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Let me tell you a story.

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In 1977,

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in a small town in Wisconsin,

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a young couple learned
they were going to be parents.

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Their first child was a healthy baby boy
who they named Kyle.

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[baby crying]

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Soon after Kyle was born,

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the couple decided to have more children.

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And eventually, they were blessed.

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After they had their baby girl,
who they named Devon,

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they desperately wanted another baby.

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But unfortunately,

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the couple was told
having more children would be dangerous.

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So they had a decision to make.

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They would adopt a baby boy,

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one who would fit right in
with their son Kyle

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and their daughter Devon.

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But again, things didn't go as planned.

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I'm sorry to have to inform you,

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but the baby you were hoping for
is no longer available for adoption.

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But there is a second choice.

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He's a few days old and his name is Colin.

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[Teresa] We'll take him.

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I share this story
so you can understand this.

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Since the day I was born,
I've never been anybody's first choice.

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-[all shouting]
-[upbeat music playing]

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Let's go, let's go!

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Great job, great job!

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That's the kind of effort
we need in the playoffs. Way to go.

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You know I got you, Coach.

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Colin, can we get
a couple of quick questions?

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Uh... Yeah, sure.

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Congratulations on the win.

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Now, let's talk about your future.

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You had countless scholarship offers
to play college baseball

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and we know that at least
several of the major league teams

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are considering drafting you next June.

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But you've made it known
you wanna play college football.

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How does a three-sport star
with a 4.0 GPA,

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who also happened to be
league MVP quarterback,

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not have any offers to play football yet?

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Um...

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Honestly, that's not
where my focus is right now, you know?

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We got playoffs coming up soon.

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And we're trying to win a championship.
Isn't that right? Let's go!

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[teammates shouting]

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That's where my focus is right now.

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You handled that well, kid.

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-Thanks, Dad.
-You didn't tell them about Wisconsin?

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Why didn't you tell them
about the Wisconsin offer?

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Because it's not an offer.

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Is there anything to eat?

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There's leftover tater tot hot dish.

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No, there's not.

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Come on, Dad.

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There might be some leftover spaghetti.

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You should have told them
about the other offer.

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Other schools hear that
and they get interested.

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It's not an offer, Mom.

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Might as well be.

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You're gonna end up there. I can feel it.

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You'll be surrounded by line dancing
and cowboy boots.

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[chuckles] Okay.
So the same thing as Turlock, then.

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-[phone ringing]
-Turlock with better cheese.

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I can handle that.

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-Hello.
-[Alvarez] Hey, it's Coach Alvarez.

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Hey, Coach.
We were just talking about you.

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-I'd love to talk to Colin for a minute.
-Yeah. Hold on.

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I'll take it up in my room!

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-He'll be right with you.
-All right.

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Thanks, Dad. I got it.

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Hey, Coach.

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How's it going?

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[Colin] This moment right here?

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This is one
of the happiest moments of my life.

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But let me back up.

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Before I could get
an offer to play college football,

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first I had to get noticed by coaches
at a high school combine.

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["I Am The Champion" playing]

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♪ Okay ♪

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-♪ I am the champion ♪
-♪ Did it just get serious in here? ♪

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-♪ We are the champions ♪
-♪ We are the champions ♪

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♪ Okay, Bob, hit the stage now
Lights and cameras on ♪

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♪ Yes, I'm givin' them want they want
But no ♪

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♪ I will not ever conform
'Cause I'm outside of the norm still ♪

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♪ What a spectacular form ♪

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♪ From the blood sweat and the tears shed
Every time I perform ♪

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♪ And whenever you're doin' your thang
Yep ♪

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♪ People gonna hate on it usually ♪

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♪ But I'm just as human as you
I just look good while doin' it ♪

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♪ And they telling me
I have so much dough... ♪

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[whistle blows]

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Set, go!

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♪ I'ma continuin' maneuverin'
Because I am the champion... ♪

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See that throwing motion?

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Is he a quarterback or a pitcher?

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Getting it where it needs to be.

