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[BIRDS CHIRPING...]

[MAN ON RADIO, INDISTINCT...]

[VEHICLES PASSING...]

[MAN CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY...]

[METAL SCRAPING]

[BUZZING]

I'’VE BEEN OUT IN CLUBS, I'VE BEEN OUT ALL OVER THE PLACE,

AND PEOPLE WILL COME UP TO ME AND THEY'’LL SHAKE MY HAND

AND SAY, "OH, IT'’S GOOD TO SEE YOU OUT."

AND I LOOK AT THEM LIKE, "GOOD TO SEE ME OUT?"

YOU KNOW, LIKE, "WHERE AM I SUPPOSED TO BE?

IN A CLOSET, HANGING OUT?"

Man: WHAT I CAN DO THAT PROBABLY PEOPLE DON'’T THINK I CAN DO

IS I CAN COOK AND I CAN DRIVE.

I MIGHT NOT BE A GREAT COOK, MIGHT NOT BE A GREAT DRIVER,

BUT I CAN DO BOTH.

Man 2: PEOPLE SAY SOME OF THE DUMBEST THINGS,

LIKE I'’LL BE AT THE GROCERY STORE

LOADING THE GROCERIES INTO MY CAR AND PEOPLE ARE LIKE...

THEN I GO TO GET IN MY CAR AND LIKE, "WELL, DO YOU NEED HELP IN YOUR CAR?"

IT'’S LIKE, WELL, I WOULDN'T HAVE COME TO THE GROCERY STORE

IF I COULDN'’T GET BACK IN MY CAR.

Man 3: I'’VE GONE UP TO PEOPLE, START TALKING SHIT,

AND THEY'’RE LIKE, "OH, OH, OH..."

I GO, "WHAT, YOU'’RE NOT GONNA HIT A KID IN A CHAIR?

FUCKIN'’ HIT ME, I'’LL HIT YOU BACK."

[♪...]

[PLAYERS CHEERING]

QUADRIPLEGIC RUGBY WAS DEVELOPED IN CANADA,

AND THE ORIGINAL NAME FOR THE GAME WAS "MURDERBALL."

Man: WHAT WE DO IS WE TAKE THESE WHEELCHAIRS

AND MAKE '’EM INTO A GLADIATOR, A BATTLING MACHINE,

AMAD MAX WHEELCHAIR THAT CAN WITHSTAND

KNOCKING THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF EACH OTHER.

THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT PLAY WHEELCHAIR RUGBY

HAVE BROKEN THEIR NECKS,

SO WE HAVE RODS, PLATES, SCREWS INSIDE.

THE BIGGEST MISCONCEPTION IS, "YOU'’RE A QUADRIPLEGIC?

OH, I THOUGHT THEY COULDN'’T MOVE THEIR ARMS."

AND I'’M LIKE, "NO, I HAVE IMPAIRMENT IN ALL FOUR LIMBS."

Man: THE HIGHER YOU BREAK YOUR NECK, THE LESS MOBILITY YOU HAVE,

Man 2: SO WE'’RE GIVEN POINT VALUES RANGING FROM A HALF A POINT

TO 3-1/2 POINTS, BASED ON WHAT YOU CAN MOVE.

YOU CAN'’T EXCEED EIGHT POINTS ON THE COURT AT ONE TIME.

Man 3: WELL, I'’M A TWO BECAUSE I HAVE

SOME HAND FUNCTION AND FULL ARM FUNCTION.

MY HANDS DON'’T CLOSE, THEY ONLY OPEN... SO KIND OF LIKE SPATULAS

FOR PANCAKES OR FLIPPING PEOPLE OFF.

WHEN I WAS 16, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

THE CAR HIT A TREE AND MADE THE CAR FLIP,

AND WHEN IT FLIPPED, THE ROOF CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD,

AND I BECAME AN INCOMPLETE C6 QUADRIPLEGIC.

Man: I WAS OUT ON THE BACK PORCH,

AND HE WAS TRYING TO PICK A FIGHT WITH ME,

AND HE PICKED ME UP AND THREW ME OFF THE DECK,

AND HE PUNCHED ME, AND IT SNAPPED MY SPINAL CORD.

I'’VE GOT A FEW MUSCLES LEFT, BUT, LIKE, FOR THE MOST PART,

MY TRUNK'’S PARALYZED TO ABOUT RIGHT HERE.

I'’VE GOT A BICEP, MY TRICEPS ARE PARALYZED.

I'’VE GOT VERY LITTLE FINGER FUNCTION.

HOLD ON, LET ME MOVE '’EM.

THERE, DID YOU SEE '’EM? I MOVED '’EM.

Man: ONE THING THAT WE DO TO HELP GRIP THE BALL

IS WE ADD SOME KIND OF GLUE, SO IT'’S STICKY

AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY PICK THE BALL UP AND THROW IT.

I'’M A THREE, AND MY GRIP IS AFFECTED... I CAN'’T CLOSE THAT.

ALSO MISSING A MUSCLE IN MY LEFT SHOULDER.

MY ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN FLORIDA WHEN I WAS 18.

MY BUDDY SPUN OUT, THREW ME INTO A CANAL,

AND I SPENT 13-1/2 HOURS IN THE CANAL,

HOLDING ONTO A BRANCH UNTIL SOMEBODY FOUND ME.

[CROWD CHEERING]

Man: HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN WHAT I CALL A TOUGH KID.

I KNOW VERY FEW PEOPLE THAT WOULD EVER FUCK WITH MARK.

Marty: JUST TO SEE HIM OUT ON THE COURT

WITH THE TATTOOS UP HIS ARM AND THE GOATEE, HE'’S INTIMIDATING.

HE'’S ONE OF THESE PLAYERS

THAT PEOPLE TRY TO JUST STAY AWAY FROM.

JASON.

JAY, WHERE DO YOU WANNA GO, DOWN OR UP?

WHERE? Jason: I HAVE BACKUP.

WHERE? WHERE?

WHERE? WHERE?

WHERE DO YOU WANNA GO?

SHUT UP, WHERE DO YOU WANNA...

YOU WANT US TO CALL SECURITY?

MY HYPOTHESIS ON MARK WAS,

HE WAS VERY MUCH AN ASSHOLE BEFORE HE WAS IN THE WHEELCHAIR,

SO ANY ATTEMPT TO TRY TO POINT TO THE WHEELCHAIR

OR THE ACCIDENT AS THE CAUSE OF HIS GRUMPINESS

WOULD BE AN UTTER HOAX.

[SPEAKING GERMAN]

[MURMURING INDISTINCTLY]

Woman: YEAH, WE JUST ARRIVED TODAY FROM STOCKHOLM,

AND WE JUST SAW A LOT OF PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS,

AND, OF COURSE, WONDER WHAT THEY'’RE DOING.

[CHANTING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

ONE, TWO, THREE!

All: U.S.A.! RUGBY!

YEAH!

THE UNITED STATES HAS DOMINATED THE SPORT OF WHEELCHAIR RUGBY

FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS.

I'’LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO SAY, LOOK, I'’VE LOST...

I JUST WANNA BEAT THE BLOODY AMERICANS, MORE THAN ANY TEAM.

[♪...]

Man: WELL, ALL THE COUNTRIES

FIND THE UNITED STATES PRETTY ARROGANT.

THEY'’VE BEEN WINNING THIS GAME FOR A LONG TIME.

Zupan: HEY, BOYS, THAT'’S WHAT WE CAME TO FUCKIN'’ DO.

THERE'’S BEEN, I BELIEVE, 11 INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS.

THE U.S. HAS WON ALL OF '’EM.

Man: LINE '’EM UP!

Man 2: O.K., BOBBY.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

Woman: JOE, CAN YOU WAIT TILL WE'’RE DONE?

UM... YEAH, I CAN, BUT...

KEVIN CAME OVER HERE DURING ONE OF OUR GAMES AND WE WEREN'’T...

HE WANTED TO KICK US OUT THE SAME WAY.

FUCK YOU, BITCH.

Man on TV: Joe Soares is arguably the best Quad Rugby player in the world.

Childhood polio took Joe'’s ability to walk

but not his drive to excel.

Man 2: MY UNCLE JOE, YOU GO TO HIS HOUSE

AND HE HAS THIS WALL OF FAME.

IT'’S NOT JUST A SMALL LITTLE SHELF, IT'’S HUGE.

[♪...]

JOE'’S ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE MEN I'’VE EVER BEEN AROUND.

IT SHOWS IN HIS SPORTS ACCOMPLISHMENT AND IT SHOWS IN HIS EFFORTS.

BEING AROUND HIM IS LIKE BEING AROUND ELWAY

AND ALL THOSE OTHER GUYS THAT I HANG OUT WITH,

JUST A GREAT COMPETITOR.

IN '’96, JOE WAS THE MAN.

THAT GOLD MEDAL, HE WAS A HUGE PART OF THAT.

UNFORTUNATELY, HIS SPEED STARTED GOING DOWN

AND HE BECAME OLDER, SO HE GOT CUT.

Marty: JOE GOT A LITTLE UPSET,

A LITTLE ANGRY HE DIDN'’T MAKE THE TEAM,

TRIED TO TAKE US TO COURT.

Man: HE PISSED AND MOANED AND CRIED OVER IT,

AND HE LOST ALL OF HIS PROTESTS.

Marty: JUST BECAUSE THINGS DIDN'’T WORK OUT FOR HIM,

HE JUMPED SHIP AND LEFT TO GO UP NORTH,

AND NOW HE'’S COACHING TEAM CANADA.

TWO, THREE, CANADA, YEAH!

HE TOOK THE PLAYS WITH HIM, HE TOOK SOME OF OUR CALLS WITH HIM,

SO HE'’D KNOW WHEN TO ATTACK AND HOW TO ATTACK.

U.S.A., LEARN A NEW WAY!

