0:00 In like 6 months, nobody's going to give a ████ But she's still going to have $20 million. >> And she's going to be spending that money in America. Get that [laughter] bag, girl. >> That's tight. >> Get that bag. All right, you guys know Eileen Gu. Yeah. >> Yeah. American-born freestyle skier, she hit the silver in uh the the Olympics, right? I think she's the most decorated female skier of all time. There it is. But are you going to tell us about how she's CCP? Uh well, yeah, apparently she she represented um China, right? But she's from San Francisco, so like I guess people didn't like that, but she she did that she made her own decision. She's a big girl. >> [snorts] >> Um so she's under fire on the internet for for that as well, but also um for giving answers like this.
0:52 I'm so proud of how I've done this [clears throat] Olympics. I joke I'm not a betting woman, but if I were, I took a big gamble this time because I chose to do three events knowing that I hadn't trained halfpipe in 2 months, knowing that I would miss the halfpipe training. I'm an introspective young woman. Like I spend a lot of time in my head. Um and it's not a bad place to be. The fact is I get to become every day the kind of person that me at age eight would revere. Like I would be obsessed with me today. Are you kidding? I would love me. Global beneficial impact is like my central theme. The fact is a rising tide raises all boats, and so this is also good for every other athlete competing Regardless of what country you compete for. She's she's giving Gayle King. I I saw the full clip where [clears throat] the interviewer was being kind of snarky and like they're like Yeah. So you know how like the It was like a
1:42 It was a It was kind of a professional clapback actually. [laughter] What the ████ is this? It's Megan KELLY. SHUT THE ████ UP, MEGAN [laughter] KELLY. I THINK the way they edited made it seem like she was like a um like a conceited ████ But basically the interviewer was like It was kind of like a You know how they sometimes do antagonizing questions? They're trying to get gotcha moments. Yeah, it was like it was an inappropriate question. So she did a clapback, which kind of sounded like, "Well, actually I am ████ dope." >> Are you talking about the guy who said, "Is a medal lost like" They were just Yeah, well, it was it was I forgot what it was, but it was a it was like a oh gotcha moment, and then she basically had a really good rebuttal where she was like, "I'm not going to talk down about on myself." >> Yeah, she's actually really intelligent. >> Yeah. I think if I did all that ████ I
2:32 would talk ████ >> [laughter] >> I think most people would talk ████ Oh, like if you were her. If I was her, I would talk so much ████ about >> But it was like a professional talk ████ that she did. Yeah, yeah. >> But that's what I think you get to I think if you just won an Olympic medal, if you didn't win an Olympic medal and you're talking like that, that's crazy. But if you won a freaking Olympic medal, I think you get to talk a little ████ >> Yeah, how come Muhammad Ali's like, "I'm the ████ best, man. Nobody's better than me." But then she can't do that. >> Right. She's won a ton of medals, right? >> Everyone loves Muhammad Ali because he did all that ████ Then then maybe it is built off the like the people already feeling sour because she wasn't representing the US, maybe. Well, right now Well, it's the comparison. >> the whole Alyssa she crushed it, she represented the US, and then they're both being compared cuz they're both like half Asian or whatever. Comparing based off race is already crazy, but sure. >> And they're like, "Well, there's this
3:22 Chinese girl that ████ represented US, and how come this other Chinese girl's ████ sold out to the CCP and s███?" >> Alyssa they she had an offer. Yeah. And the dad because he he actually like fled China. Her dad was a part of the Tiananmen Square like protest and then ran to America. So it's different story, right? But then for me, I'm like, "Man, you guys are just politicizing this ████ right now because you got two Asian women that are representing, but Eileen's been around. No one said that ████ before." >> it forever. >> said that ████ before. She's been representing China. It's just all of a sudden now they want to be political. >> watch Olympics that much to even know that tons of athletes all over the world represent different countries. This isn't like someone just tuned in because this is hot news, and they're like, "She
4:12 did what?" >> the NBA just did that. On, man. And that's what the best part about the NBA. It's uh you love seeing the actual NBA players who play on the same team go to their respective countries and then battle it out in a totally >> Yeah, when Yao Ming was here, were were we like, "Boo, CCP. Boo, Yao Ming, b████." No one said that. People also misunderstand that like Olympic medals from America, they don't make a lot of money. Like it's not they're not rich. So for her to like get an opportunity for someone to be like any country to go, "Hey, we'll pay you this much to compete." Like it is pretty rare they'll say no. >> These same types of people would just clip you saying "Olympic gold medalists aren't rich." And then they would all snark about it. Like, "Oh, they got a gold medal. They're not rich. They're just going to be in a commercial, but They're not anymore. It's not like that anymore. Plus like I mean, that's I'm I'm also
5:02 speaking from having worked with them. They have to find their own money to do everything, especially training. So like one of the quotes that um like pol- politicians been saying about Eileen Gu is that "Oh, she benefited from American training." But she America didn't fund any of that. >> Yeah, it's not like Russia and China where the state basically pays for everything. >> America's a very capitalist country when it comes to like Olympic competitors as well, where it's like you got to like do your own thing and make it yourself. And then when you do, then you get your opportunities. They don't just hand you anything. Maybe like once in a while we'll have an Apolo Ohno that'll have like lots of opportunities come. I'd rather live in China than San Francisco, brother. So she So she [laughter] it's cleaner. But she she makes like 20 mil or something like that, right? >> a ton of money now, yeah. [laughter] >> there's a lot of conversations that are going around around it, but I I don't think it's really a race issue, though. I think it's actually a geopolitical like tension issue because right now
