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(water rumbling)

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(water splashing)

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(tense music)

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♪

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(man 1)
Over the course of three years
of training,

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it still does all boil down
to that final race.

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♪

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The 50 freestyle
is the most technical race

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in the world.

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There’s no time to fix mistakes.

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You dive in.

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By the time you break
the surface,

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50 meters have already elapsed.

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(timer ticking)

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In the middle of the race,

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you’re already down
to 25 meters.

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Blink again,
15 meters coming into the wall.

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Last five meters, thank God

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we have these touch pads,
cause you can’t tell who did it.

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(timer ticking)

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♪

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Training four years
for 25 seconds,

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that’s the life of a sprinter,
right?

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♪

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All the races before,
they might have mattered

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when they mattered.

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But it all boils down
to the final race

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on the biggest stage
in the whole world.

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And it’s less
than a commercial break.

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(thrilling music)

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(man 2)
The Paralympics
is the highest-level

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sporting competition
on the planet

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for adaptive athletes,

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or people
with physical disabilities.

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(man 1)
At this level,
you don’t got time

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to make mistakes.

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(man 2)
What you do in the quad,

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the four year cycle
between Paralympics Games,

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is indicative
of who wins the golds,

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who wins the silvers,
who wins the bronze,

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and who doesn’t win at all.

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(intense music)

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(woman 1)
I love the competitive nature.
I love how physical it is.

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(announcer)
Courtney Ryan uncontested
and hits it.

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Jamal Hill trying to close
this one out with amazing time.

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(Jamal)
There’s really nothing
I can’t do.

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I’m a winner.

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(man 2)
It’s gonna be a long,
hard road to Paris,

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but I have to get my revenge.

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(announcer 2)
For Ezra Frech,
his time is now.

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(Ezra)
Whenever someone doubts me,

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that’s just more fuel
for the fire.

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(Courtney)
When you get to this level,
it’s a different animal.

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(Josie)
There are a lot of battles
to fight,

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but it’s meaningful.

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(Jamal)
Just now,
I’m stepping into my truth,

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and I’m telling my story.

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(exciting music)

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(announcer 3)
Team USA Wheelchair Basketball
are back.

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(Ezra) I feel like
such a failure right now.

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(announcer 4) Ezra Frech
is getting into the mix.

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(Courtney)
This is going to be one
for the history books.

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(team)
One, two, three, U.S.A.!

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(cheering)

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(city sounds)

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(Ezra)
That’s a sick view, though.

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(man 3) Yeah.

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So just regular skips,
and then backward skips, okay?

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Okay.

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Nice and easy
activation type stuff.

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(Ezra) We are in Kobe, Japan
right now

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for me to get to compete
at my third world championships.

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Because of the pandemic,

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and because
the Tokyo Paralympics Games

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got pushed back one year,
the world championships

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will be about three months
before Paris.

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Rod and I were debating
if we were going to go or not,

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but it really came down
to we had to go out there

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and defend our world title.

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Yeah, dude I feel really good.

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(Roderick) Looked good, man.

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For landing not even
24 hours ago.

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(Roderick) Yeah.

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(Ezra) When you perform
at a high level,

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you then just expect
that every time now.

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I don’t want to get
too complacent,

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but I see this as more
of an opportunity

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for me to continue to take steps

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in the right direction
to get closer

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to where I want to be,
come Paris.

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(relaxing music)

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♪

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(laughing and cheering)

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♪

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(Ezra) Nice to meet you,
nice to meet you.

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♪

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Oh my gosh, this is insane.

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♪

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I don’t even know what this is.

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♪

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(announcer 5)
Well, the men’s high jump T63
just produced more drama.

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♪

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(Ezra) The competition
started off fantastic.

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(announcer 5)
Thangavelu of India,
not the tallest of men,

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but my lord, he can jump.

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♪

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(Ezra) All of a sudden,
you miss a bar.

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(tense music)

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We’re good, we’re good.
We got this.

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Next bar, same mistake.

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♪

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Why am I missing these?
What’s going on?

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All of a sudden,
it’s a third attempt.

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I miss this, it’s over.

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(announcer 5)
Ezra Frech at his third go
at the 188.

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And his legs just catching it
on the way through there.

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Couldn’t finish that mark.

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(female announcer)
And Thangavelu will finish
as the world champion.

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For so long,
USA has finished on top.

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(announcer 5)
Ezra Frech, dethroned,
has to settle for second place.

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185, his best.

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(bleep)

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(bleep)

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I don’t know if I’ve ever had
anger like this

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in my entire life.

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(medal strap snaps)

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(overlapping background chatter)

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I’m just questioning everything
right now.

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Am I not training well enough?
Am I not recovering?

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What am I missing?

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(bleep)

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I don’t know who
the (bleep) I am.

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I’m not that guy.
I’m just not that guy.

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I’m not the world champ.

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Probably not
the Paralympic champ.

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I’m just not...
I’m just not,

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I’m just not that guy.

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It’s gonna be all right, man.

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You didn’t do anything wrong,
you know?

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The training’s been good.

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You’ve been dedicated
and it just wasn’t our day.

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You know?

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We’re never gonna have to say
that again.

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Everything you’re feeling
is right.

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I’m not even gonna tell you
to feel anything different,

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like, I know that this is gonna
make you even more of a maniac,

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- so...
- Yeah.

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Take it easy, brother.
Let it go.

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- Love you, Rod.
- Love you, too, man.

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(overlapping chatter)

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(timer ticking)

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(determined music)

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♪

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I feel like the world’s
doubting me right now.

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(grunting)

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I have a 104 days
until I get to compete

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in the high jump
at the Paris Paralympic Games.

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♪

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I plan to get my revenge
and redeem this loss.

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♪

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I’m gonna work 10 times harder,
sacrifice 10 times more.

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To those who rejoice my demise,
you have awoken a beast.

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(birdsong)

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(car doors slide)

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(sighs)

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(car engine starts)

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(Courtney) Looking forward
to the summer being over

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so we can get outside again.

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(Josie)
Yeah, it’s a little hot
to be outdoors right now.

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(Courtney)
People think the desert
and they don’t think

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it’s as green as it is...

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(Josie)
But it does have some green.

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(Courtney) It has some color,
like, look at that. Purple.

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(indistinct chatter)

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(Josie)
The wheelchair basketball scene
in Tucson is awesome.

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We’re able to scrimmage with
these college kids everyday,

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so, it’s fun,
it’s a good atmosphere.

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(overlapping voices)

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(Courtney)
We talk about this sense
of community

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with people with disabilities.

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You have that community
to rely on

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and support you through times
that you’re struggling.

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Without that support,
I wouldn’t be the athlete

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that I am today.

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(camera holder)
One, two, three, action!

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Aw, do it over.

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Action!

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Whoo! Man, I’m so hot
from that basketball game.

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Slam dunk right here.

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None of the kids
can do this, dude man.

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(gasps)

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That’s what I did, fool. Oh!

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Who’s the master now?

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(somber music)

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(Courtney) I’m born and raised
in San Diego, California.

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(splash)

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That was perfect!

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(kids chattering)

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(Courtney) Started playing
soccer at a very young age.

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Just fell in love
with the sport.

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Competed all through
elementary school,

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middle school, high school.

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A lot of different programs
were interested

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in my soccer abilities and IQ.

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I was recruited to Metro
State University of Denver.

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Ended up getting
first team All-American

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after my sophomore year.

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♪

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I was talking with some
professional women’s team

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out in Spain,
and once I graduated college,

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I was gonna make the plunge
and move to Spain

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and play
and compete at that level.

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♪

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And, um, it was in 2010
where my life

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kind of made a completely
different turn.

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It was October 8th.

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We had a 7:00 P.M. game.

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I had woken up that morning
and my legs felt numb

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and tingly and I just figured,
"Just probably tired.

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It’s probably just fatigue.
I’m sure it’ll go away."

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It started traveling up my legs
throughout the day

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and I didn’t really
tell anybody,

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cause I just figured
it wasn’t a big deal.

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"It’ll go away, it’ll go away."

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(crowd cheering)

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I was running for the ball.

