All language subtitles for Saved.for.A.Reason.2016.1080p.WEBRip.x264-RARBG2_English

[MAN]
IT'S HUMAN NATURE

IS THAT
I'LL DO THAT TOMORROW.

[REPORTER]
AND HERE'S A LIVE LOOK
AT THAT SCENE.

RIGHT NOW, HIGHWAY 104
IS CLOSED WESTBOUND.

[MAN]
KIDS DON'T GET
HOW GOOD LIFE IS

IN HIGH SCHOOL.

AND THEY JUST,
"AH, HIGH SCHOOL.

I JUST-- I CAN'T WAIT
FOR COLLEGE.

THAT'S WHERE, THAT'S WHERE
REAL LIFE BEGINS, RIGHT?"

[MAN IN RECORDING]
IT'S REALLY CRAZY
JUST TO THINK

ABOUT HOW QUICKLY THINGS
CAN TURN AROUND.

THERE'S SOPHOMORES
OR JUNIORS IN COLLEGE

AND THEY'RE LIKE,
"AH, I CAN'T WAIT TO GET

OUT OF COLLEGE."

WHEN I GET OUT OF COLLEGE,

THEN THAT'S WHEN LIFE
IS GONNA BE GREAT, RIGHT?"

[OVERLAPPING CHATTERING]

AND THEN IT'S LIKE,
"OH, I JUST CAN'T WAIT

UNTIL I'M MARRIED."

[MAN IN RECORDING]
SHE'S JUST CRYING, RED-FACED,

TEARS COMING DOWN.

"WHERE'S JOSH,
WHERE'S JOSH!"

[MAN]
A FEW YEARS LATER
IT'S KIDS.

AND THEN, IT'S LIKE
IT'S NEVER QUITE RIGHT.

[FEMALE REPORTER]
THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

[MAN]
TODAY'S THE DAY.

WE DON'T KNOW
ABOUT TOMORROW.

[CHEERING]

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
FIRST OF ALL,
OUR VISITING TEAM.

OUT OF THE NORTHWEST
DISTRICT ONE,

AND THE CASCADE CONFERENCE,
WITH A RECORD OF 21-6.

PLEASE, WELCOME,
THE KING'S KNIGHTS.

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

NUMBER ZERO,
ANDREW AYERS.

NUMBER 22,
CALVIN KISPERT.

FORWARD, NUMBER 24,
DAVID BARHANOVICH.

[ANNOUNCER MUMBLES]

[MAN]
WE'RE IN
THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

AND NOBODY
HAS SAW IT COMING.

WE WEREN'T EXPECTED
TO BE THERE, YOU KNOW,

YOU READ THE PAPERS
AND THERE'S THE CONTENDERS

AND THE DARK HORSES
AND THEN THE PRETENDERS.

I MEAN, WE WERE
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LIST.

WE WERE REALLY EXCITED
TO BE IN THE STATE TITLE GAME.

[CHANTING]
DEFENSE! DEFENSE!

[CHEERING]

WE ACTUALLY HAD A BIT
OF AN INJURY IN THAT GAME.

I SPRAINED MY ANKLE
DOWN THE BASELINE PRETTY GOOD.

BROUGHT HIM OFF THE BENCH
AND HE CAME OUT THERE

AND HE MADE
HIS FIRST BASKET.

AND IT JUST FIRED US UP.

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

[RICK]
WE PLAYED ONE
OF THE BEST GAMES

WE'VE EVER PLAYED.

ONE OF THE MOST
OVERACHIEVING GAMES

THAT WE'VE EVER HAD.

WE PLAYED A REALLY,
REALLY STINGY TOUGH
TOLEDO TEAM.

AND IT WAS
A REALLY PHYSICAL GAME.

I'D SAY OUR MAGIC
KIND OF RAN OUT A LITTLE BIT.

WE RAN A NEW TEAM AGAIN
THAT WAS BETTER THAN WE WERE.

A HEALTHY CALVIN

MIGHT HAVE CHANGED
THE OUTCOME OF THAT GAME.

WE JUST COULDN'T COME BACK
LIKE WE HAD.

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
IT'S TIME TO MEET
YOUR 25-2, KING'S KNIGHTS.

THE NEXT YEAR, I THINK
THE EXPECTATIONS ROSE

AND THOSE KIDS
BECAME JUNIORS.

I KNEW THAT WE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY

TO REALLY BE
SOMETHING SPECIAL

JUST BECAUSE WE HAD
SUCH A GOOD CORE

OF YOUNG GUYS.

GOT BACK
A SECOND YEAR IN A ROW.

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
NUMBER 20, NOAH BUNDRANT.

NUMBER 24,
COREY KISPERT.

22, DAVID BARHANOVICH.

NUMBER 42,
CALVIN KISPERT.

[COREY KISPERT]
I REMEMBER DISTINCTLY

WALKING OUT
OF THE LOCKER ROOM,

ON THE OTHER SIDE
WE'RE PLAYING ZILLAH.

AND ZILLAH'S LIKE 30 MINUTES
FROM THE SUNDOME,

AND IT'S JUST
THE SEA OF ORANGE.

JUST COMPLETELY
COVERED IN ORANGE

'CAUSE THAT'S
THEIR SCHOOL COLOR.

I WAS SUPER NERVOUS,
YOU KNOW,

I'VE NEVER BEEN
IN ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

JUST ME,
I WANTED TO WIN SO BAD.

LIKE, THAT'S BEEN MY DREAM
EVER GROWING UP.

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
AT THE ONE END
QUARTER'S CHAMPIONSHIP

WE ARE TIED AT 25.

WE HAD 'EM
RIGHT WHERE WE WANTED.

WE WERE TURNING THEM OVER.

I MEAN, WE PLAYED
GREAT DEFENSIVELY.

[CHEERING]

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
THERE'S STILL HOPE
FOR THE ZILLAH LEOPARDS,

NUMBER SEVEN.

THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE
FOR A HIGH SCHOOL KIDS--

IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE
FOR PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES.

IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE
FOR A HIGH SCHOOL COACH,

I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

TO THE EXPECTATION BE,
YOU KNOW,

WIN IT ALL OR FAIL.

WALKING OUT OF A TIME-OUT

AND LOOKING UP SEEING US
DOWN FIVE POINTS

AND THINKING
ARE WE GONNA RUN OUT OF TIME.

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

[BUZZER BLARES]

THAT ONE STUNG,
THAT WAS...

WE SHOULD'VE WON
THAT GAME.

EVERYONE KIND OF STARTS
LIKE, GETTING TEARY-EYED
AND EVERYTHING.

I MEAN, I WAS
RIGHT THERE WITH THEM.

WELL, THERE WERE
TEARS IN THE LOCKER ROOM

THAT NIGHT FOR SURE.

TO LOSE A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
WAS HEARTBREAKING.

WHEN YOU'RE A SOPHOMORE
AND YOU LOSE,

YOU THINK, "OKAY,
I GOT TWO MORE YEARS LEFT."

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A JUNIOR
AND YOU LOSE,

YOU ONLY
GOT ONE SHOT LEFT

AND I THINK THAT CREATED

EVEN A GREATER SENSE
OF URGENCY

THAN THE FIRST ONE DID.

THE GOAL WAS TO WIN STATE,

I MEAN WE HAD LOST
TWO STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

IN A ROW, AND WE'RE NOT
GONNA LOSE A THIRD ONE.

THE STATE TOURNAMENT
IS ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITING THINGS

THAT I'VE BEEN TO.

UM...

IT ALSO IS REALLY
A BIT PAINFUL.

WHEN I MET RICK,
HE HAD COME OFF

OF A SECOND PLACE
CHAMPIONSHIP LOSS

AND IT WAS SHORTLY
AFTER THAT

HIS MARRIAGE HAD
BROKEN UP.

AND AT THE EXACT
SAME TIME,

MINE WAS DOING THE SAME.

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE
HOW THE STATE TOURNAMENT

REALLY WAS THE BUILDUP
OF ALL OF THAT.

AND I DIDN'T REALIZE
TILL I WENT THAT FIRST TIME,

HOW MUCH OF JUST LIFE
IN GENERAL

WAS BUILT UP AROUND
THAT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
THE HEAD COACH FOR THE KNIGHTS

-IS RICK SKEEN.
-[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

[ROBIN] YOU KNOW,
WE CAN ALL LOOK AT IT

AND SAY YOU MADE IT
TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

FIVE, SIX TIMES.

LIKE, THAT'S AMAZING.

BUT I THINK HE FELT
THAT HE KEPT

GETTING SECOND PLACE

AND THEREFORE
HE WAS A FAILURE.

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
HOW MUCH HE HAD PUT

JUST VALUE AROUND
WHO HE WAS AS A COACH,

AS A PERSON
AROUND THAT GAME.

BUT TO GET
SECOND PLACE AGAIN,

IT WAS LIKE, WE WOULD GO
INTO THIS WILD PIT AFTER...

AFTER GETTING
SECOND PLACE AGAIN.

-[CHATTERING]
-[WHISTLE BLOWS]

-[MAN] GET THAT, GET THAT.
-[WOMAN] GO, JOSH.

YES, WAY TO GO.

LOOK, HONEY.

YEAH.

[WOMAN #2]
YEAH, ANDREW!

