1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 3 00:00:23,713 --> 00:00:26,371 [waves crashing] 4 00:00:29,408 --> 00:00:30,892 - [John] Your whole life you're building up 5 00:00:30,927 --> 00:00:32,722 to winning a world title. [mysterious music] 6 00:00:32,756 --> 00:00:36,036 And then you win it. And it's like, this is it. 7 00:00:36,070 --> 00:00:38,245 This is gonna change everything. 8 00:00:38,279 --> 00:00:39,418 You win your world title, and you're like, 9 00:00:39,453 --> 00:00:40,764 "Wait, [laughs] 10 00:00:40,799 --> 00:00:42,456 everything's still exactly the same." 11 00:00:45,252 --> 00:00:46,770 You have like a month 12 00:00:46,805 --> 00:00:49,221 and then you're resetting again, back to zero. 13 00:00:51,982 --> 00:00:54,226 Coming into 2018, I was lost. 14 00:00:56,125 --> 00:00:57,574 Everyone's so supportive and everyone's around you, 15 00:00:57,609 --> 00:01:00,267 and everyone just wants you to win, I guess. 16 00:01:00,301 --> 00:01:02,579 Which is good. It's all positive energy. 17 00:01:04,409 --> 00:01:07,550 But I think unless you really have that deep sense of like, 18 00:01:07,584 --> 00:01:09,414 knowing what you want within the sport, 19 00:01:11,243 --> 00:01:12,624 you can get lost pretty easily. 20 00:01:14,143 --> 00:01:17,974 - [Announcer] Scores coming in for Mendes, a 7.17. 21 00:01:18,008 --> 00:01:20,908 Creates a massive upset, John John Florence 22 00:01:20,942 --> 00:01:22,944 out of the Corona Bali Protected. 23 00:01:22,979 --> 00:01:25,223 [mysterious music] 24 00:01:25,257 --> 00:01:27,294 - [John] After that loss in Bali, 25 00:01:27,328 --> 00:01:31,436 I wanted to go and be creative,and surf how I wanna surf. 26 00:01:31,470 --> 00:01:34,439 Like in my mind, I have a picture in my mind 27 00:01:34,473 --> 00:01:36,820 of how I like to surf. 28 00:01:36,855 --> 00:01:40,617 And sometimes that can be blurred by the competition, 29 00:01:40,652 --> 00:01:43,448 kind of box that you put it in. 30 00:01:43,482 --> 00:01:46,934 And so when I lost, I went down the beach 31 00:01:46,968 --> 00:01:49,247 and I was like, "I'm gonna surf the way I wanna surf." 32 00:01:49,281 --> 00:01:51,421 And I did, and I had a lot of fun. [chuckles] 33 00:01:51,456 --> 00:01:52,802 For about two hours. 34 00:01:56,288 --> 00:02:00,154 - [Ross] He was visibly upset. [suspenseful music] 35 00:02:00,189 --> 00:02:02,260 What excites John, in my opinion, 36 00:02:02,294 --> 00:02:04,296 is surfing as good as he can. 37 00:02:05,539 --> 00:02:07,368 That's his essence, underneath it all. 38 00:02:10,302 --> 00:02:12,615 I could sense his frustration more than normal. 39 00:02:12,649 --> 00:02:15,790 And he was just blasting huge airs, dangerous sections, 40 00:02:15,825 --> 00:02:17,482 like out in the flats, buckling. 41 00:02:19,380 --> 00:02:22,280 And I even, at one point, I actually motioned 42 00:02:22,314 --> 00:02:24,282 to him like, "Hey, calm down," you know? 43 00:02:24,316 --> 00:02:26,491 And sure enough, 44 00:02:26,525 --> 00:02:29,045 a handful of waves later, 45 00:02:30,184 --> 00:02:32,497 huge air, buckled his knee. [dramatic music] 46 00:02:32,531 --> 00:02:34,223 Right away, it looked horrible. 47 00:02:35,396 --> 00:02:37,157 - [John] I go to stand up and my knee 48 00:02:37,191 --> 00:02:39,331 was just kind of locked sideways. 49 00:02:40,712 --> 00:02:42,852 And I just kinda limped back to my hotel. 50 00:02:48,029 --> 00:02:50,860 - [Ross] We went to the emergency room there in Denpasar. 51 00:02:52,068 --> 00:02:53,656 Straightaway, right off the bat in Bali, 52 00:02:53,690 --> 00:02:57,211 we're like, "Oh no, this doesn't look good." 53 00:02:57,246 --> 00:03:00,076 [ominous music] 54 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,242 - [John] When it happened, I was just like, 55 00:03:28,277 --> 00:03:29,864 "What do I do here? 56 00:03:29,899 --> 00:03:31,901 Do I get surgery, or do I not get surgery?" 57 00:03:33,109 --> 00:03:34,904 You just kinda gotta go on how you feel. 58 00:03:36,285 --> 00:03:38,701 - [Ross] Messing up your ACL sucks. 59 00:03:38,735 --> 00:03:41,255 It's a horrible injury, everyone knows it's bad. 60 00:03:41,290 --> 00:03:43,084 You know, it doesn't wanna heal. 61 00:03:44,293 --> 00:03:47,261 As a coach and as a friend, I felt horrible for him. 62 00:03:47,296 --> 00:03:50,264 'Cause it just wasn't gonna be a simple answer. 63 00:03:50,299 --> 00:03:51,921 - That's got a little tenderness in it, 64 00:03:51,955 --> 00:03:55,545 but I think when I do this one-- 65 00:03:55,580 --> 00:03:57,064 - It sets it off. - It sets it off. 66 00:03:57,098 --> 00:03:58,617 - In the end, he said "You know what, 67 00:03:58,652 --> 00:04:00,101 it's not completely ruptured. 68 00:04:00,136 --> 00:04:02,380 There's still a chance that my ACL could reattach itself 69 00:04:02,414 --> 00:04:03,795 to the bone, let's just go for it." 70 00:04:03,829 --> 00:04:07,419 And that ended up being his decision, to rehab it, 71 00:04:07,454 --> 00:04:10,629 get as strong as possible, and take it from there. 72 00:04:10,664 --> 00:04:12,148 - I just put my mind into like, 73 00:04:12,182 --> 00:04:13,908 strengthening, slowly getting back. 74 00:04:13,943 --> 00:04:15,393 And I worked through a lot of things, 75 00:04:15,427 --> 00:04:17,118 months and months of training and different things. 76 00:04:17,153 --> 00:04:19,397 It just kinda was like two steps forward, one step back. 77 00:04:19,431 --> 00:04:20,398 Two steps forward, one step back 78 00:04:20,432 --> 00:04:22,089 for months and months and months, 79 00:04:22,123 --> 00:04:24,850 all the way up until the next year on tour. 80 00:04:26,024 --> 00:04:27,301 [ambient music] [crickets chirping] 81 00:04:27,336 --> 00:04:31,512 - Come on, come on, come on! [distant speaking] 82 00:04:32,789 --> 00:04:37,794 [ambient music] [crickets chirping] 83 00:04:38,864 --> 00:04:41,626 [waves crashing] 84 00:04:55,502 --> 00:04:58,194 - [Ross] John's got this pretty long, 85 00:04:58,228 --> 00:05:00,058 rigorous path ahead of him. 86 00:05:03,164 --> 00:05:05,132 He's really good at putting his nose down 87 00:05:05,166 --> 00:05:07,652 and getting to work, and that's exactly what he did. 88 00:05:09,067 --> 00:05:11,449 He doesn't just kinda go for it and wing it. 89 00:05:11,483 --> 00:05:14,175 He tries to set himself up as well as he can 90 00:05:14,210 --> 00:05:15,660 to accomplish his goals. 91 00:05:17,386 --> 00:05:19,457 Going into that year, his goal was definitely 92 00:05:19,491 --> 00:05:21,700 to win a World Title and to get one 93 00:05:21,735 --> 00:05:24,531 of those coveted American spots in the Olympics. 94 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:28,638 - [News Reporter] One year from today, the 2020 Olympics 95 00:05:28,673 --> 00:05:30,640 will be holding its opening ceremony. 96 00:05:30,675 --> 00:05:32,366 Tokyo is the host of the Summer Games 97 00:05:32,401 --> 00:05:34,334 and there are many additions to the list of sports 98 00:05:34,368 --> 00:05:37,164 on the schedule: baseball, softball, they're back. 99 00:05:37,198 --> 00:05:39,339 Skateboarding is making its first ever appearance, 100 00:05:39,373 --> 00:05:40,995 as well as surfing. 101 00:05:41,030 --> 00:05:42,652 Every time a new event is added to the games, 102 00:05:42,687 --> 00:05:44,654 a huge obstacle for the athletes, 103 00:05:44,689 --> 00:05:46,691 figuring out how they're gonna qualify. 104 00:05:48,244 --> 00:05:50,729 - [Ross] This was something that was unique to surfing. 105 00:05:50,764 --> 00:05:53,214 Never has this been in the conversation. 106 00:05:53,249 --> 00:05:54,664 It's always been about the World Title, 107 00:05:54,699 --> 00:05:56,494 World Title, World Title. 108 00:05:56,528 --> 00:05:58,392 Of course, John wants to be in the Olympics. 109 00:05:58,427 --> 00:05:59,531 I mean, who wouldn't? 110 00:05:59,566 --> 00:06:00,912 It was a thing. We had to talk about it, 111 00:06:00,946 --> 00:06:03,742 like "Hey, you think you're gonna be ready?" 112 00:06:03,777 --> 00:06:05,434 He just seemed like it was game on. 113 00:06:09,438 --> 00:06:12,717 - [John] As I came in in 2019, if I look at the World Title 114 00:06:12,751 --> 00:06:14,408 and I look at the Olympic qualification, 115 00:06:14,443 --> 00:06:16,548 it just becomes too much to think about. 116 00:06:16,583 --> 00:06:18,205 You get nervous, you get anxious, 117 00:06:18,239 --> 00:06:19,689 you don't know what's gonna happen. 118 00:06:19,724 --> 00:06:21,381 And that's the truth, youdon't know what's gonna happen. 