The Outer Limits (1995) s07e18 Episode Script
Lion's Den
1 SEE YOU AT THE FINALS, ,, NOT, SECOND PLACE AGAIN, SO CLOSE, AND YET SO FAR, JON, WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE? KILLING TIME BETWEEN ENDORSEMENT DEALS? JUST IN THE MOOD FOR REMINISCING, THE YEARS HAVE BEEN GOOD TO YOU, FATHER TIME IS ON MY PAYROLL, HIM TOO? YOU'RE NOT LOOKING SO BAD YOURSELF, TIME FOR A BREW AT THE MARINER? IT'S NOT OFTEN I'M IN THE PRESENCE OF GREATNESS, WHY NOT? THAT WAS AN AMAZING TIME IN MY LIFE, '76 TO '79, WE WERE CELEBRITIES IN THIS TOWN, ALMOST BIGGER THAN JOHNNY BENCH, FOR ONE SWEET MOMENT, I TASTED IT, AND BOOM, IT WAS GONE, YOU SHOULD HAVE COME TO THE OLYMPIC TRIALS WITH ME, I WAS GOOD, JON, BUT YOU WERE BETTER, I DISAGREE, IN EVERY PERSON'S LIFE, THERE'S A PEAK, MINE CAME AND WENT, MY KNEE BLEW OUT, ,, BUT YOU? MAN, YOUR ACCELERATOR IS SERIOUSLY STUCK, COME ON, OLYMPIC GOLD, SPORTS COMMENTARY, YOUR OWN LINE OF SHOES WHAT ARE YOU, MY MOM? HEY, YOU MADE IT, JUST LIKE YOU SAID YOU WOULD, LOOK, I DIDN'T DO I ENTIRELY ON MY OWN, WHAT? YOU'VE HEARD OF CREATINE, RIGHT? SURE, ,, A PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUG, HELPED TURN McGWIRE INTO A HOUSEHOLD NAME, ,, RIGHT, RIGHT BACK BEFORE THE TRIALS, ,, I WAS INTRODUCED TO, AND STARTED TAKING, THE PRECURSOR TO CREATINE, ALL NATURAL, COMPLETELY LEGAL STUFF, ,, IT GAVE ME AN EDGE OVER THE OTHER ATHLETES, STEROIDS? HELL, NO, PETER, SCIENTIFICALLY BALANCED NUTRIENTS, ,, THEY'RE NOT MUCH DIFFEREN THAN TAKING A PROTEIN OR CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT, OVER THE YEARS, THE FORMULAS KEPT GETTING BETTER, I'VE BEEN IN THESE TOP SECRET CLINICALS FOR THE PAST YEAR, AND I'M A CHANGED MAN, I KNOW HOW YOU CAN TASTE IT AGAIN, THE INTOXICATION OF VICTORY, COME ON, I'M TOO OLD, WHAT, START TRAINING AGAIN? I DON'T THINK SO, NOT YOU, PETE, THE LIONS, YOU'RE AN AWESOME COACH, I'M SURE, BUT DON'T YOU EVER WONDER WHY THE OTHER TEAMS ARE THAT MUCH BETTER THAN YOURS? WELL, I SERIOUSLY DOUB IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE JACKED UP EVEN IF SOME OF THEM AREN'T, YOUR TEAM NEEDS AN EDGE, I WON'T DRUG MY KIDS, YOU WON'T BE DRUGGING THEM, THINK OF IT AS VITAMINS, AND EQUALLY AS SAFE, I'M STANDING PROOF THAT IT WORKS, EXCUSE ME, MAY I HAVE THE HOUSE DARTS, PLEASE? ALL OF THEM, ,, THANKS, WATCH THIS, LUCKY SHOT, YOU ALWAYS WERE A TOUGH SELL, IT'S IN INHALER FORM, TAKE IT, NO OBLIGATION, TEST IT OUT ON A TEAM MEMBER, TWO HITS A DAY, SATISFACTION GUARANTEED, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR TELEVISION, DO NOT ATTEMP TO ADJUST THE PICTURE, WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION, WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL, ,, AND THE VERTICAL, WE CAN DELUGE YOU WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE TO CRYSTAL CLARITY, ,, AND BEYOND, WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION CAN NCEIVE, FOR THE NEXT HOUR, WE WILL CONTROL ALL THAT YOU SEE AND HEAR, YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE AWE AND MYSTERY WHICH REACHES FROM THE DEEPEST INNER MIND TO THE OUTER LIMITS, OUR DESIRE TO EXCEED OUR OWN LIMITATIONS CAN BE A POSITIVE DRIVE FOR SELF-IMPROVEMENT, OR A SIREN CALLING US TO SELF-DESTRUCTION, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? I FELL, DON'T, EASY, EASY, I JUS WANT TO TAKE A LOOK, SO WHAT'S HIS NAME, THIS PERSON WHOSE FIS YOU FELL INTO? BRENT KERN, LOOKS LIKE BREN SHOULD BE IN BOXING INSTEAD OF TRACK AND FIELD, I HOPE IT WAS OVER SOMETHING IMPORTANT, KERN SAID YOU SUCKED COMPARED TO THEIR COACH, WHEN HE CALLED THE TEAM A BUNCH OF GIRLS, I LOST IT, WELL, ,,HERE YOU GO, THANKS FOR DEFENDING MY HONOR, HONOR? DAD, WHAT HONOR? WE'RE TWO AND SEVEN, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ME RIGHT NOW? OH, YEAH, YOU'RE THE LEGENDARY PETER SHOTWELL, AND WHO AM I? NOBODY, WE WON'T MAKE I TO THE FINALS, DAD, BECAUSE OUR TEAM CAN'T COMPETE, IT'S CRAP THE TEAM, THIS TOWN, EVERYTHING, FACE IT, IT'S OVER, IT'S NOT OVER, WE JUST HAVE TO DIG IN, WORK HARDER, SAVE IT FOR THE TEAM, FEKULA? HERE, GETMAN? PRESENT, HANKS? YUP, KERN? HERE, LARKIN? YOU KNOW, THERE'S MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM AFTER SCHOOL, PUNK, OH, AND NICE WIN YESTERDAY, SHUT UP, KERN, OH, TOUGH GUY, LOOK OUT, SETTLE, MR, KERN, SETTLE, WHEN YOU CAME BACK TO LEWISBOROUGH, WE WERE THRILLED A PIECE OF THE SPIRIT OF '76, "WELCOME HOME," WE SAID, "THE MAGIC IS BACK," WE SAID, WELL, PETER, THAT HONEYMOON IS OVER, I KNOW, THIS SCHOOL, THIS TOWN FEEDS ON ITS ATHLETICS, WRESTLING SEASON IS UNDERWAY, I'VE ONLY GO A COUPLE OF WINS, HOW WILL I SHOW MY FACE TO THE MAYOR AND ALL HIS CRONIES AT THE ANNUAL REGATTA WEARING EGG ON MY FACE? I WON'T STAND FOR THAT, PETER, AND THIS TOWN WON'T STAND FOR THAT, WE'RE DEALING WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, LARRY, WELL, SURE, A COUPLE OF PLAYERS MAY HAVE GRADUATED, OTHERS QUIT, BUT YOU STILL HAVE A TEAM, DO WHATEVER IT IS YOU HAVE TO DO, BUT GET WINNING, BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T BRING BLUE RIBBONS AND TROPHIES BACK TO OUR DISPLAY CASES GOT IT, LARRY, THANKS FOR THE PEP TALK, WELL, ALL RIGHT, THEN, FIRE IT UP, BOYS, MORRIS, BEND YOUR KNEES, BACK STRAIGHT, BACK STRAIGHT, HANDS UP, HANDS UP, LEFT! COME ON! HEADS UP, BREAK THE FALL, BREAK IT, MORRIS, BREAK YOUR FALL, I UNDERSTAND, OKAY, YEAH, ALL RIGHT, UP YOU GO, LEAD THE TEAM, BOY, LEAD THE TEAM, PULL IT, GO, MORRIS, COME ON, UP, UP, UP, ALL RIGHT, GOOD, FIVE LAPS, AND THEN HIT THE SHOWERS, GOOD GOING, GUYS, JON LADUKE'S IN TOWN, COACH, OH, YEAH? YEAH, HE'S A HELL OF AN ATHLETE, THAT GUY, NOT AS GIFTED AS YOU, THOUGH, HE'S JUST GO BETTER PARTS, I'M GLAD TO SEE HE'S DOING SO WELL FOR HIMSELF, YEAH, ME TOO, SO HOW'S THE TEAM? HAS LEONARD GIVEN YOU THE BUSINESS YET? TODAY, THAT LITTLE PRICK, ALL HE CARES ABOU IS BRAGGING RIGHTS, HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT IT TAKES TO BUILD A TEAM, WHAT DOES HE THINK, YOU GET A WINNER EVERY YEAR? HE'S NOT BIG IN THE LISTENING DEPARTMENT, A TEAM IS LIKE A FARM, YOU KNOW, ONE FALL, MAYBE TWO, YOU GET A BIG HARVEST, AND THEN YOU'VE GO TO LET YOUR SOIL REST, IT TAKES A YEAR OR TWO TO REGENERATE LIKE THAT, DON'T WORRY, I'VE BEEN IN YOUR SHOES, JUST GIVE IT TIME, HAVE YOU BEEN OUT WITH THA NOPE, WELL? COME ON, CLAIRE'S BEEN GONE TWO YEARS, IT'S TIME TO GET PAST THAT, YEAH, I KNOW, SPORTS ISN'T THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, YOU KNOW, HOW'S YOUR DINNER? TASTES LIKE CHICKEN, WELL, SON, THAT'S 'CAUSE IT IS CHICKEN, YOU THINK? MORRIS, YOU CAN'T HATE ME FOREVER, WHY DON'T YOU CHECK BACK IN 20 YEARS, DAD? I'LL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, I KNOW IT'S BEEN HARD FOR YOU, OH, DO YOU? DO YOU REALLY? DAD, I'M NEVER GOING TO BE YOU, OKAY, I'M NEVER GOING TO BE AN ALL-AMERICAN ANYTHING, WHAT IF I TOLD YOU I CAN HELP? WELL, I THINK IT'S TOO LATE FOR A FISHING WEEKEND, DAD, NO, MORRIS, I MEAN REALLY HELP, I'M NOT ASTHMATIC, DAD, THIS IS NURIFLEX 500, IT'S A NUTRIEN BOOSTER, IT'LL HELP SPEED MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT, COORDINATION, OVERALL ATHLETIC ABILITY, COOL, WHERE'D YOU GET IT? A FRIEND, NOW, LISTEN TO ME, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL, THIS ISN'T CANDY, THERE'S A MAXIMUM DAILY DOSE, I'LL BE IN CHARGE OF DISTRIBUTION, JUST TWO BURSTS INHALED INTO THE LUNGS, ,, THAT'S IT, AND WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS BETWEEN US FOR NOW, CAN I TRUST YOU? YEAH, YEAH, YOU CAN TRUST ME, OKAY, YOU FIRST, FEELS LIKE A COOL BREEZE, OKAY, IT'S DONE, CLEAN UP THE KITCHEN, AND HIT THE BOOKS, MORRIS, TAKE HIM, OKAY, MORRIS, COME ON, ARE YOU OKAY? YEAH, YEAH, ALL RIGHT, READY? WHOA! YES, YES! THAT MOVE WAS SO AWESOME, DUDE, LIKE, TEACH THAT TO ME, HONESTLY, BRAE, I'M NOT SURE HOW I DID IT, IT WAS JUST LIKE MY MUSCLES TOOK OVER, AND BAM, WARREN WAS ON THE MAT, NICE, NO, NO, COME ON, MAN, NOT TODAY, LIKE, JUST END THE AFTERNOON ON A HIGH NOTE, I DON'T WANT MY TEETH HANDED TO ME, RELAX, RELAX, THERE ARE TWO OF US, BESIDES, SUPERBOY IS DISTRACTED BY HIS OWN EGO, YOU'RE IN MY LIGHT, OH, RIGHT, WHAT'S UP, LINDA? MORRIS, ,, HOMEWORK? YEAH, A LITTLE ALGEBRA 2,, , A LITTLE BIOLOGY, YOU PICKED THE ONLY HIGH SCHOOL STUDEN IN AMERICA WHO'S GOT TO SHAVE TWICE A DAY, SERIOUSLY, THAT GUY IS, LIKE, 25 YEARS OLD, MINIMUM, MATURITY IS IMPORTANT, ,, MATURITY AND SPEED, WELL, HE'S NOT THAT FAST, YES, HE IS, YOU'LL NEVER BEAT HIM, YO, MORRIS, UH, WHERE ARE YOU GOING? THE GAUNTLET HAS BEEN THROWN, MORRIS, ARE YOU BACK FOR SECONDS? ONCE AROUND THE TRACK, WINNER TAKES ALL, UH, TAKES ALL? ALL OF WHAT? DON'T WASTE MY TIME, ALL RIGHT? HE'S REFUSING TO RACE ME, WHAT SHOULD I DO? ALL RIGHT, SHUT UP, JACKASS, GET YOUR SHOES ON THE LINE, ALL RIGHT? THREE, TWO, ONE, GO! [ .]
