Club Shay Shay - Nightcap - Hour 1: Reaction to USA Women beating France + Nyjah Houston Int

Episode Date: August 12, 2024

Shannon Sharpe and Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson are joined by Olympic men's street skateboarding bronze medalist Nyjah Huston to recap his performance from the 2024 Paris Olympics. Also, Unc & Ocho react to the USA women's basketball team defeating France to win gold.03:40 - Show starts05:00 - USA Women's team Wins Gold31:00 - USOPC to appeal call for Chiles Bronze36:17 - Lebron 2028 Unlikely, KD undecided45:35 - Quincy Wilson tweet48:30 - Nyjah Houston Intv(Timestamps may vary based on advertisements.)#Volume #ClubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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this was the toughest test for our ladies in the eight consecutive gold medals that they won I was scared on home soil the US survived a serious test by France 67-66

Gabby Williams heave at the buzzer was good but had stepped onto the line, which meant it was a two and not a three. And they hold on. The U.S. captures 61 consecutive Olympic wins, eight consecutive gold medals, Diana Taurasi, six gold medals. If I'm not mistaken,

I don't think any other athlete has that many gold medals. We saw Mijon Lopez, the great Greco-Roman super heavyweight. He has five consecutive, but six consecutive gold medals for DT. Congratulations. Sunday wins over France. Marked the third time during the U.S. 61-game winning streak that the contest was decided by single digits. Wow.

Only the third time, Mocho. They beat France today by one. They beat Russia in the semifinals in 2004 by four. In 2021, they beat Nigeria by nine. And then all the other stuff has been at least double digits. Asia Wilson, MVP of the Olympics, averaged 18 points, which was third overall. She led in rebounds at 10.

She led a block shot. She led in double-doubles. She showed why she's the best female basketball player, woman's basketball player, in all the land, and it's not even close. And today, 21 points, 13 rebounds, four blocks, and when they absolutely had to have it,

A-Dub stood up. So, congratulations women. Job well doneub stood up. So, congratulations, women. Job well done. And with that victory, the United States ties China for the most gold medals, but we blew them away with total medals. So, that's what I look at. I mean, all that stuff, I want the most.

Yeah, most definitely. Ocho, would you rather have $ uh two billion dollars in 10 or a billion dollars in hundreds well you got more hundred than i got but i got more money than you got yeah yeah definitely that's the way i look at it and so uh ocho i saw the medal count beforehand sure this is what u.s women's basketball coach cheryl reeves said i saw the medal count beforehand so i knew said u.s women's basketball coach Cheryl Reeves who said she thought to herself, that's why we need more pressure. The U.S. easily

won the medal count, 126, but we had 40 goals, 42 silver, and 44 bronze. And if I'm not mistaken, track and field far exceeded every expectation. 34 total medals. I don't think we don't really

disappoint in anything i mean maybe you want to say no allows not winning uh um the goal but in a two but tobogo yeah he ran well man he ran the perfect race yes he was on a mission and uh china came in second in total medals oh cho they had 91 total to our 126 they had 40 gold 27 silver 24 bronze in japan with a distant third with 40 medals uh 20 gold medals and 45 medals overall the last time the u.s didn't sit atop the standings and the gold medals were at the beijing olympics and we understand be Beijing is in China. And you normally get some, sometimes anywhere between a 5 and a 15 medal bump when you're on home turf. So the Americans finished second to China in Beijing, 48 to 36. The U.S. has the most medals overall in the last consecutive Summer Olympics.

The last eight Summer Olympics. The last time the Americans failed to sit atop the medal stand as far as total medals, Ocho, was in Barcelona in 1992. And listen, I know everybody watched the Olympics in its totality. There were

some events I never really had the opportunity to watch before, and Peacock did one hell of a job. Peacock did one hell of a job yes peacock did one hell of a job being able to show multiple events and i was able to see some events obviously i have never watched before obviously the the slalom kayaking i was able to listen i was able to see i was able to see the break dancing um and and a few other events i had never had the opportunity to see before because there was no coverage but they did one hell of a job showing event after event

after event also nbc you know did it did a great job as well but man i enjoyed the olympics in its totality all the way across the board especially track obviously track being one of one of my favorites and and it man it didn't it didn't fall short of expectations and everyone showed everyone showed up it didn't disappoint at all i mean you want to show it up go ahead don't show up i was gonna say you got world records and everything yeah yeah most most definitely most definitely we we we showed up and showed out yeah for the for the most part yeah showed up said you know we got a world record we got a world record in the 400 meter hurdles uh women's um we got a world record in the 400-meter hurdles. Women's. We got a world record in the mixed relays.

Kip Yeagon set an Olympic record. I mean, we got Olympic records in the women's Olympics. We got an American record for the women in the 4x4. We got an Olympic record from the men's

in the 4x4. They did their thing. women in the 4x4. We got an Olympic record from the men's in the 4x4. Track and field, hey, they did their thing. Masai Russell, her first Olympics, and she gets the gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles. We get bronze silver in the 200-meter. We get the gold, cute. Quincy Hall gets the gold.

And finally, we're back on top of the platform. First time since 2008 when LaShawn married. But prior to that, Ocho, we're back on top of the platform. First time since 2008 with LaShawn Merritt. But prior to that, Ocho, we had gone from 84 all the way to 2008. American Man has still topped the podium in the 400 meters. From neighbors back in 84 and just run the gamut. Steve Lewis, I think Steve Lewis might have been like 19 or 20 when he actually won and sold. And then you had Quincy.

And then you had, obviously, Michael Johnson. And then you had Jeremy Warner. You had LaShawn Merritt. And then you had Quincy, and then you had obviously Michael Johnson, and then you had Jeremy Warner, you had LaShawn Merritt, and then we had a little low. We had a little low. We had a little low. A little low. A low.

A low. We had a little low, but I think we're back now. And so that was good to see us back on top of the platform. But I'm looking at this game, Ocho. I was watching the game. I was like, really? Really?

Yeah, it was close. But you see what happens? That three at this game, Ocho, I was watching the game, I was like, really? Really? Yeah, it was close. But you see what happened? That three-point shot, Ocho? Yeah. The Americans got some great looks. It wasn't like they didn't have great looks. They had great looks. And the ball, damn they're down. But, you know, like I used to tell the rim when I shot that thing, because my shot was pure,

Ocho. I tell the rim all the time, Ocho. I say, if you don't like it, spit it out. Yeah, that's what I told the rim all the time, Ocho. I say, if you don't like it, spit it out. You can share. That's what I told the real. If that thing, I wouldn't even count it. If it didn't hit your pure neck, I wouldn't even count it. I said, I don't even want it. Ref, ref, ref. Wave it off.

If it didn't hit your pure neck, I don't even want it counted. Okay. But they had to dig for that one, Ocho. They really had to dig down for this one. Gabby Williams, she was sensational for the French team. She had 19 points, keeping them close. She hit a rainbow three, a Steph Curry three. She hit a Steph Curry three, Ocho.

