(gentle music) (alarm ringing) (triumphant music) (rocket hisses) (clapping softly) - Buddy, you're
gonna learn to get under anything in the air. You keep your feet
underneath you, you catch these
rockets, well, dang, you're gonna be able to catch
anything, you understand? - Yes, sir!
- Gonna be the best football player this
town has ever seen, you're gonna put in the time. Ready? Set. Hut, hut.
(rocket hisses) Eyes up, son! (gentle music) Combination of hard work
and desire equals what? - The b
est! - Who's going to state someday? - I am!
- Who's that? - I am! - [Robert] Who's the best
there is around here? - Josh Davis! - You know it, buddy. That's me right there, buddy. We had a team that year. Anybody that's ever won
a state championship in football is right there. And someday, you're gonna
be up there with me too. Can you see it? I can see it 'cause when
I look at you, Josh, I see greatness, it's in here. Can you feel it? (Carol chuckles) - Robert, that's enough. - Ooh!
(Carol laug
hs) - [Carol] Did you say
your prayers, honey? - Mm-hm.
- Good boy. Goodnight, sweetheart,
I love you. - Goodnight, son. - Dad. (claps loudly) (gentle music) I don't know if you can see me, but can you help me be great? I'm supposed to be great. It's for my dad. - [Man] Go ahead,
McNeil, do your thing. - Let's go.
(whistle shrills) Let's go! All right, somebody cross
the line, right here! Ready! Set, hut! (bodies thud) (upbeat rock music) (whistle shrills)
- There it is, come on! - [Quarterback]
Ready! Set. Hike! (bodies thud) βͺ He thought he'd make
it, he was ready βͺ (whistle shrills) - All right, helmet
time, let's line it up! - [Quarterback] Coach D,
what's the right side? - [Man] It's alpha! - Alpha! He wants the line right here! Ready! Set. Hike! - Man, that kid you got
throwing the ball, Coach, he's a play maker. There's your leader. - Well, he's only a
part of the equation. Let's go, 88! Tell you what, the ball's in
the air, 88's gonna catch it. - That's your boy Josh out
there,
isn't it, Coach? - Sure is, I've been working
long and hard for this. (whistle shrilling) (Robert clapping)
Bring it in, let's go, boys! Helmets off, take
a knee, listen up! Now, I trust you've
got your schedules for the fall semester,
if not, get it done. Not only am I your coach
for the next four years, I'm a beloved teacher as well. The more I know you
in the classroom, the better I can coach
you on the field. I want high test scores,
high football scores. How's that sound?!
(Robert clapping
) - Yes, sir.
- You heard the man! You need to get
into the classroom! This little plop and
flush is your careers going down the toilet
if you don't get there! - Okay.
- You got it? - Yes, sir.
- What's that? I can't hear you! - [Boys] Yes, sir! - Good. Great practice today. Pick a partner, spot each other, I want 30 minutes of weights
before you hit the showers. Summer's just
beginning, gentlemen. Before September, this team's
gonna be more than ready. Put in the time!
(Robert clapping) - Yeah,
you heard the coach! Get your butts up there, get your lifts going,
put in the damn time! - So I guess we can start
calling you a quarterback now. Don't lift too heavy, we need
to protect your perfect arm. - And his perfect hair. - Shut up, Ryan! - Fine. I won't protect your hair. - Whatever, man. Any of us could be a QB. Throw the ball some
more around Baby Coach, he's gonna catch it. Am I right? - That's right. - So you're the king
out there, is that it? You think you can
get us to state? - W
ell, I'm not a king,
but I will be the best when it comes to football. The best this school's
ever seen, anyway. And I don't think, Sam. I know I can get us to state. - How'd you learn
to catch like that? - His dad's the coach, idiot. He's been catching
footballs since birth. - Nah, you guys don't get it. It's all in the feet. The speed, the agility. - I'd love to see you catch
with your feet, Terry. - All right, ladies,
you're done for the day. Let's get down and
get the showers going. Oh, reme
mber, get some
underarm deodorant on 'em. Sure sure your parents
will appreciate that at the dinner table. - Yeah, let's go.
- Sir. - Josh. Coach needs to see you outside. - [Boy] Took you long
enough to do your hair. - [Terry] Dude, I got
a reputation to uphold. Have you seen some of
those girls this year? - I mean, yeah, I will. (rocket hisses) (loud thud) Whoa. (lively music) - All right, I'm ready.
- You good? - Yeah.
- Ready, hike. Ready. Set. Hike! - [Boy] Nice, that's
what we need right t
here. Perfect. (girls laughing) - [Boy] Josh, we're
doing this or what? Come on. - [Josh] What's so funny? - What? - Come on, you wanna play? - [Sophie] Seriously? - [Josh] Yeah. Come on, one play,
I'll guide you. - Josh, what are you doing? They're not even on our team. - Just one play,
all right, buddy? Hey. - Hi.
- I'm Josh. - Uh, I know. - You know? How?
- We've seen you at the summer camp. You're really good. - I'm working on it. (Josh chuckles) - My dad says
you'll be able to go to any col
lege you
want the way you play. Says the team could
win state this year with almost all freshmen. - So you're going to
Central this year too? - For the love of God, Josh,
give her a kiss or something. Let's play. - What's your name? - [Sophie] Sophie Kirkman. - Okay, Sophie Kirkman, you
ever catch a football before? - Nope. - Well, my quarterback Kyle here is gonna throw you a perfect
pass right down the field, and you're gonna try get around
me and look for the ball. - [Sophie] Sounds easy. - L
et's go! Ready. Set. Hike. - [Boy] Come on, Josh. - [Sophie] Thanks
for letting me play. - Yeah, no problem,
you were awesome. Well, you are awesome, that's... - A bunch of us are
going to the movies right after the picnic. You guys wanna come with us? - Your friends coming? - Yeah, sounds great. Oh, we're gonna finish
this game up first, though. - Cool, I'll see you
in a little bit, then. - [Josh] Yeah. - Seriously, does that
count for our team or yours? - We'll take it. (people chattering) - E
xcellent, I'm
sure all the kids are gonna really enjoy it. - Hey, Dad, I need you
to drive me somewhere. - Hey, son, you remember
meeting Mr. Logan. He's the principal
of the high school. He's looking forward to
watch you play this year. - I've been hearing about you
for quite some time, Joshua. Your father's a proud man. - Yeah.