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With no 300 pound monsters
breathing down his neck,

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he's getting it where it needs to be.

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Combine numbers look good.
Quick. Athletic.

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Set, go!

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Maybe convert him to a wideout, DB?

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I'm not saying he doesn't look good.
He looks great.

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But they'll break him in half
in the Big Ten.

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[young Colin] Set, go!

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What do you think, Coach?

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Might be something to work with.

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[Colin]
Another way I could get noticed by schools

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would be at one
of their summer football camps.

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-Fluid.
-Here, here, you open it.

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Okay.

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[envelope ripping]

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[Rick clearing throat]

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"Dear Colin Kaepernick,

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We were all impressed
with your level of athleticism.

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You'd be a great quarterback one day.
We would like to invite you

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-to our summer football camp."
-Great news!

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Congratulations, honey.

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Hey, that looks like
a lot of camp invites.

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-I know.
-Looks like word's getting out.

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All I need is a chance
to show them what I can do.

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I got it from there.

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-Which schools do you wanna go to?
-All of them.

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Sounds like a road trip.

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Come on, let's not call it a road trip.
Let's call it a business trip.

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-What? Mom.
-You got food on your face.

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Come here. Give me a hug.

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I'm proud of you.

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I know. Thank you.

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[Colin] So that's what I did.

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Set, go!

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[Colin] I went to every camp I could
within driving distance of Turlock.

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And I could show them what I could do.

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I've never worked this hard in my life.

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But the hardest part?

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Waiting to hear if any of the schools
were interested in me.

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Just gonna call Mom.

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She said she'd call if there was news.

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Just a quick check.

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All right. Don't talk too long.

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Those roaming fees ain't cheap.

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[line ringing]

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[phone ringing]

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Hello?

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-Hey.
-Hey.

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Anything?

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Nothing yet.

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Where to next?

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-Nevada.
-Ah.

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Are you tired?

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I'm fine.

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Dad's running on fumes, though.

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I'm fine!

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I miss you.

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Miss you too, Mom.

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We'll be back home after Nevada.

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Are you sure we haven't gotten
anything yet?

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I thought for sure we would've heard back
from some schools by now.

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You can't control that.

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All you can do is get out there

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and be the best that you can be, honey.

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Mom.

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Hmm?

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How many rejections did I get?

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Just a couple.

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From who?

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Actually, it doesn't matter.

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Was Stanford one of them?

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Yes.

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Okay.

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Okay, it doesn't matter.

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Chin up, Colin.

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Okay. I'll talk to you later. Bye.

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On to the next.

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-Set, go!
-[dramatic music playing]

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What the fuck was that?

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That was some ugly shit,
that's what that was.

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First time I've ever felt bad for the pig
that died to become a football.

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Just plain ugly.

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Your daddy should've just kept you
in his ball sack

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if this is what you're gonna
contribute to football.

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Run it again.

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[dramatic music playing]

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Set, go!

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-There it is.
-[boy] All right, all right!

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Next!

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That coach has a mouth on him, huh?

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I think he likes you.

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Maybe I'll just...

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give up.

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Work with you at the cheese factory.

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It's gotta be easier than all of this.

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What do you call a cheese that's sad?

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-Come on.
-Blue cheese.

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You've told me this one before.

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When do you got
to be careful around cheese?

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Please don't.

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When it's up to no Gouda.

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Just stop.

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Okay, Colin.

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Don't get excited.

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Curd your enthusiasm.

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Hey.

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Coach Parker called.

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They're having informal workouts tomorrow.

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I don't care.

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And someone
from the University of California called.

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They wanted to schedule a visit
for you to try out.

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What?

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Bro, I'm telling you,

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if I never get in the car again...

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But how did it go?

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How many offers did you get?

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Uh, I'm just waiting to hear back.

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I just gotta crush
this Cal tryout next week.

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You thinking about taking
any baseball scholarships

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if you don't get any football offers
by November?

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Set, go!

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Yes.

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[man] Nice toss!

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Stay there. I'll be right back.