But she was playing. But in the second half, Asia Wilson took it over. She did what you expect Asia Wilson to do. Nefesha Collier, big rebounding on the glass. But it was the two guards, Kelsey Plum and Kalia Cooper. Kalia Cooper. Yeah, Kalia Cooper went because Jackie had fouled out. Jackie was, you know, it was our guards kind of struggled.

You know, Jackie Young played really well except the last game. But Chelsea Gray struggled. DT struggled. But Nefku came in, gave them quality minutes. Khalil Cooper, Kelsey Plum was tremendous. Was tremendous. Our guards played really, really well. But I'm not so sure we were thinking going in,

those were the guards that we're going to be able to be counting on. Right. But give the team credit. Man, Cheryl Reeves was about to be under some heavy criticism had she not won this game. You don't want to be the one to lose.

You don't want to be the one to snap that streak of 60 where it ends at 60 wins. You don't want to be that one. Yeah. Yeah. I mean,

that's the longest team streak in Olympics history where you won eight consecutive goals. So, you didn't want to be the one to end that streak. Oh, that's crazy.

So, with that being said, they did what they needed to get done. They had to dig down, and they had to dig down. But I think a lot of these characters, I think Asia will be back. Breonna Stewart will be back. I think some of these, obviously,

DT is going to be long gone in 28. She won't be back. You know, you have a little influx. I'm expecting Kaitlyn Clark. I'm expecting Angel Reese to be on this team in 2020 and 2028. But some of these guards will be back. I can see a situation where Kelsey Plum and

Anescu and Jackie Young and some of these BG. I don't know. I don't think BG is going to be around. BG has probably been in the league, what, 13, 14 years? So BG probably be written around or BG probably be long gone by then but um the world's coming oh joe i mean eventually it's gonna happen yeah it's gonna happen oh joe yeah i mean edwin

moses won 122 straight races from night from what i think he went from what 76 77 until 1988 yeah carl lew Lewis had a 65 consecutive long jump record. It's going to come to an end, Ocho. It is. Definitely. It is what it is. We don't want it to. Look at the UConn women. How many games

did they win consecutive? All those national championships. It's going to come to an end. Yeah. Listen, the playing field evens at some point. Yeah. The playing field evens at some point. Hey, in 28. When is it going to happen, though?

Juju, Paige Beckers. Ooh. Oh, we got some. We got some. We got some. Go get us coming. We're going to be loaded now. We're going to be loaded. We are. Hey, Miss Gab coming. We're going to be loaded now. We're going to be loaded. We are.

Hey, Miss Gabby Williams, where does she play? She's from... I think her dad's French or somebody's family's French. But didn't she go to Connecticut? Where's she playing? Who's at? Ash? Where's she playing right now?

She's at the WNBA. Yeah? She went to U WNBA. Yeah? She went to UConn, but I'm saying, I think her dad, somebody got a... Because, you know, like if your parents have nationally, you know, it's like Mondo Duplantis. You know, he po-votes for Sweden. But, you know, he was born here. He went to LSU. But a lot of times, a lot of foreign

athletes, they come, go to school here, get great coaching here, and then go back and represent their country. I don't have a problem with that. Her mother's French. Yeah, but I knew it was one of the parents. And so that's why she was able to compete and a lot of times don't show hell

I can't make the I want to play in the Olympic I ain't gonna be on the American team but hell I go play my mother my father got you know got a passport of citizenship somewhere hell I go Nigeria Cameroon so I'm playing damn y'all y'all don't want me to play with y'all I'm gonna play for somebody

hey she showed out today too now. Yeah. Oh, she was unbelievable. She's a phenomenal player. But the men and the women, they did what they needed to do. Both had to beat French, beat the French team on home soil, which is no easy task because you know that crowd was into it.

But it took a herculean effort from Steph Curry yesterday in the last two minutes Steph Curry just letting bomb after bomb after bomb and then that last one I'm like bro why you oh that's Steph shooting good job Steph that's what I'm talking

about Steph that's the way to let it fly matter of fact the one you talking about where you shot over two people did you see you saw everybody you shot over two people, did you see you saw everybody open up, the two people open on the arch? Yeah. Oh, yeah, yeah. KD and LeBron. LeBron and LeBron open on the arch. Hey, boy, that was

a funny picture. That's a funny picture going around. No. In that situation, there are not very many people in the history of the game that can take more shots from that kind of distance you know you're looking at he and dame lillard you're talking about guys that can shoot the ball from 30 plus feet out and you're like bro no no son no good job son that's what i'm talking about right now that's what i'm talking about right now which are you know

one of one of those situations steph curry man and step I mean, if you go back and look at Ocho, his first four games, he was averaging less than eight points a game. Yeah. But when they needed it against Serbia, when they needed it against this French team, big shot after big shot after big shot. And hell, most of his points were threes. I think he probably made 16 or 17 threes in the last two games.

Because I think he was 9 of 14, and then I think he was like 8 of 16. But most of his points came on the three-point shot, and they needed every last one of them. Because the first team wasn't going away. It was like every time the U.S. get a lead, they marched out to like a 14-point lead. They whittled that thing down all the way to six, cut it down to four. But when they needed to get a

bucket, hey, LeBron found him, Steph started dancing. Hey, shall I dance, madam? You may. And he started dancing between his legs and behind his back and then bam, and then bam. That's got to be so frustrating.

It's got to be demoralizing. Especially for the French team. I'm looking at Coach like, hey son, Coach, what you want me to do? You see that man. That man's 35 foot out there and he's dancing behind his back, between his leg, behind his

back again, between his leg again. He even up. Ain't nothing you can do. That's one of the moments, man, you just throw your hand up. Ain't no answer for that. There's certain things we have an answer for, and there's some things there is no answer to. You just got to deal with it. You're just troubleshooting in the meantime because you can't solve that problem.

You know, you're just trying to have a temporary fix because you already know what's going to happen. Yeah. If anything, what you can do is try to make it as difficult as possible. Make it as difficult as possible. And that's exactly what they did. And he still hit the shots.

You're pushing the man at 33 feet. Yeah. But here's the thing. You ran two guys at him. He hit a shot over two guys. Yeah. Didn't matter. Yes.

And then at the... Put him to sleep, baby. Put him to sleep. There's nothing you can do with that. It's just like anything. The quarterback makes a great throw. The receiver makes a great catch. Great catch. Ball placement.

You can't do anything like that. But congratulations to all our Olympians. We're proud of you. I understand that everybody wanted to go out there. And if you gave your absolute best, that's all you could ask for. That's all you could ask for because everybody thinks they're going to. All 10,000 athletes that showed up like, hey, I got a chance to win the gold medal. I want a medal. I want to get on the podium. And if showed up like, Hey, I got a chance to win the gold medal. I could, I want a medal.

I want to get on the, I want to get on the podium. And if I don't win gold, I want to win silver. If I don't win silver, I want to get bronze. Um, but you know, sometimes I want to leave it. I want to leave it with something. And I ain't talking about no damn souvenir that I got from the shop around the corner. But if you, let's just say for the sake of argument, Ocho, if I PR and I don't make the podium, how can I be mad? I mean, I PR the personal best.

