"Bravo!" " Bravo, manny, bravo!" " Well, when I heard manny wanted to fence," "I was like, "sure." "" uncoordinated kid, lethal weapon " "How can this go wrong?"" "[  whistle blows, buzzer ] [ laughs ]" "Yeah!" " Gloria:" "And what do you think now?" " I'm proud of our little zorro." " I mean, I worked with him a little," "But the kid's got skills." " It's in his blood." " His father was a master swordsman." " He was an artist with his sword." " I mean, the way he throws the sword " "I mean, he was legendary." " You know, this nice moment I'm having with your son " "You're..." "Kind of wrecking it." " Sorry." "[  buzzer ]" "Did you know that fencing goes back to the 12th century?" " You know what's even nerdier than fencing?" " Knowing when it began." " I don't think you're a nerd, alex." " Shut up, dork." " All right!" " That's my boy!" " Whoo!" " Would this be easier if we suspended you from a crane?" " Cameron:" "Any monkey can shoot a home movie." " I pride myself on shooting home films." " Yeah, but, cameron, you always just take things a little too far." " No, I don't." " Okay, your nephew's first birthday." " That's not fair." " You brought a wind machine." " To be fair, my vision was -- cameron, you brought a wind machine." " Who puts wheels on cribs?" "[  buzzer ]" "Mi tigre!" " Mi tigre!" " Yes!" " Ay, sorry." " Sorry." "[  laughs ]" "That's okay." " No!" " No, no, no, no, no!" " Phone died!" " No biggie." " Your battery probably just statically defracticated." " What?" " It means you can recharge it with static electricity." " Just rub it on your hair." " Jay:" "Yes!" " You know, I used to go to the houses of my friends," "And it used to bug me, their kids'you know?" ", [  chuckles uncomfortably ]" "Because there was never a trophy in my house." " Not until this one." "[  laughs ] [ chuckles uncomfortably ]" "Can we switch seats?" " Cam, people are staring." " I know you're not supposed to care," "But it's kind of cool to have a kid in your house" "Who's the best at something, you know what I mean?" " Mm-hmm." " Yeah, our kids are great." " They're the greatest." " Gosh, we're blessed." " We are." " But, um..." "Are they the best at something?" " I'd have to think about that." " Well, alex is great at every single thing she tries," "So, you know, she'll find her specialty." " She will." " And -- and haley is..." "Haley is so pretty." " Gorgeous." " Oh, gosh." " Gorgeous girl." " I mean..." "So, she can meet someone who's the best at something." " That's right." " And then, I guess that leaves luke." " We dropped the ball a little bit on that one." " Yeah, a little bit." "[  metal clashing, buzzer ]" "Bravo!" " Yeah!" " How about a nice round of applause for our winner," "Manny delgado?" "[  cheers and applause ] bravo, bravo!" " Manny now moves on to thehampionship," "Where he'll be competing against caroline markum." "[  applause ]" "We'll see you all back here at 4:30." " All right!" " Bravo!" "[  speaking spanish rapidly ]" "What she said." "[  laughs ]" "Wow." " This means more to dad than it does to manny." " Yeah, it's his chance to be, you know, father of a chamon." " Well, second chance." " But we all know how the first time went." " Did I say something wrong?" " No." " No." " I'm " " I'm very happy for manny, that's all." " Everything's not always about claire." " Geez." " I want to thank you guys for coming by and supporting the kid." " You guys are the best." "[  laughs uncomfortably ]" "Why, claire?" "!" " Come on, sweetie." " Really?" " Well, that took a while." " Well, she's been asleep for 20 minutes." " It just took me some time to sneak out without waking her up." " Kind of like the first time you slept over here." " I had a meeting." " All right, let's talk about why you got your panties in a bunch." " What's up with you and your sister?" " Nothing is up." " Mm-hmm." " Or could this have something to do with..." "Ice skating?" " Cameron:" "When mitchell and claire were kids..." "This is interesting to no one." " Excuse -- please let me finish." " Thank you." " When mitchell was 10..." "11." "... And claire was 13, they were competitive ice dancers." " Figure skaters." " Oh, for god's sakes, I'll tell the story." " Yes, my sister and I were actually a very good team." " We were called "fire and nice."" " I was "fire," 'cause of the red hair." " And claire was "nice,"" "Because it was ironic and she wasn't." " And mitchell is still upset" "Because claire quit the team