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Coach.

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You gotta see this kid.
I think he's our guy.

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Yeah, but Riley committed.

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What?

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Kevin Riley. He committed last night.

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Yeah, I know who Riley-- That's-- Wow.

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I mean, that's a good get.

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What should I tell him?

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Never mind. I'll take care of it.

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[Colin] At some point,
you get so used to rejection,

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you can see it coming a mile away.

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It was like no one
would just give me a shot

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to show them how good I could be.

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And it didn't feel fair.

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[school bell rings]

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[Eddie] Hey.

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Cal sucks anyway.

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You telling me I can't even play
for a team that sucks?

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Apparently.

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But I'm also saying don't worry about it.

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You got your whole senior season
to show the world you're a quarterback.

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So show them.

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[teacher] Good morning.

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Welcome back to school.

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And welcome to AP Calculus.

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Watch this.

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This again.

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Just shut up and listen.

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You have a gift.

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Your gift is a multi-million dollar arm.

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And every school in the country
wants that arm to pitch for them.

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Imagine this.

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It's November, baseball signing day,
and you have no offers for football.

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That's not gonna happen.

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It's signing day.

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Your classmates and some of your teammates
are on stage

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talking about what colleges
they're going to.

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All while you, the best athlete
this town has ever produced,

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just sits by and watches.

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Is that what you want?

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00:13:42,209 --> 00:13:44,543
You wanna be somebody's second choice?

263
00:13:46,543 --> 00:13:48,709
No. That's not what I want, Coach.

264
00:13:50,793 --> 00:13:53,959
What I want is to be a quarterback.

265
00:13:56,126 --> 00:13:59,668
I don't know what to say to you.

266
00:14:02,418 --> 00:14:03,876
Every night, I pray...

267
00:14:06,543 --> 00:14:09,126
"Please let this kid come to his senses."

268
00:14:09,209 --> 00:14:12,001
But apparently that prayer
falls on deaf ears.

269
00:14:12,084 --> 00:14:15,626
Coach, I truly appreciate
everything you've done for me.

270
00:14:15,709 --> 00:14:16,834
I mean it.

271
00:14:21,459 --> 00:14:23,543
Let me give you some advice, Kaepernick.

272
00:14:23,626 --> 00:14:24,459
Don't wait.

273
00:14:25,876 --> 00:14:29,834
Nobody who truly wanted anything
waited for it. Just make it happen.

274
00:14:32,543 --> 00:14:33,751
Yes, Coach.

275
00:14:35,209 --> 00:14:36,126
[Rick] He's right.

276
00:14:37,126 --> 00:14:41,459
It's one thing seeing you in camps, Colin,
but they need to see you playing a game.

277
00:14:42,876 --> 00:14:46,293
You call your brother,
tell him to get over here right now.

278
00:14:46,376 --> 00:14:47,501
We got work to do.

279
00:14:47,584 --> 00:14:49,084
["Blow The Whistle" playing]

280
00:14:53,209 --> 00:14:54,043
Coach.

281
00:14:55,626 --> 00:14:57,543
Thank you so much, sir.

282
00:14:58,459 --> 00:14:59,334
Appreciate it.

283
00:15:00,959 --> 00:15:02,793
♪ Get it calculated, do the math ♪

284
00:15:02,876 --> 00:15:05,293
♪ I made a thousand songs
That made you move your ass ♪

285
00:15:05,376 --> 00:15:07,543
♪ And for the last 300 months ♪

286
00:15:07,626 --> 00:15:10,126
♪ I made 16 albums with me on the front ♪

287
00:15:10,209 --> 00:15:11,251
♪ Blow the whistle ♪

288
00:15:12,168 --> 00:15:13,501
♪ Blow the whistle ♪

289
00:15:15,168 --> 00:15:16,334
♪ Blow the whistle ♪

290
00:15:17,168 --> 00:15:18,334
♪ Blow the whistle ♪

291
00:15:19,626 --> 00:15:20,709
♪ Blow the whistle ♪

292
00:15:21,959 --> 00:15:23,209
♪ Blow the whistle ♪

293
00:15:24,584 --> 00:15:25,584
♪ Bitch ♪

294
00:15:27,251 --> 00:15:28,293
[Rick groans]

295
00:15:29,793 --> 00:15:32,418
I'm gonna need postage
for all these, please.

