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O'Connell: You have to be a bit of an asshole to win
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Momentum Generation

You have to bea bit of an asshole to win

O'Connell:
You have to be
a bit of an asshole to win

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O'Connell: You have to be a bit of an asshole to win.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:00
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sundance Productions,DDC International,Priority Pictures,All Rise Films,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A group of teenagers in Hawaii enter the world of professional competitive surfing in the 1990s and rise to super stardom.
The last couple years on tour I was like, "What am I doing?" - Momentum Generation 00:10
The last couple years on tour I was like, "What am I do...
Williams: When I was in heats, - Momentum Generation 00:05
Williams: When I was in heats,
I was constantly blaming the judges for shitty results, - Momentum Generation 00:14
I was constantly blaming the judges for shitty results,
You're only as good as your rating at the end of the year. - Momentum Generation 00:04
You're only as good as your rating at the end of the ye...
I had to learn to be able to sit on people with priority, and use tactics. - Momentum Generation 00:06
I had to learn to be able to sit on people with priority, an...
And I felt like, "This is not where I'm supposed to be." - Momentum Generation 00:19
And I felt like, "This is not where I'm supposed t...
He's such a gnarly, gnarly savage. - Momentum Generation 00:04
He's such a gnarly, gnarly savage.
Announcer: This controversial play by Slater - Momentum Generation 00:06
Announcer: This controversial play by Slater
After the heat with Kelly at the Pipe Masters in '95, - Momentum Generation 00:08
After the heat with Kelly at the Pipe Masters in '95,
I lost motivation, - Momentum Generation 00:06
I lost motivation,
People got that vibe from me. - Momentum Generation 00:04
People got that vibe from me.
Then when I broke my hand, - Momentum Generation 00:06
Then when I broke my hand,
Shane Dorian: If you have a really bad injury - Momentum Generation 00:09
Shane Dorian: If you have a really bad injury
So I was applying for an injury wild card, - Momentum Generation 00:05
So I was applying for an injury wild card,
It's super-awkward, you go up and plead your case - Momentum Generation 00:07
It's super-awkward, you go up and plead your case
Here we are, voting between Rob and Shane Dorian. - Momentum Generation 00:05
Here we are, voting between Rob and Shane Dorian.
The grumblings around town were that Rob's over the tour. - Momentum Generation 00:04
The grumblings around town were that Rob's over the tou...
Ross Williams: Going through the transition of being a professional surfer - Momentum Generation 00:09
Ross Williams: Going through the transition of being a profe...
When it happened to me, - Momentum Generation 00:11
When it happened to me,
It started to turn very dark, - Momentum Generation 00:05
It started to turn very dark,