right before some meet." "" some meet"?" " The 13-and-under regional championships." " Just the emerald city at the end of my yellow brick road." " Wow." " You did it." " What?" " You made figure skating sound even gayer." " So, seeing your dad so proud of manny" "Didn't stir up any resentment?" " Mnh-mnh." " Okay." " Okay, fine, you always do this." " Instead of letting your feelings out, you bury them," "And then they bubble up later in hurtful ways." " Okay, you know what, you -- [ sighs ]" "Yes, all right." " Listen, I might still be holding a little resentment," "But that's..." "Embarrassing and petty," "And it's not a good color on me." " It's kind of like you and yellow." " You love me in my yellow shirt." " It makes you look like the sun." " Okay." " Bubbling." " Hurtful bubbling." " Now you know why I left early that morning." " Ha!" " I knew you didn't have a meeting, cam!" " I knew it!" " There must be something wrong with this phone." " I've rubbed it on my head for, like, an hour." " What?" " Alex." "[  chuckles ]" "Oh, you're such a geek!" " At least I didn't give myself a bald spot." " Oh, my god!" " Mom!" " Alex, don't be mean." " Haley, stop making yourself such an easy target." " This feels right, buddy." " I'm telling you, this feels right." " What are you guys doing?" " Pursuing excellence." " We made a list of areas the baseball." " Excel at, and..." "Love it." " Yeah." " I read it only takes 10,000 hours to achieve excellence." " You've already got, like, what, how many hours playing ball?" " Well, I played, like, one season." " So, like, 6,000 hours?" " Yeah, I can see why you ruled out math." " Claire:" "Yeah, of course I want luke to be successful." " But I don't think that a parent can just force that." " I think you just have to have faith" "That the kid's gonna find his own way." "[  sighs ]" "Besides, luke already is the best at something " "Being my son." "[  chuckles ]" "It sounded a lot less lame in my head." " I have got a good feeling about this." " This is gonna be your sport." " Last year, you said basketball was my sport." " Look, I've said a lot of things I wish I could take back," "But I can't." " What I can do is be the dad you need me to be" "To help you become masterful." " You want to be masterful?" " I guess." " There's my killer!" " Okay." " Our journey of 10,000 hours" "Begins with a single pitch." " I believe in my boy!" " I ain't gonna quit you." " Let's burn one in here." " That's good." " That's a good start." " Okay, you..." "Rest that cannon while I run this down, okay?" " Okay." " Let's keep all the batters right here." " Oh!" " Should have -- should have worn my cup." " Should have wo my cup." " Home run!" " This one's really in here, buddy." "[  breathing heavily ]" "Okay." " Very, very, very, very good first hour." " Toss me your glove." " I'll put some oil..." "On it." "[  breathing heavily ]" "Yeah." "[  speaking spanish rapidly and forcefully ]" "Everything okay?" " Yes, I was telling my grandmother" "How great was manny today." " So, that wasn't angry talk?" " No, silly, that was happy talk." " Ah, I'm beginning to understand" "Why there's so much conflict on your continent." " Here, check this out." " Aw, jay." "[  chuckles ]" "Jay loves to make t-shirts for special occasions." " Come on, baby, show them." " A few years back, my granddaughter haley ran a 5k," "So I had a few of these made up." " It's just fun." "[  laughs ]" "I love it when you're so proud of manny." " You know, I'm not gonna lie." " Seeing him out there slicing those kids to pieces," "You know, it -- it gets to you." " Oye, gracias, mi amor." " Manny:" "I'm sorry to interrupt." " It's okay, papi." " Hey, champ." " I got a little something for you." " And I have something for you." " Here." " I will not be needing it anymore." " But the finals." " I am retired." " Jay:" "You can't retire." " It's just not fun anymore." " Well, it's probably just butterflies." " Come on, you're gonna be fine." " Look, if he doesn't want to, it's his decision." " Oh, the hell it is." " He shouldn't be doing anything that makes him nervous." " Papi, I support you." " I'm not nervous." " I just don't want to fight a girl." " What?" " Defeating a woman would be a mark on my honor." " Why?" " Because men are always so superior to a woman?" " Uh..." "Uh, uh!" " So superior that you cannot even finish your sentence?" " Dude." " Manny, you always call yourself the lover of women." " But if you don't