I mean, so what am I supposed to do? And that's your starting point right there. Yes. Improving from that point on, getting better. I PR, but they set an Olympic record. So what you want me to do about that? You know how long the Olympics been going on? It's 1896.

We in 2024. And they just did something ain't nobody else in the history of the Olympics done. Okay. But congratulations, all Olympians. We're really proud of you. Appreciate the dedication and the hard work. And I know a lot of times, Ocho, it comes down. You put all that hard work into it.

And if you're a sprinter, sometimes it comes down to nine seconds. Sometimes it comes down, if you're a 400-meter, to 40-plus seconds. Or even the longest distance, a marathon, you train a lifetime for a little bit over two hours. And that's what it comes down to has goes out to the dutch runner safan hassan she bronze medal in the 5000 she bronze medal in the 10 000 and she won olympic gold in the marathon oh joe she ran 38 miles in a span of about six what six or seven days uh ash last year she, she won the last Olympics in Tokyo.

She won gold in the 5,000, gold in the 10,000, and I think she got a bronze in the 1,500. In the 1,500? This time, she got bronze. 1,500 or 1,500? 1,500 meters. 1,500, okay. Women go 1,500, 5,000,

and 10,000. And then you got the steeplechase. But congratulations to her. Very, very proud. She did. Very few people would even attempt that. Remember, you got to go back to the great Emil Zodapak in 52, win the 5,000, 10,000.

He won 5,000, 10,000, and he won the marathon. He won it. But that's a lot of running. What? That's a whole lot of running. Listen, with very little time to recover in between. Ain't really no car. I mean, think about it.

Chep, the guy, won the $5,000. And he's like, nah, there ain't enough time for me to get ready for the $10,000. Right. So he withdrew. Not only did Hassan, not only did she win bronze in the 5 000 she chally came back and challenged in the 10 000 and won bronze in that that's crazy i mean uh uh beatrice chebeck uh won the gold i mean she's the world record holder so there's no surprise that she didn't win that but then to turn around and flip it around and to win the marathon. So congratulations to her and her team for doing what they did.

That was an unbelievable. Aman Khali beat Chinese woman in boxing final. So all y'all Americans who that disrespected her apologize because she saved us from losing to China in the gold medal. But you know what? Some people, I mean, sometimes,

you know, you people are root because it's against them. They're rude against their own because it's against their interests. You see? Oh, she this, and she that. The woman has identified her whole life. As a woman.

As a woman. I mean, as loud as you try to ridicule and shame her, that same, I need that same voice in the same octave. Same energy. I was wrong. See, the apology is never as loud as the disrespect.

No, never. Shoot, the damage is done now, too. For sure. Damage is done now. Ash is eating. Guys, it's been a busy day for Ocho and I. It's been a tough day for Ocho and I. We had a commercial shoot that Ocho and I had to shoot. And they were like, well, we got a couple more scenes and we got about 30 minutes.

I said, no, you don't. I said, no, you don't. I said, you got 15 minutes. I don't care how many more scenes you got. How many more scenes you got? You got 15 you got 15 minutes cause I'm out of here I'm playing that and they got it together quick for some reason everything started to speed up

a little bit more a little bit more proactive in getting it done you know fast I started 15 minutes early, so I should be done right now. But, hey, I'm trying to work on my patience. I'm going to give you 15 more minutes.

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covering the Olympics uh yeah hopefully we can do this for the world championships next year in Tokyo because I think I think people really like they really good. And I think we need to bring attention to it. We need to bring that track and field is just not an Olympic, Olympic year event every four years. Yeah. I mean, it happens. I mean, it's tough. Oh, Joe, because I mean, I'm glad he got the world championship. So we had the Olympics, we got the world. And then, you know, in 26 is an off year. It's the only thing you'll have is the nationals U S national. Yeah. And then in 27, you got the world's and then, you know, in 26 is an off year. It's the only thing you'll have is the nationals, U.S. national.

Yeah. And then in 27, you got the world's, which leads into the Olympics in 28. So our job, I think, is also good. I think also it's a good thing for those that are running the exposure. We were able to give them exposure, being able to tell their stories, talk about the races, talk about the way they prepare, some of the things they like to do outside of running. And it was enjoyable. It was enjoyable for me because thinking as much as training that goes into being an Olympian or being a track runner in general, man, do y'all have a life outside of that? So it was really interesting hearing some of the things that they go through,

some of the pressures that they have to deal with when it comes to running, especially representing your country at the Olympics. So that was really dope. That was really, really dope. You see, it is, Ocho. I think the thing is that the fun is what you have. I mean, obviously, you do it. I mean, you don't run.

I hate running and be great at it. I mean, you don't run. I mean, I hate running and be great at it. But I think is that when you got to love it is when all that hard work that you put in and you see a plan come together. I mean, you see it. So in order for her to do what she's doing, you know, the type of first of all, if you run, you know how hard it is to run. So just imagine running the training that she has to do just to get to the level in which she's got yeah now she says if that's not good enough i want to be transcended i want people to remember me like you guys talk about flojo like they're going to be talking

about usain bolt 100 years from now that's how she wants to be remembered. Yeah. I mean, she's on the right track. Oh, man. She's on the right track. It was tough. I wish we could have brought you more people, but it's so tough. For us, we had to get up a lot of times

to shoot. Justin Gatlin was the only one that really shot in actual time and cue because it was like 12, 1 o'clock in the morning and they agreed. We shot Gabby. It was real early. It was an afternoon for her

but it was really, really early for us. Yeah. And so hopefully in the future Tokyo is going to kind of be the same thing but we'll do a better job of trying to put it together where we um hopefully in the future, uh, Tokyo is going to kind of be the same thing, but, uh, we'll do a better job of trying to put it together where we, um, where we can make sure we have athletes is like,

okay, guys, you know, I understand that you have an obligation with NBC, but once you fulfill those obligations, um, you know, come on and,

uh, talk to the group at, at, uh, at nightcap. Um, Hey, right.

You were supposed to come on. So I'm withholding your prize money until you agree to come on nightcap. So Rob Benjamin, I know you're going to see this cause you watch the nightcap. I know you do. So until you come on nightcap, your prize, you will not be receiving your prize money.

So I wish it was something I can tell you, or it is something I can tell you come on nightcap. So you get your prize money. It is. So, uh, but again, congratulations you can get your prize money. There it is. But again, congratulations to all the athletes, all the coaches, all the families because this is just not an individual effort. This is a joint effort.

And all of America is thanking you for what you've been able to do. The U.S. Olympic Committee are now filing an appeal in court that resorted to George Childs being asked to return a bronze medal she won on the floor exercise. The court sports voted the floor appeal by Childs' coach that voted her to third, saying the appeal came four seconds. Really?