(group chuckles) - I hear you're gonna
be playing wide receiver for our team, is that right? - Yeah, I think so, yeah. Hey, Dad, do you think
you could drive us to the
movie theater? We only have like 15
minutes to get there. - Josh, not today. - Why? You don't even have to
drive me, I can get a ride. Hey, I'm gonna stay at
Kyle's house tonight. - That's sounds good, honey. It's fine. - No, son, I want you to
stay and help clean up. - How wonderful,
it's good seeing such great character
in a young man. It's good for the community. - Dad, all the other
guys are going. How come I have to stay? - I wasn't asking you. You set the example
for the others. They're go
nna need help
loading these tables. - Dad, this isn't fair. You always do this. - [Robert] I'll be back to
pick you up in about an hour. - [Josh] This is bullshit. - [Robert] What did
you just say to me? - Nothing. - You're skating on thin ice. Do you understand me? You've had fun with your
friends all day today. Now, put in the time. - Just let me go! This isn't fair! I hate this, and I hate you! - Would you excuse us
for a moment, Mr. Logan? - Carol. - Robert, honey. You've got to calm down, o
kay? Your blood pressure is up,
you're stuttering again. - I don't stutter. - You know you stutter when
you get upset, it's okay. - It's ridiculous. Let's go.
(Carol sighs) - Robert. - [Robert] I'll be back in
about an hour to pick you up. We'll launch some rockets at
the house, all right, buddy? - [Carol] Bye, sweetie. - [Boy In Shorts]
Dad's a teacher, right? - Yeah. - [Boy In Hat] Like a
scientist or something? He launches rockets
at his house? - Yeah, he does.
- That's pretty awesome. Does h
e have like a secret lair in his basement or something? - No, don't! (somber music) (siren wailing) - [Rose] Someone
page Neurosurge. Let CT know we're on our way. - [Nurse] Vitals
are 110 over 70-- - [Rose] Anyone know
what's happened? - Rose, he fell off
a moving vehicle. He's been out for
about 20 minutes. (machine beeping) - My son, Josh Davis,
I was told he was here. - Where is he?
- Yes, sir, what's your name? - [Robert] Robert Davis, I'm
his father, we're his parents. - Yes. Of course, he
's in the ER
right now, so just stay calm-- - He's in the ER?
- And I'm sure the doctors are gonna come out
and talk to you as soon as they can.
- What happened, though? We were told he
fell, is he okay? Have you spoken to him?
- Everything's gonna be all right, just stay calm.
- Are you sure? - Stay calm.
- Stay calm? It's not very easy to do. - [Receptionist] I'm sure
everything's gonna be okay. - I'm gonna find my son. Don't know what you're--
- Mrs. Davis, please. - Josh?
- Wait, you can't g
o-- - [Carol] Oh, excuse
me, I'm sorry. No, I'm gonna find my son. Josh Davis, please. - Please, wait!
- Excuse me, excuse me. I apologize. Josh?
- Mrs. Davis. - Josh? Please, can you tell
me where my son is? Where is Josh? - On standby.
- Oh, my god. - [Doctor] Probably
be here in 10 minutes. - Josh.
- Okay, I need-- - Oh, my god.
- Get them out there. - Oh, no! Oh, my baby. Oh, no!
- Get four on standby. - [Carol] No! - [Receptionist] Folks, please, let the doctors do their work. Let the docto
rs do their work.
- No, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, I'm just--
- Mrs. Davis, they're doing everything
to stabilize him. - It's okay, go.
- Everything's gonna be okay, Mrs. Davis.
- Please help my boy. (people chattering)
(machine beeping) (PA system beeps) - [Announcer]
Paging Robert Davis. - [Receptionist] Yes,
they're sitting right here. - I'm Dr. Rainkee. - Doctor.
- Hi, I was just working with your son. - Is he okay, can
we see him, please? - In a minute. However, I need to give
you some det
ails first. - Okay.
- Perhaps we could sit. - No, we're fine. Please. - Okay. Josh has suffered a
pretty severe head injury. He has a concussion and
a fracture of the skull. - Do you have any idea
of what happened, Doctor? We were just with him,
and we don't know. - I was told, apparently,
he either fell or jumped from a moving vehicle. It does seem that he
landed on his feet, but the momentum caused
him to fall backwards and his head made impact
with the pavement. - Is he awake? - He's not awak
e yet, ma'am. This is a severe head injury. He has had minimal concussion, and in the next few days,
as the swelling goes down, and we can repeat some CT scans, we may find that
there is more damage we don't know about yet. He's also wearing a
brace around his neck because of the whiplash. He has the large
cuts on the back of-- - I wanna see him. We need to see him. - We really wanna
see him, Doctor. - No, of course,
of course you do. Please come with me.
- Thank you. (machine beeping) - Right t
his way, please. - Oh, Robert. - Damn it, Josh. Wake up, son. Did you hear me, I said wake up! Wake up!