NEVER SAY NEVER, YOU STILL HAVE NO SHOT, YOU KNOW THAT? THAT WASN'T THE POINT, LEG CRAMP? YEAH, YES, WELL, FLASH, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY WARMING UP NEXT TIME, AMANDA, ,, PETER, ,, HOW'S CATCHER IN THE RYE GOING? AH, THE BATTLE CRY OF TEENAGED ANGST, ,, THE KIDS LOVE IT, I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THEIR FULL ATTENTION, YOU THINK WHEN HOLDEN CAU GREW UP, HE BECAME A PHONY? I PREFER TO THINK OF HIM LOCKED IN ADOLESCENCE, PLAGUED BY HIS HORMONES, SAYING ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE THOUGH BUT KEPT TO OURSELVES WHEN WE WERE KIDS, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE LUNCH WITH ME? WELL, I HAVE TO ADMIT, I DON'T NORMALLY LIKE TO WAIT THIS LONG IN BETWEEN DATES, BUT, SINCE IT'S YOU, I WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTION, MOM PACKED MEAT LOAF, WANT TO TRADE? NOT ON YOUR LIFE, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SMOKED HIM, THE CAPTAIN OF THE TRACK TEAM, YOU ALWAYS SAID SUCCESS IS THE BEST REVENGE, I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE YOU TO TRACK AND FIELD, AM I? NOT EVEN, I'M A WRESTLER, DAD, BESIDES, I JUST DID I TO SHOW UP THAT CHUMP IN FRONT OF LINDA, HAS SHE STILL GOT YOU IN HER TRACTOR BEAM? NOT EVEN, YOU KNOW, I HAD KIND OF A DATE TODAY, YEAH, I KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS, BONNIE NEWTON SAW YOU TWO COZYING UP ON THE SOCCER FIELD, AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL FOUND OUT? WELL, THEY DON'T CALL HER "BROADCAST BONNIE" FOR NOTHING, OH, MAN, GAME OVER, YEAH, HEY, MORRIS, ,, YEAH? ARE YOU FEELING OKAY? I MEAN, ,,YOU KNOW, YEAH, I MEAN, I TOLD YOU I DON'T NEED THE SPECS ANYMORE, I'M A LITTLE HUNGRIER THAN USUAL, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT, IF THESE ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS, DAD, I CAN TOTALLY DEAL, HOW ABOUT YOU? RIGHT AS RAIN, COOL, WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO GIVE YOU ISN'T A DRUG, IT'S CALLED NURIFLEX 500, IT'S AN ENERGY BOOSTER, IT'S SAFER THAN CAFFEINE, PLUS IT'S A SUPPLEMENT, BETTER THAN A MULTIVITAMIN, IT'LL HELP YOUR OVERALL ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, MAKING YOU SHARPER, STRONGER, QUICKER, THE BEST YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE, ,, WITH CONTINUED USE, MAYBE EVEN BETTER, BECAUSE NURIFLEX ISN'T OFFICIALLY ON THE MARKET YET, WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS QUIE FOR NOW, OR JON HERE MAY LOSE HIS PENDING FDA APPROVAL, HE'S DOING US A HUGE FAVOR BY GIVING THIS TO US, ANY QUESTIONS? UM, SHOULD WE ASK OUR PARENTS? SURE, YOU CAN ASK THEM, THEN I WON'T BE ABLE TO GIVE IT TO YOU UNTIL AFTER THE FDA CHECKS IT OUT, WHICH SHOULD BE IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, HAS MORRIS BEEN TAKING IT? YEP, NO WONDER, SO, ,, IF YOU'RE READY TO START WINNING, LINE UP OVER HERE, GUYS, GIVE ME FIVE LAPS, I'LL BE OU IN A MINUTE, I DON'T SUPPOSE WE CAN EXPEC TO SEE ANY REAL RESULTS TODAY? OH, YOU'D BE SURPRISED, THIS STUFF'S AMAZING, SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK A TEAM BAKE SALE IS GOING TO COVER THE COST, NO, IT'S ON ME, THESE KIDS ARE OUR LEGACY, THE NEXT GENERATION OF ATHLETES, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THEY EMBRACE THE SAME SPIRIT OF COMPETITION AS WE DID, THAT SPIRIT WILL BRING US VICTORY, THANKS, JON, JUST HAVING YOU AROUND HERE HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO THEM, YOU BUILT THIS TEAM, I'M JUST ADDING A FRESH COAT OF PAINT, WELCOME BACK TO THE WINNER'S CIRCLE, [ .]