Ocho, really? Is that what we doing? Four seconds? The mere fact that y'all said it took four seconds. So we nitpicking. I can see if it, Ocho, if they just said four minutes, Ocho, I was like, well, that's well beyond the time. But y'all talking about four seconds?

Really? Really now? Is that what we're doing? Because we're sports. And the term that you hear a lot, Ocho, is that we're going to operate in good faith. I like that. We're operating in good faith here.

Really? Four seconds. Four seconds? That's the best they could come up with? But I'm saying they said that there's video evidence that's showing, no, we turned it in within the time. They said four seconds. The U.S. officials are saying, no, we got it to within the time. They said four seconds. The U.S. officials are saying, no, we got it till you're in time.

Right. But listen, if I was Ms. Childs, I would have, you know... I'm gone. The moment I heard it. The moment I heard it. Gone.

I would have told them, y'all get it back in blood then. You want this bronze that I earned? Get it back in blood. Come on down here to the States. I'm going to give you my address too. If you want it that bad. Four seconds.

Yeah, all right. But the test video evidence submitted by the U.S. Gymnastics shows that Landy first stated her request to file an inquiry inquiry excuse me at the inquiry table at 47 seconds after the score was posted followed by a second statement 55 seconds after the score was originally posted right so 13 seconds before and five seconds before so dispute could be a month a year it could be because sometimes you know they have these doping scandals ocho and people wait two three four years in order to get their medal but at that point i mean look i want the medal but you've robbed me of an opportunity to stand

on the podium you robbed me if somebody gets if i get to silver and somebody's done something and and all of a sudden you promote me to gold, I don't get to hear my national anthem. Yeah. I don't get it. That's just a footnote. Ocho Seco was awarded the gold medal in 1988 due to

such and such by this athlete. Right. No, but I didn't get my medal back. Oh, I ain't the champ no more that is what the gold medal is hanging up on my mantle say my room yeah man i definitely you know once i get back to the states you know i'm gonna get it i'm gonna get it put in the frame now i don't care i don't care what your judgment might be i don't care what you say over there y'all better make another bronze because this one ain't leaving the house.

After competing in his fourth Olympics and winning his third gold medal, LeBron could be finished playing for Team USA. He indicated that Saturday's final against France could have been his last time playing in the Olympics. Could. I can't see myself playing in L.A., LeBron said.

It would be 43 by the time Rose around. That's fine. That's fine. Because you got to think. The way LeBron takes care of his body, his diet, the team of people that he has around him, that's allowed him to play this long. Yeah.

Listen, you come off the bench. Right. You ain't got to be the head, man. You come off the bench. Shit, KD too. Talk about he don't know he's undecided man you playing you playing you playing i know you playing i know you playing i know i know the fact that it's in la the fact that it's stateside you don't have to worry about traveling you don't have to be your own man yeah yeah yeah yeah man you right in your backyard yeah you playing

I know you want to keep everybody waiting tell people you undecided and you're not sure how you're going to be feeling man child please I can tell you what you're going to do simply because it's in LA y'all want to do something what y'all going to do about Coco Grohl getting robbed

what y'all going to do about that when the man said I know but ain't nothing going to do about that? Yeah. When the man said, I know, but ain't nothing I can do about it now. Yeah, it is. What's y'all going to do about that? Y'all always looking at, we're just trying to do the right thing here. Y'all didn't do the right thing then. No, they're

going to pick and choose, man. Boy, they're picking and choosing to do the right thing against America. You know they're going to pick and choose, man. But look, I don't, look, if this was the last time we see LeBron,

Steph, KD on the court together, what a way to go out. Yeah, beautiful way. What a way to go out. Andy, you can't be bad. You can't be bad. I mean, to actually see them in meaningful competition. The All-Star Game is nice.

We've seen LeBron and KD play together. They be out there playing around, though. We talking about actually competing and taking it serious. Yes, yes. Yeah, that was beautiful. And the way it ended, though, it wasn't a blowout. You know, it was a nail-biter. It was close. If he was on your couch, he was on the edge of your couch.

If he was in a seat, he was on the edge of your seat. That made it that much better, especially to win the gold. Yeah, it was. Following Saturday night's gold medal game victory, a video has gone viral of the Curry family having an encounter last night with the French police. Aisha, which is Steph's wife, was in tears.

Sonia, which is his mom, was heated and Draymond could be heard in the video saying something about the baby being hit in the head. News reports are saying Sonia and Aisha tried to cross the street and were withheld from doing so, which caused all the commotion. Apparently,

French President Emmanuel Macron was about to pass through the street beyond which Ayesha and Sonia's car was parked and the driver was waiting for them. For security reasons, no one was allowed to cross the street before the president passed.

Okay, now it's starting to make some sense. I thought it was just like, oh no, y'all can't pass. One thing, regardless of where you are, you understand how it is And now it's starting to make some sense. I thought it would be like, oh, no, y'all can't pass. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. One thing, regardless of where you are, you understand how it is. President? Man.

They don't play that. Have you been in the city, Ochoa, when the president come to town? If the president coming to town, I know not to leave the house. Thank you. I know not to leave the house. Thank you. I know not to leave the house. I'm not going nowhere. I ain't never seen nothing like that.

Bro. I see it on TV. And I know I don't want to be no part of that. If y'all lived in Atlanta and y'all know what it's like when the president, when President Obama came to town, y'all know what it's like when President Biden come to town. Traffic already terrible in Atlanta. And anybody that lives in Atlanta or visited Atlanta can tell you about the traffic. Now magnify that times five

because they got all the streets blocked off. I'm like, he's not going to even be over here. Why the hell you got this blocked off? That joker, that old joker, that joker 20 miles away, and you got this blocked off? Man, but I live right down there.

Well, I'm sorry, Mr. Sean. I'm sorry, my ass. I'm going home. And you see the extreme they go to for motorcade? That's why, I don't mean to bring that up, that's why that incident that happened not too long ago, not too long ago, you know what I'm talking about?

With the ear? That's why that was so unbelievable. Yeah. Come on, man. Yeah. But I understand. Look, I understand. I didn't, like I said,

when I saw it, I was like, well, what was going on? And now this makes a little bit more sense why they would have been held up and not allowed to cross the street because you're talking about the highest ranking dignitary in France. You know what I'm saying?

If the baby was hit... I would hope that somebody apologized because I'm sure it wasn't intentional. And me with him because I'm in jail.

In jail over there? Yeah. Oh, you hit my child? You hit my child in the head? Somebody threw something? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. For sure. I'm in jail. But I'd be hell out of somebody, though. I'm in jail. He in the hospital. Two people in the hospital. For sure. Oh, yeah. For sure. Absolutely. You right.

And you see that little baby? I mean, she just had the baby. I think Cameron can't be no more than about five. The newborn probably was like four or five months. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It was born in May, June, July, August. Oh, three months. Oh, yeah,

yeah. Yeah, I got the hell out of you. Somebody got to get it. I got the hell out of you. Mm-hmm. Or somebody got to pay me a whole bunch of... And I don't want no grape and I don't want no croissants. Somebody's got to pay for that. Something, man. For sure.