IF JOE WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON FIRE, I WOULDN'’T PISS ON HIM TO PUT IT OUT.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

FUCK OFF. YEAH, BABY, YEAH!

YEAH, ANY TIME, BIG BOY.

HE THOUGHT THAT I SHOULD RESPECT HIM FOR JUST WHO HE WAS.

WELL, FUCK YOU, I AIN'’T GONNA RESPECT YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE.

YOU GOTTA GAIN RESPECT THROUGH ME.

I'’LL REMOVE YOU FROM MY FACE IF YOU YELL AT ME AGAIN.

MAN, IF YOU THINK YOU'’RE MAN ENOUGH, O.K.?

IF I THINK I'’M MAN ENOUGH? AW, GO SUCK EGGS, BOY.

[♪...]

Man: ♪ HUNH

♪ HEY...

THIS IS OURS FOR THE TAKING, BOYS, THIS IS OURS.

SO TONIGHT, NO DRINKING, GO TO BED EARLY,

AND GET READY FOR U.S.A. IN THE FINALS, YOU GOT THAT?

ALL RIGHT, BOYS, GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB!

Man: ♪ THIEVES... [ECHO] THIEVES AND LIARS... [ECHO] ♪

Man: TOMORROW, I DON'’T WANNA SEE ANYONE

TALKING TO ANYONE ELSE EXCEPT FOR YOUR TEAM.

THEY'’RE GONNA BE TALKING ALL KINDS OF TRASH.

JOE'’S GONNA SAY WHATEVER THE HELL JOE SAYS.

I DON'’T CARE.

THE ONLY REASON WHY JOE WENT TO CANADA

IS TO BEAT THE UNITED STATES.

AND WE'’RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

WE'’RE GONNA KICK THE SHIT OUT OF THEM.

IT'’S OUR TIME!

WE WANTED THEM, WE GOT '’EM!

THIS IS IT, ON THE COUNT OF THREE, LOUD AND PROUD!

LOUD AND PROUD, ONE, TWO, THREE...

All: CANADA!

U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A....

THE OBJECTIVE BASICALLY IS TO INBOUND THE BALL...

WE PLAY ON A REGULATION BASKETBALL COURT.

YOU GO FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER END...

Joe: STOP THE BALL, STOP THE BALL, STOP THE BALL!

TWO WHEELS HAVE TO CROSS OVER THE LINE

WITH POSSESSION OF THE BALL... [WHISTLE BLOWS]

AND YOU GET ONE POINT.

THE OTHER GUYS STOP YOU BY SLAMMING THEIR CHAIR INTO YOU.

Joe: HELP HIM, DAVE, DAVE, HELP HIM!

Bob: YOU HAVE TO DRIBBLE THE BALL OR PASS TO A TEAMMATE

ONCE EVERY 10 SECONDS.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, IT'’S BASICALLY

KILL THE MAN WITH THE BALL.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[CROWD BOOING]

EVERYBODY GET BACK, EVERYBODY GET BACK.

GET THE HELL BACK, GET THE HELL...

GET OVER HERE, GET OVER HERE.

GET OVER HERE, EVERYBODY OVER HERE.

EVERYBODY STAY HERE.

YEAH, CHEAP CRAP.

Man: NICE PUSH, G.

Joe: MOTHERFUCKERS.

[♪...]

BLOW THE WHISTLE, BLOW THE WHISTLE, PLEASE.

TELL HIM NOT TO STOP.

O.K., PICK OFF!

Joe: YOU'’VE GOT KIRKLAND RIGHT THERE, HE'’S BEHIND YOU.

Man: PICK IT UP, PICK IT UP, PRESSURE, PRESSURE.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

HIT '’EM, HIT 'EM!

U.S.A.'’S DOWN!

[WHISTLE BLOWS] [CROWD CHEERING]

ALL RIGHT, PICK FOR THIS MAN, THAT'’S YOUR JOB.

PIPE POSITION, WHEN YOU'’RE BACK HERE ON THIS LAST MAN STANDING,

STAY WITH THIS MAN.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[CROWD CHANTING]: CANADA! CANADA! CANADA!

GO DAVE, GO DAVE, GO DAVE, GO DAVE, PUSH, PUSH, PUSH!

[CROWD CHANTING]: U.S.A! U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

[WHISTLE BLOWS] YEAH!

[CHEERING]

FUCK!

WE'’RE GONNA DO THIS, GUYS.

IT'’S GONNA HAPPEN RIGHT NOW.

ONE, TWO, THREE...

All: U.S.A.!

10 SECONDS...

[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO...

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[CROWD CHEERING AND WHISTLING]

[♪...]

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

[♪...]

Man: IT WAS REALLY AN EXCITING THING, CONGRATULATIONS.

DON'’T LOOK SO SAD, THERE'S GOING TO BE OTHER TOURNAMENTS.

THANK YOU, MY PLEASURE. GREAT JOB, GREAT JOB.

♪ OH, CANADA

♪ WE STAND ON GUARD

♪ FOR THEE

♪ OH, CANADA

♪ WE STAND ON GUARD

♪ FOR THEE...

[WHISTLES]

WHOO!

[CROWD CHEERING...]

[♪...]

KISS THE MEDAL.

[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

HEY, BUDDY, SKOL!

YOU'’RE THE BEST COACH.

[MUSIC FADES...]

FUCK.

ANDY, ANDY, DO I NEED TO BUY YOU A BEER OR SOMETHING?

DO I NEED TO BUY YOU A BEER?

ANDY, IF WE WOULD'’VE LOST BY ONE,

I WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY FOR YOUR ASS.

BUDDY, IF YOU WOULD'’VE PAID YOUR DUES IN THE U.S.,

YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN FUCKING HEAD COACH, I KNOW YOU WOULD'’VE,

BECAUSE YOU HAVE MORE KNOWLEDGE, JUST LIKE...

I PAID MY DUES FOR 12 YEARS, BUDDY.

YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU'’VE GOT MANY YEARS TO PLAY AFTERWARDS.

GUESS WHAT, BUD? THAT WAS MY LAST SHOT, BABY.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BETRAY YOUR COUNTRY, MAN?

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

[MAN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

Man: 58, 59...

Man 2: THERE'’S A PERCEPTION THAT EVERYONE CAN PLAY THIS GAME.

BUT WE START WITH 500 PLAYERS THAT PLAY IN THE UNITED STATES,

WE WHITTLE DOWN THAT GROUP AND GET OUR BEST 12 PLAYERS.

AND THE LEVEL OF THE PLAY THAT'’S GONNA BE IN ATHENS

IS FAR HIGHER THAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WAS IN 2002.

I MEAN, YOU GOTTA PULL IN THE 12 GUYS

THAT ARE GONNA HAVE YOUR BACK IN ORDER TO WIN A GOLD.

Zupan: FIVE MINUTES, ALL PLAYERS.

Bob: LET'’S DO A GAME CALLED SWEAT.

IT'’S JUST... IT'’S FIVE CARDS UP EACH TIME.

Hogsett: YOUR CALL, BOBBY.

Zupan: STIFF JACKS. Bobby: CALL.

Zupan: OUT. Andy: OUT.

ALL RIGHT, I'’M IN.

All: BOBBY...

Man: FLIP '’EM. WHAT YOU GOT?

Hogsett: FULL HOUSE.

Zupan: EXPLAIN TO US WHY YOU THINK HE'’S INTERESTING.

WE RESPECT JOE...

HOPEFULLY HE RESPECTS US, AND THAT'’S IT. I DON'’T.

I THINK HE TRIED TO HELP US WITH SOME FUNDAMENTALS,

HE TRIED TO HELP US WITH SOME CLUTCH SITUATIONS.

WHO CARES?

WHAT, DOES THAT JUST MAKE HIM A SHINING STAR IN THE SKY?

DOES THAT MEAN HE CAN GO COACH CANADA?

ON A PROFESSIONAL LEVEL, I DON'’T THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT.

THAT'’S NUMBER TWO ON THE LIST

OF THE MOST STUPID THINGS I'’VE EVER HEARD...

AT THIS CAMP, I HEARD SAM SAY HE DOESN'’T LIKE BIG TITS,

AND HE'’D DUMP A GIRL WITH BIG TITS, IF EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT.

Sam: I NEVER SAID THAT, DON'’T LIE, DON'T LIE.

"IT'’S OVER, THEY GET IN THE WAY."

I LIKE ATHLETIC GIRLS.

THAT'’S WHAT I SAID ALL ALONG THAT NIGHT WHEN THEY ASKED ME.

YOU KNEW YOU WEREN'’T GONNA LIVE THAT ONE DOWN.

I'’M O.K. WITH MY SEXUALITY.

I CAN SAY THAT, I DON'’T LIKE BIG TITS.

Zupan: YOU LIKE SHOES, THOUGH.

I DO LIKE SHOES.

[LAUGHING]

Andy: EVERYBODY WHO GETS HURT

THINKS THEY'’RE GONNA WALK AGAIN.

YOUR MIND BECOMES A BIGGER DISABILITY

THAN THE PHYSICAL STUFF.

I HAD THE IDEA THAT I WOULD GET BETTER AND WALK AGAIN,

SO I WAS KIND OF JUST GONNA HIDE

AND KIND OF DENY THE WHOLE THING UNTIL IT WENT AWAY.

I DIDN'’T GO OUTSIDE, I KIND OF JUST...

I EVEN GOT TO THE POINT

WHERE I GOT SCARED TO GET THE NEWSPAPER IN THE MORNING

JUST '’CAUSE I THOUGHT PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT ME,

LIKE, IN THE DRIVEWAY, AND JUST, THAT KIND OF FED ITSELF.

Hogsett: WHAT'’S REALLY HARD IS THE FIRST TWO YEARS.