HEY, COACH, CAN I, UH, BORROW THE BEAS TONIGHT? I'M MEETING THE BOYS AT THE DINER, SURE, UH, MIGHT NEED SOME GAS, COOL, DAD? I KNOW I'VE BEEN KIND OF DIFFICULT YOU DON'T HAVE TO NO, I JUST NEEDED SOMEONE TO BLAME, AND YOU'RE THE CLOSEST PERSON TO ME, THAT'S ALL, I MEAN, YOU'RE HERE DOING THE BEST YOU CAN, LIKE THE REST OF US, AND I'M JUST SORRY I LAID IT ALL ON YOU, IT'S OKAY, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, ALL RIGHT, RIGHT ON, LIONS ROCK, LIONS ROCK, THANKS FOR RESURRECTING MY LOVE LIFE, HOW'S THAT? WELL, I ASKED OUT MS, NANCE, AND NOW, APPARENTLY, WE'RE AN ITEM, I'LL DRINK TO ROMANCE ANY DAY, I SAW SOMETHING ON THE LOCAL NEWS THE OTHER DAY, I SEE THEY'RE CALLING THEM THE LEGENDARY LIONS AGAIN, HUH? THE TEAM IS DOING GREAT, YOU SEE? YOU GUYS WENT THROUGH A DRY PATCH IN ABOUT '77, BUT YOU NAVIGATED THROUGH IT, YOU GOT FOCUSED, YOU FOUND YOUR FIRE, IT WAS RIGHT THERE ALL THE TIME, WE JUST HAD TO FIND IT, THAT'S ALL IT IS, RIGHT? THE FIRE? OF COURSE, THERE'S NO PURITY IN SPORTS ANYMORE, PETER, YOU KNOW, IT USED TO BE ABOUT MUSCLE AND DRIVE, NOW, IT'S ABOU SPONSORSHIP AND STEROIDS, I KNEW YOU GUYS WEREN'T ON ANYTHING WHEN I WAS COACHING, AND WE WENT TO THE STATE FINALS FOUR YEARS IN A ROW, SOME OF THIS STUFF'S SO HIGH-TECH, YOU CAN'T TELL WHA ANYBODY'S ON ANYMORE, I HEAR YOU, IT'S BETTER TO LOSE CLEAN THAN WIN DIRTY, I COMPLETELY AGREE, YEAH, WELL, ,, HMM, SORRY ABOUT THAT, I'LL GET OFF THE SOAPBOX NOW, IF YOU'D LIKE A TURN, I'M OKAY, COACH, FOR NOW, IN FACT, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'D BETTER GO, I TOLD MORRIS I'D TAKE HIM OUT TO DINNER, JON'S COMING OVER, CAN'T YOU STICK AROUND A WHILE? HOW ABOUT THIS WEEKEND? WE'LL GRAB A BEER, WELL, OKAY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, HEY, SHOTWELL, TIME TO CELEBRATE, WANT TO GRAB A STEAK AT THE HUNGRY KNIGHT? OKAY, SURE, I'LL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE, GREETINGS, NIMROD, SO YOU THINK YOU AND YOUR LITTLE WRESTLING BUDDIES ARE TURNING INTO THE BIG HONCHOS AROUND HERE, HUH? WHATEVER, YOU HAD NO SHOT AT THE FINALS, WHAT, A MONTH AGO, AND NOW YOU THINK YOU RULE? YEAH, WELL, TRAINING DOES WONDERS, WHY DON'T YOU BACK OFF? IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT? TRAINING? SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING ELSE TO ME, SOMETHING MORE, OH, YEAH? WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT, KERN? I'LL CATCH YOU LATER, SHOTWELL, THAT GUY COULD USE AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT, IN TIME, LET'S DO THIS, WE SHOULD CALL YOU STICKY FINGERS, SHH, LET'S MOVE, [ .]
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[ SQUEAKING .]
AUGH! BOYS, I JUST HAD A BRAINSTORM ABOUT OUR FRIEND, BRENT, WHAT? YOU CALLED ME, I'M HERE, LOOK, WHY DON'T WE TAKE THIS OUTSIDE, OKAY? OLD SCHOOL, LET'S GO, MORRIS, MORRIS, GET YOUR BUTT OUT HERE, ALL RIGHT, STOP SCREWING AROUND, STOP IT, ALL RIGHT? I'LL TELL COACH SHOTWELL AND GET YOU GUYS BUSTED FOR THIS CRAP, [ JEERING .]
THIS IS SO MESSED UP, COME ON, YOU GUYS, COME ON, I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT, ALL RIGHT? I'LL DO ANYTHING, JUST LET ME OUT, GUYS, I'M SERIOUS, MORRIS! [ SQUEAKING .]
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT, BRENT, YOU ARE GOING TO DO WHAT WE WANT, THE FIRST THING I WAN IS TO HEAR YOU SCREAM, MRS, CASTLE TOLD MY MOM THAT CROSS RIVER FARM FOUND ALL THEIR ANIMALS GUTTED BY A PACK OF WILD DOGS OR SOMETHING, THAT'S CREEPY, HUH? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? UH, NOTHING, I JUST, UM, ,, I WENT CRAZY ON MY DECK AT THE HALF-PIPE, I TRIED A DOUBLE GRAB, I GUESS I WASN' UP FOR IT, I'LL CATCH YOU AT LUNCH, WAIT, TALK TO ME, BRENT, YOU DON'T SKATE, NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS, ,, WHAT I TOLD MISS NANCE IS THAT I THINK YOUR TEAM HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH BREN BEING ALL MESSED UP, DID HE TELL YOU THAT? NO, IT'S JUS THE WAY HE'S ACTING AROUND THEM, THE WAY HE'S BEEN ACTING? WHERE IS MR, KERN? WHY DOESN'T HE STEP UP AND TELL ME HIMSELF? HE TOLD ME HE LOST HIS BALANCE, HE'S ALL FREAKED OUT, HE'S SCARED OF YOUR TEAM, SCARED? WELL, PEOPLE RESPECT THEM NOW, THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO BECOMING CHAMPIONS, IT'S MORE THAN THAT, SOMETHING WEIRD IS GOING ON, NO, IT'S JUST PRIDE, BUT MR, SHOTWELL IF BRENT WANTS TO GO TO THE PRINCIPAL AND ACCUSE MY SON AND MY TEAM OF VIOLENCE, THEN LET'S GO, LEAD THE WAY, NO? WELL, IN THAT CASE, I'VE GOT A PILE OF PAPERWORK ON MY DESK, CALLING MY NAME, OKAY, LET'S GO, THIS IS IT, ONE LAST TIME, ,, GOT TO MAKE IT TO THE FINALS, [ .]
YOU'RE GOING DOWN, WHAT THE HELL WAS THA OUT THERE? HUH? YOU GUYS BENT EVERY SINGLE RULE OF WRESTLING, THEN FLAUNTED YOUR ROUGHHOUSING IN FRONT OF THE CROWD, BENT IS THE OPERATIVE WORD, COACH, YEAH, WE DIDN'T BREAK ANY RULES, OH, RIGHT, EXCEPT FOR THE FAC THAT "THE ROCK" HERE DECIDED TO HOSPITALIZE A GUY TODAY, THAT MOVE WAS PERFECTLY LEGAL, DUDE'S NECK COULDN'T TAKE IT, IT ISN'T MORRIS' FAULT, YOU GUYS ARE OVER THE TOP, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, WE'RE WINNING, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED, WE DID IT, YOU DIDN'T DO IT ALONE, DID YOU? I SHOULD PULL YOU GUYS OFF THE BOOSTER, TODAY, WHAT? COACH, NO, THE FINALS, MAN, MORRIS DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT THE KID, DID YOU? OF COURSE NOT, YOU YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT TO US, WOULD YOU, COACH? JUST ONE MORE TIME, MAN, PLEASE, WHAT'S UP, COACH? I DON'T KNOW RIGHT THIS SECOND, I'VE GOT TO THINK THIS THROUGH, NOW, GET OUT OF HERE, ,, ALL OF YOU, OH, COACH, ,, I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO SEE THAT OUT THERE, AT LEAST THE KID WILL BE OKAY, IT'S JUST A CONCUSSION, THANK GOD, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, IT GOT SO OUT OF CONTROL SO FAST, THAT IS A HELL OF A FIRE YOU FOUND, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, GET THEM OFF THAT JUNK, PETER, GET THEM OFF IT NOW, BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT, I WON'T STAND BY AND SEE THE FINALS DESECRATED IN THAT MANNER, NOW, YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, OR I'M GOING TO HAVE TO, [ CRASHING .]
