Freakazoid on OG C9 & His Future | Off the Map - HTC Esports

In the latest edition of Off the Map, Freakazoid talks about his meteoric rise to the top with Cloud9, their subsequent downfall, and his personal path back to the top with Swole Patrol.
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[@ryze_tv1092]

I'm not crying your crying

[@xMonqo]

For what? he is bullying people online u idiot... he shouldnt be signed by anyone

[@Newley-]

@@xMonqo If you are still crying about that shit then leave

[@xMonqo]

U know he is still doing it right?

[@Newley-]

@@xMonqo Like you don't talk a bit of shit to your teammates. I'm not really up with the stuff, tell me what that bad has he done? I watch quite a bit of CS videos and I would know

[@badgame4376]

You‘re

[@martinhoff98]

Freak motivates me to hit the gym and finding a balance where i can improve in CS and still get mental and physical gains in the gym while being social irl. I went from a Silver 3 scrub with a skinny body to Global and above average strenght and at least some muscle in the gym in 2 years from 16-18 yrs old. Now im 20 and im still grinding both. I must say thanks to Ryan honestly, what a great inspiration.

[@joikabolla2228]

Yeah, I hit the gym 7 days a week, been doing so for 2 years, playing lvl 10 faceit and still have girlfriend and social life, its the balance for sure

[@TheDutySpot]

@@joikabolla2228 not to be "that guy," but you definitely should not be in the gym 7 days a week. Recovery is more important than your actual workouts, and if you seem to be recovering fine at 7 days a week in the gym your workouts are not efficient enough.

[@Jake-wr9kr]

@@TheDutySpot yeah, you're right. Unless you are a god that is never sore or just don't feel it which is highly unlikely, you definitely should hit the gym 2-3 times a day but super high intensity.

[@TheDutySpot]

@@Jake-wr9kr thing is, you'll stop feeling soreness altogether after about a month of training like that. 2-3 days is nowhere near enough, though. you can *technically* get away with 3 days a week doing intense full body exercises, but as someone with a degree in hes working on my phd, with an individual and group personal training license, id recommend 5 days a week in the gym, hitting each muscle group 2 times a week with a heavy emphasis on compound movements.

[@joikabolla2228]

@@TheDutySpot Yeah, hear a lot of people saying this, but for me it works, guess genes plays a big part in this

[@yg_thrasher1]

we cold 😔

[@jeremy7143]

so much respect for this guy. GL Freak

[@Kai_Hze]

Freakazoid is one of the most sympathic guys in the whole cs scene Good Luck with whatever you do Ryan.

[@BultrasPlovdiv]

THE SUMMER OF C9 FeelsBadMan

[@tecyrizz]

Pepehands ...

[@randy100799]

OGC WAIT FOR YOUUU go back with the boys Shroud Skadoodle Nothing Seangress FreakaZoid

[@soldatheero]

cool guy. i love how cs players/pros aren't geeky/nerdy looking personalities its because CS is more like a sport than any video game that is why i love it used to play football/basketball and cs gives me the same sense and outlet of competition and testing yourself

[@HahnGFX]

lmfao why would you care if a cs pro is nerdy or geeky looking? what a weird outlook. Vanity is insanity and you prove that lol

[@joikabolla2228]

​@@HahnGFX Its a cool thing, because cs kind of attracts the more athletics types who loves competing

[@HahnGFX]

@@joikabolla2228 ?? looks have nothing to do with if a player loves competing or not for one and for two just cause some people look athletic or dont doesn't mean they are actually athletic just saying. anyone can hit the gym.

[@soldatheero]

@@HahnGFX Actually its not vanity at all you completely misunderstood where I was coming from. The point is that "geeky" people are often overly intellectual and they are less in tune with their physical bodies and reflexes. In order for an athlete to perform they must be 100 percent in the moment where as intellectuals are always thinking. It is a simple generalization but it is true, the greatest athletes in grade school rarely had geeky personalities and the geeks were very rarely good at sports. Hence it fits in with the idea that CS is truly sport like. It was an insight on the nature of character that went right over your head.

[@HahnGFX]

@@soldatheero lol i get what your saying doofus its still a funny closed outlook is all. Like why do you even care what the players look like. Also most pros in cs would be considered geeks by your physical "athletic" definition or any generalization. You box people into categories yet cs players like any game come from all different personalities.

[@pcol2915]

I still believe if they got someone like Zews as a coach. I don't see why the OG Cloud 9 wouldn't work.

[@royalpoop5122]

shroud and ska are washed

[@UltimateKettle]

@@royalpoop5122 wouldn't say washed, just don't care enough, watch shroud streaming these current games he just messes around and has a good time and if they win they win, dude isn't fussed

[@Zach-bt2ky]

@@UltimateKettle you are delusional if you think that shroud and ska could even compete to be top 1 na. ska stole so many paychecks it was unbelievable.

