Billy Kemper Leaves The Family To Focus On Recovery In California | BILLY Chapter 5
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- After hip and knee surgery to repair a torn ACL, MCL and meniscus, Chapter 5 of "BILLY" follows Big Wave World Champion Billy Kemper's intense journey through physical therapy as he endeavors to return to the sport and life he loves.
With hopes to be back in the water surfing before the end of the year, it took Billy everything he had mentally and physically to push through the pain of his injury. Soon after starting rehab with Dr. Gubernick, he got the green light to travel back to Oahu and see his wife and kids.
Though ecstatic that he gets to be home with his family, Billy also realizes the burden he puts on them and how much care he needs himself and opts to head back to California to finish the rest of his rehabilitation.
Findings parallel his career-defining 2017 season, in which he won his first Big Wave World Title, he also saw his mother valiantly battle cancer.
"Billy's really good at taking the good, the bad and the ugly and knowing how to shape it into motivation," shared Mark Healey in the episode.
Billy's Mother, Lisa Diaz, was a prominent figure in the lives of many North Shore pro surfers and was diagnosed with Stage 4 Throat Cancer in 2017. As she went through treatment, she insisted Billy continue pursuing his dreams and competing.
Finding inspiration in his mother's enduring spirit, Billy went on to take fourth at the Puerto Escondido Challenge and second at the Pe'ahi Challenge. At the Nazaré Challenge, he clinched the 2017 Big Wave World Title and brought his World Title home to celebrate with his mom shortly before her passing.
This episode includes featured guests "Dr. G" Gubernick, Tahiti Kemper, Coco Ho, Matt Meola, Albee Layer, Eddie Rothman, Kai Lenny and Mark McMorris.
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“I have woven a parachute out of everything broken.”
― William Stafford
Never stood on a surfboard, 60 minutes ago I had never heard about Billy Kemper, now I'm crying
You, your family (all of them) is not only inspirational but should be the Spirit in all of us.
Fantastic documentary
It can be way harder to accept help than to give it.
Kemper is straight PSYCHOOOO
Not gonna lie, I shed a grown man tear w/ the piece about his mom. RIP I can’t even imagine
Me too mate, me too. Heavy stuff. wishing this gentlemen nothing but the best, and success! With everything!
☝️🎆🦅🕊🌠
@@WayneClark do you think annoyingly commenting shit about Jesus is going to convince anyone?
@@WayneClark amen
me too brother! This guy has been through it all.
There should be a reality bootcamp show called "Surviving Laird". Where contestants just have to survive an average week with Laird.
Gabby would be the Champ
@@ryanmoore2779 I was referring to Laird style workouts, but you have a good point.
Great idea, but liability insurance would be too high.
Rip auntie Lisa! So glad to have met such a selfless wonderful woman. Her legacy reminds me to be a better person to everyone around myself that may need it. It’s not as easy as she always made it seem. A very great powerful person. May she rest easy.
She looked to be a real Earth Angel... Giving love to anyone who needed that mother love... Rest In Paradise beautiful soul... You left a reflection of you in everyone you gave love to... Mainly your beautiful family ✌🏻💗😊❣️
@@donnakawana truth! She was an amazing human being, and a amazing angel and soul for all eternity. May she Rest In Peace. And I hope you find peace and happiness here with everything. I know it’s all day by day but having known and met such a amazing soul here on earth gives me happiness and grateful for knowing her. She was my baby sitter on Maui before I was in school. I learned a lot about life and respect from that woman.
I'm sorry but I don't understand the tragedy of this situation. What's so incredible in this injury that all men are crying? This happens to thousands people in the world. But few people have such conditions for rehabilitation. I had an injury also (skiing). A month in a cast and then six months of rehabilitation. But I rebuilt myself on my own, at home. I used the tools at hand, watched the exercises on RUclips. I had no money for medical rehabilitation centers. And now everything is fine, but I don't see any heroism in this.
Just because it’s a common story doesn’t mean it isn’t touching.
After a motorcycle accident that broke my knee into 4 pieces, I had the hardest part of my life. Dr said I'd never surf again. I didn't walk for months and had really bad atrophy on the left leg. I was in rehab for my knee every day for 5 months. The physical therapy was hard, the emotional and psychological was even harder. Other than running, I'm back to my old life with a really loud knee. Stay strong Billy. My recovery took 18 months. Best of luck man!!!!
Same here man. Shattered tib fib knee cap acl mcl meniscus tear bad skating fall. 6 months no walking, back surfing now though! Its tough
Damn.. the bill for those physio sessions must be rocket high! Hope you are well insured.
@@parkerchan7875 no insurance, so I paid $90 per session...that was in 2017. Quit after a couple months, when I realized it was actually making my knee worse (ymmv).
