FUCKING ASS WEPT, WE KNOW WHAT
IS HAPPENING.
I WANT YOU GUYS TO BE YOUR
VERY BEST SO YOU CAN BE AS RICH
AS YOU CAN BE, SO THAT I CAN BE
RICH.
OH, MY GOD!
OVER TO RAMSEY!
HERE FOR THE DOLPHINS.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON THE
SQUAD THEY ARE, JALEN RAMSEY!
♪ ♪
WHAT IS UP, MIAMI DOLPHINS?
SO HERE'S THE DEAL.
THIS FRIDAY, YOU GUYS ARE GOING
TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL,
OKAY?
IN NEW YORK, YEAH, SHORT WEEKS
ARE HARD, FOR SURE.
COLLECTIVELY AS A GROUP, WHO
SAYS "FUCK IT" I DON'T GIVE A
SHIT, I'M GOING TO GO AFTER IT
TODAY?"
IT'S MORE DIFFICULT CHORE, SO WE
PROBABLY SHOULD NOT DO IT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE SAYING
IT'S HARD.
YOU ARE RIGHT.
BANK IS RIGHT.
HE SAYS "I WISH IT WERE HARDER."
YEAH!
HELL, YEAH!
Narrator: GREAT TEAMS HAVE A
SWAGGER.
A "MAYBE YOU CAN'T, BUT WE CAN"
CONFIDENCE.
IN FOUR SHORT DAYS, THE DOLPHINS
WILL FLY TO NEW YORK FOR THE
NFL'S FIRST EVER GAME ON BLACK
FRIDAY WHERE THEY FIGURE TO SHOW
THE WHOLE COUNTRY WHAT THEY CAN
DO.
♪ ♪
IT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT
CHALLENGE.
YOU HAVE TO LET GO OF SOME OF
YOUR IDIOSYNCRASIES AS A COACH.
I'VE GOT A LOT OF THINGS TO
SIFT THROUGH TO FIGURE OUT TO
THIS FUCKING CRAZY FORMULA.
YOU ONLY HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT
OF REPS, SO HOW DO YOU DO THINGS
WITHIN THE REALM OF THE PLAYERS
COMFORT, SO THAT THEY ARE
CONFIDENT, BUT ALSO GIVE THEM AN
ELEMENT OF EDGE THAT IS
NECESSARY TO BE ANY NFL TEAM.
HE WENT LIKE THIS, SO I JUST
WENT OVER.
BUT THIS IS THE WEEK WHERE I
COULD COME OFF.
WE ARE MEETING ALL DAY AND
PUTTING IN SO MUCH STUFF ON
TUESDAY, WHICH IS THE PLAYERS
DAY OFF.
AFTER THE MEETINGS ARE DONE
THIS MORNING, WE GO OUT AND WE
WALK THROUGH.
GOOD.
WE COME BACK AND WE MEET, WE
GO OUT, WE WALK THROUGH.
WE COME BACK AND, WE MEET.
GET HIM A GAP AND GET A MUST
NOW.
DOES NOT MATTER HOW HARD THEY
WANT TO, THEY ARE TIRED.
OH, MAN, CAN WE JUST PLAY?
YES, YOU DID.
BUT WHEN IT'S A UNCONTROLLABLE,
THEN IT'S NOT ABOUT THIS IS
HARD, IT'S ABOUT, HOW CAN WE
COMBAT THAT.
AND I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT WE
HAVE A LOT OF COMPETITORS THAT
WE JUST EXPLAINED TO THEM FROM
THAT LENS, THEY ARE UP FOR THE
CHALLENGE.
YO!
SO I HAVE ONE ASK THAT IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT I DON'T BRING
THAT UP THAT MUCH, BUT IT'S THAT
IMPORTANT.
FUCKING SLEEP.
OKAY?
THE SCIENCE BEHIND THESE GAMES,
THE NUMBER ONE THING WE CAN DO
FOR OURSELVES IS SLEEP.
SO WE MADE THE WHOLE SCHEDULE SO
THAT IN A SHORT WEEK, IT IS VERY
RARE TO GET OUT FOUR OR WHATEVER
WE ARE DOING TODAY.
IT'S FOR THAT INTENTION.
SO PLEASE, EVERY MAN, PLEASE
TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS AND
SLEEP IS THE PRIORITY OF-- OVER
EVERYTHING.
SO PRIORITIZE IT MORE THAN YOU
USUALLY DO.
THEN I WILL LEAVE THE LAST WORDS
FOR THIS PLAYER THAT APPARENTLY,
YOU KNOW, HAS NOT HAD THAT
PRODUCTIVE OF A CAREER UNTIL
NOW, BUT IS NOW FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN HIS CAREER AFC DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE WEEK.
JALEN RAMSEY.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
BRING IT IN!
FOR REAL, MAN, WE GOT TO KEEP
THAT SHIT GOING, MAN.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL.
FUCK ALL OF THAT HOOD SHIT.
WE ARE TRYING TO BE GOOD, WE ARE
TRYING TO BE GREAT!
LET'S GO!
FAX!
Narrator: JALEN RAMSEY HAS
ONLY PLAYED THREE GAMES FOR THE
DOLPHINS AND HAS THREE
INTERCEPTIONS.
HE'S NOT JUST A TALENT, HE'S A
NAME.
ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE OF THE BEST
IN THE GAME.
THAT'S PRETTY COOL.
OVER HERE.
YO, YO, YOU GOT ME?
CAN YOU HEAR ME?
WHAT UP, BRO?
WHY DO YOU CUT THE HAIR?
I WHEN I START OVER WITH
BETTER INTENTION, YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN?
BUT YOU WENT TO THE BABY FOR
OH, YOU DID NOT EVEN GO TO A
FADE OR NOTHING.
NO, I CANNOT GO THAT LOW.
I HAVE BIG EARS, I CANNOT GO
THAT LOW.
HE IS TRYING TO BE CUTE,
THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
WHAT'S UP, JAMES?
HOW ARE YOU DOING IN THE
CITY?
MAN, I AM LOVING IT.
I'M LOVING IT.
SORRY I WON'T MAKE YOUR BIRTHDAY
PARTY, MAN.