119 00:06:21,415 --> 00:06:23,866 And so the best thing you can do is prepare 120 00:06:23,900 --> 00:06:25,419 and show up and do your best. [chuckles] 121 00:06:25,454 --> 00:06:28,457 [didgeridoo blares] 122 00:06:33,910 --> 00:06:36,775 [mysterious music] 123 00:06:45,094 --> 00:06:46,302 - [Announcer] Welcome to the start 124 00:06:46,336 --> 00:06:49,547 of the 2019 WSL Men's Championship Tour. 125 00:06:49,581 --> 00:06:52,170 [ambient music] 126 00:06:53,930 --> 00:06:55,449 - [Announcer] You know what I love about John, 127 00:06:55,484 --> 00:06:57,417 is that he made sure that he was 100 percent healed up 128 00:06:57,451 --> 00:07:01,110 before he made his debut on the tour again. 129 00:07:02,352 --> 00:07:03,733 - [Announcer] Well, as far as we know. 130 00:07:03,768 --> 00:07:07,944 He might not even be. He might be still recovering. 131 00:07:07,979 --> 00:07:10,947 [mysterious music] 132 00:07:14,641 --> 00:07:17,575 - [John] My first heat back was nerve-wracking. 133 00:07:17,609 --> 00:07:18,748 I took off on my first wave, 134 00:07:18,783 --> 00:07:20,957 and I just did this little frontside air. 135 00:07:20,992 --> 00:07:22,442 And I was like "Oh, that felt pretty good." 136 00:07:22,476 --> 00:07:24,444 Like no pain, nothing. 137 00:07:24,478 --> 00:07:25,652 - [Announcer] Out the back, 138 00:07:25,686 --> 00:07:27,826 live action, Florence up and launching! 139 00:07:28,827 --> 00:07:30,001 - Wow! - Huge reverse 140 00:07:30,035 --> 00:07:34,384 out of the pocket. [crowd claps and cheers] 141 00:07:37,836 --> 00:07:41,599 ♪ I fall so far 142 00:07:41,633 --> 00:07:44,464 ♪ I fall so far 143 00:07:48,502 --> 00:07:50,504 - [John] Ross and I made a plan to do all the prep work 144 00:07:50,539 --> 00:07:54,508 at home and then show up and just be ready for the event. 145 00:07:56,545 --> 00:07:57,615 - [Announcer] Look at the power 146 00:07:57,649 --> 00:07:59,686 John John is putting into that wave. 147 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:01,308 Every single maneuver. 148 00:08:01,342 --> 00:08:03,966 You can tell he's done a lotof hard work in the off-season. 149 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:07,659 [dramatic, resonant music] 150 00:08:17,669 --> 00:08:20,016 - [John] I came up against Filipe in the quarters. 151 00:08:21,190 --> 00:08:22,502 He started off a little further down the beach 152 00:08:22,536 --> 00:08:23,537 and I started off deeper. 153 00:08:25,539 --> 00:08:28,818 I just lucked into this perfect barrel, spit 154 00:08:28,853 --> 00:08:30,682 and then came out and did a little air. 155 00:08:36,101 --> 00:08:37,517 And I think that just fired me up 156 00:08:37,551 --> 00:08:41,728 for the rest of the heat. [mystical, ambient music] 157 00:08:41,762 --> 00:08:44,765 - [Announcer] The two-time World Champ has come to play. 158 00:08:49,563 --> 00:08:51,876 Big confidence building heat for Florence. 159 00:08:53,084 --> 00:08:54,361 Making his return to competition here 160 00:08:54,395 --> 00:08:55,776 at the Quiksilver Pro. 161 00:08:57,398 --> 00:08:59,780 - [John] I'm stoked, I'm in the semis against Kolohe. 162 00:09:00,954 --> 00:09:02,714 The wind was blowing into the rights. 163 00:09:04,095 --> 00:09:06,684 All I could see was air sections. 164 00:09:06,718 --> 00:09:08,030 [swelling music] 165 00:09:08,064 --> 00:09:09,272 - [Announcer] And it is John Florence 166 00:09:09,307 --> 00:09:11,551 who's gonna get things started here early. 167 00:09:25,737 --> 00:09:28,429 - [Announcer] John Florence now looking for a 4.61. 168 00:09:31,605 --> 00:09:33,262 Looks like Florence is making his move. 169 00:09:33,296 --> 00:09:36,058 This will be his last shot at it, five seconds to go! 170 00:09:36,092 --> 00:09:37,715 Loading up, takes to the air, 171 00:09:37,749 --> 00:09:41,408 gets the rotation, can't ride out. 172 00:09:41,442 --> 00:09:44,238 And John Florence is out of the event 173 00:09:44,273 --> 00:09:45,274 with a third place finish. 174 00:09:45,308 --> 00:09:47,656 A great return to competition. 175 00:09:49,140 --> 00:09:51,418 [dramatic, ambient music] - [John] First event back, a third. 176 00:09:51,452 --> 00:09:53,903 [chuckles] I'll take that any day. I'm feeling good. 177 00:09:53,938 --> 00:09:56,526 There's no pain, I didn't re-tweak my knee at all. 178 00:09:57,044 --> 00:09:58,632 I was going into the next event pretty fired up. 179 00:09:58,667 --> 00:10:01,739 [jingling music] 180 00:10:01,773 --> 00:10:04,673 [waves crashing] 181 00:10:16,650 --> 00:10:19,619 [insects chirping] 182 00:10:26,211 --> 00:10:28,973 [distant waves crashing] 183 00:10:42,503 --> 00:10:43,815 [gravel road] - [John] I can't see anything. 184 00:10:43,850 --> 00:10:45,368 How can you see right now? 185 00:10:46,335 --> 00:10:47,992 This is crazy. 186 00:10:48,026 --> 00:10:50,511 [driver mutters] 187 00:10:52,721 --> 00:10:54,792 You guys fired up? - [Kolohe] Oh, what? 188 00:10:54,826 --> 00:10:56,586 Headphones on? 189 00:10:58,554 --> 00:10:59,693 - [John] Are we going out? 190 00:10:59,728 --> 00:11:00,970 - [Kolohe] Yeah. Whoa. 191 00:11:01,005 --> 00:11:03,352 Well you have your suit on, so do I. [chuckles] 192 00:11:03,386 --> 00:11:08,012 - [John] I'm ready to go. 193 00:11:08,046 --> 00:11:09,703 Bells has become one of my favorite legs of the tour 194 00:11:09,738 --> 00:11:13,707 because it's just beautiful, it's powerful. 195 00:11:13,742 --> 00:11:17,055 And it's fun to come in and just feel totally exhausted 196 00:11:17,090 --> 00:11:18,850 from just battling the ocean. 197 00:11:18,885 --> 00:11:22,026 [driving rock music] 198 00:11:44,117 --> 00:11:49,122 [driving rock music] 199 00:11:59,891 --> 00:12:02,963 [driving rock music] 200 00:12:41,450 --> 00:12:42,485 [thunder rumbles] 201 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:43,763 [lightning cracks] 202 00:12:52,461 --> 00:12:54,912 - Bells can be small and bad. And it is, 203 00:12:54,946 --> 00:12:56,327 pretty often, when we show up there. 204 00:12:56,361 --> 00:12:58,156 You never know what you're gonna get. 205 00:12:59,709 --> 00:13:01,090 There was a couple of days we were on hold 206 00:13:01,125 --> 00:13:03,127 and they were like, "Yeah, we think we might run. 207 00:13:03,161 --> 00:13:04,991 And it's, you know, waist high. 208 00:13:05,025 --> 00:13:06,786 It's fun, a fun little rippable right, 209 00:13:06,820 --> 00:13:09,340 but you're on a tiny epoxy board. 210 00:13:09,374 --> 00:13:12,826 And then two days later, it's 10 feet and huge. 211 00:13:14,172 --> 00:13:17,313 And [chuckles] I'm on my six two, just surviving out there. 212 00:13:17,348 --> 00:13:22,353 [waves crashing] [suspenseful music] 213 00:13:24,389 --> 00:13:25,805 - [Announcer] We're here at Bells 214 00:13:25,839 --> 00:13:30,188 and it is absolutely pumping. [flags fluttering] 215 00:13:32,846 --> 00:13:34,814 [ambient music] 216 00:13:35,849 --> 00:13:36,988 [collision] 217 00:13:46,895 --> 00:13:50,174 - [Announcer] He's over there at the other side. 218 00:13:50,208 --> 00:13:53,971 He is at Winkipop, he's gone over the rock, 219 00:13:54,005 --> 00:13:56,214 and is now getting picked up at Winkipop reef. 220 00:14:00,184 --> 00:14:02,703 - [Ross] John's side of the draw was stacked. 221 00:14:04,913 --> 00:14:07,674 He had to go through Owen, Gabe, Jordy, 222 00:14:07,708 --> 00:14:09,745 and Filipe, which just, I don't know 223 00:14:09,779 --> 00:14:12,230 if you could draw up a gnarlier stack 224 00:14:12,265 --> 00:14:14,232 of contestants [chuckles] to go against. 225 00:14:16,890 --> 00:14:20,204 When the waves have size, John is really tough to beat. 226 00:14:21,757 --> 00:14:25,692 If it resembles anything like his home break, 227 00:14:25,726 --> 00:14:27,867 look out, he's gonna destroy people. 228 00:14:27,901 --> 00:14:31,042 [upbeat driving music] 229 00:14:52,961 --> 00:14:56,033 - [John] I was excited going into the heat with Gabe. 230 00:14:56,067 --> 00:14:57,724 He just won his second world title and 231 00:14:57,758 --> 00:15:01,935 Gabriel has a crazy backhand at waves like Bells. 232 00:15:03,488 --> 00:15:06,629 He had two waves that he absolutely surfed so well. 233 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:11,911 I'm fired up. I'm just like, "Okay, let's do this." 234 00:15:11,945 --> 00:15:13,119 [driving music] 235 00:15:21,851 --> 00:15:24,337 [driving music] 236 00:15:29,790 --> 00:15:31,137 - [Announcer] John Florence is on his way 237 00:15:31,171 --> 00:15:35,693 to potentially his best ever finish here at Bells Beach. 238 00:15:46,186 --> 00:15:47,808 - [John] I was having a lot of fun competing, 239 00:15:47,843 --> 00:15:49,949 but also just loosening up a little bit. 240 00:15:49,983 --> 00:15:51,985 I get a lot of energy off of my friends. 