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- Freestyle
motocross pioneer Brian Deegan.
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- Oh Deegan.
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- For most of
his life his own wellbeing
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was not forefront in his mind.
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Both on the back of a dirt
bike and his lifestyle off
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of it, it made him one
of the most glorified,
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honored, and admired action
sports athletes in history.
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A legend, an icon, a hero,
and to some a villain.
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The story could've
easily ended there.
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But eventually taunting
death led him to see life
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as something bigger than
just himself and a place
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to battle his demons.
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That the true definition
of hardcore and extreme
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means more than just
twisting the throttle
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without a care for
the consequences.
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That in the seemingly ordinary
there's a the extraordinary.
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And it's a story that
begins in the most unlikely
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of places, the wind swept
cornfields of Nebraska.
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- Brian Deegan.
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- You know growing up in
Nebraska, it's hard to explain.
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You know it's just
not much there.
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Do you remember begging my
parents for a dirt bike.
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As a kid, I was always small.
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Football really
wasn't an option.
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I always loved sports.
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Like I as super
athletic, always outside.
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But moto was perfect, you know?
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You get on a dirt
bike, and you're kind
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of equal with everyone.
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- He's said let's go buy a bike.
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So I bought a little MR 50.
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- They got it from my
neighbor, and we were
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so excited and just
always were working on it,
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cleaning on it.
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We had to share it,
me and my brother.
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Christmas the next
year, my dad bought me
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a Yamaha 60.
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I finally had my own bike.
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That's where the
adventure began.
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And the local track was
called Fort Calhoun.
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And I got to see all
these other kids.
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I'm like whoa there's
all these other kids
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that ride dirt bikes.
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It was just a whole new world.
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Eight, nine, 10 is when I
really got into dirt bikes.
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And then that's the
time I think when my mom
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and dad were starting to
not get along so great.
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- We started going to
races to get involved.
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She went to a couple
races, but she always acted
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kinda, her mind
was somewhere else.
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- My parents started
arguing a lot.
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I remember when my mom
told me she was leaving.
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She came, and she's
like, "I'm gonna go
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"back to Texas."
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And I was like what?
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And I thought about it.
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I was like am I going?
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Is that what's gonna happen?
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Am I going with her?
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It didn't make sense to
me as a 12 year old kid.
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I was like oh man, I
gotta talk to my dad,
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and dad was distant.
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You know like dad was, I
couldn't just run to dad
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and go, "Dad, what's going on?"
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And so my mom basically told us.
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I can't believe this.
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Like I don't want
my mom to leave.
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And you think like so
many people get divorced,
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and if she, I don't
know I just feel like
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she should've stayed, you know?
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I never did get over it.
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It's hard to deal
with your mom leaving.
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And not just leaving.
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She didn't move down
the street and divorce
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and like, "Oh come see
your mom half the time."
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She was gone, and I felt
like we did something wrong.
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I felt like maybe it was
us and then we got mad.
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We just moved on and
focused on dirt bikes.
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Which sucks, so that's
not how it should've been.
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- 12 years
old, Brian loses his sense
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of security with
family, but the trauma
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of abandonment sends
him down a new path.
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He finds that his first
taste of the narcotic
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of fame helps him
escape the pain.
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- I just wanted to be
the center of attention,
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and I knew that being
the best was the goal.
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Moto brought me the
first sense of fame,
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first sense of people
knowing my name.
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- Number
three is Brian Deegan.
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Again, that's the second place.
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- It was so cool to
show up to the tack
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and people like, "Oh my
gosh, Brian Deegan's here."
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It was like a local
track in Nebraska
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with a cornfield.
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There was a sense of
urgency at some point.
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You know being in Nebraska,
and my mom leaving,
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and having this anger
and this aggression.
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And I'm like, "Man, I just
don't wanna stay here.
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"This place is too slow."
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And then I started seeing
okay there's way more stuff
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going on than Nebraska.
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When I graduated high
school, I told my dad.
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I'm like you have
to give me one year
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to chase this dream of racing
in supercross and motocross.
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I'm gonna chase this dream.
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- We went up to
the Ford dealership
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and bought an old Ford
pickup, and he put
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the bike in the pickup.
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He loaded everything in.
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I gave him a box
of tools to take
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and said, "You can
go out to California
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"and see if you can make it.
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"If you can make it and
stay with this, kid.
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"You can stay there."
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- And he said well all
right it you can't do it
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in a year come back
and go to college.
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He was really adamant
and really against me
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not going to college.
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I went to California,
raced a year.
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I did get in, I was
top 10 on the points.
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- Brian's
performance on the bike
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catches the attention
of a well-funded team
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which seems to be his big break
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and a ticket for his
dream to come true.
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But it turns out
opportunity sometimes comes
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with unexpected obligations.
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- So Chaparral was
like you're fast.
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You're the first kid on
our list for results,
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and you come ride this
Honda, and we'll pay
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for everything, but you
can't have colored hair,
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no piercings, no tattoos.
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They gave me a whole
contract to sign.
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I hated it.
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But I was like I have no choice.
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I'm gonna have to go home.
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I have no money.
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I don't have any way
to live if I don't.
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So I sign the contract,
and then I'm like
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okay, shave my head.
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And I went out and raced and had
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a not great year.
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I was just so bumped.
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I'm like, man, I just
wasted a whole year,
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and that's when
Moto XXX was around.
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- The loss
of a legitimate ride
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seemed a dead end, but
he was quickly embraced
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by a team that fit his
punk rock attitude.
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The rag tag team of Moto XXX.
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Though they didn't
have the resources
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of a full fledged
factory backed team,
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it still was a stepping
stone towards that goal.
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- We talked to Deegan,
and we decided to start
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this team, and we
were gonna make a team
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that was gonna make a statement.
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And we came in with all
of our punk rock ideas.
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- And they were an
edgy team, Jordan Burns
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and some of his
musician buddies.
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When I knew that they
were kinda buddied
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up with Deegan, and I
kind of got to know Brian
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a little bit more.
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Know their box
band would show up
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at the supercross races,
and there would be
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punk rock blaring out
of the back of it,
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and they'd be throwing
stickers in the crowd
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and basically
pissing people off.
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- While
the Moto XXX team
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provided the perfect image
for the angry young rider,
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if not the best
equipment, winning
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was still Brian's focus.
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So he went outside
the team looking
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for some premium horsepower
from the legendary
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motor builder Mitch Payton.
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- I remember Mitch
Payton telling me
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oh you have the same stuff
as Carmichael, on yeah, yeah.
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And I got mad I remember.
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I remember grabbing
Carmichael's bike off the stand
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and pushing on it
and feeling it.
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I'm like dude, that
is not like my bike.
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It was freakin'
totally opposite.
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And Mitch, I remember
Mitch going, "Fuck you!"
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Then I was like, "Fuck you!"
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And we just got into it.
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- And I'm like, "Really?
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"Like why?
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"What's the deal with that?"
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- Super bad decision,
super bad career decision.
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- Brian
was holding out hope
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that his dream of riding
with one of the big four
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Japanese factory
race teams, Yamaha,
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Kawasaki, Suzuki, or Honda
would come to fruition.
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Despite his punk
rock attitude, Deegan
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remained serious about
training and winning
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hoping that results
alone would land him
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that coveted factory
ride and the chance
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at a real racing career.
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Heading into the
1997 season, Deegan
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looked to make his
mark at the historic
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LA Coliseum, the
former Olympic venue
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hoping to scratch
out a top 10 finish
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to catch the eye of one of
the big budget factory teams.
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- So I go to the
start line for the main,
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and all the heavy hitters.
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It's like Windham, Vuillemin,
Carmichael, Ramsey.
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- We're
set and ready to go
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for the 25 main event--
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- You come out of the
gate, and then someone
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just banzais, hits
the whole pack
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and takes down a
lot of the guys.
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They all go off to the right.
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I come out on the
inside, and I come out
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like third place.
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And then I end up passing,
I think the guy for second.
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- Brian
Deegan in second place.
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And Vuillemin is
starting to close in now
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on Brian Deegan, number two.
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- The leader's Robbie Reynard.
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He's gone.
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He's out, and I'm like
nervous 'cause I'm in second.
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I'm going I'm gonna
get on the podium.
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Deegan riding good.
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This is the best I've seen
him ride in a long time.
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He's starting to close in a
little bit on Reynard now.
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- So I remember kind
of hanging, hanging,
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but he was fading so bad
that I had to go by 'em.
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- Reynard
has got a battle
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on his hands from an
unexpected rider Brian Deegan.
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Whoa, what an upset of
events right here for Deegan.
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- I could hear the
crowd cheering,
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and like the whole
stadium erupting.
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And my heart just started
racing super fast.
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- The spotlight
is on Brian Deegan.
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And he looks inspired.
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He's starting to pull a lead.
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- It's coming to
the finish line,
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and all these ruts.
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I'm like trying so
hard not to crash,
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and the finish line
double, and I don't know
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what to do.
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I'm like, "What do I do?"
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- The checkered flag
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as Deegan lets his
bike fly into the air.
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- I just ghost rode my bike.
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- I hadn't really heard a crowd
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erupt in that way maybe ever.
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- Stylin'
with his arms in the air.
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- It was such a euphoria
of like my whole life
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compounded into this
one accomplishment.
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- Now to
Davey Coombs, Davey.
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- All right,
thanks people.
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Hey listen, Brian
Deegan congratulations.
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- God declared this to
me, kick everyone's ass.
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- Okay, thanks Brian.
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- And the
excited win as we see him
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launch the bike in
the finish line.
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- That was a big
FU to the industry.
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The AMA chased me
back to my truck,
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took my prize money,
tried to DQ me.
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And at the track, it
was AMA ran the show.
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Like AMA had all the rules.
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You didn't cross the AMA.
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If you mess with them,
your career was done.
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- It was a pinnacle
moment for Moto XXX to win
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and Brian Deegan to have
that kind of fuck you guys.
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This is how I'm doing
it, and I don't care
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what the rules are.
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Made his statement right then.
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- Let's get somethin'
straight, that moment
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when Brian launched his
bike I think that was
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the kick start of his career.
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- Still to this day,
that's the most brought up
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moment in my career out
of everything I've done.
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That moment, I go to
the grocery store,
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I go here, I go there,
always someone will roll
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up to me and go, "I
was there that night
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"you ghost rode your bike."
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- Greatest thing ever!
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Yeah!
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- That's it, no
one's done it yet.
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My kid'll do it next.
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- Despite
ruffling feathers, Brian
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was under the illusion
that performance
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alone was what counted
and a full fledged
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big budget factory ride
would finally materialize.
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A ride where the best bikes
and a healthy travel budget
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were all part of the deal.
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The days of being a
struggling privateer
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were hopefully over.
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With the Coliseum supercross
win under his belt
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and a timely spot opening
up on Team Suzuki,
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Brian was convinced his factory
ride had finally arrived.
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- And I remember kinda talking
to Suzuki a little bit.
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And they're like,
"Yeah well, you know,
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"we'll give you a call."
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Next thing I know I look on
the roster for the next race,
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and it says factory
Suzuki bike, Ryan Huffman.
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That must be wrong.
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That dude's like nowhere near
me in the points or speed.
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That is the final straw.
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- If you didn't know Brian
and you weren't in his group,
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He wasn't a fun
guy to be around.
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Like he didn't like nobody.
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So people were probably
like I don't want
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to work with that dude 'cause
he's got a bad attitude.
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- This would've
likely been the last
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anyone every heard
of Brian Deegan.
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But instead of fading
into an obscure footnote
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of supercross,
timing is everything,
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and along came a
new video medium.
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VHS tapes and the
Crusty Demons of Dirt.
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Two snowboard filmmakers John
freeman and Dana Nicholson
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in the era well
before social media
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released a tape that took
not only the motocross
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world but youth
culture by storm.
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In a pre YouTube
era, VHS was a medium
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controlled by the
viewer and the creator.
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And motocross riders
found a way to express
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themselves with raw honesty.
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And the Crusty films
became a platform
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for Deegan and the
birth of the sport
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of freestyle motocross.
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- Crusty Demons really
took the industry
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which was the people
with the suit and ties
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that had money invested
and shook 'em up.
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- That was the stupidest
thing I've ever seen.
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- I know.
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- Pro circuit Mitch Payton,
one of the biggest voices
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that screamed out in
the industry says,
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"Those guys are fucking idiots."
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- I was one of the naysayers
you know in the beginning
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for sure, and I
said that those guys
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are just wasting their time.
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They're just jacking around.
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They're gonna be nothing.
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They're just blowing it.
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And they're all partying,
they're having fun,
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and they're still
riding dirt bikes.
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They just don't wanna get a job.
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- The Honda and Yamahas
and Kawasakis of the world,
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it's like oh my God this
is a liability nightmare.
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This is not what
you do on our bikes.
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- People in racing were like,
"Oh my God man, chill it out."
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We're not supposed
to let people know
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we really have fun.
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- While
dirt bike manufacturers
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feared for the image of
their industry, rebel riders
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like Brian finally
had a way to let
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their punk attitude shine.
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00:15:48,809 --> 00:15:50,708
- The early days
of Crusty Demons
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was purely just having fun.
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Back in those days, you
didn't have the internet,
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and to captivate
some of that stuff
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in one film, you
know from the skills
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to the thrills to the
destruction all in one
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was like whoa, people
just couldn't walk away.
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- The explosive
popularity of Crusty
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brought the intoxicating
fame that Brian desired.
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The only thing that
would take away his pain
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from childhood and keep
his dirt bike dreams alive.
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- Crusty one I
think set a standard
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for really showing people
like this is who we are.
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This is the characters we are.
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- We really like to tune
into like what that athlete's
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character is like.
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You know Travis is the
clean cut American kid.
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Deegan's a little bit
darker with the spikes.
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- It was really the start
of my career and really what
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people thought, man,
this is a freestyle kid
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when really I was just trying
to impress Brian Deegan
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and have a little
fun out of Beaumont
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with stuff that I'd
never seen before.
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I'd never experienced
anything like that.
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- We had no clue that
filming these videos
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would lead to birthing
a whole new sport
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called freestyle motocross.
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And actually making a way
for us to make a living.
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- This became such a discipline
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that it separated and
became its own style
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of motorcycle riding in a sport.
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- The punk rock music,
the videos, the jumps,
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the big air, and the
dirt bikes, I mean
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there was such a
cool movement there.
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And that's when I
was really realizing
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that there's a future there.
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- ESPN had
launched a new network, ESPN2.
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And the center piece
would be a global
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Olympic style
event, the X Games.
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In 1999, they took
it to a new level
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by bringing dirt bikes
and provided Brian
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with the media platform he
instinctively understood.
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He jumped at the
opportunity to monetize
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his persona and attitude.
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- Hi above
the sea, San Francisco Bay
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look down there pier 30,
32, I give you MotoX.
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- We show up with dirt
bikes, and all black, spikes.
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Like I was like we're
going to the biggest crowd,
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the biggest TV time.
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Like we have to
just take it over.
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- Representing
all that is evil
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in the world, Brian Deegan
busting the mini spikes.
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- I wanna say I don't
think X Games knew
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what they were in for.
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They were the rogue athletes.
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They're not the ones
that you could control.
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00:18:26,105 --> 00:18:27,830
- I felt like I had
to carry the torch.
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00:18:27,865 --> 00:18:29,487
I was the guy that
was close enough
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to Pastrana to try to beat him.
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00:18:31,455 --> 00:18:33,042
- And you
have to see this guy
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00:18:33,077 --> 00:18:34,285
right now Travis Pastrana.
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00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:36,011
If you wanna see someone
that knows how to jump.
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00:18:36,045 --> 00:18:39,428
- And it made this good
versus evil mentality
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that people just, they loved it.
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And it brought
freestyle motocross
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to a whole 'nother level.
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- He
is on the staff.
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This is the first time he's
come back to .
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Oh my God, did you see that?
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00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:51,578
- The Motocross
background Pastrana
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00:18:51,613 --> 00:18:52,614
will not stop.
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00:18:52,648 --> 00:18:54,167
In between hits, he's wide open.
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- I can't even
say anything when he's up.
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00:18:57,274 --> 00:18:58,689
- You know
Dan, just lean back.
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- X Games made Freestyle
Motocross official.
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Here's this new sport, and
look what they're doin'.
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- He
hangs out a run,
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00:19:05,005 --> 00:19:06,697
and Ray Charrule says
he's always smiling
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00:19:06,731 --> 00:19:08,112
when he does it.
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00:19:08,147 --> 00:19:09,838
- We were the first
motorized sport at X Games.
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00:19:09,872 --> 00:19:12,012
Skateboards, BMXes,
they're all quiet.
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00:19:12,047 --> 00:19:14,187
And then all of a sudden,
pop, pop, pop, pop.
