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It's hard to imagine being
twelve years old...

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And going without
certain things.

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Like three months off
in the summertime.

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Or a good bicycle to
cruise the neighborhood on.

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More than anything though,

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...it's hard to imagine being
twelve years old...

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...and not having a best-friend
like Paul Pfeiffer.

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Paul was the nicest
kid I ever knew.

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He would have done
anything for me, I know it.

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And I would have
done anything for him.

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At least,
I always thought I would.

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- How many homeruns did
the Yaz hit in 64?

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Fifteen.

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Career batting average?

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That would be...three,
no, wait, two-ninety-eight.

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Hobbies?

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Kayaking, and...

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Trout-fishing!

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What could ya say?
The kid loved to talk sports.

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OK... One more game.
Check.

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The kid loved to play sports.

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OK, now you dare me.

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There's nothing stopping
this kid!

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He's like a machine
out there!

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More than anything,
though...

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...the kid loved to talk
while playing sports.

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He dribbles right.
He dribbles left.

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He's looking for
his sweet-spot.

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He stops.
He pops.

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- Ooh, just off the rim.

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But he gets his own rebound,
unbelievable!

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The fact that Paul sank
maybe two buckets per season,

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really didn't
matter that much.

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And Pfeiffer's deliberately
working with the ball now.

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Ever the faking player.

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The title-winning shot was always
right around the corner.

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And the pressure's on,
he looks for his sweet-spot,

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here comes his super-supreme
fade-away hookshot!

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No, Paul!
Don't!

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"Soviet tanks and bombers..."

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"Swept thought the Czech
capital of Prague last night...

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- You aren't palming, Paul.
- I am so! Look!

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Pipe down,
we're watchin' the news.

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"Citizens of Prague who were shocked
and stunned by the assault..."

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"Offered no military resistance
to the overwhelming forces."

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"By dawn, the city was under
Soviet control."

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"More, after this..."

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So...

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You want to defend your
Communists, now?

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I happen to be a Socialist.

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- Oh, Socialist. I see...

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Honey, did you say you
wanted iced-tea with dinner?

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And for your information,
that same oppression

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exists in your own backyard.

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Do you see a tank
in my backyard?

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I don't see a tank
in my backyard.

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Does anyone, not want
Brussel sprouts with dinner?

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It was funny how those
things would go.

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Dad would argue,
Karen would argue,

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and Mom would get the ulcer.

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Oh, Kevin,
please refill that ice-tray...

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- ...when you're finished with it.
- The news is on, folks...

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Talk about Fascism...

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"Once again, our top story."

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"There is no joy on the streets
Of Prague tonight."

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"Soviet forces patrol the city
with one purpose in mind"

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"...to crush
the spirit of the people."

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- People...

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Of course,
we in the free world...

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...need not worry
about a totalitarian military...

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Because all our totalitarians are
busy teaching junior high school.

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When you look back
on your lives...

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I want you to
remember today...

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as the day that we
turned you little boys...

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- Into young men.

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He's got a dufflebag.
I think it's basketball.

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Unfortunately for Mr. Cutlip,

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our spirits were not yet
completely crushed.

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If you boys
want to keep talking,

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we can spend the rest of
the morning running laps!

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Would anyone like to tell me
what this is?

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Cutlip's lap-dog, Joey Harris.
The kid had no self-respect.

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A basketball, sir?

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It's much more
than a basketball Harris.

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People...

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I've got the whole
world in my hands.

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- I don't care if you're
black, white...

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Red, or yellow.

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- I'm only interested in
seeing one player...

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On the basketball court.

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And that player's name...
is Charlie Hustle. Capiche?

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Capiche.

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At that stage we would
have agreed to nuclear war...

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to get on the court and play.

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But I can talk and talk strategy.

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There's only one way,
to learn basketball.

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Diagrams.

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Once again, Mr. Cutlip had
fulfilled the sacred

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oath of the public educator.

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To take an
inherently fun activity,

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and sap it of every
ounce of pleasure.

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So, I want to see
heads up offense...

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and I want to
see hands up defense.

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OK?

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Questions...

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Good.

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OK...

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Let's see, four captains:
Norklen, Simeonee, Rygot, O'Hara.

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The rest of you boys,
stand up on the line.

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But just in case there was a
little fun left in basketball...

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- OK!

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Let's pick teams.

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We would now be turned
loose, on each other.

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- I got Jenkins.
- I got Schneider.

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Picking teams.

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It had to be one of the most
grueling rituals of childhood.

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- Chiapa.
- I'll take Vogel.

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But I figured
it wouldn't be long now.

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I had myself pegged for a second,
maybe a third-round draft-choice.

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- Evans.
- Wheeler.

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Platt. I guess.

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Alright, anytime now.
Yep! I'm ready to play.

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Gimme... Coburn, I guess.

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That's right,over here, O'Hara.
Keep comin'!

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Gimme... Arn-

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That's it.

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Nah, gimme Wilson.

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Alright now, Rygot.
Come on, man!

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Don't forget
those biology notes...

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I'll take Arnold, I guess...

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OK!
Alright.

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Not too bad...
Top half of the class...

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There were more than
a few poor losers

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who were worse off
than old Kevin Arn...

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Did I say losers?

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That's harsh.

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This was not good.

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It was down to Paul,
and Joey Harris.

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To be picked late was bad.

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But to be picked last?

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I guess I'll take Harris.

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OK, fine...
I'll take Pfeiffer.

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As soon as we started to play,
I knew something was wrong.

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Paul was like a man possessed.

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Unfortunately...

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He was not like a man
possessed of...

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...a great deal
of athletic ability.