241 00:15:57,025 --> 00:15:59,027 [upbeat music] 242 00:16:17,045 --> 00:16:19,495 [crickets chirping] 243 00:16:23,327 --> 00:16:26,054 [distant talking] 244 00:16:41,034 --> 00:16:45,038 - [John] Can you press start when that heat ends, 5:25? 245 00:16:45,073 --> 00:16:45,866 - [Lauryn] Got it. 246 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:48,490 Big job. 247 00:16:48,524 --> 00:16:49,732 - [John] Oh did it go? 248 00:16:49,767 --> 00:16:52,045 - [Lauryn] No. Four, three, two, one. 249 00:16:52,080 --> 00:16:55,083 Oh, you did it one second too early. 250 00:16:56,739 --> 00:16:58,017 - [John] So Finals day comes around 251 00:16:58,051 --> 00:17:00,502 and after Gabe's heat, I was just so tired, 252 00:17:00,536 --> 00:17:01,848 I was paddling out against Jordy 253 00:17:01,882 --> 00:17:04,023 and the waves were absolutely firing. 254 00:17:04,057 --> 00:17:07,543 [driving rock music] 255 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:10,753 It's definitely nerve-wracking going up against him, 256 00:17:10,788 --> 00:17:12,686 but when I just get into that mindset of like, 257 00:17:12,721 --> 00:17:15,068 "How am I gonna surf this heat?" 258 00:17:15,103 --> 00:17:18,209 then I just felt really comfortable with what I was doing. 259 00:17:21,799 --> 00:17:23,180 - [Announcer] Florence, there's the big, 260 00:17:23,214 --> 00:17:24,595 crushing layback finishing move 261 00:17:24,629 --> 00:17:26,597 that he's been loving, here at Bells. 262 00:17:30,118 --> 00:17:33,397 Wave growing in size, he belts it vertically. 263 00:17:35,226 --> 00:17:37,608 Almost felt like the whole ocean was breathing. 264 00:17:40,093 --> 00:17:41,577 - [John] And then the Finals, same day. 265 00:17:43,096 --> 00:17:44,753 Again, I'm just so tired. 266 00:17:46,755 --> 00:17:49,930 I'm like, "Okay, I know Filipe is really tired too." 267 00:17:51,656 --> 00:17:52,761 Waves are pumping. 268 00:17:53,969 --> 00:17:55,419 I just had that same mindset, I was like, 269 00:17:55,453 --> 00:17:57,800 "I know I just have to wait for good open waves." 270 00:17:58,767 --> 00:18:01,770 [upbeat rock music] 271 00:18:03,944 --> 00:18:06,292 - [Announcer] Last score for Toledo not enough. 272 00:18:06,326 --> 00:18:07,983 John John Florence 273 00:18:08,017 --> 00:18:11,745 takes the big bell at the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, 274 00:18:11,780 --> 00:18:13,954 for the first time in his career. 275 00:18:13,989 --> 00:18:15,818 [crowd cheers and yells] 276 00:18:15,853 --> 00:18:17,648 What a comeback story. 277 00:18:19,132 --> 00:18:22,998 [crowd cheering and whistling] 278 00:18:26,484 --> 00:18:28,624 [crowd cheers rising] 279 00:18:30,143 --> 00:18:32,594 Your champion for the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach, 280 00:18:32,628 --> 00:18:37,633 John John Florence! [bell clangs] 281 00:18:40,636 --> 00:18:43,329 [crowd cheering] 282 00:18:45,331 --> 00:18:47,160 - [Ross] Only a few months before that, 283 00:18:47,195 --> 00:18:50,163 there was questions whether John should even do the Tour. 284 00:18:50,198 --> 00:18:52,993 For all of a sudden, him to have a first and a third, 285 00:18:53,028 --> 00:18:55,444 he's leading the ratings and he's smashing it, 286 00:18:55,479 --> 00:18:56,859 as a coach, I'm psyched. 287 00:18:58,344 --> 00:19:01,278 - [John] I'm just so stokedbecause it was just such a long 288 00:19:01,312 --> 00:19:03,280 road getting to that point, of going through the injury, 289 00:19:03,314 --> 00:19:05,282 going through all the questions about the injury. 290 00:19:05,316 --> 00:19:07,180 Should I do surgery, should I not do surgery? 291 00:19:07,215 --> 00:19:09,631 And then coming out with a win at Bells 292 00:19:09,665 --> 00:19:11,150 in the second event of the year, 293 00:19:12,565 --> 00:19:14,808 it just feels really good. 294 00:19:14,843 --> 00:19:17,328 [ambient music] 295 00:19:23,369 --> 00:19:25,405 I came out of it with so much confidence. 296 00:19:26,924 --> 00:19:29,375 I just felt really excited about competing again. 297 00:19:33,344 --> 00:19:36,692 [bells and percussive music] 298 00:19:46,357 --> 00:19:47,841 - [Erik] Does he make you carry his boards 299 00:19:47,876 --> 00:19:49,740 on Mother's Day all the time? [chuckles] 300 00:19:49,774 --> 00:19:51,017 What's the deal here? 301 00:19:51,051 --> 00:19:55,055 - [Mom] No, I offered. [chuckles] 302 00:19:57,437 --> 00:20:00,268 - [John] I went into it, back in the yellow jersey again. 303 00:20:01,752 --> 00:20:04,272 Knee is feeling super good, at this point. 304 00:20:05,238 --> 00:20:08,034 [bright mellow music] 305 00:20:08,068 --> 00:20:08,931 - [Announcer] John John Florence 306 00:20:08,966 --> 00:20:10,209 getting started out the back. 307 00:20:11,382 --> 00:20:13,350 With a couple of clean front side carves, 308 00:20:13,384 --> 00:20:16,560 big air section, full rote, perfect landing. 309 00:20:18,389 --> 00:20:21,392 - [Ross] Keramas is every Tour surfer's favorite wave. 310 00:20:21,427 --> 00:20:24,706 John loves that wave, so his expectations 311 00:20:24,740 --> 00:20:27,087 to get a result there are always high. 312 00:20:27,122 --> 00:20:28,227 - [Announcer] John John Florence, 313 00:20:28,261 --> 00:20:29,262 taking on Joan Duru, their first 314 00:20:29,297 --> 00:20:31,575 head to head match up here. 315 00:20:31,609 --> 00:20:33,232 Straight up into this first section. 316 00:20:33,266 --> 00:20:36,787 Super explosive on the tail of the board. 317 00:20:36,821 --> 00:20:39,099 Rips through a nice little foam climb there. 318 00:20:39,962 --> 00:20:41,170 Doesn't get the finish. 319 00:20:42,586 --> 00:20:44,104 - [Ross] John had a little bit 320 00:20:44,139 --> 00:20:47,729 of a tight heat against Joan, where it was really 50/50. 321 00:20:47,763 --> 00:20:50,387 [suspenseful, rattling music] 322 00:20:50,421 --> 00:20:52,837 He just gave Joan every opportunity to win. 323 00:20:56,116 --> 00:20:59,568 - [Announcer] Joan Duru 6.17, he jumps up into the lead. 324 00:20:59,603 --> 00:21:02,261 Pressure is on Florence with a minute. 325 00:21:02,295 --> 00:21:03,745 Can he hold his nerve? 326 00:21:03,779 --> 00:21:05,781 He's got an opportunity here, swinging 327 00:21:05,816 --> 00:21:08,612 into a medium sized set, five seconds remaining. 328 00:21:08,646 --> 00:21:09,923 This is his last shot at it. 329 00:21:09,958 --> 00:21:11,925 Drives up into the first section, 330 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:15,204 throws the air reverse [horn sounds] can't ride out. 331 00:21:16,861 --> 00:21:19,416 And that is a huge upset result. 332 00:21:19,450 --> 00:21:22,419 John Florence showed great form in this heat, 333 00:21:22,453 --> 00:21:24,628 but Luke, it's Joan Duru's day. 334 00:21:24,662 --> 00:21:28,114 [slow, dramatic music] 335 00:21:28,148 --> 00:21:29,771 - [Ross] As far as a teaching moment, 336 00:21:29,805 --> 00:21:31,324 it was kind of a good heat 337 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:33,292 'cause it was a little kick in the pants. 338 00:21:33,326 --> 00:21:35,432 Gotta take this serious here, it's not as easy as I thought. 339 00:21:35,466 --> 00:21:36,950 Coming off a third and a first, 340 00:21:36,985 --> 00:21:39,228 it was just a little wake up call. 341 00:21:44,475 --> 00:21:46,443 He's heading to West Oz, still looking 342 00:21:46,477 --> 00:21:48,168 great for qualification for the Olympics. 343 00:21:48,203 --> 00:21:50,481 So he didn't lose too much blood. 344 00:21:52,380 --> 00:21:54,209 - [John] I kinda get a second to cool down. 345 00:21:54,243 --> 00:21:56,142 And then, I just know we're going to West Oz, 346 00:21:56,176 --> 00:21:59,318 which is such an amazing place in the world, 347 00:21:59,352 --> 00:22:01,216 and one of my favorite places to go surfing, 348 00:22:01,250 --> 00:22:03,805 in general, competing or not. 349 00:22:03,839 --> 00:22:05,703 It just felt like a really fresh reset. 350 00:22:05,738 --> 00:22:09,155 You get to West Oz and the weather's a little bit colder 351 00:22:09,189 --> 00:22:10,501 that time of year. [birds tweeting] 352 00:22:10,536 --> 00:22:13,884 It's beautiful, the water is this crystal clear blue. 353 00:22:13,918 --> 00:22:16,887 The waves are big barrels and there's just a lot 354 00:22:16,921 --> 00:22:19,027 of good energy and excitement there. 355 00:22:19,061 --> 00:22:24,066 [water splashing] [mystical music] 356 00:22:31,522 --> 00:22:34,905 [upbeat percussive music] 357 00:24:24,635 --> 00:24:27,466 [ambient music] 358 00:24:31,642 --> 00:24:33,472 - [Announcer] Welcome back to the Margaret River Pro. 359 00:24:33,506 --> 00:24:35,784 The seeding round getting underway for the men now, 360 00:24:35,819 --> 00:24:38,511 and we're kicking things off with a bang. 361 00:24:38,546 --> 00:24:41,203 We've got John John Florencethe current Jeep ratings leader 362 00:24:41,238 --> 00:24:42,515 with the greatest of all time, 363 00:24:42,550 --> 00:24:44,655 the 11-time World Champ, Kelly Slater. 