00:00Welcome to Roarball Roundup.
00:03What a circus unfolding and violent this season.
00:06The Thorns are slipping in the standings
00:08faster than a cheetah on espresso.
00:10And now their order flips the Roarball League on its head
00:14by signing the first ever small Bull Harris.
00:17A goat, totally unknown, utterly unproven,
00:20and did I mention small?
00:22We sat down for an exclusive with the Thorns
00:24to discuss their recent struggles
00:26now being under a magnifying glass
00:28as a result of this sudden roster change.
00:32Archie and Bodo, how's it going?
00:34Here he goes, good red, salutations.
00:39Let's start with you, Archie.
00:40We've seen the narrative floating around
00:42that you've gone soft, that maybe you've lost your edge.
00:45How does that make you feel?
00:47Well, Rusty, I feel like making myself a new batskin beanie.
00:52No, but seriously, managing my anger is a daily struggle.
00:56When you're as big as I am, you tend to be an enforcer.
01:00Look, I get it, it became my reputation.
01:03But I don't want to bring that type of energy home
01:06to my little girls.
01:07So you have gone soft.
01:09I'm just saying that I think there are more sides to me
01:13than just my anger.
01:14You are soft, like over-ripe banana.
01:18You smell like regret.
01:24The kid, pointy hippo.
01:26Modo understand anger.
01:29When Modo angry, I scream into sand.
01:32I meditate.
01:33I whisper kind things to the sky.
01:36And sometimes, sky whispers back.
01:39Modo is perfect.
01:40Huh?
01:42Did you guys hear that?
01:43You seem like an expert, Modo.
01:45Could you give the kids out there that might be struggling any advice?
01:49Excellent question, here we go.
01:52Anger, this is just the crust.
01:55But what I ask is underneath.
01:57Fear, shame, existential need to dance.
02:02Pause.
02:02You ask yourself.
02:04Why feel this way?
02:06Give yourself permission to dig.
02:09You might find treasure.
02:10Or worms.
02:12I'm guessing that's why you're so expressive, Modo.
02:15Oh, absolutely, Skyrat.
02:17I don't bottle emotions.
02:19I pedestal them.
02:21Sometimes people think I'm studying playbook.
02:24But no!
02:25I am journaling.
02:27Modo's thoughts are powerful, dangerous.
02:30For Modo's eyes only.
02:33Yeah, it's probably best to keep those to yourself.
02:38Hello, Lenny and Olivia.
02:39Thanks for sitting down with us today.
02:41Of course.
02:42It's our pleasure.
02:45I'm just here for the amazing company.
02:48Well, that's really nice to hear.
02:50I've always had the impression that you...
02:56So, Olivia, you're the Thorn's social media darling.
02:59But do you think having such a strong online presence might detract from your ability to play the game?
03:03Not at all, Rusty.
03:05Oh no, I'm Chuck.
03:08You're so funny, Rust.
03:10As I was saying, when you're as online as I am, you have to learn to have balance.
03:15Social media is a part of my life, not my whole life.
03:19So do I love to clap back at a hater every once in a while?
03:22Sure.
03:23But it's not like I'm sitting around, reading every negative comment, obsessing over them, creating an army of burner accounts
03:29to systematically destroy anyone who's ever spoken ill of me.
03:32I mean...
03:34You'd have to be really, really insecure to do that.
03:37Right?
03:38So, the claim that you still carry a bucket of sand with you is false?
03:45Completely false.
03:46I'm locked in right now.
03:47My only focus is Roarball.
03:50Oh no, she did not.
03:52Uh-oh, I think we lost her.
03:55So, Lenny.
03:59What do you have to say to those who think you should focus more on the Roarball game and less
04:04on the rap game?
04:05I'd say, have you been talking to my mom?
04:08Nah, but seriously.
04:10Roarball's a game.
04:11Music is my life.
04:13Could you tell a great chef to stop cooking?
04:16A dancer to stop dancing?
04:18A scientist to stop sciencing?
04:20But you can't play your best ball if you're not focused.
04:23I also won't play my best if I'm uptight.
04:26Music and golf are my escape.
04:28Whether I'm spitting heat or hitting a hole in one, in that moment, I'm not worrying about if I'll get
04:34traded.
04:35Love that!
04:36Staying present is important.
04:37What about you, Olivia?
04:39I find it's easiest to be present when I'm acknowledging my feelings.
04:42For example, presently, I'm feeling like if you've got something to say, don't hide behind your phone.
04:47Say it to my face!
04:49Olivia?
04:49Mm-hmm.
04:51Exactly.
04:52Right!
04:53Well, maybe keep working on it.
04:55Lenny, you got anything to add?
04:57I got a couple bars that come to mind.
04:59I could spit a few.
05:01Could somebody give me a beat?
05:03Anybody?
05:05No?
05:07So, let's just jump right into it.
05:10Will, how's it feel being the league's first small?
05:13I mean, it feels great!
05:15Crazy to think I dreamt my whole life to play for the Thorns, and now I'm here sitting next to
05:21the Jet Fillmore!
05:23Yeah, it's surprising for us both.
05:26So, as a small, how do you manage not getting lost in a sea of pigs?
05:31How does a tiny animal stand out when you're basically invisible?
05:35Well, I'm not a small.
05:37I'm a medium.
05:38No, you're a small.
05:39Well, okay.
05:40So then, does that make it worse that I almost won our game of horse?
05:44Well, there's no such thing as almost winning.
05:47You know, this is called second place.
05:49Uh, either you win or you lose.
05:51Just like you're either big or you're small.
05:54Oh, harsh words, Jet.
05:55But you're no stranger to coming up short.
05:58What would you say to those who claim that without a claw, you can't be considered the goat?
06:03Well, I'd say I've had enough goat talk for a lifetime.
06:07But when you've been as good as I have for as long as I have, you'd expect a level of
06:11scrutiny that others just don't get.
06:13But trust me, no one is harder on Jet than Jet.
06:18Maybe, if Jet trusted anyone else besides Jet...
06:22Oh, I like your confidence, Will.
06:24Where does that come from?
06:25Can you speak to that?
06:26I've been doubted my whole life.
06:28Everyone's always told me, smalls can't ball.
06:31But I wasn't afraid to dream big and prove the haters wrong.
06:35I don't care if they think I'm weird or even delusional.
06:38When times get tough, I just lean into what got me here.
06:41Like, did you know that goats have extreme agility?
06:45Watch this!
06:58I guess you could say you're finding your roar.
07:01Nah, I'm finding my...
07:06Yeah, I'm lit.
07:08Yeah, lit.
07:09Little.
07:10Back to Jet.
07:11You have a reputation as a ball hog and not trusting your teammates.
07:16Well, trust is earned, not given.
07:18I mean, I'll be real.
07:19It's easy to get caught up in my own game and forget the bigger picture.
07:22I mean, I've spent so long relying on myself that trusting the team, it...
07:27Doesn't always come naturally.
07:30I just hope my teammates can learn to care as much as I do.
07:33Hear that, Will?
07:34Does that intimidate you?
07:36Ah, I'm too blessed to be stressed.
07:38I'm playing for the Violent Thorns with Jet Fillmore.
07:42Everything I need to succeed is right here.
07:44Just watch, cause we're about to change the game!
07:50Safe to say this team still has a long way to go.
07:53They are all over the place, Chuck.
07:55Yeah, absolute dumpster fire, Rusty.
07:58But, as we know all too well, in Roar Ball, it ain't over till the sleeping bear stirs.
08:03So, if the Thorns can find a little chemistry, anything can happen.
08:07Either way, one thing is for sure, it's gonna be entertaining.
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