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- Hey, Paul.

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Sure beats cross-country, huh?

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You didn't even pass it to me.

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Well, you weren't open.

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Oh, yeah, right.
I wasn't even being covered.

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I'm not that bad, am I?

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The question you hoped
they'd never ask.

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No, you're not... that bad.

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You think I stink, don't you?

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Paul, I didn't say that.
I think you're...

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- Good.
- No you don't.

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Yes I do.

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Sure...

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Look, Paul...
I said you're good.

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How many times
do you want me to say it?!

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You're good, you're good,
you're good!

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Just forget it, alright?!

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Direct and to the point.

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Just take the bull by the horns.

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I'm here to talk about
gym class, sir.

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Physical education, son.

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Yeah, right.
Physical education.

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I mean, you're a really great
teacher and all, and...

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But, anyways...
About basketball and everything.

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I mean, it's really great,
and the diagrams are really great,

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and I'm really gonna
try hard, and...

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That's the important thing.
Never...be satisfied.

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Jellybean?

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But, it's the way
we pick teams, sir.

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What about it?

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Well...

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Come on, just spit it out.
You're right in here.

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Just say it. Simply,
plainly, honestly...

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- I just don't think it's fair, sir.
- What?

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- Just don't think it's fair.
- "Fair?"

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It was an amazing thing to watch
Mr. Cutlip's reaction to that word.

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"Fair".

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It was if that simple utterance
was cutting through...

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...layers of dead wood.

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Then again, maybe not.

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Let me get this straight.

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You're gonna sit there and tell me,
that I'm being unfair?

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No, I... I mean...

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Life, is not fair, Arnold!
The world, isn't fair!

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OK!
He's getting dangerous.

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I have a steel plate...
In my head!

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- Do you think that's fair?!
- No. No, I don't!

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I've been teaching this class since
before you were toilet-trained.

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But if you don't think it's fair...

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I'll tell ya what I'm gonna do.
I'm gonna make some changes.

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And mister...
You better like 'em!

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Oh, God. That was it.
"The look".

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You remember that look.

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The one that made it perfectly clear,
without a word being exchanged,

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that your teacher,
had it in for you.

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It has been brought to my...
attention...

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That certain inequities
exist in my modus operandi.

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So today, just to be...

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Fair.

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I thought we might
make a few adjustments.

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We're going to have
four new captains.

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Stetson, Patkus, Grimly, and...

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Arnold.

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- OK, captains,
front and center.

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Well, I had to hand it to the guy.

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He'd figured out how to
take a situation,

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that had reached rock-bottom...

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And make it far worse.

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He'd made me a captain.
The perfect torture.

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- I got Rygot.
- I like Simeonee.

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- I got Norklen.

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As if it wasn't bad enough,

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watching the other kids
pick Paul last...

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Now...

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I was gonna have to do it,
myself.

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I'll take...

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Pfeiffer!

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Like a flash, it hit me.
I'd buck the system.

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Stand up for the little guy.

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Win back the best friend
I ever had.

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Or, say...

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Thanks, Kevin!
Thanks a lot!

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Completely humiliate
the best friend I'd ever had.

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Alright, Stetson.
Come on, we don't have all day...

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- I'll take Jenkins.
- I'll take Snyder.

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Chiapa.

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- Come on, Arnold!

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Time's wasting.

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Suddenly, the scope of what
I was about to do came into focus.

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I'll take... Harris!

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And so, one-by-one...

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I picked all the worst
kids in the class.

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Yeah, it was crazy.

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But sometimes, a guy just knows
what a guy's gotta do.

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And this was one
of those times.

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And when I was done,

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I looked at them.
I looked at my team...

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And I thought...

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"Good...God.
What have I done?"

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Just aim for the basket.

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Time!

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What's the matter
with you guys?

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You're not even getting
back on defense.

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Harrold. You got to
pass in me a little bit.

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00:15:31,379 --> 00:15:34,980
Hey Man, if you think it's
inside link go for it.

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What we gotta do
is pass the ball.

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We gotta have teamwork.

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It was like watching
sea-monkeys come to life.

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Not as impressive
as you'd hoped...

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But at least
they were wiggling.

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Alright, gather 'round here.

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Maybe, just maybe...
This could work.

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Sure, we were out-manned.
But we had the brains.

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If we worked together
as a team...

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If we used our heads
and our hearts, and our souls...

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...we could beat these guys.

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OK, we can do this.

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Unfortunately,

268
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...we were not only
very unathletic,

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we were also,
very stupid.

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And we had a very bad attitude.

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What are you doing?!

272
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I'm playing basketball.
Maybe you've heard of it?

273
00:16:43,980 --> 00:16:46,899
- You're not even trying!
- So what? Just leave me alone.

274
00:16:46,899 --> 00:16:49,540
No, I won't!
That play was pathetic!

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00:16:49,580 --> 00:16:52,779
- Who cares...
- Look, I know you're not this bad.

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Well, maybe I am.

277
00:16:55,379 --> 00:16:57,060
Well maybe if you got off
your butt a little bit,

278
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you might be doin' better!

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00:17:00,379 --> 00:17:02,659
- Gimme the ball.
- Nope. Forget it.

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- Not if you're not gonna try.
- I said, give me the ball.

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And then it happened.

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It was the miracle.

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It was the impossible.

284
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It was the dream come true.

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In that instant...

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That brief ping of rubber
against steel...

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Basketball,
became fun again.

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Well, we still got slaughtered.

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But for the first time in a long time,
it just didn't seem to matter.

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And Paul and I got back to
the way things used to be.

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The way they would stay...

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For many years to come.

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