DRIVE: The Aphromoo Story

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[@ohaRega]

i have massive respect for aphromoo

[@franinja080]

+ohaRega Same

[@SLRNT]

+ohaRega nah, they kicked doublelift out of clg

[@danielgreen7655]

+MasterSteve26 seems to be the right call

[@SLRNT]

Daniel Green it was, now he's on tsm, but what i mean by my previous comment is that they kicked him without any kind of warning. they just told him to leave the clg house after 4 years

[@kubilaydogru3797]

I'm pretty sure Dl made some scenes before the kicking happened. It was basically aphromoo or him and I would take aphro anytime of day instead of dl.

[@zzomgitsme]

"I don't strive to be the best in the world, but i strive to be the best i can be; I know I can be the best in the world" the mentality we all should have in everything we try to do

[@dyeus7185]

My favorite player

[@user-zy5bt8tb1v]

same! i am chinese. he is so kind so nice so cool.

[@user-zy5bt8tb1v]

he looks like a person who you can 100% trust。whatever happend，if he tell me is ok 。i'll be ok.

[@IsmailTaleb]

me too man :3 I love practicly all players euw na lpl gpl korea, but aphro is by far my favourite player

[@RenzoLanceloT]

塩コショウ i love that comma ，,

[@cocacole2492]

I know him in person, and he's pretty chill.

[@1555999760]

Rito create so much hype for playoff of NA.

[@Maxi_94]

Of course they do, cause otherwise no one would give a fuck about this trash league.

[@adamm8182]

Lol "no one would care about that trash league" I'm sorry did you not realize NA lcs has way more views than EU? Oh that might be because it's more entertaining. Now how about you go cry about your server which is ran by a toaster, instead of wasting everyone's time.

[@Maxi_94]

Adam M Yes its entertaining. The most watched subwars are bronze too. Its because its funny to see this noobs play.

[@adamm8182]

Bumaye HGW bronze =/= lcs. There is a huge flaw in your logic. People watch Bronze for fails. People watch lcs for pros. You asshurt EU players can come up with something better right? Pls keep trying.

[@Maxi_94]

Adam M The funny thing is that I am Diamond II, so I am pretty much on their level.

[@zodivk]

1: Watch this 2: Get inspired 3: Go SoloQ 4: Lose 22LP 5: Logout

[@OzeanChef5]

for anyone asking, the music at 3:30 ish is chronic crew - fracture

[@NemoSunFantasy]

You are the man!

[@bakayt8797]

Darude - Sandstorm

[@megaelliott]

The original version is actually a not so well known club song called Sandstorm, by Darude.

[@ZeppinnEU]

Baka YT shut up, you are boring.

[@T3hD4rkKn1ght]

ZeppinnEU Darude - Sandstorm

[@xxtoxicbeasttxx]

Aphro got me into league from this video, came here after watching his retirement video. Hes always been one of my favorite supports and humans! Love you Aphro

[@kalphite1]

aphromoo is prob that support every kid on league wants to be, and in my eyes he's a legend

[@ryu.hayebusa]

"I need to not suck" - Aphromoo 2014

[@xkvdhx]

My favorite pro league player BYFAR

[@YuuffyLIVE]

xkvdhx BY FAAARRR

[@garybrookes3098]

xkvdhx BY LEAGUES, get it guys? league :D cmon guys q.q

[@MrDanielRS]

+xkvdhx Couldn't agree more.

[@bouvardc.2334]

+xkvdhx 2nd fav after Hai

[@TipsyRiver]

+xkvdhx #FreeForg1ven ?

[@DexyGame]

For me aphromoo is the best support in NA, and maybe even EU. I don't watch too much of LCS, but i take a look everytime it's live and i must say the most plays from a support i saw are from aphromoo. I wish that CLG makes worlds because aphromoo really deserves it.

[@arcille969686]

Aphromoo is one of the only players in NA that can match Korean's skill level. He is one of the best supports right now. Hope he gets to play worlds because he deserves it.

[@HalalJoker]

Aphromoo and Doublelift was CLG, now if they kick Aphromoo, there is no more CLG. Its like kicking Faker from SKT.