-[MAN] FEEL IT CALVIN,
FEEL IT.
-[WOMAN] D HIM, D HIM.

[AYERS]
FOURTH GRADE
IS WHEN WE STARTED PLAYING

ON THE KING'S KNIGHTS
WESCO TEAM.

IT WAS ME, NOAH,
JOSH, CALVIN, AND DAVID,

ALL FIVE OF US WERE PLAYING
UP THE FIFTH GRADE TEAM.

AND WE GOT
A LOT OF PLAYING TIME

AND EVERYTHING,
IT WAS A LOT OF FUN,

BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHERE
IT ALL STARTED.

[BUNDRANT]
YEAH, WE WERE
PRETTY GOOD FRIENDS

ALL GROWING UP.

WE'D BEEN TO THE SAME SCHOOL
SINCE KINDERGARTEN

AND YEAH, IT WAS COOL
JUST TO KIND OF BE ABLE
TO BOND OVER BASKETBALL.

[BOYCE]
FOURTH GRADE IS WHEN
I STARTED COACHING

MOST OF THOSE BOYS.

THOSE BOYS TRIED OUT
AS FOURTH GRADERS

FOR THE FIFTH GRADE TEAM

AND IT'S RARE THAT YOU--

KIDS A YEAR YOUNGER
CAN MAKE THE TEAM

'CAUSE
IT'S PRETTY COMPETITIVE

BUT THEY WERE-- THEY WERE

PRETTY GOOD
LITTLE PLAYERS.

AND THOSE FIVE BOYS
WERE ANDREW, DAVID, JOSH,

CALVIN, AND NOAH.

THOSE WERE THE FIVE.

[CALVIN]
ONE BY ONE WE SORT OF ADDED

AND BY THE TIME WE WERE
IN SIXTH GRADE,

I THINK THAT'S
WHEN THE TEAM WAS
REALLY SOLIDIFIED.

YOU COULD POINT
TO THEM AND SAY

THEY'RE YOUR TEAMMATE
FOR SURE,

BECAUSE IT'S NOT LIKE
YOU WERE JUST ONE SEASON

IN AND OUT YEAR ROUND.

EVERY SEASON, ALWAYS PLAYING
WITH THE SAME GUYS.

I'VE BEEN DEVELOPING
RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEM.

I THINK THAT WAS REALLY COOL
TO HAVE THAT CORE THERE.

BACK THEN WE HAD-- WE HAD
RATHER LOFTY DREAMS

OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW.

LIKE, WE ALL WERE GONNA BE
IN THE NBA, YOU KNOW.

FIGHTING OVER
WHO WAS GONNA BE

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
THE FIRST YEAR OUT.

YOU KNOW,
THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT HONESTLY,
WE DID-- WE DID TALK

ABOUT WINNING
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

THE WAY
OUR SEASON STARTED,

KIND OF LIKE A TRAIN
GETTING STARTED ON THE TRACKS.

[OVERLAPPING SHOUTING]

EVERYONE WAS
REALLY FOCUSED.

LIKE, WE DIDN'T WANT ANYONE
TO EVEN COME CLOSE TO US.

[GAME ANNOUNCER] FINAL SCORE
OF THE KING'S KNIGHTS 55--

EVERYONE LIKED EACH OTHER.

EVERYONE WOULD JUST
DO ANYTHING FOR THE TEAM.

[CALVIN]
WE HAVE-- WE HAVE OUR GOAL
IN MIND, LIKE WE'RE READY.

THIS IS OUR TIME
TO TAKE IT.

AS YOU START TO GET GOING

YOU BUILD
A LITTLE MORE MOMENTUM.

[BUNDRANT]
I DON'T REMEMBER
THE CLOSEST GAME

BUT IT WASN'T VERY CLOSE.

[RICK]
IT WAS JUST PERFECTLY
MESHED CHEMISTRY.

I MEAN, EVERYONE KNEW

WHERE EVERYONE WAS
ON THE COURT

FROM EXPERIENCE,
FROM PLAYING WITH EACH OTHER,

FROM JUST BEING GOOD FRIENDS
OFF THE COURT.

DEFENSE.

DEFENSE. DEFENSE.

[BUNDRANT]
KEPT GOING AND THEN
WE WON 19 STRAIGHT.

I MEAN, THE GOAL
WAS TO WIN STATE.

AFTER WINNING ALL
THE LEAGUE GAMES IN A ROW

AND THE CHRISTMAS TOURNAMENT
BEFORE,

I THINK WE WERE
PRETTY CONFIDENT
AT THAT POINT.

WE SLOWLY STARTED
TO BUILD MOMENTUM,

BUILD MOMENTUM,
BUILD MOMENTUM.

UP UNTIL I'D SAY LIKE

THE DISTRICT
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME.

[RICK]
THE GAMES ARE GONNA GET HARDER

AND THEY'RE GONNA MEAN
SOMETHING.

ALL OF A SUDDEN
THE REALITY, YOU KNOW,

IT'S EARLY FEBRUARY

AND IT'S KINDA--
IT'S HITTING US

THAT THE PARTY'S OVER
AND NOW THE WORK BEGINS.

AND THE STRESS
AND THE CHALLENGE

AND THE PRESSURE
SO I THINK THAT BECAME REAL

AND INTENSE AGAIN
EARLY IN FEBRUARY.

[BOYCE]
COACH SKEEN,
VERY COMPETITIVE.

THE WAY
I WOULD KIND OF DESCRIBE HIM

IS A DUCK
ON THE WATER.

RIGHT, YOU SEE A DUCK
ON THE WATER,

IT LOOKS PRETTY SERENE
AND CALM AND KIND OF GRACEFUL.

BUT UNDERNEATH THE WATER,
THE FEET ARE JUST GOING...

THAT'S LIKE THE FIRE

INSIDE OF HIM
THAT NOBODY SEES.

I MEAN, HE IS AS COMPETITIVE
AS ANYONE I'VE EVER KNOWN.

BUT VERY COMPOSED
AND STOIC.

HE'S REALLY
INTO BASKETBALL.

IT'S HIS PASSION
FOR SURE.

AND HE-- I THINK EVERY PIECE
ABOUT IT, HE LOVES.

HE'S SUPER COMPETITIVE.

HE'S REALLY GOOD
AT COACHING.

AFTER SHOT.

[RICK]
I SPEND ALL THIS TIME FOCUSING

AND WRAPPED UP IN THINKING

AND EVEN WHEN I'M PRESENT,
I'M NOT ALWAYS PRESENT.

EVEN WITH MY FAMILY
OR OTHER THINGS THAT I DO.

'CAUSE ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT
IS TUESDAY NIGHT

AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO
AND WHAT NEEDS TO GET DONE

AND HOW WE'RE GONNA WIN

AND HOW WE'RE GONNA BEAT
THIS TEAM.

[MUMBLES]

GOOD, SAMMY.

OKAY, THIS TIME
WE'RE GONNA GO ALL THE WAY

INTO THE OTHER WING
AND WE'LL GO BALL SCREEN.

BUT WHEN THE BALL
GOES UP IN THE AIR,

THAT'S WHEN THE STRESS
STOPS FOR ME

BECAUSE THEN I--
IT'S JUST REACTING,

IT'S INSTINCT.

BUT THEN WHATEVER HAPPENS,
YOU KNOW FOR--

PERSONALLY,
FOR ME THE CELEBRATION

IS ABOUT
A FIVE-MINUTE CELEBRATION.

AND BY THE TIME WE BREAK
FROM OUR LOCKER ROOM
ON TUESDAY NIGHT,

MY HEAD, MY MIND,
AND MY GUT IS ALL,

"OOH, FRIDAY NIGHT, MAN."
WHAT DO WE GOT TO DO,

AND HOW ARE WE GONNA WIN
THIS NEXT ONE.

YOU KNOW, COACH SKEEN
AND I STARTED

WITH AN ACQUAINTANCE TYPE
OF RELATIONSHIP

WHEN I WAS
AT SEATTLE CHRISTIAN COACHING.

AND THEN WE FOUND OUT
WE HAD A LOT MORE IN COMMON

THAN WE ONCE THOUGHT.

THE FACT THAT HE WAS
A BELIEVER AND ALL THAT.

IT WAS REALLY COOL
THAT WE COULD SHARE
SOME STORIES WITH EACH OTHER

AND THEN FROM THERE
OBVIOUSLY THE FRIENDSHIP

CONTINUED TO BUILD.

AND YOU KNOW, TO THE POINT
WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.

YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE STUFF
WE SHARED WITH EACH OTHER,

I KNOW THERE'S AN AWFUL LOT
GOING ON INSIDE.

I'M HAVING A SLEEPLESS NIGHT
AND I GO KNOCK ON THE DOOR

AND HE
AND HIS COACHING STAFF

AND IT'S 1:30,
2:00 IN THE MORNING

AND THEY'RE JUST
POURING THEMSELF INTO TAPE.

AND YOU KNOW,
PASSIONATELY TRYING TO,
YOU KNOW, GRASP WHAT IT IS

THAT THEY CAN DO TO BE
COMPETITIVE THAT NEXT NIGHT.

THE GAME DOES MEAN
A LOT TO HIM.

