Daniel Grant aka. Tao is a Professional wakeboarder and wakeskater who set the record for the youngest wakeboarding world champion when he was just 13 years old in WWA history.
Sponsored by Rip Curl and Liquid Force, as part of their International Pro Team, Daniel competes in wakeboard and wake skate tournaments around the world.
He recently went viral for posting a video of wakeboarding along a partially flooded Road and was given a one-month suspended jail term and fined by a Provincial Court in Thailand. He sits with us today to set the record straight regarding this incident as well as discussing the wake boarding scene and representing Thailand on a global stage.
Introducing, Daniel Grant.
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00:00 Intro
01:33 Becoming Pro
03:05 Was it about competing or winning?
03:39 How he started
05:44 How expensive is wakeboarding?
07:20 How to progress in wakeboarding?
08:15 Daniel Grant’s first sponsor
08:52 Finding sponsors
09:22 What role do sponsors play in the wakeboarding career?
10:05 Why Thailand?
12:42 Coming to Thailand for wakeboarding
13:31 Dream destination for wakeboarders
15:26 How to enter tournaments?
17:01 The desire to continue wakeboarding after an accident
19:19 Traveling to the tournaments
20:49 How he felt after becoming champion at 13 years old
23:00 Taking risks
23:21 Life after becoming champion
25:03 Wakeboarding in the spot light
26:34 Maintaining relationships
27:45 How did he deal with all of it at a young age
28:39 Wakeskating in the floods of Bangkok going viral
33:51 The consequences after wakeskating in the floods
39:41 Bad exposure
44:35 Cheating in wakeboarding
47:42 Things to lookout for in wakeboarding
48:41 The biggest no no in wakeboarding
51:03 Advice on pursuing a career in wakeboarding