01x02 - Champion Mentality

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[indistinct background chattering]

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[woman 1] It has been a whirlwind

for all of us. We all lack sleep.

I mean, we've had a ton of opportunity

walking into New York Fashion Week.

They did an amazing piece on her

all about her first fashion collection

as a co-designer with ADEAM.

And, like,

the reception on social has been insane.

I think her fans are

a little bit taken back.

Even the people

who are in her life every day were like,

"Oh my God, it's so crazy.

We don't ever see you like this."

So I think as, like,

an overall takeover for us,

to kind of, like, shine light on, I think,

the other talent that she has

aside from, you know, being a tennis star.

[man 1] I'd be like, "This is incredible.

You should try this on."

For me kind of like to learn you,

I just need to see what you're

automatically drawn to without me, OK?

- [Naomi chuckles]

- But then I'll help you. [laughs]

[Naomi] Um

- [chuckling] I'm nervous!

- Don't be nervous!

That's great. It's great.

[woman 2] Yeah, it's great.

It's really cool.

[man 1] Especially to have on something

that literally just walked.

[woman 1]and then the ones added today

was Washington Post, Yahoo.

[man 2]to be known as someone

that is multifaceted.

She's shown that in designing

an amazing collection of clothes.

- Sweaty palms.

- You have sweaty palms? Are you clammy?

- [man 2 laughs]

- Oh my God, don't be nervous.

It's just there's so much going on

that is new.

So, like, I'm excited,

but also now I'm just

thinking about one thing at a time

'cause there's

so many things going on in a day.

[man 3] 'Cause you have

such a global reach

and so many fans around the world.

What do you hope

they take from seeing this show,

either in person or on social media

or by buying it themselves?

Um, with, like, a lot of people in mind,

I think it's not too crazy.

- [man 3] Right.

- It's not too simple. Um

Ever since I was a kid,

I liked sketching stuff

and trying to put

different clothes together

'cause as athletes,

we don't really get to dress up as much.

So, yeah, it's it's really fun.

I was just thinking,

"Oh, from here to there

is so long

with all of these people staring."

But, no, that's so far away.

[woman 3] After every match,

you have to basically do this exact thing.

[Naomi groans nervously]

- [woman 3] You're gonna be great.

- I'm gonna fall.

[woman 3] You're not wearing

the super-tall heel.

I can do this.

[edgy electronic music plays]

[applause]

[whistling]

[cheering]

- [champagne cork popping]

- [people cheering, whooping]

[Cordae] First of all, here is

to the beginning of a beautiful start

to another long-tenured career

in another avenue

that is just gonna build

on top of the legacy and add to it.

- [loud clinking]

- [Naomi] Planning on breaking the glass?

- [woman 4] Cheers! We're so proud.

- [woman 1] Speak with conviction.

- Congratulations.

- [Cordae] Is there a fork?

[woman 5] Want me to wash this?

- [man 4] Need forks?

- [Cordae] Yes.

[woman 1] Anyone else wanna guzzle that?

'Cause I did! [chuckles]

[woman 4] It's New York

mothertruckin' Fashion Week, dude.

You just had your own show.

Can I get drunk off this?

I probably shouldn't, right,

this early in the day?

- I'm just curious.

- [woman 4] Not one.

[man 5] Can you imagine

we walk into the dinner with ADEAM later,

and they're like, "She has one show,

and she staggers in?"

No, I don't

Listen, I don't stagger. I think.

[guests laugh]

Right?

What? [laughs]

- [Cordae] Oh yes.

- [woman 4] Aw!

[Cordae] It's like

[Naomi] I feel like,

for the past two years,

my life's been, like,

a constant, like, "Go, go, go!"

[calming music plays]

[R&B music plays]

[Naomi] Which one's the good side?

- Gosh.

- [Mari] This side. [giggles]

- How long are you here?

- [Naomi] I didn't get a flight back.

You can stay for the rest of your life!

Or at least until it stops raining.

There's a turn there.

How do you live here,

and I know where I'm going.

Look, ill*gal driving!

I'm going to capture it.

- [both giggling]

- [Naomi] Wait!

She's still reversing!

[Mari] It's OK. It's OK!

We're fine.

[Naomi] I felt like

I really need to mentally take a break

and just, like, chill out.

