Eddie the Eagle Page #4

Really? Then you won't get any better.

Right.

- I'll come back later.

- Don't.

What a lunatic.

Wanna see how it's really done?

Watch this guy. Number 2 in the world.

And he knew what he was doing.

You don't stand a chance.

Hi, Bronson.

You truly are a great Olympian.

Always drink milk when I'm in training.

Calcium. Helps to keep the bones strong.

Right, yeah. What do you think, Petra?

Good-looking boy like this

shouldn't be crashing into mountains.

- He should be crashing into ladies.

- Be nice.

Never been my speciality if I'm honest...

Really? Never would have guessed, man.

You still looking for pointers?

- It's that way back to England.

- Hey, shut it.

Hey, why don't you order another one?

They have no idea, do they?

You're the guy who struck the first

90 meters at Copper Peak,

with no headwind, in 1970 Opening Trials,

and they think you're just some old drunk.

Thanks, I think.

You can learn a lot

from that Warren Sharp's book.

Been doing your homework.

I'll cut to the point.

Gonna be up bright and breezy tomorrow

for some extra training.

No.

So the old drunk

is teaching the English how to jump.

That's fantastic. Is that milk?

I don't drink alcohol so...

I love it. It's good. It's too good.

Too good! Yeah.

There's a new team in town!

Hold this.

Milky Boy and the PistenBully driver!

Hey, don't hurt yourself.

My jumpers do not fight.

But I do.

Sh*t.

Did I win?

Not exactly. But I got your watch.

Come here, I'm gonna show you something.

Okay, this is the Norwegian training camp.

You wanted to get some tips.

Well, here is how not to do it.

Look at all this crap here.

I mean, what is all this?

They wanna turn everyone into robots.

They don't understand

the jumping paradox, man.

This is not just a sport, it's an art.

It's spiritual, man.

You gotta free your mind first.

You gotta just, kinda fly, man.

You wanna just fly.

What is the jumping paradox?

What?

The jumping paradox.

That thing you said a second ago.

Okay. I'm gonna say this once.

- The foundation of any jump is what?

- Take-off.

Very good.

Very good.

The paradox

is simultaneously stretching up...

and leaning into your descent.

It's unnatural because

you actually take-off downwards. Okay?

Your body has gotta lean forward

in order to give you the lift.

Like the wing of a bird.

Come on, man, be the wing of a bird.

That's it.

So, your skis go up, your legs go back.

Your body goes forward and you go down

all while falling at 70 mph.

Up, back, forward.

- What are you doing?

- Just helping.

Up, back, forward, down.

Up, back, forward, down.

- Say it.

- Up, back, forward, down.

Exactly.

Fell in love with this sport.

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