BUT WE HAVE A GAME THE NEXT DAY.
WE WILL BE OUT OF TOWN.
IT'S COOL, MAN.
WE WILL RUN YOU BACK.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU, JAY, IS
YOUR NICKNAME AS ADVERTISED?
YEAH, WHEN I WAS A LITTLE KID
IN PEEWEE, THAT'S WHAT THEY USED
TO CALL ME "AS ADVERTISED."
AND THEN WHEN I GOT HERE, I KEPT
TELLING MY TEAMMATES, I WILL
SHOW YOU, IT'S WEEKS AND WEEKS
AND WEEKS.
AND WHEN I FINALLY GOT BACK, WE
WALKED OUT AND WE WAS JUST
LIKE--
"AS ADVERTISED" TODAY.
♪ ♪
ANOTHER ONE FOR RAMSEY!
AND I GUESS I AM BACK IN MY
PEEWEE DAYS.
A SOLUTION-ORIENTED GUY.
I ABSOLUTELY FUCKING HATE IT.
HATED PLAYING AGAINST HIM.
SO YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR
CONTROLS, RIGHT?
YES.
I HATED IT.
SO THEN HOW DO YOU NOT PLAY
AGAINST IT?
RIGHT?
WE CAN'T BE DOING IT.
NOTE, NOW I DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT THAT SHIT.
Narrator: RAMSEY ISN'T THE
ONLY MEMBER OF THE DEFENSE
OPPOSING TEAMS HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT.
THIS YEAR'S UNIT IS DEEP AND
TALENTED.
♪ ♪
LISTEN CLOSELY AND YOU MIGHT
HEAR ECHOES OF THE FAMED NO-NAME
DEFENSE THAT LED MIAMI TO
BACK-TO-BACK SUPER BOWL
VICTORIES 50 YEARS AGO.
ALL RIGHT, WE WE HAVE STEPPED
OUT!
HE IS READY FOR THIS GAME!
Narrator: GREAT DEFENSES HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN ABLE TO FILL THE
SEATS.
[FOOTSTEPS]
[GRUNTING]
CHRISTOPHER WILKINS TAKE ONE.
ACTION.
FUCK YOU.
MIKE CHECK IT, MY CHECK.
WE ARE HARDWORKING.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
SPEAK OF THE OFFENSE I THINK IS
A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THEM AND THE
THINGS THEY DO, BECAUSE THEY ARE
VERY TALENTED AND SPECIAL.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GUYS ON
DEFENSE, THEY ARE JUST DOGS.
MAKE A PLAY FOR US, BE A
LEADER.
LET'S GET COMPETITIVE!
I THINK THAT IT STARTS UP
FRONT, WE EACH REACH OUT FOR
JALEN RAMSEY, ALL OF THOSE GUYS!
I LIKE THE ENERGY RIGHT HERE.
WE ARE NOT FUCKING AROUND?
IT'S YOUR FUCKING EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT iPAD.
YOU ARE NOT REALLY STRUGGLING
TO BE THE BEST, YOU ARE A KIND
OF JUST OUT THERE FOR NO REASON.
[GRUNTING]
THERE YOU GO, JALEN!
THE DEFENSE IS COMING WITH
IT.
AND WE ARE DOING A GREAT JOB AS
A DEFENSE AND I THINK WE WILL
JUST ROLL WITH IT.
♪ ♪
METAL PUSH, BABY.
Narrator: LIKE THE OFFENSE,
MIAMI'S DEFENSE RELIES ON SPEED.
NUMBER 15 JAELAN PHILLIPS
CAT-LIKE QUICKNESS MAKES HIM A
QUARTERBACK KILLER, DESPITE HIS
SOFTER SIDE.
DO YOU HAVE PEOPLE COME INTO
THE GAME?
YEAH.
THE WHOLE FAMILY, MY SISTER.
WHAT ABOUT MR. ?
IS MR. COMING?
NO, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
HE WAS TALKING TO ME LAST NIGHT,
BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GO LONG.
THIS IS YOUR CAT, RIGHT?
YEAH.
THIS IS A RAG DOG?
THESE ARE THE PICTURES?
YOU WANT TO SEE SOME
PICTURES.
MAN, I WANT TO SEE YOUR
FUCKING CAT.
THAT'S GOOD CAT RIGHT THERE.
SEE, I LIKE THEM CUTE.
Narrator: CAT?
DOG?
DOESN'T MATTER.
PHILIPS JUST WANTS TO SEE THE
FUR FLY.
THERE WE GO, LET'S HAVE A
FUCKING DAY, MAN.
YOU KNOW WHAT I AM SAYING?
ONE, TWO, THREE!
[BARKING]
Narrator: PHILIPPS IS A HARD
WORKER.
ALWAYS HAS BEEN.
THAT'S PARTLY BECAUSE NOTHING'S
COME EASY FOR THE THIRD-YEAR
LINEBACKER.
I STARTED OFF THE SEASON AND
AT SOME INJURIES, SO FOR ME
PERSONALLY IN MY JOURNEY AND
IT'S JUST GETTING BACK INTO THE
SWING OF THINGS AND BEING
HEALTHY.
Narrator: DESPITE BEING
SIDELINED FOR THREE GAMES,
PHILLIPS FIVE AND A HALF SACKS
IS TIED FOR THE TEAM LEAD.
GOOD COMPRESSION!
THAT WAY!
EVEN IF I AM PLAYING WITH
AILMENTS, I CAN STILL DO WELL.
FOR ME IT'S ALL UP HERE.
IT'S CRAZY HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT
TO YOUR MENTALITY CAN HAVE.
AND SOMETHING I'VE BEEN DEALING
WITH, REALLY MY WHOLE LIFE, BUT
ESPECIALLY COLLEGE.
Narrator: PHILLIPS HAD SO
MANY INJURIES AT UCLA, HE QUIT
FOOTBALL ENTIRELY.
BUT HE LOVED THE GAME TOO MUCH
TO STAY AWAY.
SO AFTER A TWO YEAR HIATUS HE
RETURNED TO THE FIELD AS A MIAMI
HURRICANE.
