Sergio Ramos (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 3 - Lockdown - full transcript

- Okay.
- Hi.

- How are you, José? All right?
- Hi.

JULY 2020
SHOOTING AFTER LOCKDOWN

- I'm glad to see you.
- Me, too.

- Here we are.
- Working again.

For sure.

- Should I sit facing forward?
- However you're more comfortable.

I'm comfortable like this.

I'll play you a video from months ago,
just before we stopped seeing each other.

Why did Real Madrid lose today? Hi.

Hi. Well, this is soccer, after all.
When things aren't...



Aren't done the way we practiced them,
this is what happens.

Betis played their soccer,
which we knew. It's a pretty fair result.

We have to do some self-criticism,
we didn't play well at all,

and it sucks not to get any points
to defend our leading place.

We'll have to get points at every game
and to hope that the leader fails.

It was at the Benito Villamarín,
Betis' stadium.

The last game before lockdown,

which could have helped us maintain
our lead ahead of Barcelona.

We had a bad match.
Betis were going through a rough patch,

and no one expected what
was going to happen with the coronavirus.

Lockdown, being at a standstill
for almost three months.

We had no idea
that this was going to be so serious.

I have colleagues, like Cannavaro,
who is Italian but was in China,

and he told us a little bit,
but until it got to Spain,



we didn't quite see
how dangerous the situation really was.

It caught the country by surprise.
It caused a lot of damage, many died.

EMERGENCY ROOM

I think it's been a difficult time,
as a citizen, as a Spaniard.

Behind every dark cloud
there's a silver lining.

The good side is that I was able

to be with my wife,
my children, enjoy my home,

and my free time.

Our time isn't more valuable,
but we do have less time to be at home,

because soccer takes away
a lot of time, traveling,

staying in hotels every three days.

After all, life is all about moments,
pure moments, real moments.

This time was a wake-up call
to warn us about what we have,

what we could lose,
and what we should take care of.

I want to thank the medical workers

and those who have made our lives
a little bit easier,

because they've been
very hard days and months,

and I send my best wishes
to those who has been affected

and have lost their loved ones.

THE LEGEND OF
SERGIO RAMOS

LOCKDOWN

SEVILLE

FIVE DAYS
BEFORE LOCKDOWN

- How many foals do we have?
- Twelve.

- Five colts and seven fillies.
- Just five colts?

Good morning. Francis, what's up?

- How are you?
- Okay. Good.

I'm great.

We're a little bit short
on males this year.

Since I was little,
when I saw someone riding a horse,

I would say, "Dad, pull over."
They had to stop the car on a road

where someone was riding a horse

and they had to stop.
I would cry if I couldn't ride it.

And only then I calmed down.

I always dreamed of playing soccer
and having something related to horses.

It was a hobby,
just having a horse for a ride.

And then, eventually,
I started approaching it professionally.

Which one of you wanted hair? Here's some.

Everything ready, Francis?

- It's cold?
- Of course.

- It's liquid nitrogen.
- It makes that area numb.

- Everything's advanced.
- It's not painful.

There. Perfect.

That place became his outlet,
his place of refuge.

RENÉ
BROTHER AND AGENT

He can be with his loved ones.
It helps him.

He says, "I come here,
I regain strength, I rest, I unwind,

"and I go back to Madrid
with renewed energy."

It's a tradition, when I brand the horses,
to organize a lunch for my friends,

for the staff with the horses.

How many horses leave? How many?

- From here?
- Yeah.

About 15 to 20 foals.

We keep the ones we like the most,
about four or five, and the rest are sold.

I'm the kind of person
who likes to be involved in what I do.

I don't say, "Sure, yeah, I like it."

I say, "I like it for this,
I want this color, just like this."

Seeing your foals
with your branding irons and...

- Amazing.
- It makes me proud.

I owe it to soccer, too, right?

But having this livestock,
the foals bred in your home...

I sell them. When they win
with my horses, it's very satisfying.

I'm proud to be a stockbreeder,

because when I started breeding,
I bought horses,

but I didn't have them at home.
So when you start breeding,

you do it with the idea
of someday having a herd of 15 mares

and breeding them,
to have their offspring in your home,

branded with your iron.

FOUR DAYS
BEFORE LOCKDOWN

Nabil Fekir gets the ball.
He shoots! Loose ball.

Danger. This one's dangerous.
That's a goal.