You know, it's different than being here in the States. One thing about getting in trouble over there, anywhere across that water, I don't even know how that prison system works. I don't even know how that jail system works. I don't even know how that jail system works. When you go to jail over there, they let you out when they want to. Guess what? I'm a parent. Whether I'm in Paris, whether I'm in LA,

whether I'm in Vegas, whether I'm in Atlanta, I don't give a damn where I'm at. Everything's staying, no matter where you're at. Boys, look here. I tell you what, if you take any animal, and they have a child, you can have them in the zoo or you could take a lion and pat him in the serengeti or you can have a polar bear in antarctica what

you think would happen if you try to bother that brother that uh that baby same same same thing every stand on that like i said every time i'm sorry uh i don't know they probably didn't really know who they were i'm not i were. I'm not that naive. Sometimes we all have an inflated sense of ego that everybody knows who we are. I'm not sure that everybody knows that that's Steph Curry's wife and that's Steph Curry's mom. But I'm assuming that they did. And they probably didn't get an opportunity because I don't know how well the people, the police or security, whomever they were,

that was directing traffic that spoke English. That's not a prerequisite. I mean, people on the LAPD or Atlanta PD, they're not required to speak a foreign language. You don't have to know French. You don't know Spanish or whatever, Portuguese or whatever the case may be. So all I'm saying is that, you don't know how, you know, Spanish or whatever, Portuguese or whatever the case may be. So all I'm saying is that, you know, I

I'm just going by what the report said and what's being reported. This makes a little more sense for why they weren't allowed to cross the street when they wanted to cross the street. This makes sense, Ocho. This makes sense. Yeah, most definitely.

Most definitely. But still you're hitting a Yeah, most definitely. Most definitely. Most definitely. But still, you're hitting a baby in the head. If that's what's true. Yeah. You got to listen. There's certain things you can crash out about. Right. And there's certain things you got to think twice about.

Anything got to do with them kids? Shoot. But normally. You damn near got to move like King Vaughn. Yeah, but I think the thing is, Ocho, is that I'm surprised. I don't know if they didn't have security with them. I'm surprised they didn't have security with them. You know, I'm sure they did. Always.

Especially with the family. When it comes to the family members, especially if Steph is not with them, I'm sure security is always appointed. That's what I'm saying. Because I know LeBron saying I already know LeBron Savannah ain't moving especially overseas and so you know

I didn't see security I'm not saying maybe they were playing close but I'm just saying it just seems to me that security could have handled that situation diffused that situation a lot because, you know, we can have a civil conversation because at that point in time, everybody's agitated. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Police trying to y'all trying to show us up America.

You know, already think they already think Americans are unruly when they come to when they go to a foreign country. So they already feel some type of way. Now people know how in the States when you some type of way. Now, people know how, in the States, when you come here and police always think it's, you know, so we're like, no, we're going to shut this down. Such and such is coming by. We'll let you go through with it. Like I said, this

makes a little more sense. That's all I'm saying. I don't know if that's true, but what's being reported, if that's true, that the president was coming through, Macaron, if he was coming through. Yeah, you're going to stop it, because if you were in the US and president, if President Biden or Madam VP Kamala Harris or. Yeah, I hope you I hope you endorse. I don't want I don't want none of that. So when they come through, they come through. And sometimes you just never know.

Hell, you could have been, if you were in Portugal, and Cristiano Ronaldo coming through, they shutting down traffic. If you were in Argentina, unless he goes through, they shutting down traffic. They shutting down traffic, yeah. It's the same thing when you see LeBron, them, and they holding up. They like, bro, I'm trying to go right over there. Well, somebody's coming through.

Whoa. You're all quick. Whoa. up and say, like, bro, I'm trying to go right over there. Well, somebody's coming through. Woo! Just a second. So, yeah. I did not see security with the mocho. That didn't mean they didn't have them. And maybe in certain situations because

the way that Steph's mom, Sonia, was pointing, that they would just try to go like a short distance. Right. But the distance required them to cross the street. That's what I mean. I mean, something was reported about there was being heckled and somebody said this and blah, blah, blah. I don't really know. I don't really know what. But this does make a little bit more sense that the French president was

coming through. They held up traffic so he could go through and then hopefully everybody little bruised egos, a little, you know, I think, but everybody, I think everybody was able to make the best, make the best of a bad situation and move on. Quincy Wilson summed up his winning Olympic gold medal at being 16 years old in one perfect tweet. He said he's just 16 years old,

made history as the youngest man in track and field athlete in U.S. Olympic history. He ended up winning gold by competing in the heats of the 4x4, even though he wasn't on the squad that ran the final. But the kid had a reality check and wrote, dang, I really got schooled in two and a half weeks. But you should have saw the comments on top

of that. Boy, it was so funny, man. I remember somebody tweeted, shit, if I didn't want to go out, I would have dropped out. Man, I was in tears. If you read the comments, I was in tears. I'm in tears laughing because people are so goddamn funny, man. It's about, can you imagine having to line up back in high school and run track against somebody that just won gold medal at the Olympics?

Oh, them people on Twitter, man. I'm talking about funny. It was so funny. I know my grandmother said, yeah, I know you want to go, but you taking your ass to school next week. I already know what Mary Porter's going to say. Don't think you're going to miss a day. You ain't going to miss an end day. Mary Porter said, you get your ass up out of here.

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Oh, Joe, I told you we were going to have a very, very special guest. The last couple of days since we've been doing the Olympics, we have had a couple of Olympians on, current and former. We've had Michael Johnson. We've had Justin Gatlin. We've had Gabby Thomas. We've had Gabby Thomas. We've had Bobby Finks. Now, when it comes to men's skateboarding, there's no one more accomplished than this gentleman that we're about to sit down and have a conversation with now.

He's from Davis, California. His name, you talk about world championships. You're talking about X Games. When it comes to men's skateboarding, he is the de facto guy. He has his own Nike skateboarding shoe. And here he is, ladies and gentlemen, Nigel Houston. How you doing, Nigel? Doing good, boys. Doing good.

So, go ahead, Ocho. No, I just want to say what's up, man. Listen, you've been a huge inspiration, man, for me, someone who used to skateboard. There are a few clips out there of me falling and busting my ass, but man, you're one of the greats, man.

And it's a pleasure. It's a pleasure to have you on. And I appreciate that. Good to be here. Good to be on here. And man, I love hearing from fellow athletes that you wouldn't expect to have skated before. They've really been on the board before

and like skateboarding. Nigel, are you back stateside now or are you still in Paris? Yeah, I'm over here at my house in Laguna Beach right now. Oh, okay, okay. Nigel, you wrote something on your IG post. You said, damn, the past couple of days have been tough.

