Insider odcinek 1:
Dream Come True
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3DgiW8I4E0
Cochran is a super fan who is delighted to live out his dream of playing Survivor.
"My name is John, I'm 24 years old, and I'm currently a student at Harvard Law School."
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"I think I've definitely learned a lot of lessons at Harvard Law that I can bring into the game. Probably the biggest thing is that at law school, especially a really competitive law school, it's a super-competitive environment. People are tearing pages out of library books so you can't study, everyone's graded on a curve, so there's a lot of backstabbing and false information. I've learned to kind of thrive in that environment. Even though this game isn't a pure academic environment, I think I can bring a lot of law school into the game."
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"I'm not only a student of the game, I just admire the game, I study the game, I've written about the game. In high school, I used to do a Survivor newsletter. In law school, I wrote a prize-winning essay about Survivor. I put lots of man hours researching, rewatching episodes episodes, and really understanding the fundamental core, virtues, values, strengths, and weaknesses associated with the game. I know it on a cerebral level, but just as a fan of the game, I know from what I imagine a great player would do. I think I'm well-equipped to do it, even if I don't have all the outdoor experience in the world."
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"I imagine that fans of football - I personally don't care about football, but I imagine fans of football dream of playing in the Super Bowl. This is my dream. This has been 11 years in the making. It's literally a dream come true. I've dreamt about playing Survivor as long as I've been watching the show. It really is a dream come true. In terms of why now, I'm really at a crossroads in my life. I'm about to graduate law school. After I finish law school, I'm gonna be stuck doing something, some legal job, whether I like it or not. I gotta pursue my passion before I'm stuck doing something I hate. I'm so ecstatic and it's so surreal that I finally get to live out my dream of playing Survivor. 11 years in the making. The culmination of years of obsession."
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"I think I'm well-equipped to win the game. I don't want to say I'm going to win, because so much of it is left up to luck and the people you're with. I think I have such a great knowledge of the game and the way it works and what strategies don't work, it's gonna be difficult to beat. Beyond that, I'm probably, I don't mean to be immodest, but I'm probably one of the smarter players to play the game. That, coupled with my knowledge of the game, is an unbeatable combination. Not only am I smart, but I don't seem particularly smart. I may look a little nerdy, but I don't behave in a way that alienates people. I have pothead friends, I have jock friends, I have Valley Girl friends. People flock to me for one reason or another, even though I don't seem like the type of person they would want to associate with. So I have a strong social component to my game. I have the knowledge, I have the passion, and I have the social game. Maybe I'm lacking the social game, maybe I'm surrounded by people who have secrets I don't know about and they'll be able to shock me and beat me, but I think I'm entering the game better prepared than anyone in recent history."
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"My Achilles heel is crippling insecurity and anxiety. I have a tendency to overthink and just have predictions about the worst case scenarios. So right now I'm thinking, 'Oh my God, what if I screw up a puzzle? What if everybody hates me? What if I step on a stingray and get taken out of the game?' I'm juggling so many different horrible scenarios in my head right now, I just need to focus on the positive, visualize success, and get these negative thoughts out of my head. But that is my weakest point. The tendency to fixate on the worst scenario."
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"I wasn't happy to learn we would have a returning player on my team. In part there is going to be this general awe for however comes from the returning season thing. I'm worried in that people will immediately flock to whoever it is. But I think there will a huge target on their back. I'm hoping they're extremely unlikeable people, because Survivor has a history of really awful people on the show. If they can bring back one of the most hated contestants ever, that would be great for us. Easy target right off the bat. I'm just hoping people don't fall in love with whoever comes back. I am legitimately concerned about it."
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"Starting the game of Survivor is the most surreal moment of my life. I'm in this beautiful environment, surrounded by people, and about to play what I think is the most elegant game ever devised. I'm excited...I'm paralyzed with fear and excitement. I think a healthy combination. Probably the fear's playing a bigger role in my psyche right now, but I'm so excited. It's so surreal and really feels like a dream. I hope I don't wake up for another 39 days."