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MICK Fanning says winning world titles is an addiction but he doubts he or anyone else will eclipse Kelly Slater's phenomenal record of 11 championships.
The Gold Coaster clinched his third world crown in a thrilling showdown with Slater in Hawaii last December, equalling the three won by Americans Andy Irons and Tom Curren.
On the eve of the Quiksilver Pro world championship season-opener at his home break of Snapper Rocks, Fanning said the victory had taken a huge emotional toll.
"Just the stress you put yourself through, how much you think about it (winning the championship), it takes a toll on you,'' he said of his last-gasp quarter-final win in the Pipeline Masters which sealed the title.
"You strive for it but once it's done, you go 'far out, I don't know if I can go through that emotion again'.
"But it's like an addiction where you want to keep winning more.''
Asked if he saw himself toppling 42-yearold Slater's record, Fanning said: "Records are there to be broken but I can't see it happening for a very long time, if ever.
"There might a freak-of-nature kid come through but then, with the calibre of guys on the tour at the moment, there's not one person who is so far beyond everyone else.
"I'm sure Kelly's going to be real fired up again this year. He probably wants another one (world title) before he retires.
"You've got to be worried about everyone because they're all at such a high level. You've got to be on your A-game from the first wave.''
Fanning last won the Quiksilver Pro in 2007 on his way to his first world title. It was his second victory in his home event after his maiden win in 2005.
Slater has a record four Quiksilver Pro wins, the latest coming last year when he trumped Fanning in the semi-finals and fellow "Coolangatta Kid'' Joel Parkinson (then the world champion) in the final in spectacular Kirra barrels to seize an early lead in the title race.
"It was one of those heats which could have gone either way,'' said Fanning, who was leading the semi until Slater launched into a perfect 10-point tube ride.
"He got the nod but just being able to surf perfect Kirra with only one other guy out was epic.''
After a month's break over Christmas, Fanning started back training for his title defence in mid-January, though he sees it more as a title attack.
"A lot of people say 'defence' but exactly what are you defending?'' he said.
"Everyone comes in at zero. It's not like you're so many hundred points ahead. You've got to start fresh like everyone else.
"I don't see it as a defence, everyone starts from scratch and it's game on.''
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