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00:19:16,845 --> 00:19:17,639
- Check it out.
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00:19:17,673 --> 00:19:18,605
Deegan out there.
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He wanted to blow it
up, move out from third.
433
00:19:20,297 --> 00:19:21,367
Look at the stalled superman.
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00:19:21,401 --> 00:19:22,471
Look at him hold it.
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00:19:22,506 --> 00:19:23,334
Look at that.
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00:19:23,369 --> 00:19:24,266
Listen to 'em.
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Let the wusses keep
walking, and the crowd
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00:19:31,273 --> 00:19:32,619
do the talking.
439
00:19:35,070 --> 00:19:36,692
- Brian placed
himself on the podium,
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00:19:36,727 --> 00:19:39,316
and Travis won gold with
the first of two runs
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sparking their
decades long rivalry.
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00:19:41,697 --> 00:19:43,320
But the day would be
remembered for something
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00:19:43,354 --> 00:19:47,047
entirely different that
even Deegan would respect.
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00:19:47,082 --> 00:19:48,256
- He was unassailable.
445
00:19:48,290 --> 00:19:50,361
Travis Pastrana
was going to win.
446
00:19:50,396 --> 00:19:52,950
So his second run
was for the glory,
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00:19:52,984 --> 00:19:55,849
and he's in the start
house, and it's like
448
00:19:55,884 --> 00:19:57,126
oh yeah, have a good time.
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Slap him, and he's soft.
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00:20:00,060 --> 00:20:02,270
And he's put on
about 20, 30 pounds.
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It was the sudden realization
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of like oh my God, he's got
something underneath his jersey.
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So I start sprinting.
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And I'm literally
running as Travis comes
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00:20:12,245 --> 00:20:14,420
past me and just
disappears in the air.
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00:20:19,563 --> 00:20:20,943
- Pastrana always had
to one up everyone.
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00:20:22,324 --> 00:20:25,776
So he takes off and back flips
into the bay in the water.
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At that point, we were
anti Pastrana just because.
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00:20:30,746 --> 00:20:33,024
And I was like that
was pretty sick.
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That was pretty
cool when he flipped
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into the ocean and
almost got arrested.
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00:20:40,239 --> 00:20:42,413
- Despite
Travis's victory, Deegan
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00:20:42,448 --> 00:20:44,001
announced himself
on the world stage
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00:20:44,035 --> 00:20:45,865
by introducing the
idea that theatrics
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are the perfect
complement to athleticism.
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00:20:48,833 --> 00:20:50,076
- You can call it It.
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Certain people just
have whatever It is.
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00:20:52,492 --> 00:20:55,081
And people want to emulate them,
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00:20:55,115 --> 00:20:56,807
or they wanna be around 'em.
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00:20:56,841 --> 00:20:58,533
Right away, Brian just
seemed to have It.
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You know after I
met him in person,
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00:21:00,397 --> 00:21:01,881
it was clear that
what he was doing
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00:21:01,915 --> 00:21:04,642
was in part an act.
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00:21:04,677 --> 00:21:06,265
You could liken it to
big time wrestling.
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00:21:06,299 --> 00:21:07,783
You know when the
guy went on, when he
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00:21:07,818 --> 00:21:09,613
gets in the ring, he
puts on the character.
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00:21:09,647 --> 00:21:12,236
And to a certain extent
you know what you saw
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00:21:12,271 --> 00:21:16,240
Brian perform under a bad
boy, that was his character.
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00:21:16,275 --> 00:21:18,760
You know he was a businessman
underneath that probably
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early on thoughts of
making this into a career.
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00:21:21,970 --> 00:21:25,560
- We started talking about
X Games and freestyle.
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00:21:25,594 --> 00:21:27,562
He was really into
Ffeestyle and thought
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00:21:27,596 --> 00:21:29,322
the movement was cool.
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00:21:29,357 --> 00:21:31,428
And I was kinda
like, wasn't sure
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00:21:31,462 --> 00:21:33,637
'cause it was this business guy.
486
00:21:33,671 --> 00:21:35,052
Then he's like, "Well
would you be interested
487
00:21:35,086 --> 00:21:39,332
"in doing a deal with
Hansen's Energy?"
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00:21:39,367 --> 00:21:40,747
What does this entail?
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00:21:40,782 --> 00:21:43,094
He's like, "Probably around
25, 30 grand a year."
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00:21:43,129 --> 00:21:44,889
And I was like, "What?"
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From that point, I was
like, I'm gonna make money.
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I'm actually gonna
be able to do this.
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- While the
X Games would provide
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the premium platform
for global exposure.
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Ongoing coverage of
the sport and lifestyle
496
00:21:58,247 --> 00:22:00,146
had continued in a
steady stream of Crusty
497
00:22:00,180 --> 00:22:02,907
and other films as Brian
expanded his character
498
00:22:02,942 --> 00:22:04,081
into the VHS medium.
499
00:22:06,566 --> 00:22:07,843
- What's up?
500
00:22:07,878 --> 00:22:09,673
- Yo, ghetto man, me
and you are battlin'
501
00:22:09,707 --> 00:22:10,881
all the way to Harlem.
502
00:22:10,915 --> 00:22:12,192
- Oh we can do this, baby.
503
00:22:18,129 --> 00:22:21,443
- Crusty Demons was probably
one of the sickest movies.
504
00:22:21,478 --> 00:22:24,066
It showed the lifestyle of
what guys were really doing.
505
00:22:24,101 --> 00:22:26,690
The partying, the crazy stuff
along with the free riding.
506
00:22:26,724 --> 00:22:28,381
It wasn't about racing.
507
00:22:28,416 --> 00:22:31,004
It was about just having
fun and being yourself.
508
00:22:31,971 --> 00:22:33,800
Within the Crusty Demons movies,
509
00:22:33,835 --> 00:22:36,872
we had the Militia who was
just a little more edgy,
510
00:22:36,907 --> 00:22:40,807
and a little more uncensored
than everyone else.
511
00:22:40,842 --> 00:22:45,467
And so we used Crustys as a
sounding board to carry us.
512
00:22:45,502 --> 00:22:46,330
We weren't dumb.
513
00:22:46,365 --> 00:22:47,400
We knew.
514
00:22:49,437 --> 00:22:52,440
- Brian was able to have a
business mindset early in.
515
00:22:52,474 --> 00:22:54,200
That's why I think
he was smart enough
516
00:22:54,234 --> 00:22:56,305
to birth Militia as a business.
517
00:22:56,340 --> 00:22:57,376
And we didn't even think that.
518
00:22:57,410 --> 00:22:58,618
I wasn't thinking of business.
519
00:22:58,653 --> 00:23:00,413
I'm thinking these
are my boys, dude.
520
00:23:04,348 --> 00:23:06,971
- I think the whole
group of the riders
521
00:23:07,006 --> 00:23:09,422
who got together
with the Militia
522
00:23:09,457 --> 00:23:12,080
had a big flare and a big
style and a big impact
523
00:23:12,114 --> 00:23:13,978
know that they were written
into the storylines.
524
00:23:14,013 --> 00:23:16,809
They were talked about
everywhere they went.
525
00:23:19,225 --> 00:23:21,469
It almost like a movie
role was made for them.
526
00:23:21,503 --> 00:23:24,610
All the guys had the attitude,
the swagger, the style,
527
00:23:24,644 --> 00:23:26,543
the walk, the look.
528
00:23:26,577 --> 00:23:27,751
- Yeah what?
529
00:23:27,785 --> 00:23:30,167
- Everyone had black
vehicles, black Harleys.
530
00:23:30,201 --> 00:23:32,272
No one wore anything but black.
531
00:23:32,307 --> 00:23:33,929
Like no one could ride
it, like we set up
532
00:23:33,964 --> 00:23:36,863
so like we had a whole
look, but it was us.
533
00:23:36,898 --> 00:23:38,520
We weren't fakin' something.
534
00:23:38,555 --> 00:23:42,386
At that time, that was who
we really enjoyed being.
535
00:23:46,908 --> 00:23:49,151
- Whatever you
like, we don't like.
536
00:23:49,186 --> 00:23:51,326
Whatever you are for,
we stand against it.
537
00:23:51,360 --> 00:23:52,776
That's kind of the
way it started,
538
00:23:52,810 --> 00:23:55,710
and honestly just turned
into a kind of a family
539
00:23:55,744 --> 00:23:57,263
like a group of guys.
540
00:23:57,297 --> 00:23:58,989
And all these guys
I feel like came
541
00:23:59,023 --> 00:24:01,267
from just to be honest
dysfunctional families.
542
00:24:01,301 --> 00:24:03,303
Like that was our crew.
543
00:24:03,338 --> 00:24:05,478
- Besides emerging
as a marketing juggernaut
544
00:24:05,513 --> 00:24:07,238
and the basis of a lifestyle,
545
00:24:07,273 --> 00:24:09,793
the Metal Militia was also
a surrogate family for Brian
546
00:24:09,827 --> 00:24:12,071
and a group of lost
boys on dirt bikes.
547
00:24:14,142 --> 00:24:17,490
- It's crazy how the
need for attention
548
00:24:17,525 --> 00:24:19,112
and fame overtakes you.
549
00:24:21,805 --> 00:24:24,152
- It started getting
wild pretty quick.
550
00:24:24,186 --> 00:24:26,603
You know between the
punk and all the girls,
551
00:24:26,637 --> 00:24:29,226
and all these people from
the action sports world
552
00:24:29,260 --> 00:24:30,434
and all these companies.
553
00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:32,056
Everybody was starting
to get in on it,
554
00:24:32,091 --> 00:24:35,163
you know the glitter,
and the party, the girls.
555
00:24:35,197 --> 00:24:36,958
People were partying.
556
00:24:36,992 --> 00:24:38,649
People were partying.
557
00:24:40,375 --> 00:24:43,861
- We had this high
of getting noticed
558
00:24:43,896 --> 00:24:47,071
and having people yell
and scream your name
559
00:24:47,106 --> 00:24:49,488
and wait in lines to
get your autograph.
560
00:24:58,117 --> 00:25:00,119
When you show up, people
are in tears crying
561
00:25:00,153 --> 00:25:01,603
because they think
we're rock stars.
562
00:25:01,638 --> 00:25:04,330
Like we took full
advantage of that.
563
00:25:05,918 --> 00:25:08,265
- Along with
the often wild lifestyle,
564
00:25:08,299 --> 00:25:10,888
the other constant was
progression in the X Games.
565
00:25:25,075 --> 00:25:26,904
- Yeah basically I came
here with the Metal
566
00:25:26,939 --> 00:25:28,147
Militia behind me.
567
00:25:28,181 --> 00:25:30,287
We don't accept
losing or losers.
568
00:25:30,321 --> 00:25:32,289
So I had to come
home with a victory
569
00:25:32,323 --> 00:25:33,601
or don't come home at all.
570
00:25:35,016 --> 00:25:37,950
- Deegan played the game
better than everybody else.
571
00:25:37,984 --> 00:25:40,366
He became this larger
than life character.
572
00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,196
You know he shows up at the
step up in San Francisco
573
00:25:43,231 --> 00:25:44,819
in an open faced helmet
with a cigarette.
574
00:25:44,853 --> 00:25:47,338
- You know open faced
motocross helmets
575
00:25:47,373 --> 00:25:51,170
had gone out of fashion
you know 20 years ago.
576
00:25:51,204 --> 00:25:55,346
And he comes riding out,
and he's got a cigarette.
577
00:25:55,381 --> 00:25:56,796
And he's smoking a cigarette.
578
00:25:56,831 --> 00:25:58,384
And he rolls on top of the jump,
579
00:25:58,418 --> 00:25:59,799
smoking his cigarette.
580
00:25:59,834 --> 00:26:01,732
- And I had a cigarette
chilling out in my mouth
581
00:26:01,767 --> 00:26:03,769
like kinda cool guy
style just hanging
582
00:26:03,803 --> 00:26:04,908
out the side, you know?
583
00:26:04,942 --> 00:26:06,599
In front of all the
cameras, and in front
584
00:26:06,634 --> 00:26:10,085
of the whole crowd, and
I pull up to the start.
585
00:26:10,120 --> 00:26:13,572
It's just one of those
moments where I look around
586
00:26:13,606 --> 00:26:15,159
and half the people
are just bumped,
587
00:26:15,194 --> 00:26:17,506
and like the other
half think it's funny.
588
00:26:17,541 --> 00:26:19,750
I take off, and I
remember I hit the step up
589
00:26:19,785 --> 00:26:22,339
like to see me and
cleared the step up.
590
00:26:22,373 --> 00:26:25,100
And something in my head told me
591
00:26:25,135 --> 00:26:26,654
you need to put on a helmet.
592
00:26:26,688 --> 00:26:29,242
And then the next round,
I put a normal helmet on.
593
00:26:30,485 --> 00:26:32,798
I took the step up,
looped out, crashed,
594
00:26:32,832 --> 00:26:34,696
and knocked myself out.
595
00:26:34,731 --> 00:26:36,180
But yeah, all that
really mattered
596
00:26:36,215 --> 00:26:38,666
was me and my friends
were laughing at the time.
597
00:26:39,805 --> 00:26:41,013
- Brian
found that the closer
598
00:26:41,047 --> 00:26:42,670
he lived to his
hardcore persona,
599
00:26:42,704 --> 00:26:45,224
the more he fell into
fame and success.
600
00:26:46,259 --> 00:26:47,675
But riding the knife's
edge comes at a cost
601
00:26:47,709 --> 00:26:49,953
which Brian would become
far too familiar with.
602
00:26:51,402 --> 00:26:53,819
- The crazier I am,
the better it is.
603
00:26:53,853 --> 00:26:56,235
I go all right this
is pretty cool.
604
00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:10,214
Why did I not get
scared to get hurt?
605
00:27:10,249 --> 00:27:11,664
Why did I tough it out?
606
00:27:11,699 --> 00:27:15,910
Why did I build this
personality of not being scared
607
00:27:15,944 --> 00:27:16,876
to take chances?
608
00:27:18,015 --> 00:27:20,190
It really was about
who cared less
609
00:27:20,224 --> 00:27:21,847
about their wellbeing.
610
00:27:21,881 --> 00:27:23,780
Those are the guys
who rose to the top.
611
00:27:23,814 --> 00:27:25,298
It escalated so fast.
612
00:27:25,333 --> 00:27:26,990
For awhile it was
just him and Joe K.
613
00:27:27,024 --> 00:27:29,164
You just do a few tricks
and you had an image,
614
00:27:29,199 --> 00:27:30,683
and that was the thing.
615
00:27:30,718 --> 00:27:33,065
Then all of a sudden, the
sport started progressing.
616
00:27:33,099 --> 00:27:36,206
- In 2000,
Freestyle pioneer Carey Hart
617
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:39,381
set out to push the progression
of the sport even further
618
00:27:39,416 --> 00:27:40,900
attempting a trick
that most people
619
00:27:40,935 --> 00:27:42,937
thought was impossible.
620
00:27:42,971 --> 00:27:46,078
- This has
never been attempted before.
621
00:27:46,112 --> 00:27:47,217
Carey Hart.
622
00:27:59,781 --> 00:28:01,818
- While he may
not have ridden out of it.
623
00:28:01,852 --> 00:28:04,613
Carey Hart proved the
back flip was possible.
624
00:28:04,648 --> 00:28:06,477
A new bar had been
set and created
625
00:28:06,512 --> 00:28:08,479
two paths for freestyle riders.
626
00:28:08,514 --> 00:28:10,930
Evolve or get
buried in the dust.
627
00:28:13,312 --> 00:28:15,866
Inspired by Carey Hart,
another leading rider
628
00:28:15,901 --> 00:28:18,662
of the era, Mike, the
Godfather, Metzger
629
00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:20,906
would push freestyle
even further
630
00:28:20,940 --> 00:28:22,528
by setting a new
standard of what was
631
00:28:22,562 --> 00:28:24,564
possible in competition.
632
00:28:24,599 --> 00:28:26,428
- I had been thinking
about doing a back flip
633
00:28:26,463 --> 00:28:28,534
since the movie Rad
came out as a kid.
634
00:28:28,568 --> 00:28:31,295
You know like I can remember
being like 14 years old
635
00:28:31,330 --> 00:28:34,057
probably seeing that
movie and being like
636
00:28:34,091 --> 00:28:37,957
dude they're doing
back flips on bicycles.
637
00:28:37,992 --> 00:28:41,236
I'm gonna do a back flip on
my bike one day I know it.
638
00:28:41,271 --> 00:28:44,550
It was always in
the back of my head.