364 00:24:45,898 --> 00:24:48,487 - [Ross] Kelly is like 48 and still wants to be in Tokyo. 365 00:24:48,521 --> 00:24:50,523 [laughs] So you know he's trying to beat the grommet. 366 00:24:50,558 --> 00:24:52,525 And then John's just looking at this freak like, 367 00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,527 "Whoa, what is this guy doing in the water?" 368 00:24:54,562 --> 00:24:55,977 It's already, we're talking about the Olympics 369 00:24:56,011 --> 00:24:58,324 and sort of a little bit of a rivalry there. 370 00:24:58,358 --> 00:25:01,534 [rock music] 371 00:25:01,569 --> 00:25:03,502 - [Announcer] Beautiful carve to get started. 372 00:25:03,536 --> 00:25:06,643 John John Florence lost out early at Keramas 373 00:25:06,677 --> 00:25:08,679 in a very close heat with Joan Duru. 374 00:25:09,577 --> 00:25:10,819 - [John] I'm still battling heats 375 00:25:10,854 --> 00:25:12,511 against Kelly, who I was watching 376 00:25:12,545 --> 00:25:15,686 when I was like 10 years old, win World Titles. 377 00:25:15,721 --> 00:25:17,343 It's a funny dynamic. 378 00:25:17,377 --> 00:25:18,724 - [Announcer] Love the way, 379 00:25:18,758 --> 00:25:21,658 he just unloaded this rail turn in John Florence's face. 380 00:25:21,692 --> 00:25:24,730 And these two are motivated, coming up against one another, 381 00:25:24,764 --> 00:25:27,042 even in this early stage of the competition. 382 00:25:29,769 --> 00:25:32,185 Slater will have to come through the elimination round. 383 00:25:32,220 --> 00:25:36,569 The 26 year old Florence stays alive and powers on through. 384 00:25:44,612 --> 00:25:49,617 [forest and bird sounds] [shutter clicks] 385 00:25:50,894 --> 00:25:52,447 - [John] We know going into West Oz 386 00:25:52,481 --> 00:25:54,553 There's fun activities to do, outside of surfing. 387 00:25:54,587 --> 00:25:57,590 And you can get your mind off surfing and put your focus 388 00:25:57,625 --> 00:25:59,868 into something else, just having fun with your friends. 389 00:25:59,903 --> 00:26:01,698 [laughing] - Pizza for everyone. 390 00:26:01,732 --> 00:26:04,424 - Yeah. - Dude, we got pizza, bro. 391 00:26:05,736 --> 00:26:06,944 [friends exclaim] 392 00:26:06,979 --> 00:26:11,604 - Good save! [laughing] 393 00:26:14,262 --> 00:26:16,747 - [John] We had a couple days, just to hang out. 394 00:26:17,748 --> 00:26:18,784 Our whole team's there. 395 00:26:18,818 --> 00:26:20,889 We're just having fun and enjoying it. 396 00:26:20,924 --> 00:26:22,581 If I don't stay active and I just sit around all day, 397 00:26:22,615 --> 00:26:24,617 I feel way more tired the next day. 398 00:26:24,652 --> 00:26:26,101 I think that's just so important, 399 00:26:26,136 --> 00:26:28,828 to create that kind of environment around a surf contest. 400 00:26:30,347 --> 00:26:32,660 You're not wasting tons of energy, but you have a focus. 401 00:26:35,628 --> 00:26:38,286 - [Announcer] What a great Finallined up here at Main Break 402 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,633 today, Florence up against longtime friend 403 00:26:40,668 --> 00:26:42,359 and fellow American, Kolohe Andino. 404 00:26:44,292 --> 00:26:45,638 [calm, bright music] - [Ross] At this point, 405 00:26:45,673 --> 00:26:48,917 I doubt John is too worried about qualifying. [chuckling] 406 00:26:48,952 --> 00:26:51,437 He's probably looking at Kolohe and Kelly going, 407 00:26:51,471 --> 00:26:54,026 "These guys gotta fight it out for that second spot." 408 00:26:55,786 --> 00:26:57,754 - [Kolohe] Mine and John's relationship has been friendly 409 00:26:57,788 --> 00:27:00,619 for the last, like four or five years. 410 00:27:00,653 --> 00:27:03,104 He doesn't really show me that competitor's side 411 00:27:03,138 --> 00:27:05,658 as much as he might show other people, 412 00:27:05,693 --> 00:27:08,178 except for when we're in a heat. 413 00:27:08,212 --> 00:27:09,766 - [Announcer] I mean just that drop alone Joe, 414 00:27:09,800 --> 00:27:11,112 just to take off under the lip, 415 00:27:11,146 --> 00:27:13,632 and then he goes into that first maneuver. 416 00:27:13,666 --> 00:27:14,633 That was nothing, why? 417 00:27:14,667 --> 00:27:16,635 Because watch this turn here. 418 00:27:16,669 --> 00:27:19,154 [slow, dramatic music] - [Kolohe] The closer I get to him, 419 00:27:19,189 --> 00:27:21,847 the more he shows me how competitive he is 420 00:27:21,881 --> 00:27:23,193 and how into it he is. 421 00:27:24,677 --> 00:27:26,852 - [Announcer] That is the epitome of speed, power, 422 00:27:26,886 --> 00:27:29,130 and flow, what the judges are looking for. 423 00:27:29,164 --> 00:27:30,683 [resonant, dramatic music] - All of a sudden, 424 00:27:30,718 --> 00:27:33,030 Florence really just took over. 425 00:27:34,860 --> 00:27:36,378 - [Kolohe] It's a pretty difficult wave 426 00:27:36,413 --> 00:27:39,658 to surf and not that many of the guys like it. 427 00:27:39,692 --> 00:27:42,661 I think his mindset does a lot of the work. 428 00:27:42,695 --> 00:27:44,870 - [John] I just never, at one point, felt stressed 429 00:27:44,904 --> 00:27:46,837 or anxious like, "Oh, like I need to get a wave." 430 00:27:46,872 --> 00:27:48,874 I was just like, "Okay," and then a wave'd come. 431 00:27:48,908 --> 00:27:51,152 And I go, "This is the one I want." 432 00:27:51,186 --> 00:27:52,809 - [Announcer] John will take priority 433 00:27:52,843 --> 00:27:57,192 and lay down a massive layback hack off the lip. 434 00:27:57,227 --> 00:27:59,678 There's the carve to tail release. 435 00:27:59,712 --> 00:28:01,231 [mystical music]- [Ross] John competes the best. 436 00:28:01,265 --> 00:28:03,682 Not when he's trying to destroysomeone like the Terminator. 437 00:28:03,716 --> 00:28:07,168 It's more like trying to outfox his friends. 438 00:28:07,202 --> 00:28:08,825 - [Announcer] And there it is. 439 00:28:08,859 --> 00:28:11,828 Your Champion, even without that last wave. 440 00:28:11,862 --> 00:28:16,280 John John Florence is your 2019Margaret River Pro Champion 441 00:28:17,765 --> 00:28:21,251 for the second time in hiscareer, in an incredible final. 442 00:28:24,219 --> 00:28:26,843 Let's give a warm welcome for our two-time World Champ. 443 00:28:26,877 --> 00:28:29,742 Your event winner once again, at the Margaret River Pro. 444 00:28:29,777 --> 00:28:33,746 John John Florence! [crowd cheers and whistles] 445 00:28:37,267 --> 00:28:39,372 - [Ross] John is way out in first. 446 00:28:39,407 --> 00:28:41,029 It's one of the best starts 447 00:28:41,064 --> 00:28:43,066 in the history of competitive surfing. 448 00:28:44,792 --> 00:28:47,864 - [John] Two wins and a third, it's exciting. 449 00:28:47,898 --> 00:28:50,452 We're going to Brazil, going to stay with Kolohe. 450 00:28:50,487 --> 00:28:52,558 We're first and second in the world. 451 00:28:52,592 --> 00:28:55,250 We're first and second in the Olympic qualification. 452 00:28:55,285 --> 00:28:56,596 I'm just feeling good. [bright, ambient music] 453 00:28:56,631 --> 00:28:57,736 I'm feeling like the best I've ever felt 454 00:28:57,770 --> 00:28:59,772 in a competition mindset. 455 00:29:00,911 --> 00:29:02,430 [blades whirring] 456 00:29:10,334 --> 00:29:13,406 [bright, expectant music] 457 00:29:13,441 --> 00:29:14,960 - [John] We have our own little beach break peak, 458 00:29:14,994 --> 00:29:16,893 like right in front of the house. 459 00:29:16,927 --> 00:29:21,449 Me, Kolohe and Gabe were tryingto run little mock heats. 460 00:29:21,483 --> 00:29:23,934 Kolohe's a really fun person to be around. 461 00:29:23,969 --> 00:29:26,074 He's so fired up on competing, 462 00:29:26,109 --> 00:29:29,768 and he's got such a high energy about him. 463 00:29:39,501 --> 00:29:41,780 - [Kolohe] I feel like Johntries to find really bad waves, 464 00:29:41,814 --> 00:29:43,920 so then he could watch me surf bad waves, 465 00:29:43,954 --> 00:29:46,094 'cause he knows that's what I surf every day. 466 00:29:46,129 --> 00:29:50,547 Which is cool, whatever. [chuckles] 467 00:30:08,703 --> 00:30:11,810 [bouncy, lively music] 468 00:30:29,413 --> 00:30:31,381 [child exclaims] 469 00:30:31,415 --> 00:30:33,866 [thuds] 470 00:30:33,901 --> 00:30:34,867 [splash] 471 00:30:35,903 --> 00:30:37,490 [slow, ominous music] - [Announcer] Welcome 472 00:30:37,525 --> 00:30:41,253 to beautiful Saquarema, Brazil for the Oi Rio Pro. 473 00:30:45,222 --> 00:30:47,155 - [John] I had a lot of heats where I was kinda 474 00:30:47,190 --> 00:30:48,708 half in, half out 475 00:30:51,228 --> 00:30:53,990 Not really committing to just surfing a wave competitively, 476 00:30:54,024 --> 00:30:55,923 but also wanting to do something big. 477 00:30:57,234 --> 00:30:59,064 Still, I was making it through heats and I was like, 478 00:30:59,098 --> 00:31:01,998 "Okay, just keep rolling through these heats." 