BIGGEST BATTLE FOR ME HAS
BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
STAY EAT EVEN KEEL THROUGHOUT
THE WHOLE PROCESS.
DO YOU SHARE SHARED
EXPERIENCE WITH YOUR TEAMMATES,
GUYS WHO COULD CONTINUE TO GO
THROUGH SIMILAR THINGS QUESTION
AMONG >> YEAH, THAT'S WHAT ME
AND BRADLEY HAVE BEEN DOING FOR
EACH OTHER THIS WHOLE SEASON.
IT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE WE ARE
ALWAYS LIKE PICKING EACH OTHER
OUT.
SO WHEN HE WOULD BE DOWN, I
WOULD PICK HIM UP.
THE NEXT DAY I WILL BE DOWN, HE
WOULD PICK ME UP.
I WAS LIKE, WE CAN'T KEEP DOING
THIS.
WE HAVE TO BE HAPPY.
ALTHOUGH IT IS AN EMOTIONAL
SUPPORT, WE ARE NOT AFRAID OF
BEING VULNERABLE AND HONEST WITH
EACH OTHER.
IT REALLY HELPS TO HAVE THOSE
SHARED EXPERIENCES WITH OTHER
PEOPLE, BECAUSE IT MAKES YOU
FEEL LIKE YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
WHEN I TALK ABOUT MY
STRUGGLES, I GOT THEM TO GET TO
WHERE I AM OUT.
HE TOLD ME EVERYTHING HE HAD
GOING ON TO GET TO WHERE HE IS
AT.
AND I KNEW THAT THE DUTY WAS IN
THE PERSON WAS, IT WAS SOMEBODY
I WANTED TO PLAY FOR, PLAY WITH.
IT'S BEEN MY GUY EVER SINCE.
MAN, THE BOYS ARE BUZZING.
YEAH.
HE IS SO MUCH LIKE A BIG
BROTHER TO ME.
I NEVER HAD A BIG BROTHER
GROWING UP, AND I RESPECT HIM A
LOT, OBVIOUSLY.
HE'S BIGGER IN THIS LEAGUE, A
FEW MORE YEARS THAN I HAVE.
SO I DEFINITELY LEAN ON HIM FOR
A LOT OF THINGS.
SKIMMING UP TO A NOT JUST TO
EAT, BUT KEEP PLAYING, KEEP
PLAYING.
THE GAMEPLAY, YOU KNOW.
MY THING IS HAVING HIS CAREER
ELEVATE IN YEAR THREE LIKE I
WISH MY CAREER DID IN YEAR
THREE.
HE HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE AND I'M
JUST TRYING TO GET HIM EXACTLY
WHERE HE NEEDS TO GO.
DO YOU THINK IT'S BETTER TO
PULL YOUR ARM OUT OR TO PULL HIM
DOWN?
YOUR MIGHT GET STUCK.
YEAH.
WATCHING THOSE TWO IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER IS ONE OF MY
FAVORITE THINGS.
♪ ♪
BECAUSE THEY ARE TIRED AND THEY
DON'T CARE.
THEY ARE WILLING THEMSELVES--
FOURTH AND SIX.
HERE COMES THE PRESSURE,
INTERCEPTED PHILLIPS.
JAELAN PHILLIPS GOT HIMSELF
IN POSITION RIGHT THERE TO CATCH
IT.
BRO, ARE YOU GOING CRAZY
RIGHT NOW?
ARE YOU BEING STUPID?
WHAT?
THEY EXPECTED THIS YEAR TO BE
THE BEST FOOTBALL YEAR OF THEIR
LIVES SO FAR, AND I THINK THEY
ARE DELIVERING ON THAT.
♪ ♪
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
ARE YOU READY TO E?
I HOPE YOU BROUGHT YOUR
APPETITE.
I HAVE CORN BREAD.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
HOW ARE YOU DOING, LITTLE BRO?
GOOD TO SEE YOU.
MAKE SURE YOU HOLD THE PLATES,
YOU DON'T WANT IT TO FALL.
HOW MANY?
EVERY SPOT POSSIBLE.
YES.
THERE IS NOT A CERTAIN LIMIT,
LIKE YOU HAVE TO DO 55, YOU HAVE
TO DO 100?
IT DEPENDS WHAT THE DAY IS.
YEAH, YEAH, A LOT OF SQUATS.
SHORT WEEK OR NOT, THE TEAM
MAKES TIME TO HELP SOME FOLKS
WHO COULD USE A HAND.
THERE WE GO, LET'S GET IT.
PERFECT.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, BROTHER.
JUST TRYING TO HELP OUT WHERE I
CAN WRITE HERE.
I DON'T NEED TO BE THE FACE OF
ANYTHING.
I JUST NEED TO BE IN THE BACK
AND HELP OUT WHERE I CAN,
BROTHER.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, ENJOY.
ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO SIT
WITH Y'ALL, CAN I SIT WITH
Y'ALL?
IS THAT RIGHT CUSTOMER >> THEY
CALLED ME UP AND WAS LIKE, DO
YOU WANT TO EAT WITH THE
DOLPHINS?
I WAS LIKE, WHAT?
YEAH.
THEY TOLD ME, RIGHT UP THE
ROAD.
WHAT'S UP?
MIAMI DOLPHINS FOR LIFE.
LET'S GO.
DUDE, OF COURSE.
THANK YOU!
♪ ♪
Narrator: THE DOLPHINS WILL
SPEND THANKSGIVING DAY WORKING.
LUCKY FOR THEM, THAT MEANS
THEY'LL STILL BE WITH FAMILY.
♪ ♪
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FELLOWS.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING IN HERE TO
EVERYBODY.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
AND SO BECAUSE IT IS
THANKSGIVING, TUA, I WILL LET
YOU GO FIRST.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST TELL US ONE
THING YOU ARE THANKFUL FOR.
ONE THING.
THAT'S HARD.
JUST ONE.
I'M GRATEFUL, I AM GRATEFUL
TO BE IN THIS POSITION THAT I'M
IN.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TO BE
GRATEFUL FOR THOUGH.
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'S SO HARD.
MIKE, WHAT YOU GOT?