- Excuse me, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Davis, I want you
to know that with time, I do believe Josh is
gonna get better, okay? He's young, he's strong, and we got the bleeding
stopped very soon. But he needs to rest now. Can you please come with me? Let's give it some time. Please, come with me. - Doctor, is he... He's a football player, well, he's going to
be a football player. He's the best there is. H
e's a warrior. He's gonna come through this. - Thank you. Well, let's give him
the night to rest. We're monitoring him closely. We'll know a lot
more in the morning. - We're gonna be staying. We need to stay, we need to
be here when he wakes up. - Absolutely, absolutely. You could wait here
in the waiting room, or there is a hotel
across the street if you need to--
- We'll be right here. - Yeah. - He's a tough young man. He's gonna wake up soon. - I'll give you a call as soon
as I have more info
rmation. - Oh, Robert. (machine beeping) (somber music) (machine beeping) (Josh groans softly) - Sir, please. We need to keep these on. - What is this? - You're awake, that's good, but we need to keep
these on, okay? - Is this Wednesday? - Actually, it's a Friday. (Josh sighs)
Can you look at me? - No. - Doctor! - Well, look who
decided to join us. - Oh, Josh! Josh, you're awake! Oh, honey. Sweetie. - Mom?
- Yeah, honey? Are you okay? You had a bad fall, and you
hit your head really hard, but yo
u are okay now. - My head hurts.
- Oh, I know. - Josh, I'm Dr. Rainkee, one
of the docs taking care of you. I'm gonna check some
things out on you, okay? - Okay. - All right, can you see me? Look right here. Purple. Hm, passion. And end zone. Can you say those back to me? (Carol chuckles) - Purple, passion, end zone. - Very good, you got one point. All right, now what's
your full name? - Joshua Brandon Davis. - And the judgment is? - That is correct. - All right. That's another point. Now, what
kind of place is this? - A hospital, I think. - Mm, good. - What day is it? Is this Wednesday? - Listen, I'll ask the
questions, but it's Friday. I'll give you that one for free. Now, who do we have in
the room here with you? - [Josh] That's my dad. (Carol chuckles) - Yeah. And over here? - That's my mom.
- Yeah. (Carol chuckles) - She's laughing. - Yeah, that's
'cause she's so happy to see you awake
and talking to us. So how do you feel? - My head hurts. And I can't move my
neck and my eyes hur
t. - Well, the neck is
easily explainable. You've got this clunky thing
called a brace around you. It's keeping you from
moving on purpose. But there's other parts
I want you to move. Toes, fingers, can
you make them move? Ha, that's the best dance
move you've ever made. I'm really glad to see that. I think you're gonna be okay. Those three words
I had you repeat, you remember any of them? - End zone. - That's a start. You're gonna be all right. (machine squeals)
(machine whirring) Here and here
, what we
see on your occipital bone is a nondisplaced fracture, meaning a break that
didn't shift around. And then we got the
wound stitched over it stitched up really nicely, so it's all gonna
heal really well. That part doesn't worry me. However, over here, right
there, right there, right there. Here's what happened. When you came off that trailer,
your momentum was so fast that the impact of your
head hitting the ground made your brain dance around. The front of your brain smacked into the i
nside
of your forehead, causing swelling of
your frontal lobe. - So I bruised my brain? I have a bruise on my brain. - Yeah, that's a very
good way to put it. Just like you could bruise
your knee if you fell on it, your brain's made out of soft
tissue, so you bruised it. - So what does that mean? What can we do? - Like any bruise, you
just have to let it heal. Now, of course, you need
to give it time to do so, which means that the
rest of this summer is gonna be devoted
to just resting. - But I'
ll be okay
by the fall, right? My football team starts
playing in the fall. I'm in high school this year, it's my first high
school season. - Josh. I'm afraid there's not
gonna be any football. - What? What do you mean? - I believe you
will fully recover, but this is a very
serious injury. - Dad, talk to him, tell him. - What about next season? - Any contact sport
would be so dangerous after what you've
just been through, all it would take
is one more hit. I'm taking this seriously and I need yo
u to take
this seriously too. And that means boxing,
wrestling, hockey, definitely football. Look, I'm sorry. I'm sorry, I know
this is so difficult for you and--
- No, you don't! How could you know, you
don't know anything. - Josh. - No, I'm supposed
to play football. Please, no. I could play another position, any other position,
I'll be fine. - Josh, it's okay. - No, get off of me! No, I'm supposed
to play football! Please, tell him, tell him! Tell him I'm supposed
top play football! Tell him!
Please, no! (birds chirping) - [Carol] You feeling okay? - [Josh] Yeah, I think so. - Okay. You're home, honey. Okay. Be careful, take it easy. Good, that's it. Good, good. Now, the doctor says you
need to keep sitting upright, honey, even when you're in bed. - My head hurts. - Aw, okay.
- I have such a headache. - Oh, I'm sorry. Okay, sit down in here. You rest, that's
what you really need. Can I get you anything? You want some water? - No. - Okay. You rest for a
while, okay, sweetie? - Son? -
I was supposed to play, to be the best and... That's what I thought. - You could've been. (sighs) (mellow music) (people chattering) - Hey, you. - Hey. You're good at
cheerleading and football. That's rare. - I think I like football
better than I like cheering. - Maybe you could
play my position. I think you'd be good at it. - I heard what
happened that day. I just... I can't believe it. - Yeah, it's pretty crazy. - I'm so sorry. - [Josh] Yeah. - I made you this. I know it's dorky, or whatever,
but I made it for you while
you were in the hospital. - You made this? Thank you. It's awesome. What do you think? - Looks perfect. - [Josh] All right. - Well, I'm glad you're okay. I've gotta get back. See you around, yeah? - Yeah. Maybe we could still
catch that movie sometime? - I'd like that. - Football team looks
like winners this year. What do you think? - I mean, my dad's the coach. Robert Davis. He coaches winners,
that's what he does. - Yeah, I know. You're Josh, his son, right? - [Jos
h] Yeah. - I'm Mr. Olsen, I'm part of
the faculty here at Central. - [Josh] You're a teacher? - Oh, I'm a guidance
counselor, actually, but I'm also the coach of
the cross country team. You interested? - What?