Knees are so vital
@@jeffwhite6944 1 day after acl meniscus reconstruction, hardest thing I’ve ever gone thru the pain is intolerable at times and being stuck in a bed only makes it worse to me. Physical therapy is going to be hard but motivation to get back to my old life is keeping me pushing forward.
Billy Kemper’s story is heartbreaking and so inspirational. I have so much respect for this man. Athletes are so driven. Amazing.
In a past life I was a full time athlete. I had motorbike accident and did similar injuries, the time, physical and mental pain it took to come back was excruciating and relentless but I did it, I made it back to being an international athlete for my country.
I think Billy is awesome and it is easy to see why he has so much respect from everyone. From an old has been, well done. This is an amazing series, about an amazing guy, doing amazing things. I'm sure Billy will never see my comment but I sincerely wish him many years of happiness, health and wealth. From a fan in the Mediterranean.
So can relate. 8 blockages in one heart artery, age 31. Attack during surfing the coldest day of the year 1991. Norcal. Angioplasty, 4 hours. "Forget surfing, Man." Said the cardiologist. 1998, moved to maui learned to ride huge waves out at middles. Jaws is for Billy..!
Good for you man!!! Really admire your positivity and drive. You surf those waves brother!
This episode is insanely inspiring. Discusses winning the title all while juggling his mums illness and then losing his mother. It has him returning to his family and how much that meant to him. Then leaving his family and going balls to the wall dedicated on his rehab and getting better. I’m recovering from a couple of surgeries atm and I keep returning to this episode. There’s something so heavy and emotional but as I said also inspiring, about this video.
I cried so incredibly hard the mental power of Billy is just unrivaled.
I just come into these episodes ready to cry now. They've all been such a personal dive in. Was a fan of Billy's before this, but how could you not be after watching just a single episode?
One of the most tear jerking yet inspiring stories I’ve ever seen. Than you WSL and Billy Kemper for sharing this with us.
Can’t wait for the next episode, such a tearjerker man. Billy is a strong dude man
This better just turn into a vlog whenever he has comps coming up i need more!
Love this series! BTW, thought the episode was taking a weird turn when he said "This is Dr. G's Spot" at 1:33 :)
Dr G's spot can be very hard to find ;) All joking aside Dr G is only ten minutes from place. I might have to go there for and old ankle injury.
i hate it
You were blessed with an awesome mom and a supportive and loving wife and with the grace of God. With those key ingredients you cannot fail :) Love your positive mind set and courage to go for it! God bless you and your family!
This series has been amazing.
Incredible life, Incredible man... so Inspiring
Such an inspiring story. What a living legend. All that it takes to be a world champion athlete, but more than that, what it takes to be a man.
I am a 51 year old man, but this documentary had me in tears so many times. Billy, you are my new hero dude...WSL thankyou for this series.
Again, a great cinematography & content. He is more than good!
Amazing. Heart of a Lion. Billy. Billy. Billy.... ❤️🌊❤️🌊
I have been following his story. Such an inspiration! World class big wave rider, husband and father.
I think this is the first time I’ve ever clicked the “ring bell” thing
Respect for him as an athlete, admiration for his quality as a person/son/father.
I’m crying my ears out man watching this having a bad day anyway but this is topped me off man 😢I’m been truthful I’m in tears brah
@Jan Smith just his whole story his brother dying from overdose I felt that pain myself all the shit billy went thru and never gave up then his mam passing 🙏I couldn’t stop crying I felt so much but at least she saw him become world champion such a good series 👏👏👏I knew it would be coz billy straight up legend 🙏
What a person, watching this gave me the inspiration I was needing
Toutes ma sympathie pour le départ de votre Maman🙏
Merci pour cette vidéo inspirante.