compete with this girl," "You're showing me and all the women" "That you don't respect us." " I'm sorry." " Okay." " So take back your sword and go fight this girl like a bull!" " Okay." " Can't hear you!" " Okay!" " I can't hear you!" " That's really as loud as I can go." " Phil:" "What does it take to make a great salesman?" " It's no big secret." " You just follow the abc's of salesmanship " "Always be closing." " Don't ever forget" "Great home ideas just keep lurking mostly nearby." " Often, people question realtors' sincerity." " Take umbrage." " Violators will..." "Oh, shoot, "x," "x," "x"..." "And this is the great room," "Although "great" hardly seems to do a room like this justice." " Weird squiggly painting not included." " I actually love it." " I do, too." " It's really beautiful." " Um, all -- all custom built-ins." " And you'll notice just -- just tons of natural light," "So that's great." " Did I need the sale?" " Yes." " Was I worried?" " No." " Why?" " Because." " Because why?" " Because I won't sell anything I don't believe in." " And when I believe, you believe." " I can sell a fur coat to an eskimo." " Yeah, phil, I'm sorry." " It's a beautiful house." " But I'm just not sure how kid-friendly it is," "And we have two small children." " I mean, these stairs alone " "Dad, this place is awesome." " Not now, luke." " Did you see the backyard?" " It's got room for, like, 10 tree houses." " And the bedroom's got a window on the ceiling." " I wish we could live here." " I wish you'd go back out to the patio, where " "Do you really?" " Oh, yeah." " Our house sucks compared to this one." " Hmm." " It really does." "[  chuckles, snorts ]" "There you are." " I'm gonna get changed, and then we're off to manny's match, okay?" " Dad doesn't want me to go." " What?" " Why?" " Remember when you were all worried that our son's a dud?" " Okay, that's not exactly the way I remember it." " Turns out he's a natural." " At what?" " At selling." " Hey, titans of residential real estate." " That's right, I'm talking to you, sandy brewster," "Skip woosnum, j.J. Mccubbin." " Hear those footsteps?" " That's luke dunphy," "And he's gonna drink your milkshake." " That's amazing." " Right?" "!" " Incredible." " So, the owner's coming back in an hour with her husband," "And I need him." " I am telling you, that kid is a genius." " There's the rainmaker!" " Why is your ipod in your mouth?" " I'm charging it." " Alex." " Alex!" " Cameron:" "So, there's no part of you" "That wants to clear the air with your sister?" " Nope." " Okay, fine." " That's your family's way." " I'll respect that." " But you should know it's hard on the people who love you." " Cam, stop being so dramatic." " We feel the tension." " We hear the words that cut like knives." " Hey, guys!" " I brought orange slices." " Okay, you know what?" " I can't bear this." " Claire, mitchell still resents you" "For quitting the figure-skating team when you were kids." " Ladies, come inside with me, please." " Work it out." " Come on." " Thanks, cam." " Is he serious?" " Is that what your little jab was about this morning?" " Okay, no -- yes." " Okay, yes." " Yes, I'm " " I guess I'm still a little angry." " But, you know, you stole my moment, claire." " Yeah, 21 years ago." " Okay, no, but it doesn't matter to you" "Because you had your own moments." " You had cheerleading and high-school plays" "And, uh, making out with the quarterback and " "Oh, come on." " You made out with him, too." " Yeah, but we had to keep it a secret." " You shouldn't have quit." " It was selfish." " You want to know why I quit?" " I quit to protect you." " From what?" " Glory?" " Fame?" " No, come on." " Press conferences?" " I was bigger than you." " I was bigger than you," "And I was afraid you wouldn't be able to lift me." " You were -- you were dropping me in practice," "And I didn't want you to humiliate yourself..." "I dropped you twice." " In front of all of those people." " Three times." " You dropped me all the time." "[  sighs ]" "Come on." " Can't you just forgive me and move on?" "[  breathes deeply ]" "Of cour-- yes, yes." " Yes, of cour" "I'm sorry." " I'm sorry." " Ugh." " God, this must seem so petty to you, huh?" " Well, it's a little silly," "But we all have our thing, don't we?" " I'm just glad you're getting it..." "Out of you." " Are you trying to lift me?" "!" " Let me." " You are!" " You're trying to lift me!" " Stay focused, stay loose, and stay