Since I got home, it's taken everything in me to get out of bed and start living again. I didn't go into Paris with expectations, just wanted to go out there, land some tricks and enjoy the moment. But after being in position, with a good shot at winning and not pulling through, F it hurts. In that moment, I wanted to bring home that goal for us so bad, more than anything I've ever wanted in my life. It felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I think that's just a part of what really makes it hard to let go of. At times when I feel down and depressed over something like this, I feel that it's wrong.

It's wrong because I know I have so much life in me to be happy and thankful for. I'm in good health. I have amazing family and friends who are always there for me. And I get to make a living of doing things that I love most, which is such a huge blessing. You said you were in position. Your first two rounds, flawless. You landed some huge tricks. You're in the moment.

And at that moment, tell us what's going through your mind. You got one more run to make. Right now, you're in gold medal position. You just got one more round to go. What's going through your mind at that moment? And then the pressure, did you start to tense up? Did you start to feel the pressure? I like to say that, I'm sure you guys feel this too,

is like anytime someone is very competitive and you care, you're going to get nervous. You're going to feel the pressure, you know? That's just a part of caring about what we do and having that passion for what we do. So yeah, I mean, I definitely felt the nerves out out there but i feel like i was handling it pretty well um qualifiers went smoothly um first run in the finals i landed my last fix sketchy which really bummed me out because i got 87 if i would have landed it clean i would have got a 90 so the second run i definitely had the pressure on me was able to pull through um and then when it comes down to the trick section it's i mean

it's i like to say you go out there with with confidence but you can't ever go out there expecting to land these tricks every single try because the stuff we're doing is just too technical and too difficult and like so many things need to go right every time to land them every try. But it was going really good for me. I was in a good spot. I landed my first trick. I landed my second trick, which got a little bit of a low score because I also landed it a little bit sketchy. You could see that my back foot was hanging off the board a little bit.

But I still got a 93 for that one so that was solid and then that last trick man i was going for it's called a switch heel crooked grind down the hubba uh hubba is down down ledge and it's a trick that i've been looking forward to trying ever since i saw the design of the course a few weeks prior um okay i've been practicing a lot lately throughout the past couple years um and man i felt i felt really confident going into it um the first one didn't go so well second one got a little closer and then when it got down to the third one um i that's when i got bumped down from being in first to second then to third um and honestly i i think back on it and when i was dropping it i got my headphones in i

like listening to house music so good vibes got the hype going um i felt i felt good man i felt really confident dropping into it i felt like the energy was right i didn't feel my legs shaking or anything like that um so it's hard to really pinpoint exactly what goes wrong in those situations to not be able to put down the trick but man really you you can't you can't think back on it too hard and it'll just torture yourself because like i said the stuff we do on the skateboard is so technical that like you know it could be your your foot being in a slight wrong position, leaning back a little too much, going a little too fast, going a little too slow.

There's a lot of things that come into play there. And I feel like that's something about skateboarding that's really, man, it's frustrating. Because I feel like what you guys do in football, it's like you make, I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but I feel like you make a wrong, a wrong play or a wrong move and you kind of know what you did wrong. Yeah. So you want to come to skateboarding, man. It's just so frustrating because you just play it back in your head.

You're like, damn, what went wrong? What could I have done differently? But when it comes down to it, man, it's, it's, it's hard stuff we're doing out there and it's not easy to land those tricks every try. Yeah. When you, when you look back on things right we understand all that you've accomplished you mean your resume it speaks volumes it speaks for itself but i want to go back to where it all started obviously you had a unique upbringing you know uh a rastafarian lifestyle how did that shape your perspective on life and choosing the skateboard? So, yeah, my dad got me into skateboarding at a very young age, even before I was like

standing on my feet on a board. I was like pushing around on my knees when I was like three, four years old. I have three brothers and one sister and I'm the middle. We're all two years apart. So we all we all grew up skating together as a family. And we're we're always really close as a family. So we really just did everything together. Spent a lot of time outside in nature, lived in Fiji from the years I was two to four. So that was an interesting experience. And some of my earliest memories are from there.

But then when we moved back to California, that's when I really started falling in love with skateboarding. And ever since I can remember those first sessions, like it was just instant love. Like that's that's all I ever wanted to do. You know, you said you started at 10. I read where you started skateboarding at 10, but you knew you were really good at seven. I started when I was five. Go ahead. You started. but you knew you were really good at seven i started when i was five go ahead you started so you actually started at five knew you were good at seven when did you go into your first competition how were you in your first competition some uh like little beginner contests um local

contest series when i was like end of six seven um i dominated all these other kids like i swear i i was undefeated in this little mini contest series uh called castle back in the day and then bro somehow by the time i was 10 years old i won the biggest amateur contest called tampa am and then that's why the next year when I was 11, I skated my first X Games because I had already won the amateur contest somehow that young. Your dad built you

a park in your backyard. You're getting really, really good. And abruptly, he moved the family to Puerto Rico. did he give a reason why you guys moved to puerto rico when your career is just starting to flourish it was such an interesting move and it was really confusing at the time because uh my dad was someone that was uh he's hard to talk to about things like that, kind of hard to really conversate with.

It was just kind of like his way. You just kind of went along with it. But I would say the main reason why is being raised Rasta. I don't know if you guys know too much about that lifestyle, but they really like to live outside of normal life and normal society. I never went to normal school when I was a kid. We were raised vegan. I didn't grow up watching normal TV shows and movies and stuff because I feel like that's a big, big part of that lifestyle, just kind of staying secluded from the kind of normal

life and negativity that they see it out there. But honestly, I'm thankful for being raised rasta because i think it helped me become the person i am today i think it was a very healthy way of growing up um but yeah that move to puerto rico was uh definitely rough throughout those years i was about 11 to 14 and a couple of those years bro I was I was out there like it's funny because I say when I tell people this story and say that I lived in Puerto Rico they're probably thinking I was you know chill on the beach you know maybe skate park on the beach that's not what it was I was out in the jungle an hour away from any civilization um my shout

out my dad he still made it happen and built me some skate stuff on his farm we lived on but man we were really out there man that's that's crazy there's at such a such a young age right like when you think about the olympics you and and you talk about the pressures it takes to go out there and perform and be successful when it's time to hit those tricks and get those scores,

at such a young age, did you feel the pressure since you started competing so young? Or when you were younger, was it more just fun? I've always been competitive, man. Always. Ever since I was so young.