I love this series...so well done! I've been crying as I watch, envious I admit of the loving family life Billy has & his support system...such a rare gift. I had to stop surfing 7.5 years ago & have missed it every day, but I also miss just being able to walk a mile & not collapse in pain & fatigue afterward. I have 3 hernias(all need surgery), an arthritic hip/torn labrum(needs surgery), torn ACL(needs surgery), & I have a debilitating disease called MECFS that keeps me mostly immobile these days...I relate to the pain Billy was experiencing & I dream of having just my hernias fixed & then maybe my knee replaced one day, but now I'm too old and too fragile from MECFS to even dream of doing the required rehab to make surgery successful. So, why post this buzzkill comment here on such a stoked video series? Well, I have only one legacy left and that is to try to prevent others from possibly suffering a similar fate...I ended up not only unable to surf, but alone and homeless as a result of simply getting sick in the USA. If anyone stumbles across this, please take precautions to avoid COVID, upwards of 15% of people(even pro athletes) are not recovering and end up with MECFS(they are calling "post-viral syndrome" or "Long hauler"), but it is the same thing. I was at the top of the world, surfing daily, in love, planning to move to the Big Island, and I simply came down with a common virus at age 30, shingles and I haven't recovered 16 years later & I'm now disabled. I lost EVERYTHING because I wasn't believed & that is why I realize how lucky Billy is to have the support system & love around him(this is the greatest healer in life). Pro surfer Tyler Wright has recently overcome this same condition and was written up by ESPN(www.espn.com/espnw/story/_/id/31010434/how-world-champion-tyler-wright-came-back-crippling-virus-change-surfing-forever)
Enjoy each "wave" and squeeze those friends & family like it is the last time...you never know when it can all change. My goal now is to simply bodysurf one more wave or feel the ocean before I die...Covid has made that less likely to happen, but I'm gonna try! 🤙🏽
Heavy tale brother. Really hope you can get back in the water again
@@pg5420 thanks, since have improved a bit since I wrote that & I got in 48 degrees OR coast water this month briefly(no board, just a quick dip)...I can now see that it might be possible to surf one day again:)
Had meniscus resection, condroplasty and synovectomy on my knee. Developed complex regional pain syndrome and an unusual amount of scar tissue. Could barely walk for 3 years and couldn't even stand up on a surfboard...if I could have easily committed suicide, I would've. Still can't bend my leg all the way and extension is at about 0 deg (no neg)...but I can surf again and, in my opinion, that's as good as it gets.
Good for you, tarasdad!. You sound like a tough, inspirational and very good man who would be a good friend and a leader. May your surfing continue and get better with every wave.
RIP to your loving mom Billy..youre a true warrior man
Amazing Billy 🌊❤️🔥
So beautiful, this young man who so loved his mom, his wife, his children, friends. Inspirational, he wouldn't need to be a great surfer, he seems a great human being.
Doesn’t get more real than this series . Living ain’t easy.
I hope Mr.Eddie Rothman is okay...he’s raised some awesome sons and always there for Billy and his family. Just concerned how thin he looked in this. 🙏🙏
Yeah it’s hard to come back from an injury and all but this dude has so many privileges it’s kinda hard for me to buy into this dramatic “dark days adversity” bit. Sorry I know many of you will attack this statement but come on.. smoking hot wife, 5 healthy sons living the dream in Hawaii w the top doctors and therapists at his beck and call. Dude even has Laird Hamilton helping him! I do like his surfing don’t get me wrong but this was way overdramatized.
Oh gosh i cried so much....just incredible, heartbreaking and heartwarming same time 💞 speechless of Billys journey, thank you so so much for telling your Story. Gives me soooo much positivity and Light...Billy you are Amazing!!! lots oft Love for you and your family 💞😇
Billy's adversity made him a stronger man for his own family and himself. His heart grew 10x larger through his life experiences; his examples of life have encouraged thousands.
So many chills! Incredible series.
No one else is going to comment on Billy's passion for "Doctor G Spot"? 1:33
As a local in Hawaii . It sucks that us Hawaiians have to travel far for proper care and can’t have it here back home. Hawaii needs facilities like this.
What an amazing series this is. Billy is a true inspiration to any human being trying to achieve their goals and care for others. Roll on next episode 🔥❤️
Billy you are a warrior
You and your mom are legends. Best prayers for her afterlife and to the rest of your career.
Billy, your emotions show it all...great people around you!! give thanx to all your great freinds, loving family and the resources for your recovery!! i wasnt as forunate , after my injury i didnt have anyone to help or the resources (insurance or $$$) to recover... i had to do it alone, its been 5 yrs from my knee and collar bone/shoulder injury, i'm just begining to be able to surf again... the collar bone and shoulder still hurt after paddling a while and my knee also if i put too much inside pressure. i live in costa rica, pura vida!! keep surfing no matter what!
Broke my neck in 4 places last year, my journey back to surfing has been slow but I have been getting back out there and am ready for this years big wave season... you are a long time dead,,,, keep pushing.
I AM BALLING RIGHT NOW AND FIGHTING CANCER AS WELL.....RIGHT ON BILLLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
👍 For several days RUclips has been pushing this video to me. So I finally watched the story.
👍Amazing. Very inspirational. 😭💝
👍8/16/22 I’m NOT a surfer, I don’t follow the sport & I have no idea who Billy is but for some strange reason the Universe wanted me see this story & RUclips kept pushing this video to me. 🤔💝
I wept at the part where his mother was talking how proud she was. So heart wrenching, beautiful.
Billy, all these chapters of your life are monumental and should not be taken lightly. However Billy if Jesus is not in any of these chapters at the end of your life your entire life will be in vain. You need the blood covering of Jesus Christ in order for all this to tie into the best cause a human can achieve; SALVATION can come to you and your family. And can only one obtain that through Jesus Christ. DO NOT BE FOOLISH.
Do not live a life in vain nor to each other's too because that's what's going right now.