[ GRUNTING .]
DAMN IT, BILL LEVENSON, GET YOUR FRIGGING CATS OUT OF MY YARD! MEOW, MORRIS, ,, WE COULD MOUNT HIS HEAD OVER THE FIREPLACE, NICE SWING, COACH, KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL, SHOULD HAVE KEPT YOU MOUTH SHUT, COACH, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT? VICTORY, ENOUGH ALREADY, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS REALLY? RELAX, LIKE I TOLD YOU, ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS, ,, HEROIN IS ALL NATURAL, JON, I HAVE SUBJECTED MY TEAM, MY OWN SON, TO SOME SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS CRAP, NURIFLEX ISN'T CRAP, PETER, IT'S A HEALTHY COMBINATION OF ANIMAL PROTEINS AND VITAMINS, ANIMAL PROTEINS? WHAT, LIKE, ,,LIKE DNA? WELL, YOU SEEM TO HAVE LEF THAT LITTLE FACT OU OF YOUR FIRST SALES PITCH, JON, WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL? SOMETHING POWERFUL, AGGRESSIVE, AND STRONG, SOME SORT OF BIG CAT, WHAT, LIKE A CHEETAH? A COUGAR? A LION, PERHAPS? WHAT? LOOK, I'M SORRY, IT SHOULDN' HAVE HAPPENED, THIS SHOULDN' HAVE HAPPENED, THEIR REACTION MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUPERFAS GROWTH HORMONES IN KIDS REACTING TO AN ADULT DOSE OF NURIFLEX, AT LEAST NO ONE ON THE TEAM WAS SERIOUSLY HURT, ,, AND YOU DID MAKE I TO THE FINALS, WE'RE GOING TO WIN THE FINALS, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO I CLEAN, I'M SURE YOU WILL, PETER, OUR LITTLE DEAL IS OVER, THIS STUFF TURNED MY TEAM INTO SOMETHING FERAL, SOMETHING DANGEROUS, JUST YOUR TEAM? NICE NOT WEARING THAT BRACE ANYMORE, ISN'T IT? WHAT ARE YOU ON, SOME KIND OF TWISTED POWER TRIP? WE GET THIS CLOSE TO GREATNESS, AND YOU YANK THE CHAIN BACK? THAT'S NOT THE POINT, YOU CAN WIN WITHOUT IT, HERE'S A NEWS FLASH, WE SUCK, WE CAN'T DO JACK ON OUR OWN, MORRIS, I WANT YOU TO WIN, BUT IT TAKES PASSION, NOT SOME EXPERIMENTAL INHALER, WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THA BEFORE YOU HOOKED US UP, YOU HURT THAT KID TODAY, NURIFLEX IS UNSAFE, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? I'M GOING OUT, YOU WERE MISSING LAST NIGHT, AND YOU'RE GROUNDED UNTIL AFTER THE FINALS, I AM NOT GOING TO FALL BACK INTO OBSCURITY BECAUSE MY OLD MAN IS AFRAID THAT I JUST MIGH BE BETTER THAN HE EVER WAS, DID YOU LOSE SOMETHING? YOU WEREN'T GOING TO THROW THIS AWAY, WERE YOU, ALONG WITH OUR HOPES, OUR DREAMS, OUR CHAMPIONSHIP? MORRIS, I MADE A SERIOUS MISTAKE, NO, YOU DIDN'T, GIVE THAT TO ME, IF WE GO TO THE FINALS JACKED ON THIS CRAP, IT'S NOT A REAL WIN, IT'S DISHONEST, A CHEAT, SIT DOWN, HONOR, ,, HONESTY, ,, INTEGRITY, ,, THESE ARE WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERLATIVE ACTS OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMEN THAT ARE PURE, WORDS THAT I MYSELF SHOULD EMBRACE MORE OFTEN, BUT NOW, IT'S TIME TO FIND OUR WAY HOME TOGETHER, AS A TEAM, I BELIEVE IN EACH ONE OF YOU, I'VE SEEN YOU WRESTLE NOT JUST WITH YOUR HEADS, BUT WITH YOUR HEARTS, WHAT COUNTS IS WHAT'S IN HERE, NOT WHAT'S IN HERE, IF YOU HIT THE MA WITH EVERY FIBER OF YOUR BEING, FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND, I PROMISE YOU, WE WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS, ,, AND BRING HOME A TROPHY THAT COUNTS, THAT'S, UH, REALLY INSPIRATIONAL, COACH, IT IS, BUT, ,, WE DECIDED TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, JON? THAT WAS SOME SPEECH, VERY, ,, GREEN BAY, JON, ,, NO, THESE BOYS ARE THE SUPERSTARS OF TOMORROW, WITH MY HELP, THEY'LL OWN THIS TOWN, AND THOUSANDS MORE JUST LIKE IT, OH, COME ON, PETE, YOU TASTED IT, JUST LIKE I PROMISED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN GREA FOR ALL OF US, SORRY YOU COULDN' PLAY ALONG, I WON'T LET YOU DO THIS TO MY TEAM, TO MY SON, WELL, ,, LOOKS LIKE TIME'S PASSED YOU BY AGAIN, REALITY IS, NOTHING WILL STAND BETWEEN THIS TEAM AND VICTORY, BOYS? NOTHING PERSONAL, PETER, IT'S EVOLUTION, I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE DISAPPOINTED IN ME, DAD, NOW I'M THE MAN YOU ALWAYS WANTED ME TO BE, IN FACT, I'M BETTER THAN YOU EVER WERE, YEAH! YEAH! WHOO! YEAH! YEAH! WHOO! THE VALUES WE INSTILL IN OUR CHILDREN ARE THOSE WITHIN OURSELVES, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY ARE THE VALUES WE WANT THEM TO LIVE BY, ,,