479 00:31:02,032 --> 00:31:03,551 - [Announcer] John John Florence powering 480 00:31:03,585 --> 00:31:05,691 off the bottom, beautiful snap. 481 00:31:05,725 --> 00:31:06,865 Patient, waiting his time. 482 00:31:06,899 --> 00:31:08,867 Oh look at this section, ohh and a 483 00:31:08,901 --> 00:31:10,869 beautiful speed carve. 484 00:31:21,086 --> 00:31:22,363 - [John] There was a little bit of me 485 00:31:22,397 --> 00:31:24,434 that was feeling this kind of uneasiness. 486 00:31:26,781 --> 00:31:28,887 The wind is blowing into the rights. 487 00:31:28,921 --> 00:31:31,441 We're surfing like a six-foot wedge 488 00:31:31,475 --> 00:31:33,753 that just wedges into a huge air section. 489 00:31:34,927 --> 00:31:36,618 So in my mind, I'm just like, "Tone it back. 490 00:31:36,653 --> 00:31:40,277 You just gotta surf this heat, just gotta surf this heat." 491 00:31:40,312 --> 00:31:41,554 [music builds] - [Announcer] Here goes John John 492 00:31:41,589 --> 00:31:42,901 on the outside, dragging the anchor. 493 00:31:42,935 --> 00:31:45,075 He comes through the section clean. 494 00:31:45,110 --> 00:31:46,594 Will he go for something big on the end here? 495 00:31:46,628 --> 00:31:49,735 No he pulls into another big closeout section 496 00:31:49,769 --> 00:31:51,081 But very well executed. 497 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:54,050 - [Ross] I'm just trying to get him 498 00:31:54,084 --> 00:31:55,948 to think about the basics, so that he doesn't just ramp up 499 00:31:55,983 --> 00:31:58,951 the whole heat, and throw it away. 500 00:31:58,986 --> 00:32:01,229 - [John] I'm like fightingmyself, going out in this heat. 501 00:32:01,264 --> 00:32:03,956 "I wanna do a 10 foot backflip,I wanna do a huge backflip. 502 00:32:03,991 --> 00:32:06,096 Like, I gotta land a big backflip." 503 00:32:07,995 --> 00:32:10,238 This one big wedge comes in and I'm taking off on it. 504 00:32:10,273 --> 00:32:12,965 And I'm like, "Oh, this is a huge ramp. 505 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:14,484 Then when I got into the wave I was like, 506 00:32:14,518 --> 00:32:17,107 "Aw, it's not a good ramp. I just gotta fly out the back." 507 00:32:22,975 --> 00:32:26,945 [ominous music] 508 00:32:28,463 --> 00:32:30,638 - [Announcer] Oh, John's hurt himself here, I think. 509 00:32:34,538 --> 00:32:38,887 - [John] I just felt this big pop. Just the deepest pain. 510 00:32:47,344 --> 00:32:50,140 [crashing] 511 00:32:51,314 --> 00:32:52,971 - [Ross] It didn't have red flags right away 512 00:32:53,005 --> 00:32:54,524 until he came in. 513 00:32:58,045 --> 00:33:00,806 The second he came in and he had that weird hop, 514 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:04,741 I was like, "Oh no, there's his knee." 515 00:33:07,019 --> 00:33:08,848 - [John] And I was just like, "Damn it. 516 00:33:09,677 --> 00:33:11,990 Are you kidding me right now? 517 00:33:12,024 --> 00:33:13,681 Is this really happening again?" 518 00:33:13,715 --> 00:33:16,339 [sinister music] 519 00:33:17,685 --> 00:33:18,997 Just trying to think in my head, 520 00:33:19,031 --> 00:33:21,827 like "Okay, what do I do here?" 521 00:33:21,861 --> 00:33:23,311 I'm gonna just do everything I can 522 00:33:23,346 --> 00:33:24,864 that I have here in Brazil. 523 00:33:24,899 --> 00:33:27,557 If I wake up and it feels good, I'm gonna surf and then, 524 00:33:27,591 --> 00:33:30,387 if I wake up and it doesn't feel good, I got a fifth." 525 00:33:30,422 --> 00:33:32,872 I wake up and it feels absolutely terrible. 526 00:33:34,081 --> 00:33:37,498 Swollen, stiff. I can barely walk. 527 00:33:37,532 --> 00:33:39,362 I'm just like, "Okay." 528 00:33:39,396 --> 00:33:40,708 - [Announcer] We got the update 529 00:33:40,742 --> 00:33:42,848 from John's camp, Brandon Wasserman. 530 00:33:42,882 --> 00:33:44,160 Contacted us this morning, saying 531 00:33:44,194 --> 00:33:47,025 that John doesn't feel confident to surf today. 532 00:33:47,059 --> 00:33:48,681 So he's officially withdrawing 533 00:33:48,716 --> 00:33:51,063 from the quarterfinal match against Jordy Smith 534 00:33:51,098 --> 00:33:52,789 and he's gonna seek further treatment. 535 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,759 - [Erik] See you on the other side, Johnny. 536 00:33:58,967 --> 00:34:00,383 - [John] We got an MRI that night 537 00:34:00,417 --> 00:34:03,731 and the doctors like "Oh, you completely blew your ACL." 538 00:34:06,561 --> 00:34:09,047 [speaking Portuguese] 539 00:34:09,081 --> 00:34:11,394 - He thinks it's still the same, ya know? 540 00:34:13,568 --> 00:34:16,744 - [John] It was just bizarre to be in this situation again, 541 00:34:16,778 --> 00:34:20,541 after having gone through it the year before, and the year 542 00:34:20,575 --> 00:34:23,095 before being I wasn't having a very good year on tour. 543 00:34:23,130 --> 00:34:25,063 But then this year, the contrast 544 00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:27,617 of having [chuckles] the best year ever on tour 545 00:34:27,651 --> 00:34:29,895 that I've ever had, the best start I've ever had. 546 00:34:29,929 --> 00:34:32,587 The best position I've been in, the Olympic qualification, 547 00:34:32,622 --> 00:34:35,211 all this stuff, and then it just being stopped again 548 00:34:35,245 --> 00:34:37,282 by this same injury, essentially. 549 00:34:44,772 --> 00:34:48,086 [slow, dramatic music] 550 00:34:52,987 --> 00:34:54,402 - [Doctor] This hurts, just doing that? 551 00:34:54,437 --> 00:34:57,129 - [John] Yeah, I feel likethat's more sore than last time. 552 00:34:57,164 --> 00:34:58,993 - Yeah. - That's sore, there. 553 00:34:59,027 --> 00:35:01,133 - Let me see, one, that's pretty good, 130. 554 00:35:01,168 --> 00:35:04,792 And here's your ACL and it's just going, it's just off. 555 00:35:06,276 --> 00:35:08,106 It's just blown right through there. I mean, it should 556 00:35:08,140 --> 00:35:10,004 See how you can see it come in and attach right there? 557 00:35:10,038 --> 00:35:11,247 - Yeah. 558 00:35:11,281 --> 00:35:12,662 - You're getting nothing right through there. 559 00:35:12,696 --> 00:35:14,457 - This will be considered a full reconstruction, right? 560 00:35:14,491 --> 00:35:15,975 - Correct. - And the recovery time 561 00:35:16,010 --> 00:35:17,632 of that is-- - Six months, six months. 562 00:35:17,667 --> 00:35:20,670 - Okay, 'til you start surfing? 563 00:35:23,983 --> 00:35:25,261 I'm in this position that's really hard 564 00:35:25,295 --> 00:35:27,159 because I have a big lead in points. 565 00:35:28,643 --> 00:35:31,129 My decision was either surgery or brace my knee up 566 00:35:31,163 --> 00:35:33,269 and hope it doesn't get any more injured 567 00:35:33,303 --> 00:35:34,546 for the rest of the year. 568 00:35:37,031 --> 00:35:39,309 I don't wanna keep dealing with this injury. 569 00:35:40,310 --> 00:35:42,312 So I just decided to do the surgery. 570 00:35:43,210 --> 00:35:47,317 [waiting room voices] 571 00:35:50,078 --> 00:35:51,804 - [John] Thank you. - [Nurse] This is Versed. 572 00:35:51,839 --> 00:35:53,806 This is like a couple of shots of tequila 573 00:35:53,841 --> 00:35:56,637 without the calories and the hangover. 574 00:35:56,671 --> 00:36:00,675 [faint conversation] 575 00:36:07,026 --> 00:36:09,684 [muttering] 576 00:36:09,719 --> 00:36:11,824 [slow piano] - [John] When I decided to do the surgery 577 00:36:11,859 --> 00:36:14,206 I knew I was giving up the World Title. 578 00:36:16,346 --> 00:36:18,245 I wanna be good in the long term. 579 00:36:19,522 --> 00:36:21,075 I wanna be able just to go surfing 580 00:36:21,109 --> 00:36:23,181 and I wanna be able to do airs into the flats, 581 00:36:23,215 --> 00:36:25,769 and go foiling and all these things that I love to do. 582 00:36:27,771 --> 00:36:29,187 That was my main thing. 583 00:36:32,224 --> 00:36:34,192 - [Nurse] Pretty wild, right? 584 00:36:34,226 --> 00:36:35,745 - [Erik] Do you love animal crackers? [monitor beeping] 585 00:36:35,779 --> 00:36:38,368 - [John] I love animal crackers. 586 00:36:41,371 --> 00:36:45,203 The timeline for 100 percent was 9 to 14 months. 