QUADRIPLEGICS, WHEN THEY COME OUT OF THE HOSPITAL,

AFTER THEY'’VE BROKEN THEIR NECK

AND THEY'’VE GOT VERY LITTLE FUNCTION,

WHEN THEY GET OUT, THEY CAN'’T DO ANYTHING FOR THEMSELVES.

THEY'’VE GOT SOMEONE HELPING '’EM,

SOMEONE WIPING THEIR ASS,

AND THEY WORK FOR THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR YEARS

TRYING TO GET INDEPENDENT.

IT'’S A MIND-FUCK IN THE BEGINNING,

AND THEN EITHER YOU MAKE IT OR YOU DON'’T.

[♪...]

Woman: ALL HIS LIFE,

AS SOON AS HE WAS ABLE TO GET ON A TRICYCLE,

HE'’S BEEN ON WHEELS.

BICYCLES, DIRT BIKES, QUADS, HE LOVED WHEELS.

NOW ONE OF THE FAVORITE THINGS IN THE WORLD TO KEITH HURT HIM.

YOU GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

NOW, COME BACK DOWN.

Keith: WHEN YOU GO DOWN TO THAT GYM, YOU REALIZE

HOW MUCH YOU'’RE BROKEN DOWN. YOU'’RE REALLY...

ALMOST AT AN INFANT'’S LEVEL.

YOU GET FRUSTRATED BECAUSE YOU CAN'’T EVEN LIFT YOUR ARM UP

TO ITCH YOUR NOSE.

JUST SHAKING HANDS WITH SOMEBODY,

I CAN'’T EVEN MAKE A FIRM GRIP WITH MY HAND TO PRESENT MYSELF.

AND THAT TYPE OF REALITY CHECK, YOU JUST...

YOU CAN'’T EXPLAIN TO ANYBODY.

YEAH, THE VELCRO'’S PUT ON TOO TIGHT.

[INSECTS CHIRPING]

Man: "HELLO, MY NAME'’S JOE SOARES,

"AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, BROTHER,

"THIS IS THE WALL THAT'’S ABOUT ME.

"THESE ARE THE TROPHIES THAT I'’VE WON THROUGH THE YEARS.

"SO WE GO THROUGH ALL THIS, AND WE HAVE TEXAS, TEXAS, TEXAS.

THOSE ARE MY MVPs, THOSE ARE MY MVPs."

I'’M DOING YOU, JOE.

COME ON OVER HERE, JOE, WE'’RE HAVING FUN.

THIS HERE IS THE GOLD MEDAL FROM SWEDEN THAT WE WON, JOE.

WE'’RE GLAD THAT HE COULD KEEP IT IN HIS ROOM, I THINK IT...

HE'’S GOT THE CANADIAN FLAG PUT PROUDLY THERE.

TRAITOR.

HEY, DID SOMEBODY INVITE THIS GUY?

DID SOMEBODY INVITE THIS GUY OVER HERE?

TO GO FROM WINNING GOLD MEDALS FOR THE UNITED STATES,

JUST BECAUSE HE SNUBBED THEM AT ONE TRYOUT CAMP,

HE'’S GONNA TURN AROUND AND SNUB HIS ENTIRE COUNTRY?

'’CAUSE HE IS BENEDICT ARNOLD.

O.K., BENEDICT ARNOLD WAS IN A WAR,

AND WHEN HE BETRAYED HIS COUNTRY,

MANY PEOPLE DIED BECAUSE OF THAT, O.K.?

THIS ISN'’T A WAR.

IT'’S WAR TO ME.

IT'’S WAR TO ME, BABY. LOOK OUT, ATHENS.

ROBERT, OPEN THIS UP

AND LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT IT COOKED LONGER.

O.K., OPEN IT UP NOW.

GET A FORK AND USE THAT KNIFE.

JUST CUT A PIECE AT THE CORNER.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

I DON'’T KNOW, CUT, CUT A LITTLE PIECE OFF.

IT'’S YOUR TASTE, NOT MINE, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU LIKE.

I KNOW YOU LIKE IT RAW, BUT... I'’M YOUR SON.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT I LIKE IT ONE WAY, YOU LIKE IT ANOTHER.

CAN YOU CUT THIS? YOUCUT IT.

WELL, GUESS WHAT? I'’M BUSY.

PUT IT IN HERE.

Man: AND ONE, AND TWO, AND THREE.

All: ♪ WE'’RE CANADA RUGBY, WE'’RE FAR FROM OUR HOME ♪

♪ WHEN PEOPLE DON'’T LIKE US, THEY LEAVE US ALONE ♪

♪ WE DRINK TO GET DRUNK...

[CHEERING]

♪ WE'’RE CANADA RUGBY, SO PISS OFF AND DIE. ♪

[CHEERING]

I'’LL JUST SAY ONE THING, O.K.?

Man: CURFEW 10:00.

[LAUGHTER]

IN A YEAR AND A HALF, WE HAVE BECOME...

THE STRONGEST FAMILY I'’VE EVER HAD, AS FAR AS A SECOND FAMILY.

O.K.? YOU GUYS HAVE REALLY MADE ME FEEL RIGHT AT HOME,

AND I ABSOLUTELY CONSIDER YOU GUYS MY BOYS.

YOU GUYS ARE MY BOYS, AND YOU'’LL BE MY BOYS FOR LIFE.

Man: YEAH! WHOO!

[CHEERING AND WHISTLING]

[PLAYING "TWINKLE, TWINKLE"]

Robert: THIS IS THE POSTER MY DAD, UM...

GOT WHEN HE ACTUALLY WENT TO THE PARALYMPICS IN 1996.

HE'’S RIGHT HERE.

HE'’S GETTING CHASED BY ONE OF THE GUYS WITH HIS BALL.

THIS IS ACTUALLY A SHIRT THAT MY DAD ENDED UP GIVING TO ME.

HE DIDN'’T ACTUALLY WANT IT ANYMORE, THOUGH,

BUT I DON'’T KNOW WHY.

UM, IT HAS THE QUAD RUGBY TEAM FROM 1996 ON IT.

Woman: ROBERT!

THERE'’S JOE, RIGHT THERE.

Joe: THERE'’S DAD.

DAD, THIS IS DAD.

MY DAD IS ONE OF THE BEST RUGBY PLAYERS IN THE WORLD.

BUT IT'’S ANNOYING TO DUST MY DAD'’S TROPHY WALL

BECAUSE SOMETIMES YOU EVEN HAVE TO GET UP ON A LADDER

AND GO ALL THE WAY UP TO THE TOP AND DUST UP THERE,

AND DUST IN AND OUT AND AROUND EVERY SINGLE TROPHY.

Boy: ROBERT'’S KNOWN FOR TWO THINGS...

GETTING NOTHING BUT A'’s AND B's,

AND THAT HIS DAD'’S IN A WHEELCHAIR

AND PLAYS WHEELCHAIR RUGBY.

Woman: MY SON'’S REPORT CARD.

HE RECEIVED AN AWARD OF MERIT FOR HIS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE

AS SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL.

YOU GET TROPHIES FOR NECESSARILY GOOD WORK.

I GOT THIS FOR... [INDISTINCT] TEAM HIGH HONOR ROLL

FOR CONDUCT, GRADES AND BEHAVIOR.

[KIDS SHOUTING]

YOU PICK FIRST.

Man: JOE NEVER REALLY SAT AND BITCHED TO ME THAT, YOU KNOW,

"MY KID DOESN'’T DO THIS, MY KID DOESN'’T DO THAT,"

BUT YOU COULD HEAR IT IN SOME OF THE THINGS HE'’D SAY.

"HE DOESN'’T PLAY SPORTS," AND, "I WISH HE WOULD."

AND HE'’D TRY TO CONVINCE HIM TO IT

AND GET HIM TO TRY SOMETHING AND IT WOULDN'’T STICK.

Robert: SIXTH GRADE YEAR WAS REALLY HARD

'’CAUSE BEFORE I GOT MOVED UP TO THE ADVANCED CLASS,

THE KIDS THOUGHT I WAS JUST A SMARTY-PANTS AND A KNOW-IT-ALL

AND ALL THE OTHER STUFF.

Sammy: KIDS CAN GET VERY JEALOUS

AND WANT TO PICK ON ME AND ROBERT, OR JUST ROBERT.

ONE DAY I RIPPED A PAGE OUT OF HIS BOOK TO TEACH HIM A LESSON,

AND I'’LL DO IT AGAIN IF HE ACTS UP AGAIN.

Joe: I ALWAYS TOLD HIM,

"IF SOME BULLY'’S PICKING ON YOU,

"IF YOU HAVE NO OTHER RECOURSE AND THEY'’RE COMING AFTER YOU,

THEN GO RIGHT FOR THE NOSE."

I REMEMBER I WAS EITHER SEVEN OR EIGHT,

AND THERE WAS THIS ONE KID AND HE JUST...

HE WOULD CALL ME "CRIPPLE" AND "GIMP" AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND HE MADE ME REALLY MAD,

AND I JUST MADE SURE I WAITED FOR THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY.

I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO HIM AND I WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND,

BECAUSE, OF COURSE, I COULDN'’T WALK, AND I TRIPPED HIM,

AND HE WENT DOWN, AND WHEN I DID, I JUMPED ON HIM,

AND ONCE I HAD HIM, I JUST BEAT THE LIVING HELL OUT OF HIM

BECAUSE MY UPPER BODY WAS A LOT STRONGER THAN HIS.

[♪...]

[LAUGHS]

[♪...]

SINK LIKE A ROCK.

Girl: MARK IS DEFINITELY WHAT I WOULD CLASSIFY AS A JOCK.

...AAH, IT'’S FREEZING!

...AND I NEVER WOULD'’VE THOUGHT,

GIVEN ANY THOUGHT TO HANGING OUT WITH JOCKS, TO BE HONEST.