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Somebody had just passed it
and all of a sudden,

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somebody slide-tackled me
from behind,

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where I flew up,
kind of in the air,

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and then landed right
on my back.

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(emotional music)

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♪

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I couldn’t get up.
I was in excruciating pain.

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I get to the hospital
and when I did the MRI,

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that’s when they found out
that, well,

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"She had a blood clot burst
in her spinal cord

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and her nerves had been severed

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and she’s most likely
not gonna walk again."

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(basketball bouncing)

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I was very emotional
and definitely went through

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a grieving process
for probably two years

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after my injury.

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My first time
seeing wheelchair basketball,

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I was pretty hesitant initially
because I was like,

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"I don’t know.

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It just seems like
it’s gonna be kind of slow

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and a little lame."

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(overlapping voices)

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So, they started scrimmaging
and I remember

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these two athletes just like
charging for the ball.

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One of them like dives
and is tilting in his chair.

253
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He falls down and he pops
back up into his chair

254
00:13:02,849 --> 00:13:04,660
and is starting to push again
and starting to play

255
00:13:04,684 --> 00:13:06,553
and I was like, "Oh, my God.

256
00:13:06,586 --> 00:13:08,788
Like, "I need
to play this sport."

257
00:13:08,822 --> 00:13:10,357
Hop in a chair.

258
00:13:10,390 --> 00:13:14,260
I was able to really pick up
the mechanics quickly.

259
00:13:14,327 --> 00:13:17,664
I really felt that the angles
of wheelchair basketball

260
00:13:17,697 --> 00:13:21,167
resonated because of soccer.

261
00:13:21,201 --> 00:13:25,672
We had my first tournament
in Surprise, Arizona.

262
00:13:25,705 --> 00:13:27,941
I ended up
starting my first game

263
00:13:27,974 --> 00:13:30,944
and we were down by one point.

264
00:13:30,977 --> 00:13:34,047
We had about four seconds left.

265
00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:36,149
One of our really good
three-point shooters

266
00:13:36,216 --> 00:13:38,685
puts up the shot
and hits the front rim

267
00:13:38,752 --> 00:13:40,520
and I just happened
to be rolling

268
00:13:40,553 --> 00:13:41,855
right into the key,

269
00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:43,723
so I was able
to grab the rebound,

270
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put the shot up,
bam, game winning point.

271
00:13:47,227 --> 00:13:48,228
My first game.

272
00:13:48,261 --> 00:13:50,864
My first game ever, ever playing

273
00:13:50,897 --> 00:13:53,600
competitive
wheelchair basketball.

274
00:13:53,667 --> 00:13:55,535
The coach
for University of Arizona

275
00:13:55,568 --> 00:13:56,903
was there and he’s like,

276
00:13:56,970 --> 00:13:59,773
"Oh, man, I need this girl
on my team."

277
00:13:59,806 --> 00:14:02,108
So, he ends up going
to my father

278
00:14:02,175 --> 00:14:04,844
and he’s like, "I got
a scholarship right now

279
00:14:04,878 --> 00:14:06,780
for her to attend
University of Arizona

280
00:14:06,813 --> 00:14:08,448
if she’s interested."

281
00:14:08,515 --> 00:14:11,985
Signed my scholarship offer
at University of Arizona,

282
00:14:12,018 --> 00:14:14,020
where I played for two years

283
00:14:14,087 --> 00:14:16,423
to complete
my bachelor’s degree.

284
00:14:26,266 --> 00:14:28,234
(woman 2)
You know what?

285
00:14:28,268 --> 00:14:33,840
What I’m really happy about
is Jamal.

286
00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:36,643
His dream is coming true.

287
00:14:36,676 --> 00:14:41,781
What comes after that,
we’ll take tomorrow as it comes.

288
00:14:41,815 --> 00:14:47,020
But, today,
he’s gonna have his dream.

289
00:14:47,053 --> 00:14:52,659
Somebody asked me,
if I could cure CMT, you know,

290
00:14:52,692 --> 00:14:53,827
I mean, what would I do.

291
00:14:53,893 --> 00:14:56,563
And I said, "You know what?

292
00:14:56,596 --> 00:14:59,733
I wouldn’t do anything,
because I’m gonna have to assume

293
00:14:59,799 --> 00:15:04,204
that my son became
and is the best person

294
00:15:04,237 --> 00:15:08,208
that he can be,
because of all the things

295
00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:09,876
he’s had to overcome.

296
00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:13,613
Mhm. Well said, Mom.
I appreciate that.

297
00:15:13,646 --> 00:15:17,784
Because sometimes, our struggles
make us better people

298
00:15:17,817 --> 00:15:20,520
than we ever thought
we would be.

299
00:15:20,553 --> 00:15:23,523
And I know you’re gonna do
all you can do

300
00:15:23,556 --> 00:15:26,326
to bring home gold.

301
00:15:26,359 --> 00:15:32,932
Any medal. You know,
any medal’s a good medal, so...

302
00:15:32,999 --> 00:15:35,268
But that’s just not
how it works, you know?

303
00:15:35,301 --> 00:15:40,006
You go, you do the work,
and then you go to the race.

304
00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:42,709
Some people will have
the best swims of their life,

305
00:15:42,742 --> 00:15:44,277
and some people won’t.

306
00:15:44,310 --> 00:15:48,448
And you know what?
It’s always like that.

307
00:15:48,481 --> 00:15:53,286
Yeah. Well, I’m planning
on you having the best.

308
00:15:53,353 --> 00:15:54,254
Amen.

309
00:15:54,287 --> 00:15:55,722
(chuckles)

310
00:15:57,957 --> 00:15:59,125
Yeah, amen.

311
00:16:09,369 --> 00:16:11,705
I mean, look,
how real do you want this?

312
00:16:11,738 --> 00:16:13,807
(serene music)

313
00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,810
(lights click on)

314
00:16:16,843 --> 00:16:18,778
It feels like business,
you know?

315
00:16:18,845 --> 00:16:22,282
It just feels like business.

316
00:16:22,315 --> 00:16:24,551
It feels like another day
at work.

317
00:16:24,584 --> 00:16:27,087
♪

318
00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:30,790
(woman 3) To do the quad
and do four years,

319
00:16:30,824 --> 00:16:33,226
to go to the pool
every single day,

320
00:16:33,259 --> 00:16:36,596
and to go work out,
and do your strength work,

321
00:16:36,663 --> 00:16:37,797
it gets boring.

322
00:16:37,831 --> 00:16:40,233
It’s a grind.

323
00:16:40,266 --> 00:16:42,902
And if you have to live it
day and day,

324
00:16:42,936 --> 00:16:44,704
those four years
seems like a lot.

325
00:16:44,738 --> 00:16:47,207
♪

326
00:16:47,273 --> 00:16:48,608
There’s a lot of pressure.

327
00:16:48,641 --> 00:16:50,744
There’s pressure to win,
and there’s pressure

328
00:16:50,777 --> 00:16:54,547
to bring home medals.

329
00:16:54,614 --> 00:16:57,951
When you want to be the best
in the world,

330
00:16:57,984 --> 00:17:00,353
you can give so much
that you almost

331
00:17:00,420 --> 00:17:02,188
don’t even feel yourself.

332
00:17:02,222 --> 00:17:06,059
♪

333
00:17:06,092 --> 00:17:09,229
(Jamal) We were still
building the brand.

334
00:17:09,262 --> 00:17:12,098
Some opportunities started
to come up.

335
00:17:12,132 --> 00:17:15,168
It’s exciting,
having your vision

336
00:17:15,201 --> 00:17:17,804
and knowing what it is
that you want to accomplish.

337
00:17:17,837 --> 00:17:19,739
(indistinct interview)

338
00:17:19,773 --> 00:17:22,842
(Wilma)
He’s going around the country
giving talks.

339
00:17:22,909 --> 00:17:26,179
He’s part of the U.N.,
30 under 30.

340
00:17:26,212 --> 00:17:28,915
He’s got a non-profit
that’s doing great in the world,

341
00:17:28,948 --> 00:17:30,684
but all of that takes time.

342
00:17:30,717 --> 00:17:32,552
(overlapping interviews)

343
00:17:32,585 --> 00:17:35,889
(Jamal) It takes a lot, man.
I’m tired.