5:53 things are getting tense with China, right? So um if it was any American representing one of the uh like Iran, North Korea, like one of those countries, clearly people are going to have a problem with that, right? >> If it's a human rights stuff, that's where they come in and they get the backlash. >> a gray area because the tensions go up and down depending on the season. So like there could be a time where like you know, earlier when she was representing China and doing all that stuff, no one gave a ████ But then it's just right now with the tensions, all of a sudden they want to bring this ████ up. >> I feel like if if Alyssa Gu wasn't around, people wouldn't be looking at the >> comparison. >> Yeah, because they can compare and they're proud of what she did, but I think like because of having both of them around, you're able to like make points. >> In that case, it is a race it is a race thing cuz it's like here's another example of a Asian girl. Yeah. If it cuz if it wasn't >> Like look at this Asian girl doing the
6:43 right thing, and this girl this Asian girl did the wrong thing. That's what they're doing. Well, plus she's like articulate and intelligent. Like if she wasn't >> She's really smart. >> Yeah, if she wasn't like giving all these soundbites or saying these really powerful things cuz on the one hand it's like you've got probably other little girls or mothers around the world being like, "I wish my daughter was like like I I'm so proud to see that regardless of representing China or whatever just because it's like this woman's like goated in her field, really really ████ skilled and talented because of dedication and hard work, and then super intelligent. >> You would say that. You would say that. >> It's the only thing I know. Yeah, they're two different personalities. I think like Alyssa is more marketable, but also it's a difference in age and maturity, too. One I think Eileen's like a ████ genius that goes to like this university or whatever. >> She's like Stanford or some ████ yeah. Alyssa's smart, but like she's like She's great. Her persona is like a goofy
7:34 little ADHD girl >> She's highly relatable. Yeah. >> I think it's like, "Oh, look at her like, you know, she's just out there doing her thing. She's lovable." And then the weird thing to me is like she's clearly like on the left, but then the right is trying to claim her as like a true American. And I'm like, "Dude, they both don't like the right, you know?" It's so funny. And they're both trying to stay kind of out of politics. Like they're they're not trying to like stand up for issues, you know? And Eileen seems more media-trained, and like she had like she's been in the game longer. >> I think if you know China's about to pay you millions of dollars, you got to train yourself in the media. >> [laughter] >> You can't have no answer when you go up to these things. >> But that's my question, though, cuz like so like, you know, we have athletes that go to exchange like go to China or whatever, right? So if there was like a basketball player that was
8:26 playing on China's team, all this stuff, like do they give them flak because if Eileen wasn't as successful and she wasn't winning medals, I don't think anybody would give a ████ I also Was Eileen born here? San Fran. Yeah. I think that's like the probably the weirder sticking point because even when we see like the NBA stuff, right? It's like those players are coming from those countries. Or we're seeing like the US and Canada hockey, it's like and you're seeing NHL players play for Team Canada, it's like, "Well, you they're they're from Canada. I understand that." >> cuz where do they hold citizenship and where's their passport from? >> Yeah, exactly. Well, but if they're not the Olympics, though, like for example, a lot of athletes get hired by those countries. No, but I think I think the argument point is she's American-born and raised and holds citizenship. So most of the time, if you hold citizenship, like just like how you
9:16 would go to war for that country, you're going to go to war in the Olympics for your country. So I see >> You think Olympics is different from professional sport that way? That's why? Yeah, cuz it's you're you're representing the country you're born in. So I get I get the sentiment, but then for me, I'm like people are just adults making choices. And like let's say you are born in America, and you're born in San Francisco, but if you feel way more Chinese, then who's anybody to stop you from representing China? >> I mean, it's just it's just an opportunity. Like some a lot of the time these things don't even happen with much money. Like the one of the um gymnasts that I did their program music from UCLA ended up competing for the Philippines in the Olympics. And she's born here. Yeah, that's why I didn't know that you had to be a citizen of that country because people do get hired to to They do, but generally the sentiment is that. That's the unspoken >> It's because she got paid millions of dollars and people are acting like that's not a factor. Like This happens
10:08 all the time, but it's not always new because they're not getting paid. >> because we have tension with China cuz if if an American represented France, Japan, any of the countries we're chill with, there's no issue. I I agree with that because at the end of the day it's still like competition and a sport, right? The Olympics. So, what I also know is that people will it's like if you go to America and you're trying to make it in basketball, like you're going against some of the best players in the world, period, if not the country with the most stacked best players. So, sometimes if you go represent your country, you're going to be the star over there. You can be the big fish over there, right? There there was one of our homegirls was considering entering the the Olympics as a B-girl for Philippines. And I'm not saying it was specifically because like over there you're absolutely number one, over here you're in contestation with like other people that might >> sense for athletes game plan.