AND HE IS GONNA DO EVERYTHING
IN HIS POWER AS A COACH

TO TRY TO GAIN
AN UPPER HAND, AN ADVANTAGE,

A, YOU KNOW,
SOME TYPE OF TACTICAL THING

THAT HE CAN DO
TO HELP HIS TEAM

TO BE AS SUCCESSFUL
AS POSSIBLE.

TOMORROW NIGHT,
DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP.

LC, GOOD TEAM.

TOES ON THE BASELINE,
LET'S GO.

BALANCE UP.
GOT TO BE READY TO GO.

ALL THE LITTLE STUFF,

ALL THE STUFF
WE'VE WORKED ON ALL YEAR,

ALL THINGS YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY
OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

RIGHT, COREY?
BOUNCE PASSES
OVER THE TOP PASSES.

CHEWY,
NO UNNECESSARY DRIBBLES.

WE HAVE TWO YOUNG BOYS
WHO WOULD LOVE TO SEE HIM

AND HE'S GONE
A LOT OF NIGHTS.

PARTIALLY JUST DUE TO HIS JOB
WITH SPORTS IN GENERAL.

HE'S GONE A LOT OF NIGHTS
BUT HE'S TRIED TO.

WE LOOK AT A CALENDAR
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH

AND HE CHOSE THE DAYS
THAT HE'S GONE AND THE DAYS

THAT HE'S HOME.

AND BUT WE DO MISS HIM.
IT'S HARD ON HIS FAMILY.

OKAY, GOOD PRACTICE TODAY.

SUPER IMPORTANT TO THINK
ABOUT THE NEXT 24 HOURS,

WHAT WE GOTTA DO, RIGHT?

SLEEP, IMPORTANT TONIGHT.

GO TO PRACTICE
AND AFTER PRACTICE

I'M WATCHING FILMS

AND I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO MAKE US BETTER.

I'M WATCHING OUR OPPONENT,
I'M TRYING TO LEARN

EVERYTHING
I CAN ABOUT THEM.

THOSE OFTEN GO LATE,

LATE INTO THE NIGHT
OR MORNING.

DEPENDING ON HOW
YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT.

EVERYTHING
YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT

SHOULD BE ABOUT
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN

TOMORROW NIGHT.

OKAY, SO ALL YOU CAN DO
TO GET READY.

ON THREE.
READY, ONE, TWO, THREE.

[ALL]
TOGETHER.

SO, AFTER THE SECOND
SECOND PLACE WITH KING'S,

THIS WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE THE YEAR.

THIS WAS THE YEAR.
HE HAD RETURNING PLAYERS.

HE HAD
REALLY STRONG PLAYERS.

YOU ALWAYS LOOK
AT THE THE OTHER SCHOOLS

THAT
YOU'RE PLAYING AGAINST,

THEY HAD KIDS GRADUATE.
THIS WAS THE YEAR.

ANOTHER HOLIDAY
IN THE GYM.

USUALLY VALENTINE'S DAY

THERE'S SOME SORT
OF BASKETBALL GAME GOING ON.

YEAH.

NORMAL, HE'S TOTALLY FOCUSED
ON THE GAME.

YEAH. VALENTINE'S DAY
WILL COME AT ANOTHER TIME

'CAUSE TODAY'S
ALL ABOUT THE GAME.

[AUDIENCE CHATTERING]

YEAH, THE PLANS WERE,
WE'LL DO VALENTINE'S DAY

WHEN IT FITS
INTO MY SCHEDULE.

SO, FEBRUARY 14TH,

WE'RE PLAYING A KIND OF
AN ARCH RIVAL

IN LYNDEN CHRISTIAN.

WE'RE PLAYING
FOR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP.

I WASN'T PLANNING ON LOSING
ANY MORE GAMES, YOU KNOW?

IT WAS-- IN MY MIND,
IT WAS NOW OR NEVER, YOU KNOW,

AND SO I WAS
SUPER FOCUSED ON THAT.

I REMEMBER THINKING
THAT MORNING

LIKE, "OH, THIS IS CRAZY,
MOST SEASONS YOU'D HAVE

SOMEBODY WITH
A SPRAINED ANKLE EVEN

AND WE DIDN'T HAVE
ONE INJURY ALL YEAR."

LYNDEN CHRISTIAN
ALWAYS HAS A GREAT FAN BASE,

SO THEY'RE LOUD,
OUR FANS WERE LOUD.

AND RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING
IT WAS JUST A SLUGFEST.

THE DAY BEFORE WE PLAYED,
ON FEBRUARY 14,

WE HAVE A PHONE CONVERSATION,
IT WAS LENGTHY.

I DON'T KNOW
THE EXACT AMOUNT OF TIME,

BUT IT WAS
A LENGTHY CONVERSATION.

ABOUT
THE HIGH EXPECTATIONS

IN PARTICULAR
THAT HE AS A COACH

WAS GOING THROUGH,

EVERYONE BASICALLY
ALREADY PROCLAIMING THEM

STATE CHAMPIONS.

[RICK]
GET THAT COREY, COME ON!

THERE YOU GO!

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
KING'S, 23.

I REMEMBER JUST LIKE THINKING,
JUST HOW'S THIS GAME GONNA GO?

HOW'S THIS GAME GONNA GO?

BECAUSE EVERY TIME--
EVERY TIME YOU THINK

YOU HAVE A LEAD,
THEY'RE GONNA STEAL IT BACK.

[CHEERING]

[DEBOER]
WE HAD PLAYED
REALLY WELL THAT NIGHT,

VERY FAST PACED,
VERY UP AND DOWN.

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

WE HIT TEN THREES
THAT NIGHT.

[RICK]
THERE WAS ALWAYS TENSION,

IT WAS NEVER LIKE,
I SAT DOWN AND TOOK AN EXHALE.

BUT IT WAS--
IT WAS PROBABLY

EIGHT TO 12 POINTS
MOST OF THE SECOND HALF

BEFORE WE FINALLY
PUT IT AWAY.

[AUDIENCE SHOUTING]
FIVE, FOUR, THREE...

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
FINAL SCORE,

KING'S 74,
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN 63.

IT JUST WAS ONE STEP CLOSER
TO OUR MAIN GOAL.

SOMEONE ACTUALLY SAID

WHO ARE WE GONNA PLAY?

WHO'S GONNA BRING US DOWN?

YEAH, YOU KNOW,
WE'RE NUMBER ONE,

WE'RE THE BEST,
NOTHING CAN BRING US DOWN.

[AYERS]
IT WAS JUST LIKE
ANY OTHER DAY,

WE'RE GONNA GET ON THE BUS,
GO HOME GET IN OUR CARS

AND PROBABLY GO
TO MCDONALDS OR SOMETHING.

[COREY]
WE'RE INSTAGRAMMING PICTURES
OF US IN THE LOCKER ROOM,

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
DANCE MOVES WE PULLED OUT

IN THE LOCKER ROOM.

YOU KNOW, TALKING
ABOUT THE GIRL'S GAME,

KIND OF GIRLS IN THE STANDS
THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT,
THAT SORT OF THING.

JUST YOUR NORMAL
HIGH SCHOOL GUYS

BEING GUYS AFTER A GAME.

[BOYCE]
EVERYTHING WAS, YOU KNOW,
PRETTY NORMAL

FOR BEING
A SATURDAY NIGHT.

WE'D ASK THE GUYS
WHETHER THEY'D WANT

TO STOP TO EAT

AND THEY'RE,
"NO, LET'S JUST GET HOME.

LET'S JUST GET HOME."

[AYERS]
WE TAKE THE EXIT
AND VERY QUICKLY

THAT THE BUS DRIVER YELLS
WE HAVE NO BRAKES.

[BOYCE]
ALL I HEAR IS JUST LIKE,
SOME SCREAMING

FROM THE FRONT LIKE,
"WE DON'T HAVE ANY BRAKES!

WE DON'T HAVE ANY BRAKES!
WE DON'T HAVE ANY BRAKES!"

[CALVIN]
THE BUS WAS SPEEDING UP,
EVERYONE FELT THAT.

WE'RE GOING WAY TOO FAST,
AND THAT'S ALL I COULD
THINK ABOUT.

AND I LOOK UP
AND THE BUS DRIVER
LOOKS REALLY PANICKED,

WE'RE NOT REALLY SURE
WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU KNOW,
I REMEMBER CLEARLY

THE BUS DRIVER, YOU KNOW,
FIDDLING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT

IN THE MIDDLE
WITH HER HEAD DOWN,

SHE WAS TRYING TO GET IT
IN NEUTRAL.

AND WE WERE HEADED

RIGHT FOR
THE CONCRETE WALL.

ALL OF OUR TEAMMATES
WERE JUST SCREAMING,
PRAYING.

MOSTLY PRAYERS REALLY
JUST "HELP US, SAVE US.

GOD, SAVE US.
GOD, HELP US."

IT WAS GENUINE PURE FEAR.

I REMEMBER LOOKING
AT COACH SKEEN,

I REMEMBER
THE LOOK IN HIS EYE

AND I REMEMBER
HIM TELLING THE GUYS,

"BRACE YOURSELVES!"

XANDER ADAMS, I REMEMBER
HE JUST STARTED PRAYING.

"DEAR GOD, DEAR GOD,
HELP US RIGHT NOW."