- Well, I saw you watching, I thought you might
be interested. - Oh. No. - I understood you were
quite the football player, quite the athlete. I know what happened, Josh. I'm sorry. I'm sorry you can't play. Look, you don't
have to talk to me, or do anything you
don't wanna do, but maybe y
ou could run with us. Who knows? - Running? - Top seven guys on my team have a chance at
state this year. - There's state championships
for cross country? - [Mr. Olsen] That's right. - So it's just a race. - Right again. Five kilometers. - [Josh] How long is that? - Eh, it's a little
over three miles. - Three miles? You run three miles in a row? - Well, I don't, but the
team does on race day. - Wow. - I tell you what, you
wanna check it out, practice is tomorrow
at 3:00 p.m. - No, I'm good. - Ok
ay. Well, hope to see
you around school. - Science is not an
app on your smartphone. If you'd have told
me 20 years ago that every student was
gonna have their phone with them all the time, I'd have pegged you as a
science fiction writer. Don't even get me started
on their writing skills. - Well, maybe you should
make them write more in the classroom, Robert. It is your classroom. - Are you even listening
to what I'm saying? I'm not talking about their
writing skills, Carol. - How about you, Jos
h? Are you ready for
the ninth grade? You're looking so
much better, honey. Honey, did you hear me? - How do you feel
about cross country? Dad? - What's that, cross country? - It's not for him. - Why? - It's not for him, it's
long-distance running. And besides, doctor's
orders, no sports, if you'd consider
running a sport. - The doctor said
no contact sports. - He's not built for it. Long-distance running,
it's not for anybody. I don't know what Coach Olsen's
doing out there, anyway. - I can run
, I can try. - So it's just running? Where? - No, they frolic in the woods. - The woods, that
sounds dangerous. - It's not for him. You should focus on
school, maybe drama club. - I'd be worried
about your injury. Alone in the woods? (table thuds)
- I'm worried about my injury. I'm worried about my injury,
but I have to do something! I have to try. - Sit down. - I'm finished. - I said sit down. - Robert. - It's just not good
for you, with your head. You outweigh those
guys 10, 15 pounds. Trying
to save you
the embarrassment. - I'm finished. May I be excused? (dishes clatter) - Josh, honey. - [Robert] He's
not built for it. Long-distance running,
it's not for anybody. (muffled speaking) - I can run. - [Mr. Olsen] Switch legs, guys. Good job. Hey, I thought
you might show up. - I told you I
wasn't interested. - Oh. Well, then what
can we do for you? - I'd like to try
out for the team. (group laughs) - You would?
- Yeah. - Okay. Well, see that sports
bag over there? Why don't you run over
there,
grab that bottle of water, and run it back, okay? Yeah, go ahead. (group laughs)
All right, all right, relax. Ah. Congratulations,
you made the team. (group laughs) - He's gonna run
with us, at seven? He's a football player, Coach. - Well, football players
have legs, don't they? Then they can run. Everybody, this is Josh Davis. He's a freshman this year,
just like some of you, and he wants to run with us, so we should be
grateful for that. Josh, you can take a seat
right over here next t
o Chad. Follow him through the stretches
since he knows them all. - Nice shoes. - What do you have
written on your shoes? - That's his call sign. Coach has everybody pick one. It's like their own nickname. I'm Adam. That's a cool wristband. - [Mr. Olsen] Switch! - Wait, if your name's Adam, why does it say
Jack on your shoe? - Like Jack Skellington,
from that movie? It's 'cause I'm
so skinny, get it? - Wait, so speed and
Jack Skellington. Okay. - [Adam] So, Josh,
you ever run before? Like, you k
now, run? - Yeah, I was a wide receiver. I used to run all the time. - Then why aren't you
on the football team? - Something about me being
to fast, I don't know. (whistle shrills) - Okay, boys, today, you're
gonna be doing the back loop just like yesterday, all right? Four times around, that
includes the soccer field. What does that
include, gentlemen? - [Boys] Soccer field! - Thank you! Girls, you'll be doing
this side loop back here. The goal of today is to stay
together as a team, okay? Chad
, you lead the boys, I'll
be checking in on both teams. Let's go! - So four times around? That doesn't sound that bad. (Chad chuckles) How far is just one time? - Two and a half miles. - No, but how far
is just one time. (group laughs) What? (students chattering) Can I sit here? - You want our seats? - No, just the one. Is that cool? - So how's your legs? (boys laughs) - They're good. - Yeah, we saw you
walking over here. It was slower than
yesterday's practice. Hey, what was that for? - Leave h
im alone, man. He ran the 10-mile, just
like the rest of us. Plus, if he wanted to, he
could break you in half. You don't wanna do that, do you? - Not yet. Did you guys get double
servings or something? - Gotta load up on carbs. - Yeah, that's a perk
of cross country, Josh. You can pretty much
eat whatever you want. - It's for the running. - But you guys are so small. - Yeah, we burn about 2,010
calories every practice, so we need the
glycogen source for it. - Are you eating a whole
box of cerea
l right now? - Yeah, do you want some? I got another box. - That's okay, thank you. - Man. I wish I could talk
to a girl like that. - Yeah, right, Adam, I dare you. - No way. - Why can't you
guys talk to her? - Dude, are you kidding me? Just look at her. - Why don't I go
talk to her for you? - For what? She would never talk to us. - You should do it, Josh. She might like you. - You think so? Let's find out. - No way. - Hey, you. - Josh, what happened? - [Adam] What'd she say? - You guys were rig
ht,
she wouldn't talk to me. (school bell rings) I'll see you guys at practice. (students chattering) (whistle shrills) - Okay, guys, I know it's quick, but our first race is tomorrow. It's gonna be a dual meet,
we're gonna host it here. It's gonna be a
great opportunity for us to see where we stand. We're gonna show them what
we got this year, okay? It'll be an awesome opportunity for the top seven guys
and the top seven girls to compete for the
varsity spots on the team. We want to run
togethe
r as a unit. When you're racing, the
longer that you can see your own teammate
in front of you, the more likely you are ahead
of the other team's number. Does everybody understand? - What does he mean "top seven"? Is there only seven
guys on the team? - Yeah, without you, we
wouldn't qualify to run. The team needs seven. - So I'm seven? What's your number, Adam?