Zupan: WHEN I MET HER,

SHE WAS DOING AN INTERNSHIP AT THE MORGUE.

HOW MANY GIRLS DO YOU MEET THAT WORK AT THE MORGUE?

AND THAT ARE COOL AND ENJOY IT AND CUTE...

I ACTUALLY REALLY MISS WORKING AT THE MORGUE.

I MISS THE WORK, I MISS... "THE PEOPLE."

Woman: ♪ HERE IS THE CHURCH AND HERE IS THE STEEPLE ♪

♪ WE SURE ARE CUTE FOR TWO UGLY PEOPLE ♪

♪ I DON'’T SEE WHAT ANYONE... ♪

Jess: THE FIRST TIME I SAW MARK ZUPAN

WAS AT A FRIEND OF OURS'’ FUNERAL.

HE ROLLED IN AND INTRODUCED HIMSELF,

AND I DON'’T THINK WE'VE HAD A MOMENT APART FROM THAT NIGHT.

Woman and Man: ♪ DOO, DOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO ♪

♪ DOO, DOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOO, DOO-DOO-DOO-DOO ♪

Jess: I REALLY THINK IT'’S CURIOSITY

THAT ATTRACTS A LOT OF GIRLS TO QUADRIPLEGICS,

AND I THINK MAYBE ALSO TO SOME EXTENT

IT'’S THE MOTHERING INSTINCT.

Woman: ♪ ...DOESN'’T MEAN WE'’RE NOT SMART ♪

♪ I DON'’T SEE WHAT ANYONE CAN SEE IN ANYONE ELSE ♪

♪ BUT YOU...

Man: ♪ YOU ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO KEEP IT REAL ♪

♪ I'’M IN LOVE WITH... ♪

Keith: I HAD A GIRLFRIEND PRIOR TO THE INJURY,

AND AS I GET DISCHARGED FROM HERE

AND I GET BACK TO MY PRIVATE LIFE,

HOW WOULD THAT AFFECT...

WILL I BE ABLE TO BE SEXUALLY ACTIVE?

THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES,

BUT WE HAVE A VIDEO TO SHOW HOW TO DO IT.

AS TIME GOES ON, WE'’RE GONNA GO THROUGH A WHOLE PROGRAM

IN TERMS OF WHAT TECHNIQUES YOU MAY NEED.

[♪...]

OFTEN, ADJUSTMENT AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY INVOLVES

A REEVALUATION OR REORDERING OF PRIORITIES IN ONE'’S LIFE.

ONE MUST WORK THROUGH THE ISSUE OF, "WHY'’D THIS HAPPEN TO ME?"

AND MAKE A CONSCIOUS DECISION TO MOVE FORWARD IN LIFE.

[♪...]

Man: WOMEN ARE NOT THREATENED BY THE GUY THAT'’S IN A CHAIR.

THEY COME UP, STRIKE ON GREAT CASUAL CONVERSATION, AND YOU'’RE LIKE,

"O.K., IS SHE SEEING THE CHAIR, OR IS SHE SEEING ME?"

Hogsett: YOU KNOW, EVERYONE'’S LIKE,

"WHAT'’S YOUR APPROACH, SCOTT, HOW DO YOU WORK THESE WOMEN?"

FUCK IT, MAN, I'’M LIKE,

"THE MORE PITIFUL I AM, THE MORE THE WOMEN LIKE ME."

Andy: THE GIRLS WHO ARE INTERESTED, YOU KNOW,

IF THEY REALLY LIKE YOU, THERE IS ONE QUESTION

THAT POPS IN THEIR HEAD PRETTY QUICK,

BUT THEY DON'’T WANNA COME OUT AND SAY IT,

SO THEY'’LL START WITH, LIKE,

"OH, YOU KNOW, HOW'’D YOU GET HURT?"

Girl: SO YOU CAN MOVE THEM SOME, OR CAN'’T MOVE YOUR ARMS?

Hogsett: YEAH, I CAN MOVE '’EM.

...SEE, IT TAKES ABOUT 10 TO 20 MINUTES OF WORKING THAT CHICK,

AND THEN SHE FINALLY DROPS THE BOMB, YOU KNOW, "CAN YOU DO IT?"

Girl: IS IT... DEAD?

Andy: NO, IT'’S ALL STILL VERY, VERY GOOD.

I THINK EVERYONE HERE, DING-DING-DING AND WHOO-HOO!

WAIT, SO SOME CAN GET IT UP BUT NOT...

SOME CAN'’T.

IT'’S NOT A GIVEN WITH EVERY QUAD.

WHEN I FIRST GOT INJURED, I WAS IN INTENSIVE CARE, AND, UH...

EVERYONE WAS CURIOUS TO HOW I WAS GONNA BE,

HOW MUCH FUNCTION I WAS GONNA HAVE WHEN I CAME OUT OF MY COMA

THAT I WAS IN, AND I WAS ABOUT READY TO WAKE UP,

AND THE NURSES DECIDED TO GIVE ME A BED-BATH IN THE BED,

AND THE ONE NURSE GOT SO EXCITED THAT I GOT A WOODY,

SHE RAN OUTSIDE AND GOT MY MOM

AND SHOWED HER MY, UH, ERECTION.

REALLY? YEAH.

PHYSICAL CHANGES OCCUR IMMEDIATELY

AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY.

BEFORE YOU ENGAGE IN ANY SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH A PARTNER,

IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW YOUR NEW BODY WORKS.

THIS CAN MOST EFFECTIVELY BE ACCOMPLISHED BY MASTURBATING.

IN REHAB, THE FIRST THING I LEARNED HOW TO DO WAS JERK OFF.

YOU KNOW, THAT'’S THE VERY FIRST THING I LEARNED.

I'’D RATHER BE ABLE TO GRAB MY MEAT THAN GRAB A TOOTHBRUSH.

YOU BREAK YOUR NECK AND, LOOK, THESE THINGS MAY BE IMPAIRED,

BUT, YOU KNOW, THATSTILL WORKS,

AND WHEN YOU'’RE IN A CHAIR,

YOU USUALLY LIKE TO EAT PUSSY.

Jess: IT'’S HUMOROUS AT TIMES TO WATCH THE PROCESS

OF TRYING THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT FALL OVER,

YOU MIGHT HAVE TO DO SOME MODIFICATIONS TO IT.

WELL, BUT, SO DOES THE GIRL HAVE TO BE ON TOP?

A LOT OF GIRLS LIKE BEING ON TOP.

Man: I GOT A MODIFIED DOGGY STYLE THAT I KIND OF PERFECTED.

SINCE I HAVE LESS HANDGRIP, I USE A TOWEL.

I WRAP A TOWEL, LIKE, FOR A BELT AROUND HER WAIST,

AND THEN I HOLD IT RIGHT THERE,

AND THEN JUST DO MY THING, YOU KNOW.

Andy: THE FIRST FULL-ON SEX AFTER BEING IN A WHEELCHAIR

WAS A VERY GREAT MOMENT IN MY LIFE, JUST KNOWING

THAT I COULD JUST STILL, NOT JUST THE PHYSICAL ACT,

BUT THAT YOU COULD STILL GO OUT ONE NIGHT,

MEET A GIRL AND GET LUCKY,

THINGS THAT YOU DON'’T THINK ARE POSSIBLE ANYMORE.

Joe: I TRY TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE, O.K.?

CONSTRUCTIVE STUFF YOU GOTTA BE ABLE TO ACCEPT,

AND YOU CAN'’T BE SENSITIVE, O.K.?

AND IF YOU DO YOUR JOB, AM I GONNA YELL AT YOU?

HOW DO YOU THINK YOU GUYS HAVE GOTTEN TO THE LEVEL

WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW?

AND THAT'’S BECAUSE WHEN YOU MESS UP, YOU NEED SOMEONE THERE.

HEY, WHEN YOU WERE GROWING UP...

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN YOU GUYS WERE GROWING UP AND YOUR DAD TOLD YOU

NOT DO SOMETHING AND YOU DID IT, WHAT DID HE HAVE TO DO?

HE HAD TO GROUND YOU, RIGHT?

WHICHEVER WAY, WHICHEVER WAY.

WELL, GUESS WHAT? I'’M THE SAME WAY.

I'’VE GOTTA DO THAT, O.K.?

...MY THEORY ON DISCIPLINE,

IF YOU START EARLY AND YOU LET '’EM KNOW

THAT YOU WILL BACK UP WHAT YOU SAY,

THEN USUALLY BY AGE FIVE,

THE DISCIPLINE IS ALREADY ESTABLISHED.

PLEASE DON'’T DO THAT, DON'’T DO THAT AGAIN.

YOU HEAR ME?

STOP ACTING UP.

I'’M NOT ACTING UP.

ROBERT, GO WITH MOM. NO.

GO WITH MOM NOW.

IT'’S NICE OUT HERE.

I LIKE IT OUT HERE BETTER.

IF I SAY IT AGAIN, YOU'’RE DONE.

...IF YOU GIVE '’EM TOUGH LOVE,

THEY LEARN THE DIFFERENCE FROM WRONG AND RIGHT.

AND MY DAD WAS A POLICE OFFICER.

IF YOU BAD-MOUTHED HIM, YOU DID ANYTHING AT ALL,

THERE WAS CONSEQUENCES.

AND HE WAS VERY HARD-NOSED,

AND HE HAD REALLY HUGE HANDS,

AND HE HIT REALLY HARD.

AND I LET HIM KNOW THAT IT'’S NOT EVEN CLOSE,

WHAT I DO TO HIM THAN... THAT WHAT MY FATHER DID TO ME.

[PIANO PLAYING SOFTLY]

[GENERAL CONVERSATIONS]

THANK YOU.

ROBBIE'’S NOT GONNA WANT THE...

ROBBIE'’S NOT GONNA WANT THAT, IS HE?