639
00:28:44,584 --> 00:28:45,758
- Metzger
took his dreams
640
00:28:45,793 --> 00:28:47,449
to his backyard and
pulled a back flip
641
00:28:47,484 --> 00:28:49,969
in front of an ESPN camera crew.
642
00:28:51,281 --> 00:28:52,869
- And we worked a deal
out basically for them
643
00:28:52,903 --> 00:28:56,010
to come to my house and
film me actually doing
644
00:28:56,044 --> 00:28:58,840
the first flip in any
game in my backyard
645
00:28:58,875 --> 00:29:00,048
riding away from it.
646
00:29:00,083 --> 00:29:01,774
- I get this call that
Metzger's gonna do
647
00:29:01,809 --> 00:29:02,499
the back flip.
648
00:29:02,533 --> 00:29:03,500
Could I come out to his house?
649
00:29:03,534 --> 00:29:05,260
And if he can prove
he can do it, he wants
650
00:29:05,295 --> 00:29:06,503
to do it at the X Games.
651
00:29:06,537 --> 00:29:08,470
- ESPN shows up
with all the camera men,
652
00:29:08,505 --> 00:29:10,196
and by the time they
got there, I was
653
00:29:10,231 --> 00:29:12,095
already in the
backyard watering,
654
00:29:12,129 --> 00:29:14,994
prepping the landing,
prepping the runway.
655
00:29:15,029 --> 00:29:16,755
- Role
Camera, action!
656
00:29:24,659 --> 00:29:25,694
- Yeah.
657
00:29:30,803 --> 00:29:32,563
- Next thing you know
Metzger's upside down,
658
00:29:32,598 --> 00:29:35,014
in the air, and pulls
off the 45 foot back flip
659
00:29:35,049 --> 00:29:39,432
smooth as silk, and
everybody's jaws just dropped.
660
00:29:40,571 --> 00:29:41,987
- But a
backyard is one thing.
661
00:29:42,021 --> 00:29:43,851
It doesn't mean a damn
thing until you've pulled
662
00:29:43,885 --> 00:29:45,922
the trick for real on command
663
00:29:45,956 --> 00:29:47,786
with the cameras
rolling and the crowd
664
00:29:47,820 --> 00:29:48,994
putting on the pressure.
665
00:29:52,825 --> 00:29:54,033
- Look at
this crowd, people.
666
00:29:54,068 --> 00:29:56,277
There is only one rider
left in this competition
667
00:29:56,311 --> 00:29:59,245
here in the X Games, and it
is The Godfather himself,
668
00:29:59,280 --> 00:30:00,384
Mike Metzger.
669
00:30:03,318 --> 00:30:06,045
- I had a handful of
big tricks leading
670
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:10,601
up to knowing that the
run was coming to an end.
671
00:30:10,636 --> 00:30:13,915
And I set up for
the rhythm section.
672
00:30:13,950 --> 00:30:16,228
- All
right, under 30 seconds,
673
00:30:16,262 --> 00:30:18,126
looks like he's
thinking about it.
674
00:30:18,161 --> 00:30:19,196
Travis, here we go.
675
00:30:19,231 --> 00:30:20,853
Back flip number one.
676
00:30:20,888 --> 00:30:21,854
Will he do it again?
677
00:30:21,889 --> 00:30:23,373
- Wow, that
was a perfect back flip.
678
00:30:23,407 --> 00:30:24,339
Here he goes.
679
00:30:24,374 --> 00:30:26,410
Oh my gosh!
- Oh my gosh!
680
00:30:28,412 --> 00:30:29,482
- Ladies and gentlemen,
681
00:30:29,517 --> 00:30:30,829
I'm not even waiting
for the judges.
682
00:30:30,863 --> 00:30:31,968
- I couldn't believe it.
683
00:30:32,002 --> 00:30:33,762
Like when he started doing
it over and over and over.
684
00:30:33,797 --> 00:30:36,662
I'm like man the dude
makes it look so easy.
685
00:30:36,696 --> 00:30:39,872
- It was that moment
that set the ground rules
686
00:30:39,907 --> 00:30:42,012
for what everyone was
going to have to do
687
00:30:42,047 --> 00:30:44,497
in freestyle from that point on.
688
00:30:44,532 --> 00:30:46,327
- This is somethin'
everyone's going to have
689
00:30:46,361 --> 00:30:47,776
to learn if you
want to be relevant
690
00:30:47,811 --> 00:30:50,331
in the game of freestyle
motocross, game changer.
691
00:30:50,365 --> 00:30:52,678
- If you wanna do it, you're
gonna have to just find
692
00:30:52,712 --> 00:30:55,888
somewhere that's somewhat,
I guess, safe and go for it
693
00:30:55,923 --> 00:30:57,545
to where you think maybe,
you know you're going
694
00:30:57,579 --> 00:30:59,064
to crash for sure.
695
00:30:59,098 --> 00:31:02,308
So can I survive 10
crashes or 20 crashes a day
696
00:31:02,343 --> 00:31:03,931
and just keep trying it?
697
00:31:03,965 --> 00:31:06,450
- So there was no
foam pits, and X Games
698
00:31:06,485 --> 00:31:07,762
was comin' up.
699
00:31:07,796 --> 00:31:09,522
I just remember I have
to learn to back flip.
700
00:31:09,557 --> 00:31:11,007
If I don't, I'm losing.
701
00:31:11,041 --> 00:31:12,698
There's no way I'm gonna
even come close to winning.
702
00:31:12,732 --> 00:31:14,079
I might as well not even go.
703
00:31:14,113 --> 00:31:16,944
Piled wood chips in my
backyard, hit the ramp up to it.
704
00:31:16,978 --> 00:31:19,394
- And I watched him
create all kinds
705
00:31:19,429 --> 00:31:20,775
of sketchy setups.
706
00:31:22,052 --> 00:31:24,261
I saw the determination
that he had.
707
00:31:24,296 --> 00:31:25,504
- I'd go up to the ramp.
708
00:31:25,538 --> 00:31:27,126
I just didn't know what to do.
709
00:31:27,161 --> 00:31:29,301
And I go up the ramp,
and I just like hang on,
710
00:31:29,335 --> 00:31:30,233
and I couldn't.
711
00:31:30,267 --> 00:31:31,234
I couldn't hang on.
712
00:31:31,268 --> 00:31:32,442
I had to let go.
713
00:31:32,476 --> 00:31:34,030
I just couldn't force
myself to hang on.
714
00:31:34,064 --> 00:31:35,721
- I watched him
have so many gnarly,
715
00:31:35,755 --> 00:31:39,414
sketchy crashes to
where I'm like wow.
716
00:31:39,449 --> 00:31:40,933
- I couldn't, just
couldn't commit.
717
00:31:40,968 --> 00:31:42,383
And I did it two or three times.
718
00:31:42,417 --> 00:31:45,282
And man, dude, if you do
not learn this, you're done.
719
00:31:45,317 --> 00:31:46,594
What are you gonna do then?
720
00:31:46,628 --> 00:31:48,734
Like what's your next step?
721
00:31:48,768 --> 00:31:49,735
You know?
722
00:31:49,769 --> 00:31:51,081
- When the
back flip was introduced
723
00:31:51,116 --> 00:31:53,532
to Freestyle in 2001, it retired
724
00:31:53,566 --> 00:31:56,811
half the field fearing
serious injury and even death.
725
00:31:58,571 --> 00:32:01,195
Deegan wasn't the only rider
struggling with the flip.
726
00:32:01,229 --> 00:32:02,990
Top rider Nate
Adams first attempt
727
00:32:03,024 --> 00:32:05,854
to go upside down did
not go according to plan.
728
00:32:05,889 --> 00:32:07,097
- Probably one of
the toughest things
729
00:32:07,132 --> 00:32:08,478
I ever had to do
learning the flip.
730
00:32:08,512 --> 00:32:10,825
But just decided to go for it.
731
00:32:10,859 --> 00:32:12,585
I probably hesitated
with my throttle.
732
00:32:12,620 --> 00:32:14,380
I just didn't have it
pinned off the ramp.
733
00:32:14,415 --> 00:32:16,072
My body positioning
wasn't right.
734
00:32:16,106 --> 00:32:19,972
The whole thing was just
extremely embarrassing for me.
735
00:32:23,113 --> 00:32:26,565
- There's a lot of guys
that just packed it up.
736
00:32:26,599 --> 00:32:29,154
- That was a tough
part of Freestyle,
737
00:32:29,188 --> 00:32:32,295
and it retired probably
half the field.
738
00:32:32,329 --> 00:32:34,504
Half of the guys retired
because of that deal,
739
00:32:34,538 --> 00:32:36,057
and I wasn't ready to retire.
740
00:32:36,092 --> 00:32:39,095
- I saw it in his eyes
like he would not give up.
741
00:32:39,129 --> 00:32:41,925
- Put the ramp up,
and got a filmer
742
00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,271
'cause I'm like I'm
probably gonna crash,
743
00:32:43,306 --> 00:32:45,066
so I might as well film this.
744
00:32:45,101 --> 00:32:46,965
Just remembered
sitting there going
745
00:32:46,999 --> 00:32:50,727
dude, you're about
to get really hurt,
746
00:32:50,761 --> 00:32:52,418
or you're gonna pull this off.
747
00:32:52,453 --> 00:32:56,457
And if you ride away right
now, your career's done.
748
00:32:56,491 --> 00:32:57,285
You're done.
749
00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:58,597
Like it's over.
750
00:33:04,327 --> 00:33:06,087
I just remember sitting
there going, "Ah,"
751
00:33:06,122 --> 00:33:08,400
getting so mad that
I was just like go.
752
00:33:08,434 --> 00:33:11,023
And I turned the ramp,
and I go up to it,
753
00:33:11,058 --> 00:33:13,577
and I just hanging
on up the ramp,
754
00:33:13,612 --> 00:33:15,131
and I just held it wide open.
755
00:33:15,165 --> 00:33:17,029
And I just remember looking
back and hanging on.
756
00:33:17,064 --> 00:33:19,204
And the bike's all,
757
00:33:19,238 --> 00:33:21,033
and I remember before I knew it,
758
00:33:21,068 --> 00:33:23,139
I was like and land.
759
00:33:23,173 --> 00:33:27,902
And right away I was like
whoa, I can't believe
760
00:33:27,936 --> 00:33:29,041
I did that.
761
00:33:29,076 --> 00:33:30,974
And I was like I don't
even know how I did that.
762
00:33:31,009 --> 00:33:32,251
I don't even know
how I did that.
763
00:33:32,286 --> 00:33:33,735
Like it just happened.
764
00:33:33,770 --> 00:33:35,806
So I forced myself to do
it again, do it again.
765
00:33:35,841 --> 00:33:38,119
And I just sort of kept
flipping and doing it.
766
00:33:38,154 --> 00:33:39,879
And eventually
767
00:33:39,914 --> 00:33:42,503
coming in on the front
wheel and just smashed
768
00:33:42,537 --> 00:33:44,125
myself and crashed super hard.
769
00:33:44,160 --> 00:33:46,472
But that was when I was
like okay, okay I got
770
00:33:46,507 --> 00:33:47,508
it good enough.
771
00:33:47,542 --> 00:33:49,061
I'm in this game.
772
00:33:49,096 --> 00:33:51,546
And that's when I came to
that event in Bakersfield.
773
00:33:52,685 --> 00:33:54,066
- While Brian
had the back dialed
774
00:33:54,101 --> 00:33:57,069
in his backyard, coming
into an LXD X Games
775
00:33:57,104 --> 00:33:59,416
qualifying event in
Bakersfield, Brian had
776
00:33:59,451 --> 00:34:01,901
to take it to a pressure
cooker of a full fledged
777
00:34:01,936 --> 00:34:04,042
competition to keep
his career on track.
778
00:34:05,802 --> 00:34:08,046
- And I come out, and I was
all right, I'm gonna flip.
779
00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:10,738
And I went
and I didn't gas it enough
780
00:34:10,772 --> 00:34:13,016
'cause I hadn't had it
mastered, and I just came up,
781
00:34:13,051 --> 00:34:15,329
flipped and was upside down.
782
00:34:15,363 --> 00:34:17,055
I remember pulling
and revving the bike,
783
00:34:17,089 --> 00:34:20,886
and I under rotated it
and came down and crashed
784
00:34:20,920 --> 00:34:21,990
into the ground.
785
00:34:22,853 --> 00:34:24,234
I remember it tore my knee up
786
00:34:24,269 --> 00:34:26,133
and jacked my ribs up.
787
00:34:26,167 --> 00:34:29,757
It like knocked me out,
and it was a bad one.
788
00:34:29,791 --> 00:34:31,552
That was like a bad crash.
789
00:34:31,586 --> 00:34:34,520
Like back flips are
really, really bad
790
00:34:34,555 --> 00:34:35,728
when they go wrong.
791
00:34:35,763 --> 00:34:37,558
When you under
rotate, it is bad.
792
00:34:39,007 --> 00:34:42,183
Right after that, I'm
like okay I got away
793
00:34:42,218 --> 00:34:44,358
with a few injuries
nothing too crazy.
794
00:34:45,152 --> 00:34:46,394
- Brian
had the back flip,
795
00:34:46,429 --> 00:34:47,706
but he also didn't.
796
00:34:47,740 --> 00:34:49,501
With his career in
limbo, a phone call
797
00:34:49,535 --> 00:34:52,849
would put Brian's skill and
his determination to the test.
798
00:34:54,022 --> 00:34:56,956
Later that week or so
was when I got the call
799
00:34:56,991 --> 00:34:58,786
from Crustys like we
want you to back flip
800
00:34:58,820 --> 00:35:01,547
on every show, every night,
and when the show ends,
801
00:35:01,582 --> 00:35:02,928
you're back flipping.
802
00:35:02,962 --> 00:35:04,930
And that was the big
crossroads where I really had
803
00:35:04,964 --> 00:35:07,035
to think about it and
say all right dude,
804
00:35:07,070 --> 00:35:08,796
well you're gonna man
up if you're doing this.
805
00:35:08,830 --> 00:35:09,866
You sign this contract.
806
00:35:09,900 --> 00:35:10,832
It's game on.
807
00:35:10,867 --> 00:35:12,006
You're gonna go there
and do this thing.
808
00:35:12,040 --> 00:35:14,250
There's no backing out now.
809
00:35:14,284 --> 00:35:15,768
So that's what I did.
810
00:35:15,803 --> 00:35:18,840
I signed the contract
and went to Australia.
811
00:35:22,775 --> 00:35:27,366
- So the first show went
off, and it was crazy.
812
00:35:27,401 --> 00:35:31,370
It was like every
Australian wanted a slice.
813
00:35:31,405 --> 00:35:33,165
- We feel like we're
these mini celebrities,
814
00:35:33,200 --> 00:35:35,374
and like we're gonna tell
these people what's up.
815
00:35:35,409 --> 00:35:37,445
They're having private
parties for us.
816
00:35:37,480 --> 00:35:38,274
We're owning it.
817
00:35:38,308 --> 00:35:39,999
We're like this is cool.
818
00:35:40,034 --> 00:35:43,002
So we're having fun
tearing up the hotel rooms,
819
00:35:43,037 --> 00:35:45,453
freaking getting nuts,
and you know limos
820
00:35:45,488 --> 00:35:46,799
take us out to the course.
821
00:35:46,834 --> 00:35:48,249
And we start riding.
822
00:35:48,284 --> 00:35:50,355
We're hitting jumps, and
it's just a big, open field.
823
00:35:50,389 --> 00:35:52,115
And it just starts filling in.
824
00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:54,945
There's thousands and
thousands of people showing up.
825
00:35:54,980 --> 00:35:57,500
We're doing burnouts
and flipping the bikes
826
00:35:57,534 --> 00:36:01,918
and just destruction, blowing
stuff up, fire, explosions.
827
00:36:01,952 --> 00:36:02,712
- We'd bring him out.
828
00:36:02,746 --> 00:36:04,196
He'd shoot the gun.
829
00:36:04,231 --> 00:36:06,612
You know he'd come out in a
tank, and the whole thing.
830
00:36:06,647 --> 00:36:08,718
But I think in the
back of his mind
831
00:36:08,752 --> 00:36:09,753
there was something
else going on
832
00:36:09,788 --> 00:36:10,996
through Brian Deegan's head.
833
00:36:11,030 --> 00:36:13,412
Like what did I
signup to do here?
834
00:36:13,447 --> 00:36:16,139
I'm going to go out and do
a back flip every night?
835
00:36:16,174 --> 00:36:21,109
You know that's a gnarly trick
that I don't quite have yet,
836
00:36:22,249 --> 00:36:24,078
but he's the guy that
you know if he says
837
00:36:24,112 --> 00:36:25,562
he's going to do something.
838
00:36:25,597 --> 00:36:26,977
He isn't gonna back out of it.