- I'm not sure yet. I'll find out Thursday. - Can anybody be any number? - Yeah, it's whoever's the
fastest, and it goes from there. Bu
t even the number one
runner needs the number seven to win anything as a team. - Today, we're gonna
be Indian running. Relax, relax, you'll be fine. All right, doesn't matter
if you're number one, number three, number seven, everybody stay together
as a team, okay? For a refresher for those of you who don't know what
Indian running is, you run in a straight line, the person at the back of the
line sprints up to the front, falls into pace, and then the
next person at the back goes, so on and so f
orth, okay? Easy enough? - Is it easy? - [Adam] No. - All right, let's do it. On the track, come on! Come on, Josh. Right now, buddy, let's go. - Dude! - There's that speed. - Nice one. Just don't waste it all. We're doing this for,
like, 90 minutes. - I'm running tomorrow. It's the first race. You can come if you want. - I've got practice after
school, Josh, you know that. I'll make it if I can. - Yeah. - [Robert] Make sure you
tell your mother when you go. (people chattering) - [Boy In Glasses
] You're
not racing in those, are you? - It's all I got. - Those are gonna
be heavy, dude. Don't let anybody spike you. - Yeah, man, be careful. - I'll be fine, I think. - Okay, guys, first
race, here we go. Everybody just relax, it's
gonna be fine, all right? We're expecting Chad
to be out in front, so whoever's at
number two, all right, just keep Chad in sight
as long as you can. Whoever's at three, stay with
two, and so on down the line. It's just running. Keep it simple, and
it will be, okay
? All right, hands in, team
on three, here we go. One, two, three. - [All] Team! - Relax, Josh. It's just running. - You nervous? - [Josh] A little. You? - Shit yeah! - Oh. Good. - [Announcer]
Runners, to your mark. (crowd cheering) (pistol fires) (runners panting) - That's it, Chad,
that's it, pal! Number one, baby, number one! Mile one, done! (Josh panting) (shoulder thuds)
- Hey! (crowd cheering) - Nice job. Good job, Brett,
good job, Brett. - That's six. Only the football star is left. - He'
s walking. I knew he started too fast. - He better not be in the cart. (crowd cheering) - Let's go, Josh Davis! Let's go, Josh Davis,
pick up those feet! You are finishing
this race, let's go! All the way, let's go,
let's go, let's go! It's right here! That's what you do,
you finish races! Nice job! All the way through! - [Boy] Hey, good job. - That's seven. All right.
- You okay? Hey, you finished. Don't sit like that too long. Hey, we'll let's
stretch right here. (Josh panting) (knocking) - Mr
. Olsen? You wanted to see me? - Yeah, come in, take a seat. You can call me Coach. Classes good so far today? Did a great job yesterday. - What do you mean,
I came in last place. - Did you finish the race? - Yeah, but what does that-- - Did you finish the race? Okay, have you ever
run like that before? Exactly, so I'll say it again, you did a great job yesterday. - Mr. Olsen, I know
you have to have seven guys to get to state, and I know you have to tell me
I'm doing fine and all that. - No, I
don't, Josh. I don't have to tell
you you're doing fine. - Right, well, I just don't
think we have a chance at state if I'm your seventh guy. - Well, there's a
lot of training left. Now, you know what the
races are gonna be like, you just have to
put in the time. You can only get
better from here, Josh. - What did you say? - You can only get better. - No, before that, you said I
just had to put in the time? - That's right.