[Naomi] Hi!

- [Mari] Hey.

- [Naomi] What's poppin'?

Off-season was good 'cause it did

give me a lot of time to reflect.

It just made me, like,

think about the importance of everything.

Playing chess because we're intellectuals.

That's what intellectuals do.

My sister

Eeeh!

I haven't seen in a few months.

Time to figure out

what we're actually gonna wear.

I miss her a lot

'cause we grew up together.

[hip-hop music plays]

[Naomi] Oh!

I don't want it.

We were together every day

until we were, like, 17.

- [camera shutter clicking]

- [Mari] Bruh!

Your camera's amazing.

[Naomi] She helps me a lot

with, like, the fashion stuff.

[Mari] Let me get in closer.

[shutter clicks]

[Naomi] I'll go a bit higher.

I'm just the vessel

for, like, whatever she wants to do.

Do you want your boots in it?

[Mari] Yes, the boots are the whole point!

[shutter clicks]

[Naomi] To the people

that know both of us,

I'm the mean sister, right?

Uh, I think I'm blunt, but not on purpose.

It also comes with,

like, being home-schooled

and not really having interactions

with other people

except my sister.

- [Naomi] OK.

- Go ahead. I'm not opening it.

[Naomi sniffles, sighs]

[Mari] Pass.

[Naomi] Oh God, I look like a mess.

[Mari] I'll explain when

when, uh, when you see it.

It's the one that I

I started when you played

when you started

playing Indian Wells, right?

- Uh-huh?

- [Mari] Then you won that.

Then you won the US Open,

and then I finished it.

So I I feel like it's

And it's the goddess Nike,

so I feel like

it's just for you, you know?

[Naomi] Should I just put it in my room?

No, I need everyone to see it!

[Mari chuckles]

[Naomi sighs]

- [Naomi] Should I move my trophy?

- [Mari] No. No.

- Your trophy's fine where it is.

- [Naomi] It doesn't need to be here. Ugh!

OK. We don't care about that.

[Mari] Aw!

[Naomi] Queen!

It looks better.

[man 6] Keep pulling.

Good.

Starting to get hot, huh?

[man 6 chuckles]

Use that leg. Work for that finish.

Knees up.

Good.

Nice and easy.

Cruise it through. Cruise it through.

Good job.

[man 6 claps]

Good. Attack the finish.

Always finish stronger than you started.

The loss at the US Open

at the time felt devastating.

One more round on each side.

Right? And there's nothing I can do.

There's nothing Mom can do.

There's nothing Pops can do.

There's nothing anyone can do.

It's just something that

she'll have to figure out herself.

Life [sighs]

is always gonna

present you with challenges,

and it is truly up to you

to meet those challenges

with strength and with wisdom.

Straight through.

You will make false steps.

But that doesn't mean that

you'll be defined by them.

So, this season,

I think we should have

At least once a month,

we should have a team meeting set up.

- Everybody has a voice.

- [Naomi] I don't have a voice.

- [Abdul] You always have a voice.

- No.

It's gonna be a long year,

and it didn't even start yet.

[Abdul chuckles]

She said,

"It's gonna be a long year!" [snickers]

[serene music plays]

[indistinct background chattering]

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

[host] For our next part, I have

a global exclusive special treat for you.

I can officially and exclusively announce

Naomi's new coach will be Wim Fissette.

Now Wim has masterminded the careers

of Grand Slam champions Simona Halep,

Kim Clijsters, and Angie Kerber,

just to name a few.

[indistinct chattering]

[host] Wim, talk about Naomi's game.

She has so many gifts on the court.

Uh, what do you see are her strengths,

possibly things to work on?

How do you see it?

Well, um,

she's the best player out there, I feel.

She's very special. She's unique.

Uh, she's different.

But I also think, like,

there's room for improvement,

and that's the plan,

to to to develop her game,

to go to the next level, and

and to to stay the best player out there.

It will depend on Naomi.

If she can keep developing the next years,

she doesn't need to be afraid.

She likes to feel free on the court.

She has really good intuition

[ball hitting racket]

[Wim] It's more difficult to control

when you're in closed stance.

So if the ball is high, it's much easier

if you use your half-open or open stance.