839
00:36:27,012 --> 00:36:29,221
- Every night, I was so
nervous to back flip.
840
00:36:29,256 --> 00:36:30,774
When you come out
in front of a crowd
841
00:36:30,809 --> 00:36:32,742
that's cheering, you
have 10,000 people,
842
00:36:32,776 --> 00:36:35,779
20,000 going, ah,
freaking announcer
843
00:36:35,814 --> 00:36:38,472
saying your name that I
was gonna do the flip.
844
00:36:38,506 --> 00:36:39,749
Everyone hype him up.
845
00:36:39,783 --> 00:36:43,373
Something about that
energy makes you go
846
00:36:43,408 --> 00:36:45,893
all right, I'm throwing
fear out the window.
847
00:36:45,927 --> 00:36:48,413
I could break myself off
right now for these people.
848
00:36:48,447 --> 00:36:49,793
I don't even care.
849
00:36:49,828 --> 00:36:52,313
That's freestyle motocross.
850
00:36:52,348 --> 00:36:55,005
You're going all right I'm
in front of this crowd.
851
00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:57,629
Hey if I crash, whatever,
they're gonna cheer anyway.
852
00:36:57,663 --> 00:36:59,251
And you're ready to
break bones for it.
853
00:36:59,286 --> 00:37:01,046
It's a weird feeling.
854
00:37:01,080 --> 00:37:03,531
- The
general has landed.
855
00:37:03,566 --> 00:37:06,293
Metal Militia Chief Deegan.
856
00:37:09,296 --> 00:37:11,159
- We're gonna do this!
857
00:37:14,473 --> 00:37:16,682
Line up to the ramp
and .
858
00:37:16,717 --> 00:37:18,166
- Let's
hear it for Deegan.
859
00:37:18,201 --> 00:37:20,065
- Before even
halfway through it,
860
00:37:20,099 --> 00:37:22,516
you can hear the
crowd just going nuts.
861
00:37:22,550 --> 00:37:25,312
Landing it is such a
feeling of excitement
862
00:37:25,346 --> 00:37:28,694
that you can't
even put words on.
863
00:37:28,729 --> 00:37:31,179
It's like you're the
hero for that moment,
864
00:37:31,214 --> 00:37:33,285
and the crowd's lovin' it.
865
00:37:39,671 --> 00:37:41,500
- Brian would
go on to pull the back flip
866
00:37:41,535 --> 00:37:44,054
for two weeks landing every one.
867
00:37:44,089 --> 00:37:45,297
And his career forged on.
868
00:37:48,196 --> 00:37:49,681
The flip became a required part
869
00:37:49,715 --> 00:37:51,407
of every riders repertoire.
870
00:37:51,441 --> 00:37:54,272
Brian reestablished himself
as part of the vanguard.
871
00:37:54,306 --> 00:37:56,446
However, the essence of
the sport is progression,
872
00:37:56,481 --> 00:37:58,828
and the notion of a new
trick even more perilous
873
00:37:58,862 --> 00:38:02,245
than the back flip started
filling the rumor mill.
874
00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:04,212
- So I mean there is things
that will beat the flip.
875
00:38:04,247 --> 00:38:06,318
People just have to step
up and do it, you know?
876
00:38:06,353 --> 00:38:09,217
It's just gonna take one
of the OGs to step up
877
00:38:09,252 --> 00:38:10,840
and shut everyone down.
878
00:38:10,874 --> 00:38:13,256
- The trick
was the 360, a flat spin
879
00:38:13,291 --> 00:38:16,673
on a horizontal axis on
a 250 pound dirt bike.
880
00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:19,883
No one was sure if
the rules of nature
881
00:38:19,918 --> 00:38:21,506
would allow this to be possible
882
00:38:21,540 --> 00:38:23,887
or whether trying it was going
to be radically hazardous
883
00:38:23,922 --> 00:38:25,337
to your health.
884
00:38:28,236 --> 00:38:31,447
- I remember seeing
Travis before X Games
885
00:38:31,481 --> 00:38:33,000
doing some tricks
in his foam pit.
886
00:38:33,034 --> 00:38:34,484
And I was like man,
what's he doing?
887
00:38:34,519 --> 00:38:35,968
I was kinda trying
to figure it out.
888
00:38:36,003 --> 00:38:39,800
It looked like he was
doing 720s and 360s,
889
00:38:39,834 --> 00:38:42,734
and I'm like, man, studied it.
890
00:38:42,768 --> 00:38:44,494
And I'm like all
right, well I see
891
00:38:44,529 --> 00:38:45,426
what he's bringing.
892
00:38:45,461 --> 00:38:48,774
- X Games is like this weekend.
893
00:38:48,809 --> 00:38:51,708
That week Brian
went to the foam pit
894
00:38:51,743 --> 00:38:53,434
and started doing 360s.
895
00:38:56,057 --> 00:38:58,197
He didn't have 'em by any means.
896
00:38:58,232 --> 00:38:59,682
Like that trick's hard.
897
00:39:02,512 --> 00:39:04,721
- I was always working,
always trying to be better,
898
00:39:04,756 --> 00:39:06,689
always trying to
learn new tricks.
899
00:39:06,723 --> 00:39:08,104
- The setting
was a familiar one
900
00:39:08,138 --> 00:39:10,589
to Deegan, the LA
Coliseum where he had made
901
00:39:10,624 --> 00:39:12,557
his mark with his
infamous ghost ride
902
00:39:12,591 --> 00:39:14,628
during an AMA supercross race.
903
00:39:15,836 --> 00:39:17,320
Now the question would
be whether he would be
904
00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:19,943
making history again or
be going to the hospital.
905
00:39:21,704 --> 00:39:23,913
- The two guys that are really
at the top of the sport.
906
00:39:23,947 --> 00:39:26,467
There's the obvious
Travis Pastrana
907
00:39:26,502 --> 00:39:28,227
who's everybody's darling.
908
00:39:28,262 --> 00:39:32,542
But there's this
awesome marketing force
909
00:39:32,577 --> 00:39:35,890
of Brian Deegan with the
Metal Militia behind him.
910
00:39:35,925 --> 00:39:37,375
So everybody wants
to play this up
911
00:39:37,409 --> 00:39:41,862
as the bad guy versus like
the good guy, Travis Pastrana.
912
00:39:41,896 --> 00:39:44,140
- But he
needs to nail a good run.
913
00:39:44,174 --> 00:39:46,901
In his first run, he
kinda stunk up the place.
914
00:39:46,936 --> 00:39:48,420
I don't want to
dis him too hard,
915
00:39:48,455 --> 00:39:51,423
but he needs to nail it much
harder here in this final.
916
00:39:52,597 --> 00:39:54,702
- I wasn't even sure
if I was gonna do it,
917
00:39:54,737 --> 00:39:57,464
but I just knew
like through my run.
918
00:39:58,154 --> 00:39:59,189
I was like I need more.
919
00:39:59,224 --> 00:40:01,329
This ain't gonna win.
920
00:40:01,364 --> 00:40:04,298
And I knew that there's
not a great chance
921
00:40:04,332 --> 00:40:05,782
I was gonna land it.
922
00:40:05,817 --> 00:40:09,407
But figured, cameras are on,
the ambulances are there.
923
00:40:09,441 --> 00:40:11,478
And if I'm gonna crash,
it's gonna be on TV,
924
00:40:11,512 --> 00:40:13,445
and if I get hurt, the
ambulance is right there.
925
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,931
So it's kinda that's
the way I justify it.
926
00:40:16,966 --> 00:40:18,761
You didn't master
it before you left.
927
00:40:18,795 --> 00:40:20,901
That was the old
way of freestyle.
928
00:40:20,935 --> 00:40:22,247
- When you're doing
something you haven't landed
929
00:40:22,281 --> 00:40:23,904
to dirt, you're scared.
930
00:40:28,149 --> 00:40:29,668
- He's gonna
bust something new.
931
00:40:37,124 --> 00:40:40,058
Oh Deegan, he landed the 360.
932
00:40:40,092 --> 00:40:42,578
- The whole
place went crazy.
933
00:40:42,612 --> 00:40:44,476
- Brian
Deegan has just landed
934
00:40:44,511 --> 00:40:46,513
the first 360 on a motorcycle
ever in competition.
935
00:40:49,516 --> 00:40:51,414
Listen to the crowd here.
936
00:41:00,768 --> 00:41:03,909
- The crowd knew the
energy that I was feeling
937
00:41:03,944 --> 00:41:05,773
that this is a big trick.
938
00:41:05,808 --> 00:41:07,016
No one's ever seen it.
939
00:41:07,050 --> 00:41:09,052
No one even knew it was
gonna happen at all.
940
00:41:09,087 --> 00:41:10,088
No one knew.
941
00:41:11,330 --> 00:41:13,332
Jerry, unbelievable.
942
00:41:13,367 --> 00:41:15,265
I can hardly speak.
943
00:41:15,300 --> 00:41:17,785
People said back flips
would be impossible.
944
00:41:17,820 --> 00:41:20,581
360s we thought were way harder.
945
00:41:20,616 --> 00:41:21,824
- How do you feel?
946
00:41:21,858 --> 00:41:23,619
That just catapulted
you into first place.
947
00:41:23,653 --> 00:41:25,621
- Well let me tell ya, I
never done that on dirt,
948
00:41:25,655 --> 00:41:27,899
and no better place
than here in front
949
00:41:27,933 --> 00:41:30,695
of this crowd to
either crash or go big.
950
00:41:30,729 --> 00:41:32,386
- I don't know how
you rode out of it,
951
00:41:32,420 --> 00:41:33,318
but it looked amazing.
952
00:41:33,352 --> 00:41:34,733
- Skills, baby, skills.
953
00:41:35,734 --> 00:41:36,977
- Brian Deegan.
954
00:41:37,011 --> 00:41:39,531
- Five minutes before I
go out for my final run,
955
00:41:39,566 --> 00:41:41,809
Jim, my best friend
comes in and goes,
956
00:41:41,844 --> 00:41:42,879
"Deegan did a 360.
957
00:41:42,914 --> 00:41:45,572
"It was the coolest thing ever."
958
00:41:45,606 --> 00:41:46,814
What?
959
00:41:46,849 --> 00:41:48,713
You're telling me
I'm risking my life
960
00:41:48,747 --> 00:41:50,887
to go out here and do this trick
961
00:41:50,922 --> 00:41:52,337
that I think's gonna
set the world on fire,
962
00:41:52,371 --> 00:41:54,512
and Brian Deegan's
already done it?
963
00:41:54,546 --> 00:41:56,514
And he named it
the Militia Twist.
964
00:41:56,548 --> 00:41:59,068
So a trick that I invented
and figured out how to do,
965
00:41:59,102 --> 00:42:01,346
I now have to call
a Militia Twist?
966
00:42:01,380 --> 00:42:03,555
He was like, "Yep,
it was awesome."
967
00:42:03,590 --> 00:42:07,110
- Pastrana lines up,
and in his head, I know
968
00:42:07,145 --> 00:42:08,387
what he was thinking.
969
00:42:08,422 --> 00:42:10,355
He was like now I
have to do that.
970
00:42:10,389 --> 00:42:11,908
I have to do that trick.
971
00:42:11,943 --> 00:42:14,083
- Cameron what's
he gonna do to beat Deegan?
972
00:42:14,117 --> 00:42:15,705
- We know that
the 360 is possible.
973
00:42:15,740 --> 00:42:18,294
We know Travis Pastrana
has been working on it.
974
00:42:18,328 --> 00:42:21,021
Will he throw it
down in the game?
975
00:42:21,055 --> 00:42:25,163
Oh, Travis Pastrana upping
the anti on the flips.
976
00:42:26,474 --> 00:42:28,511
- He goes out, and
he's stomping his run.
977
00:42:28,546 --> 00:42:29,961
And he's hyping the crowd up.
978
00:42:29,995 --> 00:42:31,894
I'm like all right he's
gotta do the 360 now.
979
00:42:31,928 --> 00:42:33,240
- Let's
see what he's got here.
980
00:42:33,274 --> 00:42:33,930
He's slowing down.
981
00:42:33,965 --> 00:42:35,483
He's making the turn.
982
00:42:35,518 --> 00:42:36,933
Will we see the 360?
983
00:42:45,804 --> 00:42:48,220
- The bike gets away
from him, and I'm like
984
00:42:48,255 --> 00:42:50,706
yeah for surely he's toast.
985
00:42:50,740 --> 00:42:52,742
And he gets up
Travis style running,
986
00:42:52,777 --> 00:42:55,573
all like telling the
crowd, waving the crowd,
987
00:42:55,607 --> 00:42:57,782
claiming timeout,
stop, stop, stop.
988
00:42:57,816 --> 00:42:59,991
And standing there going,
"What's this dude doing?"
989
00:43:00,025 --> 00:43:01,613
- Travis, 'cause
he's a smart kid.
990
00:43:01,648 --> 00:43:02,890
He knows the rules.
991
00:43:02,925 --> 00:43:04,685
He actually calls timeout.
992
00:43:04,720 --> 00:43:06,756
And officially when
you call that timeout,
993
00:43:06,791 --> 00:43:09,000
you get two minutes
to figure out
994
00:43:09,034 --> 00:43:10,311
what your problem is.
995
00:43:10,346 --> 00:43:12,451
- So of course my
levers were bent.
996
00:43:12,486 --> 00:43:14,626
So I had to knock my
levers back straight.
997
00:43:14,661 --> 00:43:17,456
So I got one more jump
according to the rules.
998
00:43:18,837 --> 00:43:21,012
- And he gets on his bike,
then he comes around.
999
00:43:21,046 --> 00:43:23,635
We're like he's
going for it again.
1000
00:43:23,670 --> 00:43:28,675
- For
the bonus session.
1001
00:43:29,434 --> 00:43:30,884
And he pulls it off.
1002
00:43:30,918 --> 00:43:33,300
Gets a little squirely
into the wall.
1003
00:43:33,334 --> 00:43:35,647
- I landed the trick,
crowd goes nuts,
1004
00:43:35,682 --> 00:43:37,615
ended up winning the gold medal.
1005
00:43:39,375 --> 00:43:41,204
And Deegan will never
let me live it down.
1006
00:43:41,239 --> 00:43:43,172
Every time something
happens, he's like
1007
00:43:43,206 --> 00:43:44,760
oh timeout guys, timeout.
1008
00:43:44,794 --> 00:43:48,073
- At that moment, I think
it was just a cool moment
1009
00:43:48,108 --> 00:43:49,316
for the sport.
1010
00:43:49,350 --> 00:43:52,526
Two guys competing
against each other.
1011
00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:53,941
It wasn't about the money.
1012
00:43:53,976 --> 00:43:55,218
I don't think at
that point it was
1013
00:43:55,253 --> 00:43:58,463
about much more than
the old school style
1014
00:43:58,497 --> 00:44:00,568
of I'm gonna one up you.
1015
00:44:00,603 --> 00:44:02,191
And now it's
freestyle motocross.
1016
00:44:02,225 --> 00:44:04,952
- Even after landing the
360, even after having
1017
00:44:04,987 --> 00:44:06,678
thought up the trick,
even after having
1018
00:44:06,713 --> 00:44:09,094
figured out all the
bugs on the trick,
1019
00:44:09,129 --> 00:44:11,027
the Militia Twist will always be
1020
00:44:11,062 --> 00:44:12,304
Brian Deegan's baby.
1021
00:44:12,339 --> 00:44:15,480
And whenever people
talk about the 360,
1022
00:44:15,514 --> 00:44:17,171
the first person they
think of is Deegan.
1023
00:44:17,206 --> 00:44:19,035
- All the props to
Brian Deegan, man.
1024
00:44:19,070 --> 00:44:20,865
I usually don't want
to support the Militia.
1025
00:44:20,899 --> 00:44:24,213
But dude, throwing it
down first that's awesome.
1026
00:44:24,247 --> 00:44:26,767
- I claim it 'cause
I did it first,
1027
00:44:26,802 --> 00:44:28,873
and that's the rule in
freestyle motocross.
1028
00:44:28,907 --> 00:44:31,703
Whoever lands it first
to dirt, claims it.
1029
00:44:31,738 --> 00:44:33,256
- As the
first rider to ever land
1030
00:44:33,291 --> 00:44:35,880
a 360 on a dirt bike,
Brian found himself
1031
00:44:35,914 --> 00:44:37,433
leading the progressive charge.
1032
00:44:37,467 --> 00:44:40,263
- Oh
Deegan, he landed a 360!
1033
00:44:40,298 --> 00:44:42,093
- With Deegan's
name now solidified
1034
00:44:42,127 --> 00:44:44,889
in the freestyle history
books, a sobering reality
1035
00:44:44,923 --> 00:44:47,408
for the young, edgy
star starts to emerge.