IT SOUNDED LIKE
MORE THAN 15 KIDS

AND "GOD, HELP US"
AND "GOD, SAVE US" AND...

ON EVERY CORNER,
IT JUST FELT LIKE

WE WERE GOING.

WHEN WE GOT AROUND
THE SECOND KIND OF BIG CORNER

AND THAT THING IS SKATING.

I MEAN, IT'S ON SKATES
AT THIS POINT.

AND IT'S GOING FASTER
AND FASTER.

I DON'T KNOW IF I THOUGHT
I WAS GONNA DIE.

I WAS PRETTY SURE

MY LIFE WAS GONNA CHANGE
DRAMATICALLY.

SO, I THOUGHT
I COULD DIE.

I THOUGHT
I MIGHT BE PARALYZED.

I THOUGHT I MIGHT
NEVER WALK AGAIN.

BUT I WAS PRETTY CONVINCED
THAT MY LIFE WAS GONNA--

WAS ABOUT TO CHANGE
FOR SURE.

YEAH.

WE GET TO THE POINT
AS WE'RE GOING DOWN
THIS ON-RAMP,

WE'RE NOT SLOWING DOWN,
WE'RE SPEEDING UP.

-AND IT JUST LIKE...
-[FINGERS SNAPS]

IT BECOMES VERY CLEAR
THAT THE WAY THIS BUS

IS GONNA STOP IS,
IT'S GONNA CRASH.

AND IT'S JUST
WHERE WE'RE GONNA CRASH
AND HOW WE'RE GONNA CRASH.

YOU GET THE REALIZATION,

THERE'S JUST NOT
A GOOD ENDING.

ARE WE GONNA HIT SOMEBODY,
ARE WE GONNA HIT SOMETHING?

AND WE GONNA FLIP,
ARE WE GONNA ROLL?

[COREY]
I REMEMBER SEEING
EVERYTHING JUST LIFT.

'CAUSE I WAS
ON THE LOW SIDE

AND SO I KINDA JUST
FELL BACKWARDS.

[CALVIN]
I REMEMBER SEEING EVERYONE,
LIKE FALLING,

AS I WAS FALLING.

AND I WAS THINKING
TO MYSELF,

"THERE'S NO WAY
THIS CAN END WELL."

[FEMALE NEWS REPORTER]
THIS IS THE SCHOOL BUS
THAT OVERTURNED IN EDMONDS

WITH A SPORTS TEAM
ON BOARD.

NOW, THIS IS HAPPENING
RIGHT NOW AT SOUTHBOUND I-5.

TROOPERS ARE REPORTING
MULTIPLE INJURIES TONIGHT.

[SIRENS WAILING]

[MALE NEWS REPORTER]
TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE SCENE

WHERE A SCHOOL BUS
OVERTURNED IN EDMONDS

WITH A SPORTS TEAM
ON BOARD.

[FEMALE NEWS REPORTER]
THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY
16 PEOPLE

ONBOARD THIS OVERTURNED BUS,
ONE DRIVER,

THERE WERE THREE COACHES

AND 12 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ABOARD.

MAYBE FIVE
OR SIX SECONDS LATER

AND EVERYTHING
SHATTERED ON THE GROUND.

THERE'S PEOPLE LIKE MURMURING
AND SCREAMING.

AND LIKE, "HOLY COW,
WE JUST FLIPPED OUR BUS."

I HEAR JOSH JUST LIKE,
"WHAT THE HECK?" JUST LIKE--

HE'S JUST SCREAMING,
"WHAT'S GOING ON?"

BRETT, HE'S KINDA MOANING,
BECAUSE HE HURT HIS WRIST.

"OH, MY WRIST, MY WRIST."

[BOYCE]
HE HADN'T MOVED
AND IT SPOOKED ME.

IT FREAKED ME OUT.

AND JUST BECAUSE
HE'D SOUNDED

LIKE HE WAS JUST FINE.

AND THE FACT
THAT HE HADN'T MOVED

SCARED ME.

HE'S LIKE, "COACH!"

[COREY]
THE HATCH OF THE TOP
OF THE BUS WAS OPEN.

AND SO WE WALK
ON THE SHATTERED GLASS

TO THE TOP OF THE BUS.

AND I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW

AND IT'S JOSH FROHARDT'S MOM
STANDING THERE.

AND SHE FOLLOWED OUR BUS,
SHE WAS BEHIND OUR BUS

AS WE WERE GOING DOWN
THE RAMP.

AND SO SHE SAW IT
ALL HAPPEN,

SHE SAW US TIP

AND HER SON JOSH
IS IN THE BUS.

AND SO SHE IS JUST CRYING,
RED FACE, TEARS COMING DOWN.

"WHERE'S JOSH,
WHERE'S JOSH?"

AS I GET OFF
AND I'M DISORIENTED

AND I'M REALLY
BEING HELPED

BY ANOTHER KIND OF
FIRST RESPONDER,

I SEE MY GUYS DOWN...

AND I WANNA HELP THEM.

BUT I CAN'T REALLY WALK
VERY WELL.

SO, I FEEL RESPONSIBLE
TO GET TO MY GUYS.

BUT WHEN I TRY TO STAND UP
I FALL DOWN.

I THINK I'M FINE.

ARGUING WITH MEDICS
WHO WANT TO PUT ME
IN AN AMBULANCE

AND I'M EXPLAINING TO THEM

THAT I DON'T NEED
AN AMBULANCE.

THAT I NEED
TO HELP MY PLAYERS.

I WALKED IN THE DOOR
AND WAS GONNA START

HEATING UP THE SPAGHETTI
AND MY PHONE RANG.

BUT IT WAS PRETTY LATE,
IT WAS A LITTLE AFTER 10:00.

AND I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE
THE NUMBER

SO I DIDN'T ANSWER IT.

PLAYED THE MESSAGE.

AND IT WAS MICHELLE,

SAYING THAT THERE HAD BEEN
AN ACCIDENT.

AND UM...

THE BUS HAD ROLLED.

HE HAS HAD
MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS

AND THAT'S WHAT WAS
MY BIGGEST FEAR.

I LOOK AT THE BUS
AND THERE'S GLASS EVERYWHERE.

AND IT'S JUST LIKE,
REALLY BEAT UP

AND THE FLASHING LIGHTS
EVERYWHERE.

I WAS LIKE,
I JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW,

LIVED THROUGH THAT,

YOU KNOW, BRETT LOOKS LIKE
HE BROKE HIS WRIST.

JOSH IS BLEEDING
FROM THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

DAVID SEEMS LIKE
HE HAS A CONCUSSION.

REALIZING THAT LIKE--

ALSO THINKING ABOUT HOW
THIS IS GONNA AFFECT OUR TEAM.

I GUESS, BECAUSE YOU KNOW,

THIS IS THREE WEEKS
BEFORE STATE.

LIKE WE'RE ON A MISSION
TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

THE SHOCK HIT,
I JUST STARTED CRYING.

I STARTED SHAKING
LIKE, UNCONTROLLABLY

AND I WAS JUST SITTING
ON THE CURB

RIGHT NEXT
TO THE AMBULANCE.

[BOYCE]
COACH SKEEN WAS NOT HIMSELF.

HE HAD--
HE HAD HIT HIS HEAD.

AND HIS BACK
AND HE WAS...

HE HAD PROBABLY SUFFERED
A CONCUSSION

AND HE JUST DID NOT WANT
TO COOPERATE.

'CAUSE HE'S LIKE,
"NO, I NEED MY BAG,

I NEED THE VIDEO CAMERA
BECAUSE WE GOTTA SCOUT.

I... I GOTTA GET US READY
FOR THE PLAYOFFS."

I JUST THOUGHT LIKE,
"WHY IS THIS HAPPENING NOW?"

YOU KNOW, LIKE,
WE JUST CAME FROM, YOU KNOW,

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
OR BUST, OBVIOUSLY,

AND THEN WHO KNOWS
IF ANYBODY'S GONNA BE ABLE

TO PLAY NEXT WEEK.

YOU KNOW, AND THAT WAS

THE FIRST THING
THAT I WAS THINKING OF.

I WAS LIKE,
"WHY DID THIS HAPPEN--

HAVE TO HAPPEN NOW?"

THE UNSAID WORDS
THAT NIGHT, UM...

IN THE WAITING ROOM,

"THIS WAS THE YEAR."

WHY DID THIS
HAVE TO HAPPEN

BECAUSE THIS WAS THE YEAR

AND WE HAD HEARD
THAT BRETT'S WRIST WAS BROKEN.

THERE'S, YOU KNOW...

OF ALL YEARS, WHY?

WHY THIS, WHY NOW?
'CAUSE IT'S-- IT'S OVER.

TO ME, THAT FELT LIKE

THE OVERWHELMING
UNSPOKEN WORDS

PEOPLE SORT OF HAD
IN THEIR EYES BUT DIDN'T SAY.

STUDENTS AND STAFF
AT KING'S HIGH SCHOOL

IN SHORELINE
ARE CALLING IT NOTHING

SHORT OF A MIRACLE.

