Talk:Laird Hamilton

message: This article needs one.  Hamilton has a small but serious part in The Descendants, released in November 2011.  Not to mention his roles in numerous documentaries. Jrgilb (talk) 04:46, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Filmography 

message: Especially the part about his youth in Hawaii being "bigger, blonde, and aggressive" as opposed to his "smaller" non-blonde, none-fair contemporaries. Makes it sound like he has racial issues with non-whites, particularly native Hawaiians if you ask me.--72.67.43.223 (talk) 21:18, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Judging from Susan Caseys book about monster waves he did indeed have trouble of that kind - but the other way round. Actually HE was the racial outside in Hawaii at that time (if she's telling the truth). It's not for the first time that I read that in those years (the guy is a little older, right ?) non-Hawaiians had trouble with the natives and not only on the beaches. She mentiones that Hamilton got respect later when he showed his talent. Well, I was never there and did not buy the T-shirt either ;-) ... JB. --92.195.10.104 (talk) 08:28, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Strangely written and very subjective tone to this article 

message: Comparing the pages for L. Hamilton and Gabrielle Reece I noticed that she gets their kids mentioned in the box of her life stats while he doesn't. Is that some kind of "kids belong to the mother" nonsense or what ? Sometimes it looks like we'll never arrive in civilization ;-). JB. --92.195.10.104 (talk) 08:22, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Kids not  for both parents ? 

message: to add to comment above, why does he not have a spouse in his infobox? his wife lists him in her infobox...
 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6000:1523:C33C:7036:AF92:6F0D:4484 (talk) 15:24, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  why is his spouse not listed in the infobox? 

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message: Sources state Hamilton has Greek heritage, with his biological father reportedly immigrating from Greece to California before leaving Hamilton and his mother.
IDK where users found that "Zerfas" is an Anglicized form of German, Dutch or Northern French surnames, but that looks like original research. It's possibly that his father had a Greek name that was Anglicized to "Zerfas" and unrelated to any German, Dutch, etc names. Tons of people, especially in America, have names that may not match their heritage. Jennifer Aniston's Greek-born father, John Aniston, Anglicized his name to "Aniston". It is not a Greek name. Clear Looking Glass (talk) 20:35, 11 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Heritage