![]() Dan proves to be an impatient student and stops visiting Socrates out of frustration with his slow progress and his eccentric mentor's sometimes-infuriating behavior. ![]() "Socrates" becomes a gruff guru to the kid, making Dan do menial chores and lecturing him about how to be a "warrior" in life - less in the fighting sense than in achieving a state of being completely aware, attuned, present, and undistracted at every moment. The younger athlete later returns to the station hoping to learn the old man's secrets. One night at a gas station, Dan meets a silver-haired attendant ( Nick Nolte) who seems to see right through to the young man's insecurities - and then proceeds to astound Dan with a feat of superhuman agility. ![]() He's earned a reputation for arrogance, but beneath his cocky exterior Dan has nightmares that are symptomatic of feeling driven, fearful, and unhappy. In the college town of Berkeley, Calif., star gymnast Dan Millman (Scott Mechlowicz) is popular with his teammates and the co-eds. ![]()
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