- My dad used to say that about football. He used to tell me every day. -
Hm. Well, he's right, isn't he? Let me ask you something, when you were planning
to play football, how much did you play? How often would you
say you practiced? - Every day, all
day, all the time. - How come? - I was great. I was the best. I thought I gonna-- - Why do you think
you were great? - My dad. My dad knew I was
a great player. He knew I had talent. - That's admirable, but
that's the wrong answer. You were great at football
because you put in the time. You played over
and over every da
y. I think it's wonderful
it was your dad's idea, but he wasn't the
one doing the work that it takes to be great. Let me tell you something else, it takes a lot more than
talent to be great at anything. - So what are you saying? - I'm saying that we both
know football is over now, but the great part
doesn't have to be. You can still be great, Josh. I know this isn't how
you thought it would be, but life is like that sometimes. If you want it,
if you're willing to put in the time with running, ju
st like you did with football, I think you'll get
the same results. You're not just a
great football player. - [Josh] Is that what you
called me in here for? - No. I wanted to get you these. Thought they might help. The blue ones there
are for practice, and the spikes are
for the races, okay? - Thanks. - And I'm sure the guys told
you about my call sign rule, want you to pick something
out for yourself. - Hey, Mr. Olsen? Do you think I can actually
run with the other guys, like, that we'd have
a
chance at state? - I think that part's
up to you, Josh. - Hey. - [Josh] Oh, hey, what's up? - You're not quitting, are you? - What? No, I just... I thought about it. - But you're not? Some of us, we thought,
maybe after yesterday... - I was that bad, huh? - No, no I thought
you were really great. - You know, cross country's
the first sport I've done where you can get in last and people still tell
you you did great. (both chuckle) - So what did you
talk to Coach about? - Oh, he just gave
me some
shoes. - Good, don't quit, we need you. The boys' team, I mean. Did you pick a nickname yet? - Not yet. What's yours, by the way? - Sunny. My mom always says that my hair
reminds her of the sunshine. I guess it's kinda silly. - No, I like you, I like
the name of your hair. (chuckles) - Thanks. I guess I'll see
you at practice. - [Josh] Yeah. - Don't quit. (alarm ringing) (birds chirping) (gentle music) (inspirational music) (gentle piano music) - All right, guys, today,
we're gonna work on spee
d, not only chasing the competitor, but outrunning the competitor. All right, boys, you're gonna do the back loop all
the way around, and, girls, you're gonna go
clear around the soccer field. The idea today is to
run as fast as you can for the entire loop, okay? It's about 800 meters or so,
and you'll get a short break. - Hey. Might wanna sit out the
first couple rounds. Get some extra rest. Might help. - Hey, how about
you worry about you, and I'll worry about me. - Okay guys, guys, enough. Re
lax, all right? After 30 seconds, on my whistle, the next runner's
gonna go, all right? Focus on trying to get
the runner in front of you in sight before the finish. And also, don't let the runner
behind you catch you, okay? That's it, you're gonna pick a person to start, fall in line. You're chasing, but you're
also getting chased. That's the essence of
racing, ladies and gentlemen. All right, let's to
it, let's line it up. - If only those shoes could
do the racing for you, maybe, just maybe,
w
e might be able to get to state this year. - Chad, enough. Let's line it up, let's go. (whistle shrills) (gentle music) Okay, runners to your mark! (whistle shrills) - What are you doing? - I'd like to go first. - Okay, man. (whistle shrills) (triumphant music) Holy crap. (gentle music) (boys chattering) - [Sam] Look at
these shit heads. - Hey, you ladies gonna hit
the weights any time soon? - Look at this, I
can fit my whole hand around this kid's bicep. - Let go. - What'd you say? Hey, I'm ask
ing you,
kid, what'd you say? - Leave him alone. - Was I talking to you? (locker clangs)
Huh?! Are you his mommy? What? What, Josh? What are you gonna do? What are you gonna do?
- That's enough. - You're fast. You were fast today. - Thanks. - We can use it,
that burst of speed. - Yeah?
- Yeah, man. Just gotta get good enough to hang around the
other teams' last guys, the other backend runners. And then, at the
end of the race-- - Pass them?
- That's right, all at once. They're distance runners.
No one has that speed. You just gotta use
it at the right time. - Okay, I'll try. - This is my senior year. I always thought that... - State, right? Chad? Do you think I could ever
run like you, the way you do? - Nope. (upbeat rock music) βͺ Yeah, yeah βͺ βͺ No use crying, leave
your tears at the door βͺ βͺ You keep buying what
they sold you before βͺ βͺ You won't change it, but
you can't take it no more βͺ βͺ No more βͺ βͺ Look out, maybe you're
beginning to see βͺ βͺ Deep down, you know about
the way it sh
ould be βͺ βͺ I don't need to tell you,
fear can be so captivating βͺ βͺ Yeah βͺ βͺ You are fine βͺ βͺ Just let go βͺ βͺ By this time βͺ βͺ You should know βͺ βͺ Run, you can run βͺ βͺ To the light at
the end of the way βͺ βͺ Run, will you run βͺ βͺ Run from the things
that remind you βͺ βͺ Things that will bind you βͺ βͺ You've got to leave
it behind, yeah βͺ βͺ Yeah βͺ βͺ No use dying, you've
got living to do βͺ βͺ You keep trying, but
it's not up to you βͺ βͺ A voice is calling, ooh,
a hand to pull you through βͺ βͺ A hand to
pull you through βͺ βͺ All the pain βͺ βͺ That you've known βͺ βͺ No more shame βͺ βͺ Let it go βͺ βͺ Run, you can run βͺ βͺ To the light at
the end of the way βͺ βͺ Run, when you run βͺ βͺ Run from the things βͺ - [Carol] I still don't know
how you can eat all that, Josh, and still have room for dinner. (Carol chuckles)
- It's a team thing, Mom. We have a big race tomorrow, and I'm gonna need
a lot of energy. You'll be there, right? - I think so, yes. - I mean, this is it. Our team could officially
qualify for
state meet. Do you think you
can get Dad to come? - Well, Josh, your dad's a
coach, and he has a team too. - It's a Saturday,
he can make it. - We run drills on
Saturday, you know that. Now, I don't want you to
eat like this anymore. One bowl a day's plenty. - It's a running thing, Dad. There's a huge race tomorrow,
you wouldn't get it. - What I do get is a paycheck
to buy food for the house, and eating like this is
total waste of money. Seven, what's that? - [Josh] What? - On the back of
your
shirt, Seven. - Oh. Mr. Olsen has his runners pick
a nickname, like a call sign. - You picked Seven? - Well, I didn't pick
it, I'm the seventh man. The seventh runner on the team. - [Robert] So you're
the last runner. Does first runner
have one on his shirt? - No. - Oh. What's for dinner? - Not cupcakes. (Carol chuckles) - You should come
to my race tomorrow. - I told you, we run
drills tomorrow, son. (spoon clatters) But good luck, okay? - Dinner's in a
few minutes, Josh. (dramatic music) (crow
d chattering) - There's a lot of good
runners here, guys. Crazy mile splits. - I'm sure they're all thinking the same thing about you, Chad. - We just have to run
like we do in practice, keep each other in sight. Nice, Josh. - Thanks. You guys like it?
