ABW Dec 2017
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Thomas King with 2nd place finish<br />
“I can’t even explain how happy I am right now,”<br />
Monteiro said. “Right at the end when I saw that<br />
wave came I knew it as the one and I knew I could<br />
do it. This has been a really amazing event for me.<br />
It is my first time here in the Philippines and the<br />
waves have so good, we have all been really spoiled<br />
with the waves we got and everyone was ripping so<br />
I feel really lucky to come<br />
out on top.”<br />
“I have been working<br />
really hard on my<br />
comeback and training<br />
hard.” -Monteiro<br />
Day 4 Raoni wins<br />
After a myriad of knee<br />
injuries forced Monteiro<br />
off the CT in 2014, he took<br />
some time to focus on<br />
family and time at home.<br />
In <strong>2017</strong>, he has returned<br />
to competitive surfing<br />
arena and is determined to<br />
return to the elite level. This win not only gives him<br />
3000 raking points but the confidence to know he<br />
can still mix it with the best and win events - a feat<br />
he last accomplished at the prestigious Vans World<br />
Cup at Sunset Beach in 2010.<br />
“The last event I won was Sunset so it has been a<br />
while since I had this feeling,” Monteiro continued.<br />
“I have been working really hard on my comeback<br />
and training hard. It is so nice when all of the hard<br />
In form surfer<br />
Raoni Monteiro<br />
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