OK. We go back?

Try to, like,

really lift your hip with that.

The rest will come automatically.

[indistinct background announcement]

[Wim] The problem Naomi had

at the end of of last year,

she forgot who she was,

what strengths were making her special.

Exactly. And down the line too, huh?

Like, down the line. That's what

I think that was the weakest,

maybe, today.

Too many times,

she's ready to go cross-court,

then goes down the line

To become again herself on the court,

it's very important to speak about that

and ask her, like, "Who is Naomi Osaka?"

"You won two Grand Slams so far.

You wanna win more. Who are you?"

"Who is Naomi Osaka at her best?"

[Abdul] Three.

Four.

Five.

[Wim] Obviously,

the goal is to win the Australian Open.

That's the first big goal.

I have no doubt she will be successful.

But you cannot always control things.

[pensive music plays]

[Wim] We cannot dream too much

about things that might happen.

We need to go step-by-step

and be ready for the next day.

- [siren wailing]

- [radio] Standby.

[fire crackling]

[reporter 1] Australian Open preparations

have been thrown into chaos

by the hazardous smoke

blanketing Melbourne.

[reporter 2] Considering the fires are

likely to burn until an autumn drenching,

it could be weeks

until the skyline is fully restored.

[reporter 3] Tennis officials gave

the green light for play to continue

and say they'll continue to consult

[crowd applauding, cheering, whistling]

[announcer 1]

The one, the only, Serena Williams!

[crowd applauding, cheering, whistling]

[announcer 1]

And the champion, Naomi Osaka!

[crowd cheering, applauding]

[Naomi] When I get into tournaments,

like, really big tournaments,

my sleep is all messed up.

And then I start having dreams

that I win the tournament,

or then sometimes

I don't have dreams at all,

and I just, like, sweat

and wake up. It's really weird.

[raucous cheering, applause]

[Naomi] 'Cause I say I'm not nervous.

Like, I tell everyone I'm not nervous.

But I

I didn't really sleep that well yesterday.

[man 7] First a few lines.

[Naomi] And I think

it's because of the anticipation.

[man 7] I'm just gonna read them for you.

"Summer's biggest blockbuster."

Summer's biggest blockbuster.

[man 7] "AO 2020."

AO 2020.

[man 7] And a few words for you.

"Respect."

Respect.

[man 7] "Faster."

Faster.

[man 7] "Stronger."

Stronger.

[man 7] Then a countdown.

"Three, two, one."

Three, two, one.

[atmospheric music plays]

[clicking]

[clicking]

[man 8 in Japanese]

She is an extremely powerful player.

So she wants

greater control out of her racket.

I feel extremely honored.

It's a great honor

to be assigned to Naomi Osaka

in an event like a Grand Slam.

[Wim] Preparations are behind us.

We did, uh, about five weeks of training.

Tomorrow's a big day. Her first match.

Um, Naomi is

is feeling really ready to compete.

But obviously also is a bit nervous.

She's defending her title.

[crowd applauding, cheering]

[Wim] It's a tournament she won last year.

[camera shutters clicking]

For her,

there's only probably one result

she's gonna be happy with.

Most of the players, they come

and they're happy to win a round.

Others will be super happy

to make it to the quarterfinals.

But, um, Naomi is here to win,

and everything outside of winning

will be a disappointment.

Which obviously is very hard.

There are 128 players here

in the main draw,

and every single one of them

wants to beat Naomi.

I'm obviously a bit nervous.

I just started working with Naomi,

and

we know that Naomi is only happy

if she's gonna win the tournament.

All right.

Good focus again

on the first shot after the serve.

[ball bouncing]

[Wim] Get into offense

after second serve. Let's go.

Aye!

Karue, we play games, OK?

[suspenseful music plays]

[Abdul] None of these folks

have that discipline.

And they're only playing for today.

They don't see tomorrow.

Switch.

Switch.

So then I told her, I said,

"What you have's a goal

and you're on a mission."

Two.

Four.

"You're a supreme athlete."

"I've seen it now."

[ball hitting racket]

[woman 7] Oh, she's so powerful.

I love how she just holds

when something goes wrong.

Like, yesterday, she did something wrong,

and she she went"Huh."

But she smiled

and got back to her, um,

what she does the best.