587 00:36:46,238 --> 00:36:48,965 Some guys will come back at five. 588 00:36:52,727 --> 00:36:54,522 That just gave me that little bit of hope and I was like, 589 00:36:54,557 --> 00:36:57,732 "Okay, Pipe's right about for that five month mark." 590 00:37:03,117 --> 00:37:06,224 Knowing I had to give up the World Title was difficult 591 00:37:06,258 --> 00:37:08,398 in the beginning. [slow music] 592 00:37:08,433 --> 00:37:11,401 I kinda pivoted all my mindset onto recovering, 593 00:37:11,436 --> 00:37:15,819 and then the Olympics is still a possibility for me. 594 00:37:17,614 --> 00:37:19,375 I knew I was gonna end up in the top 10, 595 00:37:19,409 --> 00:37:22,378 maybe not in the top 5, but there's a really good chance 596 00:37:22,412 --> 00:37:24,242 that I'd finish pretty well here. 597 00:37:27,417 --> 00:37:30,420 - [Ross] It's about two guys passing John. 598 00:37:30,455 --> 00:37:33,561 It was an outside chance, but we knew that Kelly Slater 599 00:37:33,596 --> 00:37:35,391 and Seth Moniz were gonna have 600 00:37:35,425 --> 00:37:37,945 to fight to get past him, points wise. 601 00:37:41,017 --> 00:37:42,432 - [John] The way I've learned to handle change 602 00:37:42,467 --> 00:37:44,262 really has come from competing. 603 00:37:45,608 --> 00:37:47,989 When you lose, take what you can, 604 00:37:48,024 --> 00:37:50,302 learn from it, and just move onto the next thing. 605 00:37:51,855 --> 00:37:53,995 There was a little bit of excitement for me. 606 00:37:54,030 --> 00:37:55,583 I got back from California and I was like, 607 00:37:55,618 --> 00:37:57,275 "Okay, I'm gonna go do these other things 608 00:37:57,309 --> 00:37:58,828 that I don't normally get to do." 609 00:37:58,862 --> 00:38:00,761 [uplifting music] 610 00:38:00,795 --> 00:38:03,108 Took some of that energy and put it into the land 611 00:38:03,142 --> 00:38:06,456 and we just learned, month to month, week to week. 612 00:38:08,976 --> 00:38:11,289 Now, we're at a point where we're growing so much food, 613 00:38:11,323 --> 00:38:12,876 I can't give it away quick enough. 614 00:38:15,465 --> 00:38:18,641 We have honeybees and we have four hives now. 615 00:38:18,675 --> 00:38:21,299 The bees are a complex little system 616 00:38:21,333 --> 00:38:23,335 and I try to learn as much as I can. 617 00:38:23,370 --> 00:38:25,337 - [Beekeeper] So they say if you move it like 20 feet, 618 00:38:25,372 --> 00:38:26,683 they'll all be lost and they won't be able 619 00:38:26,718 --> 00:38:28,306 to find their hive. - [Lauryn] Really!? 620 00:38:28,340 --> 00:38:29,617 - [Beekeeper] Like that's how specific they are. 621 00:38:29,652 --> 00:38:31,447 - [Beekeeper] Yup, exactly. 622 00:38:31,481 --> 00:38:33,172 - [John] I hate working out in the gym. 623 00:38:34,208 --> 00:38:36,314 I like being outdoors. [music rises] 624 00:38:36,348 --> 00:38:38,868 If I'm gonna go ride the bike for 40 miles 625 00:38:38,902 --> 00:38:40,732 or I'm gonna go paddle for 15 miles, 626 00:38:42,009 --> 00:38:43,493 that's my favorite thing in the world. 627 00:38:44,356 --> 00:38:45,806 I'll do that every single day, 628 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:47,877 even if I'm tired and don't wanna do it. 629 00:38:53,192 --> 00:38:54,987 And then, I got to do one of the most amazing trips 630 00:38:55,022 --> 00:39:00,027 of my life. [electric guitar] 631 00:39:00,441 --> 00:39:01,684 Powered by the wind and the sun, 632 00:39:02,719 --> 00:39:03,996 we sailed a thousand miles south, 633 00:39:04,031 --> 00:39:05,929 to the middle of the Pacific Ocean. 634 00:39:09,036 --> 00:39:11,487 It was one of the best summers I've had. 635 00:39:11,521 --> 00:39:15,353 [friends exclaiming and laughing] 636 00:39:16,768 --> 00:39:19,529 The Line Islands is a special place in the world. 637 00:39:19,564 --> 00:39:21,186 [splashes] 638 00:39:21,220 --> 00:39:23,395 Going there, I was just blown away at how much life 639 00:39:23,430 --> 00:39:25,880 and how complex the system is. 640 00:39:27,917 --> 00:39:29,574 [bright music] 641 00:39:33,094 --> 00:39:34,717 The variety of different types of coral, 642 00:39:34,751 --> 00:39:37,409 different types of fish, the variety of birds; 643 00:39:37,444 --> 00:39:39,929 everything around there is incredible to see. 644 00:39:47,454 --> 00:39:50,422 Doing this trip is something I've dreamed about 645 00:39:50,457 --> 00:39:51,561 for a long time now. 646 00:39:52,424 --> 00:39:54,530 Your whole world shrinks down to that boat 647 00:39:54,564 --> 00:39:57,395 and that's the main part of why I love it so much. 648 00:40:01,916 --> 00:40:03,918 For a month down there, I didn't really care 649 00:40:03,953 --> 00:40:05,403 what was happening on the Tour. 650 00:40:16,344 --> 00:40:18,416 [music changes] - [Ross] Surprisingly, ya know 651 00:40:18,450 --> 00:40:21,315 Kelly did pretty poor throughout the year. 652 00:40:21,349 --> 00:40:24,491 He had one or two okay results,but he didn't pass John. 653 00:40:25,630 --> 00:40:27,563 - [John] We still got a little bit of work to do, 654 00:40:27,597 --> 00:40:31,601 but I was just like, "I can't give Kelly Slater 655 00:40:31,636 --> 00:40:34,949 that opportunity at Pipeline." [chuckles] 656 00:40:34,984 --> 00:40:37,952 My whole mindset was like, "I'm gonna train as much 657 00:40:37,987 --> 00:40:42,440 as I can and I'm gonna prepare myself the best I can." 658 00:40:42,474 --> 00:40:44,787 I wanna see if I can qualify for the Olympics. 659 00:40:46,133 --> 00:40:47,514 [upbeat percussive music] 660 00:40:51,207 --> 00:40:53,934 - [Ross] He got surgery, only four or five months prior. 661 00:40:53,968 --> 00:40:56,592 He does not have the green light to just go 662 00:40:56,626 --> 00:40:58,628 take off on a 12 foot wave at Pipe. 663 00:41:00,216 --> 00:41:02,598 - [John] I don't know how my knee is gonna work right now. 664 00:41:02,632 --> 00:41:04,600 I tried to just do a couple of cutbacks, 665 00:41:04,634 --> 00:41:06,394 [chuckles] make it look like I'm fine. 666 00:41:07,499 --> 00:41:08,776 In my mind I was like, 667 00:41:08,811 --> 00:41:11,296 there's no way I can do the Pipe contest. 668 00:41:11,330 --> 00:41:12,987 - [Ross] The Olympics bring so much 669 00:41:13,022 --> 00:41:15,956 to the plate, media from all over the place. 670 00:41:15,990 --> 00:41:17,992 Like is John surfing Pipe? 671 00:41:18,027 --> 00:41:20,374 Nobody knew, John did not know. 672 00:41:22,169 --> 00:41:23,481 - [John] I'm just gonna keep training 673 00:41:23,515 --> 00:41:25,655 and keep preparing myself like I'm gonna do it. 674 00:41:26,518 --> 00:41:27,864 It was just amazing 675 00:41:27,899 --> 00:41:30,488 those couple of weeks, how much better I got how fast. 676 00:41:33,249 --> 00:41:34,043 [funky upbeat music] 677 00:41:38,185 --> 00:41:40,187 - [Ross] It's your decision,it's your body, it's your life. 678 00:41:40,221 --> 00:41:41,809 Why don't we just look at the waves the day of, 679 00:41:41,844 --> 00:41:44,502 and see if it's something you can handle? 680 00:41:44,536 --> 00:41:46,642 And that's kinda how he took it. 681 00:41:46,676 --> 00:41:48,160 He just wanted to see what the waves were like, 682 00:41:48,195 --> 00:41:51,025 see how Kelly did, sorta take it day by day. 683 00:41:56,686 --> 00:42:00,379 [expectant music] 684 00:42:01,691 --> 00:42:04,660 - [Kelly] I'm really proud of John, but I think inevitably, 685 00:42:04,694 --> 00:42:07,732 for both he and I, there's some level of uncomfortability 686 00:42:07,766 --> 00:42:10,666 because we're going to beclashing and I used to be a guy 687 00:42:10,700 --> 00:42:13,669 that would look out for him at Pipeline. 688 00:42:13,703 --> 00:42:16,568 Like make sure he's staying in a safe place 689 00:42:16,603 --> 00:42:18,674 when he was a little kid, ya know? 690 00:42:18,708 --> 00:42:21,573 Now, he's the best guy in the world. 691 00:42:21,608 --> 00:42:23,955 He's just become an incredible surfer. 692 00:42:25,888 --> 00:42:28,684 I've put in 40 years to competition. 693 00:42:28,718 --> 00:42:31,203 The Olympics, for me, it would probably be once 694 00:42:31,238 --> 00:42:33,378 in a lifetime 'cause of my age 695 00:42:33,412 --> 00:42:35,553 and where I'm at in my career. 696 00:42:35,587 --> 00:42:39,108 It just all comes down to the skill level at the time, 697 00:42:39,142 --> 00:42:40,558 and you just have to surf your way on. 698 00:42:40,592 --> 00:42:42,283 You have to compete your way on. 699 00:42:44,251 --> 00:42:46,046 - [John] Kelly is the greatest competitive surfer 700 00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:47,599 of all time. By far. 701 00:42:49,739 --> 00:42:51,120 Being a little kid watching him 702 00:42:51,154 --> 00:42:53,640 at the Pipe Masters was incredible to grow up and see. 703 00:42:55,918 --> 00:42:58,472 He won his first world title the year I was born. 704 00:43:01,648 --> 00:43:02,890 It was definitely a bit stressful 705 00:43:02,925 --> 00:43:05,306 because I wanna make the Olympics, 706 00:43:05,341 --> 00:43:07,136 I know he wants to make the Olympics. 