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Todd Chesser: People can get pretty ruthless
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Momentum Generation

People can get pretty ruthless when money's on the line,so I'm kinda putting the moneyout...

Todd Chesser:
People can get pretty ruthless when money's on the line,
so I'm kinda putting the money
out of my head

Full Transcript

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Todd Chesser: People can get pretty ruthless
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when money's on the line, so I'm kinda putting the money out of my head.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:54
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.
Chesser would call you a sell-out - Momentum Generation 00:05
Chesser would call you a sell-out
He made sure that you were surfing for the right reasons - Momentum Generation 00:07
He made sure that you were surfing for the right reasons
He enjoyed all of us hanging out together - Momentum Generation 00:08
He enjoyed all of us hanging out together
Dorian: Todd definitely never let financial upside - Momentum Generation 00:06
Dorian: Todd definitely never let financial upside
When Todd died, that was gone. - Momentum Generation 00:05
When Todd died, that was gone.
Soon afterwards, a lot of us started going our own ways. - Momentum Generation 00:04
Soon afterwards, a lot of us started going our own ways.
At some point you grow up - Momentum Generation 00:07
At some point you grow up
At some point you start to figure out, "Yeah, - Momentum Generation 00:16
At some point you start to figure out, "Yeah,
( crowd cheering ) - Momentum Generation 00:09
( crowd cheering )
Winning competitions wouldn't address the pain, - Momentum Generation 00:07
Winning competitions wouldn't address the pain,
It gave me a sense of pride in myself. - Momentum Generation 00:04
It gave me a sense of pride in myself.
People noticing you, and-- - Momentum Generation 00:08
People noticing you, and--
I thought in my head, "There's no reason I can't win every contest." - Momentum Generation 00:07
I thought in my head, "There's no reason I can...
- Whoo! Whoo! - Williams: For Kelly, - Momentum Generation 00:12
- Whoo! Whoo! - Williams: For Kelly,
We were all competitive, but if you're gonna be a world champion, - Momentum Generation 00:07
We were all competitive, but if you're gonna be a world...
Rob Machado: Kelly had this idea in his mind - Momentum Generation 00:07
Rob Machado: Kelly had this idea in his mind
And we were the only ones that were gonna get in his way. - Momentum Generation 00:05
And we were the only ones that were gonna get in his way.
Taylor Knox: Competing against your friend, and holding 'em off waves - Momentum Generation 00:11
Taylor Knox: Competing against your friend, and holding ...
Deep down inside, I probably knew I wasn't ruthless enough - Momentum Generation 00:10
Deep down inside, I probably knew I wasn't ruthless eno...
You bang boards, you try and push each other out of position, - Momentum Generation 00:06
You bang boards, you try and push each other out of position...