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The Fournette Effect
Posted on 10/6/15 at 3:53 pm
Posted on 10/6/15 at 3:53 pm
From "Vision Quest"
Louden Swain: You never took a night off to see me wrestle before. They'll dock you for that.
Elmo: Hey, kid - money ain't everything.
Louden Swain: It's not that big a deal, Elmo. I mean, it's six lousy minutes on the mat, if that.
Elmo: You ever hear of Pele?
Louden Swain: Yeah, he's a, a soccer player.
Elmo: A very famous soccer player.
[pause]
Elmo: I was in the room here one day... watchin' the Mexican channel on TV. I don't know nothin' about Pele. I'm watchin' what this guy can do with a ball and his feet. Next thing I know, he jumps in the air and flips into a somersault and kicks the ball in - upside down and backwards... the goddamn goalie never knew what the frick hit him. Pele gets excited and he rips off his jersey and starts running around the stadium waving it around his head. Everybody's screaming in Spanish. I'm here, sitting alone in my room, and I start crying.
[pause]
Elmo: That's right, I start crying. Because another human being, a species that I happen to belong to, could kick a ball, and lift himself, and the rest of us sad-assed human beings, up to a better place to be, if only for a minute... let me tell ya, kid - it was pretty goddamned glorious. It ain't the six minutes... it's what happens in that six minutes.
Louden Swain: You never took a night off to see me wrestle before. They'll dock you for that.
Elmo: Hey, kid - money ain't everything.
Louden Swain: It's not that big a deal, Elmo. I mean, it's six lousy minutes on the mat, if that.
Elmo: You ever hear of Pele?
Louden Swain: Yeah, he's a, a soccer player.
Elmo: A very famous soccer player.
[pause]
Elmo: I was in the room here one day... watchin' the Mexican channel on TV. I don't know nothin' about Pele. I'm watchin' what this guy can do with a ball and his feet. Next thing I know, he jumps in the air and flips into a somersault and kicks the ball in - upside down and backwards... the goddamn goalie never knew what the frick hit him. Pele gets excited and he rips off his jersey and starts running around the stadium waving it around his head. Everybody's screaming in Spanish. I'm here, sitting alone in my room, and I start crying.
[pause]
Elmo: That's right, I start crying. Because another human being, a species that I happen to belong to, could kick a ball, and lift himself, and the rest of us sad-assed human beings, up to a better place to be, if only for a minute... let me tell ya, kid - it was pretty goddamned glorious. It ain't the six minutes... it's what happens in that six minutes.
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Posted on 10/6/15 at 3:55 pm to Amblin
Wtf did I just read
Posted on 10/6/15 at 3:56 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
i don't know but its effecting me dearly
Posted on 10/6/15 at 3:56 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
Im assuming you are expecting a very different response then the one you are about to receive.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 3:57 pm to Amblin
Horrible... just horrible!
Posted on 10/6/15 at 3:58 pm to Amblin
This is garbage
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:06 pm to Amblin
Nailed it - we are seeing something special right now. 
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:07 pm to deathvalleyfreak43
quote:
Wtf did I just read
What you just read was a great excerpt from the movie Vision Quest. The movie was from the early 80's (maybe even late 70's).
That was the best scene in the movie, and I agree that Fournette may be one of those athletes that transcends all sports.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:09 pm to Housplants
I always liked that movie scene.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:10 pm to Housplants
Yeah, bunch of tools don't have the capacity, either mental or patience, to actually read that and understand what it is.
Pretty sad.
Pretty sad.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:13 pm to Chad504boy
quote:
its effecting me dearly
Effecting or affecting?
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:14 pm to Amblin
quote:
From "Vision Quest"
What a HORRIBLE movie........
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:22 pm to Amblin
quote:
Amblin
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:26 pm to Amblin
You are exactly right. We have been watching LSU football for a long time and have seen many great backs. The entire SEC has been watching football for just as long and have also seen many great backs. This is the first one to go over 200 yards for 3 consecutive games!
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:36 pm to Amblin
Solid post. One of my favorite '80s movies, and one of the top 5 sports movies of all time.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 4:40 pm to Amblin
Posted on 10/6/15 at 5:15 pm to Amblin
Awesome thread. Have an Upvote. It is absolutely amazing to me that I get to watch a potential heisman trophy winner during my last year of college.
Will be something I tell my kids and grandkids about.
Fournette is one of a kind, and like OP said, has the ability to unite everyone in our state, if only for a few moments, when he runs the ball.
A special player and a special person.
Will be something I tell my kids and grandkids about.
Fournette is one of a kind, and like OP said, has the ability to unite everyone in our state, if only for a few moments, when he runs the ball.
A special player and a special person.
Posted on 10/6/15 at 6:06 pm to Salviati
quote:
Salviati
Awesome scene. Thanks for posting.
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