BEEN AROUND A LOT OF
QUARTERBACK ROOMS, I AM DEFTLY
THANKFUL FOR THIS ONE.
IT'S SPECIAL.
SOMETHING I REALLY ENJOYED
COMING IN AND HANGING OUT WITH
YOU GUYS.
SO I WOULD SAY I AM THANKFUL FOR
YOU GUYS, HANGING OUT EVERY DAY.
I WAS THINKING ABOUT IT THIS
MORNING, BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I
WAS GOING TO ASK YOU, BUT KIND
OF LIKE MIKE SAID, I'M GRATEFUL
FOR THIS ROOM AND THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT I HAVE TO BE
WORKING WITH ALL FOUR OF YOU
GUYS.
IT'S A GREAT EXPENSE TO BE ABLE
TO COME HERE TO WORK EVERY DAY
AND ENJOY THE PEOPLE THAT YOU
ARE WORKING WITH, RIGHT?
I GOT TO ECHO, MIKE, THE ROOM,
IT IS A SPECIAL ROOM, I'VE BEEN
IN IT WHATEVER IT IS, 23 YEARS,
AND THAT'S 23 DIFFERENT
QUARTERBACK ROOMS, RIGHT?
I WOULD SAY THAT THIS IS
PROBABLY THE BEST ONE I HAVE
BEEN AROUND.
AND THAT'S A CREDIT TO YOU GUYS,
THE PEOPLE THAT EVERYBODY IS,
BUT I AM GRATEFUL TO BE HERE
THIS DAY WITH YOU GUYS.
[GRUNTING]
WAIT, DO WE PLAY AT 8:00 ON
FRIDAY?
3:30.
3:30?
ACTUALLY?
IS THERE ANOTHER FRIDAY GAME?
ONLY GAME.
WHY ARE WE PLAYING SO EARLY?
♪ ♪
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS GLADIATOR
TIME.
THAT'S A REAL GLADIATOR
ARENA, FOR REAL.
[GRUNTING]
Narrator: PRACTICE ON A SHORT
WEEK LIKE THIS ONE IS CRITICAL.
EVERY REP COUNTS.
180.
WHAT WE GOT?
WERE GOING.
THAT'S IT.
TWIST, TWIST, TWIST!
[LAUGHS]
YOU KNOW YOU DID NOT GIVE US
ANYTHING LAST TIME.
THAT'S THE COMPLEMENTS.
LET'S GO, THAT'S WHAT I DO.
THIS SHOOT.
BEST OUT OF THREE.
JO, SHUT THE FUCK UP.
COME ON.
I RESPECT IT.
ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS, SHOOT.
I GOT IN HIS HEAD.
THE UNOFFICIAL OFFICIAL FIRST
CAPITAL OF THE UNITED STATES,
NEW YORK.
♪ THE GREATEST CITY IN THE
WORLD ♪
NO, IT AIN'T.
WHAT DOES MELLO ALWAYS SAY?
BECAUSE WE IN MIAMI?
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
NEW YORK JETS.
THEY ARE IN OUR DIVISION, OKAY?
WE KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF
DIVISION GAMES, AND WE WERE ABLE
TO SWEEP A DIVISION OPPONENT,
BUT BEFORE YOU CAN SWEEP A
DIVISION OPPONENT THIS YEAR, YOU
HAVE TO BEAT THEM ONCE, OKAY?
BEFORE YOU CAN BEAT THEM TWICE.
YES, YOU SEE?
NOW THIS TEAM, THEY HAVE BEEN
FIGHTING THROUGH SOME FUCKING
SERIOUS ADVERSITY.
IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE THEY ARE
HAVING A TON OF FUN.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
ALL RIGHT, WELL, YOU THEY ARE
GOING TO TRY TO HAVE FUN AT YOUR
EXPENSE.
WE ARE GOING TO GET TO THAT
HEART OF THE SEASON.
BILL BELICHICK ALWAYS MADE A BIG
POINT, ONCE YOU TO GET TO
THANKSGIVING, THE FOOTBALL
SEASON HAS REALLY STARTED PERT
SO IT ALL STARTS WITH THE JETS
THIS WEEK.
WHEN YOU PLAY DIVISIONAL
GAMES AT THIS TIME OF YEAR, THEY
WILL BE CLOSE.
THEY WILL BE A BATTLE, OKAY?
SO DO NOT--
AND YOU GUYS HAVE DONE A HELL OF
A JOB ALL YEAR JUST GOING INTO
THAT GAME WITH EXTREME FOCUS AND
READY TO BE THE MOST PHYSICAL
AND DOMINANT TEAM.
THE SAME ENERGY, SAME MENTALITY
HAS TO CARRY OVER FRIDAY
AFTERNOON WHEN WE HAD THAT ARENA
ARENA.
SO EVERYBODY HAS GOT TO EAT THIS
GAME.
WE HAVE TO TRUST IT.
HUNTING SEASON IS UPON US.
IT REALLY IS.
LET'S GET THIS THING STARTED.
♪ ♪
HI, EVERYBODY, WELCOME TO
METLIFE STADIUM ON THIS
BLACK FRIDAY IN EAST ROCKFORD
NEW JERSEY, WHERE THE
MIAMI DOLPHINS 7-3, GOING TO
THEIR ARCHRIVALS, THE 4-6
NEW YORK JETS.
♪ ♪
THE METLIFE TAKEOVER,
BRINGING THE BALANCE AND ALL OF
THE FANS TO THE JETS GAME.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE
ARE ACTUALLY TALKING GOOD ABOUT
US.
USUALLY I AM IN TODAY EIGHT.
WE ARE GOING TO WHOPPING THE
JETS ASS.
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT, WE ARE
ALL TOGETHER HERE IN NEW YORK.
JAY-E-T-S.
MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS SET.
THAT'S WHAT WE SAW WHEN WE WERE
SCOUTING.
OKAY?
I APPRECIATE YOU, THANKS.
Narrator: IT'S THE FIRST TIME
THE NFL HAS EVER PLAYED ON BLACK
FRIDAY.
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AMERICANS
ARE LOOKING FOR BIG TICKET
ITEMS.