344
00:17:35,922 --> 00:17:38,425
♪

345
00:17:38,458 --> 00:17:42,162
(Wilma)
I 100% see Jamal wrestling
with focus

346
00:17:42,195 --> 00:17:46,232
of the sport of swimming
and then all the other things

347
00:17:46,266 --> 00:17:49,436
that come with being a bit
of a celebrity.

348
00:17:49,502 --> 00:17:51,404
Lisa, I want you to meet
Jamal Hill.

349
00:17:51,438 --> 00:17:54,574
Oh, my God, Jamal Hill,
like I literally watched

350
00:17:54,607 --> 00:17:56,843
when you won bronze
at the 50 free in Tokyo.

351
00:17:56,876 --> 00:17:58,278
Wow, well, thank you so much!

352
00:17:58,311 --> 00:18:00,580
(Wilma) How do you balance
being on a TV show

353
00:18:00,613 --> 00:18:04,217
with being, not only great,
but the best in your sport

354
00:18:04,284 --> 00:18:08,455
to win a medal in Paris?

355
00:18:08,488 --> 00:18:11,191
Just the last several months,
there were times

356
00:18:11,224 --> 00:18:13,059
when I was like,
"Do I even really need

357
00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:16,730
to do the whole Paris thing?
Honestly."

358
00:18:16,763 --> 00:18:19,766
He came to practice one day
and basically said to me,

359
00:18:19,833 --> 00:18:22,135
you know, "I think I’m ready
to be done."

360
00:18:22,168 --> 00:18:23,837
And, "It’s no longer fun."

361
00:18:23,870 --> 00:18:26,439
(indistinct chatter)

362
00:18:26,473 --> 00:18:29,476
(Wilma) We worked with him
on what can we do,

363
00:18:29,509 --> 00:18:32,379
little by little,
to make swimming fun.

364
00:18:32,412 --> 00:18:34,214
It’s backwards, no?

365
00:18:34,247 --> 00:18:36,316
(Wilma) Having more joy
in the small things,

366
00:18:36,349 --> 00:18:38,051
to make the process
more enjoyable,

367
00:18:38,118 --> 00:18:40,854
for him to continue going.

368
00:18:40,887 --> 00:18:43,656
Now move your legs, though.

369
00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:46,426
See? You’re smiling, I knew it!
It makes you smile!

370
00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:48,194
- Yeah.
- Why does it make you smile?

371
00:18:48,228 --> 00:18:50,230
Because it makes you feel
like a kid again.

372
00:18:50,263 --> 00:18:52,365
- Yeah, it’s fun, for sure.
- It is fun.

373
00:18:52,399 --> 00:18:55,201
(Wilma) Maintaining that desire,
finding the balance

374
00:18:55,235 --> 00:19:00,273
of having love for the sport,
love for life,

375
00:19:00,306 --> 00:19:05,078
love for the people
in your life, and having fun,

376
00:19:05,111 --> 00:19:06,713
that’s when it all happens
for you.

377
00:19:13,887 --> 00:19:15,155
Day in the life...

378
00:19:15,188 --> 00:19:16,289
(camera beeps)

379
00:19:16,322 --> 00:19:17,657
Day 1 of 100...

380
00:19:17,691 --> 00:19:18,825
(camera beeps)

381
00:19:19,926 --> 00:19:22,028
After what happened in Kobe,

382
00:19:22,062 --> 00:19:24,597
I was really
questioning everything.

383
00:19:24,631 --> 00:19:26,232
I was questioning
my preparation,

384
00:19:26,266 --> 00:19:28,134
I was questioning
my own self-belief,

385
00:19:28,168 --> 00:19:31,104
I was questioning
my goals, my purpose.

386
00:19:31,137 --> 00:19:32,806
I really needed
to move through it,

387
00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:35,275
getting back to it,
becoming more optimized.

388
00:19:35,308 --> 00:19:39,379
Day 1 of 100 until I win
Paralympic Gold. Let’s go.

389
00:19:39,446 --> 00:19:41,681
Got up extremely early
in the morning.

390
00:19:41,715 --> 00:19:44,651
Here are some more sprints.
Body feeling good.

391
00:19:44,684 --> 00:19:47,153
Sun came out.
Put in some good work.

392
00:19:47,187 --> 00:19:49,255
Another day, another dollar,
baby, let’s go.

393
00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:51,925
Day 2 out of 100.
Day 3 out of 100.

394
00:19:51,958 --> 00:19:54,694
Day 5, day 10, day 13 out of 100

395
00:19:54,728 --> 00:19:57,664
until I win Paralympic Gold,
let’s go.

396
00:19:57,697 --> 00:19:58,932
I had the idea,

397
00:19:58,965 --> 00:20:01,167
"Maybe we do a 100 day
countdown.

398
00:20:01,201 --> 00:20:04,170
Let the world know
that I was that confident."

399
00:20:04,204 --> 00:20:07,374
Day 17 out of 100
until I win Paralympic Gold.

400
00:20:07,407 --> 00:20:09,609
I partially did that countdown
for myself,

401
00:20:09,642 --> 00:20:13,079
to remind myself that I am
the Paralympic champion.

402
00:20:13,113 --> 00:20:15,815
(indistinct voices)

403
00:20:15,849 --> 00:20:17,717
(Josie) You’re playing the sport
that you love

404
00:20:17,751 --> 00:20:21,121
on the biggest stage
that there is to play it.

405
00:20:21,154 --> 00:20:22,331
The Paralympic Games
is a collection

406
00:20:22,355 --> 00:20:24,224
of the best athletes
from all over the world,

407
00:20:24,257 --> 00:20:25,825
so it’s a pleasure, you know,

408
00:20:25,859 --> 00:20:27,894
to represent Team USA.

409
00:20:27,927 --> 00:20:30,230
I remember going into the gym
for the first time

410
00:20:30,263 --> 00:20:32,298
and seeing
wheelchair basketball.

411
00:20:32,332 --> 00:20:33,733
(Kelly)
So, how’s training going?

412
00:20:33,767 --> 00:20:37,137
Training right now
couldn’t be better.

413
00:20:37,170 --> 00:20:39,272
Implement these little things
in your life

414
00:20:39,305 --> 00:20:41,174
to get to a point
where it’s not recovery,

415
00:20:41,241 --> 00:20:42,442
that it’s more prevention.

416
00:20:42,475 --> 00:20:43,877
We’re gonna meditate.

417
00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:46,146
And down here,
nothing bothers you? Okay.

418
00:20:46,212 --> 00:20:48,682
(machine beeping)

419
00:20:48,715 --> 00:20:50,884
(uplifting music)

420
00:20:50,917 --> 00:20:53,319
(Courtney) We’re here to work
and we’re here to showcase

421
00:20:53,386 --> 00:20:55,755
the standard for Team USA.

422
00:20:55,789 --> 00:20:59,459
Day 38 out of 100
until I win Paralympic Gold.

423
00:20:59,492 --> 00:21:01,828
I’m out here
using my recovery day

424
00:21:01,861 --> 00:21:04,230
for a Boss event.

425
00:21:04,264 --> 00:21:08,234
(SportsCenter host)
U.S. Paralympian Ezra Frech
joins us now on SportsCenter.

426
00:21:08,268 --> 00:21:12,238
What goals do you have as you
enter your second Paralympics?

427
00:21:12,272 --> 00:21:14,541
Win gold, and then win a medal
in the long jump

428
00:21:14,574 --> 00:21:16,443
and the 100 meter, as well.

429
00:21:18,378 --> 00:21:20,580
(birdsong)

430
00:21:25,151 --> 00:21:27,053
I just want to reiterate
how great

431
00:21:27,087 --> 00:21:28,488
I thought this camp went.

432
00:21:28,521 --> 00:21:30,724
Right? And we’re really
coming together.

433
00:21:30,757 --> 00:21:32,826
You’re all picking
each other up,

434
00:21:32,859 --> 00:21:35,362
and every time you guys step
on the floor together,

435
00:21:35,395 --> 00:21:37,239
you get more and more confident
with each other,

436
00:21:37,263 --> 00:21:41,067
and I can’t wait to take on
with you guys.