[woman 8] She has incredible power.

She's incredibly athletic, authentic,

and, you know, I've seen her interviews,

and sometimes she's a little shy.

Don't let them get to you.

Keep keep doing what you are,

and keep being incredible.

And go.

Come on, here we go. Arms. Arms!

Good. Come on.

Let's see if we can hit 26 this time.

[in Japanese] I love Naomi's smile.

[chuckling]

She is kind to everyone.

She is a treasure for Japan.

[commentator 2 in English]

First-day action

at the Australian Open Championships,

and they come from all parts of the world

to see stars like Naomi Osaka.

- [umpire 1] Game, Osaka.

- [Abdul] Fifteen.

There you go. Better. Use the arms.

- Change direction. There you go.

- [cheering]

[commentator 4] And the defending champion

takes the first

of hopefully seven steps in Melbourne.

She gets it done and dusted

[Abdul] Twenty. Come on, drive the arms.

You slowed down here.

You took your foot off the pedal.

Twenty-five.

[Wim] I have more belief in Naomi

than when we started.

[Abdul] Twenty-six.

Hello? Twenty-six.

We gotta get 26.

[Wim] You had it.

Swing through. It would have been clean

This is a player who, when she goes

on a court to play her match,

I feel I have

a lot of trust in this player.

Come on!

[Wim] As long as she can stay calm,

focus on her breathing

[Abdul] Eighteen.

Come on, here we go. Arms. Arms.

[Wim] keeps her clarity

for what's happening on the court

- [crowd cheering]

- [commentator 3] Just too good.

[Wim] Then then we know she's gonna be

very, very, very difficult to beat.

[sneaker squeaks]

[Abdul] Good.

- Good job.

- Whatever.

- [opponent] I had an advantage point.

- [all chuckle]

[thunder rumbling]

[heavy rain pattering]

[thunder rumbling]

[sports commentary plays on TV]

- What? [chuckles]

- [Naomi] I'm fine.

OK, but

[Tamaki chuckles] what?

[Naomi] My nail came off.

[Tamaki groans]

Like, it's on the other foot too.

No!

For real?

Oh! Oh no!

[Naomi] It doesn't hurt.

I'm just gonna leave it like this.

No. Eh!

- [speaking Japanese]

- [Naomi laughs]

[grunts noncommittally]

- [in English] That side too?

- [Naomi] No.

Just this side? And is this

- No, you The other

- [Naomi] Here.

[Naomi giggles]

[Tamaki chuckles]

- [Naomi] Sorry. It's funny to me.

- No, it's not funny at all.

[Naomi] Like

Like

[Naomi] I played with it, so it's fine.

[grunting on TV]

OK, match point.

[crowd groans, cheers]

[commentator 4]

It is game, set, and match.

The crowd are in a state of disbelief.

It is over.

The wonder kid

[crowd applauding, whistling]

at her first appearance in Australia

has again

disposed of one of the greatest players

in the history of the game.

[cheering, whistling]

[applause]

[whooping]

[commentator 5]

Plenty of blue sky above Melbourne.

Perfect night

for what has so far been

a bit of a slugfest match.

[tense music plays]

[camera shutters clicking]

[ball hitting rackets]

[Coco] Come on!

- [cheering]

- [commentator 5] That is huge.

[applause, whistling]

This is alarm bells

for the defending champion.

[umpire 2] Gauff leads

four games to three.

[camera shutters clicking]

[umpire 2] Thank you,

ladies and gentlemen, ready for play.

[crowd cheering, calling out support]

[tense music plays]

- [Naomi] Oh!

- [umpire 2] Forty-thirty.

[cheering]

[applause, whistling]

[umpire 2] Gauff leads five games to four.

[shutter clicking]

[shutters clicking]

- [cheering]

- [umpire 2] Game, set, match, Gauff.

[applause]

[umpire 2] 6-3, 6-4.

[commentator 5] What a win.

She's defeated the defending champion,

who bows out now.

[cheering, applause continues]

[indistinct background chattering]

[reporter 4] What is your takeaway

after this loss?

I mean,

do you feel as devastated as you felt

at other times when

you've had to exit a tournament early,

or does it feel different?

Um

I mean, this one hurts a little bit more.