- It's perfect. (triumphant music) (dramatic music) - Hey, KO, how you doing? - Hey, how are you, Scott? - Good to see you.
- Hey. - Good to see you.
- Good to see you. - So we all know who's
gonna win here today. It's pretty much
a one-team race.
- Too bad you got that
football kid over there. - [Mr. Olsen] That is too bad. - You know, maybe four years,
eight years, you'll be back. - Looks like somebody's
going home today. (Scott chuckles) - You know, I always look
forward to coming here and seeing you gentlemen. - Yeah, good luck today. - You have a great
day yourself, okay? - See you, boss, take it easy. - Why don't you get in the back? That's where you're
gonna be anyway. - Hey, back off. - [Tall Boy] What are
you gonna do about it?
- Look at those
shoes, The Rocket? What are you, a cartoon? (tall boy chuckles) - [Announcer]
Runners, to the mark! - Feeling good?
- Yeah, I feel all right. - Listen, to day is
the day, all right? You have put in the time. You find every single one of
those number seven runners and you pass them. Every one, today, you got it? - I got it.
- Let's go. - [Announcer] To your mark! (pistol fires)
(crowd cheering) (thrilling music) (dramatic music) (kick thuds)
(Adam groans) (Josh panting) (coughing)
(gentle piano music) - [Josh] Hey! Hey, can you run? - Yeah.
- Get outta here, go. Oh, god. (dramatic music) Adam, it's just that
group ahead, Adam. We have to pass them now. Fight it. (triumphant music) That's it, that's it! (crowd chattering) (gentle music) (crowd cheering) - That's it, Chad,
that's it, Chad Robinson! Come on, baby! Number one! Number one today! That's what I'm talking about! All right! Where's Adam? Where's Adam? He should be right with you. - I don't know, I never saw him.
- That's North's fifth guy. - Adam should've
been ahead of him. Something must've happened. - All right, well... (triumphant music) Is that them, that's
them right there. That's them. That's it, Josh is with them! That's it, both
you guys, let's go! All the way through! Here, here, get
him up, get him up. Let's walk him out.
- Come on. - Let's walk him
out right over here. Right over here. - [Josh] You okay? - I guess. - [Josh] You finished. - I'd like to thank
you all for being here and partici
pating in
this fantastic event. These athletes, boys
and girls alike, are truly remarkable people. And, of course, the
top overall finisher will go on to represent this
great sport at the state meet. And our top three finishers
are the Lake Chargers, North High School, and
Central High School. - In third place, with
a phenomenal performance all year long, are
the Lake Chargers. (crowd applauding)
(crowd cheers) In second place, with
some of the fastest paced times I've seen from them, since I ca
n remember
at least, North High! - That's it!
(crowd cheers) - And let's hear it for
the Falcons of Central High and their coach,
Mr. Keith Olsen! (crowd cheering) You are an official
state qualifier! - That's all you
guys right there! That's you guys. Good job. - [Josh] Dad, you down here? Dad, what are you doing? - Just tidying up a little bit. - Hey. We never got to use this one. - Oh, that? That's something I was
gonna use in class. - I like it. - Better quality than
when you were nine. - I
changed my call sign, the
name on the back of the shirt. - The Seven?
- Yeah, I changed it. The Rocket. I thought you'd like that. - The Rocket? - I'm going to state,
the team, we are. I made it. - [Robert] I know,
your mom told me. Congratulations, Josh. - It's in one week. - Yeah, I know, I've got a
playoff game in a week as well. Long season, huh? - Yeah. - Grades up? - [Josh] Yeah, Dad. - Math? - A. - [Robert] You're kidding. - You're a teacher
at my school, Dad. I know you know
what my grad
es are. - [Robert] Yeah, it's
kinda hard to get anything past the old man, isn't it? - That's for sure. - Do your mom a favor and
take the trash bins out from the garage, okay? - Look, I know it's
not football, but
I'd like you to come. I'm gonna try to... Well, it's a long shot, but
we have a chance to win. Good luck at your playoff game. (gentle music) (sighs) I don't know if this matters. I don't know why my... But everything's different now. (sighs) If you could just help me
win this race, h
elp my team, I know I can still
do something great, for my dad and also for me. Anyway... (lively music) (hammer thudding) (triumphant music) - All right, guys, bring
it in, bring it in. Here we go, we are here. Okay, this is it, this is state. I don't have a whole
lot to say to you. We've worked all season,
this is the moment. People are gonna lead off
fast off that starting line, don't get caught up in that. Let's run our race, okay? - Can we actually win
this, the whole thing? - Well, the pro
bability of us coming in last is one-in-seven. - How do you know that? - Isn't there only
seven teams here? (group laughs)
- Calm down. Don't worry about
any of that, okay? Just clear your head and focus. All right, McClane, you've
been running behind Chad at number two all season,
you hang right there, everybody hang with him. That's all we gotta do, okay? - We're only as fast
as our last guy. - That's right. We are only as good as
our last guy, all right? Let's do this, state
on three, here we
go. One, two, three. - [All] State! - [Mr. Olsen] Let's
get it, come on! (people chattering) - I'm glad you're here. - Coach! Hey, good to see you, man. - You too.
- Nice shirts. What, are you guys
gonna run today or what? - Maybe.
