Rick Gonzalez (born J) is an American actor and musician. Foyle said what the Richmond players learned is something that will help them later in life, from balancing checkbooks to making good personal decisions. Here you also get the poem recited by Timo in response to Coach Carter's question of What is your deepest fear Mr Cruz?, the poem is originally written by Marianne Williamson. As of September 2020, Ricks net worth has been estimated at over $1 million. (adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle||[]).push({}); Rick has appeared in over 70 movies and TV series, so well mention only his most notable performances in this article. Official Sites What you achieved is that ever-elusive victory within., 9. Kidadl has a number of affiliate partners that we work with including Amazon. , endobj You said we're a team. [singing] It is our light, not our darkness. That being said, I don't know if there was a player on the team that had a cousin shot, certainly nothing prominent about it is reported. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. They got a box full of ties for fifty cents a piece., 47. Darryl Robinson is quoted as saying "Hollywood missed it by a country mile. Rick Gonzalez as Timo Cruz Nana Gbewonyo as Junior Battle Antwon Tanner as Jaron "Worm" Willis Channing Tatum as Jason Lyle Ashanti as Kyra Texas Battle as Maddux Denise Dowse as Principal Garrison Adrienne Bailon as Dominique Dana Davis as Peyton Octavia Spencer as Mrs. Willa Battle Sonya Eddy as Worm's mother Debbi Morgan as Ken Carter's wife [6] Rick Gonzalez as Timo Cruz. Rick is a huge fan of basketball, and paid his respects to Kobe Bryant after he died in a helicopter crash. Even though seriousness prevails all throughout the movie, 'Coach Carter' there are times when you can help but laugh out loud at some of the comments. I wanna come back, Coach. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. Your playing small does not serve the world. "[This quote needs a citation] He also appeared on the song "Bully Rap" off of Sean Price's last album Mic Tyson, it was released on October 30, 2012. View the profiles of people named Timo Cruz. The oft-bombastic Samuel L. Jackson (center) should have tapped into a bit more of his &quo;Pulp Fiction'' persona for &quo;Coach Carter. We was just there everything was good. : If I'm going to do something, I'm going to do it - no matter what. Let's be honest: Samuel L Jackson is one hell of a motivator. Carter has parlayed the lockout into a full-time motivational speaking and writing career while the Richmond High basketball team is underfinanced to the point where they can't afford new uniforms or basketballs, according to an article in The Chronicle ("Coach's success leaves team behind," Dec. 31). Yelp is a fun and easy way to find, recommend and talk about what's great and not so great in Santa Cruz and beyond. Gonzalez had a blog about the 2008 MLB Post Season and was nicknamed the "October Gonzo". Rebecca Shabad is a politics reporter for NBC News based in Washington. They shot him Renny. Is Timo Cruz real? : Timo Cruz Thats me, baby. We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. In 2013, Gonzalez appeared in the NCIS episode "Oil & Water", as Lenny Machaca. [repeated] The year 2010 saw him appear in single episodes of five TV series including the police crime series Cold Case, the crime drama Lie to Me and the legal drama The Whole Truth. What's the song playing at the dance when Kenyon and his girlfriend are arguing? Not quite your storybook ending, huh?, 44. Some of them ended up dead. I see a system thats designed for you to fail., 50. Ill quit., 3. To begin with, the researcher analyzed the needs that Timo Cruz fulfilled from the first stage to the fifth stage. He is an actor and a musician, who is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Timo Cruz, one of the lead characters in the biographical sport movie Coach Carter in 2005, written by Mark Schwahn and John Gatins, directed by Thomas Carter, and which starred Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Richard. Cruz? Singgih Daru Kuncara, Timo Cruz. He is known for his roles as Timo Cruz in the motion picture Coach Carter, as Spanish in Old School, as Ben Gonzalez on the CW supernatural drama television series Reaper, and as Naps In Roll Bounce. Filming & Production Come inside, son. 48. If you listen and learn, you will win basketball games. We are all meant to shine as children do. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. Theres a Goodwill and a Salvation Army store less than two blocks from here. Jerry Telfer / The Chronicle Ran on: 01-17-2005 Steve & Kate's Camp - Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, reviews by real people. Starting today, you will play like winners, act like winners, and most importantly, you will be winners., 8. Coach Ken Carter Some of Ricks latest roles which have attracted some attention have been in the road comedy movie The Guilt Trip released in 2012, the South Korean-American dance movie Make Your Move which came out in 2013 and the crime drama film Deuces which was released in 2017. One person triumphs, we all triumph. You don't understand. We are all meant to shine as children do., 13. id="publication-detail-page" Maybe that's why I don't blame former Richmond High School coach Ken Carter, the inspiration for the entertaining yet predictable "Coach Carter," which opened Friday, for creating havoc on the set of the movie to the point where the star who plays him, Samuel L. Jackson, had to read him the riot act. Fans look up to 'Coach Carter' as the cult classic sports film that reintroduces the story of underdogs taking away the prize. This resulted in Cruz leaving the team and deserts his team members. Come on. Oh, yes, sir. : I can't believe they shot him. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. It was a mistake to say that yesterday.". The single most important thing is an education, and what (Carter) sold is a team concept that started with education.". Any information you provide to us via this website may be placed by us on servers located in countries outside the EU if you do not agree to such placement, do not provide the information. Im sorry, I just cant support that message., 5. 27. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Timo Cruz /Filter /FlateDecode Coach Ken Carter Worm Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. , I came to coach basketball players, and you became students. And gentlemen, winning in here is the key to winning out there., 4. Come on. Come on. : that's why they people didn't get it.it was always only for the real 26. Timo Cruz It's clear he has alienated some at Richmond High, but others, including the principal who hired him, stand by him. Sadly, the film was shot in Long Beach. ", Tucker, I agree with you, Cruz said. We all need a bit of Coach Carter -- and, for that matter, Samuel L -- in our lives. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Good. /Kids [1 0 R 5 0 R 6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R] But whatever the controversies, what he did took courage, and the message he brings is admirable. I told him, 'You can make some waves if you feel you need to, but the best thing you can do is calmly talk to me about the things you might want to happen and I'll try to make it happen.' , Photo by: Sam Urdank/PARAMOUNT PICTURES Ran on: 01-17-2005 The movie is based on the 1998-1999 season lockout, which made national news. It opens our eyes to the deepest fear that most people have of failing. Paramount Pictures Presents an MTV Films Tollin/Robbins Production. , Come on. I mean, we was just there. << Rick has his own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Denzel Washington, the late Chadwick Boseman and Emma Watson, and some of his favorite movies are The Equalizer, Black Panther and the franchise Harry Potter. That most frightens us. She was steaming hot. No, man, its just funny dog, because, Junior man, I mean you thought it was bad all us knew you was failing science, Now the whole world is about to know youre science., 42. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. , Coach Carter 's true story is based on Ken Carter, the real-life basketball coach of Richmond High School in Northern California, and almost all of the events Samuel L. Jackson depicted while playing him actually happened. 41. If you endorse the fact that fifteen, sixteen, seventeen year-old boys cannot honor the simple rules of a basketball contract, how long do you think itll be before theyre out there breaking laws?, 24. Junior Battle is like a solar eclipse. /Resources 2 0 R As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. With a story this good, let's keep it real, COACH14.2 (Front row, left to right) Rick Gonzalez as "Timo Cruz", Samuel L. Jackson as "Coach Ken Carter", Antwon Tanner as "Worm", and Texas Battle as "Maddux" in "Coach Carter." Robot in 2015, the superhero series Arrow in which he portrayed the supporting character Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog from 2016 to 2020, and the superhero series Legends of Tomorrow in 2020. /Parent 4 0 R He attended elementary and junior high school while living in Brooklyn. They moved and settled down in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn where they raised Gonzalez. Rick has revealed in one of his interviews that both dating and being married to Sherry hasnt been that easy, as they often argue, but that he still loves her. "Ninety-nine and one- half percent of the people who play sports in high school don't go on to play (organized) sports. Check your inbox for your latest news from us. GET ORIGINAL PAPER. He called it a "despicable act of terrorism" on Jan. 7, said in a May press release that it was a terrorist attack and called the riots "terrorists" in a local TV interview. /Length 4549 (music score by) Cinematography by Sharone Meir . While the film is (loosely) based on a true story, none of the players in the film (with the exception of Damien, Coach Carter's son) were real life students of Carter. In 2005, he played the role of Timo Cruz in the movie Coach Carter. Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. He played the male lead in Mashonda's "Back of Tha Club" video; and has also starred in the video to the Obie Trice song "Snitch", where he plays a member of a group who successfully pull off a bank robbery, and then snitches on them. - This quote is originally from the book A return to love: Reflections on the principles of a course in miracles by Ms Marianne Williamson. 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