NO, HE WON'’T.

Woman: RUGBY, AT ONE POINT, TOOK OVER A LOT.

RUGBY, RUGBY, RUGBY.

THEY'’RE LIKE, USED TO BE, LIKE... ADDICTED.

IT'’S LIKE AN ADDICTION.

IT'’S LIKE SOME DRUG, LIKE A DRUG FOR HIM.

Patti: WHEN IT COMES CLOSER TO THE POINT IN TIME

WHERE THE GAME IS GONNA GO ON,

HE GETS MORE EDGY, MORE IRRITABLE.

ROBERT, I GOT UP THIS MORNING AT 6:30,

I WENT TO BED AT 12... I GUESS WE'’RE DOING IT TOMORROW.

WE'’RE DOING IT TOMORROW.

...SO WE COULD DO THREE THREES AND, LIKE, A DEUCE OUT THERE.

I FIGURE, TRAVEL...

Patti: THE DOCTOR WANTS HIM TO TAKE IT EASY

AND NOT GET OVERSTRESSED.

Joe: SCORE IT, SCORE IT!

Patti: AND JOE IS CONTINUING TO COACH,

AND HE WANTS TO CONTINUE TO PLAY.

NO, NO...! HE DOESN'’T HAVE THE BALL!

YOU STUPID IDIOT.

SEE YOU GO WIDE...

FABIEN, GET OUT OF THERE.

OH, FOR GOD'’S...

WE'’RE GONNA KILL 'EM!

ON THE COUNT OF THREE!

ONE, TWO, THREE... All: CANADA!

[♪...]

Man: HE SAID HE HAS A LITTLE KNOT THERE.

Man 2: WIRE.

Woman: DO YOU WANT 50 OR 25 DEMEROL?

Man 1: 50. Woman: 50.

Man 2: SIX FRONT SHEET.

Woman: 50 DEMEROL, KRISTEN.

[MACHINES BEEPING]

[♪...]

[FLATLINE TONE] Man: WIRE.

[BEEPING RESUMES]

[♪...]

Man: THERE WE GO.

[♪...]

[SHUTTER SNAPS]

[♪...]

Zupan: I WAS PLAYING COLLEGE SOCCER.

WE WENT OUT AFTER A GAME WE WON,

I HAD A FEW TOO MUCH TO DRINK,

SO I WENT AND PASSED OUT IN MY BUDDY'’S PICKUP TRUCK.

HE CRASHED, AND I WENT FLYING.

HE WAS DRUNK, AND THAT WAS THAT.

Man: KNOWING ZUPAN AND IGOE AS WELL AS I DO,

THIS DAY, 10 YEARS LATER,

SOMETIMES I FEEL WORSE FOR IGOE THAN I DO FOR ZUPAN.

Man 2: WELL, WHY ISN'’T IGOE AT OUR 10-YEAR REUNION?

I MEAN, THERE WAS APPREHENSION ON BOTH OF THEIR PARTS

BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING VERY DIFFICULT.

I BELIEVE HE FEELS IF HE CAME HERE,

SOME PART OF IGOE'’S MIND WOULD SAY, EVERYONE ELSE

IN THIS REUNION IS GONNA BE LOOKING AT US AND SAYING,

"THERE'’S MARK AND THE GUY THAT PUT HIM IN THE WHEELCHAIR."

[♪...]

Mark'’s Dad: THEY WERE TWO BEST FRIENDS,

AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT,

CHRIS IGOE THOUGHT I WAS GONNA...

HE THOUGHT I WAS GONNA BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HIM.

AND I HUGGED HIM.

WHAT ELSE COULD I DO?

I SAYS, "THIS WAS AN ACCIDENT.

"I KNOW YOU DIDN'’T DO THIS INTENTIONALLY,

"AND AS A RESULT OF THAT, DON'’T WORRY ABOUT IT.

"BUT, UM, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE,

AND DON'’T FORGET THAT, EITHER."

[♪...]

Mark'’s Mom: I DIDN'’T HAVE A LOT OF ANGER,

I HAD A LOT OF CONCERN.

I HAD CONCERN THAT MY SON WAS GONNA DIE AND I HAD CONCERN

THAT CHRIS WASN'’T GONNA SURVIVE THE MENTAL CHALLENGE.

IT'’S GOTTA BE HORRENDOUS TO LIVE WITH THAT EVERY DAY.

YOUR BEST FRIEND. IT HAS TO BE HORRENDOUS.

[VEHICLES PASSING]

[♪...]

Man: THE NIGHT OF THE ACCIDENT STARTED

PRETTY INNOCENTLY ENOUGH.

WE WERE DOING SHOTS WITH THE GIRLS,

AND WE WERE JUST SLAMMING BEERS SENSELESS.

NEXT THING I KNOW, I'’M GETTING WOKEN UP BY THE BOUNCER, UM...

I HAD DRIVEN DRUNK PRIOR TO THAT, YOU KNOW.

EVERYBODY PRETTY MUCH HAD, IT WASN'’T A BIG DEAL AT THAT POINT.

I'’M JUST THINKING, "ALL RIGHT, I'’M GONNA GET HOME."

[KEYS JINGLING]

[CLEARS THROAT]

[KEYS JINGLING]

HE HAD TO HAVE GOT LAUNCHED ALL THE WAY OVER THIS

AND LANDED IN THE CANAL, AND, YOU KNOW,

I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA THAT HE WAS IN THE TRUCK, I...

AND I HAD A LONG, HARD TIME, YOU KNOW, ACCEPTING THAT FACT

BECAUSE IT WAS... IT'’S JUST SO...

FOREIGN.

FOR ME TO COME BACK AND SEE THIS, IT'’S...

I DON'’T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, I'’M NOT GETTING A REAL EMOTIONAL REACTION.

IT'’S JUST A PLACE THAT SOMETHING BAD HAPPENED.

THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS SIMPLY AN ACCIDENT.

[COUGHS]

[♪...]

YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TALK ABOUT HITTING ROCK BOTTOM.

I MEAN, I...

NOT TO SOUND OVERLY DRAMATIC OR ANYTHING,

BUT I WAS DEFINITELY ACTING SUICIDAL,

WHETHER I KNEW THAT OR NOT.

Man: THEY'’D QUITE POSSIBLY BEEN THE TWO WORST PERSONALITIES

FOR THIS ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN TO TOGETHER.

YOU'’VE GOT ZUPAN, WHO IS NOT AN EMOTIONAL PERSON

THAT'’S GONNA SAY, "IGOE, LET'’S GET ALL THIS OUT.

"LET'’S HEAR IT, YOU FEEL GUILTY, I UNDERSTAND YOUR GUILT.

I CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT."

YOU'’VE GOT IGOE,

WHO VERY MUCH IS, "I DON'’T NEED ANYONE'S HELP."

THEY SEEM TO HAVE THE PERFECT STORM OF PERSONALITY QUIRKS

THAT MAY PREVENT THE TWO OF THEM FROM EVER SAYING

EXACTLY WHAT THE OTHER ONE NEEDS TO HEAR TO MAKE THIS...

TO MAKE BOTH OF THEM WHOLE, TO MOVE FORWARD WITH IT.

[♪...]

Zupan: I WAS PRETTY HARD ON HIM.

I WOULD HAVE HIM COME GET ME.

AND HE HAD A PAGER, AND I JUST BLEW UP HIS PAGER.

I JUST WOULD CONTINUALLY CALL.

I WOULD PROJECT MY ANGER

ON THE PEOPLE THAT I CARED ABOUT.

I MEAN, WHEN YOU COME OUT OF REHAB,

YOU HAVE TRACES OF YOUR OLD SELF JUST EVERYWHERE.

WHERE YOU USED TO SIT AFTER YOU'’D COME HOME FROM...

I DON'’T KNOW, A SOCCER GAME, A PARTY OR WHATEVER,

OR JUST SEEING SOCCER SHOES

OR STUFF YOU WOULD USE IN ABLE-BODIED LIFE

IN YOUR CLOSET. YOU HAVE PICTURES...

YOU HAVE PICTURES OF YOU PLAYING SPORTS,

YOU HAVE YOUR FRIENDS.

YOU FIGURE OUT THAT HOME ISN'’T NECESSARILY COMFORTING,

BUT IT'’S... IT GETS TO YOU INSIDE.

JUST KEEP IT UP, THAT'’S ALL WE ASK.

Woman: LOOK AT YOU, ALL SPIFFED UP, YOU MUST BE GOING SOMEWHERE.

Keith: YEAH, HOME.

Woman: OH, GOD.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU. [KISS]

THANK YOU. Woman: GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

KEITH, YOU'’RE LEAVING US.

IF YOU GUYS WANT, WRITE DOWN YOUR CONTACTS

AND I'’LL DEFINITELY LET YOU KNOW WHEN WE'’RE GONNA GO OUT.

THEY'’LL DEFINITELY BE HAVING, LIKE, PARTIES AND STUFF,

AN ALL-OUT PARTY WHERE ALL YOU GUYS ARE GONNA COME DOWN.

THAT'’S GOOD, I'’LL BE THERE, MAN.

OH, COME ON.

IS THIS A THERAPY JOKE? [WOMEN LAUGH]

I DIDN'’T PICK THE CARD, ACTUALLY, MELISSA DID, SO...

YOU CAN BLAME IT ON HER.

Woman: LET ME HELP YOU.

I GOT IT.

Man: HE SAID YOU WERE HURT IN YOUR SHOULDER.

HE'’D BEEN WAITING FOR A HALF AN HOUR.

Woman: THE NEXT FIVE MINUTES... ARE GONNA BE A LITTLE TIGHT...

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[♪...]

ISN'’T IT CUTE? YEAH.

Girl: THAT'’S A NEW CHAIR, RIGHT?

YEAH, IT LOOKS BRAND-NEW.