[@ounce4763]

@@Zach-bt2ky They can, just like anyone can go professional; They just need to be dedicated and passionate. Those are the two traits that especially held them back in their later Cloud 9 days.

[@UltimateKettle]

Zach never said top NA I said he isn’t washed, pls re read thnx

[@zestjz771]

WE HAWT 🔥

[@ranierocapitillo7313]

Freak is just a gentle giant. He could beat your ass, but is you dont provoke him, he just hugs you. Thats the feeling I get from this guy.

[@king_riisk]

Ryan Abadir NOT Abdir

[@soltistv1166]

Great interview, gave me a whole new and deeper take on Freak as a person. GLHF in the future.

[@zr1836]

-silent +freak.. summer of 2015, the best we have seen from CS to this point.. it was such a great year, and that C9 lineup was unstoppable.

[@charlton8828]

Freakazoid best entry fragger NA fight me about it.

[@Chelioss1988]

No need to fight you,you are 100% right about this,Freak is a FREAK :D

[@redolinu7497]

Handsome, buffed as fck, pro gamer as a carreer... and I thought people couldn´t have it all

[@TheRealNoobGuy]

he wants to join old guys club back tgt with the old c9

[@brodie5898]

exactly what i'm thinking

[@jaaptendijk7192]

That's what I want, -silent

[@nahjunxi8858]

no，he got he own team

[@sienimiesh]

Freaks new more mature and better mindset glows off him so much. Such a good thing for him to overcome his weaknesses about gamesense and personality ingame. The way he said about aim that "its just work" made realize that now he really gets it what CS is truly about. At the very end its all about chemistry and getting the most of each invidiual in your team while maintaining clear vision about the goals to reach step by step. Always wished the best for freak because of his genuinity.

[@mire_cs]

this dude has such a great heart and mind. definitely one of most well-rounded guys in the scene in my opinion.

[@riley4708]

Freak definitely deserves a major win

[@mikem6915]

Definitely

[@botson7671]

Mad respect for freakazoid. what a hard worker, I hope he can either get swole to the top or pulled up to a top 30 team

[@ahlekss6892]

WE HAWT

[@emrecay1993]

This video is sort of depressing dude

[@ryant4849]

Emre Cay it’s just the music lol

[@Cryn09]

I got a rather optimistic vibe from freak. Looking forward to the future but also appreciative of the past and his achievements

[@PeterJonesGolf]

just add dubstep music and its completely different

[@chrisohear3887]

To me he is just saying hard facts. When freak was on cloud9 they had potential, but they seemed confused on how they wanted to play Cs. Sure if they had the knowledge now that they didn't then it would've been a top 4 team.

[@depresso81]

he's such a great guy. how can anyone hate him...

[@zaaq2030]

Why u bully me

[@QCmaxthebeast]

I mean he did bully people...

[@TheMadRandy]

Awesome interview, also been a fan of Freak

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

He and Sean both deserved to be Major Champions, they are both pioneers to the CSGO scene.

[@rapalla021]

PRYVTgomerPYLE n0thing and shroud deserved it too.

[@thomasharris2740]

No they don't. No one deserves shit, everything is earned

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

@@thomasharris2740 Shows how much you know about CS buddy. You can do everything correct, by the book in CSGO. And still get screwed... Timing is everything in a game like this.

[@thomasharris2740]

@@PRYVTgomerPYLE buddy, we are talking about if burnt out players 'deserved' to win a major. This has nothing to do with whatever the fuck you are talking about.

[@Nomnomnom165]

Glad to see you're happy man, keep rising up

[@angrypoptart8437]

really great video!

[@Dane_ger]

join OGC with the same roster you love

[@icemountain1540]

3:04 can't unsee shroud's hair

[@bluffmaster69crazy]

We hawwwwwwwwwt

[@Diehard4182]

this video is so wholesome.

[@movementcommunity]

A totally normal interview made depressing by putting sad music over it. Cmon why you gotta do us like that

[@chrisalexlakra984]

Because they bully me

[@boblolrus]

Nice!

[@flavaa9494]

The summer run line up wasn't the OG. It was already the 2nd roster shuffle

[@ZACH-CS]

Take me back

[@paulgeorge3535]

Did they seriously misspelled his last name? Much respect Ryan! I'm rooting for you!

[@simonsorensen5445]

AND NOW HE'S IN GHOST GAMING... YEAH!!!!

[@rrqflash6918]

You will always be a legend freaka 💕

[@Harklein]

I was actually waiting for him to say "We Hawt!" towards the end....

[@BOSS90077]

What going cool world we are living in man

[@ayansinha9215]

Get this man on OGC

[@monitor3016]

Lovin this video ryan is and will ever be a big idol for me.

[@BOSS90077]

Bro I nearly cured man

[@Verm0uth07]

Forget about the s1mple drama, this guy has the biggest and strongest personality than any other players.