[@lalitap2067]

+Halal Angel but skt is a team made from gods

[@jackoholiconly9386]

meh they are normal humans

[@ike7708]

+Jackoholic Only but they play like gods

[@Minecrafter-es2bw]

Harvey Angel aphromoot nen lappen

[@ramenmohammadalle3190]

Plot twist, they did

[@santashelpa]

i fucking love aphromoo, he has honestly become my favorite lcs player, i wish him and CLG all the best

[@tudevoid]

Even to this day? He is barely average now

[@schweiganaut]

Hi everyone, finally i've found the background music.... Jon Cotton, Ben Niblett - Tides :*

[@minecraftyou4me]

You're a legend my friend.

[@GrimR3eaper99]

Aphromoo since 2013 favourite player i learnt to get to gold 3 by supporting from his stream so much love

[@kelswong8903]

his thirst and urge to win this split is really huge. proud to be a clg fan since s1. believe in clg

[@user-dy2mg6sb6s]

Still watching this in 2016 :D

[@xSparkShark]

Aphromoo is the best support in NA. And easily one of the top 5 supports of all time.

[@noodle6679]

xSparkShark I have to disagree.

[@xSparkShark]

BOB LEE Top 5 of all time is a stretch, but I still stand by my previous statement of him being the best in NA.

[@kanyonw.4708]

Well imo I think Biofrost is slightly better than Aphromoo.

[@noodle6679]

xSparkShark He's definitely the top 3 in NA, but not the best. This is coming from someone who loves Aphro

[@ItsPonder]

Aphro is a great player. Best support in American, great decision maker, great mechanically, and I say that while not being a CLG fan. He truly is a special talent.

[@Ryanais420]

Been watching this dude for a very long time. Glad hes come up in the world.

[@Vikke95]

Wow, the hype though. But Urgot to wonder: who's gonna Ryze?

[@mking199]

Just... why?

[@damaster7276]

NOt even close to phreak

[@diarreiraexplosivagames]

Da Master But that's something we dont xPeke from people

[@Malerax]

Urgot Annie more of these Shenanigans, or Gnar? Lee Sin to me, most of these puns are Ireliavant, but you have to put your Thresh in me, i Garentee i have a Zilean more puns, but nobody Evelynn cares... So this post will either be a Graves mistake, or a great Viktory, this Ezreally lame, and you may be wondering iZyra point to all of these? Ues these puns are old, and it may be time for some Brand new ones, but hey, i might surpRyze you.what am i doing with my life, these are Naut even funny. This isnt even Nasusary. But i know Ex-Zac-tly the right joke to use. I am almost done here, so i will end with a Gnarly joke, why did you choose sion, and vi bot? To get that extra Vi-Sion THANK YOU YOU'VE BEEN GREAT!

[@Malerax]

Yasuo sad, you wanna Janna me on my way to being great? Trust me I have a lot Mao or these, and these jokes are as hard as malphite ti think of, so ehat did you xPeke? A comedy show? Alli these jokes are making me Twitch. Why the Fizz am i doing this? The consequences of these jokes are Sivir. You may be womdering, are there any Morg? Vel Yas there are, Koz i am funny. Hod i just Kennen stop making these jokes. They are Draven me insane. Let me just Ashe you a question, Azir Annie more jokes? Kass i'm sick of them... Luxy people who dont have to read this. Are Yi sure you dont wanna stop reading? These jokes are Sonat funny... Udyr still? How TF are you not cringing yet? These jokes are so Vlad. xerath bad as Phreaks... They go from A to Zed... Trist me, i am Trynd to stop... Oriana more jokes? No. I am done...

[@AzureSteel]

Kobe Bryant and Jeremy Lin gonna win NA Championship.

[@AlbertLoShow]

Lol good one

[@MegaCaroalex]

Aphromoo you are amazing! Amazing player + Amazing personality.

[@AustinChowChow]

Awesome video. Aphro is one of the best personalities in the NALCS. I wish this were an hour-long special.