Girl: THAT LITTLE ONE IN THERE,

I GAVE TO HIM, LIKE, THE FIRST WEEK...

Woman: OH, YEAH, NO, WE WOULDN'’T LEAVE THAT.

THAT FIRST WEEK THAT HE WAS IN ROBERT WOOD.

I MEAN, THERE IS A LITTLE MORE COMPACT...

THERE'’S ONE WE WERE LOOKING AT HAD A CASE AND EVERYTHING.

ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMER...

IT'’S COOL AND EVERYTHING...

BUT THIS REALLY SUCKS.

Woman: WHAT SUCKS?

I SAID THIS, LIKE...

EVERYTHING HERE IS NICE AND ALL, BUT...

WELL, THIS IS WHERE YOU'’RE GOING, THIS HAS TO...

I'’M IN A WHEELCHAIR. YEAH?

THIS SUCKS.

IT'’S JUST LIKE WHEN YOU CAME FROM ROBERT WOOD TO KESSLER.

IT WAS A NEW TRANSITION, DIFFERENT SCHEDULE.

YOU GOTTA GIVE IT A COUPLE WEEKS.

SHH, LET'’S JUST HAVE A MOMENT.

YEAH, BUT...

PREACH TO ME ALL YOU WANT.

IT'’S NOT GONNA MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

NO, IT CAN'’T.

YEAH, I'’M THANKFUL THAT I'’M HERE.

YOU KNOW, I COULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH WORSE OFF.

BUT THE FACT IS, IS

WHAT WAS ONCE NORMAL

WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

AND THAT'’S JUST SETTLING IN RIGHT NOW.

YOU SURE YOU WANNA SEE THIS?

IMAGINE IF YOU DIDN'’T HAVE THIS ON.

Kevin: SELECTION'’S A HARD PART.

WE'’VE GOT A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY GOING TOWARDS ATHENS.

WE'’RE GOING THERE TO WIN GOLD, AND SELECTED A TEAM THAT I FEEL

GIVES US THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

[♪...]

FROM TEMPE, ARIZONA, ANDY COHN.

[APPLAUSE]

FROM SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, SAM GLOOR,

CLIFF CHUNN, LYNN NELSON, BRENT POPPEN, BOB LUJANO.

[APPLAUSE]

FROM PHOENIX, ARIZONA, SCOTT HOGSETT.

[APPLAUSE]

FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS, MARK ZUPAN.

[APPLAUSE]

THIS IS THE 2004 U.S.A. PARALYMPIC RUGBY TEAM.

[LOUD CHEERING]

TWO, THREE...

All: U.S.A.! RUGBY!

[CHEERING]

HEY, MARK. HEY, HOW ARE YOU?

Woman: THEY'’RE TRYING TO LEARN ALL THE NAMES.

THIS IS CARA-LEE.

HI, CARLY, HOW ARE YOU?

GIVE MR. MARK... WILL YOU SHAKE HIS HAND?

WHAT'’S YOUR NAME? MELISSA.

MELISSA? IT'’S NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO DO YOU LIKE RUGBY, HUH, MELISSA?

DO YOU LIKE IT?

Woman: A LITTLE BASHFUL.

DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION?

I WAS GONNA ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS. SURE.

HOW'’D YOU EAT YOUR PIZZA WITH YOUR ELBOWS?

HOW DID I EAT IT WITH MY ELBOWS?

WELL, I JUST PICKED IT UP LIKE THIS. [LAUGHS]

I USE THIS CHAIR TO HELP ME.

THIS IS MY EVERYDAY CHAIR.

JUST GET UP LIKE THIS...

GET UNDERNEATH THE SEATBELT, SLIDE IN.

HOW... HOW DID YOU...

HOW DID YOU LOSE YOUR ARMS?

OH, I GOT SICK WHEN I WAS NINE YEARS OLD

AND CONTRACTED A BLOOD DISEASE.

BUT I'’M ALL RIGHT, THAT'’S ALL THAT MATTERS.

I'’M ALIVE AND USE EVERYTHING I HAVE TO GET THROUGH LIFE.

SO THAT'’S WHAT WE ALL HAVE TO DO, USE EVERYTHING WE HAVE.

I CONTRACTED MENINGOCOCCOCEMIA WHEN I WAS NINE YEARS OLD.

IT'’S AN EARLY STAGE OF MENINGITIS, VERY RARE FORM.

JUST HAPPENS OVERNIGHT, JUST LIKE PICKING UP A COLD.

THEY COULDN'’T REALLY DO ANYTHING FOR ME.

THEY PRETTY MUCH COUNTED ME OFF, THAT I WASN'’T GOING TO MAKE IT.

THEY BROUGHT A PRIEST IN TO GIVE LAST RITES AND EVERYTHING,

SO IT LOOKED PRETTY GRIM.

AND THEN I JUST WOKE UP AND HAD NO LEGS.

I REMEMBER BEING WHEELED INTO THE EMERGENCY ROOM,

AND I COULD KIND OF LOOK DOWN, AND I SAW MY LEGS AND MY FEET,

AND JUST, HEADING TO THE OPERATING ROOM,

JUST KIND OF KNEW THIS WASN'’T GOOD.

MY FATHER WAS VERY MUCH INSTRUMENTAL

IN HELPING ME DEAL WITH EVERYTHING.

I REMEMBER TIMES, WHENEVER KIDS WOULD KIND OF LAUGH OR POINT,

HE WOULD KIND OF LAUGH ALONG WITH THEM

AND KIND OF JOKE ABOUT IT.

ONCE I SAW HIM KIND OF LIGHTENING THE SITUATION,

IT DIDN'’T MAKE ME FEEL UPSET...

OR, YOU KNOW, HURT.

I'’M A 33-YEAR-OLD SINGLE MALE IN BIRMINGHAM

AND I THINK I'’M LIVING WHAT EVERY PERSON

THAT'’S A SINGLE MALE IS SUPPOSED TO BE LIVING.

YOU KNOW, LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, I TAKE CARE OF MYSELF,

COOK FOR MYSELF, HAVE MY OWN JOB.

THESE ARE MY ARTIFICIAL LIMBS,

AND I USE IT PRIMARILY JUST TO BUTTON UP AND ZIP UP,

AND, UM... I ALSO HAVE TO USE THEM TO DRIVE.

WHEN I FIRST STARTED OUT, I DROVE WITHOUT '’EM,

AND I GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND THE FIRST THING THEY SAID WAS,

"DID YOU HAVE YOUR SEATBELT ON?" "NO."

"DID YOU HAVE YOUR ARMS ON?" "NO."

OF COURSE IT'’S VERY MUCH HUMILIATING,

BUT YET, YOU KNOW, LIFE STILL GOES ON.

THERE WAS A DREAM THAT I HAD WHERE I WAS FLYING,

AND I'’VE ACTUALLY HAD IT A COUPLE OF TIMES,

ACTUALLY VERY MUCH THE SAME DREAM,

WHERE I'’M AT MY GRANDMOTHER'’S HOUSE,

AND THAT WAS THE HOUSE WHERE I LOST MY LIMBS AS WELL.

I JUST REMEMBER HAVING A DREAM WHERE I WAS JUST FLYING UP,

INTO THE BACKYARD, FLYING OVER THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE,

FLYING AMONG THE TREES.

[♪...]

I DO SEE MYSELF HAVING LIMBS AS I WAS FLYING.

IT WAS A VERY LIBERATING FEELING,

NOT WANTING IT TO END AND WANTING TO KEEP IT GOING.

[MUSIC FADES...]

[CHILD SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

IF HE DIDN'’T HAVE THAT EXERCISE, HE WOULD BE PROBABLY GONE.

MY DOCTOR SAID, "YOU'’VE GOT A HEART OF A BULL."

I BELIEVE HIM.

Man: EVERYBODY WANNA JOIN ME IN A TOAST?

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'’VE SEEN UNCLE JOE

SINCE HIS HEART ATTACK,

AND THANK GOD HIS HEART'’S PUMPING STRONG

AND HE'’S DOING MUCH BETTER AND HE LOOKS GREAT.

HE'’S IN GREAT HEALTH.

TO HIS FUTURE, AND GOOD HEALTH, AND GOD BLESS HIM.

All: TO JOE...

Joe: I'’LL BE HONEST HERE-- I'’M LIVING THE AMERICAN DREAM.

MY FAMILY MOVED HERE TO THE U.S. AT AGE 11,

AND IF I HAD STAYED IN PORTUGAL,

I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE ANY NEAR THE OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE

AS I'’VE HAD LIVING HERE IN THE U.S.

IF YOU'’VE GOT A DISABILITY IN PORTUGAL,

THEY BECOME ASHAMED OF HAVING SOMEONE...

IT'’S A SIGN OF WEAKNESS TO THEM.

SO IT'’S NOT THAT I'M NOT A PROUD AMERICAN, YOU KNOW.

I STILL BELIEVE IN MY COUNTRY.

I LIVE HERE, BUT I HAVE A JOB TO DO.

AND IT'’S BEEN A GREAT RIDE WITH TEAM CANADA.

UNCLE JOE! UNCLE JOE!

DO A 360.

O.K., 360 COMING UP, WHOO!

O.K., THAT'’S FUNNY. [LAUGHING]

[JOE LAUGHS]

AFTER HIS HEART ATTACK, HE GREW.

IT'’S LIKE HE GREW, HE MATURES.

FOR SOME REASON, HE WOKE UP.

GOD TOUCHED JOE SOMEHOW.

HE DID, I DO BELIEVE ON THAT.

I BELIEVE IT, TOO.

I DO BELIEVE ON THAT, AND EVERYTHING CHANGES,

BECAUSE THE WAY JOE TALKS IS LIKE... THE NEW JOE.

Joe: HE'’S SMART AS A WHIP.