707 00:43:08,102 --> 00:43:10,242 It just creates tension. 708 00:43:10,277 --> 00:43:11,589 [music builds] 709 00:43:11,623 --> 00:43:14,108 - [Ross] Since the late 80's and 90's, 710 00:43:14,143 --> 00:43:15,765 we've all been hanging out at the Johnson's house 711 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:19,631 during the Pipe Masters. Kelly and all of us. 712 00:43:19,666 --> 00:43:22,185 John John, ya know, that's also his camp. 713 00:43:22,841 --> 00:43:24,636 Now all of a sudden, you have just a little bit 714 00:43:24,671 --> 00:43:26,983 of odd friction. 715 00:43:27,018 --> 00:43:29,745 - [Kelly] It's hard for people not to see some kind of 716 00:43:29,779 --> 00:43:31,747 separation between the contest and friendship. 717 00:43:31,781 --> 00:43:33,749 To me, it's like two guys are going into the cage 718 00:43:33,783 --> 00:43:35,923 to fight each other, and you either touch gloves before 719 00:43:35,958 --> 00:43:39,651 or you don't. And I generally just touch gloves. 720 00:43:41,135 --> 00:43:43,206 [tense, bright music] 721 00:43:55,978 --> 00:43:57,462 - [Beach Announcer] Check-in for jerseys 722 00:43:57,496 --> 00:44:01,673 John John Florence, Ace Buchan, Jesse Mendes. Check in 723 00:44:03,571 --> 00:44:04,642 - [John] That morning, I was like, 724 00:44:04,676 --> 00:44:06,160 Okay, it's not very good for my knee, 725 00:44:06,195 --> 00:44:09,785 I'm just gonna paddle out and see how I feel out there. 726 00:44:09,819 --> 00:44:11,303 I don't need to catch waves. 727 00:44:11,338 --> 00:44:14,479 - [Announcer] Ladies andgentlemen, John John Florence is 728 00:44:14,513 --> 00:44:16,377 back in competition, cheer him on. [cheering] 729 00:44:16,412 --> 00:44:18,656 - [John] I paddle out and I get in the heat and I get 730 00:44:18,690 --> 00:44:21,797 in that mindset and a lot of that goes out the window. 731 00:44:21,831 --> 00:44:23,661 - [Announcer] Here we go with John John. 732 00:44:23,695 --> 00:44:25,041 [music building] - Stalls 733 00:44:25,076 --> 00:44:28,010 A little cylinder there for JJF and he comes out. 734 00:44:29,874 --> 00:44:31,703 - Once he got that first round 735 00:44:31,738 --> 00:44:34,430 out of the way, he was like, "Okay, let's do this." 736 00:44:36,743 --> 00:44:39,159 - [John] It just fired me up and it slingshotted me 737 00:44:39,193 --> 00:44:41,402 into that competitive mindset. 738 00:44:41,437 --> 00:44:43,922 [crowd cheers] 739 00:44:45,268 --> 00:44:47,167 - [Kolohe] I thought he was just done for the year. 740 00:44:47,201 --> 00:44:48,686 I thought Kelly would eventually pass him 741 00:44:48,720 --> 00:44:51,067 because you know, Kelly's Kelly. 742 00:44:52,275 --> 00:44:53,621 So I was excited for him. 743 00:44:54,070 --> 00:44:56,003 - [Kelly] My strategy at Pipe this year was just to 744 00:44:56,038 --> 00:44:57,833 try and win the contest. 745 00:44:57,867 --> 00:44:59,386 I felt confident going out. 746 00:45:01,733 --> 00:45:05,564 [music and cheering crowd] 747 00:45:05,599 --> 00:45:06,704 - [Announcer] Wide open, bonus section 748 00:45:06,738 --> 00:45:09,534 and Slater's still traveling, driving 749 00:45:09,568 --> 00:45:11,881 through an impossible section, Kelly makes it! 750 00:45:11,916 --> 00:45:15,264 [crowd cheers] 751 00:45:15,298 --> 00:45:17,300 That's what you call a perfect 10. 752 00:45:19,061 --> 00:45:20,372 - [Kelly] That was about as fired up 753 00:45:20,407 --> 00:45:22,409 as I've ever been for any wave. Ever. 754 00:45:23,928 --> 00:45:26,206 - [Trainer] Five, four, three, two, 755 00:45:26,240 --> 00:45:27,863 and hold on and stretch, just hold at the top. 756 00:45:27,897 --> 00:45:29,899 Really flex, engage, engage, engage. 757 00:45:31,418 --> 00:45:32,730 - [Ross] We're taking it day by day. 758 00:45:32,764 --> 00:45:33,903 It's all about the conditions. 759 00:45:33,938 --> 00:45:35,594 It's all about John's knee. 760 00:45:35,629 --> 00:45:37,217 - [Ross] What are you feeling? 761 00:45:37,251 --> 00:45:38,736 Where's your head space? - [John] I feel good. 762 00:45:38,770 --> 00:45:40,738 I feel super good. - Just as far as competing, 763 00:45:40,772 --> 00:45:42,429 what's your-- - Just keep going 764 00:45:42,463 --> 00:45:44,742 if it's small and manageable. 765 00:45:46,088 --> 00:45:48,124 But if it gets to a point where it's like, 766 00:45:48,159 --> 00:45:50,402 doubled-up and weird Pipe, 767 00:45:50,437 --> 00:45:52,094 you know how it is when those swells are filling in, 768 00:45:52,128 --> 00:45:55,442 and it's just like, not even Pipe. 769 00:45:56,926 --> 00:45:58,652 - [John] I was like, I just gotta keep making heats 770 00:45:58,686 --> 00:45:59,826 'cause Kelly's still going. 771 00:46:01,310 --> 00:46:03,968 He's getting tens and nines and really pushing me. 772 00:46:04,002 --> 00:46:05,486 [music rising] 773 00:46:05,521 --> 00:46:07,903 - [Announcer] Florence now paddling out 774 00:46:07,937 --> 00:46:11,458 to face Zeke Lau in a crucial round of 32 heat. 775 00:46:13,460 --> 00:46:14,772 - [John] I was just so fired up 776 00:46:14,806 --> 00:46:17,291 to be getting barreled at Pipe 777 00:46:19,466 --> 00:46:21,675 I forgot how much I missed it. 778 00:46:22,503 --> 00:46:24,195 [crowd cheering] 779 00:46:25,817 --> 00:46:29,821 - [Announcer] John Florence, locked in an absolute bomb. 780 00:46:29,856 --> 00:46:32,099 He'll find his way through. Hands behind the back. 781 00:46:32,134 --> 00:46:34,101 He's got the win. 782 00:46:34,136 --> 00:46:36,103 What a performance. 783 00:46:36,138 --> 00:46:37,449 [crowd cheering] Florence and Slater, 784 00:46:37,484 --> 00:46:40,211 now both on their way to the quarterfinals. 785 00:46:45,216 --> 00:46:47,943 - [John] I thought the last one was just gonna be such a 786 00:46:47,977 --> 00:46:49,945 good wave. I was just like, "I have to go." 787 00:46:49,979 --> 00:46:52,119 - I was sitting, I was watchingyou with the two Doctors 788 00:46:52,154 --> 00:46:54,501 And they both went [laughing] 789 00:46:55,226 --> 00:46:56,952 - That um, that made me have to come over. 790 00:46:56,986 --> 00:46:58,194 [laughing] 791 00:46:58,229 --> 00:46:59,851 - Right when I saw you yesterday I was just 792 00:46:59,886 --> 00:47:00,679 - Ahh! [laughing] 793 00:47:02,889 --> 00:47:04,511 - [Ross] So now we're boiled all the way down 794 00:47:04,545 --> 00:47:06,064 to the quarter finals. 795 00:47:07,100 --> 00:47:09,136 It was one of the only events I can ever recall us 796 00:47:09,171 --> 00:47:12,174 talking about specific results, and what it meant. 797 00:47:14,901 --> 00:47:18,836 We knew Kelly had to win the event to pass John 798 00:47:23,875 --> 00:47:25,566 [music builds] 799 00:47:28,086 --> 00:47:30,054 - [Announcer] On the outside, Freestone lines one up. 800 00:47:30,088 --> 00:47:33,057 Late drop into this one, does well to hang onto it, 801 00:47:33,091 --> 00:47:35,853 and he's gonna get the finish. - Wow. 802 00:47:35,887 --> 00:47:37,855 Throws the arms up. 803 00:47:37,889 --> 00:47:40,719 - [Ross] Kelly has a reallyclose heat with Jack Freestone. 804 00:47:40,754 --> 00:47:42,066 - [Announcer] Finds a nice line into this one 805 00:47:42,100 --> 00:47:43,722 The wave holding open. 806 00:47:43,757 --> 00:47:47,692 Kelly driving through this one, finds his way through. 807 00:47:47,726 --> 00:47:48,900 - [Ross] It was gonna be gnarly 808 00:47:48,935 --> 00:47:51,351 for someone to beat Kelly at the Pipe Masters. 809 00:47:51,385 --> 00:47:54,354 He just would not lose.- [Announcer] Slater locked in. 810 00:47:54,388 --> 00:47:58,392 [crowd cheering] He's coming through! He emerges 811 00:48:06,297 --> 00:48:08,920 - [Ross] John looks at me, he'slike, "Are you kidding me?" 812 00:48:08,955 --> 00:48:11,889 Like [chuckles] this guy is 48 years old 813 00:48:11,923 --> 00:48:15,064 and I'm still trying my hardest to beat this guy. 814 00:48:17,480 --> 00:48:19,897 We definitely knew that Kelly was gonna battle 815 00:48:19,931 --> 00:48:21,968 for that spot and be really tough to beat. 816 00:48:24,591 --> 00:48:27,974 So John draws Gabriel, his biggest rival on tour. 817 00:48:29,147 --> 00:48:31,218 The waves are big, it's like 8 to 10 feet. 818 00:48:31,253 --> 00:48:32,944 It's cranking pipe. 819 00:48:32,979 --> 00:48:34,463 - [John] I don't really care about the World Title race. 820 00:48:34,497 --> 00:48:36,223 I'm here to do what I came here to do 821 00:48:36,258 --> 00:48:38,950 Is qualify for the Olympics and one of the main reasons 822 00:48:38,985 --> 00:48:40,296 why I'm surfing here today with my knee 823 00:48:40,331 --> 00:48:42,816 and why I trained so hard these last couple weeks. 