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Newly-crowned world champion surfer Joel Parkinson arrived back in his home town of the Gold Coast to a hero's welcome.
World title glory was a long-time coming for Parko after having previously finished the season in second place on four occassions, but he finally broke his duck by bettering 11-time champion Kelly Slater at the season-ending Billabong Pipemasters in Hawaii.
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After flying in via helicopter the 31-year-old addressed his fans and the press, saying the support he received both in Hawaii and back home was overwhelming.
"I thought we were just going to be down the ways on the other terminal," said a humble Parkinson. "But to see the effort that's just put into this is amazing.
"The support has been unbelievable from all over the world.
"Today I had a guy from Florida cheering for me, and that's Kelly's home state.
"There's going to be a lot of people that are going to want to cheers beers to me the whole way around town - I can't wait to obligingly accept!
"This is almost as good as the Titans winning the premiership!"
Parkinson paid tribute to deceased surfer Andy Irons, to whom the Pipemasters was dedicated, and said that he'll be back on his board defending his title next year.
See the full press conference in the video at the top of the page.
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