SAME GOES FOR THE MEADOWLANDS,
WHERE SOMETHING SHINY HAS CAUGHT
MIKE McDANIEL'S EYE.
THAT IS PHENOMENAL!
WE WILL PUT IT AS AN INCENTIVE
IN THE CONTRACT.
IS THAT A DEAL!
DEAL?
ALL RIGHT.
NOW I'M GOING TO TRY.
OH, YEAH.
I GOT DRILLED LAST WEEK.
I GOT A BLOODY SHOULDER.
THE FIRST PLAY OF THE GAME, I
THOUGHT THE DEFENDER WAS GOING
TO HIT THE GUY OUT-OF-BOUNDS,
AND HE MISSED.
SO HE RAN UP ON ME, HE SLIPS
OUT, KICKS ME IN THE SHOULDER
AND ELBOWED ME AND MY MANHOOD.
YOU KNOW, DUDE?
HE JUST RAN UP AND KICKED ME IN
THE SHOULDER.
I HAD TO ACT LIKE IT DID NOT
HURT.
IT HURT LIKE A MOTHER FUCKER,.
Narrator: FOOTBALL CAN PUT
YOU IN A WORLD OF PAIN.
PARTICULARLY WHEN YOU GET HIT
BELOW THE EQUATOR.
BEST TO JUST LAUGH IT OFF.
[LAUGHS]
YEAH!
YOU ARE ABOUT TO BALL TODAY.
THREE OF THOSE?
OKAY!
WE WILL GET YOU TWO IN A SACK
FUMBLE.
WITH THE GAME COMING TO YOU,
YOU ARE ABOUT TO BE A HOUSEHOLD
NAME AFTER TODAY.
BUT LET THE GAME COME TO YOU.
OKAY?
ABSOLUTELY, I'VE GOT YOU.
♪ ♪
LET IT ALL OUT.
WE BLEED OUT FOR EACH OTHER, WE
LEAVE EVERYTHING ON THE DAMN
FIELD.
HAVE AMERICA KNOW EXACTLY WHAT
DOLPHIN FOOTBALL IS LIKE.
LET'S GO DOLPHINS!
THERE'S A LOT OF DOLPHINS
FANS IN HERE RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A LOT IN HERE.
THE DOLPHINS COMING UP,
HALF-POINT FAVORITE.
YOU'D WANT A BIG LET DOWN WHEN
YOU HAVE SUCH A GOOD FOOTBALL
TEAM.
[GRUNTING]
♪ ♪
THE DOLPHINS DEFENSE WHICH
WAS PILING INTO COMPARISON EARLY
THIS SEASON, BUT NOW REALLY ARE
STARTING TO COME ON.
LET'S GO!
PRESSURE, AND THEY HAVE GOT
HIM!
OH, GOOD JOB D.
CHRIS WILKINS IN THE MIDDLE
TOOK HIM DOWN.
IT'S MELON SO GOOD!
I CAN SMELL THAT BUTTER POPCORN!
IS THAT YOUR ASS?
THERE'S NO WAY, BRO, THERE IS NO
FUCKING WAY, BRO.
THE WAY YOU HAD ME SNIFFING.
YOU SHOULD BE ARRESTED.
THAT WAS FEDERAL.
I'M LIKE, I DON'T THINK THAT'S
WHAT IT IS.
THAT'S A DIFFERENT SMELL.
HEY, LEFT, LEFT.
GO ON THE LEFT.
LEFT, LEFT, LEFT.
THE FIELD OVER THERE.
IT'S ON THE BOUNDARY.
LOOK AT YOU GROWING UP AND USING
YOUR HEAD AND THINKING, I LIKE
THINKING.
I LIKE THAT YOUNG JAELAN, USING
HIS HEAD!
Narrator: IT ISN'T JUST HIS
HEAD, PHILLIPS IS UNLEASHING THE
TALENT THAT MADE HIM A FIRST
ROUND PICK.
TIPPED IN THE AIR, AND
INCOMPLETE.
PICKED BY JAELAN!
[GRUNTING]
LET FUCKING GO!
YOU ARE ON THAT SHIT!
ROBBED, AND IT WAS JAELAN
PHILLIPS WHO RAN IT, FOR THE
LOSS.
IT'S LIKE PITCHING ON THE
GAME OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T WANT TO BE TALK TO.
IT'S NOT PERSONAL.
IT'S JUST THAT MODE.
I DARE YOU!
I DARE YOU TO PASS THAT SHIT.
♪ ♪
IN THE END ZONE, AND HE
SPRINTED AWAY.
AND JAELAN PHILLIPS WHO IS THEY
ARE.
AND THIS IS THE GUY WHO HAS
BEEN THROUGH A LOT.
AT UCLA, EARLY IN HIS CAREER, HE
HAS SOME INJURIES.
MEDICALLY RETIRED FROM THE GAME.
GOT A BACK DECIDED TO PLAY.
JAELAN THOUGHT I HAD THAT
SAFETY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE THREW THAT
BITCH, I HAD THEM WRAPPED UP.
HERE WE GO NOW!
GET A!
[GRUNTING]
Narrator: DESPITE THE
DEFENSIVE DOMINATING, MIAMI ONLY
LEADS BY THREE POINTS.
TIME FOR TUA AND THE OFFENSE TO
CRANK.
BACK TO THROW, TO HIS LEFT,
THROWS IT, AND IT IS CALLED A!
WHAT THROW BY TUA.
THE DOLPHINS.
ESCAPES THE TACKLE, INTO THE
END ZONE FOR THE GAME'S FIRST
TOUCHDOWN.
YOU KNOW, HE GOT MARRIED DURING
THE BYE WEEK, KEENAN PUT CARL
HILL.
TIEBREAK KNEW EXACTLY WHERE SHE
WAS.
FIRST ROW OF THE END ZONE.
I DID NOT KNOW THAT YOU WORE
YOUR BIG BOY BANDS, THAT'S A
BROKEN TACKLE.
JUST BORROWED HIS FROM LAST
WEEK.
ON THE HALFTIME.
BEFORE THE HALF, IT'S NOT
MIKE McDANIEL'S FAVORITE THING
TO DO.
HE IS NOT SITTING ON THE
THING.