437
00:21:41,101 --> 00:21:43,436
You got it. It’s... oh.

438
00:21:43,470 --> 00:21:45,138
(girls chuckle)

439
00:21:45,238 --> 00:21:46,873
- It’s too tight.
- How’s it gonna work

440
00:21:46,906 --> 00:21:48,875
with this key on?

441
00:21:48,908 --> 00:21:51,044
(overlapping discussions)

442
00:21:51,077 --> 00:21:54,280
(woman 4)
You go home and study so that
you can learn how to do it.

443
00:21:54,314 --> 00:21:57,217
It’s a teacup.

444
00:21:57,283 --> 00:21:59,886
And now? It’s the Eiffel Tower.

445
00:21:59,919 --> 00:22:02,422
(laughing)

446
00:22:02,522 --> 00:22:04,791
- Paris, here we come.
- I love it.

447
00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:08,428
Thank you, guys.

448
00:22:11,331 --> 00:22:14,167
(woman 5)
There’s some
little girl named Josie,

449
00:22:14,200 --> 00:22:16,069
she’s looking
for her Easter basket.

450
00:22:16,102 --> 00:22:17,102
Not in there either?

451
00:22:17,137 --> 00:22:18,138
(Josie)
No...

452
00:22:18,171 --> 00:22:20,373
(woman 5)
Is it in your closet? No?

453
00:22:20,407 --> 00:22:21,550
Well, where else can we look?

454
00:22:21,574 --> 00:22:24,477
I hope it’s not taking a bath.

455
00:22:24,511 --> 00:22:25,478
(Josie)
Yeah!

456
00:22:25,512 --> 00:22:26,613
(woman 5)
Where?

457
00:22:26,646 --> 00:22:28,915
(surprised exclamations)

458
00:22:28,948 --> 00:22:31,217
(Josie)
I’m originally from
a small town in Minnesota,

459
00:22:31,251 --> 00:22:32,752
called Jordan.

460
00:22:32,786 --> 00:22:35,522
I just remember, like,
running around in the summer

461
00:22:35,622 --> 00:22:37,557
with sprinklers on,

462
00:22:37,657 --> 00:22:39,959
and we would
go ice skating, too,

463
00:22:39,993 --> 00:22:43,430
on the local pond
when it would freeze over.

464
00:22:43,463 --> 00:22:46,232
Very Minnesotan
childhood, I think.

465
00:22:46,266 --> 00:22:48,401
(suspenseful music)

466
00:22:48,435 --> 00:22:49,836
When I was five years old,

467
00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:53,373
my mom and I
were heading to daycare.

468
00:22:53,406 --> 00:22:56,009
It was a country road,
so, just a two lane road.

469
00:22:56,042 --> 00:22:58,545
It was icy, February weather.

470
00:22:58,578 --> 00:23:00,480
♪

471
00:23:00,513 --> 00:23:03,083
And it was just
kind of a big spinout.

472
00:23:03,116 --> 00:23:05,185
♪

473
00:23:05,285 --> 00:23:07,287
(hospital machines beeping)

474
00:23:07,354 --> 00:23:10,790
I just remember,
at the hospital,

475
00:23:10,890 --> 00:23:13,827
kind of, like, in and out
of consciousness, I guess.

476
00:23:13,860 --> 00:23:15,628
♪

477
00:23:15,662 --> 00:23:18,498
I don’t think I gauged
how much different

478
00:23:18,598 --> 00:23:21,801
my life would be
until I left the hospital.

479
00:23:21,868 --> 00:23:25,372
♪

480
00:23:25,405 --> 00:23:28,441
(woman 5)
Josie’s looking for her basket.

481
00:23:28,475 --> 00:23:32,045
Jos, you’re getting stuck.

482
00:23:32,145 --> 00:23:33,146
I need some help.

483
00:23:33,213 --> 00:23:34,681
(gentle music)

484
00:23:34,748 --> 00:23:42,555
♪

485
00:23:42,589 --> 00:23:45,525
Oh, I see it, I see.

486
00:23:45,558 --> 00:23:47,394
(woman 5)
Can you get through, honey?

487
00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:50,096
Can you reach it,
Josie, or you need help?

488
00:23:50,130 --> 00:23:52,632
(Josie)
It took me getting
integrated in school

489
00:23:52,665 --> 00:23:54,601
for me to realize
that I was, like,

490
00:23:54,634 --> 00:23:57,437
in a really different situation.

491
00:23:57,504 --> 00:23:59,739
I felt very isolated,

492
00:23:59,773 --> 00:24:02,108
because there was
no one like me.

493
00:24:02,142 --> 00:24:04,210
♪

494
00:24:04,244 --> 00:24:05,545
It just felt really hard

495
00:24:05,578 --> 00:24:08,214
for me to have
interactions with anyone,

496
00:24:08,248 --> 00:24:11,518
to talk,
or look people in the eye,

497
00:24:11,618 --> 00:24:14,954
just because I had a hard time

498
00:24:14,988 --> 00:24:17,290
just knowing
where I stood with anyone.

499
00:24:17,323 --> 00:24:22,562
♪

500
00:24:25,999 --> 00:24:28,168
(inaudible conversation)

501
00:24:28,201 --> 00:24:29,269
I got it!

502
00:24:29,369 --> 00:24:32,472
(woman 5)
Woo-hoo, cool.

503
00:24:32,505 --> 00:24:36,076
(Josie)
I asked for a basketball hoop
when I sat on Santa’s lap

504
00:24:36,109 --> 00:24:38,445
and I got one!

505
00:24:38,478 --> 00:24:40,246
(woman 5)
Woo!

506
00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:41,614
I scored in the basket.

507
00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:42,982
(woman 5)
Yeah you did.

508
00:24:43,016 --> 00:24:46,119
(Josie)
I found wheelchair basketball,
and that was, like,

509
00:24:46,152 --> 00:24:48,188
the best thing
that ever happened to me.

510
00:24:49,889 --> 00:24:53,626
That was, I think,
when I first found my voice

511
00:24:53,693 --> 00:24:56,596
and I became less shy,
and I developed confidence,

512
00:24:56,629 --> 00:24:58,631
because I didn’t
feel like everyone

513
00:24:58,665 --> 00:25:00,233
was staring at my wheelchair

514
00:25:00,266 --> 00:25:01,668
or asking me
about my wheelchair,

515
00:25:01,735 --> 00:25:04,237
because they’re in one, too.

516
00:25:04,270 --> 00:25:06,740
When I went
to basketball practice,

517
00:25:06,773 --> 00:25:08,942
it was, like, the happiest
moments of my week,

518
00:25:08,975 --> 00:25:12,746
because I was going somewhere
where those were my people.

519
00:25:12,779 --> 00:25:15,315
I would look forward
to basketball practice,

520
00:25:15,348 --> 00:25:18,518
I think, a lot more than
I would look forward to school.

521
00:25:18,551 --> 00:25:20,286
(exciting music)

522
00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:21,688
I was naturally athletic,

523
00:25:21,721 --> 00:25:23,256
even though I was injured young.

524
00:25:23,289 --> 00:25:24,491
You know, I had the strength

525
00:25:24,524 --> 00:25:26,826
of pushing my chair
for so long already,

526
00:25:26,860 --> 00:25:29,462
and being able to just, like,

527
00:25:29,496 --> 00:25:32,866
comprehend things
and understand the sport.

528
00:25:32,966 --> 00:25:34,834
I had a great experience at UTA

529
00:25:34,868 --> 00:25:36,770
playing basketball
for three years.

530
00:25:36,803 --> 00:25:39,172
Me and my teammates
took this program

531
00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:40,740
from a new women’s team

532
00:25:40,774 --> 00:25:43,376
to a national title
women’s team.

533
00:25:43,410 --> 00:25:46,179
♪

534
00:25:53,153 --> 00:25:57,757
(Ezra)
I was training two days ago,
and I took one jump,

535
00:25:57,791 --> 00:26:00,593
and I was like,
"Something feels wrong."