AFTER A DEVASTATING BUS CRASH
OVER THE WEEKEND

THE SCHOOL IS TOGETHER
FOR THE FIRST TIME

AND TALKING
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

[MALE REPORTER]
COACH RICK SKEEN
IS THANKFUL HE'S ALIVE,

THAT HIS ENTIRE

KING'S HIGH SCHOOL
BASKETBALL TEAM IS ALIVE

AFTER THIS BUS CRASH
ON I-5 SATURDAY NIGHT.

WE WERE GOING 60-PLUS
MILES AN HOUR

AND THE FACT
THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE

ANYTHING WORSE
THAN A CONCUSSION,

THAT'S LIKE,
SO SURREAL, I GUESS.

'CAUSE IT SHOULD'VE BEEN
WAY WORSE.

[ALL CHATTERING]

[CALVIN]
IT WAS ABOUT MORE
THAN JUST 12 OF US

OR 15 OF US
THAT WERE ON THE BUS.

AND THERE WAS, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S MORE PEOPLE
THAT ARE AFFECTED

AND SO AS A PART OF THAT

WE REALLY NEED TO DO
A GOOD JOB

OF SHARING
WHAT WE HAVE TO SHARE

AND DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE
A GOOD IDEA

TO PUT MY FULL EFFORT FORWARD
AND DO THE ASSEMBLY.

TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY
AND THAT'S OUR LORD,
JESUS CHRIST.

WE'VE ASKED THAT
OUR WORSHIP BAND COME FORWARD,

THEY'RE GONNA LEAD US
WITH ONE SONG.

IT'S JUST SHARE.

AND THANK YOU AND BLESSING
TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

IT'S-- IT'S REALLY CRAZY
JUST TO THINK

ABOUT HOW QUICKLY
THINGS CAN TURN AROUND.

I MEAN, WE--

AFTER THIS,
I COULD'VE HAD

SOMETHING THAT WAS
REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME

TAKEN AWAY LIKE THAT,
YOU KNOW.

I COULD'VE HAD OUR SEASON,

THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GOALS
THAT WE HAD, EVERYTHING,

I COULD'VE HAD THAT
TAKEN AWAY.

MULTIPLE PEOPLE COULD'VE HAD
THAT TAKEN AWAY.

WE COULD'VE HAD OUR LIVES
TAKEN AWAY.

AND JUST SORT OF
PROCESSING THAT

AND REALLY DEALING
WITH THAT CONVICTION

OF, YOU KNOW,
WHAT REALLY MATTERS

WOULD BE
THE MOST IMPORTANT PART

OF MY PROCESSING,
INDIVIDUALLY.

HAD THAT BUS GONE
ANY WORSE,

WOULD I HAVE BEEN READY
TO GO?

WOULD I HAVE BEEN PREPARED
FOR THE, UM,

THE END OF MY LIFE
AND I THINK THE ANSWER FOR ME

PERSONALLY, WAS NO.

FOR EVERY ONE OF US
TO WALK OFF THAT BUS,

AND TO BE CHECKED OUT
OF A HOSPITAL WITHIN HOURS,

IS NOTHING SHORT
OF A GIFT FROM GOD.

[ROBIN]
HE GOT UP AND ACTUALLY
WENT TO HIS BIBLE.

AND IMMEDIATELY FELT

THERE IS A MESSAGE HERE,
THERE IS A PURPOSE HERE,

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
WITH THIS?

AND JUST STARTED
READING HIS BIBLE.

"JUST LIKE WE WERE,
YOU WERE SAVED FOR A REASON.

TO LOVE GOD,
AND TO LOVE OTHERS."

HE SPEAKS FROM THE HEART.

AND UM,

WAS REALLY, REALLY
PROUD OF HIM.

AND HE TRULY FELT THEY WERE
SAVED FOR A REASON.

AND THERE'S A STORY
AND THERE'S A PURPOSE.

AND HE NEEDED
TO GET UP THERE

AND SHARE
THAT WITH THE KIDS

THAT EVERYONE OF US
IS SAVED FOR A REASON.

[RICK]
BUT FOR OUR EIGHT SENIORS,

I HAD A GIFT, A BOOK

FOR THEM AND I WROTE
A PERSONAL MESSAGE

IN EACH ONE OF THOSE BOOKS
SATURDAY MORNING.

AND AT THE BOTTOM
OF EACH OF THE BOOKS

I WROTE THE WORDS,
"I LOVE YOU. COACH SKEEN."

I HADN'T TOLD THEM THAT.

LIKE A LOT OF US,

I THOUGHT,
YOU KNOW, THEY KNOW.

RIGHT? THEY KNOW
I LOVE THEM.

SUNDAY NIGHT,
WHEN WE GOT TOGETHER,

I HUGGED EVERYONE OF THEM

AND TOLD THEM
THAT I LOVED THEM.

WHO DO YOU NEED TO TELL
THAT YOU LOVE?

[COREY]
AND THEN AFTERWARDS
WE WENT OUTSIDE

AND THE WHOLE
CRISTA COMMUNITY,

I MEAN STAFF
AND NOT JUST KING'S

BUT THE CRISTA COMMUNITY
AS A WHOLE

CAME TOGETHER
AND PRAYED FOR US

AND THAT WAS JUST
ANOTHER REMINDER

OF WHAT A GREAT COMMUNITY
WE HAD

-AND PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE--
-[MAN] LORD GOD--

-...TO SUPPORT US.
-WE DWELL IN YOUR HOUSE.

DRINK IN YOUR PRESENCE
AND WE PRAY FOR MATT.

WE PRAY FOR LUKE.

WE PRAY FOR KORAH.

[RICK]
WE BELIEVE THAT WE WERE PART

OF A MIRACLE
ON THAT EXIT THAT NIGHT.

AND AGAIN,
I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE

WILL TALK ABOUT BUS SAFETY
AND HOW BUSES ARE DESIGNED

AND YOU TAKE A BUS
AND YOU PUT IT AT THE SPEEDS

IT WAS GOING AND YOU SEND IT
DOWN THAT OFF-RAMP,

THAT IT DOESN'T END
THE SAME MOST TIMES.

FOR EVERYONE TO WALK OFF,
FOR EVERYONE TO BE

OUT OF THE HOSPITAL

WITHIN FOUR,
FIVE HOURS LATER...

FOR ALL BUT TWO
TO BE PLAYING IN SIX DAYS.

FOR EVERY KID
TO BE PLAYING AGAIN

WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

SO, WE REALLY BELIEVE
THAT GOD SAVED US

THAT NIGHT.

BUT WE ALSO BELIEVE
THAT HE SAVED US TO DO MORE.

THAT THERE'S MORE
TO DO IN LIFE

AS GOD'S GIFT TO US.

WHAT WE DO WITH OUR LIVES
IS OUR GIFT BACK.

AND THAT'S REALLY
WHAT THAT MEANT FOR ME,

HE SAVED US AND NOW
I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY

TO LIVE MY LIFE
IN SUCH A WAY

THAT MY PRIORITIES
ARE DIFFERENT

AND LOVING GOD
AND LOVING OTHERS

IS MY FIRST PRIORITY.

[DEBOER]
THE DAY AFTER THE ACCIDENT,
IT WAS IMMEDIATE,

I BEGAN RECEIVING TEXTS
FROM THE PLAYERS

AND THEY WERE LIKE,
"COACH, WE GOTTA DO SOMETHING.

WE WANNA HAVE
INDIVIDUAL GUYS

REACH OUT AND CONTACT
INDIVIDUAL PLAYERS.

WRITE UP A CARD
AND AN ENCOURAGEMENT NOTE.

WE WANT TO DO
A BIG POSTER CARD

WHERE EVERYBODY
COMES IN AND SIGNS IT.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING
THAT'S GONNA BE IMPERSONAL.

COACH, WE WANT TO BE THERE
AND WE WANT TO DELIVER THIS.

THEY NEED TO SEE IN PERSON
THAT WE'RE SUPPORTING THEM."

THE PLAYERS ARE LIKE,
"WELL, HOLD IT.

LET'S-- AT OUR NEXT GAME,

SHOW OUR SOLIDARITY
AND SUPPORT OF KING'S

AND WHAT
THEY'RE GOING THROUGH

PLEASE, CAN WE RUN OFF
A FEW FOR US,

BUT JUST MAKE IT
IN OUR COLORS."

THERE WAS EVEN PEOPLE
IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY LIKE,

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

LIKE WHY WOULD--
WHY ARE YOU WEARING A KING--

I UNDERSTAND IT'S BLUE
BUT IT HAS KING'S LOGO ON IT

AND LIKE,
WE DON'T GET IT."

AND OUR KIDS STOOD
REALLY REALLY STRONG,

LIKE "NO, WE'RE SHOWING
SUPPORT FOR THESE GUYS.

PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW
THAT, YOU KNOW,

KING'S IS GOING
THROUGH THIS,

BUT WE'RE ALL SAVED
FOR A REASON."

-THANKS.
-[MIKE ROHRBACH] FOLLOW ALONG.

"MY LIFE IS BUT A VAPOR,
WE ARE HERE TODAY

AND GONE TOMORROW."

AND GUYS, AS A GUY WHO,
YOU KNOW,

I'VE PLAYED AT THE U
A LONG, LONG TIME AGO,

IT SEEMS LIKE
ONLY YESTERDAY.

I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE
IT'S JUST A VAPOR.

HERE AND GONE SO WE GOTTA MAKE
EVERY MOMENT COUNT.