296
00:15:32,501 --> 00:15:34,459
-How many?
-119.

297
00:15:34,543 --> 00:15:35,584
Oh. [chuckles]

298
00:15:37,293 --> 00:15:39,168
They'd be lucky to have you.

299
00:15:39,751 --> 00:15:42,584
[Colin]
And that brings us back to this moment.

300
00:15:44,834 --> 00:15:47,126
-[phone ringing]
-Turlock with better cheese.

301
00:15:47,209 --> 00:15:48,376
I can handle it.

302
00:15:49,126 --> 00:15:51,501
-Hello.
-[Alvarez] Hey, it's Coach Alvarez.

303
00:15:51,584 --> 00:15:53,501
Hey, Coach.
We were just talking about you.

304
00:15:53,584 --> 00:15:56,084
-I'd love to talk to Colin for a minute.
-Yeah, hold on.

305
00:15:56,168 --> 00:15:58,834
[Colin]
One of the happiest moments of my life.

306
00:16:00,376 --> 00:16:01,918
Thanks, Dad. I got it.

307
00:16:02,001 --> 00:16:03,709
[hopeful music playing]

308
00:16:03,793 --> 00:16:05,793
Hey, Coach. How's it going?

309
00:16:05,876 --> 00:16:11,043
[Colin] I went to almost two dozen camps,
clinics, combines, and showcases.

310
00:16:11,584 --> 00:16:14,834
Sent DVDs to every school in the country.

311
00:16:14,918 --> 00:16:18,584
And that summer,
every school in the country passed.

312
00:16:18,668 --> 00:16:20,334
Except for one.

313
00:16:20,418 --> 00:16:21,584
Wisconsin.

314
00:16:22,501 --> 00:16:24,376
They didn't pass until later.

315
00:16:24,459 --> 00:16:26,209
[music distorts, then fades]

316
00:16:33,376 --> 00:16:34,209
Thank you.

317
00:16:34,709 --> 00:16:35,793
Thank you, Coach.

318
00:16:37,584 --> 00:16:39,293
Thank you for considering me.

319
00:16:40,501 --> 00:16:42,209
["You And Whose Army?" playing]

320
00:16:44,209 --> 00:16:45,709
♪ Come on ♪

321
00:16:47,793 --> 00:16:54,334
♪ You think you drive me crazy ♪

322
00:16:54,959 --> 00:16:56,459
♪ Come on ♪

323
00:16:58,626 --> 00:17:00,251
♪ Come on ♪

324
00:17:01,918 --> 00:17:07,168
♪ You and whose army... ♪

325
00:17:07,251 --> 00:17:10,334
Kick some ass in the playoffs.
Go win a title.

326
00:17:11,126 --> 00:17:12,293
They'll see you, Colin.

327
00:17:12,376 --> 00:17:13,709
They're gonna see you.

328
00:17:15,543 --> 00:17:16,626
[whistle blowing]

329
00:17:17,376 --> 00:17:19,709
[commentator] Once again, the final score:

330
00:17:19,793 --> 00:17:23,334
West 27, Pitman 22.

331
00:17:24,959 --> 00:17:27,168
The playoffs continue for West,

332
00:17:27,251 --> 00:17:30,334
but we may have just witnessed
the last football game

333
00:17:30,418 --> 00:17:33,459
of Pitman quarterback
Colin Kaepernick's career.

334
00:17:34,626 --> 00:17:38,043
Not the way he wanted to end it,
but nevertheless,

335
00:17:38,126 --> 00:17:41,543
he'll go down as one of the best
Turlock has seen.