[@MahdASSSGAMER]

Im still watching this in 2015 LOL

[@BlackOpslover2828]

+Zakaria arteh Still watching in 2016

[@StinkyRatMan29]

2018

[@ashbyhernandez180]

2019 and counting

[@u_andrew6957]

2021 🎉🎉🎉

[@Natsumiii]

Very well made!

[@rafsunnavid6101]

Oh u r the real natsumi .Love your steams

[@BlameRobVideos]

best NA support. no one else comes close. been watching you since season 2 man. good luck!

[@MrJno1020]

It feels good to remember a specific game they used a highlight in.

[@TheRiverxD]

aphromoo=kuroko doublelift=kagami

[@ThomasBlaa]

doublelift best adc in the world? XDDDDDDDD hes not even the best adc in his region lol

[@diarreiraexplosivagames]

i agree to disagree

[@sasalolic999]

he said when he joined that people were saying that he might be the best in the world and he is the best in NA now thats pretty obvious

[@romanphoenix999]

He was talking about a few years ago, when Dlift was far ahead in terms of mechanics compared to most ADC players.

[@RedX008]

lol wut? who is better in NA? Definitely not turtle, only one that an argument could even be made for is sneaky.

[@chaoscoolful]

***** Imp , Piglet ,etc

[@erikskytt1]

Who could ever hate this fine young man? So cool and relaxed. and such a teamplayer. Nice vid man. APHROMOO YOU ROCK!

[@Lloser02]

Aphro's one of my more favorite pro players simply because he has that passion and determination.

[@baller6262]

"It's really about the worth ethic that you put in." 0:06 -- Aphromoo 2014

[@MaxCaud]

everyone with ears heard it

[@baller6262]

"I know I can beat everyone else" 0:23 ... loses 0-3 to Team Curse in LCS Playoffs lol

[@ijokesolo]

baller6262 I don't think it was aphromoo's fault. He played well during the series.

[@aadarshbalireddy2939]

Now a two time LCS champ

[@Wylenus]

I'm glad riv voiced this instead of jatt.

[@kingintrainin]

This video man.....props to the editor.....EPIC Thumbs this for him or her who made it and as well for aphrooooooo!!!!!

[@MajorGunning]

This was just awesome. I kept thinking about how doublelifts life was the complete opposite, Yet they are both fighting together in the bot lane. It's kind of cool to see to opposites come together to create something wonderful.

[@user-mt5zz4ex2y]

What song was that at the beginning

[@fujanu]

song at the beginning?

[@arejay905]

Aphro went from being a sub-par AD to being hands down the strongest support player in NA. The best role swap in western LoL besides Tabzz moving from mid to AD. Good job Aphro, you deserve the success with Peter ^^

[@jacobogutierrez91]

Aphro is my motivation to keep playing league

[@a_gyerek]

0:00-3:20 SONG NAME? PLS

[@chalkzone908]

NO MORE JATT'S VOICE HALLELUJAH!!

[@mrsmm5524]

Its rivington its worster ;_;

[@Eseckiels]

Aphromoo is the reason is started League as long he will be i will be and i always try to be as good as him hes my inspiration

[@ryanbanister838]

Doublelift was known well before Aphro, however I will say this is one of the most inspiring videos I've seen. Aphromoo is amazing. He belongs in CLG, not TSM. I've never seen a team that's so dependent on confidence. You can tell when they go in with heads held high that they're going to destroy the other team. Once they get top lane kinks worked out so that they're always confident they will be unstoppable.

[@61DarkWarrior]

Guys Plz, anyone know the background music from the 0:00 till 3:35 ? cant find it anywhere :(

[@Impossiblezulu7]

still havent found it? i cant either

[@ChannelFancy]

Thats my moo!

[@michelmars7681]

Never really knew that much about Aphromoo but, he seems like a really cool guy.

[@mattsilva5197]

aphromoo i love u man keep the good work and in 11 years ill be in the lcs just like u

[@unkemptrocket1]

C9>CLG Honestly, if Aphromoo thinks that they can run through the CLG playoffs, he is mistaken. I do wish them the best of luck to make Worlds though.