NEVER SAY NEVER, YOU STILL HAVE NO SHOT, YOU KNOW THAT? THAT WASN'T THE POINT, LEG CRAMP? YEAH, YES, WELL, FLASH, YOU MIGHT WANT TO TRY WARMING UP NEXT TIME, AMANDA, ,, PETER, ,, HOW'S CATCHER IN THE RYE GOING? AH, THE BATTLE CRY OF TEENAGED ANGST, ,, THE KIDS LOVE IT, I THINK IT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE HAD THEIR FULL ATTENTION, YOU THINK WHEN HOLDEN CAU GREW UP, HE BECAME A PHONY? I PREFER TO THINK OF HIM LOCKED IN ADOLESCENCE, PLAGUED BY HIS HORMONES, SAYING ALL THOSE THINGS THAT WE THOUGH BUT KEPT TO OURSELVES WHEN WE WERE KIDS, DO YOU WANT TO HAVE LUNCH WITH ME? WELL, I HAVE TO ADMIT, I DON'T NORMALLY LIKE TO WAIT THIS LONG IN BETWEEN DATES, BUT, SINCE IT'S YOU, I WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTION, MOM PACKED MEAT LOAF, WANT TO TRADE? NOT ON YOUR LIFE, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU SMOKED HIM, THE CAPTAIN OF THE TRACK TEAM, YOU ALWAYS SAID SUCCESS IS THE BEST REVENGE, I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE YOU TO TRACK AND FIELD, AM I? NOT EVEN, I'M A WRESTLER, DAD, BESIDES, I JUST DID I TO SHOW UP THAT CHUMP IN FRONT OF LINDA, HAS SHE STILL GOT YOU IN HER TRACTOR BEAM? NOT EVEN, YOU KNOW, I HAD KIND OF A DATE TODAY, YEAH, I KNOW, EVERYBODY KNOWS, BONNIE NEWTON SAW YOU TWO COZYING UP ON THE SOCCER FIELD, AND THE WHOLE SCHOOL FOUND OUT? WELL, THEY DON'T CALL HER "BROADCAST BONNIE" FOR NOTHING, OH, MAN, GAME OVER, YEAH, HEY, MORRIS, ,, YEAH? ARE YOU FEELING OKAY? I MEAN, ,,YOU KNOW, YEAH, I MEAN, I TOLD YOU I DON'T NEED THE SPECS ANYMORE, I'M A LITTLE HUNGRIER THAN USUAL, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT, IF THESE ARE THE SIDE EFFECTS, DAD, I CAN TOTALLY DEAL, HOW ABOUT YOU? RIGHT AS RAIN, COOL, WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO GIVE YOU ISN'T A DRUG, IT'S CALLED NURIFLEX 500, IT'S AN ENERGY BOOSTER, IT'S SAFER THAN CAFFEINE, PLUS IT'S A SUPPLEMENT, BETTER THAN A MULTIVITAMIN, IT'LL HELP YOUR OVERALL ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE, MAKING YOU SHARPER, STRONGER, QUICKER, THE BEST YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE, ,, WITH CONTINUED USE, MAYBE EVEN BETTER, BECAUSE NURIFLEX ISN'T OFFICIALLY ON THE MARKET YET, WE HAVE TO KEEP THIS QUIE FOR NOW, OR JON HERE MAY LOSE HIS PENDING FDA APPROVAL, HE'S DOING US A HUGE FAVOR BY GIVING THIS TO US, ANY QUESTIONS? UM, SHOULD WE ASK OUR PARENTS? SURE, YOU CAN ASK THEM, THEN I WON'T BE ABLE TO GIVE IT TO YOU UNTIL AFTER THE FDA CHECKS IT OUT, WHICH SHOULD BE IN ABOUT FIVE YEARS FROM NOW, HAS MORRIS BEEN TAKING IT? YEP, NO WONDER, SO, ,, IF YOU'RE READY TO START WINNING, LINE UP OVER HERE, GUYS, GIVE ME FIVE LAPS, I'LL BE OU IN A MINUTE, I DON'T SUPPOSE WE CAN EXPEC TO SEE ANY REAL RESULTS TODAY? OH, YOU'D BE SURPRISED, THIS STUFF'S AMAZING, SOMEHOW I DON'T THINK A TEAM BAKE SALE IS GOING TO COVER THE COST, NO, IT'S ON ME, THESE KIDS ARE OUR LEGACY, THE NEXT GENERATION OF ATHLETES, IT'S CRUCIAL THAT THEY EMBRACE THE SAME SPIRIT OF COMPETITION AS WE DID, THAT SPIRIT WILL BRING US VICTORY, THANKS, JON, JUST HAVING YOU AROUND HERE HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO THEM, YOU BUILT THIS TEAM, I'M JUST ADDING A FRESH COAT OF PAINT, WELCOME BACK TO THE WINNER'S CIRCLE, [ .]
