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    Name:Mick Fanning
    Nickname:Eugene
    Lives In:Tweed Head, NSW
    Australia
    Hometown:Penrith, Penrith
    Australia
    Age:28
    Birthday:June 13, 1981
    Gender:Male
    Description:In life and in competition Mick has faced some monumental hurdles. In 1998, when he was 16 and his career was just taking off, his older brother Sean was killed in a car accident. Sean was just 18 at the time and was also an aspiring pro surfer. Sean and Mick often spoke about doing the tour together and challenging each other and the best surfers in the world for a title. Although he was completely heartbroken after the death of his brother Mick stayed true to their dream and continued on his rise as a professional surfer.In 2002 Mick finished in the top five in his rookie year on the ASP World Tour and was moving closer to the number one spot each season when in 2004 tragedy struck again. While on a photo trip to Indonesia Mick tore his hamstring off the bone when he fell trying to execute a critical maneuver. Doctors were unsure whether he would ever fully recover. To repair the horrific tear Mick underwent major surgery. A steel grappling hook was drilled into a bone in the back of his leg to hold his hamstring in place. After six months of intense rehabilitation Mick was finally able to get back on a surfboard again.A committed training regime saw Mick miraculously return to form and start winning events once again. Although he recovered well from the career threatening injury one of his greatest challenges was still ahead of him. For 15 years Kelly Slater has dominated professional surfing. He is, quite simply, the greatest surfer of all time. Since Kelly won his first world title in 1992 no Australian had beaten him for the World Title. In 2007 Mick changed that. After winning the first event Mick put together one of the most impressive competitive seasons of all time. He won three events, finished runner-up in one and made four semi finals.In 2008 he struggled with the extra media attention of being a world champion and suffered a mid-season groin injury. He slipped to eighth position on the end of year ratings. In 2009 Mick Fanning has his sights firmly set on the number one position again but with Kelly Slater gunning for a 10th title and a line-up of contenders including Joel Parkinson, Taj Burrow and Bede Durbidge eager to claim a maiden crown, Mick has his work cut out' but that's just the way he likes it! Stay tuned to mickfanning.com for updates.
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  • Twitter / Mick_Fanning

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    Mick_Fanning: Just packed all my stuff for Hawaii leaving tomorrow stoked

    Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:41am PST

    Mick_Fanning: Just packed all my stuff for Hawaii leaving tomorrow stoked

    Mick_Fanning: @RhinoRack cheers sounds good

    Saturday, November 21, 2009 4:41am PST

    Mick_Fanning: @RhinoRack cheers sounds good

    Mick_Fanning: No Haleiwa for me. Reasons why and pix from home on my site. http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/reefblog/index.html

    Friday, November 20, 2009 2:59am PST

    Mick_Fanning: No Haleiwa for me. Reasons why and pix from home on my site. http://www.triplecrownofsurfing.com/reefblog/index.html

    Mick_Fanning: Better late than never. New web vid from Mundaka on my site. http://www.mickfanning.com.au/2009/11/20/mundaka-web-vid/#more-984

    Friday, November 20, 2009 2:23am PST

    Mick_Fanning: Better late than never. New web vid from Mundaka on my site. http://www.mickfanning.com.au/2009/11/20/mundaka-web-vid/#more-984

    Mick_Fanning: got a new audi A4 today love it. The guys at gold coast Audi gave us a great deal

    Friday, November 20, 2009 1:58am PST

    Mick_Fanning: got a new audi A4 today love it. The guys at gold coast Audi gave us a great deal

  • Mick Fanning

    The official site of Mick Fanning, Australian pro surfer. Track Mick's World Title campaign on the Foster's ASP World Tour, see exclusive photos and videos, and find out little-known facts about Mick's life, personality and surfing career.

    Source: http://www.mickfanning.com.au

    No Haleiwa for me

    Friday, November 20, 2009 2:56am PST

    How good is home? Got back a week or so ago. I got straight home into a friends bachelor party then a wedding then this whirl wind book tour for Surf for your life. Did about 35 interviews over three days. After that I got to hang home for a couple of weeks train and [...]

    Mundaka Web Vid

    Friday, November 20, 2009 1:56am PST

    Sorry this episode comes late folks. Computer died, hard drive crashed, dog ate my homework. Excuses excuses. This is a little piece on Mundaka. Enjoy!Mick Fanning Spain Websidoe from Mick Fanning on Vimeo.

    Buy Surf for your life online

    Sunday, November 15, 2009 10:43pm PST

    Get a copy of Mick’s new book Surf for your life at the following Australian online book retailers…BooktopiaSeek BooksThe NileBoomerang BooksThe Book Abyss

    Knox on the Title Race

    Sunday, November 15, 2009 7:29pm PST

    Surfline recently hit Taylor Knox with bunch of questions from their viewers. One of the questions was about the world title race. Click here to check out what Taylor had to say.

    Billabong Pipeline Masters

    Saturday, November 14, 2009 8:38pm PST

    This is the big one, the most important event on the World Tour, and this year its even more crucial. A Pipe Masters title is more important than a win in any other event. Pipe’s the most treacherous and most difficult wave on tour. Most of the guys that have won this contest are surfers [...]

  • Bio

    In life and in competition Mick has faced some monumental hurdles. In 1998, when he was 16 and his career was just taking off, his older brother Sean was killed in a car accident. Sean was just 18 at the time and was also an aspiring pro surfer. Sean and Mick often spoke about doing the tour together and challenging each other and the best surfers in the world for a title. Although he was completely heartbroken after the death of his brother Mick stayed true to their dream and continued on his rise as a professional surfer.In 2002 Mick finished in the top five in his rookie year on the ASP World Tour and was moving closer to the number one spot each season when in 2004 tragedy struck again. While on a photo trip to Indonesia Mick tore his hamstring off the bone when he fell trying to execute a critical maneuver. Doctors were unsure whether he would ever fully recover. To repair the horrific tear Mick underwent major surgery. A steel grappling hook was drilled into a bone in the back of his leg to hold his hamstring in place. After six months of intense rehabilitation Mick was finally able to get back on a surfboard again.A committed training regime saw Mick miraculously return to form and start winning events once again. Although he recovered well from the career threatening injury one of his greatest challenges was still ahead of him. For 15 years Kelly Slater has dominated professional surfing. He is, quite simply, the greatest surfer of all time. Since Kelly won his first world title in 1992 no Australian had beaten him for the World Title. In 2007 Mick changed that. After winning the first event Mick put together one of the most impressive competitive seasons of all time. He won three events, finished runner-up in one and made four semi finals.In 2008 he struggled with the extra media attention of being a world champion and suffered a mid-season groin injury. He slipped to eighth position on the end of year ratings. In 2009 Mick Fanning has his sights firmly set on the number one position again but with Kelly Slater gunning for a 10th title and a line-up of contenders including Joel Parkinson, Taj Burrow and Bede Durbidge eager to claim a maiden crown, Mick has his work cut out' but that's just the way he likes it! Stay tuned to mickfanning.com for updates.
  • Videos

    Mick Fanning has been tagged in 66 videos on GrindTV.

    Deconstructing the Rip Cur..

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    The Search Pays Off

    3 weeks ago

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    Rip Curl Pro Highlights

    4 weeks ago

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    Pro Tour Update: And Then ..

    1 month ago

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    Final Day Highlights of Qu..

    2 months ago

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  • Photos

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