336
00:17:44,376 --> 00:17:51,376
♪ You can take us on ♪

337
00:17:55,168 --> 00:18:02,168
♪ You can take us on ♪

338
00:18:09,418 --> 00:18:13,918
♪ You and whose army? ♪

339
00:18:23,459 --> 00:18:29,376
♪ You and your cronies ♪

340
00:18:37,251 --> 00:18:42,876
♪ You forget so easily ♪

341
00:18:50,584 --> 00:18:56,584
♪ We ride tonight ♪

342
00:18:57,376 --> 00:19:03,668
♪ We ride tonight ♪

343
00:19:03,751 --> 00:19:10,251
♪ Ghost horses ♪

344
00:19:10,334 --> 00:19:17,209
♪ Ghost horses ♪

345
00:19:17,293 --> 00:19:23,959
♪ We ride tonight ♪

346
00:19:24,043 --> 00:19:30,251
♪ We ride tonight ♪

347
00:19:30,334 --> 00:19:37,126
♪ Ghost horses ♪

348
00:19:37,209 --> 00:19:42,959
♪ Ghost horses ♪

349
00:19:44,376 --> 00:19:51,084
♪ Ghost horses ♪

350
00:19:55,209 --> 00:19:56,751
[school bell rings]

351
00:20:07,876 --> 00:20:09,001
How are you?

352
00:20:10,084 --> 00:20:11,709
I'll be all right.

353
00:20:26,834 --> 00:20:28,001
[Jake & Eddie laughing]

354
00:20:28,751 --> 00:20:30,834
-You guys play Atwater Saturday?
-Yeah.

355
00:20:30,918 --> 00:20:33,793
Yeah, they got that tall dude
from Europe that plays for them.

356
00:20:34,543 --> 00:20:36,376
Every school is looking at him.

357
00:20:36,876 --> 00:20:39,376
You don't care, Jake.
You only like the cheerleaders.

358
00:20:39,459 --> 00:20:41,626
What's wrong with liking cheerleaders?

359
00:20:42,126 --> 00:20:44,793
You don't like cheerleaders?
Everyone likes cheerleaders.

360
00:20:44,876 --> 00:20:47,334
I know Colin likes cheerleaders, right?

361
00:20:50,709 --> 00:20:51,834
All right, man.

362
00:20:52,709 --> 00:20:53,668
Enough of this shit.

363
00:20:53,751 --> 00:20:57,209
-You've been in your feelings for weeks.
-Ever since football season ended.

364
00:20:57,293 --> 00:20:59,584
Honestly,
it's depressing just looking at you.

365
00:20:59,668 --> 00:21:00,709
Real talk.

366
00:21:01,293 --> 00:21:04,084
[Eddie] Look, man, you balled out,
you did all you could do.

367
00:21:04,168 --> 00:21:06,709
This all feeling sorry for yourself shit
has to stop.

368
00:21:06,793 --> 00:21:08,834
I'm not feeling sorry for myself.

369
00:21:08,918 --> 00:21:12,209
"I'm not feeling sorry for myself."
You sound like you're about to cry.

370
00:21:13,459 --> 00:21:14,376
[Jake] Yeah, bro.

371
00:21:14,459 --> 00:21:17,793
And it's not like your life
is about to suck.

372
00:21:17,876 --> 00:21:20,751
You're gonna be a rich
Major League Baseball player.

373
00:21:20,834 --> 00:21:24,043
I know you don't think baseball
is cool and all, but you're wrong.

374
00:21:24,126 --> 00:21:27,751
I dare you to go look
at a 1992 Chipper Jones baseball card.

375
00:21:27,834 --> 00:21:30,543
Tell me that's not
the coolest looking dude in the world.

376
00:21:31,584 --> 00:21:33,001
For real. Look him up.

377
00:21:34,834 --> 00:21:36,209
Ever see Bull Durham?

378
00:21:37,293 --> 00:21:39,126
-No.
-Watch it.

379
00:21:39,668 --> 00:21:42,668
There are some fine groupies
in baseball. That's the minor leagues.

380
00:21:42,751 --> 00:21:45,209
Imagine what the Major League
groupies look like.