536
00:26:00,627 --> 00:26:02,962
And then I went,
and my coach and I

537
00:26:02,996 --> 00:26:06,466
were playing around
with the bottom of the blade,

538
00:26:06,499 --> 00:26:08,268
and completely loose.

539
00:26:08,301 --> 00:26:13,273
So, I have to now get my leg
to my prosthetist’s office.

540
00:26:15,442 --> 00:26:16,910
Excuse me.

541
00:26:16,943 --> 00:26:18,378
How are you,
this is a bit weird,

542
00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:20,613
but I’m going
to be sending a leg

543
00:26:20,647 --> 00:26:24,918
in the Uber to the office.

544
00:26:24,951 --> 00:26:26,720
All right, perfect, thanks, man.

545
00:26:28,154 --> 00:26:32,425
Have you ever transported
a prosthetic leg before?

546
00:26:32,525 --> 00:26:35,895
First time for everything,
thank you, man.

547
00:26:35,929 --> 00:26:37,073
You know he’s going
to go back to his family

548
00:26:37,097 --> 00:26:38,941
and be like, "You guys are
never are going to believe

549
00:26:38,965 --> 00:26:41,267
what the hell
just happened at work today."

550
00:26:43,737 --> 00:26:45,472
(FaceTime ringing)

551
00:26:45,505 --> 00:26:47,007
What’s up?

552
00:26:48,575 --> 00:26:50,643
Don’t do that.

553
00:26:51,211 --> 00:26:54,214
(laughter)

554
00:26:54,247 --> 00:26:57,050
You look pretty.

555
00:26:57,083 --> 00:26:59,161
(woman 6)
Thanks, you’re just saying that
because you’re getting filmed.

556
00:26:59,185 --> 00:27:00,553
No, it’s not.

557
00:27:00,587 --> 00:27:02,288
That’s not why,
I say that to you all day,

558
00:27:02,389 --> 00:27:03,823
what’re you talking about?

559
00:27:03,857 --> 00:27:07,627
So, yes, I have
a girlfriend, currently.

560
00:27:07,660 --> 00:27:09,796
(gentle music)

561
00:27:09,829 --> 00:27:11,765
♪

562
00:27:11,798 --> 00:27:16,102
I learned that to try
to block out love from my life

563
00:27:16,136 --> 00:27:19,706
was probably not
the healthiest way to think.

564
00:27:19,739 --> 00:27:24,044
Meeting Gable
was such an amazing blessing.

565
00:27:25,612 --> 00:27:27,647
I live a pretty chaotic
and hectic life,

566
00:27:27,747 --> 00:27:29,425
there’s a lot of things
going on all the time,

567
00:27:29,449 --> 00:27:30,717
my head’s a million places,

568
00:27:30,817 --> 00:27:32,385
I’m constantly on the go,

569
00:27:32,452 --> 00:27:35,121
and her calming nature

570
00:27:35,155 --> 00:27:37,691
provided me
with a real safe haven,

571
00:27:37,724 --> 00:27:40,493
and still does
in the lead up to Paris.

572
00:27:40,527 --> 00:27:42,996
That’s a foul.

573
00:27:43,063 --> 00:27:45,632
(Ezra laughing)

574
00:27:45,665 --> 00:27:47,567
When I’m with her,
I’m not overthinking,

575
00:27:47,600 --> 00:27:48,802
I’m not stressed out,

576
00:27:48,835 --> 00:27:53,306
she’s kind of like a mental
escape, for me, in a way.

577
00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:56,076
It’s the realization
that finding a partner

578
00:27:56,176 --> 00:27:59,012
wouldn’t necessarily
restrict the likelihood

579
00:27:59,045 --> 00:28:00,714
that I was going
to accomplish my goals,

580
00:28:00,747 --> 00:28:02,182
or prohibit me
from getting there.

581
00:28:03,616 --> 00:28:05,518
Rather,
finding an amazing partner

582
00:28:05,552 --> 00:28:07,821
can actually help
accelerate that journey.

583
00:28:07,854 --> 00:28:10,023
That is so cute.

584
00:28:10,056 --> 00:28:11,133
(Ezra)
And it can actually be

585
00:28:11,157 --> 00:28:12,992
a beautiful addition
to your life.

586
00:28:23,203 --> 00:28:24,671
(Jamal)
Okay, let’s dig in.

587
00:28:24,738 --> 00:28:25,705
On the count of three.

588
00:28:25,739 --> 00:28:28,141
One, two, three.

589
00:28:32,846 --> 00:28:35,215
Oh, that’s good!

590
00:28:35,248 --> 00:28:36,525
That’s good,
let’s do that again.

591
00:28:36,549 --> 00:28:37,789
I’m from Inglewood, California,

592
00:28:37,817 --> 00:28:40,387
City of Champions.

593
00:28:40,453 --> 00:28:43,223
My mom was a cop,
my dad was a truck driver.

594
00:28:44,791 --> 00:28:48,294
Pretty much
started swimming from day one.

595
00:28:48,361 --> 00:28:51,765
My mom had me in swim lessons
at ten months old at the YMCA.

596
00:28:53,033 --> 00:28:54,234
The swim team came in,

597
00:28:54,300 --> 00:28:56,336
and they looked fit,
they looked strong,

598
00:28:56,403 --> 00:28:57,546
they were diving off the blocks,

599
00:28:57,570 --> 00:29:00,206
doing freestyle,
breaststroke, butterfly.

600
00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:02,575
I remember going to my mom
after swim lessons

601
00:29:02,609 --> 00:29:04,277
saying,
"Hey, I want to be over there

602
00:29:04,310 --> 00:29:07,414
with the cool kids,
doing this on a high level."

603
00:29:07,447 --> 00:29:10,717
And her was response was,
"Well, you can do that,

604
00:29:10,784 --> 00:29:12,261
but you’ve gotta
get your act together

605
00:29:12,285 --> 00:29:13,319
in swim lessons first,

606
00:29:13,386 --> 00:29:15,989
because every time I look up
they are yelling your name

607
00:29:16,056 --> 00:29:18,625
and you are underwater
not listening to a thing.

608
00:29:18,692 --> 00:29:20,894
(upbeat music)

609
00:29:20,927 --> 00:29:23,463
Six or seven years old,
I was on my first swim team.

610
00:29:25,198 --> 00:29:29,169
Swimming gave me a purpose,
it gave me a sense of belonging.

611
00:29:29,202 --> 00:29:32,939
It gave me an opportunity
to build my confidence.

612
00:29:33,006 --> 00:29:34,717
To be like, "There’s
really nothing I can’t do.

613
00:29:34,741 --> 00:29:36,343
I’m a winner."

614
00:29:36,376 --> 00:29:39,279
♪

615
00:29:39,312 --> 00:29:42,248
But I also knew that
not many people like me

616
00:29:42,315 --> 00:29:43,783
had that opportunity.

617
00:29:43,817 --> 00:29:45,552
Question number one.

618
00:29:45,618 --> 00:29:49,089
Raise your hand
if you know how to swim.

619
00:29:50,423 --> 00:29:52,525
Oh, my God.

620
00:29:52,592 --> 00:29:53,893
From day one,

621
00:29:53,927 --> 00:29:56,296
swimming, with me,
was a means to an end.

622
00:29:56,329 --> 00:29:58,832
"The class will laugh
and make fun of me

623
00:29:58,865 --> 00:30:01,267
when they learn I cannot swim."

624
00:30:01,334 --> 00:30:04,070
Has anyone here
ever felt scared in the water?

625
00:30:04,137 --> 00:30:05,314
I’ve felt scared in the water.

626
00:30:05,338 --> 00:30:08,742
Around the world, it’s
people of low economic means

627
00:30:08,842 --> 00:30:11,544
that drown,
that are the most in danger.

628
00:30:11,611 --> 00:30:13,046
It’s a class issue.

629
00:30:13,079 --> 00:30:16,983
Our mission is to teach
one million people

630
00:30:17,017 --> 00:30:20,286
how to swim every single year.

631
00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:21,454
(children clamoring)

632
00:30:21,488 --> 00:30:23,723
Yeah, that’s a lot, right?

633
00:30:23,757 --> 00:30:25,091
Being on the Paralympic circuit

634
00:30:25,158 --> 00:30:27,160
is about building that platform

635
00:30:27,193 --> 00:30:30,730
to get this voice
higher and higher.

