[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.19,0:00:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Maori surfer in New Zealand has won national championship since his 16. Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.15,0:00:14.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is also New Zealand's youngest ever National champ. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.08,0:00:19.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As sponsored by advertisers, he started to participate in worldwide championship, Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.89,0:00:22.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and used to rank 43rd worldwide. Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.04,0:00:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now the host of the competition has changed the rule and only allows the top 32 players to join the competition, Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.76,0:00:35.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,making the Maori surfer lose the opportunity to play in the worldwide championship, Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.15,0:00:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which affects his advertising revenue and sponsorship largely. Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.86,0:00:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people from New Zealand has started a campaign trying to raise fund for him to support the Maori Pride to return to the worldwide championship. Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.10,0:00:53.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Backside bottom turn Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.39,0:00:56.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Backside air reverse Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.97,0:00:58.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ride out of a tube Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.46,0:01:02.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is the Maori surfer Richard Christie Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.04,0:01:05.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,24-year-old Christie was born in Dunedin of the South Island. Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.50,0:01:09.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christie said, the waves are where he belongs to. Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.95,0:01:25.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For Christie who has started to surf since his childhood, ocean is a special lure to him. Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.39,0:01:37.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has been determined to be a professional surfer since he was 12 years old out of his love for surfing Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.17,0:01:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and won the National championship in his 16. Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.62,0:01:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He is New Zealand's youngest ever National champ Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.02,0:01:48.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since then, many sponsors have approached him. Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.33,0:01:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In 2009, he started to join the world's championship. Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.53,0:01:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And Christie used to rank 43rd worldwide. Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.100,0:02:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, as later the world's championship has changed the rule and allows only the top 32 players to play in the championship Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.79,0:02:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christie does not only lose the opportunity to compete with the experts from the world, Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.78,0:02:10.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also loses sponsorship largely. Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.20,0:02:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Still, as supported by his family, Christie has never given up his dream. Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.100,0:02:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though he can't join the world's championship temporarily, Christe still practices 8 hrs per day Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.18,0:02:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Maori people are usually stronger than other people, the players are more likely to be in an unfavorable situation as long as the site's tube is not big enough. Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.86,0:02:45.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So Christie has tried to control diet Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.12,0:02:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As moved by Christie's striving for success, now some people in New Zealand have tried to raise fund for him to join other competition Dialogue: 0,0:02:53.14,0:02:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in hope that he could become the world's top 32 and return to the world's championship