When Mick Fanning retired, it was a sad day for surf fans. For those who enjoy watching really, really good surfing, it meant seeing less of it. Mick Fanning has three world titles for a reason: because he’s a living legend. But retiring from pro surfing doesn’t mean, of course, that he quit surfing. Now, he just does it on his own terms. Here he is surfing the recent swell that hit Australia’s east coast — and it’s clear he’s still world champion caliber.