After I became World Champion,
I had fulfilled my biggest dream.
That event changed my life.
I already achieved what I wanted
but now it's different.
A second World Title is an ambition.
- Let's go, damn it. - Come on, damn it.
- What the hell, brother? - Everything good? Ready?
- Ítalo. Can I ask you something? - Of course.
Man, both of my sons are surfers.
If they knew I was here taking a photo with you...
That's great.
What attracts me the most in competition is the trophy.
Six. You've done it? Six.
Six.
It's something that turns into an obsession in your life.
Breathe in.
Extend your legs. Six. Lower it slowly.
If I have the chance of being the world champion,
rest assured that I won't let that one go.
I'm going to take these two.
I'm going to look at the sea.
- It's still very small? - Yes, it's still very small.
As soon as the high tide starts to come in,
it starts to get better.
The beginning of my season hasn't been as I've expected.
It was something that left me frustrated.
But it's a very long journey until the end of the year
when the top five will qualify.
I am willing to push myself to my maximum limit
to be the champion again.
Fuck, check it out. Let's go surf.
I think that the desire and the dream
to always be the best never ends.
I want to win more.
I want to show myself that I can repeat what I achieved.
Come on.
For sure.
You did really well on the second wave.
Go fuck yourself!
Honestly, brother.
These judges are assholes.
Tell me why the score was better that wave.
It's always the same thing, you know.
How is he better? How? He just turn low.
He just turn low and then low again. How?
It's this! You know.
It's this, Australian. Come on.
Every time it's the same thing.
The judges, they are used to watch Ítalo surf in one way.
But when the type of wave is bad, he cannot do a huge air.
He cannot do a huge turn.
They are comparing Ítalo to Ítalo.
They are not comparing Ítalo to the other competitors.
I didn't know you were dressed already.
Lunch is ready soon.
That moment in Bells was pretty bad for Ítalo.
Ítalo needs to understand it's totally bullshit.
I don't need to go upstairs again, because it won't change nothing.
I have to change myself and to adapt.
He puts so much pressure on him.
And not winning a contest makes more pressure.
Are you worried?
Oh, yeah. A lot.
When we're fighting with the heart, emotions goes up.
So I think hitting the locker, breaking boards
is something that nobody needs to do it.
This is not a good example, but sometimes you need a shake.
You know, like, "Hey, you need to focus on the surfing."
Ítalo, let's take a photo here.
Who would've ever guessed that a true champion
would ever come from the Northern Brazilian coast.
A first class surfer.
When I look back,
it makes my heart full.
It was a Championship that felt natural.
I was happy and it just flowed...
without pressure to win.
It's like I have to go back in time to find
that 2019 Ítalo Ferreira.
This is going to my grandmother.
She once told me to do it. So I did.
Fuck, that gave me goose bumps.
I had the opportunity of being the world champion.
But when you reach those goals,
any other results leave you unsatisfied.
Now I am fighting to stay at the top.
- Nine points. - Yeah.
I have to be happy, because I managed to perform.
Things happened naturally.
When he's feeling happy, he will win against anyone.
He just proved that.
Kanoa is doing very well, very strong.
He can do anything in any wave condition.
But I can't let any opponent be comfortable
when they get in the water with me.
Not at any moment.
Oh, Jesus, my Lord.
Fuck.
He said the medication is already working
because your vital signs and heart are going down, okay?
Would you like some water, anything?
No?
You fucking rock.
It was a very strong pain, that I've never had before.
So, you always think about the worst.
In the end I am having to pay the price
because I always push myself to the maximum limit.
He fell off on the second wave, I think,
and he injured his back.
I think it got more swollen and painful because he couldn't move.
I'm trying now to get him all possible tests
so we can have a diagnosis.
Now it's in God's hands.
Have you been out on the boat yet?
This is a forecast of a storm that is forming.
Some locals already tell us this could be in the 10 foot range.
Fuck, there it's heavy.
2019.
I think it was one of the highest seas I have ever surfed in.
I think it was 8 to 10 feet.
Yeah, it was quite big.
I was scared.
But you get scared when it's too big. It's dangerous.
I can't move my arm.
Going to Tahiti, I was kind of worried
because injuries in the back have to heal.
You have to stop surfing.
But he needs to compete to keep in that final five
and qualify for the finals.
When he has something in mind, he just goes for it.
He doesn't care about the pain.
Holy Mary, Holy Jesus.
What's up, boss?
Yeah. My doctor says I have, like, three more weeks, like, feel this pain,
but try to ignore that thing, you know.
Like, not thinking about it,
and then just surf. But after surf-- After a session,
I feel like so painful here.
When I have an injury, I try to ignore the pain.
I try not to think about what could jeopardize me.
Yes, I demand a lot from myself.
This makes me have discipline.
In these moments, I end up overcoming myself.
Regardless of the situation, I still have strength to continue.
I always have to be surfing on the highest level
regardless if I'm injured or not.
Because the guy who is competing against me won't feel sorry for me.
So I can't show myself as weak.
Of course people expect me to win,
after everything that happened.
There is a demand, there is that pressure.
But the numbers in the end, that's what matters.
You getting points to qualify.
I need a miracle to be in the final.
This looked like the end of my journey after a tough year.
When I lost the heat to Jadson, I left it in God's hands.
Fuck, that was crazy, huh? The last wave.
That last wave, it was, like, more than perfect.
But hey, hold on. I think it sucks Griffin didn't make it,
but congratulations, Ítalo.
Thanks. Crazy year.
Thank God I will have the chance
to compete in the final against the five top surfers of the year
and have the chance to win a World Title.
When I get to the finals...
I can show who I really am.