[@papermaniacs]

anyone can realistically go through the playoffs.

[@Lvl81Pikachu]

papermaniacs Never forget Spring Split GGU.

[@JesusNatera]

papermaniacs Yep, pretty much everyteam has a chance to go through the playoffs, most balanced season in NA so far.

[@dreuzz]

I'm just excited to see how well the Korea trip has paid off

[@Wolfwood34]

dreuzz in;b4 they fall flat and everyone is disappointed haha. But seriously though... me too. I watched hotshot stream with dexter a couple days ago and dexter seems to have improved a lot.

[@AnsenHelm]

LoL Esports What is the name of the that Intro track?!?

[@BimBachelord]

Weird thing is prior to him becoming CLG support, I had him pegged honestly as the best adc in NA. I think he probably was too. He may have made a top 2 or top 1 spot before maining adc if i recall correctly back in Season 2 or 1. But even besides that, he was thee most entertaining streamer hands down for me, to this day really. Good Luck Aphro!

[@w4ck02]

Whoever did the video, good job on the editing and execution.

[@Aramousse]

First music please?

[@RedX008]

I've seen TSM fans hating on every single one of these videos now smh. TSM fans are the WORST.

[@OdiousEdits]

I still find this amazing to watch. i mean this kid proved his parents wrong. and just idk hes kinda inspiring. Im a support main and ive learned alot from this guy.

[@TurriPi]

The Double-Aphro bromance, brings a tear to my eye.

[@456isuperduper456]

Elise's web in his mouth @ 0:10

[@hiswordremains]

I kinda rofl'd at that.

[@NegativeEagIe]

CLG is such a toxic team, Aphromoo is the only member that I can respect

[@Leftbelow]

Love from EU, Aphromoo you're the best ^^ Good luck in the upcoming matches!

[@ok1000ok1000]

This is so inspiring, the beginning still gives me chills even tho I have watched it a dusin times, it fits into every sport also, not only League

[@bigbigcarslivecom]

Riot is trying to make LCS in to OGN. The only problem is I find these a little cringe sometimes

[@TheBryanNeill]

I thought it was fine

[@bigbigcarslivecom]

This one was the DIG and Curse weren't

[@GunzGot5]

That's your own problems buddy. go get it checked out.

[@SCmyinspiration]

I read that comment in a morgan freeman's voice.

[@bigbigcarslivecom]

***** This one was really good. dont get me wrong. It is just the ones with teams in them.

[@Jazeson]

wildturd is the best adc in the world

[@siimpl2347]

Nah

[@googlemeister8459]

Are you serious? Why is he called the "Lost Bot lane adc" Then Yes in solo queue i have seen him do some great shit but other than that in competitive play he hasn't shown me anything especially in laning phase he has no synergy with his support at all and tend to lose lane 99% of the time Doublelift on the other hand might be the best adc NA and has some impressive mechanics to back up his team with

[@muntoonxt]

..."wildturd". Yeah.

[@cyanide230]

Ammar Mahmood Sneaky is the best adc NA.

[@exotrinityable]

Wild turtle is the best Challenger Solo Q NA

[@Urameshi87]

one of the best videos you made riot. its nice to show them to everybody. thank you and keep going :)

[@meatpuppet311]

Aphroo made me smile more than anyone on stream back in the days. I mean like wow, I even tried to be better at ad carry!!!!

[@erikg6325]

lmao people take this game to serious they think theyre actually important lol

[@33Xtre]

what exactly is it that makes anything else more important? explain pls.

[@ShimyIa1]

what makes this any different from real-life sports is that it actually has some individuality in teams. Dont just judge e-sports as a passing fad. Its been here for a long time and its gonna keep being here for as long as video-games exist.

[@erikg6325]

bunch of people getting payed to play games with there fingers no lifes

[@BluableDZN]

Erik G It's funny because you are arguing on an e-sports KZbin channel which you don't even like. You are calling us no life?

[@Apoc177]

Erik G The fact that you're here arguing is proof that esports bothers you. What happened? do all your friends like it while you don't, so you feel all alone now?