angry." " Who's the toughest?" " I am!" " Who's the bravest?" "!" " I am." " Who's the baddest?" " Can you guys ask all the questions now" "So I don't have to keep lifting this?" " Go." " Go get 'em!" " Are you all set?" " Yeah." " Okay, go get 'em!" " Good luck!" "[  chuckles ]" "Excuse me -- is this seat taken?" " No, sit." " Oh, thank you." " Oh, is manny yours?" " Yes." " Oh, he's quite good." " I saw him earlier." " Ay, thank you." " Yeah." " Is she your little girl?" " Oh, caroline?" " No." " No." " Sadly, her parents passed away." " I'm her nurse down at the children's hospital." " But all of my patients are like family to me." " Oh." "[  sighs ]" "Man:" "Well, our boys are enjoying themselves." " Yeah." " I can talk about crown moldings and recessed lighting" "Till the cows come home," "But nothing compares with that sound right there." "[  sneakers squeak, thud ] luke:" "Ow!" " Oh." " Ow!" " Hey, buddy." " Oh, he's fine." " My foot!" " I think it's backwards!" "[  chuckling ] it's not backwards." " What happened?" " It's the stupid floors." " They're too slippery." " Oak." " Also known as nature's pillow." " It's like ice." " Now, let's not start blaming the floors." " You shouldn't have been running." " I saw a ghost." " G-ghost?" "[  chuckles ]" "Hey -- phil dunphy." " O-kay." " That's me." " That's acting like a natural shoehorn." " Okay." " Probably better all take our shoes off" "For this part of the tour." " Follow me." " She's our little miracle." " Oh." " I only wish her father" "Had made it back from afghanistan to see this." "[  sighs ]" "Oh!" " There's our cheering section!" " Over here, you guys!" "[  chuckles ]" "Oh, my god, we have to stop him." " Maybe I can pull the fire alarm." " Expect no mercy." " Bring it on, big boy." "[  whistle blows ]" "I-I'm glad dad's proud of manny." " I am." " I just..." "It would have been nice to see him that proud of us." " And by "us," I mean "me."" "[  scoffs ]" "And you sincerely thought that the path to dad's approval" "Was going to be through figure skating?" " Mitchell, I am fairly confident that dad's proudest moment" "Was when you finally took off the flame-red unitard." " I am not claiming that any of this is rational." " I'm " " I'm sorry." " I'm sorry for being such a pill, okay?" " I..." "Actually always felt very guilty for quitting." " Look, I know how much you loved figure skating." " I..." "Never really loved skating." " Uh, what?" "[  chuckles ] um, all right." " This is gonna sound a little gay." " But, um, when -- when you and I skated together," "You know, you weren't the mean older sister" "And I wasn't the -- the clingy little brother." " We were -- we were a team." " And, well, let's face it," "We've kind of grown apart in the past few years," "And -- and with mom and dad's divorce," "We were on opposing sides, and I just..." "I..." "I just " " I miss being on your team." " That's A little gay." " Okay, there we go." " Claire, where are you going?" " Claire?" " No way!" " Get up." " Really?" " Mm-hmm." "[  breathes deeply ]" "Don't drop me." "[  whistle blows ] [ buzzer ] [ whistle blows ] [ metal clashing ]" "Oh!" " Oh!" "[  whistle blows ] [ buzzer ]" "Put it away or lose it." "[  whistle blows ] [ buzzer ]" "Woman:" "That's awful." " Somebody's got to put a stop to this." " That's it, mitchell." "[  whistle blows ] [ buzzer ]" "So, can we take you and caroline out for ice cream?" " We can't." " She's diabetic." " Of course she is." " Let's get out of here." " Let's get this thing in the trunk." " I can't decide if I'm feeling more proud or mortified." " Gloria:" "How about now?" " Jay:" "We tell our kids it doesn't matter if you win or lose," "But let's be honest." " Winning feels pretty great." " There's nothing like that golden moment in the sun." "[  laughs ]" "I think every parent probably wants that for their child." " You know, maybe a little bit for ourselves, too." "[  laughing ] buddy!" " So, sometimes, we push too hard." " And that leads to a lot of resentment and guilt." " Yes!" " So, how much is too much?" " Here's where I come out." " Guilt fades." " Hardware is forever." " You're mad, aren't you?" " I'm not mad." " Yes, you are." " No, I am not." " You're a little jealous." " I'm..." "Happy for the two of you." " All right, come on." " We'll do one." " Stay there." " For real?" " Yep." " Feel better?" " Yeah." " Oh, do me now." " Come on." " What are you talking about?" " Are you serious?" " Cam, no!" " Ow!"