636
00:30:30,764 --> 00:30:32,732
(Wilma)
It’s not just winning,

637
00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:35,602
it’s winning for as many
people as possible.

638
00:30:35,669 --> 00:30:37,671
(Jamal)
Cheese!

639
00:30:37,704 --> 00:30:39,739
(woman 7)
Yay!

640
00:30:39,806 --> 00:30:41,941
(adults cheering)

641
00:30:47,514 --> 00:30:49,149
(Josie)
You guys know
exactly what to do,

642
00:30:49,215 --> 00:30:51,584
exactly what we talked about
before the game, right?

643
00:30:51,618 --> 00:30:52,419
Nothing new to you.

644
00:30:52,452 --> 00:30:54,721
What you can control
is your energy, right?

645
00:30:54,754 --> 00:30:56,056
Defense, we dictate.

646
00:30:56,122 --> 00:30:57,323
Offense, we take our time

647
00:30:57,357 --> 00:30:59,292
and set up what we want
to set up, okay?

648
00:30:59,325 --> 00:31:00,860
You guys know
exactly what to do,

649
00:31:00,927 --> 00:31:03,029
there’s nothing else
I can tell you, okay?

650
00:31:03,096 --> 00:31:06,966
Right away, right away,
let’s go, let’s go, let’s go.

651
00:31:07,033 --> 00:31:10,970
Court and I,
we coach together at U of A.

652
00:31:11,004 --> 00:31:13,306
There’s only six
women’s collegiate teams

653
00:31:13,340 --> 00:31:15,875
in the country,
so, I feel very privileged

654
00:31:15,909 --> 00:31:18,712
to be head coach at U of A,

655
00:31:18,778 --> 00:31:23,917
and have the support
of a D1 university.

656
00:31:23,983 --> 00:31:29,155
(Courtney)
This sport has provided so much
knowledge and community for me,

657
00:31:29,189 --> 00:31:32,659
so, any chance that I get
the opportunity to give back,

658
00:31:32,692 --> 00:31:34,194
I’m always going to take it.

659
00:31:34,227 --> 00:31:36,863
And coaching
provides that outlet.

660
00:31:36,896 --> 00:31:39,566
(cheering)

661
00:31:39,632 --> 00:31:43,003
I get to teach what
I’ve learned over the years,

662
00:31:43,069 --> 00:31:45,739
not just on the court,
but about life in general.

663
00:31:45,805 --> 00:31:47,507
You’re not
just a coach out there,

664
00:31:47,607 --> 00:31:50,844
you’re also a mentor.

665
00:31:50,910 --> 00:31:54,647
(Josie)
It’s honestly such a joy
to coach college basketball.

666
00:31:54,714 --> 00:31:55,482
I love teaching,

667
00:31:55,548 --> 00:31:57,784
sharing knowledge
that I’ve gained,

668
00:31:57,851 --> 00:32:00,553
and I love being that
support system for them.

669
00:32:00,587 --> 00:32:01,821
I honestly couldn’t ask

670
00:32:01,888 --> 00:32:03,556
for anything more
in that game, right?

671
00:32:03,590 --> 00:32:04,724
They’re growing every day,

672
00:32:04,824 --> 00:32:07,293
and they’re
getting better every day.

673
00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:09,496
That, to me,
is really rewarding,

674
00:32:09,562 --> 00:32:11,297
above and beyond wins.

675
00:32:11,364 --> 00:32:12,665
So, hold on
to this good feeling,

676
00:32:12,732 --> 00:32:15,177
because it’s going to carry you
through the rest of the season,

677
00:32:15,201 --> 00:32:17,070
knowing that we can have
a game like that.

678
00:32:17,103 --> 00:32:19,639
(team cheering)

679
00:32:26,913 --> 00:32:28,313
(man 4)
Are you excited about Paris?

680
00:32:28,381 --> 00:32:30,116
I’m very excited,
I’m very excited.

681
00:32:30,150 --> 00:32:31,390
Paris is coming up, man, right?

682
00:32:31,418 --> 00:32:33,687
It’s coming up,
yeah, it’s coming up.

683
00:32:33,753 --> 00:32:34,897
(man 5)
Well, good luck in Paris.

684
00:32:34,921 --> 00:32:35,931
- I appreciate it.
- I can’t wait,

685
00:32:35,955 --> 00:32:36,890
I’m going to watch it
live streaming,

686
00:32:36,923 --> 00:32:38,467
like, not even wait
’til the highlights.

687
00:32:38,491 --> 00:32:39,559
I appreciate it.

688
00:32:39,626 --> 00:32:40,636
Although you’re going to be
in the highlights, also.

689
00:32:40,660 --> 00:32:43,129
Exactly, that’s the goal,
that’s the goal.

690
00:32:43,163 --> 00:32:45,098
Great to meet you, take care.

691
00:32:49,069 --> 00:32:50,236
(Clayton)
Welcome, everyone.

692
00:32:50,303 --> 00:32:53,139
Really, really
excited to be here,

693
00:32:53,206 --> 00:32:57,077
at the tenth annual
Angel City Games.

694
00:32:57,143 --> 00:32:59,412
(cheers and applause)

695
00:33:01,848 --> 00:33:04,617
(Clayton)
I spent that first summer
after Ez was born,

696
00:33:04,651 --> 00:33:08,321
in a somewhat depressed state.

697
00:33:08,388 --> 00:33:12,759
I would go surf,
and just cry out in the water.

698
00:33:12,792 --> 00:33:14,294
It’s the best place to cry,

699
00:33:14,361 --> 00:33:17,163
because no one
knows you’re crying.

700
00:33:17,230 --> 00:33:19,666
I’d always imagined
surfing with my kids,

701
00:33:19,699 --> 00:33:22,669
experiencing the outdoors,
and playing sports with them.

702
00:33:22,702 --> 00:33:25,605
As a parent, you want to try
to stay ahead of your kids,

703
00:33:25,672 --> 00:33:26,840
and sort of anticipate,

704
00:33:26,906 --> 00:33:28,541
"What are they
going to need next?"

705
00:33:28,608 --> 00:33:30,353
I guess I sort of made
a commitment to myself,

706
00:33:30,377 --> 00:33:32,178
like, I’m going
to really figure this out.

707
00:33:32,245 --> 00:33:34,114
Like, I’m going to figure out

708
00:33:34,147 --> 00:33:36,416
the adaptive
and Paralympic sports world,

709
00:33:36,483 --> 00:33:40,420
and it was really the spark
for Angel City Sports.

710
00:33:42,088 --> 00:33:43,757
(Ezra)
What up, man?

711
00:33:43,790 --> 00:33:45,025
What’s your name?

712
00:33:45,125 --> 00:33:46,960
- Braxton.
- Braxton?

713
00:33:46,993 --> 00:33:48,828
Great to meet you,
my name’s Ezra.

714
00:33:48,895 --> 00:33:50,130
Growing up, I didn’t have

715
00:33:50,196 --> 00:33:53,466
a person that I could look up to
with a physical disability,

716
00:33:53,533 --> 00:33:55,778
who has accomplished the things
that I want to accomplish.

717
00:33:55,802 --> 00:33:57,680
(man 6)
You want to show Ezra
your shooting over here?

718
00:33:57,704 --> 00:33:59,906
- Let’s see it, Braxton.
- Show him what you got.

719
00:33:59,973 --> 00:34:02,642
Yeah!

720
00:34:02,709 --> 00:34:04,244
Good job, man.

721
00:34:04,310 --> 00:34:05,345
So cute.

722
00:34:06,413 --> 00:34:07,981
Growing up
as a kid with disability,

723
00:34:08,014 --> 00:34:10,950
I really did feel
like an outsider.

724
00:34:11,017 --> 00:34:12,719
I had so many nights
where I was like,

725
00:34:12,786 --> 00:34:14,354
"Why was I born like this?"

726
00:34:14,387 --> 00:34:15,889
"Why me?"

727
00:34:15,955 --> 00:34:19,459
- There you go!
- There you go, Ezra!

728
00:34:19,526 --> 00:34:21,327
That’s my guy!