IN THIS TEAM,
YOU CAN BE PROUD OF WHERE

YOU ARE RIGHT NOW

BUT THE JOB
ISN'T DONE YET, OKAY?

MUCH MORE AHEAD,

STARTING WITH THE BATTLE
TONIGHT.

[CHEERING]

THE FIRST GAME BACK
WAS THE MOST EMOTIONAL GAME

I'VE EVER PLAYED.

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
NEXT IS THE SIX FOOT HEIGHT

SOPHOMORE, NUMBER 24,
COREY KISPERT.

[COREY]
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE THAT

AND PROBABLY
WON'T EVER AGAIN.

IT WAS SOMETHING SO SPECIAL
AND SOMETHING SO INSANE

THAT WE COME-- WE COME
RUNNING OUT OF THE LOCKER ROOM

AND EVERYONE
HAS THE T-SHIRT ON

AND IT'S JUST THIS BIG WALL
OF RED ON THE SIDELINE.

[CHANTING, CHEERING]

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

[GAME ANNOUNCER]
THREE POINTS, CALVIN KISPERT.

[MAN]
HERE WE GO!

[AYERS]
THERE'S THIS LIKE,
THIS GAME MEANT SO MUCH,

'CAUSE IF I--
WE'RE PLAYING

JUST BECAUSE LIKE,
WE'RE ALIVE, YOU KNOW.

IT WAS LIKE THE FOCUS
AND PERSPECTIVE OF EVERYTHING,

IT COMPLETELY CHANGED.

WE'RE PLAYING
FOR A DIFFERENT REASON.

WE'RE PLAYING
JUST 'CAUSE WE CAN.

NOT BECAUSE WINNING STATE
IS LIKE EVERYTHING.

[CHEERING]

[RICK]
IRONY OF IT IS,
THAT IN SOME WAYS,

THE ACCIDENT
ADDS PRESSURE.

"WOULDN'T IT BE
AN AMAZING STORY IF..."

"WOULDN'T THIS BE,
YOU KNOW..."

"WOULDN'T THIS
BE STORYBOOK?"

AND OF COURSE
MY RESPONSE

DURING
THOSE THREE WEEKS IS,

"IT'S ALREADY BEEN
STORYBOOK, RIGHT?"

I MEAN, IF WE WIN
A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, COOL.

IF WE DON'T,

WE'RE ALL ALIVE,
YOU KNOW?

THESE KIDS ARE
ALL GONNA HEAD OFF TO COLLEGE

AND HAVE FAMILIES

AND NOBODY'S
IN A WHEELCHAIR,

WE'RE NOT HAVING ANY FUN--
IT'S STORYBOOK.

DEAR GOD,
THANK YOU FOR SAVING US.

THANK YOU FOR THE WAY
WE PLAY TONIGHT.

THANK YOU
FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE.

IN YOUR NAME, AMEN.

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

[ROBIN]
THEY PLAYED THAT GAME--
WON THAT GAME,

THEY CONTINUED
DOWN THE JOURNEY

AND THEN IT WAS LIKE,

"WOW, MAYBE WE STILL HAVE
A SHOT AT THIS."

WE'RE GONNA COME AS EASY,
THEY'RE GONNA KNOW OUR STUFF,

THEY'RE GONNA GET AFTER US,
THOSE SORTS OF THINGS.

-SO WE--
-STATE TOURNAMENT GAMES
ARE A BIT DIFFERENT.

JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
AS MUCH TIME TO SCOUT OUT.

YOU HAVE ONE NIGHT

TO GET
ALL YOUR PREPARATION IN.

YOU'RE TIRED, YOU'RE PLAYING
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES.

AND YOU SLEEP IN A HOTEL
AND NOT YOUR OWN BED,

SO IT'S DIFFERENT.

AND BECAUSE OF THIS,
AGAIN, WE CAME OUT FLAT.

WE WERE KIND OF,
A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS,

I WOULD SAY.

A LOT LESS CONFIDENT
THAN WE HAD BEEN AFTER--

BEFORE OUR CRASH.

WE WERE REELING
A LITTLE BIT,

LIKE WE DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WE WERE DOING WRONG

OR HOW TO DEAL WITH IT,

AND HONESTLY,
LIKE, THE MOTIVATION

AT THAT POINT I FELT
LIKE OUR ENERGY WAS
A LITTLE BIT LOW

AND WE NEEDED A SPARK.

AND I WENT BACK
IN THE LOCKER ROOM

AND WE TALKED ABOUT THAT,
CAME OUT LIKE GUNS BLAZIN'.

THAT WAS PROBABLY
THE BEST BASKETBALL

I CAN EVER REMEMBER
US PLAYING.

[CHEERING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

* YEAH, I'M TRYIN' TO LET
THE FEELING SETTLE IN *

* 'CAUSE WE LARGER
THAN WE EVER BEEN *

* LONG HOURS
ON MY CELL PHONE *

* LOVE LETTERS
FOR TEXT MESSAGES *

* SAY I STOLE YOUR HEART
YEAH, I BET I DID *

* AND I DON'T CARE
WHAT THE WEATHER IS *

* SUPERSIZE, I'LL SHOW YOU
WHAT DIFFERENT LEVELS IS *

* YEAH, WE'RE LARGER
THAN LIFE *

* IT'S WRITTEN
IN THE SKY *

* YOUR SIGNALS
HITTING MY HEART *

* JUST LIKE A SATELLITE

* AND IN THE MOMENT
I REACH YA *

* MY WORLD IGNITES

* THERE'S NOTHING BIGGER
THAN US *

* 'CAUSE WE'RE LARGER
THAN LIFE *

* LARGER THAN LIFE

[BOYCE]
THEY KINDA JUST COME OUT
AND BLITZED US.

WE'RE DOWN LIKE,
EIGHT AT HALFTIME.

WE WERE IN A SITUATION,
WE WERE DOWN AT HALF,

AND THEY ALL LOOKED AT ME
LIKE, "WE GOT THIS.

ALL RIGHT, WE GOT THIS."

AND IT GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS,
BECAUSE I JUST REMEMBER--

I REMEMBER JUST STEPPING UP
AND GETTING OUT OF THE WAY

AND THEY ALMOST WENT
PUSHING GUYS OUT OF THE WAY.

LIKE, THEY COULDN'T WAIT
TO TAKE THE FLOOR.

[CHEERING]

-[MAN SCREAMS]
-WE ENDED UP GOING ON

LIKE, A 44-7 RUN.

I THINK IT WAS JUST
THE LARGEST RUN

IN STATE HISTORY,
THE BIG DEFICIT.

EVERYONE WAS
KNOCKING THREES DOWN.

* WE'RE LARGER THAN LIFE

* IT'S WRITTEN
IN THE SKY *

* YOUR SIGNALS
HITTING MY HEART *

* JUST LIKE A SATELLITE

* AND IN THE MOMENT
I REACH YA *

* MY WORLD IGNITES

* THERE'S NOTHING BIGGER
THAN US *

* 'CAUSE WE'RE LARGER
THAN LIFE *

* LARGER THAN LIFE

[VOCALIZING]

* LARGER THAN LIFE

[VOCALIZING CONTINUES]

* WE'RE LARGER THAN LIFE

[RICK]
IN THE VERY FIRST
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME,

YOU KNOW,
THAT WOULD'VE BEEN '07 OR '08,

MY EX-WIFE SAID,
"I WANTED TO WAIT

AND NOT INTERRUPT
BASKETBALL SEASON,

BUT NOW THAT IT'S OVER,
I'M OUTTA HERE."

YEAR TWO,
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP,

ROUTINE SAME,
EVERYTHING THE SAME.

PLAYING THE STATE TITLE,
SECOND PLACE.

IT'S-- THAT'S--

IT'S A LITTLE EERIE FEELING,
I MEAN WE...

AS TIME GOT FURTHER
I COULD JOKE AND YOU KNOW,

BY THE SECOND OR THIRD
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LOSS,

I COULD SAY, "WELL, AT LEAST
MY MARRIAGE DIDN'T END."

THAT MADE IT TOUGHER,
THERE'S NO DOUBT.

TO DO THAT OVER
AND OVER AGAIN WAS-- WAS...

GETTING THIRD WAS EASIER
THAN GETTING SECOND
IN SOME WAYS.

'CAUSE IT DIDN'T FEEL
LIKE IT HAD.

EVERY YEAR
IT BROUGHT IT ALL BACK.

AND SOMEHOW
WE COULDN'T SHAKE IT.

EVERY TIME THAT THEY HIT
THAT SECOND PLACE

IT ALL SEEMED
TO RUSH BACK.

[RICK]
TONIGHT, IT'S ABOUT WINNING.

TONIGHT, IT'S ABOUT
CUTTING DOWN THE NETS.

TONIGHT, IT'S ABOUT
THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

THAT BELONGS
IN OUR SCHOOL.

WHEN YOU WALK BACK
IN THIS LOCKER ROOM,

YOU NEED TO MAKE SURE
THAT YOU'VE HAD NO REGRETS.

THAT YOU HAVE LET EVERYTHING
AND THEN SOME ON THE FLOOR.

AND IF THAT MEANS GOING
FACE FIRST FOR A LOOSE BALL,

THEN YOU GO FACE FIRST
FOR A LOOSE BALL.

