# @marina.k.villatoro on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcBO2ghslZp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69523986-marinakvillatoro-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-14T11:58:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Marina Kuperman Villatoro (@marina.k.villatoro) — https://gondola.cc/marina.k.villatoro

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Kelly Slater’s mom sold her favorite possession so he could board one plane

🏄 Kelly Slater | Surfing | 11× World Champion

Kelly Slater’s mom, Judy, cleaned houses for $4 an hour, worked nights bartending, and even sold her prized banjo so her son could keep competing.

She couldn’t afford to travel with Kelly, so she built a trusted network of adults who looked after him everywhere he competed.

Kelly later said he still called his mom for hours while traveling the world because she was the one person who always made him feel safe.

Sometimes your child doesn’t need you at every competition.

They need to know you’re with them, even when you can’t be there.

⁉️ If you couldn’t be there in person, how would you make sure your child still felt supported? ⁉️

👩‍🔬 I spent years decoding what 100 elite athlete parents actually did. The uncomfortable truth about how athletes get made.

🏘️🌴 It takes a strategic village to raise an athlete. This is your village. 🥇

#KellySlater #Surfing #WorldSurfLeague #sportsparents #RaisingProAthletes

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kellyslater, surfing, worldsurfleague, raisingproathletes, sportsparents

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