I

I love her, but I don't like

this feeling of losing to her.

Um

Yeah, I just I feel bad

for Wim, um

for my entire team, Nana, Abdul

[inhales sharply] Karue.

Like

We came here to win the tournament,

and I'm sort of like the vessel

that everyone's hard work is put into.

Um, and I wasn't able to, like,

do what I was supposed to do.

Um

And also, my dad and my mom were here,

so that kinda hurts more.

[reporter 4] Thank you.

We're gonna switch.

I feel like I get tested a lot.

Like, life's just full of tests,

and, like, unfortunately for me,

my tests are tennis matches,

and you guys see them.

So I just have to, like, find a way

to navigate through it.

Does that make sense?

[reporter 5] Naomi, uh, do you think

you can handle these tests

and process them?

Or sometimes does it feel

a little bit overwhelming?

I mean, I feel like

there are moments where I can handle them,

and you guys see that.

Um, and then there's moments like this

where I get overwhelmed,

and, um, I don't really know

what to do in the situation,

and you guys can see that as well.

So I think it just

I just have to keep learning. Um

It was one of those days

where I couldn't do anything right,

it felt like.

Every ball was flying.

[sighs]

I don't know.

I don't have the champion mentality yet,

which is, like, someone that can

deal with not playing 100%, you know?

And I've always wanted to be like that,

but I guess I still have a long way to go.

[melancholic music plays]

[Naomi] Cool.

I find that ironic as f*ck.

Totally ironic. [sighs]

Anyway,

I just lost my match, and I'm walking.

Headed towards no direction

'cause it's either

it's either, um,

walk or, like,

don't sleep and lose my mind,

'cause for sure I'm not gonna sleep.

And it's a bit scary, but hey.

[airplane taking off]

[car engine rumbling]

[indistinct news reports play over radio]

[reporter 6] We're coming on the air

with breaking news,

very sad news to tell the sports world.

The LA Times is reporting

that retired Los Angeles Lakers

basketball star Kobe Bryant

has been k*lled in a helicopter crash.

It happened this morning.

The chopper reportedly

went down just before 10 a.m

[Naomi sniffles]

Uh

[sighs]

Hmm

[sniffles]

[breathes shakily]

It's so amazing, like, how one person can

[sniffles]like, I don't know,

touch the hearts of so many people.

[sniffles] Like, I've been walking around,

and there's so many people

with Bryant jerseys on.

When I talked to him,

I felt so similar to him.

Like, the way that he was talking,

the the way he would describe how

I don't know, he would do things

to get under his opponent's skin

or whatever,

and I was like,

"That's literally what I do."

[sniffles]

So I

I'm feeling like I let him down, like

What Am I

I'm supposed to carry on

his mentality in tennis,

and here I am, like, having

What

I haven't won a Grand Slam. I

I've [sighs]

I Like, I'm losing matches

because I'm mentally weak,

and he's

That's so uncharacteristic of him.

And it's, like, uh,

we're having all these talks,

and I'm not even doing

what we're talking about.

So it's, like

I'm just gonna text him again,

like, uh,

like, "How do you deal

with this situation?"

[sniffles]

But, like

And then I didn't text him that

'cause I didn't wanna feel like a loser,

and now I'll never have

the chance to talk to him again.

[sniffles]

Mm [sighs]

[voice catches] I

I don't know.

[sniffles]

Like, wow.

[announcement in Spanish]

[Wim] The death of Kobe

was a real thing that upset her.

[announcer 2 in English]

Please welcome Naomi Osaka.

[cheering, applause]

[Wim] They were close.

The way she grieved

She was very, very sad for a while.

And then

you know, what happened in Spain

She wasn't there.

She was there in body, but she wasn't

there in spirit and mentally.

[cheering, whistling, applause]

[Wim] I obviously didn't have

any experience

how Naomi would be after a loss.

But speaking to her team,

they told me, like, "Wim, don't even try."

- [applause]

- [umpire calls out score]

[Wim] She is not open to speak about it.

Like, you have to give her

some room right now.

It's really so tough

because as a coach, you wanna go to her,

speak to her, ask her, tell her things

just to help her

because she was, like, like

Yeah, it was very sad.

[player grunts]

- [Wim] Very sad to see her.