TRUSTS TUA TAGOVAILOA.
HE HAS SHOWN IT ALL SEASON LONG.
IT'S GOING TO BE A PICK.
PICK SIX.
AND TUA GIVES THE JETS A LITTLE
BIT OF LIFE.
THE ONE AREA THAT TUA HAS HURT
HIS TEAM IS WITH TURNOVERS.
IT'S ON ME.
COME ON!
MY BAD.
MY BAD, FELLAS!
Narrator: TAGOVAILOA NEVER
SHRINKS FROM TAKING
RESPONSIBILITY.
THE DOLPHINS OFFENSE NEVER STOPS
TRYING FOR POINTS.
SOMETIMES THAT KIND OF
AGGRESSION CAN BACKFIRE.
[GRUNTING]
HERE WE GO.
58 SECONDS, LIKE LET'S GO.
GET THAT SHIT RIGHT BACK.
BACK TO THROW.
TUA LOOKING.
LOOKING.
THROWS ON THE OUTCOME IT'S
PICKED.
MY GOD, THEY GOT THEM AGAIN.
THIS TIME IT'S BJ REED,
SECOND RECEPTION OF THE LAST
MINUTE.
HEY!
THAT'S NOT FUNNY.
TWO SECONDS LEFT, THAT'S IT.
Narrator: TWO SECONDS.
PLENTY OF TIME FOR A DEFENSE TO
DELIVER THE GOODS ON BLACK
FRIDAY.
[GRUNTING]
TRIES TO GET AWAY FROM
EVERYBODY, THROWS IT INTO THE
END ZONE, THROUGH A LOT OF
TRAFFIC AND THERE'S A PICK ON
THE OTHER SIDE.
AND COMING BACK FROM THE
END ZONE IS HOLLAND, AND HOLLAND
IS AT THE MIDFIELD.
AND HOLLAND IS WITH INSIDE THE
40, AND NOW INSIDE THE 20!
TAKES THE LEAD!
THAT IS INSANITY!
99 YARDS.
DAVON HOLLAND!
THAT'S YOUR BOY!
AS CRAZY AS ANYTHING YOU'LL
EVER SEE.
YOU THROW THE HAIL MARY.
IT'S A HAIL MARY ALL RIGHT, FOR
THE DEFENSE.
WANTED THE BEST THREE
SAFETIES IN THE NATIONAL
FOOTBALL LEAGUE.
RIGHT AWAY HE'S THINKING, I'VE
GOT A SHOT.
♪ ♪
YES!
LET'S GO!
YES!
♪ ♪
THAT WAS UNBELIEVABLE!
EXTRA POINT WILL COME WITH A
TRIPLE ZEROS ON THE CLOCK.
AND IT IS GOOD FOR THE DOLPHINS
LEAD AT HALFTIME 17-6 OVER THE
NEW YORK JETS IN THE
MEADOWLANDS.
AMAZING.
DAMN.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
TWO BAD PLACE.
AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO
RESET IT.
YEP.
KEEP SHOOTING, BABY.
I'M WITH YOU.
DOES NOT MATTER WHAT HAPPEN,
MOVE ON.
YEP.
I WILL GET IT RIGHT, BROTHER.
HAH.
HEY!
ALL THREE PHASES ARE DOMINATING!
ANYTHING HAPPENS WHERE WE GET
DOWN, WE HAVE EACH OTHER'S BACK.
AS COOL A PLAY AS I HAVE BEEN
AROUND.
WE NEEDED IT.
WE STARTED WITH THE BALL.
LET'S MAKE THIS A TWO SCORE
GAME.
OKAY, WE ARE FINISHING THE DANG
GAME THE WAY WE DAMN STARTED IT.
AND IT WILL BE FUN AS FUCK.
AND HAVE A GREAT FUCKING RIGHT
HOME AND A GREAT WEEKEND.
LET'S BEAT THEIR ASS!
THIS SHIT AIN'T GOT TO BE CLOSE
AT ALL!
COME ON, BABY!
YEAH, BROTHER.
GET TRAINED SO LONG FOR THIS
TYPE OF SHIT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
YOU REALLY HAVE.
SHOW THEM HOW MUCH IT PISSES YOU
OFF.
WE WILL BE READY FOR IT RIGHT
HERE.
HEY, WE NEED TO GET BACK IN
THE HUDDLE.
LET'S GO!
Narrator: THE DOLPHINS'
OFFENSE IS FOCUSED.
READY TO EMPLOY THAT SPEED.
THE PREFECT PASS SETS UP FIELD
GOAL ATTEMPT.
GOING DEEP AND IT'S GOING TO
BE HOLDING!
WADDLE MAKING THE CATCH!
THAT A BOY!
THE PREFECT PASS SETS UP
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT.
GOOD JOB, JASON!
YOU DOG!
Narrator: THE DOGS ARE
STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A WOLF
PACK.
PRESSURE AGAIN!
PRESSURE AND HE GOES DOWN AGAIN,
ZACH SIELER GETS ONE.
AND THEY GOT HIM AGAIN!
♪ ♪
SHOWING THE MAN, COMBINED ON
THE SAC.
AND THEY ARE JUST TEEING OFF AT
THIS POINT.
LET'S GO!
THIRD AND 3.
RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE!
GOT THE FIRST DOWN!
KEEP MOVING THE STICKS!
BE A MAN, BE A MAN!
YES, YES, WE'VE GOT IT.
TUA THROWS, AND THAT WILL
CONVERT ANOTHER THIRD DOWN.
HERE WE GO RIGHT HERE.
I LOVE DESSERT.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO!
FIRST DOWN FROM THE 13-YARD
LINE FOR MIAMI!
ONE MORE DRIVE CONTINUES!
HERE WITH A TOUCHDOWN!
13 YARDS THEY RAN, 15 PLAYS.
[HOWLING]
I MADE YOU RUN ON THAT ONE!
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID IN THE
HUDDLE?
WHAT DID I SAY?
I SAID I SURE WOULD LIKE
DESSERT.
HE DID, HE DID SAY THAT.
I SURE LIKE DESSERT.
REMEMBER IN THE HUDDLE?