HEY, COACH, CAN I, UH, BORROW THE BEAS TONIGHT? I'M MEETING THE BOYS AT THE DINER, SURE, UH, MIGHT NEED SOME GAS, COOL, DAD? I KNOW I'VE BEEN KIND OF DIFFICULT YOU DON'T HAVE TO NO, I JUST NEEDED SOMEONE TO BLAME, AND YOU'RE THE CLOSEST PERSON TO ME, THAT'S ALL, I MEAN, YOU'RE HERE DOING THE BEST YOU CAN, LIKE THE REST OF US, AND I'M JUST SORRY I LAID IT ALL ON YOU, IT'S OKAY, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE, ALL RIGHT, RIGHT ON, LIONS ROCK, LIONS ROCK, THANKS FOR RESURRECTING MY LOVE LIFE, HOW'S THAT? WELL, I ASKED OUT MS, NANCE, AND NOW, APPARENTLY, WE'RE AN ITEM, I'LL DRINK TO ROMANCE ANY DAY, I SAW SOMETHING ON THE LOCAL NEWS THE OTHER DAY, I SEE THEY'RE CALLING THEM THE LEGENDARY LIONS AGAIN, HUH? THE TEAM IS DOING GREAT, YOU SEE? YOU GUYS WENT THROUGH A DRY PATCH IN ABOUT '77, BUT YOU NAVIGATED THROUGH IT, YOU GOT FOCUSED, YOU FOUND YOUR FIRE, IT WAS RIGHT THERE ALL THE TIME, WE JUST HAD TO FIND IT, THAT'S ALL IT IS, RIGHT? THE FIRE? OF COURSE, THERE'S NO PURITY IN SPORTS ANYMORE, PETER, YOU KNOW, IT USED TO BE ABOUT MUSCLE AND DRIVE, NOW, IT'S ABOU SPONSORSHIP AND STEROIDS, I KNEW YOU GUYS WEREN'T ON ANYTHING WHEN I WAS COACHING, AND WE WENT TO THE STATE FINALS FOUR YEARS IN A ROW, SOME OF THIS STUFF'S SO HIGH-TECH, YOU CAN'T TELL WHA ANYBODY'S ON ANYMORE, I HEAR YOU, IT'S BETTER TO LOSE CLEAN THAN WIN DIRTY, I COMPLETELY AGREE, YEAH, WELL, ,, HMM, SORRY ABOUT THAT, I'LL GET OFF THE SOAPBOX NOW, IF YOU'D LIKE A TURN, I'M OKAY, COACH, FOR NOW, IN FACT, YOU KNOW WHAT? I'D BETTER GO, I TOLD MORRIS I'D TAKE HIM OUT TO DINNER, JON'S COMING OVER, CAN'T YOU STICK AROUND A WHILE? HOW ABOUT THIS WEEKEND? WE'LL GRAB A BEER, WELL, OKAY, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, HEY, SHOTWELL, TIME TO CELEBRATE, WANT TO GRAB A STEAK AT THE HUNGRY KNIGHT? OKAY, SURE, I'LL BE DOWN IN A MINUTE, GREETINGS, NIMROD, SO YOU THINK YOU AND YOUR LITTLE WRESTLING BUDDIES ARE TURNING INTO THE BIG HONCHOS AROUND HERE, HUH? WHATEVER, YOU HAD NO SHOT AT THE FINALS, WHAT, A MONTH AGO, AND NOW YOU THINK YOU RULE? YEAH, WELL, TRAINING DOES WONDERS, WHY DON'T YOU BACK OFF? IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL IT? TRAINING? SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING ELSE TO ME, SOMETHING MORE, OH, YEAH? WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT, KERN? I'LL CATCH YOU LATER, SHOTWELL, THAT GUY COULD USE AN ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT, IN TIME, LET'S DO THIS, WE SHOULD CALL YOU STICKY FINGERS, SHH, LET'S MOVE, [ .]
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AUGH! BOYS, I JUST HAD A BRAINSTORM ABOUT OUR FRIEND, BRENT, WHAT? YOU CALLED ME, I'M HERE, LOOK, WHY DON'T WE TAKE THIS OUTSIDE, OKAY? OLD SCHOOL, LET'S GO, MORRIS, MORRIS, GET YOUR BUTT OUT HERE, ALL RIGHT, STOP SCREWING AROUND, STOP IT, ALL RIGHT? I'LL TELL COACH SHOTWELL AND GET YOU GUYS BUSTED FOR THIS CRAP, [ JEERING .]
THIS IS SO MESSED UP, COME ON, YOU GUYS, COME ON, I'LL DO ANYTHING YOU WANT, ALL RIGHT? I'LL DO ANYTHING, JUST LET ME OUT, GUYS, I'M SERIOUS, MORRIS! [ SQUEAKING .]
YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT, BRENT, YOU ARE GOING TO DO WHAT WE WANT, THE FIRST THING I WAN IS TO HEAR YOU SCREAM, MRS, CASTLE TOLD MY MOM THAT CROSS RIVER FARM FOUND ALL THEIR ANIMALS GUTTED BY A PACK OF WILD DOGS OR SOMETHING, THAT'S CREEPY, HUH? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? UH, NOTHING, I JUST, UM, ,, I WENT CRAZY ON MY DECK AT THE HALF-PIPE, I TRIED A DOUBLE GRAB, I GUESS I WASN' UP FOR IT, I'LL CATCH YOU AT LUNCH, WAIT, TALK TO ME, BRENT, YOU DON'T SKATE, NO, WHAT I'M SAYING IS, ,, WHAT I TOLD MISS NANCE IS THAT I THINK YOUR TEAM HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH BREN BEING ALL MESSED UP, DID HE TELL YOU THAT? NO, IT'S JUS THE WAY HE'S ACTING AROUND THEM, THE WAY HE'S BEEN ACTING? WHERE IS MR, KERN? WHY DOESN'T HE STEP UP AND TELL ME HIMSELF? HE TOLD ME HE LOST HIS BALANCE, HE'S ALL FREAKED OUT, HE'S SCARED OF YOUR TEAM, SCARED? WELL, PEOPLE RESPECT THEM NOW, THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY TO BECOMING CHAMPIONS, IT'S MORE THAN THAT, SOMETHING WEIRD IS GOING ON, NO, IT'S JUST PRIDE, BUT MR, SHOTWELL IF BRENT WANTS TO GO TO THE PRINCIPAL AND ACCUSE MY SON AND MY TEAM OF VIOLENCE, THEN LET'S GO, LEAD THE WAY, NO? WELL, IN THAT CASE, I'VE GOT A PILE OF PAPERWORK ON MY DESK, CALLING MY NAME, OKAY, LET'S GO, THIS IS IT, ONE LAST TIME, ,, GOT TO MAKE IT TO THE FINALS, [ .]
YOU'RE GOING DOWN, WHAT THE HELL WAS THA OUT THERE? HUH? YOU GUYS BENT EVERY SINGLE RULE OF WRESTLING, THEN FLAUNTED YOUR ROUGHHOUSING IN FRONT OF THE CROWD, BENT IS THE OPERATIVE WORD, COACH, YEAH, WE DIDN'T BREAK ANY RULES, OH, RIGHT, EXCEPT FOR THE FAC THAT "THE ROCK" HERE DECIDED TO HOSPITALIZE A GUY TODAY, THAT MOVE WAS PERFECTLY LEGAL, DUDE'S NECK COULDN'T TAKE IT, IT ISN'T MORRIS' FAULT, YOU GUYS ARE OVER THE TOP, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE, WE'RE WINNING, THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED, WE DID IT, YOU DIDN'T DO IT ALONE, DID YOU? I SHOULD PULL YOU GUYS OFF THE BOOSTER, TODAY, WHAT? COACH, NO, THE FINALS, MAN, MORRIS DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT THE KID, DID YOU? OF COURSE NOT, YOU YOU WOULDN'T DO THAT TO US, WOULD YOU, COACH? JUST ONE MORE TIME, MAN, PLEASE, WHAT'S UP, COACH? I DON'T KNOW RIGHT THIS SECOND, I'VE GOT TO THINK THIS THROUGH, NOW, GET OUT OF HERE, ,, ALL OF YOU, OH, COACH, ,, I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO SEE THAT OUT THERE, AT LEAST THE KID WILL BE OKAY, IT'S JUST A CONCUSSION, THANK GOD, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT, IT GOT SO OUT OF CONTROL SO FAST, THAT IS A HELL OF A FIRE YOU FOUND, IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, GET THEM OFF THAT JUNK, PETER, GET THEM OFF IT NOW, BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT, I WON'T STAND BY AND SEE THE FINALS DESECRATED IN THAT MANNER, NOW, YOU DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS, OR I'M GOING TO HAVE TO, [ CRASHING .]
