed the following night! These guys have backed me 100% since I started my career, so it was great to be able to the repay them in a way.
TW: Your party got pretty loose in the garage with the table tennis going on and then Kelly Slater turning up and thrashing everyone on the table except for your cousin. Do you think your cousin thinks he's better than you now for beating Slater at table tennis?
AR: We won't stop hearing about that until Slater beats him next year! Both Liam and Kelly smoked me so it is fair to say Liam has one up on me right now. Things really got intense in the garage, you could have cut the competitive tension with a knife. There was so much sledging going on and even Slater copped a lot of flack. But it was amazing that he came over. He's the man.
TW: Personally, if I got that runner-up bell I would take it everywhere and get free stuff in Torquay and ring the bell and be very obnoxious with it ... What's it mean to you to have a Bell in your house?
AR: I've seen every Rip Curl Pro since I was super young, I've seen so many of the World's best surfers receive the iconic trophies and dreamed that I'd have one myself, but I don't know that I truly believed I ever would. It means so much that I've earned one, it's a huge symbol of success to me. To be honest, I haven't rung it much. I'm so stunned by it I don't know what to do with it.
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