The fierce, at times angry nature of Andy's competitiveness was relatively unseen when he came on tour: Perhaps the most famous moment from a competitive surf heat in the mid-'90s was Rob Machado giving Kelly Slater a high five in the midst of the '95 Pipe Masters semifinal, which isn't quite the same as Sunny Garcia coming to blows with Neco Padaratz during the '07 version of the event.īut now, eight years after Andy's death, and with the release of Teton Gravity Research's new documentary, Andy Irons: Kissed by God, the surf community has come to learn that there may have been something adding to his intense competitive nature: He suffered from bipolar disorder.īipolar disorder is symptomized by intense mood swings, wherein a person can go from euphoric to depressed seemingly at the flick of a switch.
RELATED: See showtimes, and buy tickets for Andy Irons: Kissed by God One of the reasons Andy became surfing's cult of personality at the turn of century was because of his raw emotionality–fiery, unabashed, at times bordering on unhinged. That Andy Irons was a ferocious competitor isn't exactly breaking news.
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