IF THAT MEANS
BLOCKING SOMEBODY OUT

THAT'S BIGGER
AND STRONGER THAN YOU,
THEN YOU BLOCK THEM OUT.

THAT MEANS GETTING
IN THE STANDS

WHEN YOUR LEGS ARE RUBBER

AND YOU CAN'T FEEL THEM
ANYMORE,

THEN YOU GET
IN THE STANDS.

WE DON'T WANNA HAVE
ANY REGRETS

WHEN WE WALK BACK
IN THIS LOCKER ROOM TONIGHT.

BRING THE HEAT
FROM THE OPENING TIP.

TURN IT UP.

-TURN IT UP!
-[CHEERING]

-TOGETHER ON THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
-[ALL] TOGETHER!

WE THOUGHT,
"THIS IS GONNA BE OUR GAME.

THIS IS GONNA BE OUR NIGHT.
WE'RE GONNA BLOW 'EM
OUTTA THE WATER

JUST LIKE WE DID VASHON
AND IT'S GONNA BE IT.

WE'RE GONNA WALK UNDEFEATED.
IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.

IT DIDN'T END UP
LIKE THAT.

[CHEERING]

THE FIRST HALF WAS PHYSICAL.
IT WAS ROUGH.

I MEAN, THEY WERE
JUST PUSHING AND SHOVING.

[CHEERING]

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE
THE YEARS PAST.

IT WAS JUST
A DEFENSIVE BATTLE.

NOBODY COULD GET
ANY RHYTHM.

NOBODY COULD GET
ANYTHING GOING.

WE KNEW THAT WE HAD
TO REALLY UGLY IT UP

AND THAT'S HOW
WE DESCRIBED IT.

WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE THIS
INTO AN UGLY GAME.

[CROWD CHANTING]

LYNDEN CHRISTIAN
ALWAYS DOES A REALLY GOOD JOB

OF SCOUTING, AND THEY KNEW ME
BETTER THAN I KNEW ME

IT SEEMED LIKE.

-[BUZZER]
-SLOW DOWN.
VALUE THE POSSESSION.

HOPEFULLY, THEY'LL BE TIGHT.
THERE'LL BE SOME PRESSURE
ON THEM.

[RICK]
IT'S A BLOODBATH.

IT'S TWO GOOD TEAMS

WHO KNOW EACH OTHER
VERY WELL.

TWO COACHES
WHO KNOW EVERYTHING

ABOUT THE OTHER COACH.

AND EVERYTHING--
YOU CAN'T TRICK ANYBODY.

[CHEERING]

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

[RICK]
PHYSICAL, PHYSICAL, MAN.

IT IS TIME FOR US TO TAKE
A PHYSICAL RESPONSE.

WE ARE GETTIN' PUSHED AROUND
OUT THERE.

THEIR HANDS ARE ON US.
WE'RE FLOATING AWAY
FROM THE BASKET.

WE'RE LIKE, "I CAN'T
GET TO THE RIM,

SO I'M GONNA SHOOT
THREE-POINT SHOTS."

ATTACK. ATTACK.

BE RELENTLESS
GOING TO THE RIM.

WE CAN GET TO THE RIM
ON THESE GUYS.

GO-TO-THE-RIM.
GO TO THE RIM
AND THEN FINISH.

HOW MANY LAMES
HAVE YOU BEEN MISSING?

IT'S ABOUT BEING TOUGH
AND FINISHING.

RIGHT NOW,
THEY'RE THE TOUGHER TEAM.

-[WHISTLE BLOWS]
-THAT'S WHY
THEY'RE IN THIS BALLGAME--

'CAUSE
THEY'RE OUT-TOUGHING US.

THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE.

SHORT CORNER,
YOU GOTTA MOVE, YOU GOTTA MOVE

YOU GOTTA MOVE
YOU GOTTA MOVE.

WE DIDN'T
WANNA LOSE AGAIN,

NOT THREE YEARS
IN A ROW.

WE CAME OUT
IN THE THIRD QUARTER

AND WE TOOK A PUNCH.

I MEAN, THEY CAME OUT
PRETTY FAST

AND THEY QUICKLY ERASED
OUR LEAD

AND BY THE TIME
THE FOURTH QUARTER STARTED,

WE WERE DOWN.

-[CHEERING]
-GO, GO, GO.

AT PROBABLY ABOUT
THE SIX-MINUTE MARK,

IT'S IT,
WE'RE DOWN SEVEN

AND YOU'RE...

YOU'RE STARTING
TO WONDER IF...

IF THE CURSE CONTINUES.

I REMEMBER THIS CLEAR
DÉJÀ VU MOMENT IN MY HEAD

THAT THEIR BEST SHOOTER
CAME OFF A DOUBLE-SCREEN

JUST NAILED THIS THREE
WITH, LIKE--

WITH, LIKE, THE MIDDLE
OF THE FOURTH QUARTER

AND I GET THIS
DÉJÀ VU MOMENT
FROM MY FRESHMAN YEAR.

I JUST THINK,
"THEY'RE ON A BIG RUN NOW

AND, UM...

IT'S OVER.
IT'S OVER."

[CALVIN]
WE CAME OUT OF A TIME-OUT.

I DON'T REMEMBER
THE EXACT TIME.

WE WERE DOWN
BY FIVE POINTS

AND I WAS LOOKIN' UP
AT THE CLOCK AND THOUGHT,

"ARE WE GONNA RUN OUT
OF TIME?

IS THIS
GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN?"

[ROBIN]
IN THE BACK OF MY MIND

I'M STILL--
[SIGHS]

YOU KNOW, NOW IT'S EITHER
FIRST OR SECOND.

WE'RE GONNA LAND
AT FIRST OR SECOND

AND ONE OF THEM
IS GONNA BE

A DREAM COME TRUE.

AN AMAZING FINISH,
AN AMAZING STORY,

AND THE OTHER ONE
IS GONNA BE REALLY PAINFUL.

AND...

SUCH AN EXTREME.

YOU'RE EITHER CELEBRATING

AND ON TOP OF THE WORLD

OR...

PICKING YOURSELF UP
OFF THE FLOOR

AND DEALING WITH
THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS

OF DEPRESSION
AND "HOW COME I CAN'T

MAKE IT HAPPEN?

AND I'VE LET THE KIDS DOWN"
AND--

SIXTEEN MINUTES,
YOUR TEN YEARS OF WORK

AND YOUR TEN YEARS
OF EFFORT

COME DOWN TO 16 MINUTES.

WE'VE SAT
IN THESE LOCKER ROOMS

FOR TWO YEARS WITH TEARS

AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN
HAPPY TEARS.

RIGHT? I WOULD LIKE
TO CRY TEARS OF JOY.

JOSH,
ANDREW'S MY DEEP GUY.

NOAH'S GONNA SCREEN UP
FOR COREY.

I'LL TAKE THE FIRST
OPEN GUY.

I WILL TAKE THAT.

JOSH, YOU'RE SCREENING...

IT'S ABOUT
BEING AGGRESSIVE.

DON'T BE TIMID.
DON'T SETTLE FOR JUMP SHOTS.

DON'T LET THEM
PUT THEIR HANDS ON YOU

AND GET AWAY WITH IT.

ATTACK. RELENTLESS ATTACKING
AND GOING TO THE RIM.

GET ON YOUR TOES
AND GET A FORWARD LEAN

AND GET TO THE RIM.

-LET'S GO. COME ON!
-[ALL] LET'S GO!

-GO! ONE, TWO, THREE.
-GO!

THE LYNDEN CHRISTIAN KID
HAD A BALL

ON THE RIGHT SIDE
AND I WAS LATE FOR A TRAP.

AND I-- I JUST--

IT WAS JUST GONNA BE
A BREAKDOWN

AND THEY'RE PROBABLY
GONNA GET A LAYUP

OR SOMETHING AND THEN I SEE
THIS BOLT OF WHITE

JUST SHOOT RIGHT BY ME
AND IT'S CALVIN.

AND CALVIN POKES
THE BALL OUT

AND JUST RUNS BY EVERYONE

AND JUST PUT IT
RIGHT IN, NO TROUBLE.

[CHEERING]

AND THEN NOAH.

NOAH WASN'T KNOWN
FOR HIS THREE-POINT SHOOTING.

HE'S MORE A ATTACK
THE BASKET GUY,
GREAT DEFENDER.

BUT THEY PLAYED OFF HIM.

-BIG THREE.
HITS A BIG THREE.
-[CHEERING CONTINUES]

[MAN ON P.A. MUMBLES]

YEAH!

-YEAH.
-THOSE GUYS--

IT WAS THOSE SAME GROUP
OF GUYS--

IT WAS DAVID,
CALVIN, NOAH, JOSH.

THEY TOOK THE FLOOR
AND DAVID GETS A STEAL.

NOAH HITS
ANOTHER BIG THREE.

SENIOR GUYS STEPPIN' UP.

[CHEERING]

[CROWD CHANTING]

-[WHISTLE BLOWS]
-[CHEERING CONTINUES]

[CROWD GROANS]

THEY CALLED TIMEOUT
AND THERE WAS ABOUT
FOUR SECONDS LEFT.