And I feel like that's a big reason why I got to the point that i'm at um but after those big amateur wins i got skating my first pro contest when i was 11 and it wasn't it wasn't just smooth sailing though it was like i was out there with the big guys now you know everyone's twice my age twice my size so it was a mixture of uh of being like super stoked as this little kid standing with everyone who grew up watching and looked up to but also it's just intimidating because like i'm i'm out there like trying to get my hits in and like it's it's it's kind of scary because like in practice everyone's skating the course at the same time if someone runs into your side like i'm gonna i'm gonna be getting bought go ahead go ahead it wasn't smooth sailing i actually had a few years until i was 15 where

i got like a ton of second places like even my i think it was my first big pro contest ever i got second place to ryan sheckler um that one didn't hurt too bad because it was my first one but then it went on it was like second place second place second place all the time and then I finally got my first big win it was street league Arizona it was the first street league ever in 2010 and that was like the moment where I was like all right like the hard work is really paying off and it's only up from here but Nigel when I when i look at skateboarding like a lot of time we were talking about what ocho and i did compared to what you did you know and being an athlete and you know you know exactly when you do something wrong a lot of times we steal plays but in

skateboarding it's a lot of trial and error you go out there on the ramp and you're in your backyard and you're at the park and you're trying things and then when you show up at these shows you hope that you can you can you can make it because you know if we we get an opportunity if we don't if that play doesn't succeed we got a whole bunch of other plays normally if you're you know your run doesn't go well there's a great chance you're not going to win the gold medal in that situation you're probably get silver you might even get bronze. You might not even podium. So how do you deal with like, I know this. I've worked on this so much. I know I can land this trick. Yeah, I mean, when it comes to a guy like myself,

I do have a lot of options of different tricks to try out there. And it's good to be prepared because if you're in a situation like that, and let's say a trick isn't working out and you can try a different one but when it came down to that last trick at the olympics in paris i i wouldn't have switched it up because that was the trick that i was most confident with even though i did have a couple other ones i could try um that would have been a similar score um but yeah i mean it's it's really just about trying the tricks that you're most confident with and the work the best on the obstacles that are there because a lot of the times the stuff we're skating is is similar to the other contests we've skated in the past but it's always different a

little bit it's never going to be the exact same so it's like it might be a stair or two bigger or smaller that the ledge might be a little bit higher or steeper and all that stuff makes a difference with the tricks you're doing is there is there a certain trick is there a certain trick so let's say like the video game you play the video game mad right and you put it on all madden that's the highest difficulty what would be the the trick that is the most difficult to do that not very many people can do it um man there there's so many bro but i guess we gotta shout out the the the gold medalist utah out there in paris because the trick that he did the last trick which took him four tries to land but he made it happen

his last attempt right nollie backside 270 blunt slide down the rail and like for example he's the only one that's ever done that trick before in competition at that i mean i don't even think i've ever seen anyone do it outside of competition um but yeah i mean i think i think that's one of the coolest parts about skateboarding is everyone has their their own style everyone has their own tricks you know i got a i got a few tricks that i do that you rarely see anyone do out there. Uto's got a bunch. And it's really about bringing your own style and creativity to the sport. Right.

But how do you... So the question that I really have, because it's about when I read your post, I could tell that you were in a really down place and you like I went out there I just wanted to have a little fun and then once I got in position I'm like oh I could win this thing and then it doesn't go according to the way you had hoped it to go so how do you back bounce back Nigel from a performance like that psychologically mentally physically emotionally how do you come back from something like that I'm happy you're asking that question because I honestly like talking about it i feel like a lot

of people that uh that feel this way and can get really down on themselves and depressed sometimes they they don't want to speak about it but i think it definitely helps to be able to express yourself um but yeah man it's not easy being in that position i feel like it's uh a lot of my friends and people tell me like oh you should be happy you should be happy because you got a medal you should be happy because of your life and this and that and i'm like yeah like i'm i'm proud of myself but it's not that easy to not follow through in a in a situation like that you care about so much and it's not only that i wanted that goal for myself i wanted it for my country because that would have been the first goal for skateboarding

in the usa um so i think that's the part that really uh i really care about extra and why it hurts extra this time um but how do i bounce back from that is really uh man just trying to be be thankful be thankful for the life that i live um you know getting a medal is cool and all but i think it's really about being thankful for living a life that i love doing what i love for for my life and still being so motivated to still get on my board and have a good time because that's the fun part about skateboarding man is like it's it's not always training like with you guys i see you know the drills you guys do and the practices you guys have like it's you guys are out there working it's it's

it's go time it's training day with skateboarding i would say the majority of the time that I'm on my board, I am having a good time and having fun. And that's, uh, that's really the beautiful part about it. Um, but yeah, I mean, just try to pick myself back up. I had a couple of rough days there after I got back home. Um, but then got myself out, uh, out in nature, went on a hike, got some sunshine, hung out with some friends and, just you know life goes on man life goes on yeah yeah most definitely man you're known for your rigorous training i've seen some of your training routines myself when i tried to attempt to skateboard but after falling busting my busting my back open those days were over so what is a typical day of not training a typical day of fun on the board look like for you is it

you by yourself is it you and some friends skate park or do you have everything right there at home it's a mix of both obviously we all love skating with our homies but i would say i have some of my best practice days when i'm by myself at my skate park um i got my own park in a warehouse over in san femenny and you know go over there a couple times a week really get get the get the reps in um but yeah i mean it's you know obviously there's going to be some times where it's like shit like i gotta do this trick again even though i've done it so many times but i'm i'm still enjoying it you know i'm not going out there and be like shit i gotta skate again i gotta hear it here goes work again like i i really am thankful for uh you know being a skateboarder because i feel like i feel like it

fits me so well i feel like i'm meant to be a skateboarder because it really just right and it never it never gets it never gets old man there's the the non-stop progression is one of my favorite parts and even after coming third this time in the Olympics, it's already been on my mind the past few days where I'm like, all right, like, I'm not over it. Like, I'm still trying to compete the next few years. I would love to make it to LA in 28. It's on home soil in 28.

I have some motivation to get there. But yeah, I've already been thinking like, all right, what other tricks can I start practicing and trying to keep up with these younger guys? They're going to be on in the next few years. So it's really just always having that constant progression on the mind. That's dope. Nigel, mental health has been a big talking point with the athletic community.

How can we help? How can the athletic community help its competitors, these young skaters? Because as you mentioned, you started out, you were 10, 11 years old, and they're still that same age. You've been at this thing almost two decades. So what can the community do to help its young and help those that's in there that might be being depressed or might be dealing with something? How can they help? And I would say the number one thing is just don't be afraid to speak your mind and tell people how you're feeling, no matter if it's in an interview like this or if it's just talking to your friends and family,

because it is so easy to just sit there in bed inside and just keep all those thoughts and feelings to yourself. And that's what I did for a couple of days. When I got home, I had so many friends that were calling me and stuff. I didn't answer a single phone call for a couple of days just because it takes a lot to be able to talk about that. And sometimes you do need a little time to be able to talk about that. And sometimes you do need a little time to sit there and, you know, be to yourself. Um, but I think really just,

uh, yeah, not being afraid to talk about it and, um, just, you know, knowing that there are good things to come, you know, as long as you keep that. There are good things to come, you know, as long as you keep that. And that you're not alone. And you're not alone that, you know, that you have people in your corner that you have a support system that, that believe in you, that support you and that people that love. Yeah. And I think that's, that's such an important thing is having that family and friends there for

you. I've got, I've got a bunch of good friends. They're always by my side. I will be there if I need them. But yeah um but yeah i mean i think there's i'm sure there's so many athletes out there skateboarders and from all other sports that that feel this way sometimes because you know we all want to go out there and do our best but when it comes down to it especially when it comes to something like skateboarding you're not going to have your best day every time it's just not going to happen um no matter how hard you practice, no matter how many hours you put in, no matter how many times you land the trip,

just not going to happen every single time. Um, but man, honestly, another thing that I, uh, wanted to mention that like kind of stresses me out when I get down on myself like that is like,

I'm like, shit, am I feeling this way because I've had so many concussions before? Bro, if you guys have seen some of my falls before, I've had some insane falls. You would think my head would be

destroyed, just split open, but somehow bounce back up and try the trick again. You've been credited. I was going to again. You've been credited. I was going to say you've been credited with taking skateboarding from what Tony Hawk started four decades ago and making it more mainstream, making it more popular. What was that transition like?