DAMN I WANT TO SECOND, REAL
BAD.
WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A CHANCE SO.
FOUR MAN RUSH, ROSE TO HIS
RIGHT, UNDER PRESSURE, AVOIDS
THE SAC.
SCRIBBLES LEFT TO THE 45 AND NOW
DOWN AS HE SLIDES COMING HE HAS
HIT BY JAELAN PHILLIPS.
I GUESS THAT WILL BE A SAC FOR
JAELAN PHILLIPS.
LITERALLY MESSED, JUST MISSED
IT.
YEAH!
YES, RIGHT NOW!
YOU NEED TO STOP.
[LAUGHS]
[BARKING]
ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
YOU BROUGHT THAT OUT HERE?
YES, I HAVE IT BACK.
IT'S THE LUMBAR ROLE.
MAKE SURE THAT FACTS RIGHT.
AROMA 10:30 REMAINING IN THIS
FOOTBALL GAME.
BACK TO THROW IS BOIL.
SLANT LEFT, AND IT IS BUBBLED ON
FALLS AND COMPLETE IN AND OUT OF
THE HANDS OF GARRETT WHILE SOME.
Narrator: PHILLIPS IS HAVING
THE BEST GAME OF HIS BREAKOUT
SEASON.
THE MAN WHO'S FOUGHT THROUGH
INJURIES HIS WHOLE CAREER IS ON
THE VERGE OF STARDOM.
[CROWD NOISE]
[GRUNTING]
OH, SHIT.
YOU OKAY, BRO?
LOOKS LIKE JAELAN PHILLIPS IS
HURT.
JUST LITERALLY WAS PASS
RUSHING AND HE COLLAPSED.
♪ ♪
I THINK MY SHIT POPPED.
I THINK MY ACHILLES POPPED, BRO.
NO, NO, YOU ARE ALL RIGHT.
YOU ARE GOOD.
BREATHE.
NO, IT'S POPPED, BRO.
NO, IT'S NOT.
FEELS LIKE SOMEONE FUCKING
SHOT ME AND MY ACHILLES, BRO.
NO FUCKING WAY, BRO.
THERE IS NO FUCKING WAY.
CAN YOU PLEASE STOP GRABBING ON
ME.
MY SHIT POPPED, MIKE.
A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THIS
GUY WHO HAS HAD A HECK OF A
YEAR.
THE GUY WHO HAS BEEN
CHALLENGED THROUGHOUT HIS
CAREER.
OH, MAN.
WHAT THE FUCK, BRO?
[CRYING]
HEY, MAN, HEY.
HEY!
YOU'RE OKAY.
HEY, BUDDY.
YOU'RE OKAY.
YOU'RE OKAY, BUDDY.
♪ ♪
AGONIZING.
HAVING A GREAT YEAR.
TALKED ABOUT THE SITUATION IN
COLLEGE, AND NOW COMING BACK AND
OFF ON THE CART.
WYATT, BRO?
WHY?
IT SUCKS, DUDE.
YEAH, BRO.
I WAS HOOPING TOO.
PLEASE DON'T BE IN ACHILLES,
GOOD GOD.
HEY, GUYS, WE ARE LEAVING.
GUYS AFTER SEEING DOLPHINS
LINEBACKER JAELAN PHILLIPS
CARTED OFF THE FIELD, WE ARE
TOLD IT IS HIS ACHILLES.
AND OF COURSE HE IS OUT FOR THE
GAME.
UH, AND A LOT LONGER.
THAT'S A BIG HIT.
WE WISH HIM WELL.
AND FOR THE DOLPHINS DEFENSE,
THAT WILL BE A BIG LOSS DOWN THE
STRETCH OF THE SEASON.
♪ ♪
I FEEL SO BAD FOR JAELAN,
BRO.
FREAKING CAREER YEAR, BRO.
I FEEL SO BAD.
IT LITERALLY HURTS MY HEART.
HAVING THE BEST YEAR OF HIS
LIFE.
DONE EVERYTHING RIGHT, LIKE--
Narrator: IT'S A
HEARTBREAKING BLOW.
TEAMS ARE LIKE FAMILIES.
WHEN ONE HURTS, EVERYONE HURTS.
THE ONLY THING TO BE DONE IS TO
KEEP PLAYING LIKE A PRO.
LET'S GO!
A BIG HOLE!
HE IS CAUGHT!
GOOD NIGHT!
ICING ON THE KICK!
TOUCHDOWN.
I TELL YOU WHAT, MAN, THIS
DOLPHINS TEAM IS FUN TO WATCH.
BUT DOLPHINS ARE PLAYING
REALLY WELL, 8-3.
GOOD JOB, BROTHER.
GREAT GAME, BROTHER.
GOOD JOB.
ANOTHER FEW WEEKS.
AWESOME.
HEY!
GOOD TO SEE YOU, BROTHER.
APPRECIATE YOU.
THANK YOU.
OH, DAMN!
I DID NOT MEAN TO PUSH YOU.
I STILL FEEL SO BAD.
YOU HAVE TO DO THAT.
HE'S ALMOST THERE.
HE SAID ALMOST THERE.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO GET
BACK, MAN.
FOR SURE.
COME ON!
I DON'T EVEN NEED MY HELMET!
LOOK, THIS IS WILSON'S HELMET.
I COULD NOT FIND MINE, SO IT'S
ALL GOOD!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
WELL...
I THINK WE GOT SEVEN SACKS,
DEFENSE.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
9-4, GAME BALL!
LET'S GO!
BUT THIS GAME THERE WILL BE ONE
PLAY MADE BY A GUY THAT EVERYONE
WILL REMEMBER, HOLLAND!
99 YARDS!
AND TO MAKE SURE YOU SUPPORT
YOUR BROTHER, JAELAN HAD, NO ONE
WISHES THAT ON ANYBODY, BUT HE
WILL BE BACK WITH A VENGEANCE,
WHENEVER THAT IS, OKAY?
UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A VERY
IMPORTANT GAME, AND HE HAS
EARNED THAT.
HE ALSO EARNED AN ENTIRE WEEKEND
OFF!
OKAY?
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, NO!
FUCK YOU!