- [line judge 4] Out!

- [umpire calls game]

- [crowd cheering, applauding]

[somber music plays]

[crowd applauding, whistling]

[indistinct announcement over PA]

[woman 9] In what kind of moments

do you feel most emotional?

[clicks tongue]

I mean, I guess

playing tennis definitely is one of them

because I put in a lot of work for that.

Um, and just, like,

being around people that I love,

um, and, like,

cherishing moments like that.

[man 9] OK.

Finished? OK.

Finished.

[applause]

[applause intensifies]

Wow!

Oh my God!

[man 10] Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Happy birthday [inaudible]

[laughter]

[distant cheering]

[people cheering in Japanese]

[applause]

[inaudible]

[Naomi] Oh God, yours

[man 11] Wow.

[Naomi] They're, like

[laughter]

[laughter]

[indistinct chattering]

[laughter in background]

- [gasps]

- [man 11] Oh wow.

[Naomi] You know, you think they're alive

or that's a muscle reaction?

- [man 11] 100% alive.

- [woman 11] You caught them.

[indistinct chattering in Japanese]

[Naomi] Did you think

by the time I was 22

- [Leonard] Did you talk to Stuart?

- [man] Yes.

I would have done more?

[man] He was crying.

[Leonard] He was crying? [laughs]

Or do you think this is, like, acceptable?

More than

More than acceptable.

- [Naomi] This bothers me sometimes.

- [Tamaki speaks Japanese]

I don't know.

I just think about it sometimes.

Sometimes when I think,

that's just what I think about.

Like, I wonder

I know there's not supposed

to be a timeline on this stuff.

But, like, I wonder if I'm late.

You know?

I don't know.

[Tamaki speaks Japanese]

Yeah, that's what I do, Mom.

I'm your daughter. Remember?

[Tamaki] Well, this year

was kinda choppy, on and off.

- Many things happened.

- [Naomi] Thanks, Mom!

But I guess you're growing up,

very nicely.

And, remember,

we are always here

to help and support,

no matter what, so

And I'm happy

I'm very happy

that you are turning into

a very independent

and smart lady.

[Naomi] TY. TY.

Yay!

[group applauds]

- Anyway, what can I say?

- [Naomi] Oh God.

- [chuckles]

- [group laughs]

[Naomi] Why do you have to use that voice?

[group laughs]

[Tamaki] Speech voice.

[Leonard] I'm just happy

that you've you're learning

and that you are

becoming a whole new you every day,

and a better you comes out all the time.

So we trust you, and we believe in you,

that you'll always do the right thing

when the time comes.

And we're just proud of you.

That's about

That's all I can say.

[Tamaki] Yay!

[group applauds]

[group sings] Happy birthday to you ♪

Happy birthday, dear Naomi ♪

Happy birthday to you ♪

[scattered cheering, applause]

[sentimental music plays]

[laughter]

[inaudible]

[Naomi] Honestly,

tennis is not necessary for anything.

I'm doing it. Like, I love doing it,

but, uh [sighs]

there's more important things

in the world.

[speaking Japanese]

- [Naomi scoffs]

- [Leonard chuckles]

Wow!

I think about what would happen

if the world stopped.

What would happen if tennis stopped?

Show me the light ♪

Show me the light ♪

Gonna tell me a lie? ♪

Tell me a lie ♪

I'm up on a flight ♪

I'm up on a flight ♪

I'm going through the night ♪

I'm going through the night ♪

Look in my eyes ♪

Look in my eyes, yeah ♪

You know I'm his child ♪

You know I'm his child, yeah ♪

Finesse and retire ♪

Finesse and retire ♪

So talk to me right, yeah ♪

So talk to me right, yeah ♪

I run it, I run it

I run it, I run it, yeah ♪

Here they come ♪

Red Rum ♪

Here they come ♪

Red Rum ♪

Here they come ♪

Red Rum ♪

Here they come ♪

Red Rum ♪

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Red Rum ♪

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Red Rum ♪

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Red Rum ♪

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Red Rum ♪

Here they come ♪

Red Rum ♪

Here they come ♪

Red Rum ♪

Here they come ♪

Red Rum ♪

Here they come ♪

Red Rum ♪

Here they come ♪