Goal, goal, goal from Betis!

Goal!

Goal from Betis!

That's dangerous! That's dangerous
because Tello is now all alone. Tello,

goal, goal, goal!

Goal!

Real Madrid have suffered a shocking loss!

Criticism and praise are
two things you need to live with.

The more pressure you're under,
the more calm you need to be.

It's important to be confident,
and not let it get to you.

Especially the chatter, the noise,
never letting it destabilize you.

We both have a winning spirit,
a competitive spirit.

We compete against ourselves,
we want to keep bettering ourselves.

Obviously, a bad result
or a bad day can affect you,

but you can't let it defeat you.
You can't let it break you.

REAL MADRID
TRAINING FACILITY

Whenever they are defeated

or whenever something doesn't go well,

he recovers quickly
and changes his mindset.

It can last a little while, an hour,

or that instant during a match,
but he'll immediately say,

"Hey, we need to work
and revert this situation," and he does.

I always think about winning.
When you have to assimilate a defeat,

well, at first,
I like to just be on my own.

Perhaps it's just my personality,

to be alone in those moments
when I like to reflect on things

and, in this respect,
I try to improve what I did wrong

and keep getting better
so that it doesn't happen.

The years and your professional experience
eventually make you handle

those not-so-good days in another way,

especially if you did
everything you could.

I don't behave like I did
when I was 20 years old.

When you're young,
you're like this free and crazy spirit

and you behave like everyone at that age.

JORGE VALDANO
FORMER GENERAL MANAGER AT REAL MADRID

For Real Madrid, a draw is unacceptable.
Not just to lose, to draw, too.

It's such a demanding club that there are

situations of conflict almost permanently.

Having everyone agree
on something is impossible.

No one can take away
your clear conscience.

And I always have that.

THREE DAYS
BEFORE LOCKDOWN

Come on outside, Ale. What will we do?

Paint the floor.

Paint the floor? What color do you want?
Ale, pick a color.

Look, first,
Dad is going to draw some numbers.

Ale. Here. Paint right here.

Let's play a game.
We draw a number one here.

Ale, here, over here. Ale.

Here, look, Ale, right here. Draw here.

Right here. Very good.

Number one. So, if we start by number one,
we jump and land here.

Then, one, two,

one and two.
And we do not step on number ten.

So, then we turn around.
One, two, I pick up the rock, I get out.

- Okay?
- One, two.

- One.
- That's-- There.

Okay, go on.

- Go. No, you can't step outside.
- Two.

You can't land on number ten. Very good.

No, you missed two.

And one! Very good.

There, good job.
You stole it from me, buddy.

I've been a UNICEF ambassador
for many years

and I like doing activities of solidarity.
We've been to many places in the world,

trying to see the good things
that UNICEF is doing

as an organization and so on.

As public figures, we have the opportunity
to send messages of solidarity

to encourage people
to join projects that are worthy.

And I think that...

We can't be part of all of them,
it's impossible,

but with the ones we are involved in,
we try to help 100%.

Showing solidarity isn't so hard.
I use the impact of soccer

to help in every way I can.

- How are you?
- Fine.

Come on.

- There you go, champ.
- Thank you.

Thank you!

This is number one. Jump.

And here...

We skip number ten, we can't land...

Number ten!

We jumped and we scratched the number ten

so that the war in Syria
wouldn't reach those ten years,

hoping it stays at nine
and that we can say that it ended there.

Very good.
Ale, where are you? We lost Ale.

- The bike. Ale!
- Kiss Daddy. Kiss.

Okay, Ale's bike.
Let Ale play with the bike.

He loves children. It was a surprise.
The oldest was his first,

but then he had one after another.

Pretty soon, he'll be able
to form his own seven-a-side team.

Sometimes you're feeling down

and you just can't let it show
in front of such young kids.

You have to show your best self,
be joyous,

and laugh,
and to do that you need to escape,

and kids help you do that,

I didn't have that
when I didn't have children.

It's like a vitamin that only kids have.

For us, they are everything you could
want in life, they make you happy.

And they will always have
the best parents in the world.

In this respect, in the area of love
and parenting, we are doing really well.

I hope we'll be together our whole lives,
to enjoy many moments that now,

because of my career as well as hers,
we can't really have.

- Okay, can we shoot?
- Yes.

Let's do the first take. Rolling.

Shoot.

