The Winning Season Page #5

Come on. You gotta be a man.

l can't do that to my daughter.

She may be your daughter,

but those are your girls out there.

Go, Chargers! Go, Lisa!

Go, Chargers!

Go, Tam-Tam!

Tamra, post up.

Come on, girls, box out! Come on!

Timeout. Timeout.

-Are you okay, Coach?

-Yeah, l'm...

l mean, tell us what to do. Come on.

We can win this.

Okay, Molly,

l want you to watch number three.

-Molly?

-Who's Molly?

Abbie, l want you to watch number three.

She can't go left, and you might be able

to get a couple more turnovers, okay?

-l want you two to set a trap, okay?

-Are you sure you're okay?

-Yeah.

-You sure?

Let's bring it in.

-Go! Fight! Win!

-Go! Fight! Win!

Yeah! Go, Chargers! Let's go, girls.

Here we go, Abbie.

Keep it going, keep it going!

Hey!

-You apologize to that girl right now.

-No!

-You apologize to her right now!

-Get lost!

Stay out of this. Stay out of this.

Don't make a scene, okay?

Don't talk to me like that.

You shut up! And you're a loser! l hate you!

So, that was your daughter, right?

Yeah. Yeah.

What... What did you do to her?

What did l do to her?

-l mean, what...

-l didn't do anything to her.

Well, why does she hate you so much?

Her mother brainwashed her.

-What did you do to her mother?

-Nothing.

Well, we think you should take her

to see a counselor or something.

-ls that what you think?

-Well, l think it would help.

We don't need any help, okay?

lt really helped me and my dad

after our parents got divorced.

-Yeah, it helped me and my dad, too.

-Whatever.

A therapist helped me

stop confusing issues with my mom

-with issues from my father's abandonment.

-Jesus Christ!

-ls everybody here from a broken home?

-My parents are still together, Coach.

But they hate each other.

That's ridiculous.

...but l'll come back when you draw it.

-Hey.

-Hey.

-You want some popcorn?

-No. Thank you.

-Can l ask you something?

-Sure.

Do you like women?

-Who told you that?

-No one.

That's none of your business.

l'm sorry.

Well, it's nothing to be ashamed of

if l did, either.

When did you first know?

l mean, if you did.

Attraction is chemical.

You feel something for someone,

your body just lets you know.

Sometimes before your mind accepts it.

Why?

-You think you might be...

-l don't think so.

-ls that Wendy's boyfriend?

-Yeah.

-l don't know what you're talking about.

-What about the text you sent me?

What about that text?

-Hi, Coach.

-Hey, Wendy. Who's your friend?

Hey. Joel. Nice to meet you.

-You know she's 16, right?

-Seventeen, actually.

-Yeah. Whatever. You're still too young.

-Hey, it's not like that.

Yeah? What's it like?

You want to know, huh?

Yeah. She's wearing a retainer.

You know that.

Stay off the sports drinks, Coach.

-Stay away from my team.

-Yeah, all right. You coming, Wendy?

Move with the ball. That's good.

Okay, drive it. Drive it at me. A bit.

Nice.

-You're late.

-Yeah, well, l'm here now.

We have a new addition.

-Who the hell are you?

-Her name is Floor.

Can you speak English?

Not really.

Can she play?

-Do cows say moo?

-Great.

Well, welcome to America.

We'll get you a ball with your name on it.

The girls want to talk to you

about something.

Yeah? What now?

Keep the toilet seat down or something?

The boys played their first home game

Last night,

and the girls thought

that they were treated better.

-Yeah.

-lt's not fair.

Well, life isn't fair. What can l say?

Adapt or menstruate, right, Floor?

The girls want to bust

through a paper banner like the boys.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

And we want an announcer, too.

And cheerleaders.

Yeah, that stuff comes with winning games.

We have been winning games.

-You know, at least a couple, right?

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

l'll see what l can do.

l'll jot it down on my to-do list.

lt happens. Okay? Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

-What's he doing out there?

-l don't know. Hey, Coach, are you okay?

-Hey.

-Are you okay? What happened?

-Hey.

-Can you help him up?

-Come on. Do you need any help?

-Did you fall?

-l'm just trying to find my... Hey!

-Jesus.

Where's my hat?

Yeah. l'm just trying to find my keys.

-l'll help you. Are they in here?

-What's wrong with him?

-Here, can you stand up?

-Thank you.

-We got a lot of balls.

-Those are our babies.

-l will find my keys.

-You know what? They are not in here,

so l think

that we'll just give you a ride home.

Where's the light? Okay, come on in.

Thanks, girls. You okay?

What, did you have a party in here

or something?

Yeah, a big party.

Let's have a party right now.

Hey, put on some music.

What was the occasion

for this little party, Coach?

What, you didn't hear?

l won A**hole of the Year award.

l didn't know

they gave out an award for that.

-Yeah, they got awards for everything now.

-Let me guess. Is this the trophy?

-Yeah. Isn't it gorgeous?

-Were you any good in high school?

-Are you kidding me? l was great.

-Really?

l led the only team in Plainview history

to make it to State.

Did you win?

No.

Then you couldn't have been

that good, then.

Sassy pants!

-Somebody's a sassy pants.

-Was my dad any good at basketball?

He was good at putting on his jockstrap.

ls this your wife?

Ex.

-She's pretty.

-How'd you get her to marry you?

What am l, a tuna fish sandwich?

-What is that?

-Coffee.

-Have some. It'll make you feel better.

-l don't want a coffee, l want a beer.

-No. No more beer, Coach.

-No, you don't need any more beer.

Take it from him. Take it from him.

So, what,

were you guys high-school sweethearts?

-Yeah, something like that.

-What happened?

Just... You know, high school ended,

that's all.

-Did you play ball in college?

-No.

Why not?

-lt just didn't work out.

-Well, where'd you go?

lU. That's the man right there.

-So, you couldn't make the team?

-l could have made the team.

l could have made the team plenty

and then some.

l just don't understand.

l mean, if you could have made the team,

well, why didn't you play?

He had a kid.

ls that true?

Thanks for the ride, but l think it's time

you should go. Maybe now.

Well, we don't want

to leave you by yourself.

l think we'll just stay until maybe

you want to, like, drink some water

-and lie down?

-Just go.

-Are you sure?

-Are you sure?

Don't you want us to clean up

or something, or help you out?

-Just... Just go, please, okay?

-No, we're not gonna leave.

l don't think you're all right here

by yourself.

l'm fine, sweetheart.

Come on, let's go.

-We'll see you at practice, okay?

-See you, Coach.

-Are you sure you don't want us to stay?

-Go.

Hey, you can recycle these cans, you know.

-Get out!

-Okay, okay, Coach.

-F***! F***. Jesus!

-Good morning.

What are you doing in here?

l just thought l'd come by

and say hello, you know?

Haven't spoken much

since you started, so...

-Yeah, l've been busy.

-The girls are really coming along, huh?

Tamra can't stop talking about you.

Yeah, she's good. They all are.

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