381
00:21:45,876 --> 00:21:49,251
All flawless like Lindsay Lohan
and Amanda Bynes.

382
00:21:51,334 --> 00:21:53,126
You better not smile.

383
00:21:59,709 --> 00:22:01,626
Give me one of those damn tacos.

384
00:22:01,709 --> 00:22:03,418
[Eddie] I was about to say. Take one.

385
00:22:32,543 --> 00:22:33,626
[shouts]

386
00:22:37,334 --> 00:22:38,876
[Teresa] You have a game tomorrow.

387
00:22:41,168 --> 00:22:43,043
A gentle breeze gets you sick.

388
00:22:43,584 --> 00:22:45,709
You can be mad, but don't be stupid.

389
00:22:45,793 --> 00:22:46,918
I'm fine.

390
00:22:47,001 --> 00:22:48,626
And I'm a nurse.

391
00:22:49,543 --> 00:22:51,543
There's a flu going around, Colin.

392
00:22:51,626 --> 00:22:53,293
Trust me, you don't want it.

393
00:22:54,834 --> 00:22:57,626
All right. I'm just gonna be
a few more minutes.

394
00:23:00,626 --> 00:23:02,501
I know you feel like...

395
00:23:04,334 --> 00:23:06,043
all your hard work was for nothing.

396
00:23:08,168 --> 00:23:09,918
It will be if you let it.

397
00:23:16,043 --> 00:23:20,334
Put on a damn coat
or get your ass in the house.

398
00:23:29,543 --> 00:23:31,626
Damn, negro. What's wrong with you?

399
00:23:33,876 --> 00:23:35,168
[coughing]

400
00:23:38,126 --> 00:23:39,043
I'm sick.

401
00:23:40,043 --> 00:23:41,501
Yeah, no shit.

402
00:23:58,584 --> 00:23:59,418
[coughing]

403
00:24:00,584 --> 00:24:01,918
I tried to tell him.

404
00:24:08,209 --> 00:24:09,876
["Take It To Da House" playing]

405
00:24:10,626 --> 00:24:12,293
[crowd shouting and cheering]

406
00:24:16,668 --> 00:24:20,001
♪ Callin' my peoples
All across the world ♪

407
00:24:20,584 --> 00:24:23,918
♪ This song goes out
To all the boys and girls ♪

408
00:24:24,001 --> 00:24:27,334
♪ You want them thugs to come
And turn yo party out ♪

409
00:24:27,418 --> 00:24:29,501
♪ You better take it to da house ♪

410
00:24:32,459 --> 00:24:35,834
♪ Slip-N-Slide get loose
Mo' punch than your bowl of juice ♪

411
00:24:35,918 --> 00:24:38,501
♪ And ain't nobody mo' jiggier then us
Stuff so ruff ♪

412
00:24:38,584 --> 00:24:41,793
♪ It causes head rush like what?
Give it to me bring it here ♪

413
00:24:41,876 --> 00:24:43,751
♪ Don't stop girl
Shake it here, shake it there ♪

414
00:24:43,834 --> 00:24:45,793
♪ Let Money Mark
Get off in yo derriere... ♪

415
00:24:45,876 --> 00:24:47,043
[coughing]

416
00:24:47,126 --> 00:24:49,418
♪ So if you look with a big ol' butt ♪

417
00:24:49,501 --> 00:24:51,334
♪ Live in yo own crib
And make yo own bucks ♪

418
00:24:51,418 --> 00:24:55,126
♪ Hit me up, Tre+ dot com
And tell me where you from ♪

419
00:24:55,209 --> 00:24:59,293
♪ Smoked out, choked out, we get
Off da chain like we just broke out ♪

420
00:24:59,376 --> 00:25:00,959
♪ You don't know bout me J. Dot ♪

421
00:25:01,043 --> 00:25:02,959
♪ When I come though
All the haters get hot... ♪

422
00:25:03,584 --> 00:25:05,001
[crowd cheering]

423
00:25:05,084 --> 00:25:06,043
Yes!