I’ve never surfed, I doubt I ever will surf, I found this series of videos randomly in my recommended videos and I now am a huge Billy Kemper fan. Wow, just wow.
I’m in tears! God bless you Billy! God really chose an angel to raise a warrior❤️🤍🫶
This series is monumental. Hitting so hard
Damn you Billy I’m going thru the tissues brah 🤙🏻😎 your mum seemed like a terrific woman 👩 I feel blessed just getting to watch you & her together on the screen 📺 🙏🏻🤙🏻
I am from the city of Safi and I am very happy that you are fine. The head of the snake is a very beautiful site. I hope you will visit us again. Greetings to the strong and loving family
Yooooo Tahiti cant go showin up dressed as she is and we're expected to just follow the story and not get completely sidetracked, totally inhumane- 2:43
i cant wait for the next episode i wish it was tommorow
Super inspirational episode brother billy mahalo for sharing your journey ✊🏻 can’t wait for the next episode! 🤙🏻
This whole series is RAW, DOPE, and Billy Kemper is a fuckin ROCKSTAR. Mad props to my guy. I cried
So emotional !! You are fighting so hard to get one step on your feet , your mind is an example for me billy ! Thank you for that ,that give me so much motivation !
Nothing compares in mental power strenght when you receive a lot of babes hugs ... emotional !!
Amazing man shit made me tear up.... Big ups to momma dukes for raising a hell of son/ sons
Man what a tear jerking episode! RIP Mama Lisa 🙏💙
Keep up the good work Billy!
Billy should catch king crab on the Cornilia Marie with Josh Harris
The man came back way stronger than before the injury. Lesson #1 for professionals. This man is a pro.
Heavy! I teared up! 🙏🏽🙏🏽 Billy a very strong dude! Inspirational!❤️🙏🏽
Man Billy, I remember seeing you with your Dad at hookipa maybe you were 2 or 3 years old! The Legend, father, World Champion you have become are far from what any words can describe! God Bless You and Yours Billy! Your story and seeing your mom really touched my heart and brought back alot of memories of Surfing Hookipa! Your a good man Billy and a great father and True Champion! Aloha from J.A. , K.A. & K.A.
Legend hero I can't put into words yeah billy watching from Hilo
Epic story, watch all of these. Well done Billy. Sorry for the loss of your mum🤙🤙🤙
Very touching and inspiring.
Brother wow can't find the words powerful video. God bless man
RUclips commercials literally ruin the emotional impact every time. Worst platform ever and getting worse by the day
Drag the red dot to the end. Let it finish. Hit replay. Ads gone. Autoplay has to be turned off
Insanely motivating. Thanks for theses videos Billy and everyone who's made them possible, big time thanks.
10/10 series. Super inspiring, Billy is a legend!
what a story.....a lot of emotions, up and down, realy you are a brave person, May God have mercy on the mother
Be your own hero, you are a champion of life Billy Kemper! Ride On.
Can't describe how good is the feeling when I see a new episode pop up in my youtube home. epic series
Utmost respect💪🏿
God bless you Billy and your family! ❤❤
Fucking inspiration!
So gut wrenching Billy. You are an inspiration!
Fun fact: Tahiti is Bruno Mars’s sister 💯
Yep definitely had me in tears this one! Absolute inspiration Billy 🙌
Also survived horrendous breakages, and lost my physical ability to earn the income from a business I built over 25 years. The mental side is a slippery slope - anybody on a journey of recovery knows. I found these episodes deeply touching - thank you Billy, Koa and he team.
Amazing Human...God Bless
Cant wait a week for see the next one
XPT...What a great recovery workout at the Laird house.
Damn, this was a tough one.
What an amazing journey! Billy, thank you for sharing this with the world! With so much that's going on in everyone's every day lives at this time, we all needed to be punched in the face with a reality check right hook! Your story is such an inspiration and I pray for your continued recovery, health and success. Malama pono Akua
Amazing ,incredible determination.
I'm in awe of his motivation and unwavering will , to not only recover, but to excel .
I feel meek and humbled watching his journey.
When Lisa talked about her son, I couldn't help but cry. The love she shared with her sons, family and others spoke volumes to how Billy grew to be the amazing man he is today. She admired Billy and he admired her. She passed on that love, determination and perseverance to her son, and I have no doubt he will pass it on to his sons. So glad I stumbled across these stories of Billy Kemper's life. They are absolutely inspiring! I think MS and HS kids should watch these videos to help them acknowledge that no matter what the world throws at you, you have choices to become who you want to be to yourself and to others.
Strait up real life movie
BRAVO BILLY! Bravo!
Incredible story!
The Energy Billy has funneled from Family and friends and most Importantly our mother Ocean is hard to comprehend until you see him racing down the face of a triple deep blue diamond mountain. His story is beyond inspirational....Aloha BK