- Quiet on set, please.
- Quiet, please!

- Are you ready?
- Yes.

- Three on first.
- Mark.

Action.

Rodrigo! Rodrigo!

Jaime Lorente!

I have to do photo shoots,

I have to shoot a documentary,
an advertising spot.

I live with it. I've always said,

I named my Seville estate "Joy"
for a reason.

I'm a joyful person, an optimist.

Even if someday I might say,
"This is going to be a pain in the ass"

because I don't feel like doing it,
as soon as I start doing it I enjoy it,

I enjoy making the workers feel good.

They're working, too, like me.
They're not obliged to smile but they do,

so how can I not smile?

It's part of my life. I'm okay with it.

The only downside
that makes me wonder if it's worth it

is the time I don't spend with my kids,

I think, "I'd like to be with them
and I'm here shooting a commercial."

- They won't let me.
- Don't you have to go?

It's part of the game.

And the game is your training, your rest,

your spots, your commercials,
your Amazon show,

whatever. That's the way I take it.

- Perfect.
- Okay?

We're done.

MARCH 12 2020

10:00, 9:00 in the Canary Islands.

- Breaking news.
- News about coronavirus.

The NBA season
has been suspended until further notice

after the French player
Rudy Gobert tested positive.

Soccer in Italy.
One case confirmed, Rugani of Juventus.

And in Spain, they postponed
the final of the Copa del Rey,

and a meeting is going
to take place at 12:00.

Representatives of the Federation,
LaLiga and the AFE

will decide if the first
and second divisions are suspended.

Javier Tebas is not willing to...

Are you already on set?

Yes. You are? The big one.
I'm on my way. I just got here.

- Good morning.
- Good morning, Pilar. How are you?

I'm good, just a little doubtful,
because I'm not really sure.

The idea is

to lift these bottles from here
to this string.

- Correct.
- I don't think this can hold a bottle.

To a certain extent,

we are very similar
in the way that we face our jobs,

because we give our best
and always try to do a good job.

And you need to put in a lot of work,
a lot of time.

- Slowly.
- Oh.

- You got it. Yeah.
- I hooked it.

Taking a risk on live television
or a soccer match

comes with extra pressure
that maybe other professions don't have.

The latest news is that Real Madrid
have been put in quarantine

due to a coronavirus case.

This affects the match
that was going to take place tomorrow

between Real Madrid and Eibar.

That day, well...
I have a good relationship with Zizou,

and as the captain, it is required
that I be the first to be informed

about that kind of situation,
of decisions.

We received an update from the club saying

that it was best
to not even train that day

and just go home and wait some time to see

what actions
the government decided to take.

They have to give those instructions
regarding everyday life.

Damn phone.

- Honey, I'm shooting.
- Things are getting pretty serious.

Yeah. Can you tell me about it later?

But don't be long,
we need to decide what to do.

LaLiga has been suspended.

We didn't train
and they sent us home for two weeks.

I'll fill three bags with food
and I'll take them.

All right.

Pilar is the first person I call
to tell her about the situation.

It was surreal.

You think, "Reality surpasses fiction."

Who would ever think that we would be
walking on the street wearing masks

like in a science-fiction movie,

and that we wouldn't be able
to go outside for months?

I still haven't processed it.

39,078
FIELDS CLOSED IN SPAIN

54,421
TEAMS AFFECTED ACROSS THE NATION

Today, a few moments ago,
I notified the head of state

that an extraordinary
Council of Ministers meeting will be held

to declare a state of emergency
in the entire country,

throughout all of Spain,
for the next 15 days.

2,231
HOURS WITHOUT LA LIGA

58 DAYS
AT HOME

I guess I did feel fear.

I feared for my parents-in-law
and for my own parents,

because they're older,
they have health problems, afflictions,

and it did worry me a little,
especially in this situation.

Everyone else in our country
knows what I'm talking about.

Losing your father, your grandfather,

not being able to give them a funeral
or say goodbye to your mother.

Extremely hard situations with loved ones.

The uncertainty scared me,
not knowing how big this would be

and especially because the word "pandemic"
encompasses many different things.

That's what scared me the most.
Health is what matters most.

You don't know how long will it last,
only that it's bad, and with her pregnancy

you start thinking a lot of things,

like, "Is the hospital going to be
a safe place to give birth in?"

A lot of negative things
go through your mind,

things that you shouldn't think about
and you shouldn't tell your wife,

because you'll worry her.