1036
00:44:47,443 --> 00:44:49,065
- The pressure was on.
1037
00:44:49,100 --> 00:44:49,894
Look at that.
1038
00:44:49,928 --> 00:44:50,722
People want more.
1039
00:44:50,757 --> 00:44:52,690
I gotta step up my game.
1040
00:44:52,724 --> 00:44:53,863
I gotta back this up.
1041
00:44:55,416 --> 00:44:57,764
- ESPN then took
the sport to another level
1042
00:44:57,798 --> 00:44:59,558
bringing dirt bikes to the snow.
1043
00:44:59,593 --> 00:45:01,215
There may have been
reasons to think twice
1044
00:45:01,250 --> 00:45:03,355
about staging an
event for desert rats
1045
00:45:03,390 --> 00:45:05,910
at altitude in an
alpine environment.
1046
00:45:08,775 --> 00:45:11,191
But once it was on,
Deegan was on top
1047
00:45:11,225 --> 00:45:13,676
of the FMX world
drinking in the fame
1048
00:45:13,711 --> 00:45:15,333
and still motivated
by the lingering
1049
00:45:15,367 --> 00:45:17,645
inner demons from his
childhood abandonment
1050
00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:19,924
would do anything to stay there.
1051
00:45:19,958 --> 00:45:22,133
- And they started
building these ice jumps
1052
00:45:22,167 --> 00:45:23,755
'cause they don't
bring ramps out there.
1053
00:45:23,790 --> 00:45:25,377
It's just straight ice.
1054
00:45:25,412 --> 00:45:27,379
They water the jumps
and they form 'em
1055
00:45:27,414 --> 00:45:29,692
out of snow and keep watering
and watering and watering.
1056
00:45:29,727 --> 00:45:31,659
- If you're not
scared, you should be.
1057
00:45:31,694 --> 00:45:32,591
Cam, look at this.
1058
00:45:32,626 --> 00:45:34,593
The snow deck landing, it stands
1059
00:45:34,628 --> 00:45:36,319
about three stories
above my head.
1060
00:45:37,458 --> 00:45:38,770
- I shoulda at that
point just said,
1061
00:45:38,805 --> 00:45:41,428
hey really at this event
you're not feeling it.
1062
00:45:41,462 --> 00:45:43,223
This is not right.
1063
00:45:43,257 --> 00:45:45,881
Because the variables
are too gnarly.
1064
00:45:47,537 --> 00:45:50,161
Line up, okay it's time to go.
1065
00:45:50,195 --> 00:45:51,714
I just remember them calling me.
1066
00:45:51,749 --> 00:45:54,406
All right go, it's live TV, go.
1067
00:45:55,407 --> 00:45:57,547
So I start going at the takeoff
1068
00:45:57,582 --> 00:46:00,309
really like second,
third, hauling ass.
1069
00:46:00,343 --> 00:46:02,794
I think I got so
nervous and so excited
1070
00:46:02,829 --> 00:46:05,245
that I just kept gassing it.
1071
00:46:05,279 --> 00:46:07,730
I come off the lip, and
I'm just going forward.
1072
00:46:07,765 --> 00:46:09,180
I'm not like turning.
1073
00:46:09,214 --> 00:46:11,113
The rotation's not happening.
1074
00:46:11,147 --> 00:46:14,150
And I'm like kinda going
backwards at this point.
1075
00:46:15,358 --> 00:46:16,601
So I got real
nervous, real quick.
1076
00:46:16,635 --> 00:46:19,604
And I remember landing
on my hip on the ice,
1077
00:46:19,638 --> 00:46:21,779
and it was like
landing on a blacktop.
1078
00:46:23,850 --> 00:46:27,163
Hit the ground and
slid on the ice.
1079
00:46:27,198 --> 00:46:30,339
And I went to try to get up,
and my arms were crooked.
1080
00:46:30,373 --> 00:46:32,824
You know both arms were crooked.
1081
00:46:32,859 --> 00:46:35,378
Hard to explain, but
it was unbearable.
1082
00:46:35,413 --> 00:46:38,623
Like where I had so much pain
that I couldn't handle it.
1083
00:46:43,352 --> 00:46:45,147
So they come up
with the stretcher,
1084
00:46:45,181 --> 00:46:47,149
and everyone's quiet.
1085
00:46:47,183 --> 00:46:49,289
I'm like, man,
why did I do that?
1086
00:46:49,323 --> 00:46:50,462
That was so dumb.
1087
00:46:51,878 --> 00:46:54,673
And I went straight to
the hospital into surgery.
1088
00:46:57,711 --> 00:46:59,540
They ended up putting
plates and rods
1089
00:46:59,575 --> 00:47:01,508
and pins in my arms and hip.
1090
00:47:03,441 --> 00:47:05,995
So I was at the Aspen
hospital for a long time.
1091
00:47:06,030 --> 00:47:07,963
Everyone went
home, and I didn't.
1092
00:47:10,551 --> 00:47:13,761
I learned a little bit of
like you know not pressuring
1093
00:47:13,796 --> 00:47:16,316
myself into a
situation for nothing.
1094
00:47:16,350 --> 00:47:18,214
Like that was a
little bit, but still
1095
00:47:18,249 --> 00:47:21,079
not enough, not enough.
1096
00:47:25,187 --> 00:47:27,879
Broke my femur five weeks ago.
1097
00:47:27,914 --> 00:47:28,880
What's up now?
1098
00:47:40,443 --> 00:47:41,582
- Think
of all the things
1099
00:47:41,617 --> 00:47:43,550
going through Brian's
head right now.
1100
00:47:45,932 --> 00:47:47,588
Well Brian obviously
suffered last year.
1101
00:47:47,623 --> 00:47:49,383
He called us every week talking
1102
00:47:49,418 --> 00:47:51,213
about the build of this course.
1103
00:47:51,247 --> 00:47:52,766
He was very
concerned that we get
1104
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:55,044
some of the ramps smaller
and more consistent
1105
00:47:55,079 --> 00:47:56,321
than last year.
1106
00:47:56,356 --> 00:47:57,805
- I mean a lot of
riders pulled out.
1107
00:47:57,840 --> 00:48:00,291
A lot of riders didn't
even go back to Winter X.
1108
00:48:00,325 --> 00:48:02,431
But for me, I felt
like it's a big event.
1109
00:48:02,465 --> 00:48:03,915
I need to go back.
1110
00:48:03,950 --> 00:48:07,298
You know the fame and the
money and all the press.
1111
00:48:07,332 --> 00:48:10,508
So I train for it, and
I go back the next year.
1112
00:48:17,411 --> 00:48:19,793
- Well Brian
Deegan is the most decorated
1113
00:48:19,827 --> 00:48:22,727
X Games medalist in
Moto X including summer
1114
00:48:22,761 --> 00:48:25,316
and winter together, he
has nine total medals.
1115
00:48:25,350 --> 00:48:27,801
- Crazy blizzard
happening, and I'm like
1116
00:48:27,835 --> 00:48:29,078
you can't even see the jump.
1117
00:48:29,113 --> 00:48:30,528
Like I can't even see it.
1118
00:48:30,562 --> 00:48:31,598
- Ladies
and gentlemen,
1119
00:48:31,632 --> 00:48:34,118
now's a good time to stand up.
1120
00:48:58,038 --> 00:49:01,041
- Coming back a year
later to win the gold,
1121
00:49:01,076 --> 00:49:02,801
it was a huge
accomplishment for me
1122
00:49:02,836 --> 00:49:04,907
just mentally to go
all right you went
1123
00:49:04,942 --> 00:49:08,393
through a career ending crash,
and you came back to win.
1124
00:49:08,428 --> 00:49:10,395
It could've almost
been bad in a sense
1125
00:49:10,430 --> 00:49:12,018
'cause it let me go okay let's
1126
00:49:12,052 --> 00:49:14,020
get back into this.
1127
00:49:14,054 --> 00:49:15,918
- With Winter
X redemption behind him
1128
00:49:15,953 --> 00:49:17,540
and perhaps the most
dramatic comeback
1129
00:49:17,575 --> 00:49:19,749
in action sports'
history, Brian struggled
1130
00:49:19,784 --> 00:49:21,717
to learn from his past mistakes.
1131
00:49:23,236 --> 00:49:25,341
Unable to let go of
his teenage angst,
1132
00:49:25,376 --> 00:49:28,551
and with an air
of invincibility,
Brian's blind thirst
1133
00:49:28,586 --> 00:49:29,759
for fame continued.
1134
00:49:30,864 --> 00:49:33,039
- My career, I always
felt like I was
1135
00:49:33,073 --> 00:49:36,594
trying to impress everyone
with the next trick,
1136
00:49:36,628 --> 00:49:38,561
or you know trying to
make everyone happy
1137
00:49:38,596 --> 00:49:41,564
with what I was
doing on a dirt bike.
1138
00:49:42,980 --> 00:49:44,602
You go through that whatever
it takes to get famous.
1139
00:49:44,636 --> 00:49:46,638
Whatever it takes to
be the most noticed guy
1140
00:49:46,673 --> 00:49:48,226
in this whole spot.
1141
00:49:48,261 --> 00:49:49,987
And as I got it,
it was like a drug,
1142
00:49:50,021 --> 00:49:52,092
and you just keep
going, going, and going.
1143
00:49:52,127 --> 00:49:54,301
And you're like at what
point are you famous enough?
1144
00:49:58,961 --> 00:50:02,033
I got a call from Bam
Margera to go to his house
1145
00:50:02,068 --> 00:50:04,346
and do this MTV
show, Viva La Bam.
1146
00:50:04,380 --> 00:50:06,658
And it was me Bryce
Twitch, Beau Manly,
1147
00:50:06,693 --> 00:50:07,763
Colin Morrison.
1148
00:50:09,385 --> 00:50:10,524
They're wild.
1149
00:50:10,559 --> 00:50:11,974
They're crew's
wild, but our crew,
1150
00:50:12,009 --> 00:50:14,045
we're gonna show 'em
we're even gnarlier.
1151
00:50:14,080 --> 00:50:15,460
So we go head to
head, and we start
1152
00:50:15,495 --> 00:50:16,530
doing all this stuff.
1153
00:50:17,600 --> 00:50:19,016
- I wanna be in Metal Militia.
1154
00:50:19,050 --> 00:50:20,500
What do I gotta do?
1155
00:50:20,534 --> 00:50:23,261
- I came down to the shoot,
and Gwar's playing, the band,
1156
00:50:23,296 --> 00:50:24,538
and the bam's skating.
1157
00:50:24,573 --> 00:50:26,161
And they're like oh
we need you to flip
1158
00:50:26,195 --> 00:50:28,853
at the end of the show, you
know over the whole show.
1159
00:50:28,887 --> 00:50:30,786
And I was like yeah all right.
1160
00:50:32,132 --> 00:50:34,065
- It was windy that day.
1161
00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:36,378
I remember I didn't
even want to ride.
1162
00:50:36,412 --> 00:50:38,173
Brian's like, "Dude, let's
just get it over with.
1163
00:50:38,207 --> 00:50:41,072
"Let's just get it done,
so we can be done."
1164
00:50:41,107 --> 00:50:44,524
- It's gonna be a magical day
in the history books here.
1165
00:50:44,558 --> 00:50:48,700
Once again, my mind
going ego over brains
1166
00:50:48,735 --> 00:50:51,841
and just going I can do it.
1167
00:50:51,876 --> 00:50:53,533
Line up for the jump,
go
1168
00:50:53,567 --> 00:50:55,190
come normal, take off the ramp,
1169
00:50:55,224 --> 00:50:58,020
and I just try to flip,
and it just doesn't rotate.
1170
00:50:58,055 --> 00:50:59,987
And it comes in short.
1171
00:51:00,022 --> 00:51:02,404
And then the handle
bars quick go like bam,
1172
00:51:02,438 --> 00:51:04,164
jab my stomach real hard.
1173
00:51:05,648 --> 00:51:07,616
It felt like I got shot in
the stomach with a shotgun.
1174
00:51:07,650 --> 00:51:09,204
Like it felt like
just .
1175
00:51:11,689 --> 00:51:12,828
I hurt my ribs.
1176
00:51:12,862 --> 00:51:14,830
I didn't cut my stomach,
but inside I had
1177
00:51:14,864 --> 00:51:16,349
internal bleeding.
1178
00:51:16,383 --> 00:51:19,386
I tore my artery, and Ronnie
I remember standing there,
1179
00:51:19,421 --> 00:51:21,319
dude, I can't my stomach's.
1180
00:51:21,354 --> 00:51:24,391
And I'm like dude,
get an ambulance now.
1181
00:51:25,254 --> 00:51:26,635
Minutes were going by.
1182
00:51:26,669 --> 00:51:28,430
- Dude, I'm dying like
get the medics here.
1183
00:51:28,464 --> 00:51:31,674
It's almost like he knew
something was wrong.
1184
00:51:31,709 --> 00:51:35,126
- I could barely talk, and I'm
like I think I'm gonna die.
1185
00:51:35,161 --> 00:51:37,542
I can't like stay awake.
1186
00:51:37,577 --> 00:51:40,304
And I was thinking
about my wife, thinking
1187
00:51:40,338 --> 00:51:42,409
about my daughter Hailie.
1188
00:51:45,585 --> 00:51:47,069
- I got the call from the doctor
1189
00:51:47,104 --> 00:51:49,347
that said your
husband's gonna die.
1190
00:51:49,382 --> 00:51:50,831
And I remember just dropping
everything and running
1191
00:51:50,866 --> 00:51:53,489
out of the house like panicked.
1192
00:51:53,524 --> 00:51:54,939
In my head, I'm
thinking oh my God
1193
00:51:54,973 --> 00:51:56,147
my little girls' at home.
1194
00:51:56,182 --> 00:51:57,769
My husband's dying
in the hospital.
1195
00:51:57,804 --> 00:51:58,598
Like what's going on?
1196
00:51:58,632 --> 00:52:00,358
I was so scared.
1197
00:52:00,393 --> 00:52:02,809
- They run me into the
emergency surgery room.
1198
00:52:02,843 --> 00:52:04,569
The doctor's like is
there anything you want
1199
00:52:04,604 --> 00:52:05,915
to tell your family?
1200
00:52:05,950 --> 00:52:07,193
Whoa, this is it.
1201
00:52:07,227 --> 00:52:08,746
Just tell 'em I love 'em.
1202
00:52:08,780 --> 00:52:09,850
I can't believe this.
1203
00:52:09,885 --> 00:52:11,645
I can't believe I'm gonna die.
1204
00:52:11,680 --> 00:52:13,889
And I let the
pressure get to me,
1205
00:52:13,923 --> 00:52:17,168
and all the stupid,
stupid decisions.
1206
00:52:27,247 --> 00:52:30,630
I just remember going please
God, please if you're real,
1207
00:52:30,664 --> 00:52:32,010
don't let me die.
1208
00:52:40,364 --> 00:52:44,402
And I woke up, and there
was tubes everywhere.
1209
00:52:44,437 --> 00:52:46,611
Like my stomach was
cut all the way down.
1210
00:52:46,646 --> 00:52:49,166
I just remember
looking up, and I'd see
1211
00:52:49,200 --> 00:52:53,584
Marissa standing in the
room, and I see my dad.
1212
00:52:53,618 --> 00:52:56,380
- I just sat by his
side and just you know
1213
00:52:57,484 --> 00:52:59,866
I remember him
saying like I'm done.
1214
00:52:59,900 --> 00:53:01,695
I'm not doing this again.
1215
00:53:03,249 --> 00:53:04,353
Like I gotta change you know?
1216
00:53:04,388 --> 00:53:06,631
I gotta find a new mission.
1217
00:53:06,666 --> 00:53:09,116
I gotta change my ways.
1218
00:53:09,151 --> 00:53:10,290
That was it, you know?
1219
00:53:10,325 --> 00:53:12,327
That was the big
turning point for sure.
1220
00:53:12,361 --> 00:53:14,846
Like 100% I will
never forget it.
1221
00:53:26,099 --> 00:53:28,929
I built what I have
through the risk I took.
1222
00:53:28,964 --> 00:53:31,518
I took a lot of risk
and did a lot of things
1223
00:53:31,553 --> 00:53:33,037
most people wouldn't do.
1224
00:53:33,071 --> 00:53:35,729
For me it was finding a
new focus and surrounding
1225
00:53:35,764 --> 00:53:37,283
myself with positive people.
1226
00:53:37,317 --> 00:53:39,595
Through freestyle
you know I was able
1227
00:53:39,630 --> 00:53:42,426
to meet Jeremy Lusk you
know I invited him to ride,
1228
00:53:42,460 --> 00:53:43,634
and we started riding together.