824 00:48:42,850 --> 00:48:44,818 I was fired up and I was like, "I'd love to beat him, 825 00:48:44,852 --> 00:48:47,062 just coming out of this injury right now." 826 00:48:47,096 --> 00:48:49,650 I went out there and I had aplan in my head and I was like, 827 00:48:49,685 --> 00:48:51,929 I'm just gonna get the good waves. 828 00:48:51,963 --> 00:48:53,447 [suspenseful music] - [Announcer] Medina already swinging 829 00:48:53,482 --> 00:48:56,968 against John John Florence, bottom drops out. 830 00:48:57,003 --> 00:49:01,939 Gabriel Medina gets sucked back into the pit by Pipeline. 831 00:49:01,973 --> 00:49:05,597 Florence grabbing the rail now, big section, beats that. 832 00:49:05,632 --> 00:49:07,806 [crowd cheering] More room to move and he'll get 833 00:49:07,841 --> 00:49:10,326 shut down as well on the exit. 834 00:49:10,361 --> 00:49:12,294 This is just what we expected, 835 00:49:12,328 --> 00:49:14,952 in a heat with two all-time rivals. 836 00:49:16,298 --> 00:49:18,093 - [John] The tactics he was playing in that heat were just 837 00:49:18,127 --> 00:49:20,612 insane. Ya know, he's got priority 838 00:49:20,647 --> 00:49:22,787 He didn't have to commit to the wave, but 839 00:49:22,821 --> 00:49:25,790 he was just where I wanted to go. 840 00:49:25,824 --> 00:49:29,104 - [Announcer] Gabriel setting up a huge, frontside air 841 00:49:29,138 --> 00:49:31,451 and just slides away. 842 00:49:31,485 --> 00:49:36,490 Florence, scoops into this thing, slides out that tail 843 00:49:38,009 --> 00:49:39,838 to get the most he can out of the barrel [cheering] 844 00:49:39,873 --> 00:49:42,048 and there's that local crowd. 845 00:49:43,359 --> 00:49:46,984 - [John] He was just on bombs behind my waves, every time. 846 00:49:47,018 --> 00:49:48,640 He comboed me, it was pretty unfortunate. 847 00:49:48,675 --> 00:49:49,987 [crowd cheering] - [Announcer] Here goes Medina 848 00:49:50,021 --> 00:49:53,024 Solid section, wide open! 849 00:49:53,059 --> 00:49:55,026 Ohh, wow. 850 00:49:55,061 --> 00:49:58,305 Gabriel off the lip, a frontside punt 851 00:49:58,340 --> 00:50:03,000 on one of the best-executed combinations of the day. 852 00:50:05,381 --> 00:50:07,763 [music falls off] 853 00:50:08,867 --> 00:50:11,249 - [Ross] Gabriel smashes him. 854 00:50:12,526 --> 00:50:14,770 I mean, Gabe just had a dream heat. 855 00:50:22,364 --> 00:50:23,882 - [Announcer] At this point, 856 00:50:23,917 --> 00:50:26,023 John's done what he came to do. 857 00:50:26,057 --> 00:50:28,232 Kelly Slater must now win the Pipe Masters 858 00:50:28,266 --> 00:50:30,786 to overtake Florence's spot in the Olympics. 859 00:50:31,925 --> 00:50:34,031 [funky, upbeat music] 860 00:50:35,101 --> 00:50:36,343 - [John] There's a really good chance 861 00:50:36,378 --> 00:50:38,242 of Kelly winning at Pipe 862 00:50:38,276 --> 00:50:42,039 He's won it more than anyone in the world has. 863 00:50:42,073 --> 00:50:44,696 - [Announcer] This is gonna be a monster challenge. 864 00:50:44,731 --> 00:50:47,872 Italo hasn't had a victory here at the Pipe Masters. 865 00:50:47,906 --> 00:50:49,253 Slater, seven victories 866 00:50:49,287 --> 00:50:52,428 surfing in the event for the 27th time. 867 00:50:53,602 --> 00:50:54,948 - [Ross] John watched every minute 868 00:50:54,982 --> 00:50:57,054 Ya know, it was pretty intense. 869 00:50:57,088 --> 00:50:58,607 - [Announcer] Eyeing something off of the Backdoor here. 870 00:50:58,641 --> 00:51:00,057 This wave bowling up quite nicely. 871 00:51:00,091 --> 00:51:02,438 Slater locked in, the wave spits 872 00:51:03,750 --> 00:51:05,062 and he doesn't come through this one. 873 00:51:05,096 --> 00:51:07,236 Italo now he gets an opportunity 874 00:51:07,271 --> 00:51:10,584 A cupped out Pipe wave and he gets spat out. 875 00:51:10,619 --> 00:51:13,277 A low-road exit straight on the rail, 876 00:51:13,311 --> 00:51:16,003 and an opportunity to attack the lip here as well. 877 00:51:17,281 --> 00:51:18,558 - [Ross] Just kinda watching every minute, 878 00:51:18,592 --> 00:51:21,078 just waiting for Kelly to do his freakish thing 879 00:51:21,112 --> 00:51:23,459 and get some crazy wave at backdoor. Something. 880 00:51:23,494 --> 00:51:25,565 - [Announcer] Slater again, eyes on back door, 881 00:51:25,599 --> 00:51:29,948 this wave starting to pitch, holding open just for a moment 882 00:51:29,983 --> 00:51:31,295 before pinching on the face. 883 00:51:32,848 --> 00:51:35,264 Italo lining up an insider, this is without priority. 884 00:51:35,299 --> 00:51:38,302 Ducks under it and still gunning. 885 00:51:38,336 --> 00:51:40,787 And the wave pinches, but Italo manages to stay 886 00:51:40,821 --> 00:51:42,168 on his feet and find the exit. [crowd cheering] 887 00:51:45,481 --> 00:51:48,105 - [Ross] The magic definitely left Kelly. 888 00:51:48,139 --> 00:51:50,107 Italo smashed him. 889 00:51:50,141 --> 00:51:52,247 That was impressive, because Kelly is not easy 890 00:51:52,281 --> 00:51:53,144 to beat out there. 891 00:51:55,491 --> 00:51:58,115 - [Announcer] Such a big moment for John 892 00:51:58,149 --> 00:52:02,119 After all he's done to give himself this opportunity. 893 00:52:02,153 --> 00:52:05,260 [crowd cheering and clapping] 894 00:52:05,294 --> 00:52:08,055 - [John] 2019 was an incredible year. 895 00:52:09,678 --> 00:52:11,542 The best start I ever had in competing 896 00:52:13,164 --> 00:52:16,305 Starting with a third, then going on to win at Bells 897 00:52:18,169 --> 00:52:20,516 Having kind of a down moment at Bali, 898 00:52:20,551 --> 00:52:22,794 but kind of learning a lot from it and then 899 00:52:22,829 --> 00:52:24,175 Just going into West Oz and winning again. 900 00:52:24,210 --> 00:52:27,144 [crowd cheering] 901 00:52:27,178 --> 00:52:30,147 Feeling really good, stoked to be competing, everything. 902 00:52:31,562 --> 00:52:33,702 And then, having an injury that pretty much takes 903 00:52:33,736 --> 00:52:36,014 that whole plan and throws it out the window. 904 00:52:37,084 --> 00:52:39,294 It just gives me tons of time to spend 905 00:52:39,328 --> 00:52:41,537 with friends, family, time that I don't normally have 906 00:52:41,572 --> 00:52:44,816 because I'm on tour. [calm, bright music] 907 00:52:44,851 --> 00:52:47,233 I get to do all these other things that I love to do. 908 00:52:48,751 --> 00:52:52,376 Now, I'm so stoked for the Olympics. 909 00:52:52,410 --> 00:52:55,310 [all cheering] 910 00:52:55,344 --> 00:52:57,001 - [Ross] It was such a big, 911 00:52:57,035 --> 00:52:59,314 dramatic, emotional accomplishment 912 00:52:59,348 --> 00:53:02,386 because he knew that he was putting his body on the line. 913 00:53:02,420 --> 00:53:05,251 For him to accomplish that meant everything to John. 914 00:53:07,943 --> 00:53:09,876 It was almost like he won a World Title, 915 00:53:09,910 --> 00:53:11,360 even though he didn't that year. 916 00:53:13,259 --> 00:53:14,881 - [Nathan] Dude, congrats. 917 00:53:16,883 --> 00:53:19,230 - [Kelly] I hate John. 918 00:53:19,265 --> 00:53:22,199 Next question, no. 919 00:53:22,233 --> 00:53:24,856 I gotta keep on my toes here to beat this kid, ya know? 920 00:53:24,891 --> 00:53:27,411 I had my opportunities, I was pretty much one heat away 921 00:53:27,445 --> 00:53:30,034 from being on the team, but I made a lot of mistakes 922 00:53:30,068 --> 00:53:31,518 throughout the year, I didn't have a great year. 923 00:53:31,553 --> 00:53:36,247 So I proved that you gotta havethe best guys at that time. 924 00:53:38,076 --> 00:53:39,526 - [News Reporter] The 2020 Summer Olympics, 925 00:53:39,561 --> 00:53:42,529 now the latest major sports cancellation caused by 926 00:53:42,564 --> 00:53:44,945 the global COVID-19 pandemic. 927 00:53:44,980 --> 00:53:46,257 - We're following breaking news right now 928 00:53:46,292 --> 00:53:49,226 that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed 929 00:53:49,260 --> 00:53:50,572 until next year. 930 00:53:52,125 --> 00:53:53,713 - [Ross] I think this gives everyone some perspective. 931 00:53:53,747 --> 00:53:55,404 It gives them some time away 932 00:53:55,439 --> 00:53:59,374 to fuel up, get that psych back. 933 00:53:59,408 --> 00:54:02,411 If it's 2021, the tour starts, 934 00:54:02,446 --> 00:54:04,241 it could be the best show ever. 935 00:54:05,932 --> 00:54:09,280 - [John] My mindset has just gone to really taking the time 936 00:54:09,315 --> 00:54:12,456 to find that deep excitement for what I have 937 00:54:12,490 --> 00:54:14,596 in competitive surfing and looking forward 938 00:54:14,630 --> 00:54:17,771 to the 2021 Olympics, I can't wait. 939 00:54:17,806 --> 00:54:19,428 [upbeat music]