Is that the face?

It was my fourth pregnancy,
so I was taking it more calmly.

If it had been my first pregnancy
I would have been more scared,

but I was pretty calm and I knew

that if I'd gone to the hospital
and went into labor,

nothing was going to happen.
They would take care of me.

Oh, my!

- Look, come here!
- Oh, my God.

Especially at first,
well, I didn't miss anything,

I was enjoying time with my family,
I thought it would be for one week.

Hurry. Hurry, get him. Get him!

I just thought of it as a little break

and enjoyed my little ones,
my wife, the free time,

helping them with their homework,
playing in the backyard.

Trying to make the best
out of the situation

and putting some normality into it
for the children.

Obviously, we were aware
of the seriousness of what was happening.

Very good.

We've never been together at home
for so long,

so it's been like a gift.

Maybe a bitter one, but yes, the best...

The positive side was
being able to be together.

Happy birthday to you

We wish you a happy birthday

Happy birthday to you

Come on, Mommy, blow!

Yay! Hooray!

Congratulations.

Pilar's birthday was on the 17th,

on the 25th it was Alejandro's,

then mine on the 30th,
and then May 6th, Sergio's.

We celebrated almost all
our birthdays during this lockdown,

but it's important to spend them together.

With them,
everything is much more cheerful,

a lot easier and more beautiful.

I think that lockdown
has helped us show our better selves,

to say "I love you" more often
to the people who really need to hear it,

or maybe you need it.

I started calling my parents often,
worrying more,

and feeling the love closer than before.

Maybe we don't think it's important,
but it is.

PAQUI
MOTHER

Phone, video calls with his kids.
Video calls late at night.

It annoys me.
If I'm outside, it's annoying.

I'll say, "Sergio, son,
I can't talk on the street."

We tried to be close to each other

and talked to each other about
what everyone else was talking about.

The whole world had come to a stop
and there was almost no activity.

And we tried to put on our best smiles,

we highlighted any positive thing.

So, obviously,
we talked about what was going on.

As Alfredo Di Stéfano used to say,

no player is as good
as all players together.

This is the same. We are all one team,
we have to join forces.

It's very easy. Just stay at home.

Each one of us has this responsibility.
I stay at home.

When the days start going by
and you're confined in your home

with all its positive aspects,

but also the negative.
Not going to Valdebebas,

not training,
not seeing your teammates,

who are like your second family,

because you share as much time with them
as with your family.

Then you start missing it

and the situation begins to look
a little more complicated,

because it's not pleasant.

Happiness also depends
on doing what we like,

playing soccer. When you don't have that
it reflects on your mood.

You worry about
everything that's happening,

but you also have your doubts.

Every day they said
something different about the virus,

how long it was going to last,
and mentally that takes its toll.

Besides, you're at home without being able
to go to work or to go outside.

The world stopped,
and it was a social, health

and economic crisis
that has affected the entire world,

and my profession as well.

I've had to cancel a lot of projects,
stay at home,

and I was unable to carry them out
or I've had to postpone them.

ROBERTO CARLOS
FORMER TEAMMATE AT REAL MADRID

It was sad, but the world had to change.

People were very...
I think that people were very hyper.

And the pandemic has made
many people think

that we are humans

and that we have to respect,
understand, help, facilitate, be happy.

Three family members
in Brazil had this virus,

and we're going through a bad time,
but life goes on.

We're here and we have to stay happy

and be kind to others more often.

And people should know that,
one day, we'll all go up there.

I think that lockdown
has also helped me recover my energy

and face not only this season,
but the coming years, too.

It has given me a lot of vigor.

Every week we would have
a video call with all the team members

just to see each other,

to talk about
how everyone was dealing with it.

We would also do group trainings,

using an app
where we could see each other,

so it made things more entertaining,
so we wouldn't lose that relationship

and that feeling
that would be important when we got back.

The captains
of the team talked about it...

MARCELO VIEIRA
TEAMMATE AT REAL MADRID

...and we had to be stronger
to win this year, which was so different.

Being at home without training
for so long, we had to be stronger.

RAPHAËL VARANE
TEAMMATE AT REAL MADRID

When your captain cheers you up
when you're going through a bad time,

it's very important
and it's something to be grateful for.

LUCAS VÁZQUEZ
TEAMMATE AT REAL MADRID

We chatted, we talked.
It was our chance to win the season.

