The modern athlete claims to do it for the love of the sport, not the money, but their logic seems a bit hard to defend when they’re on multimillion dollar contracts, traveling the world with a whole caravan of support. However, Red Bull has created a new web series which focus upon Big Wave Surfers who truly do it for themselves and their connection to the big blue ocean. Red Bull has released two episodes, one of which focuses upon a Dublin Firefighter who scrapes by on a meager salary to fund his adventures in pursuit of the next big set, and the second which demonstrates an Englishman whose lifeguard job earns his pay to make yearly trips to Portugal and all around Europe while living in his parents basement. Admittedly, they may not be getting pitted in the ASP, but these gentleman catch waves in some of the coldest, harshest conditions, all for the love of the sport, not for the trophies. Check below to see what true passion for surfing looks like.
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