She Quit Wakeboarding in Her Prime, Then Came Back | Zahra Kell - Episode 51

She went from being one of the best wakeboarders in the world to working as a lollipop lady, and then an Audi saleswoman - all completely by choice. Zahra Kell was a promising young rider both on the snow and the water, but after years of pressure to win, she needed a break. Stepping away from the sport during the prime of your career surely wasn't easy, but resulted in a newfound love for the sport after a few years away from it. Social media, getting tattoos, the crouch, riding at Black Diamond, floods, winning your first contest back, and getting your passport stolen. Hear all that and much more in Episode 51 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Zahra Kell!
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
3:20 First time wakeboarding
5:00 Snowboarding
6:30 First sponsor
8:00 Shoulder injury
15:30 Question from Massi Piffaretti
17:20 Inspirations
21:00 First mobe
23:00 Grom pressure
25:00 Question from Scotty Kell
26:45 Black Diamond Floods
32:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions
35:20 Australian trivia
39:00 Contests
47:15 Driftline “Deserves some love”
50:25 Quitting wakeboarding
1:07:00 Returning to wakeboarding
1:18:20 First set back
1:21:54 Malibu Rider Experience
1:22:00 Winning Moomba
1:30:00 Riding with nails
1:36:00 Setup
1:40:00 Social media
1:57:00 Passport stolen
2:10:00 Thomas double front roll
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[@joshuaboyle7585]

Fantastic interview! Zahra has such an interesting and awesome perspective on life. Her story about feeling like she had to be something that she had never really chosen for herself is very relatable to anyone who's felt that pressure from family or society to be something. And it was awesome that she discovered who she was and realized that she still loved wakeboarding. I have two young daughters of my own and it's awesome to have people like Zahra that they can see wakeboarding at the highest level. I hope Zahra has a long and fruitful career in wakeboarding. If she wants it, she could easily be a true ambassador like Shaun Murray. I hope the wakeboard and towboat industry realize that and support her in whatever she wants to do. Hunter, as always, your podcast is exceptional. Thank you for what you do for wakeboarding. 🤘

[@zahrakell]

thank you soooo much means the world!😍

[@grabmatters]

🙏🙏🙏