10:58 >> Yeah, like Cuz it's like you might not qualify in California, but you might in ████ Alberta, Canada, or whatever. >> And and then to that point I assume that if you don't like podium or something like that, then like whatever, like that's just part of the game. But if you happen to be in the spotlight, then now you're going to get super scrutinized with everything. >> Always. I think people also don't really understand that America kind of doesn't give a ████ about its athletes winning medals. They don't award much. They don't they don't give them nothing. They don't they don't pay for nothing happen. It's like if you make it happen, then they celebrate you, but they're not trying to like push you that hard. So, if another country who does care and does give money gives an offer, it almost like that's more spotlighting America. Like, hey, if you really give a ████ start giving money to these people to to play for you. >> I think in the Michael Phelps era it was 10 Gs per gold medal. And you fund all
11:49 of your training yourself. Philippines gives more for their gold. >> He had to win the most ever to even get on Subway commercial. >> But then that's also because that's partly also because America wins so many medals. So, they don't feel like they need to give all this money for each medal. They'll probably go broke. >> Can you name even even three American athletes who won a gold this Olympics? >> I didn't even watch. >> one or Yeah, this last one. Winter? I don't I don't I don't know winter that >> No, but didn't the Korean girls who did the halfpipe also represent America though? Not No, Chloe was second. The other one who's also Korean. No, no, she might be from South Korea actually. She might have represented Korea. How many medals did America win this winter Olympics? They were always top three, no? US hockey, baby. Yeah, hockey hockey was great, yeah. But then yeah, that's that's the thing when you look at the chart of what each country offers their athletes for like winning gold, silver, bronze. America doesn't do anything.
12:40 >> of way poorer countries offer like 100 Gs, 200 Gs per medal. They don't get a lot of them. >> they like also pay you like it's a career? Like from very early on you qualify, you live in the door like you do the whole thing. Like I I I I know Russia's really big on that. >> Yeah. Yeah. That's why I feel like the outrage from like I guess like politically from America is fake to me. Because it's like they're not going to change how they take care of their athletes. They're just still going to get be pissed when they go elsewhere. >> have sold out. You make 20 million. >> not like When you could have been broke in America and be proud. >> Yeah, because it's people are comparing it as if it's PGA and LIV Golf where both of them pay you millions and one just pays you 100 million. No, it's zero to like millions. No, it's [laughter] it's debt to millions, baby. One of the litmus test things that passed for me, too, was before I was like, oh, she's is she's just an opportunist just trying to grab money, which is like nothing against that,
13:30 right? 20 mil is a ████ ton of money. But I heard her speak Chinese and her Chinese is ████ good. So, I'm like if she really says she relates to being China China like she's not one of those like born here, barely speaks Chinese at like a ████ first grade level. Like she really speaks Chinese. Like she was doing full interviews in Chinese. She was using like adult words and ████ I'm like, dude, this is crazy. >> Has she said that though? She's like, I more feel like I'm I'm Chinese. >> I'm just saying based off of her choices. If she's going to represent China >> feels half and half. >> I'm like, you better be like Chinese Chinese. >> Also on top of that, too, >> [laughter] >> And she is. In like 6 months, nobody's going to give a ████ but she's still going to have 20 million dollars. And she's going to be spending that money in America. Get that [laughter] bag, girl. >> That's tight. >> Get that bag. Hopefully she paid Back in the day it's like people can still feel connected to their culture and not be okay with the government that's in power. >> Yeah. And I'm like when when the Olympic
14:21 is is supposed to be about let's get the world together, rap and whatever, but if they're like, then get the ████ out of America and stay in China if you want to represent them. It's like, well, how about America give her a similar deal and be like, nah, here's incentive to stay in represent us. But it's like if that if she's not going to get that, then ████ let her get the bag, man. >> Talk your ████ queen. Talk your ████ I love people who talk ████ So, I I thought it was funny, but Yeah, she's too smart for them, man. Yeah, but they're twisting it like, look at this ████ trading at ████ draft dodging ████ >> But like welcome welcome to like [laughter] welcome to global deals though. It's like anybody who gets good at anything eventually has to do it outside the country. It's just the normal way it goes. All your favorite comedians went to Riyadh. Shut up. And we'll talk about more about it this later. Sorry, Ken, not today. >> [laughter] >> Next ████ try, Ken.
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