1229
00:53:43,668 --> 00:53:46,223
And at that point, I
was kinda on my way out,
1230
00:53:46,257 --> 00:53:47,776
and he was on his way in.
1231
00:53:47,810 --> 00:53:49,571
So I thought, man, this
would be kinda cool
1232
00:53:49,605 --> 00:53:52,298
to hand off a lot of the
stuff I earned to him
1233
00:53:52,332 --> 00:53:53,851
and help him elevate quicker.
1234
00:53:53,885 --> 00:53:54,783
He put in the work.
1235
00:53:54,817 --> 00:53:56,267
He always rode at my house.
1236
00:53:56,302 --> 00:53:58,890
He got better and better,
and he ended up rising quick.
1237
00:53:58,925 --> 00:54:02,549
He goes to X Games, and he
just starts laying it down.
1238
00:54:02,584 --> 00:54:05,276
One run left, Matt or Beau
or whatever has got the lead
1239
00:54:05,311 --> 00:54:06,243
or however it pans out.
1240
00:54:06,277 --> 00:54:07,865
And he's gotta stick a good run.
1241
00:54:07,899 --> 00:54:09,487
And I'm like dude this
is a lot of pressure
1242
00:54:09,522 --> 00:54:10,661
on this guy right now.
1243
00:54:10,695 --> 00:54:12,007
- I wanna
see him stomp it.
1244
00:54:12,041 --> 00:54:13,284
He needs this.
1245
00:54:13,319 --> 00:54:15,252
This could launch his
whole career right here,
1246
00:54:15,286 --> 00:54:16,287
gold medal.
1247
00:54:17,426 --> 00:54:19,670
- Lusk just came
out and put it down.
1248
00:54:20,533 --> 00:54:21,879
- Under flip.
1249
00:54:21,913 --> 00:54:23,087
- Under flip.
1250
00:54:23,121 --> 00:54:25,227
- I think the world
was just like holy crap
1251
00:54:25,262 --> 00:54:27,056
Jeremy Lusk is the guy.
1252
00:54:29,231 --> 00:54:31,337
- Flip
neck, getting it over,
1253
00:54:31,371 --> 00:54:32,476
close out of the bike.
1254
00:54:32,510 --> 00:54:34,305
I'm gonna say he took it.
1255
00:54:34,340 --> 00:54:37,722
You know it's still close,
but, his wife's nervous.
1256
00:54:37,757 --> 00:54:40,311
- He
needs an 89.01--
1257
00:54:40,346 --> 00:54:41,554
- Oh, he did it.
1258
00:54:41,588 --> 00:54:44,902
- And a
gold for Lusk at 92.40.
1259
00:54:44,936 --> 00:54:46,524
- That's
what's up, gold medal.
1260
00:54:46,559 --> 00:54:49,424
- This dude just won X Games
like his second time there.
1261
00:54:49,458 --> 00:54:51,253
- This guy
Jeremy Lusk just added
1262
00:54:51,288 --> 00:54:55,015
his name alongside of Mike
Metzger, Travis Pastrana,
1263
00:54:55,050 --> 00:54:57,535
Nate Adams, and Adam
Jones as the only people
1264
00:54:57,570 --> 00:54:59,951
to ever get gold in
Freestyle Moto X.
1265
00:54:59,986 --> 00:55:01,781
- Just a ramp kid
coming out of the middle
1266
00:55:01,815 --> 00:55:05,129
of nowhere and coming
to the top that fast
1267
00:55:05,163 --> 00:55:07,476
was pretty cool, and
we got pretty close.
1268
00:55:07,511 --> 00:55:09,651
Like we became
really good friends,
1269
00:55:09,685 --> 00:55:12,343
and his wife became really
good friends with my wife.
1270
00:55:13,724 --> 00:55:16,692
So I just saw this relationship
going on for a long time.
1271
00:55:16,727 --> 00:55:20,696
He went down to an even
down in Costa Rica.
1272
00:55:20,731 --> 00:55:22,284
Someone called me
and left a message
1273
00:55:22,319 --> 00:55:24,251
like hey you need
to check on Lusk.
1274
00:55:24,286 --> 00:55:25,149
He's at the hospital.
1275
00:55:25,183 --> 00:55:26,771
I'm like whoa really?
1276
00:55:28,048 --> 00:55:29,567
He had a lot of good crashes.
1277
00:55:29,602 --> 00:55:34,607
I mean he'd crash really hard,
but he always got up, always.
1278
00:55:36,160 --> 00:55:38,542
So I was like how bad can it be?
1279
00:55:38,576 --> 00:55:40,440
- You get like kind
of a scattered report.
1280
00:55:40,475 --> 00:55:42,442
You're not really
sure what's going on,
1281
00:55:43,409 --> 00:55:44,686
but it was real serious.
1282
00:55:44,720 --> 00:55:46,998
I felt like I
needed to go there.
1283
00:55:47,033 --> 00:55:48,172
- We have to go down there.
1284
00:55:48,206 --> 00:55:49,898
So we booked flights,
got on a flight,
1285
00:55:49,932 --> 00:55:51,348
and we go to the hospital.
1286
00:55:51,382 --> 00:55:52,832
We walk in, and then
walking down the hallways,
1287
00:55:52,866 --> 00:55:54,351
there's like holes in the walls.
1288
00:55:54,385 --> 00:55:57,354
And there's dirty floors,
and this place is just bad,
1289
00:55:57,388 --> 00:55:59,908
like a bad movie.
1290
00:55:59,942 --> 00:56:02,013
He's in the corner by himself.
1291
00:56:02,048 --> 00:56:03,221
Like no one's around.
1292
00:56:03,256 --> 00:56:05,465
He just didn't look
like him at all.
1293
00:56:05,500 --> 00:56:07,053
It was real at that point.
1294
00:56:07,087 --> 00:56:07,881
What can we do?
1295
00:56:07,916 --> 00:56:08,744
What can we do?
1296
00:56:08,779 --> 00:56:09,883
And there was just at that point
1297
00:56:09,918 --> 00:56:11,747
all I could think of
how can we help him?
1298
00:56:11,782 --> 00:56:14,474
And there's really nothing
you could do at that point.
1299
00:56:14,509 --> 00:56:18,685
His dad got there and was
talking with him and praying.
1300
00:56:18,720 --> 00:56:22,240
I was just freaking out,
and then just that was it.
1301
00:56:22,275 --> 00:56:25,416
And then an hour or two
later it was just red line.
1302
00:56:25,451 --> 00:56:27,970
And I sat there, I'm like
dude this stupid sport, man,
1303
00:56:28,005 --> 00:56:30,766
freakin' killed my
best friend, you know?
1304
00:56:41,225 --> 00:56:43,192
It made me hate
the sport really.
1305
00:56:45,056 --> 00:56:46,955
It affected a lot
of people you know?
1306
00:56:46,989 --> 00:56:50,027
But I think the positives
that came out of it
1307
00:56:50,061 --> 00:56:53,513
were that it opened a lot
of people's eyes I think
1308
00:56:53,548 --> 00:56:55,929
I mean that was probably
one of the heaviest
1309
00:56:55,964 --> 00:56:57,448
moments of my life for sure.
1310
00:56:57,483 --> 00:57:01,314
I just remember sitting by
the bed in pain with him
1311
00:57:01,348 --> 00:57:03,592
just sitting there
going, man all this shit
1312
00:57:03,627 --> 00:57:06,837
in life that I thought
was so important,
1313
00:57:06,871 --> 00:57:11,082
all this stuff that
was so big in my life
1314
00:57:11,117 --> 00:57:13,602
that I put so much detail
and attention into,
1315
00:57:13,637 --> 00:57:16,191
at that point, I was like
it doesn't mean shit.
1316
00:57:16,225 --> 00:57:18,193
It made me think
that the only thing
1317
00:57:18,227 --> 00:57:21,403
that truly mattered are your
family, you know your friends,
1318
00:57:21,438 --> 00:57:22,784
and the people your love.
1319
00:57:22,818 --> 00:57:24,751
And all the other
stuff was nothing.
1320
00:57:24,786 --> 00:57:26,304
I was like it's not worth it.
1321
00:57:27,374 --> 00:57:28,928
I looked at him, I'm
like that could be me.
1322
00:57:28,962 --> 00:57:30,412
That could easily have been me.
1323
00:57:30,447 --> 00:57:32,379
And like it could've been
my wife standing there
1324
00:57:32,414 --> 00:57:33,622
or my kids.
1325
00:57:33,657 --> 00:57:35,003
And I'm like it's
just not worth it.
1326
00:57:35,037 --> 00:57:37,488
It was kinda that
moment where I'm like
1327
00:57:37,523 --> 00:57:39,697
if I'm gonna continue
to make a living
1328
00:57:41,665 --> 00:57:44,668
with what I built, I
gotta do something safer.
1329
00:57:44,702 --> 00:57:47,464
So I started finding
a new direction.
1330
00:57:48,637 --> 00:57:49,880
- Between
the harsh reality
1331
00:57:49,914 --> 00:57:51,571
of Lusk's passing
and the awareness
1332
00:57:51,606 --> 00:57:54,747
that the risks of FMX
outweighed the rewards,
1333
00:57:54,781 --> 00:57:56,921
Brian needed to find a
way to take his childhood
1334
00:57:56,956 --> 00:58:00,131
passion of racing and
forge a new career.
1335
00:58:00,166 --> 00:58:02,755
It's said with age comes a cage.
1336
00:58:02,789 --> 00:58:05,482
And Brian turned
to off-road trucks.
1337
00:58:05,516 --> 00:58:07,760
But success was by
no means assured.
1338
00:58:07,794 --> 00:58:09,831
Many before him had
tried and failed.
1339
00:58:12,005 --> 00:58:15,733
It's expensive, technical,
and brutally competitive.
1340
00:58:15,768 --> 00:58:17,632
And newcomers aren't
welcome were seeking
1341
00:58:17,666 --> 00:58:20,117
their piece of the prize
money, sponsorships,
1342
00:58:20,151 --> 00:58:23,051
and the limited limelight
of legit but niche sport.
1343
00:58:25,122 --> 00:58:27,331
But he was at a
crossroads and determined
1344
00:58:27,365 --> 00:58:28,919
to succeed at any cost.
1345
00:58:28,953 --> 00:58:30,748
- So I got into four
wheels, and I was
1346
00:58:30,783 --> 00:58:33,579
able to start racing
trucks, rally car.
1347
00:58:33,613 --> 00:58:35,684
Rally car got big into X Games.
1348
00:58:38,135 --> 00:58:39,550
- When Brian made
that transition
1349
00:58:39,585 --> 00:58:41,621
to go to off-road
racing, I think
1350
00:58:41,656 --> 00:58:43,416
more than a couple
of us scoffed at it.
1351
00:58:43,450 --> 00:58:47,109
We were like no way.
1352
00:58:48,697 --> 00:58:49,526
- I couldn't look back.
1353
00:58:49,560 --> 00:58:50,768
I had to make it work.
1354
00:58:50,803 --> 00:58:53,081
I got an offer to race
trucks, and I remember
1355
00:58:53,115 --> 00:58:56,187
I sat for weeks and
months and studied tape.
1356
00:58:56,222 --> 00:58:57,603
I studied the best guys.
1357
00:58:57,637 --> 00:58:59,294
I studied their equipment,
studied the tracks,
1358
00:58:59,328 --> 00:59:00,571
and I said how do they win?
1359
00:59:00,606 --> 00:59:02,193
And I started figuring it out.
1360
00:59:02,228 --> 00:59:04,195
When I first started truck
racing, I was mid pack.
1361
00:59:04,230 --> 00:59:06,025
I was like 18th, 20th place.
1362
00:59:06,059 --> 00:59:06,853
I sucked.
1363
00:59:08,199 --> 00:59:11,030
My first full season, I realized
I needed good equipment.
1364
00:59:11,064 --> 00:59:13,722
Car and truck racing,
I'd say it's like
1365
00:59:13,757 --> 00:59:16,035
50% driver, 50% equipment.
1366
00:59:20,384 --> 00:59:23,076
I have to make this work,
so I bought the truck.
1367
00:59:23,111 --> 00:59:24,871
I took the money out
of my savings I had
1368
00:59:24,906 --> 00:59:28,081
from dirt biking,
and I went all in.
1369
00:59:28,116 --> 00:59:29,600
- Despite the
many hurdles that came
1370
00:59:29,635 --> 00:59:32,396
with adapting to four wheels,
the once angry young man
1371
00:59:32,430 --> 00:59:35,019
had learned to refocus
his aggression.
1372
00:59:36,158 --> 00:59:37,712
Brian used a methodical approach
1373
00:59:37,746 --> 00:59:39,886
to give himself a
competitive advantage.
1374
00:59:39,921 --> 00:59:42,130
In doing so, he paved
a new path for himself
1375
00:59:42,164 --> 00:59:46,617
in both rally car and
winning championships
1376
00:59:46,652 --> 00:59:48,619
in off-road truck racing.
1377
00:59:56,247 --> 00:59:57,490
- It worked.
1378
00:59:57,524 --> 00:59:59,388
I won the championship,
and then sponsors came.
1379
01:00:01,252 --> 01:00:02,529
- Brian's a smart guy.
1380
01:00:02,564 --> 01:00:04,048
Brian knows what sells.
1381
01:00:04,083 --> 01:00:06,430
Brian knows what
works, and he has
1382
01:00:06,464 --> 01:00:07,638
an authenticity about him.
1383
01:00:07,673 --> 01:00:09,157
What Brian accomplished
and the things
1384
01:00:09,191 --> 01:00:12,747
he did in motor sports
and continues to do racing
1385
01:00:12,781 --> 01:00:14,196
is the real thing.
1386
01:00:14,231 --> 01:00:16,923
- A lot of competition,
you got all the top guys
1387
01:00:16,958 --> 01:00:18,615
here in off-road.
1388
01:00:18,649 --> 01:00:20,375
I mean you gotta be
on your game to win.
1389
01:00:20,409 --> 01:00:22,722
And then you gotta run
a team on top of it.
1390
01:00:23,861 --> 01:00:26,415
- What's great about
Brian is that he's made
1391
01:00:26,450 --> 01:00:28,659
that conscious decision
to keep it going
1392
01:00:28,694 --> 01:00:30,040
instead of letting it go.
1393
01:00:31,110 --> 01:00:32,836
- I reinvented
myself in four wheels
1394
01:00:32,870 --> 01:00:35,459
and brought my image
with it, but I was
1395
01:00:35,493 --> 01:00:36,909
able to kind of
reinvent my image.
1396
01:00:36,943 --> 01:00:40,567
I didn't have to bring
the '90s Militia thing.
1397
01:00:40,602 --> 01:00:42,259
I brought the Deegan thing.
1398
01:00:42,293 --> 01:00:44,019
I brought Brian Deegan.
1399
01:00:44,054 --> 01:00:45,952
I am a racer.
1400
01:00:45,987 --> 01:00:47,505
I've always been a racer.
1401
01:00:48,886 --> 01:00:50,854
You know going into
a sport, I realized
1402
01:00:50,888 --> 01:00:52,683
that I didn't wanna
just be a paid racer
1403
01:00:52,718 --> 01:00:53,960
just to have a spot.
1404
01:00:53,995 --> 01:00:55,513
I knew I had to run the ship.
1405
01:00:55,548 --> 01:00:58,309
So I invested in my
own team, brought in
1406
01:00:58,344 --> 01:01:00,898
all my own sponsors,
same managers,
1407
01:01:00,933 --> 01:01:03,004
same people that helped
me and my same system
1408
01:01:03,038 --> 01:01:05,420
around me that from
moto came to trucks,
1409
01:01:05,454 --> 01:01:06,628
and we rebuilt it our way.
1410
01:01:06,663 --> 01:01:09,596
Here everyone's
working as hard as me.
1411
01:01:12,461 --> 01:01:14,187
- Brian used
his three plus decades
1412
01:01:14,222 --> 01:01:16,086
of dirt racing
experience to launch
1413
01:01:16,120 --> 01:01:19,261
both his Deegan 38 brand,
and his signature tire line
1414
01:01:19,296 --> 01:01:21,194
with Micky Thompson tires.
1415
01:01:24,439 --> 01:01:26,890
His new attitude paid
off winning X Games gold
1416
01:01:26,924 --> 01:01:28,788
in rally cross as
well as nothing less
1417
01:01:28,823 --> 01:01:31,135
than six off-road
truck championships.
1418
01:01:36,071 --> 01:01:37,521
None of it would've
been possible
1419
01:01:37,555 --> 01:01:40,800
if not for the love and
support of his wife Marissa.