424
00:25:06,126 --> 00:25:07,918
[inaudible dialogue]

425
00:25:14,626 --> 00:25:15,793
[knock on door]

426
00:25:16,459 --> 00:25:18,126
[young Colin] You wanted to see me, Coach?

427
00:25:18,626 --> 00:25:19,459
It's for you.

428
00:25:28,751 --> 00:25:30,376
Well? Where the fuck is he?

429
00:25:31,084 --> 00:25:32,126
[young Colin] Hello?

430
00:25:32,959 --> 00:25:34,709
Is this Kaepernick?

431
00:25:34,793 --> 00:25:36,459
Kaepernick, yeah.

432
00:25:37,043 --> 00:25:39,168
Yeah, this is Coach Ault,

433
00:25:39,251 --> 00:25:41,584
football coach at Nevada.

434
00:25:42,168 --> 00:25:46,459
Yeah, I heard maybe I don't need
to feel sorry for the pigs anymore.

435
00:25:46,543 --> 00:25:48,876
One of my guys saw your basketball game

436
00:25:48,959 --> 00:25:51,751
and thinks you'd be a good fit with us.

437
00:25:52,959 --> 00:25:54,918
You think you're a QB, right?

438
00:25:55,001 --> 00:25:57,043
Yes. Yes, sir. I know I am.

439
00:25:58,376 --> 00:26:02,918
I've been told you could always play DB
or safety if you choke.

440
00:26:03,918 --> 00:26:05,251
No, that won't happen.

441
00:26:06,084 --> 00:26:08,793
All I need is a shot.
That's all I ever needed.

442
00:26:12,084 --> 00:26:13,001
All right.

443
00:26:14,376 --> 00:26:16,459
Well, you got one now.

444
00:26:16,543 --> 00:26:17,793
[pensive music playing]

445
00:26:17,876 --> 00:26:18,793
Talk soon.

446
00:26:21,751 --> 00:26:24,001
-I'm playing football for Nevada.
-Yes!

447
00:26:24,084 --> 00:26:25,876
-I'm playing football for Nevada!
-Yes!

448
00:26:25,959 --> 00:26:27,918
[yelling] I'm playing football for Nevada!

449
00:26:28,001 --> 00:26:28,834
-Yes!
-Oh, my God!

450
00:26:28,918 --> 00:26:29,793
Way to go!

451
00:26:29,876 --> 00:26:31,918
-Oh, my God!
-Yeah!

452
00:26:32,001 --> 00:26:33,918
-[young Colin] I'm gonna be a QB!
-[laughing]

453
00:26:34,001 --> 00:26:35,376
I'm gonna be a QB!

454
00:26:35,459 --> 00:26:39,168
While I was in high school,
I felt a lot of different emotions.

455
00:26:39,251 --> 00:26:40,334
Mom!

456
00:26:40,959 --> 00:26:43,584
I'm playing for Nevada!

457
00:26:43,668 --> 00:26:44,668
Whoo!

458
00:26:44,751 --> 00:26:46,209
[Colin] It was a rollercoaster.

459
00:26:47,168 --> 00:26:48,584
Sometimes fun.

460
00:26:49,334 --> 00:26:50,668
Sometimes scary.

461
00:26:51,459 --> 00:26:52,584
But you know what?

462
00:26:53,501 --> 00:26:55,834
I wouldn't trade
those moments for anything.

463
00:27:09,959 --> 00:27:11,209
[uplifting music playing]

464
00:27:31,001 --> 00:27:32,876
Dear Colin.

465
00:27:34,126 --> 00:27:35,501
Trust your power.

466
00:27:36,084 --> 00:27:39,126
Even when you don't see it, believe it.

467
00:27:39,751 --> 00:27:41,543
Because you're going to need it.

468
00:27:42,376 --> 00:27:45,626
From your earliest days,
rejection will follow you.

469
00:27:45,709 --> 00:27:48,543
And it will be there
through every step of your journey.