WE WERE UP FOUR
AND IT WAS THEIR BALL

ON THE BASELINE

AND I REMEMBER SKEEN
JUST DRAWS

THIS HUGE, DARK
CIRCLE AROUND THE KEY

AND HE GOES,
"NOBODY LEAVES THE KEY,"

'CAUSE WE WERE UP FOUR,
SO A THREE-BALL
DIDN'T MATTER.

"AND NO ONE
LEAVES THE KEY.
NO ONE GOES OUT THERE.

NO ONE TOUCHES
ANY LYNDEN CHRISTIAN GUYS."

NOBODY DOES THIS.
NOBODY DOES THAT.

SO, WE WERE ALL--
I REMEMBER JUST, LIKE,

STANDING IN THE KEY
JUST STRAIGHT AS A SOLDIER.

[CHEERING]

[MUMBLING CONTINUES]

I JUST REMEMBER
RUSHING THE COURT AND SEEING--

JUST THE EXPERIENCE
OF THAT WITH

ALL THE PEOPLE
THAT WE'D WORKED FOR SO LONG

TO GET TO THAT POINT
AND THE FACT THAT IT
WAS FINALLY THERE.

[CHEERING CONTINUES]

IT WAS THE BEST
FEELING IN THE WORLD,

YOU KNOW.

IT WAS AMAZING.

EVERYTHING I DREAMED OF
GROWING UP.

STANDING,
THREE WEEKS EARLIER

NEXT TO THAT AMBULANCE
WITH JOSH

AND DAVID
AND SEEING EVERYTHING

AND KINDA FEELING
THAT SHOCK OF, LIKE,

HOW EVERYTHING
SHOULD'VE BEEN

SO MUCH WORSE
TO THREE WEEKS LATER,

STANDING ON THE, YOU KNOW,
BASKETBALL COURT

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY
IN OUR HANDS, LIKE--

SUCH A LIKE--
SUCH A GOOD FEELING.

[CHEERING]

[RICK]
THE FIRST ONE I SAW
WAS JOSH.

AND FROM CENTER COURT
HE TURNS AND HE SEES ME.

AND HE COMES
RUNNIN' TO ME

AND JUST HUGS ME
AND PICKS ME UP

AND THEN ALL THE GUYS
KINDA CAME AROUND

AND, SO, RIGHT
IN FRONT OF THE BENCH

THAT WAS-- THAT WAS WHERE
MY CELEBRATION WAS.

SO HAPPY
AND PROUD OF HIM.

SO EXCITED FOR HIM.

JUST SO MUCH EMOTION
WRAPPED IN FROM

SO MANY STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES.

FROM OUR PERSONAL LIVES

THAT ARE A BIT WRAPPED UP
INTO THE SAME

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
TIME PERIOD.

[RICK]
I'VE COACHED A LOT OF TEAMS
FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

I'VE BEEN IN THIS TOURNAMENT
FOR A LOT OF YEARS.

WE WERE DOWN
AND OUR BACKS
WERE AGAINST THE WALL

AND NONE OF YOU
EVER STOPPED BELIEVING.

[ROHRBACH] YOU BUILD
WITH LASTING CHARACTER

SOMETHING YOU CAN BE
PROUD OF FOREVER, GUYS.

YOU'VE WON
A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.

YOU HAVE BUILT
A LEGACY TEAM.

THIS TEAM--
ALL OTHER TEAMS

WILL ASPIRE TO BE
LIKE THIS TEAM.

THAT'S AMAZING.

AND THEN, THIRDLY, I THINK
YOU BUILT AN ATMOSPHERE

WHERE GOD'S LOVE
COULD SHINE.

IT'S DEMONSTRATED
IN THE WAY

YOU LOVE EACH OTHER.

YOU LOVE YOUR COACHES.

AND YOU GUYS,
FLAT-OUT DOWN SIX

TOWARDS THE END
AND YOU DIDN'T GIVE UP.

[RICK]
YOU WILL NEVER
FORGET EACH OTHER.

YOU WILL BE 30

AND THEN 40 AND THEN 60
AND THEN 70

AND YOU WILL NEVER
FORGET EACH OTHER.

WHAT I'M TRYIN'
TO TELL YOU IS

LOVE EACH OTHER
AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

ENJOY EVERY SECOND.

LAUGH, SMILE,
AND MAKE MEMORIES.

[ROBIN]
I KNOW HE'S SO EXCITED
FOR HIS PLAYERS

AND HIS TEAM
AND HIS COACHES

AND THEY FINALLY DID IT.

[RICK]
COMIN' AROUND
THE LAST CORNER

I THOUGHT

MY LIFE
WAS GONNA CHANGE FOREVER

AND I WAS THINKING DEATH
OR PARALYSIS.

BUT I'D LIKE TO THINK
I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON.

I'D LIKE TO THINK
MY PERSPECTIVE HAS CHANGED.

I'D LIKE TO THINK
I'M A BETTER HUSBAND,

A BETTER DAD.

[CHATTER]

FROM THAT MOMENT,
I THINK HE'S A CHANGED MAN.

WE GET A LOT MORE
I LOVE YOUS.

WE WORK IN THE SAME AREA,
SO I'M OVER BY HIS OFFICE

AND WE'RE HAVING LUNCH
TOGETHER

AND THERE ARE STUDENTS
EVERYWHERE.

HE'LL ALWAYS SAY
I LOVE YOU.

AND HE SAYS IT
REALLY LOUD.

WE COULD BE WALKING AWAY
FROM EACH OTHER

AND HE'LL YELL OVER
THE TOP OF THE KIDS,

"I LOVE YOU."

[DEBOER]
I DON'T THINK
WE WILL BE MEASURED

BY HOW MANY
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

WE WON OR LOST.

THE GOAL IS TO HAVE
OUR MAKER LOOK US
IN THE EYE

AND SAY, "WELL DONE,
GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT."

AND I DON'T THINK
IT'S BECAUSE WE DID OR DID NOT

RUN THE RIGHT ZONE DEFENSE
AT THE END OF A GAME

OR WE DIDN'T HIT
THE RIGHT SHOTS.

IT'S THE TREASURES
OF HEAVEN

WHEN YOU SEE
YOUR PLAYERS

BECOME GOOD HUSBANDS
AND GOOD FATHERS

AND YOU GO TO THEIR WEDDINGS
AND YOU

GET THEIR BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
OF THEIR FIRST CHILD.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS

THAT GET US UP
IN THE MORNING.

[AYERS]
IT DOESN'T SAY
ON THE BACK OF OUR SHIRT

TO DO WELL IN SPORTS.

I MEAN, LIKE,

THESE THINGS
ARE SO TEMPORARY

WHEREAS THE RELATIONSHIPS
YOU MAKE WITH PEOPLE,

THE RELATIONSHIPS
YOU HAVE WITH GOD

OR THINGS THAT
ARE GONNA LAST
WAY LONGER THAN THAT.

IT'S THE TOUGH MOMENTS,
IT'S THE HARD MOMENTS
IN LIFE

TO KINDA BRING YOU
EVEN CLOSER TOGETHER.

[CHANTING]

ONE THING THAT IT
TOOK FROM ME IS--

IS JUST HOW DO I SHOW PEOPLE
THAT I TRULY DO LOVE THEM

AND TRULY DO
CARE ABOUT THEM?

[CALVIN]
IT'S DEFINITELY MORE
THAN WINNING

A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
AND IT'S DEFINITELY MORE
THAN MAKING A LOT OF MONEY.

IT'S DEFINITELY MORE
THAN DOING X, Y, AND Z.

WE ALL HAVE
A REASON TO LIVE
AND A REASON TO BE HERE.

[BOYCE]
BESIDES BEING GREAT TEAMMATES

AND GREAT BASKETBALL PLAYERS
THEY'RE GREAT YOUNG MEN

AND THEY'RE CAPABLE
OF JUST CHANGING THE WORLD.

YOU TAKE THE 12 GUYS
ON THAT BUS,

AND, YOU KNOW...

AND THE THINGS
THAT THEY'RE GONNA DO

WITH THEIR LIVES,

IT'S PRETTY EXCITING
TO THINK ABOUT.

WE TALK ABOUT BEING
"SAVED FOR A REASON."

WE'VE HAD A LOT
OF PEOPLE ASK US,

"WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WHAT ARE YOU SAVED FOR?"

WE WEREN'T SAVED
FOR A STATE TITLE.

WE WEREN'T EVEN SAVED
TO PLAY BASKETBALL.

WE WERE SAVED
TO LOVE GOD.

TO LOVE OTHERS.

WE CAN'T CLAIM
TO LOVE GOD

WITHOUT LOVING OTHERS.

I'VE SEEN MY GUYS
OVER THE LAST THREE WEEKS

TRULY LEARN
TO LOVE THOSE AROUND THEM.

OUR CREATOR MADE US
WITH THE NEED TO LOVE HIM.

OFTENTIMES, WE TRY
TO FILL THAT NEED UP

WITH A BUNCH OF THINGS
THAT JUST DON'T DO IT.

MY CHALLENGE
FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US

IS TO LIVE OUR LIVES
IN SUCH A WAY

THAT OUR TOP PRIORITIES
ARE LOVING GOD

AND LOVING OTHERS.

THAT IS THE REASON
WE'RE ALL SAVED FOR.

[MUSIC PLAYING]