1420
01:01:42,284 --> 01:01:44,562
- Marissa and I, we've
been together half my life
1421
01:01:44,597 --> 01:01:48,014
and through a lot of crazy
stuff and every injury,
1422
01:01:48,049 --> 01:01:51,190
all the events, and all
the tours and parties.
1423
01:01:51,224 --> 01:01:53,537
She hung in there that
whole time, you know?
1424
01:01:53,571 --> 01:01:56,505
And so that was cool, you know?
1425
01:01:56,540 --> 01:01:58,784
'Cause easily she
could've bailed.
1426
01:02:00,406 --> 01:02:02,304
- I don't take his crap.
1427
01:02:02,339 --> 01:02:04,997
Maybe because I dealt with
his crap back in the day,
1428
01:02:05,031 --> 01:02:06,136
and did deal with it.
1429
01:02:06,170 --> 01:02:07,344
And today, he's a
totally changed person.
1430
01:02:07,378 --> 01:02:08,069
He's a Christian.
1431
01:02:08,103 --> 01:02:09,380
He's a dad.
1432
01:02:09,415 --> 01:02:12,590
- I don't think anything
could be thrown at us
1433
01:02:12,625 --> 01:02:13,833
that we couldn't deal with.
1434
01:02:13,868 --> 01:02:16,456
I don't know hopefully
at this point.
1435
01:02:16,491 --> 01:02:18,044
I mean you get married,
you get married,
1436
01:02:18,079 --> 01:02:19,287
and you become one.
1437
01:02:20,771 --> 01:02:23,153
But once we had Hailie
you know the direction
1438
01:02:23,187 --> 01:02:27,398
I've really focused on
the family, the kids,
1439
01:02:27,433 --> 01:02:28,710
their upbringing.
1440
01:02:30,816 --> 01:02:34,164
There's time I spend with them.
1441
01:02:34,198 --> 01:02:37,546
That's good time invested.
1442
01:02:37,581 --> 01:02:40,826
And when you don't, it's
time you'll never get back.
1443
01:02:43,414 --> 01:02:45,209
- Brian and
Marissa have dedicated
1444
01:02:45,244 --> 01:02:47,384
themselves to building
a home and raising
1445
01:02:47,418 --> 01:02:50,870
their three children,
Hailie, Hayden, and Hudson.
1446
01:02:52,423 --> 01:02:53,873
They had hoped the
kids would stay clear
1447
01:02:53,908 --> 01:02:56,358
from racing, but dad's
status as a motorsports
1448
01:02:56,393 --> 01:02:59,016
legend combined with
an ironclad work ethic
1449
01:02:59,051 --> 01:03:01,087
paved the way for his
children's futures.
1450
01:03:05,712 --> 01:03:07,438
- He was on a dirt
bike at a young age.
1451
01:03:07,473 --> 01:03:11,373
And I honestly didn't want
him to race motocross.
1452
01:03:11,408 --> 01:03:12,996
- Being that
that's what Brian always did,
1453
01:03:13,030 --> 01:03:14,514
I always said no way
my kids ever gonna
1454
01:03:14,549 --> 01:03:15,895
race their bikes, never.
1455
01:03:19,450 --> 01:03:21,038
- He kept asking me
to go to a motocross
1456
01:03:21,073 --> 01:03:23,006
track to race, and
I was like nah.
1457
01:03:23,040 --> 01:03:25,698
He just kept asking,
asking, asking.
1458
01:03:25,732 --> 01:03:26,803
Finally I said okay.
1459
01:03:26,837 --> 01:03:28,666
So I took him to
a beginner race.
1460
01:03:28,701 --> 01:03:29,806
He had a blast.
1461
01:03:29,840 --> 01:03:31,531
He raced, did well.
1462
01:03:32,774 --> 01:03:34,086
- And he comes home
like freakin' out.
1463
01:03:34,120 --> 01:03:35,673
Like Hayden's got it.
1464
01:03:35,708 --> 01:03:36,502
He's got it.
1465
01:03:36,536 --> 01:03:37,330
He can race.
1466
01:03:37,365 --> 01:03:38,504
I'm like what?
1467
01:03:38,538 --> 01:03:39,505
I remember.
1468
01:03:39,539 --> 01:03:40,713
I was standing in the
kitchen right there,
1469
01:03:40,747 --> 01:03:42,404
and he was so excited.
1470
01:03:42,439 --> 01:03:44,717
And I'm like wait I
thought like we were
1471
01:03:44,751 --> 01:03:46,546
not gonna have our kids race.
1472
01:03:51,966 --> 01:03:54,727
- He was just unnaturally fast.
1473
01:03:54,761 --> 01:03:56,694
He ended up being the
best kid in the nation.
1474
01:03:56,729 --> 01:03:58,386
So once that
happened, it was on.
1475
01:03:59,732 --> 01:04:02,528
- Went from Hayden
putting in the yard
1476
01:04:02,562 --> 01:04:05,186
to this full, gnarly race
schedule at seven years old.
1477
01:04:05,220 --> 01:04:06,118
- Well it's Sunday.
1478
01:04:06,152 --> 01:04:07,636
It's gonna be a good day.
1479
01:04:07,671 --> 01:04:09,259
I'm just gonna go win.
1480
01:04:09,293 --> 01:04:13,573
- He's got so many
championships it's crazy.
1481
01:04:13,608 --> 01:04:15,644
Like I raced amateur
motocross as a kid.
1482
01:04:15,679 --> 01:04:17,232
And he won more
championships in one year
1483
01:04:17,267 --> 01:04:19,579
than I won in my
whole amateur career.
1484
01:04:24,481 --> 01:04:26,897
His training, the way
he takes it serious
1485
01:04:26,932 --> 01:04:29,072
is super motivating.
1486
01:04:29,106 --> 01:04:31,005
I mean it's cool
that we get to spend
1487
01:04:31,039 --> 01:04:32,351
that time together.
1488
01:04:35,768 --> 01:04:36,907
- I just want to do supercross.
1489
01:04:36,942 --> 01:04:37,943
That's like my main goal.
1490
01:04:37,977 --> 01:04:39,496
I want to make it in
supercross and win
1491
01:04:39,530 --> 01:04:41,222
as many championships as I can.
1492
01:04:46,089 --> 01:04:47,573
- This
year, Hayden put on
1493
01:04:47,607 --> 01:04:50,162
a dominating performace
and swept all three motos
1494
01:04:50,196 --> 01:04:51,957
at the national
championships to remain
1495
01:04:51,991 --> 01:04:53,234
number one in the nation.
1496
01:04:54,683 --> 01:04:56,754
Brian and family were there
to support and celebrate.
1497
01:04:59,896 --> 01:05:02,001
Despite Hayden's
dedication to racing,
1498
01:05:02,036 --> 01:05:03,244
he still wanted to pay homage
1499
01:05:03,278 --> 01:05:05,177
to his dad's freestyle legacy.
1500
01:05:05,211 --> 01:05:07,593
At 10 years old, he
became the youngest rider
1501
01:05:07,627 --> 01:05:09,871
to ever pull a back
flip on a dirt bike
1502
01:05:18,052 --> 01:05:21,469
becoming a social media
sensation overnight.
1503
01:05:39,004 --> 01:05:39,970
- I'm sorry.
1504
01:05:41,040 --> 01:05:42,041
My only kid.
1505
01:05:42,939 --> 01:05:44,112
- Freestyle.
1506
01:05:44,147 --> 01:05:46,356
I wanna be the first one
to do like a quadruple
1507
01:05:46,390 --> 01:05:48,461
back flip on a dirt bike.
1508
01:05:50,774 --> 01:05:53,018
- Racing runs
deep in the Deegan family.
1509
01:05:53,052 --> 01:05:55,606
Brian's story might have
started with dysfunction,
1510
01:05:55,641 --> 01:05:57,125
but he was at heart a racer.
1511
01:05:57,160 --> 01:05:58,920
The passion and
lifestyle has been passed
1512
01:05:58,955 --> 01:06:01,026
to his daughter
Hailie, and the Deegan
1513
01:06:01,060 --> 01:06:02,993
legacy is now moving
the to biggest stage
1514
01:06:03,028 --> 01:06:04,995
in motorsports, NASCAR.
1515
01:06:06,238 --> 01:06:09,793
- With Hailie, she's
been such a good kid,
1516
01:06:09,827 --> 01:06:11,346
perfect at school.
1517
01:06:11,381 --> 01:06:13,210
Her grades have always,
she always got A's.
1518
01:06:13,245 --> 01:06:16,006
She's just really easy going.
1519
01:06:16,041 --> 01:06:19,976
And I'm glad Hailie
came about first
1520
01:06:20,010 --> 01:06:21,632
'cause her personality
really helped
1521
01:06:21,667 --> 01:06:23,669
you know like get
through the times we had
1522
01:06:23,703 --> 01:06:25,464
when she was young.
1523
01:06:25,498 --> 01:06:27,949
We got her into
car racing for fun
1524
01:06:27,984 --> 01:06:29,606
like when she was like
seven, eight years old.
1525
01:06:29,640 --> 01:06:33,058
Here comes Hailie
practicing in Milestone
1526
01:06:33,092 --> 01:06:34,542
in her car.
1527
01:06:34,576 --> 01:06:36,302
Each year, she started
getting better and better.
1528
01:06:36,337 --> 01:06:38,684
And then at some point,
she started winning races.
1529
01:06:38,718 --> 01:06:40,203
And we where like whoa.
1530
01:06:41,721 --> 01:06:44,690
When she races, she's a
totally different person.
1531
01:06:44,724 --> 01:06:47,486
She's super
competitive and started
1532
01:06:47,520 --> 01:06:49,108
beating all the boys.
1533
01:06:51,662 --> 01:06:53,009
- Hailie
excelled through the amateur
1534
01:06:53,043 --> 01:06:55,045
ranks for four
wheeled racing up to
1535
01:06:55,080 --> 01:06:57,185
off-road trucks where
Brian would become
1536
01:06:57,220 --> 01:06:59,739
her teammate and
coach teaching her
1537
01:06:59,774 --> 01:07:02,328
the importance of mastering
dirt as a fundamental step
1538
01:07:02,363 --> 01:07:03,329
in a racing career.
1539
01:07:05,573 --> 01:07:08,610
- Main thing is think in
your head straight exits,
1540
01:07:08,645 --> 01:07:10,129
both wheels to the ground.
1541
01:07:10,164 --> 01:07:12,269
Once I engage the cushion
I went
1542
01:07:12,304 --> 01:07:14,133
and come off straight.
1543
01:07:15,341 --> 01:07:16,963
- How see I
am behind, so I can
1544
01:07:16,998 --> 01:07:20,001
open up my corners
a little bit more.
1545
01:07:21,520 --> 01:07:25,110
- Very good,
running, running, running.
1546
01:07:25,144 --> 01:07:26,318
Good job.
1547
01:07:26,352 --> 01:07:27,940
Good job, good job.
1548
01:07:32,807 --> 01:07:34,602
- Despite
her pleasant, easy going
1549
01:07:34,636 --> 01:07:38,157
disposition, on the race
track, it's a different story.
1550
01:07:38,192 --> 01:07:40,987
Like her dad, Hailie has
the mindset of a champion
1551
01:07:41,022 --> 01:07:42,472
focused on her
goals and the dream
1552
01:07:42,506 --> 01:07:44,784
of one day racing at
the highest levels.
1553
01:07:47,925 --> 01:07:51,136
At the age of 16, Hailie
is one of a handful
1554
01:07:51,170 --> 01:07:53,207
of female drivers Toyota selects
1555
01:07:53,241 --> 01:07:56,106
to evaluate for the
NASCAR Next Youth Program,
1556
01:07:56,141 --> 01:07:59,696
the gateway into auto racing's
most prestigious series.
1557
01:07:59,730 --> 01:08:01,801
- Toyota sought her
out, found out about her
1558
01:08:01,836 --> 01:08:03,251
and tested her.
1559
01:08:03,286 --> 01:08:05,943
I think she'll surpass
everything I've ever done.
1560
01:08:09,257 --> 01:08:11,777
She doesn't get affected
at all by pressure.
1561
01:08:11,811 --> 01:08:13,054
It's weird.
1562
01:08:13,089 --> 01:08:14,262
- In a
high stakes tryout
1563
01:08:14,297 --> 01:08:16,747
at Irwindale Speedway,
all eyes were on Hailie
1564
01:08:16,782 --> 01:08:18,059
as she strapped in
behind the wheel
1565
01:08:18,094 --> 01:08:20,751
of a 650 horsepower
K&N race car.
1566
01:08:21,959 --> 01:08:23,927
- The philosophy my
dad has passed down
1567
01:08:23,961 --> 01:08:26,654
is to look for these moments
in your racing career
1568
01:08:26,688 --> 01:08:28,794
where it comes down
to the last moment.
1569
01:08:28,828 --> 01:08:30,899
The pressure's on, but
to not let that pressure
1570
01:08:30,934 --> 01:08:31,762
make you crack.
1571
01:08:36,319 --> 01:08:37,941
You live for those
moments to come down
1572
01:08:37,975 --> 01:08:41,082
to the last head to head
race where it's tied
1573
01:08:41,117 --> 01:08:43,188
for the championship
and winner takes all.
1574
01:08:44,396 --> 01:08:45,880
- Putting
up impressive times,
1575
01:08:45,914 --> 01:08:48,572
her high racing IQ, and
her ability to communicate
1576
01:08:48,607 --> 01:08:50,574
with the team,
Toyota taps Hailie
1577
01:08:50,609 --> 01:08:52,266
for their NASCAR program.
1578
01:08:56,201 --> 01:08:58,996
Starting the 2018 K&N Pro
Series West with confidence,
1579
01:08:59,031 --> 01:09:01,965
Hailie gets seven top
10 finishes including
1580
01:09:01,999 --> 01:09:05,141
a second place finish at
Douglass County Speedway.
1581
01:09:10,249 --> 01:09:13,287
Hailie's racing prowess
quickly gathers media attention
1582
01:09:13,321 --> 01:09:16,048
turning heads like
NASCAR 44 time winner
1583
01:09:16,082 --> 01:09:17,601
and cup champion Kevin Harvick.
1584
01:09:20,156 --> 01:09:22,192
With her goal to be
the first female driver
1585
01:09:22,227 --> 01:09:25,057
to win a K&N Series
race, Hailie has become
1586
01:09:25,091 --> 01:09:27,680
a role model for
female racers creating
1587
01:09:27,715 --> 01:09:30,545
her own, unique
personality in NASCAR.
1588
01:09:30,580 --> 01:09:32,685
- You're already being
compared to Danica.
1589
01:09:33,859 --> 01:09:35,723
Do you get asked
about that a lot?
1590
01:09:35,757 --> 01:09:38,139
Or what's that like
being compared?
1591
01:09:38,174 --> 01:09:39,278
What's your thoughts?
1592
01:09:39,313 --> 01:09:40,900
- Yeah I get compared to
her a lot 'cause the thing
1593
01:09:40,935 --> 01:09:42,592
about it, she's the only
girl that's ever made it
1594
01:09:42,626 --> 01:09:46,216
in NASCAR to the
big show of Sundays.
1595
01:09:46,251 --> 01:09:47,424
But I'm my own person.
1596
01:09:47,459 --> 01:09:49,771
I wanna be a whole
different personality,
1597
01:09:49,806 --> 01:09:51,842
came from a different
background of racing,
1598
01:09:51,877 --> 01:09:53,499
different type of driving style.
1599
01:09:53,534 --> 01:09:55,225
We don't really act
the same off the track.
1600
01:09:55,260 --> 01:09:57,296
So I'm kinda making my
own image for myself.
1601
01:09:57,331 --> 01:09:59,747
I don't really wanna
follow someone else's.
1602
01:10:01,507 --> 01:10:02,888
- During
a Q and A promotion
1603
01:10:02,922 --> 01:10:05,339
for the NASCAR Next
program, Hailie passes
1604
01:10:05,373 --> 01:10:07,755
on racing advice she
inherited from her dad's
1605
01:10:07,789 --> 01:10:09,239
racing experience.
1606
01:10:09,274 --> 01:10:11,759
- The biggest thing my
dad's told me I feel like
1607
01:10:11,793 --> 01:10:13,278
is just go out
there and have fun,
1608
01:10:13,312 --> 01:10:15,107
but remember you're having
the most fun when you win.
1609
01:10:15,141 --> 01:10:16,902
I feel like that's
the kind of thing
1610
01:10:16,936 --> 01:10:18,110
we always say before the race.
1611
01:10:18,144 --> 01:10:19,594
And it kinda just sticks.
1612
01:10:19,629 --> 01:10:21,907
And hey, you always have
the most fun when you win.
1613
01:10:23,288 --> 01:10:26,083
My parents are the
reason why I am racing,
1614
01:10:26,118 --> 01:10:27,671
the reason why I
have this career.