[@jeremyi7545]

Listen I love this guy. Lol I want to see him succeed this season. S4 worlds!!

[@DefinitelyNotJohnC]

The quality of these videos are so high. Riot does a really good job on these.

[@Postmann88]

Fantastic video! Great work putting that together! Loved it.

[@winkp1234]

Aphromoo, the player who got me to play support

[@WoWbyebyeWoW]

To be honest, Aphromoo is the Person i look up too. He is like one of the most inspirational Streamers / Players who are on english-spoken LoL scene have been and everytime i see something like this i just want to get my ass up and prove who i am and what i can. :)

[@iLamaification]

I became a CLG fan because of Double, I remained one because of Aphro

[@Maarten20080]

This gave me goosebumps. GO Aphro!

[@Kaiba01100]

the music in this is absolutely perfect

[@JacksonGuitars87]

Best promo vid yet for this year's NA playoffs. And who doesn't love Aphromoo? awesome dude, awesome attitude, awesome player.

[@Fumotokari]

I'm gonna watch this video everytime im tilting or feeling down when playing league This video is just too Good Thnx for making this

[@jerryyang7287]

nobody can hate aphromoo hes seems so positive on the outside even though it may not seem like it on the outside tahts why i love him!!!!

[@fferten]

One of the best tributes I have seen. Just *wow*.

[@Animatrix156]

This inspire me more and more everytime i see it , love you aphro

[@MrDanielRS]

I am watching this video daily. Getting goosebumps everytime!

[@TechnoKIIDD]

So much respect for aphro

[@moskka94]

"To be the best, you have to play the best" - someone from Rito 2014

[@KING4COKE]

1:52 Heart of Gold

[@Redapple46Productios]

Inspirational videos always get me haha. YOU GO APHROMOO!

[@chemuller2522]

My 2 favourite players are in opposing teams in this matchup. Voy for Curse and Aphro for CLG. It's going to be an epic first round of playoffs!

[@TheFirehazzard]

They should've put his Alistar play at the end. Hyped as hell for Worlds!!!

[@namunamuchan]

damn man... makes me think of back in the days aphro streaming...

[@TheElevoltek]

One of the best support in the world for me. I love this guy

[@tudevoid]

Haha not anymore

[@TheElevoltek]

Hahah 6 years ago i just saw... you took me back 😂👍

[@DAJAMESZ]

Aphro that was amazing! Keep up the good work bro! ;)

[@asdbeqwebfbr8434]

Aphro is a god-legend, and will always be.

[@edenprojectt8831]

Best Supp in the world. Top lane - Freddy (SK gaming) Jungle - Jankos (Roccat) Mid lane - Ocelote (Gamers 2) Supp - Aphromoo (CLG) ADC - Candypanda (SK gaming) Dream team for me.

[@yyjvmb]

This was such a wonderful video...I just wonder why you only did it for Aphromoo. This would be a cool series for other players as well, if you wanted to pull it off. One player from every team, or something else cool

[@xXMrKill4SkillXx]

this is amazing!!! aphromoo best support NA!

[@Zeracan]

I had motivation once to try and be the best I could in league, had that same sort of belief for a time, but now it's just a frustrating game with people I see no point in putting myself through that emotional stress of dealing with. I really did enjoy turning on that mental switch and going into 100% flow of the game, but I'd rather not have to mute half my team to do so.

[@dcrteddy]

Aphromoo, hands down the coolest and the best support NA.

[@alexmellor9455]

great video! Hope to see more of these in the future :)

[@Bearsharkrus]

Man...what a legend

[@pieterjanplessers5968]

My favorite team is Curse. But after watching this video, I might better consider the fact that they have a really good bot lane comp. Aphromoo must be happy with this video, keep doing your thing man!

[@tobias-edwards]

I love you aphro!!!! You should stream some more on twitch, like the good old days....

[@RedOrangeBluePurple]

aphro man, you're a legend, love you man

[@Zalfazar]

Best video that Riot has ever made, hands down.