During these times society, and everyone,
the Madrid supporters, need that joy,

and we're all working together.

I don't think I've trained so much
in my life.

I know that Sergio
did a lot of work at home.

LUKA MODRIĆ
TEAMMATE AT REAL MADRID

I did, too. The team hasn't stopped.

BERNARDO REQUENA
PERSONAL TRAINER

We had to adapt to the circumstances
and adapt the training to the context.

We also used that time
to work certain areas

or exercises that we don't do so often
throughout the season,

but they were good for his routine
and good for him psychologically.

I needed to burn that adrenaline,
that energy,

because it helps you to take on
the next day with a different mentality

and to rest. I think that,
whether you're a professional or not,

I recommend that everyone work out.

His goal was to come back
in perfect shape.

DAVID ESCRIVÁ "GORRI"
PHYSIOTHERAPIST

He wanted to win, so he led by example.

Okay, now...

We're done with the training session,

and we're getting some cold water. Okay?

I'll see you soon.
Bye, everyone. Think positive.

MAY 11 2020

Good morning, guys.

Well, we're finally here in Valdebebas
to start the training.

The first day was
a little bit weird for everyone.

They take your temperature, do the test,
you're not in contact with your teammates.

The physiotherapists wore gloves, masks.
Each person had three balls.

You couldn't interact, pass
nor do group exercises.

So, everything was a little bizarre,
you know, so to speak.

But resuming activity
was already great news.

Especially being able to go outside.

Even if you could only drive your car
to Valdebebas,

that was already enormously satisfying.

Very good. Good.

Vini goes in there.

We're very lucky to be able to play again.

The players themselves
are very, very happy

and grateful
for being able to resume work.

We have been doing a good job
in physical training.

I have no doubts about that,

and we're ready to resume the competition,

which is what matters most.

I didn't think that it was possible,

and I didn't believe
that we wouldn't finish the season.

It wouldn't have been fair,
being at the top of the table for so long,

and in the last match
we lose against Betis,

we lose the lead,
the league stops, they are champions.

Especially having drawn at Camp Nou

and having won against them
at the Bernabéu.

We always kept our hopes

that a solution was going to be found
one way or another,

that we would finish the season.

Good morning.

Okay, 36.2.

- How much?
- 36.2. Perfect.

All right. See you.

ALFREDO DI STÉFANO STADIUM

Good afternoon, Tiempo de juego
on COPE radio station. Historical day.

JUNE 14 2020

For the first time, Real Madrid plays here
at the Alfredo Di Stéfano, in Valdebebas,

with a motto, "In our hearts,"
and a big black ribbon.

I think we started winning
the league since the lockdown.

Because we didn't lose shape,

we came back in a very good
physical condition, and that says a lot.

We had done good preventive work,

well-coordinated as well by our club,

and when we came back, you could see
that people were in really good shape.

We had 11 finals ahead of us,
and we needed to win all of them.

He seems immune to pressure.

You get the feeling that no matter
what happens, he is never overwhelmed.

He's the typical player who,

when you're about
to jump onto the pitch to play a game,

you look around and see a guy like Sergio,

and you think,
"Nothing bad can happen to me."

IN OUR HEARTS

I think it was the time
to send a message to the world.

We started taking the first steps,

thanks to everything
a united country had done.

Medical workers finding strength
where there was none left.

We were super grateful to them

and the least we could do was play
a good match,

have the team give them
a moment to escape, a moment of joy,

thanks to everything they had done for us.

Come on!

Go!

Watch out.

Come on, go!

- Goal!
- Yes!

Benzema facing two players,
it's difficult.

He shoots! Goal!

Goal, goal, goal, what a goal!

Goal!

The first game was key
in sending that message.

"We're here, we're back strong."

Benzema takes on the defender.
Hazard passes it to Ramos, goal.

Goal!

It was a play that
I felt that they were going to pass it,

I anticipate it,
steal the ball, I make a huge run,

pass it over to Karim at the wing.
I make a run,

Hazard receives the ball,
he gives it to me and I score.

It's a goal
that does not just speak to me,

but to all our players,
about the condition the team's in.

It was a good step forward to start
the remaining part of the season.

Ramos shoots with his right foot, goal!

Goal!

- Ramos!
- Ramos! Goal!

Goal!

Goal

by Sergio Ramos!