- Oh, Keith. (Carol laughs)
No, sir. - Does Josh know
you're here today? - He asked me to come, but no. No, I don't think so. - Oh, okay.
- Coach, how is he as a backend runner? Kinda slow? - Coach, Josh is the
reason we're here. Why don't you guys go
catch the gun,
okay? I'll catch up with you.
- Yeah. - Excuse me, I'm so sorry. Okay. There he is, there he is. - That a boy, Josh. That a boy. - [Announcer]
Runners, to the mark! (cannon fires)
(crowd cheering) (dramatic music) (gentle music) (crowd cheering) - Good job, guys. Good work. There we go, that's
our first guy there. That's our first
guy, right there. That's him. That's it, Chad!
- Okay. Okay.
- That's right, big dog. Come on, speed. You can hang with
these guys, man. You can hang with them! - Is h
e in there? Is that him? - Let's go, David! Let's go, Bobby! Nice job! Stay together, stay together! - Where is he? - That's Adam right there! Let's go, Adam! Come on, buddy! All the way through,
all the way through! That's Josh! - Let's go, Josh!
- Let's go, Josh! - Let's go, Josh. Go, Josh! (triumphant music) Go, Josh! That's my son. That's my son. - [Josh] Come on,
let's pass these guys. - This is too fast. We're not even at mile two yet. - [Josh] Stay with me. Let's go. (inspirational music)
Zach, you good? - [Zach] I'm good. What are we doing? - [Adam] We're winning. (triumphant music) (crowd cheering) - Come on, buddy, that's right. That's right, that's right. Okay. That's it, die hard,
all the way, baby! Come on! Hold on, there. Hold on, there, there he is! That's it, Josh! Come on, Josh! All the way through, baby! They're here! Good job, man! - [Carol] Boy, you
did it, you did it. - What about he playoffs? - Josh, I'm so sorry. I love you, Josh. I'm so sorry. - What an incredib
le day,
ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for being here to support these
outstanding young men. It is truly an
exceptional accomplishment to be in any of these
fierce competitors' company. Now, we have an upset today. The favored Southeast
Tech will be going on to accept second place
individual medals, and they have earned
second place overall today. (crowd cheering) (gentle music) Now, this was truly earned today by a team that I'm
about to hand this to. Together, they ran a season
that took the
m all the way. I would like to announce
and personally congratulate the first place state champions, Coach Keith Olsen and
the Central Falcons! (crowd cheering) - [Keith] Chad,
that's all you, pal. Hoist it up. (boys laugh)
- Yes! - Hey, what did you do today? - It was the shoes, man. (boys laugh) - That's my son. - Let this kid hold this. (boys laugh) That's all you, pal. (gentle piano music) (upbeat music) βͺ Have a little
faith in me, oh βͺ βͺ When my faith is running low βͺ βͺ Spare a little
grac
e for me, oh βͺ βͺ 'Cause sometimes I'm
not graceful at all βͺ βͺ But I keep on dancing βͺ βͺ Like I ain't got no strings βͺ βͺ When my heart is fading βͺ βͺ I always find my way βͺ βͺ Lost my sense in
a wishing well βͺ βͺ I'm a mess, but
I fake it well βͺ βͺ Oh, I just keep my
head in the clouds βͺ βͺ Far away from reality βͺ βͺ Running from gravity βͺ βͺ Oh, I just keep my
head in the clouds βͺ βͺ Always getting
what I want, oh βͺ βͺ But what I need, I
can't seem to get βͺ βͺ One second, I'm so
confident, oh, no βͺ βͺ The
next minute,
I'm losing it βͺ βͺ But I keep believing βͺ βͺ One day I'll get it right βͺ βͺ As long as I'm breathing βͺ βͺ It's a beautiful lie βͺ βͺ Lost my sense in
a wishing well βͺ βͺ I'm a mess, but
I fake it well βͺ βͺ Oh, I just keep my
head in the clouds βͺ βͺ Far away from reality βͺ βͺ Running from gravity βͺ βͺ Oh, I just keep my
head in the clouds βͺ βͺ All I see in front of
me is a clear blue sky βͺ βͺ I just keep my
head in the clouds βͺ βͺ Knowing that'll bring me
down 'cause I'm up too high βͺ βͺ I just kee
p my
head in the clouds βͺ βͺ I can't help but wander βͺ βͺ I'm a gypsy soul βͺ βͺ Might have to
learn the hard way βͺ βͺ But it's all I know,
don't tell me no βͺ βͺ Don't you tell me no βͺ βͺ Don't tell me βͺ βͺ Lost my sense in
a wishing well βͺ βͺ I'm a mess, but
I fake it well βͺ βͺ Oh, I just keep my
head in the clouds βͺ βͺ Far away from reality βͺ βͺ Falling from gravity βͺ (inspirational music)
Comments
One thing that I've learned in the past when I was a teenager, blessings could come in disguise. There may be major interruptions in people's lives. Even so, there is not just a dark side to circumstances, also there is a bright side for the circumstances people like Joshua Davis faced.
Amazing movie nd Channel π.
Great movie
Fantastic
I love this movie so much
His mom and dad should have been grateful he was alive and ok. And should support him if he wants to be a computer whiz or runner or whatever keeps his spirits up.
Fantasticβ€π
Well put together....good cinematographery.....
Cricket addict from asiaππ
Donβt quit. We need you π 48:50
That Chad at 53, should have been answered: "So what you're saying is, if we don't achieve, what you couldn't achieve without me, it's bcz I'm not good enough? That sure makes sense..."
What an incredible movie & lesson learned. When one door closes GOD opens another π
I might go and eat another bowl of fruit loops!