STRAIGHT A'’s THREE YEARS IN A ROW.

HE PLAYS THE VIOLA, HE'’S PRETTY GOOD AT IT, YOU KNOW.

Man: I ALWAYS KNEW THAT JOE WOULD GROW UP TO BE SOMEBODY.

HE HAD THAT FORTITUDE ABOUT HIM.

HE HAD A GREAT PERSONALITY AND HE HAD A LOT OF DRIVE.

UNBELIEVABLE... FOR A MAN CONFINED TO A WHEELCHAIR,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'’M SAYING?

Joe: LOOK, I UNDERLINED MY HOME PHONE NUMBER.

I GOT THE CELL NUMBER IN BACK.

YOU LOOK GOOD, YOU REALLY DO, YOU LOOK GOOD. THANK YOU.

I'’M ACTUALLY THE ONLY...

THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD TO HAVE ALL THREE

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN WHEELCHAIR RUGBY.

[WHISTLES] Woman: GOOD GRIEF.

Joe: I DON'’T THINK GOD IS INTO COMPETITION,

BUT I THINK GOD REWARDS THOSE WHO HELP PEOPLE OUT,

AND THE MAN UP THERE'’S GIVEN ME THE STRENGTH

TO BE A BETTER COACH NOW THAN EVER, O.K.?

BECAUSE, YOU KNOW... I'’M HOPING HE BLESSES MY TEAM.

DON'’T GET THE AMERICANS GOT IN YOUR WAY.

JUST BEAT '’EM, BEAT THEIR ASSES OFF. [LAUGHS]

THEY DESERVED A GOOD BEATING. [LAUGHS]

STILL TICKIN'’, BABY.

[♪...]

Kevin: THIS TOURNAMENT IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR US

BECAUSE IT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECLAIM

WHAT WE FEEL IS OURS,

WHICH BEING THE NUMBER ONE SEED GOING INTO THE PARALYMPICS.

[♪...]

Joe: ARE WE READY TO PLAY HERE, BOYS?

All: YEAH!

ARE WE READY?!

All: U.S.A.!

All: CANADA!

GO GET '’EM!

[♪...]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

WHOO!

WATCH ZUPAN, WATCH ZUPAN!

ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK!

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

OH...

CANADA, CANADA, CANADA, CANADA...

[♪...]

WATCH ZUPAN.

OH, OH... SUBS, SUBS.

BALL, BALL, BALL, BALL, BALL, BALL.

SWARM HIM, SWARM HIM, SWARM HIM, SWARM HIM...

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[POUNDING IN RHYTHM]

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

[SHOUTING]

THE RED MACHINE WILL CRUSH, WILL CRUSH, O.K.?

LET'’S GO GET THIS. ONE, TWO, THREE...

All: U.S.A.!

[NO VOICES]

SWARM HIM, SWARM HIM, SWARM HIM NOW, NOW!

[CROWD CHEERING]

[BUZZER]

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

[♪...]

[TEAM SHOUTING]

All: U.S.A.!

RUGBY! WHOO!

WE GOT A FUCKING 2-1/2 MONTHS TO GO... WHO CARES?

RIGHT NOW, THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO.

Man on P.A.: Ladies and gentlemen,

the gold medal winning team,

the United States.

[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]

[♪...]

[NO VOICE]

Robert: Is there any way you can take an earlier flight

to get to my concert?

Joe: I'’m gonna try to go as quick as I can, O.K.?

And I miss you and... I love you.

[♪...]

[♪...]

[ORCHESTRA MUSIC FADES IN...]

[MUSIC ENDS, APPLAUSE]

Joe: WHOO... WHOO, WHOO, WHOO.

Woman: I HAVE, UH...

SIX STUDENTS THAT DID ALL THE WRITING PLAYOFFS

AND ALL THE WRITTEN PLAYOFFS,

SO WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME DOWN.

SAMUEL FRAZIER, KAITLIN GRANT, JENNY PARK, LAURA PAINE

AND ROBERT SOARES.

[APPLAUSE]

GOOD JOB, GOOD JOB.

Joe: GIVE ME A HUG.

HOW YOU DOIN'’, BUD?

I'’M PROUD OF YOU.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

Woman: THEY DID VERY WELL.

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Zupan: WHAT I'’M GONNA DO IS I'M GONNA PLAY THIS FOR YOU GUYS,

AND THEN I'’LL TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME

AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SPORT ITSELF.

Woman on TV: Meet the U.S. Wheelchair Rugby Team.

Wheelchair Rugby, also known as Quad Rugby,

is for athletes who are quadriplegics.

Andy: When people in the community see you in a wheelchair,

they kind of treat you like you'’re made of glass,

and they'’re worried you're fragile, things like that,

but in Wheelchair Rugby, it'’s kind of just like speed bumper cars.

That'’s a good way of thinking of it.

Man: WHAT TEAM ARE YOU ON?

ARE YOU ON ONE OF THEM TEAMS THERE?

I PLAY FOR THE UNITED STATES PARALYMPIC RUGBY TEAM.

DO YOU WEAR HELMETS?

Zupan: NO, MA'’AM. AND WHY NOT?

YOU DON'’T WANNA DO IT WEARING ELBOW PADS, SHIN PADS,

A HELMET OR WHATEVER,

AND THAT MIGHT BE JUST THE MACHO MAN THING, BUT...

IS THERE A TECHNIQUE TO, LIKE, FALLING?

Zupan: JUST DON'’T LEAD WITH YOUR HEAD.

YEAH, THAT'’S PRETTY MUCH IT.

IT'’S KIND OF INTERESTING

BECAUSE I'’VE ACTUALLY DONE MORE IN A CHAIR

THAN I DID ABLE-BODIED.

DON'’T LET THIS THING LIMIT YOU FOR DOING ANYTHING YOU WANT.

LET'’S JUST SAY THAT, DOWN THE ROAD, AS WE PLAY, UH...

NOW, I HAVE THE MENTALITY THAT I DON'’T WANT TO BE

IN THIS WHEELCHAIR FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

[MUMBLING]: YEAH, THAT'’S WHAT I'’M TALKING ABOUT.

SAY WE DO START WALKING,

DO WE GET KICKED OFF THE TEAM RIGHT AWAY?

IF YOU MAKE A FULL RECOVERY AND GET OUT OF THE CHAIR

AND WALK AWAY, WELL, THEN, THAT MIGHT BE ONE OF THE THINGS

YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP TO GO WALK AWAY.

WHAT IS THAT MADE FROM?

Zupan: ALUMINUM.

OH, IT'’S ALUMINUM, YOU JUST GOT IT PUT ON THERE LIKE THAT?

YEAH, I HAD IT MADE.

IT'’S CUSTOM TO EACH PERSON.

THIS CHAIR'’S TOTALLY DIFFERENT THAN AN EVERYDAY CHAIR.

Woman: ALL RIGHT, READY?

ONE, TWO...

YOU SURE YOU WANNA DO THIS?

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HOW IT FEEL, BIG DOG?

HOW IT FEEL?

IT FEELS LIKE I'’M ON A BATTERING RAM.

Woman: IT'’S DIFFERENT, RIGHT?

HOW DO YOU FEEL IN IT?

IT'’S UNREAL, IT'S A WHOLE...

WHOLE DIFFERENT ASPECT OF BEING IN A WHEELCHAIR.

FEEL HOW RUGGED IT IS?

RUN INTO ANYTHING.

Woman: WE CAN'’T.

I WON'’T. YOU CAN'’T DO IT.

YOU'’RE IN A HOSPITAL. YOU CAN'’T DO IT.

CAN WE GO OUTSIDE?

YOU'’RE ON HOSPITAL GROUNDS, AND YOU'’RE...

GOD FORBID SOMETHING GOES WRONG OR HURT YOURSELF OR ANYTHING.

YOU'’RE STILL A LITTLE FRAGILE.

CAN I GIVE HIM A LOVE TAP, MAYBE? NO.

YOU STAND THERE. NO.

IT'’LL BE FINE, HE'’S NOT GONNA FALL OUT.

I DON'’T WANNA RUIN YOUR CHAIR, EITHER.

YOU WON'’T RUIN IT.

PEOPLE, LIKE, JUST THROW THEIR BODY AT IT?

AND YOU'’RE STRAPPED IN A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY WHEN YOU'’RE IN IT.

[LAUGHING]: O.K.

[♪...]

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'’T AWARE, THE PARALYMPIC GAMES

FOLLOW JUST A FEW WEEKS AFTER THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

THIS YEAR, THEY'’LL BE RUNNING SEPTEMBER 17th TO THE 28th

IN ATHENS, USING ALL THE SAME VENUES AND EVENTS, STADIUMS,

EVERYTHING IN ATHENS, GREECE.

...A YEAR PLAYING AND COMPETING,

AND, YOU KNOW, RIGHT NOW, WE ARE TOO...

IT'’S AN AMAZING SPORT TO WATCH, AND I THINK,

UNTIL YOU SEE IT LIVE, IT'’S REALLY HARD TO APPRECIATE.

UNTIL THE GAMES, IT'’S JUST GONNA BE THE HARDEST TRAINING OF MY LIFE.

[GENERAL CONVERSATIONS]

Zupan: I MEAN, THIS IS JUST CRAZY.

I DIDN'’T EXPECT ANY... ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

TELL ME ABOUT WHEELCHAIR RUGBY.

Zupan: IT USED TO BE CALLED "MURDERBALL,"

BUT YOU CAN'’T REALLY MARKET "MURDERBALL" TO CORPORATE SPONSORS.

[LAUGHTER] Woman: WE'’VE BEEN HEARING ABOUT A RIVALRY

BETWEEN THE U.S. AND CANADIAN QUAD RUGBY TEAM.

YOU GUYS ARE REALLY OUT THERE GOING AFTER EACH OTHER.