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DAMN IT, BILL LEVENSON, GET YOUR FRIGGING CATS OUT OF MY YARD! MEOW, MORRIS, ,, WE COULD MOUNT HIS HEAD OVER THE FIREPLACE, NICE SWING, COACH, KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL, SHOULD HAVE KEPT YOU MOUTH SHUT, COACH, GET OUT OF MY HOUSE! WHAT DO YOU WANT? WHAT DO YOU WANT? VICTORY, ENOUGH ALREADY, WHAT THE HELL IS THIS REALLY? RELAX, LIKE I TOLD YOU, ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS, ,, HEROIN IS ALL NATURAL, JON, I HAVE SUBJECTED MY TEAM, MY OWN SON, TO SOME SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS CRAP, NURIFLEX ISN'T CRAP, PETER, IT'S A HEALTHY COMBINATION OF ANIMAL PROTEINS AND VITAMINS, ANIMAL PROTEINS? WHAT, LIKE, ,,LIKE DNA? WELL, YOU SEEM TO HAVE LEF THAT LITTLE FACT OU OF YOUR FIRST SALES PITCH, JON, WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL? SOMETHING POWERFUL, AGGRESSIVE, AND STRONG, SOME SORT OF BIG CAT, WHAT, LIKE A CHEETAH? A COUGAR? A LION, PERHAPS? WHAT? LOOK, I'M SORRY, IT SHOULDN' HAVE HAPPENED, THIS SHOULDN' HAVE HAPPENED, THEIR REACTION MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUPERFAS GROWTH HORMONES IN KIDS REACTING TO AN ADULT DOSE OF NURIFLEX, AT LEAST NO ONE ON THE TEAM WAS SERIOUSLY HURT, ,, AND YOU DID MAKE I TO THE FINALS, WE'RE GOING TO WIN THE FINALS, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO I CLEAN, I'M SURE YOU WILL, PETER, OUR LITTLE DEAL IS OVER, THIS STUFF TURNED MY TEAM INTO SOMETHING FERAL, SOMETHING DANGEROUS, JUST YOUR TEAM? NICE NOT WEARING THAT BRACE ANYMORE, ISN'T IT? WHAT ARE YOU ON, SOME KIND OF TWISTED POWER TRIP? WE GET THIS CLOSE TO GREATNESS, AND YOU YANK THE CHAIN BACK? THAT'S NOT THE POINT, YOU CAN WIN WITHOUT IT, HERE'S A NEWS FLASH, WE SUCK, WE CAN'T DO JACK ON OUR OWN, MORRIS, I WANT YOU TO WIN, BUT IT TAKES PASSION, NOT SOME EXPERIMENTAL INHALER, WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF THA BEFORE YOU HOOKED US UP, YOU HURT THAT KID TODAY, NURIFLEX IS UNSAFE, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING? I'M GOING OUT, YOU WERE MISSING LAST NIGHT, AND YOU'RE GROUNDED UNTIL AFTER THE FINALS, I AM NOT GOING TO FALL BACK INTO OBSCURITY BECAUSE MY OLD MAN IS AFRAID THAT I JUST MIGH BE BETTER THAN HE EVER WAS, DID YOU LOSE SOMETHING? YOU WEREN'T GOING TO THROW THIS AWAY, WERE YOU, ALONG WITH OUR HOPES, OUR DREAMS, OUR CHAMPIONSHIP? MORRIS, I MADE A SERIOUS MISTAKE, NO, YOU DIDN'T, GIVE THAT TO ME, IF WE GO TO THE FINALS JACKED ON THIS CRAP, IT'S NOT A REAL WIN, IT'S DISHONEST, A CHEAT, SIT DOWN, HONOR, ,, HONESTY, ,, INTEGRITY, ,, THESE ARE WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH SUPERLATIVE ACTS OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMEN THAT ARE PURE, WORDS THAT I MYSELF SHOULD EMBRACE MORE OFTEN, BUT NOW, IT'S TIME TO FIND OUR WAY HOME TOGETHER, AS A TEAM, I BELIEVE IN EACH ONE OF YOU, I'VE SEEN YOU WRESTLE NOT JUST WITH YOUR HEADS, BUT WITH YOUR HEARTS, WHAT COUNTS IS WHAT'S IN HERE, NOT WHAT'S IN HERE, IF YOU HIT THE MA WITH EVERY FIBER OF YOUR BEING, FOCUSED ON THE TASK AT HAND, I PROMISE YOU, WE WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS, ,, AND BRING HOME A TROPHY THAT COUNTS, THAT'S, UH, REALLY INSPIRATIONAL, COACH, IT IS, BUT, ,, WE DECIDED TO GO A DIFFERENT DIRECTION, JON? THAT WAS SOME SPEECH, VERY, ,, GREEN BAY, JON, ,, NO, THESE BOYS ARE THE SUPERSTARS OF TOMORROW, WITH MY HELP, THEY'LL OWN THIS TOWN, AND THOUSANDS MORE JUST LIKE IT, OH, COME ON, PETE, YOU TASTED IT, JUST LIKE I PROMISED, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN GREA FOR ALL OF US, SORRY YOU COULDN' PLAY ALONG, I WON'T LET YOU DO THIS TO MY TEAM, TO MY SON, WELL, ,, LOOKS LIKE TIME'S PASSED YOU BY AGAIN, REALITY IS, NOTHING WILL STAND BETWEEN THIS TEAM AND VICTORY, BOYS? NOTHING PERSONAL, PETER, IT'S EVOLUTION, I ALWAYS KNEW YOU WERE DISAPPOINTED IN ME, DAD, NOW I'M THE MAN YOU ALWAYS WANTED ME TO BE, IN FACT, I'M BETTER THAN YOU EVER WERE, YEAH! YEAH! WHOO! YEAH! YEAH! WHOO! THE VALUES WE INSTILL IN OUR CHILDREN ARE THOSE WITHIN OURSELVES, WE SHOULD MAKE SURE THEY ARE THE VALUES WE WANT THEM TO LIVE BY, ,,