470
00:27:49,793 --> 00:27:51,543
It will come from people who love you.

471
00:27:51,626 --> 00:27:53,709
Because you look like a thug!

472
00:27:53,793 --> 00:27:56,126
It'll come from people
who don't think you belong.

473
00:27:56,209 --> 00:27:58,668
Colin Kaepernick. Freshman team.

474
00:28:00,043 --> 00:28:01,918
It'll even come from a girl or two.

475
00:28:03,459 --> 00:28:06,126
But rejection is not failure.

476
00:28:06,209 --> 00:28:07,459
It's a calibrator.

477
00:28:07,543 --> 00:28:11,209
It can help you learn who you are
and what you want.

478
00:28:11,293 --> 00:28:13,876
And there's something you want
more than anything.

479
00:28:15,126 --> 00:28:16,959
You want to be a quarterback.

480
00:28:20,043 --> 00:28:22,751
Your path will sometimes be rough.

481
00:28:24,918 --> 00:28:26,418
But trust your power.

482
00:28:28,376 --> 00:28:31,876
When you face rejection
and feel like you wanna quit...

483
00:28:33,668 --> 00:28:35,043
trust your power.

484
00:28:36,334 --> 00:28:39,918
And when you see that you're rarely
anyone's first choice...

485
00:28:41,626 --> 00:28:43,501
trust your power.

486
00:28:43,584 --> 00:28:44,834
I promise you...

487
00:28:45,793 --> 00:28:48,459
when they say
you're not their first choice...

488
00:28:49,751 --> 00:28:52,043
you will show them
that you were the right choice.

489
00:28:53,168 --> 00:28:56,459
You will earn the title of quarterback
at the highest level.

490
00:28:58,959 --> 00:29:00,834
You will be a trailblazer.

491
00:29:05,584 --> 00:29:06,959
Don't throw your back out.

492
00:29:07,043 --> 00:29:07,876
I'm fine.

493
00:29:20,668 --> 00:29:22,751
I'll miss you, Mom, all right?

494
00:29:30,751 --> 00:29:31,793
I love you, Dad.

495
00:29:40,126 --> 00:29:43,251
[Colin] But while you focus
on becoming a quarterback...

496
00:29:46,293 --> 00:29:48,251
something else will be happening.

497
00:29:51,668 --> 00:29:53,376
Something extraordinary.

498
00:29:58,543 --> 00:30:00,584
Something that you can feel,

499
00:30:00,668 --> 00:30:03,709
but don't have the words
or wisdom to articulate.

500
00:30:06,334 --> 00:30:08,751
You will learn to love who you are,

501
00:30:09,334 --> 00:30:13,334
and not give a damn that who you are
makes some people uncomfortable.

502
00:30:14,626 --> 00:30:18,168
You will know no matter how much
people try to control you...

503
00:30:19,293 --> 00:30:23,209
Is that what you want?
You wanna be somebody's second choice?

504
00:30:23,293 --> 00:30:25,168
[Colin] ...that they cannot break you.

505
00:30:26,626 --> 00:30:28,834
And you will learn to find beauty

506
00:30:28,918 --> 00:30:31,876
in places where the world
tells you there is none.

507
00:30:33,876 --> 00:30:35,668
And because of these things...

508
00:30:36,834 --> 00:30:42,126
you will know when people try to tell you
when and where you can be a quarterback,

509
00:30:42,209 --> 00:30:43,168
it doesn't matter.

510
00:30:45,334 --> 00:30:46,793
Because you will see...

511
00:30:47,543 --> 00:30:49,459
you are more than a quarterback.

512
00:30:50,334 --> 00:30:51,334
Much more.

513
00:31:26,876 --> 00:31:28,251
Trust your power.

514
00:31:31,418 --> 00:31:33,084
Love your Blackness.

515
00:31:34,751 --> 00:31:36,293
You will know who you are.

516
00:31:38,418 --> 00:31:41,251
Sincerely, Colin.

517
00:31:41,876 --> 00:31:43,751
[peaceful music playing]