WE HAVE WORK TO DO, THIS IS NOT
OUR SUPER BOWL, GUYS, WE HAVE
WORK TO DO.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE MUCH
EARNED, MUCH NEEDED TWO DAYS
OFF, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ONE
MAN, THEY WANTED IT AS BAD AS A
TEAM COULD WANT IT.
AND YOU GUYS WERE NOT FUCKING
AROUND AT ALL.
SO VERY PROUD ABOUT THAT.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO JAELAN
PHILLIPS?
UM, IT'S HIS ACHILLES.
IT WAS EMOTIONAL.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THOSE
SPECIAL THINGS ABOUT THIS
PARTICULAR TEAM.
THERE'S A LOT OF SHARED JOURNEYS
JOURNEYS.
BACK IN THERE, BACK IN THAT.
♪ ♪
WE LOVE YOU, MAN.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
♪ ♪
EVERYBODY SEES WHAT HE PUTS
IN ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF HIM THE
WHOLE SEASON.
IT'S VERY, VERY TOUGH.
YOU GET A CHANCE TO WRITE YOUR
OWN STORY.
♪ ♪
HE HAS THE RIGHT MIND-SET TO
WHERE HE WILL BE ABLE TO TURN
ANYTHING THAT'S PERCEIVED AS
NEGATIVE AND TO AN EVENTUAL
POSITIVE, BUT THIS IS GOING TO
BE A TOUGH ONE FOR HIM.
HE'S GOOD.
YOU KNOW, WE WILL SEE IT.
BUT WE ARE NOT GOOD, MAN.
WE LOVE YOU AND WHEN WE PUT A
LOT OF WORK INTO IT WITH YOU,
AND WE WANT TO SEE IF
SUCCESSFUL.
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN, IT HURTS, YOU
KNOW?
I'M THERE FOR HIM, AND THE WHOLE
TEAM FEELS THE SAME.
♪ ♪
Narrator: FOR JAELEN PHILLIPS
THE NEXT FEW MONTHS WILL BE
TAKEN ONE STEP AT A TIME.
♪ ♪
FOR THE REST OF THE DOLPHIN'S
DEFENSE, IT'S TIME TO CLOSE
RANKS AND KEEP THE CIRCLE EVEN
TIGHTER.
♪ ♪
MAN HE IS A GREAT HOST.
GOT THE FOOD EVERYTHING READY
FOR US.
GOT EVERYTHING WE NEED.
APPRECIATE THAT, MAN PARROT
IT'S TUPPER JP, MAN, THAT GUY
WAS BAWLING.
MY HEART HURTS FOR HIM.
HE WILL HAVE HIS HEAD UP, AND
PHYSICALLY OF COURSE, BECAUSE
IT'S AN INJURY AND IT'S ONE OF
THOSE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE TO
GET SURGERY AND THE ASPECT OF
HOW I'M GOING TO BE WHEN I GET
BACK FROM THIS INJURY, WE HAVE
BEEN THROUGH SIMILAR STUFF
GETTING HURT, AND YOU HAVE TO BE
TOUGH MENTALLY.
YOU HAVE TO ATTACK REHAB AND YOU
JUST HAVE TO BE AROUND THE GUYS.
YOU GOT TO BE AROUND THE TEAM,
BECAUSE IT DOES HAVE LIKE AN
ISOLATING FEELING.
WE JUST HAVE TO BE THERE FOR
HIM AS WELL.
AND IN THE LOOP WITH EVERYTHING.
WE JUST HAVE TO FIGHT THE MENTAL
HURDLES EACH AND EVERY DAY.
AND YOU ARE EITHER GOING TO BE
BETTER FROM IT OR WORSE FROM IT,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT
DECISION EARLY ON THAT REHAB
PROCESS AS EACH DAY YOU APPROACH
IT, I'M JUST GOING TO BE BETTER
AND CAN'T WAIT TO GET BACK?
FOR SURE.
PURSER.
COME BACK BETTER AND STRONGER
THAN EVER.
FOR SURE.
QUE PASO, MI AMIGO?
THAT'S A LITTLE WOBBLY, ISN'T
IT?
THEY PUT ME ON THE 22S.
ARE YOU DOING, MAN?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
THEY ARE GOING TO TRICK THAT
OUT?
FOR SURE.
WE WILL GET SOME BIG HEADLIGHTS
ON IT.
YOU MAKE A DECISION?
NOT YET.
WHAT UP, BRO?
I WAS IN MY STANCE, DOING MY GET
OFF LIKE I HAVE 1,000 TIMES, AND
WHEN I WAS PUSHING OFF AND
SNAPPING THE BALL, FELT LIKE
SOMEONE STEPPED ON MY HEEL.
OR KICKED ME IN THE BACK OF THE
LEG.
SO I LOOKED BACK AND THERE WAS
NOBODY THERE.
SO AT THAT MOMENT I KNEW EXACTLY
WHAT IT WAS.
IT WAS JUST DISBELIEF, MAN.
I WAS BALLING OUT.
IT'S CRAZY, BECAUSE MIKE CAME UP
TO ME BEFORE THE GAME, AND HE
SAID SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES
OF "THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO
ESTABLISH YOURSELF AS A STORE IN
THIS LEAGUE.
YOU KNOW, PRIME TIME.
FIRST BLACK FRIDAY GAME,
EVERYONE IS WATCHING.
AND JUST IN GENERAL, THESE LAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS I'VE HAD THE
MOST CONFIDENCE I HAVE HAD SINCE
I'VE BEEN IN THE LEAGUE AND
PLAYING THE BASKETBALL OF MY
CAREER.
BACK AT UCLA, COMING INTO MY
SOPHOMORE YEAR, AND ENDED UP
GETTING HIT BY A CAR AND GOT
THREE SURGERIES ON MY WRIST,
THREE BONES IN MY WRIST, AND
BASICALLY I WAS TELLING MYSELF I
HAVE TWO DECISIONS, SO IT
COULD GO 1 OF 2 WAYS, I COULD
FEEL BAD FOR MYSELF, OR I COULD
BOOTSTRAP UP AND ATTACK THIS
FROM DAY ONE TRAIN.
SO OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A ROUTE I'M