Because everybody knows Tony Hawk is the godfather. I mean, if there's a godfather of anything, he's the godfather of skateboarding. And you were you credited with like, OK, it's mainstream now. We see it on television now. We see it's in the Olympics. What more can you ask for? Because it's a global sport now. What was what when you hear that? What does that make you feel? I mean, just being in the same conversation or compared to it all to a guy like Tony Hawk is a is a true honor.

My first skateboard ever was a Tony Hawk board. I grew up to some of his demos and being like, oh, shit, Tony. Like, even though even though he wasn't a street skater, he was a bird skater. The big ramp. Right. the big ramp um right he was such an inspiration and i guarantee skateboarding would not be where it's at now in the olympics if it wasn't for tony hop um and yeah i've heard some people say a similar thing about about me you know pushing the the progression and getting more eyes on street skateboarding because absolutely and skateboarding is a special thing especially when it comes to street

skateboarding because it really it really is what it's called it comes from the streets you know people first started skateboarding on the sidewalk cruising around here in southern california and then people started flipping the board and then they started skating little curbs and then they're jumping down handrails and then there's contests and then now it's in the olympics so i think the i think that's the most special part about skateboarding is it's it really is so different from any other sport out there to the point where it is if it still feels weird for me to call it a sport because i see it more as a way of life a way of life and, you know, a lifestyle of creativity. That is dope. Hey, listen, outside of skateboarding, you talked about nature, you talk about being adventurous, going on hikes, you know, to kind of offset some of the,

I wouldn't say struggles that skateboarding brings, but do you have any other passions outside of skateboarding that you like to do yeah yeah for sure um i think i think being out in nature and um you know spending time outside really makes me appreciate life and really puts me in a better mood when i'm down on myself like that um so that's something i would definitely advise to anyone feeling that way go outside get some sunlight um definitely makes you feel better lift those spirits back up aside from skateboarding though my favorite is riding dirt bikes that's my favorite they're like dirt bikes oh here we go that's like the most free feeling thing when you're just on trails hour hours away with a couple homies just ripping and having a good time.

Aside from that, I like watching basketball a lot. I love watching you guys doing football. I was actually just watching the USA basketball game right now. They're out there killing it. They won 98 87. They won. They won the

goal. Nice. Let me ask you this. what was that moment like when nike said we're gonna give you your own shoe it's it's insane man it's it's uh such an honor and there's only been a few skateboarders that have had professional shoes with nike so it really is such a special thing it's it's you know p-rod it's costin it's uh janowski it's only a few few guys that have been up there um and it's also just a really really cool process like actually i feel like some people are like oh you got a pro shoe with nike cool but they don't actually understand how much involvement goes into creating the shoe and how many meetings we have going samples going back and forth does this feel right does this feel wrong um and really being involved

in that process is sick and seeing it come to life because you want the shoe to look as to look good aesthetically but you want it to be functional i mean you can't have a have a good shoe that looks good that's not functional but you don't have a good shoe that looks good that's not functional, but you don't want a functional shoe that doesn't look good because people won't buy it. So it has to be both. Yeah, skateboard shoes is all about balance because

you want, if you're a skateboarder like me that's jumping down, you know, 20 plus stair handrails, you obviously need a shoe that has good structure and is going to keep your foot safe keep you from rolling your ankle but at the same time the bottom of the shoe can't be like a basketball shoe because if the sole is too thick and too stiff and you can't feel your board under your toe you're feel connected to your skateboard.

So there's a lot of specifics and work that goes into these shoes. That's dope. You know what? I heard you were a big flosser. How many times do you floss your teeth a day, and how many times do you brush your teeth a day? Because I brush my teeth on average. I've kind of calmed down at one time. I was at a high of like 10.

I think I'm around six or seven now. So, combination, how many times do you floss and how many times do you brush your teeth per day? It's not a crazy amount. I did floss my teeth last night. It's normally just once a day for the flossing. See? See, like us normal folks.

Bro, you said you six times a day? Yes. No, it was 10. was 10 it was 10 oh joe talked me down from from i'm down to six i was up to 10 i was going to go through a tube or two that's crazy you gotta chill oh man maybe i need to go on one of those nature trails maybe i need to get out of the wilderness you know what i gotta i gotta come i gotta come out there you're in la i'm not in la often but i will i will come i think it would be great content we've had we had a few olympians on and i think for us and in um adding a different dynamic to nightcap is those that we've had on here, me trying to do what they do for their respective crafts and seeing if I could if I succeed. So I have to get out there with you and get on the board with you. And you have to teach me some type of trick.

And I cannot leave until I until I like. All right. We got to do that. I don't care how high the ramp is. I don't care what I have to jump down. We just want to do that. I don't care how high the ramp is. I don't care what I have to jump down. We just going to do it. I think it would be great content to add to that.

That would be sick. Did you used to be able to do any trips? No. I can ollie. I can ollie. That's about it. Like, like the funny thing about it,

if you Google Chad Johnson on skateboard, you will see me busting my ass maybe three or four videos and me trying to do stuff off a ramp and going down. It's bad. It's really bad. It's embarrassing.

But listen, long I feel like I got back up. To be honest, he did no tricks or treating. So he did. He did. He did neither. But I'm anxious to see him get out there

and to see him fall. Because like you said, you Google Ocho and skateboard, it's going to see the same thing, whether it was a 1999, 2005, or 2024. Hey, well, if we get you back on the board, no matter if you land a trick or you're eating shit, I'll still respect it. There we go. There we go. There we go. Nigel, I really appreciate you taking time

out of your schedule. I appreciate you sharing your story and the struggle that you was going through of what transpired. You went to have a great time and found yourself in position to win the gold medal and when things didn't go your way, you were man enough to stand up and say, yeah, man, this thing's tough.

It hurts because i was so close and that was the moment that i had dreamed about and here it is right before me and i didn't make it happen and i'm struggling with it but i'm gonna be okay so thanks for sharing your story with you hopefully someone took something from that they learned that it's okay to to to face disappointment but the sunshine follows rain and there's a new day tomorrow. So thank you for sharing your story and I greatly appreciate it.

Keep it rolling. Life goes on. Man, thankful to be alive. Appreciate you guys. All right, bro. Thank you, guys. Thank you, man. And good luck the rest of the way.

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