729
00:34:23,229 --> 00:34:24,340
(Ezra)
When I was four years old,

730
00:34:24,364 --> 00:34:26,433
I got my first
walking leg with a knee.

731
00:34:26,499 --> 00:34:28,668
So, I really learned
to walk for the first time.

732
00:34:28,702 --> 00:34:30,637
(exciting music)

733
00:34:30,670 --> 00:34:34,407
♪

734
00:34:34,441 --> 00:34:37,143
Eventually I got
a running blade,

735
00:34:37,210 --> 00:34:38,611
and my whole world changed.

736
00:34:38,678 --> 00:34:41,047
♪

737
00:34:41,114 --> 00:34:42,191
I would bring
my running leg to school

738
00:34:42,215 --> 00:34:46,052
and I would just run
on the field with the kids.

739
00:34:46,119 --> 00:34:48,521
It was like a feeling
of invincibility.

740
00:34:48,555 --> 00:34:50,523
(uplifting music)

741
00:34:50,557 --> 00:34:52,692
♪

742
00:34:52,759 --> 00:34:57,263
In 2016, I was watching
the Rio Paralympics on the TV.

743
00:34:57,330 --> 00:35:00,300
I saw a lot of athletes
competing on the world stage,

744
00:35:00,333 --> 00:35:02,969
and it inspired
the hell out of me.

745
00:35:03,003 --> 00:35:04,013
It hit me like a brick wall,

746
00:35:04,037 --> 00:35:05,448
it’s like the universe
was telling me,

747
00:35:05,472 --> 00:35:07,674
"This is what
you’re meant to do."

748
00:35:07,707 --> 00:35:10,176
I went out into my backyard,
I started jumping over boxes,

749
00:35:10,243 --> 00:35:14,247
I was doing crazy workouts
that I saw on the internet.

750
00:35:14,314 --> 00:35:15,954
My dad and I would go
to these track meets

751
00:35:16,016 --> 00:35:18,251
all across the country.

752
00:35:18,318 --> 00:35:20,653
His famous line was, "We’re
coming all the way out here,

753
00:35:20,687 --> 00:35:24,657
let’s get our money’s worth,
let’s do every single event."

754
00:35:24,724 --> 00:35:28,795
So, growing up I did
the 60, 100, 200, 400,

755
00:35:28,828 --> 00:35:31,731
long jump, high jump,
discus, javelin, shotput.

756
00:35:31,765 --> 00:35:33,400
That was my lineup.

757
00:35:33,466 --> 00:35:35,969
As I got older,
and we began to take track

758
00:35:36,036 --> 00:35:37,079
a little bit more seriously,

759
00:35:37,103 --> 00:35:40,106
we realized
I cannot do nine events.

760
00:35:40,173 --> 00:35:42,909
You have to focus on a few
that I enjoy the most,

761
00:35:42,942 --> 00:35:44,544
and then become great at those.

762
00:35:44,611 --> 00:35:48,214
♪

763
00:35:48,281 --> 00:35:50,383
The three events
that I love the most:

764
00:35:50,417 --> 00:35:53,153
long jump, high jump,
and the 100 meter.

765
00:35:53,219 --> 00:35:55,321
(whistles and shouts)

766
00:35:55,355 --> 00:35:59,259
♪

767
00:35:59,292 --> 00:36:02,829
(commentator)
We’re underway with the
men’s long jump competition.

768
00:36:02,862 --> 00:36:04,931
(Ezra)
The whole track team
has to go and qualify

769
00:36:05,031 --> 00:36:07,000
to compete
at the Paralympic Games.

770
00:36:07,033 --> 00:36:08,802
(applause)

771
00:36:08,835 --> 00:36:10,770
The results that I had at trials

772
00:36:10,837 --> 00:36:13,673
are going to be indicative
of what’s going to happen

773
00:36:13,740 --> 00:36:15,542
in one month’s time.

774
00:36:15,608 --> 00:36:18,478
♪

775
00:36:18,545 --> 00:36:19,955
(commentator 2)
Final event
of the morning session

776
00:36:19,979 --> 00:36:23,350
is the men’s 100 meters.

777
00:36:23,383 --> 00:36:25,285
Have a good race, buddy.

778
00:36:25,352 --> 00:36:27,887
(commentator 2)
Frech is in five.

779
00:36:27,954 --> 00:36:30,490
(indistinct)
against Desmond Jackson.

780
00:36:30,557 --> 00:36:34,094
And Desmond Jackson is going
to take the victory, here,

781
00:36:34,127 --> 00:36:38,398
Frech just off of it at 12.26.

782
00:36:38,465 --> 00:36:40,600
I mean,
I didn’t get a good start.

783
00:36:42,202 --> 00:36:45,105
The hundred meter,
I could come out of nowhere,

784
00:36:45,138 --> 00:36:47,007
you know, go twelve flat.

785
00:36:47,040 --> 00:36:49,676
All of a sudden,
I’m on the podium.

786
00:36:49,709 --> 00:36:52,045
(exciting music)

787
00:36:52,078 --> 00:36:55,382
♪

788
00:36:59,986 --> 00:37:03,156
(commentator 3)
In what could be one of the
fastest races of the evening,

789
00:37:03,189 --> 00:37:06,359
it’ll be the 50 free.

790
00:37:06,426 --> 00:37:08,695
(commentator 4)
Jamal Hill,
returning bronze medalist

791
00:37:08,728 --> 00:37:11,231
looking to improve
even upon that in Paris.

792
00:37:11,297 --> 00:37:14,534
(commentator 3)
Jamal Hill, the American
record holder in this one.

793
00:37:17,003 --> 00:37:18,672
(bell chimes)

794
00:37:18,738 --> 00:37:20,116
(commentator 4)
Off the start, there, Jamal Hill

795
00:37:20,140 --> 00:37:21,608
doing more
of a traditional start

796
00:37:21,641 --> 00:37:22,475
with both hands.

797
00:37:22,509 --> 00:37:23,819
He’s changed up
his start a little bit,

798
00:37:23,843 --> 00:37:25,111
and clearly it is working,

799
00:37:25,178 --> 00:37:27,547
he is out fast, already,
in this 50 freestyle.

800
00:37:27,580 --> 00:37:29,058
(commentator 3)
It’s like he’s got a bungee cord

801
00:37:29,082 --> 00:37:31,451
attached to his chest
and they are pulling him along.

802
00:37:31,518 --> 00:37:33,620
Quickly through
that first 25 meters,

803
00:37:33,653 --> 00:37:34,454
and here we go.

804
00:37:34,521 --> 00:37:36,723
Jamal Hill
trying to close this one out

805
00:37:36,756 --> 00:37:40,193
with an amazing time,
and punch his ticket to Paris.

806
00:37:40,226 --> 00:37:41,995
Can he get it done
as he comes to the wall?

807
00:37:42,028 --> 00:37:46,733
And the touch
will be... 25.26.

808
00:37:46,766 --> 00:37:48,778
(commentator 4)
Really solid swim
from Jamal Hill there.

809
00:37:48,802 --> 00:37:49,845
I think he’s going
to be pretty pleased

810
00:37:49,869 --> 00:37:52,572
with that consistency,
and that speed he picked up,

811
00:37:52,605 --> 00:37:54,741
especially in
the middle of that race.

812
00:37:54,774 --> 00:37:56,376
Wow.

813
00:37:57,777 --> 00:37:59,179
(Jamal)
It was a feeling of relief.

814
00:37:59,245 --> 00:38:02,382
That’s a lot
of what it felt like, today.

815
00:38:02,449 --> 00:38:05,352
It’s been,
it’s just been a rough season.

816
00:38:05,418 --> 00:38:06,929
A lot of times where
I really just felt

817
00:38:06,953 --> 00:38:10,423
like throwing in the towel,
kind of hanging up the swimsuit.

818
00:38:10,457 --> 00:38:14,694
And thanks to my coach,
my team, my family,

819
00:38:14,728 --> 00:38:17,397
kind of helping me
stay centered, stay committed.