1615
01:10:27,706 --> 01:10:29,673
They're the ones that
got me into racing.
1616
01:10:29,708 --> 01:10:32,745
They're the ones that supported
me to fall in love with it.
1617
01:10:34,195 --> 01:10:36,093
- I would hope that
like with the strong family
1618
01:10:36,128 --> 01:10:37,578
foundation that we
have and she has,
1619
01:10:37,612 --> 01:10:39,304
and we've all kinda built
together that our racing
1620
01:10:39,338 --> 01:10:41,098
is like a family
sport that it will
1621
01:10:41,133 --> 01:10:42,997
always continue to
be a family sport.
1622
01:10:47,381 --> 01:10:49,106
- Hailie
takes a hopeful glimpse
1623
01:10:49,141 --> 01:10:51,074
into the future by
visiting pit road
1624
01:10:51,108 --> 01:10:53,697
at the Monster Energy
NASCAR series race,
1625
01:10:53,732 --> 01:10:56,528
the Daytona 500, a
place where she aims
1626
01:10:56,562 --> 01:10:58,633
to take the Deegan
name mainstream.
1627
01:11:02,292 --> 01:11:04,881
- He's evolved
to that crazy party guy,
1628
01:11:04,915 --> 01:11:06,676
what he looked
like on the outside
1629
01:11:06,710 --> 01:11:09,713
to this guy who wants to raise
his kids in the right way.
1630
01:11:11,991 --> 01:11:13,441
- For Brian,
what matters more
1631
01:11:13,476 --> 01:11:15,719
than endorsements and
results is instilling
1632
01:11:15,754 --> 01:11:17,859
strength of character
in his kids.
1633
01:11:19,033 --> 01:11:20,552
- I try to explain
to Hayden who's got
1634
01:11:20,586 --> 01:11:22,105
a massive social
media following.
1635
01:11:22,139 --> 01:11:23,624
I said D at the end of the day,
1636
01:11:23,658 --> 01:11:24,452
that's nothing.
1637
01:11:24,487 --> 01:11:25,936
That's all just hype.
1638
01:11:25,971 --> 01:11:28,974
The way you talk to people,
treat people, that's everything.
1639
01:11:30,700 --> 01:11:33,634
What honors me the most is
when you're a good person.
1640
01:11:34,876 --> 01:11:36,326
- Brian's
investment in the growth
1641
01:11:36,361 --> 01:11:38,432
of his children
demonstrates that the heart
1642
01:11:38,466 --> 01:11:40,917
of a champion racer
is one that balances
1643
01:11:40,951 --> 01:11:42,884
competitiveness with compassion.
1644
01:11:44,230 --> 01:11:46,371
- You okay?
1645
01:11:52,411 --> 01:11:53,274
You okay?
1646
01:11:55,034 --> 01:11:55,966
You okay?
1647
01:11:56,001 --> 01:11:56,795
You okay?
1648
01:11:56,829 --> 01:11:57,658
Okay.
1649
01:11:59,211 --> 01:12:02,179
- They're gonna have a lot
bigger influence then me.
1650
01:12:02,214 --> 01:12:05,493
Hailie's influence is gonna
be way bigger than mine.
1651
01:12:05,528 --> 01:12:10,256
So I have to make sure she's
got that instilled in her
1652
01:12:10,291 --> 01:12:14,157
that she's gonna wanna
be a positive role model
1653
01:12:14,191 --> 01:12:15,607
and do the right things.
1654
01:12:17,367 --> 01:12:18,541
- If you looked at him,
1655
01:12:18,575 --> 01:12:21,302
all the tattoos, scars
he had, you'd think
1656
01:12:21,337 --> 01:12:22,993
oh this guy looks
a little scary,
1657
01:12:23,028 --> 01:12:25,064
maybe a little
cautious around him.
1658
01:12:25,099 --> 01:12:26,376
Don't judge a book by its cover.
1659
01:12:26,411 --> 01:12:28,447
It's like what's
inside really counts.
1660
01:12:28,482 --> 01:12:30,242
- Brian has
transformed himself
1661
01:12:30,276 --> 01:12:32,278
through his hard work
and determination
1662
01:12:32,313 --> 01:12:33,832
to grow as an individual.
1663
01:12:35,074 --> 01:12:37,456
Jaded at first by
his hardcore persona,
1664
01:12:37,491 --> 01:12:39,458
even Brian's
father-in-law has learned
1665
01:12:39,493 --> 01:12:40,977
from Brian's transition.
1666
01:12:41,011 --> 01:12:45,947
- In time, I understood that
tattoos don't make the person,
1667
01:12:47,155 --> 01:12:49,295
the haircuts don't
make the person.
1668
01:12:49,330 --> 01:12:54,335
And now I look at these guys
and Brian past the tattoos.
1669
01:12:55,681 --> 01:12:59,754
I look at the person himself
and understanding him
1670
01:13:00,997 --> 01:13:03,448
as a person that's
what I look at.
1671
01:13:03,482 --> 01:13:05,898
Mostly the inside of a
person, now the outside
1672
01:13:05,933 --> 01:13:07,383
doesn't matter to me anymore.
1673
01:13:08,556 --> 01:13:09,764
- Brian
had taken the angst
1674
01:13:09,799 --> 01:13:11,490
of abandonment and
launched and nurtured
1675
01:13:11,525 --> 01:13:13,423
a career where the
price of fame was
1676
01:13:13,458 --> 01:13:15,391
to disregard his own wellbeing.
1677
01:13:17,358 --> 01:13:20,534
One final brush with death
and then the actual death
1678
01:13:20,568 --> 01:13:23,847
of his closest friend set
him on a path of change.
1679
01:13:23,882 --> 01:13:25,884
And he became a
father and a husband.
1680
01:13:26,885 --> 01:13:28,265
But there was an
unclosed chapter
1681
01:13:28,300 --> 01:13:32,097
to his life, closure
with his mother Irma.
1682
01:13:32,131 --> 01:13:34,893
He brought her to his
house to explore their past
1683
01:13:34,927 --> 01:13:38,275
which revealed not
only a surprising
ethnic family heritage,
1684
01:13:38,310 --> 01:13:40,657
but that in fact, she
never stopped caring.
1685
01:13:41,934 --> 01:13:46,560
- Growing up in general
I know dad was Irish.
1686
01:13:46,594 --> 01:13:49,079
The Deegan name comes
from Irish, and his mom
1687
01:13:49,114 --> 01:13:51,185
was Agretkin was German.
1688
01:13:51,219 --> 01:13:55,983
- French and Indian,
and the Indian had
1689
01:13:56,017 --> 01:13:57,950
a Hispanic surname.
1690
01:13:57,985 --> 01:13:59,193
- Oh really?
1691
01:13:59,227 --> 01:14:01,782
So I have part Indian in me?
1692
01:14:01,816 --> 01:14:03,128
- On both sides.
1693
01:14:03,162 --> 01:14:03,956
- Really?
1694
01:14:03,991 --> 01:14:04,923
- Yeah.
1695
01:14:04,957 --> 01:14:06,096
- That's cool.
1696
01:14:06,131 --> 01:14:07,477
I had no idea.
1697
01:14:07,512 --> 01:14:11,585
- Here is your grandmother
when she was 15.
1698
01:14:11,619 --> 01:14:15,243
Older brother's uniform
from World War II
1699
01:14:15,278 --> 01:14:16,659
when he was in the Army.
1700
01:14:16,693 --> 01:14:19,385
- Yeah I recognize
her face, you know?
1701
01:14:19,420 --> 01:14:21,491
She had that certain look.
1702
01:14:21,526 --> 01:14:23,113
- This is the only
picture I have
1703
01:14:23,148 --> 01:14:26,462
of grandpa Tony
when he was older
1704
01:14:26,496 --> 01:14:28,705
which is my dad's dad.
1705
01:14:28,740 --> 01:14:30,535
- This is
down at the house.
1706
01:14:30,569 --> 01:14:33,745
- This is in front
of where I was raised.
1707
01:14:33,779 --> 01:14:37,231
- I wish I would've been
more involved in the family
1708
01:14:38,439 --> 01:14:39,751
like getting to know
everyone, you know?
1709
01:14:39,785 --> 01:14:41,856
But once I started
riding dirt bikes
1710
01:14:41,891 --> 01:14:44,480
I was just so on a mission.
1711
01:14:44,514 --> 01:14:47,103
- They all followed you.
1712
01:14:48,484 --> 01:14:51,901
Looking at those pictures
not only helped me,
1713
01:14:51,935 --> 01:14:54,731
but also helped me
understand Brian.
1714
01:14:54,766 --> 01:14:58,390
I'm relieved and
happy that he wants
1715
01:14:58,424 --> 01:15:01,669
to get involved with
my side of the family
1716
01:15:01,704 --> 01:15:03,809
and learn more about himself.
1717
01:15:03,844 --> 01:15:06,640
In that sense, it gives me peace
1718
01:15:06,674 --> 01:15:10,057
that he has come a full circle
1719
01:15:10,091 --> 01:15:12,369
and is coming back
to his mother.
1720
01:15:13,923 --> 01:15:15,407
- Brian
returns to X Games
1721
01:15:15,441 --> 01:15:17,167
to pay homage to
the sports property
1722
01:15:17,202 --> 01:15:18,686
that truly launched his career.
1723
01:15:21,862 --> 01:15:24,968
- Oh
Deegan, he landed a 360.
1724
01:15:25,003 --> 01:15:26,211
- First thing that comes to mind
1725
01:15:26,245 --> 01:15:28,903
when I think of Brian
Deegan is legendary
1726
01:15:28,938 --> 01:15:30,629
as it relates to
the X Games brand.
1727
01:15:30,664 --> 01:15:32,838
- Brian Deegan
is the most decorated
1728
01:15:32,873 --> 01:15:34,978
X Games medalist in Moto X.
1729
01:15:35,013 --> 01:15:36,808
- Some of
the memories are sweet.
1730
01:15:36,842 --> 01:15:39,880
Gold medals on two
wheels and four,
1731
01:15:39,914 --> 01:15:41,882
but it also brings
back some pain.
1732
01:15:44,160 --> 01:15:45,437
- This sport is a
dangerous sport.
1733
01:15:45,471 --> 01:15:47,197
At the end of the
day, you know I had
1734
01:15:47,232 --> 01:15:48,992
one of my best
friends, Jeremy Lusk,
1735
01:15:49,027 --> 01:15:50,994
freestyle motocross
end up getting him.
1736
01:15:51,029 --> 01:15:53,583
I miss Jeremy so bad
like sitting there
1737
01:15:53,618 --> 01:15:55,585
watching the crowd,
just all the memories
1738
01:15:55,620 --> 01:15:58,795
we coulda had you know
up until this time
1739
01:15:58,830 --> 01:16:01,418
was taken away you know
because of freestyle motocross.
1740
01:16:03,766 --> 01:16:06,113
- He finds
special joy and some angst
1741
01:16:06,147 --> 01:16:08,425
in once again mentoring
a young freestyler,
1742
01:16:08,460 --> 01:16:10,151
another edgy young
man willing to put
1743
01:16:10,186 --> 01:16:11,843
his physical
wellbeing on the line
1744
01:16:11,877 --> 01:16:13,396
for X Games glory.
1745
01:16:13,430 --> 01:16:15,605
Aussie bloke Jackson,
Jacko, Strong.
1746
01:16:17,607 --> 01:16:19,713
Ironically, it was
a 10 year old Jacko
1747
01:16:19,747 --> 01:16:21,404
who was inspired to first twist
1748
01:16:21,438 --> 01:16:23,337
the throttle and
dream of the big time
1749
01:16:23,371 --> 01:16:24,787
when he saw Brian back flipping
1750
01:16:24,821 --> 01:16:28,238
amid the maelstrom of the
early Australian Crusty shows.
1751
01:16:29,757 --> 01:16:32,242
Now Jacko finds himself on
the global X Games stage
1752
01:16:32,277 --> 01:16:33,589
with Brian supporting him.
1753
01:16:34,590 --> 01:16:36,108
- This is my favorite event.
1754
01:16:36,143 --> 01:16:37,316
It's best trick.
1755
01:16:37,351 --> 01:16:39,146
It's where the guys
go the biggest.
1756
01:16:39,180 --> 01:16:42,045
Jackson is the guy,
gold medal last year.
1757
01:16:42,080 --> 01:16:43,219
He's gotta step it up this year.
1758
01:16:43,253 --> 01:16:44,738
I'm sure he's nervous.
1759
01:16:44,772 --> 01:16:47,948
Jackson has the fever,
you know, like I did.
1760
01:16:47,982 --> 01:16:49,121
Jackson wants to win.
1761
01:16:49,156 --> 01:16:50,640
He's got that fever.
1762
01:16:50,675 --> 01:16:53,332
He's won gold medals, so
now he's on that mission.
1763
01:16:53,367 --> 01:16:55,507
Whatever it takes, I
gotta win the gold medal.
1764
01:16:55,541 --> 01:16:59,580
This year at X Games,
he went out and was
1765
01:16:59,615 --> 01:17:01,927
gonna do this double
back flip trick
1766
01:17:01,962 --> 01:17:03,411
that I knew was crazy.
1767
01:17:03,446 --> 01:17:05,655
And to top it all off,
he had a broke wrist.
1768
01:17:06,691 --> 01:17:08,347
But he was still amped on going.
1769
01:17:08,382 --> 01:17:10,591
- I just pretty much
just like being scared
1770
01:17:10,626 --> 01:17:11,799
and like being nervous.
1771
01:17:11,834 --> 01:17:13,076
It makes you feel
something real.
1772
01:17:13,111 --> 01:17:14,871
I think it's one
of the only things
1773
01:17:14,906 --> 01:17:15,907
that you can feel that's real.
1774
01:17:15,941 --> 01:17:17,149
- Getting ready to send it.
1775
01:17:17,184 --> 01:17:19,186
The calm before
the storm you know?
1776
01:17:19,220 --> 01:17:22,568
It's like nerves are going.
1777
01:17:22,603 --> 01:17:24,398
This is always
the gnarliest part
1778
01:17:24,432 --> 01:17:27,504
before going and competing.
1779
01:17:27,539 --> 01:17:29,265
You can always pick
the easier trick
1780
01:17:29,299 --> 01:17:30,646
that like yeah I can do that.
1781
01:17:30,680 --> 01:17:33,510
Yeah at times I'm like
is this where you're
1782
01:17:33,545 --> 01:17:35,271
just pushing him into an injury?
1783
01:17:35,305 --> 01:17:36,824
Is this the wrong thing?
1784
01:17:36,859 --> 01:17:38,101
Has he pushed it enough?
1785
01:17:38,136 --> 01:17:40,414
Has he done enough
up to this point?
1786
01:17:45,695 --> 01:17:48,111
Get it done all day, all day.
1787
01:17:49,112 --> 01:17:50,079
Handle it.
1788
01:17:50,113 --> 01:17:51,218
The whole point of best trick
1789
01:17:51,252 --> 01:17:53,496
is thinking of something
different, man.
1790
01:17:53,530 --> 01:17:55,187
I'm really nervous for
this kid right now.
1791
01:17:55,222 --> 01:17:56,775
He's a good dude.
1792
01:17:56,810 --> 01:17:57,638
- Here we go.
1793
01:17:57,673 --> 01:17:58,743
- Come on, Jacko.
1794
01:17:58,777 --> 01:18:00,434
There you go.
1795
01:18:00,468 --> 01:18:01,953
Come on, Jacko.
1796
01:18:01,987 --> 01:18:04,093
Yeah, he got it.
1797
01:18:04,127 --> 01:18:05,577
Yeah!
1798
01:18:05,611 --> 01:18:07,027
Yeah!
1799
01:18:07,061 --> 01:18:08,511
Yeah!
1800
01:18:08,545 --> 01:18:09,788
Fuck yeah!
1801
01:18:09,823 --> 01:18:11,376
Yeah!
1802
01:18:11,410 --> 01:18:12,618
I knew you had it.
1803
01:18:12,653 --> 01:18:14,862
Once you took off, I
was like he's got it.
1804
01:18:22,249 --> 01:18:24,976
- Punk kid to
an action sports legend,
1805
01:18:25,010 --> 01:18:28,289
now champion racer,
devoted husband,
1806
01:18:28,324 --> 01:18:31,189
doting father, and a
role model to a past
1807
01:18:31,223 --> 01:18:33,191
generation and to the next.
1808
01:18:34,537 --> 01:18:38,230
Exactly how the Deegan
legacy will unfold is untold,
1809
01:18:38,265 --> 01:18:41,233
but one thing is for
sure, it will be written
1810
01:18:41,268 --> 01:18:44,098
with passion that's
in the blood.
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