Zupan: WE HAVE A REPUTATION

OF ALWAYS STAYING ON TOP AND ALWAYS WINNING GOLD,

SO WE DON'’T WANNA BE THE FIRST TEAM TO LET OUR COUNTRY DOWN

AND NOT WIN.

GREAT, THANKS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

I CAME A DAY EARLY AND I WENT AND SPOKE AT A REHAB HOSPITAL,

AND THERE'’S THIS YOUNG GUY THAT JUST GOT HURT, AND, YOU KNOW...

HE WAS TOLD ABOUT RUGBY-- I BROUGHT A RUGBY CHAIR--

WE COULDN'’T GET HIM OUT OF THE RUGBY CHAIR WHEN IT WAS TIME TO LEAVE.

HE'’S JUST LIKE, "THIS IS GREAT, I WANNA GO HIT STUFF." [LAUGHTER]

SO JUST TO SEE THAT, HIS EYES LIGHTING UP AND BEING SO HAPPY,

IT WAS... IT'’S JUST SO FULFILLING.

Man on TV: NBC-13 has more with the American Paralympic Rugby Team.

Man 2: The country'’s Paralympic Rugby Team

preps for its biggest day in four years.

The Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece, are just a month away.

PASS! TIGHTEN UP ON THAT, WILL GROULX!

Bob on TV: Watching the Olympic ceremony the other day,

the opening ceremony, that really got my blood going,

realizing that we'’re only less than 30 days away.

Hogsett: HEY, BOBBY, HAVE YOU SEENOCEAN'’S ELEVEN?

YEAH.

REMEMBER THAT DUDE, THE LITTLE ASIAN GUY

THAT GETS IN THAT BOX

AND THEY BREAK INTO THE BANK, OR THE CASINO?

WELL, WE'’RE GONNA TRY THAT WITH YOU.

YOU KNOW HOW FUNNY THAT WOULD BE?

OH, MY GOD, I'’M GONNA PISS MYSELF.

LET'’S CALL THE GIRLS, COME ON.

CALL THE GIRLS.

Hogsett: BOBBY, JUST FLIP IT UPSIDE DOWN AND...

Sam: YEAH, JUST PUT IT RIGHT OVER...

THERE YOU GO.

Zupan: WILL IT WORK?

Man: EXACTLY, DUDE.

BOBBY, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE?

[MUFFLED]: YEP, MMM...

Hogsett: HOLD ON, WHERE YOU GOING? I HAVE TO PEE.

OH, FUCK PEEING. BOBBY'’S GONNA SUFFOCATE.

Zupan: SCOTT NEEDS A HAND.

Hogsett: QUICKLY, MY BOX FELL OVER WITH MY BAG IN IT.

HE JUST NEEDS A HAND REAL QUICK.

I CAN'’T, I CAN'’T PICK UP THE BAG.

JUST PICK IT UP QUICK, I GUESS.

WELL, SHOULDN'’T I PUT IT LIKE THIS?

NO, '’CAUSE I DON'’T THINK, JUST...

Zupan: I'’D PICK IT UP, AND THEN THE BAG WILL BE...

JUST PICK IT STRAIGHT UP.

ALL RIGHT... [SHRIEKS]

[MEN LAUGHING]

Hogsett: YEAH, BOBBY! YEAH, BOBBY!

YEAH, THAT WAS REAL FUCKING FUNNY.

Hogsett: I WENT TO A WEDDING,

AND MY CHICK'’S MOM'S SISTER COMES UP AND SHE GOES,

[HIGH-PITCHED VOICE]: "HI, SCOTTY, I'’M... SO-AND-SO.

UM, I HEAR YOU'’RE GOING TO THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS."

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I WENT FROM BEING THE MAN AT THE WEDDING

TO A FUCKING RETARD,

AND, I MEAN, IT WAS THE WORST FEELING.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS ONCE A YEAR

AND IT'’S FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE MENTALLY CHALLENGED.

WHAT THEY DO IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS IS VERY HONORABLE--

IT'’S AMAZING WHAT THEY CAN DO--

BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'’S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.

Zupan: IT'’S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

WE'’RE NOT GOING JUST FOR THIS FEEL-GOOD,

PLEASE PAT ME ON THE BACK,

"THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING,"

NO, NO, NO.

WE'’RE NOT GOING FOR A HUG, WE'RE GOING FOR A FUCKING GOLD MEDAL.

[♪...]

Joe: WHEN WE'’RE PRESSING,

WE GOTTA PUT EMPHASIS ON STOPPING KIRKLAND,

STOPPING ZUPAN.

JUMP ON HIM, HIT HIM, TURN HIM.

THE ADVENTURE BEGINS.

WE JUST CAN'’T BE SATISFIED WITH JUST STOPPING HIM.

Kevin: WE'’VE GOTTA FORGET THE PAST.

WE HAVE TO FORGET WHAT HAPPENED IN SWEDEN,

WE GOTTA FORGET WHAT HAPPENED IN VANCOUVER.

NOW IT'’S TIME TO GO TO ATHENS AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

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[CROWD CHEERING...]

[GUNSHOT]

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[GUNSHOT]

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[CROWD CHEERING...]

CANADA, NUMBER ONE!

All: CANADA!

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[CROWD CHEERING...]

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WHOO...

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

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[CHEERING...]

[CHEERING...]

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[MUSIC ENDS]

[CHEERING CONTINUES...]

[GENERAL CONVERSATIONS]

[♪...]

I'’M PROUD OF YOU, YOU'’RE THE BEST SON EVER,

MY BOY, THE BEST SON ANYBODY COULD EVER HAVE.

YOU MAKE ME SO PROUD...

[INDISTINCT, CHOKING SOBS]

...I LOVE YOU, TOO, MY BOY.

NEVER THOUGHT WE'’D BE HERE.

Chorus: ♪ LIGHT AND DAY♪

♪ IS MORE THAN YOU'’LL SAY♪

♪ '’CAUSE ALL... MY FEELINGS ARE MORE♪

♪ THAN I CAN LET BY♪

♪ OR NOT♪

♪ MORE THAN YOU'’VE GOT♪

♪ JUST FOLLOW THE DAY♪

♪ FOLLOW THE DAY AND REACH FOR THE SUN♪

[CROWD CHEERING...]

Woman on P.A.: Mark Zupan...

Scott Hogsett...

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Man: ♪ YOU DON'’T SEE ME FLYIN'’ INTO THE RED ♪

♪ ONE MORE, YOU'’RE DONE ♪

♪ JUST FOLLOW THE SEASONS AND FIND THE TIME ♪

♪ REACH FOR THE BRIGHT SIDE

♪ YOU DON'’T SEE ME FLYIN'’ INTO THE RED ♪

♪ ONE MORE, YOU'’RE NUTS ♪

Chorus: ♪ JUST FOLLOW THE DAY♪

♪ FOLLOW THE DAY AND REACH FOR THE SUN.♪

[MUSIC ENDS]

Hogsett: I GOT INJURED 11 YEARS AGO

IN A FREAK ACCIDENT OUT AT A LAKE CABIN.

I GOT PUSHED OFF THE BALCONY AND I BROKE MY NECK.

Andy: MY FRIEND WHO WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY

WENT INTO THE MEDIAN AND HIT A TREE.

Zupan: I GOT THROWN OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK,

AND I SPENT ABOUT 14 HOURS IN A CANAL

HANGING ONTO A BRANCH.

Man: I CONTRACTED A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER

WHEN I WAS ONE, BUT, UH...

IT'’S ALLOWED ME TO PLAY QUAD RUGBY. [LAUGHS]

[♪...]

Kevin: WE'’RE GONNA DIVVY YOU GUYS UP A LITTLE BIT.

WE'’RE GONNA SHOW YOU A LITTLE BIT OF RUGBY.

AND THEN THOSE OF YOU THAT WANT TO TRY IT AFTER WE'’RE DONE

KIND OF GIVE IT A LIVE SPEED VERSION OF RUGBY...

ANYONE THAT'’S AIR FORCE, MARINES OR NAVY,

YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE WITH THE BLUE TEAM

AND THEN ALL THE ARMY GUYS WILL BE WITH THE RED TEAM.

MY JOB IS TO HOLD HIM

AND THEN HOPEFULLY SNAG A WHEEL ON HIS WAY BY.

IF I CAN SLOW HIM DOWN FOR ONE SECOND

OR MAYBE TWO SECONDS, THEN I'’VE DONE MY JOB.

IT'’S FULL WHEELCHAIR CONTACT AND IT'’S DEFINITELY A LOT OF FUN.

IF YOU LIKE FOOTBALL AND ANY PHYSICAL SPORTS,

THEN YOU'’LL DEFINITELY LOVE WHEELCHAIR RUGBY.

Zupan: SO I GUESS WE'’RE GONNA PLAY SOME...

WHERE YOU GUYS CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE GAME.

Man: I CAN'’T THROW THAT FAR, JUST SO THAT YOU GUYS...

Hogsett: DOESN'’T MATTER, DOESN'’T MATTER.

NONE OF US COULD IN THE BEGINNING.

DON'’T WORRY ABOUT IT, YOU'RE GOING TO DO AN AWESOME JOB.

YOU'’RE GONNA DO A FABULOUS JOB.

[WHISTLE BLOWS]

All: U.S.A.! RUGBY!

[♪...]

GET SET, GO!

WHOA! I'’M GETTING A LITTLE AHEAD NOW.

I'’M CUTTING YOU OFF.

GET BACK HERE.

CONGRATULATIONS... MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS OUR COUNTRY.

[♪...]

ZUPAN!

WHOO! YEAH!

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[LAUGHING...]

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COME ON, JOE, BRING IT IN.

IT'’S COMIN', BABY.

COME ON, JOE, RIGHT THERE.

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NO WAY, THAT'’S FAIR.

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