820
00:38:17,464 --> 00:38:19,064
I was able to even
make it to this point,

821
00:38:19,099 --> 00:38:20,767
and so,
to have this swim tonight,

822
00:38:20,800 --> 00:38:22,478
that was the third fastest
swim in the world

823
00:38:22,502 --> 00:38:24,838
this year for my class.

824
00:38:24,904 --> 00:38:25,705
And it was a hundredth off

825
00:38:25,772 --> 00:38:27,283
the second fastest time
in the world this year,

826
00:38:27,307 --> 00:38:29,843
which I also hold.

827
00:38:29,909 --> 00:38:30,710
It was the spark I needed

828
00:38:30,777 --> 00:38:33,013
to go into these
last two months of training,

829
00:38:33,046 --> 00:38:35,181
hopefully before, you know,
I collect that ticket

830
00:38:35,248 --> 00:38:36,950
and get on the plane to Paris.

831
00:38:39,986 --> 00:38:40,887
(overlapping conversation)

832
00:38:40,954 --> 00:38:42,589
(Josie)
Yeah.

833
00:38:42,622 --> 00:38:43,757
(clapping and chanting)

834
00:38:43,790 --> 00:38:44,791
Here we go.

835
00:38:44,824 --> 00:38:45,901
- One marshmallow.
- Pick it up.

836
00:38:45,925 --> 00:38:47,427
- Two marshmallows.
- Two marshmallows.

837
00:38:47,494 --> 00:38:49,295
- Pick it up.
- Pick it up.

838
00:38:49,329 --> 00:38:50,897
(raucous laughter)

839
00:38:54,200 --> 00:38:55,669
(rhythmic tapping)

840
00:38:55,735 --> 00:38:57,404
- One marshmallow.
- Pick it up.

841
00:38:57,470 --> 00:38:59,139
Two marshmallows.

842
00:38:59,172 --> 00:39:00,807
(laughter)

843
00:39:00,874 --> 00:39:02,375
Okay, Ryan, your turn.

844
00:39:02,409 --> 00:39:06,479
(overlapping conversation)

845
00:39:06,513 --> 00:39:08,448
(Christina)
This was a really fun camp.

846
00:39:08,481 --> 00:39:10,850
I really appreciate
that you all get along so well.

847
00:39:10,917 --> 00:39:12,352
Like Desi said,
she said it best,

848
00:39:12,385 --> 00:39:13,496
"We’re going to kick some ass

849
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:17,223
down in Parapans,
and let’s take it to them."

850
00:39:17,290 --> 00:39:18,792
(teammate)
Hell yeah.

851
00:39:18,825 --> 00:39:20,727
(team conversing)

852
00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:22,071
All right, here we go,
one, two, three.

853
00:39:22,095 --> 00:39:24,064
U.S.A.!

854
00:39:26,866 --> 00:39:29,903
(Josie)
Going into Paris
with a fresh perspective

855
00:39:29,969 --> 00:39:31,871
and fresh coaching staff,

856
00:39:31,938 --> 00:39:34,941
I just know that this team
has what it takes to win gold.

857
00:39:36,309 --> 00:39:38,345
But, in order
to qualify for Paris,

858
00:39:38,411 --> 00:39:40,447
we have to win
the Parapan Games.

859
00:39:40,480 --> 00:39:42,649
We’re going to Chile!

860
00:39:50,957 --> 00:39:55,028
(Courtney)
This is an incredibly
important competition for us.

861
00:39:55,095 --> 00:39:56,196
It’s either win,

862
00:39:56,229 --> 00:39:59,532
or there’s that potential
of not being able to represent

863
00:39:59,566 --> 00:40:02,002
Team U.S.A.
at the Paralympic Games.

864
00:40:02,035 --> 00:40:04,471
(intense music)

865
00:40:04,537 --> 00:40:07,007
We had to stay focused
and keep in mind

866
00:40:07,040 --> 00:40:08,960
who we were going to see
in the gold medal match.

867
00:40:10,377 --> 00:40:12,545
And we knew that
that was going to be Canada.

868
00:40:12,612 --> 00:40:16,516
♪

869
00:40:16,549 --> 00:40:17,617
There were a lot of teams

870
00:40:17,650 --> 00:40:20,820
that weren’t
as competitive as our team.

871
00:40:20,854 --> 00:40:24,357
♪

872
00:40:24,391 --> 00:40:26,960
I think it was about
mental endurance.

873
00:40:26,993 --> 00:40:34,993
♪

874
00:40:35,735 --> 00:40:39,639
It’s always a chippy game
when we play Canada.

875
00:40:39,673 --> 00:40:44,044
Everyone’s fighting
tooth and nail to win.

876
00:40:44,077 --> 00:40:47,380
It ended up being a great game,
and it was a close one.

877
00:40:47,414 --> 00:40:49,716
♪

878
00:40:49,749 --> 00:40:52,385
But we battled till the end
and we came out on top.

879
00:40:52,419 --> 00:40:55,355
♪

880
00:40:55,388 --> 00:40:57,857
(team cheering)

881
00:40:57,924 --> 00:41:00,393
(Christina)
To get an automatic bid
to Paris is just, like,

882
00:41:00,427 --> 00:41:02,605
it’s a little bit of a weight
off your shoulders, right?

883
00:41:02,629 --> 00:41:03,797
We trained so much,

884
00:41:03,830 --> 00:41:06,933
and we can’t
be any more excited.

885
00:41:06,966 --> 00:41:09,369
(Josie)
We’re just going
to celebrate this right now,

886
00:41:09,402 --> 00:41:11,638
and then get
right in, right away.

887
00:41:11,671 --> 00:41:13,306
(Courtney)
Huge, huge sigh of relief,

888
00:41:13,373 --> 00:41:16,376
but the work isn’t over,
Team U.S.A. is coming out,

889
00:41:16,443 --> 00:41:17,277
we’re going to keep training,

890
00:41:17,310 --> 00:41:19,145
because we want
that gold in Paris.

891
00:41:19,212 --> 00:41:22,749
♪

892
00:41:22,782 --> 00:41:25,685
(Ezra)
Day 58 out of 100
until I win Paralympic gold.

893
00:41:25,719 --> 00:41:28,888
Today, I was officially selected
to Represent Team U.S.A.

894
00:41:28,922 --> 00:41:31,891
at my second Paralympic Games
this summer in Paris.

895
00:41:33,626 --> 00:41:37,297
(photographer)
Three, two, one: We made it!

896
00:41:37,330 --> 00:41:40,000
(cheering)

897
00:41:40,066 --> 00:41:41,677
(Jamal)
Everything
over the last three years

898
00:41:41,701 --> 00:41:44,037
has been geared toward Paris.

899
00:41:44,104 --> 00:41:45,438
Woo!

900
00:41:45,472 --> 00:41:47,941
♪

901
00:41:48,008 --> 00:41:49,909
But now,
there’s so much pressure

902
00:41:49,943 --> 00:41:51,411
that even the tiniest crack...

903
00:41:51,444 --> 00:41:53,146
(fingers snap)

904
00:41:53,213 --> 00:41:54,614
It’ll take you.

905
00:41:57,317 --> 00:41:59,386
(dramatic music)

906
00:41:59,419 --> 00:42:03,423
(newscaster)
The Paris 2024
Paralympic Games are upon us.

907
00:42:03,456 --> 00:42:04,533
(Jamal)
Just cause you could do it once

908
00:42:04,557 --> 00:42:07,027
don’t mean
you could always do it.

909
00:42:07,060 --> 00:42:10,897
(Ezra)
I can feel a replication
of Kobe World Championships

910
00:42:10,930 --> 00:42:12,532
about to happen.

911
00:42:12,599 --> 00:42:14,434
(man 7)
Come on, Courtney!

912
00:42:14,467 --> 00:42:16,736
(Josie)
Are we capable of doing this

913
00:42:16,770 --> 00:42:19,172
with tens of thousands
of people watching us?

914
00:42:19,205 --> 00:42:20,640
(commentator) Ezra Frech!

915
00:42:22,942 --> 00:42:25,378
(dramatic music)

916
00:42:25,412 --> 00:42:33,412
♪

917
00:42:40,360 --> 00:42:48,360
♪

917
00:42:49,305 --> 00:43:49,429
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