[@zaaq2030]

Was freak really seriously bullying s1mple? Like all these people keep hating on him and saying he was a real bully but i really doubt it because s1mple's reaction too made it seem it was a joke

[@Verm0uth07]

@@zaaq2030 If it was a joke, he wouldn't have made an apology video. s1mple's english is not really fluent back then so he had no idea how to react to being bullied.

[@liamoconnor434]

A4R R4A that’s kind of an extreme statement considering I can bet u know 0 players personally

[@Verm0uth07]

@@liamoconnor434 maybe not "than any other players" but he still has a strong personality, whether you like it or not.

[@s0meRand0m129]

such a supportive guy.....

[@hdz6792]

LET'S GO FREAK!

[@armandokola9496]

Come on Freak !!! I trusted u about Ska coming back 😞😞

[@Kai_Hze]

Freak is a BEAST !!!! (ingame that is)

[@jzboys9192]

WE HAWT BROTHERSSS

[@LeoXplores]

love you bro!

[@frosty3595]

Gotta love Freak

[@frittatasTV]

Damn, this got me emtional af

[@k1ron413]

We hawt bois

[@AlexYoon]

Freak built swole patrol from the ground up. sucks cooper left for eU at a wrong time.

[@HexxuSz]

eu who fucking drop a map to fucking ogc lmao

[@arielthomassen4733]

@@HexxuSz the third game should have been closer than it was, those disconnects came at the worst possible time for the OGC boys.

[@rapalla021]

უწმინდური მამაო ღორმენ LOL

[@aceony0074]

SWOLE BOY IS COMING BACK

[@alexanderderictapalla58]

Respect

[@astr04_na]

dude, Freakazoid and my Uncle look VERY alike

[@andybargol]

Dreamhack Valencia run... Good times

[@MadQmike]

LOVE FREAK !

[@rehup3rse633]

Freak belongs to top10 teams. He steps up when game gets harder.

[@joet7360]

Anyone else getting lone survivor vibes from the music

[@gamerzoid8594]

I would love to do this! 😆

[@ApOcApS01]

WE HAWT LIKE THAT

[@raketnight]

Feelazoid

[@jaaptendijk7192]

0:34 Tres in his old days

[@aarojokiranta8902]

he doesnt even train legs, lol :D

[@Bon-n4z]

We hawt! !!! you must always be strong

[@Jacksondethierry2]

I fucking love Ryan

[@fyzhardy]

We hawt

[@antonysurajsolomon4717]

We HAWT 🔥🔥

[@lukasv315]

ur amazin ryan

[@clutched010]

People on the outside always say... I would love to play video games for a living... No, No you wouldn't. Just because you play 5 to 6 hours a day doesn't mean you can make it on a team. Try playing 10 to 12 hours a day and hating a game for a year and then get back to us and tell us how much you loved it. If you're not happy you're not happy.

[@illumyt41]

clutched010 joining a esports team is not a joke because there might be beefs on someone in your team.

[@brandonmoore9440]

You can say that about literally anything in life it varies person to person but going around saying "you wouldn't want to play video games for a living" is just kinda eh I mean if you were good and was on a tier 1 team they make like 20-30k a MONTH so I would say even if you had to force yourself to play making 240-360k a year plus prize pool winnings isn't a bad gig I don't care what you say you just have to play games it's not like you are doing an actual hard labor job or a job with the risk of death or injury you are just sitting at home playing games or traveling to events such a hard life boohoo yes it's structured but it's a job the only reason people say you wouldn't like to do it as a job is because they don't see it as a "job" they see it as "i'm going to make money playing video games and have fuN!" when in the end it's a job and you just do your job if you look at it like you are just going to play whenever you want and not play when you don't want too yeah it's not gonna be fun but if you look at it like an actual job that you have to put 10-12 hours a day into to make good money then it's a just a good paying job.

[@clutched010]

Npc_Hydra3 really? People can be pro at everything in life?

[@brandonmoore9440]

That isn't what I said I said it's just a job and high paying one if you can do it not everyone can be a surgeon but if you can it pays well you just sound idiotic.

[@clutched010]

Why insult me? Do you do that irl? I was just pointing out the fact everyone acts like it's just a game... I can do that.. Instead of typing all that out you could of just said.. Its the same as a good paying job. And actual hard labor jobs btw you are not at risk of death. Swing a sledge hammer wont kill you, I know.

[@royalpoop5122]

there isnt alot of people that care about cs as much as freak does, such a good dude

[@teodosic1995]

ryan where are u now ? Btw simple is on the top of the csgo world and u ?

[@ThePwnasouras]

whats the name of the music in the background?

[@6VoidBug]

fuck yeah fREAK

[@joshg9745]

freak

[@maxias5]

Ah the good old C9

[@dhanajon5528]

It's Ryan Abadir not Ryan Abdir -______________-

[@bryanaa196]

We HAWT!

[@sunshower6560]

Imagine Cooper and freak winning a major.

[@zaaq2030]

Imagine freak winning a major and cooper not even making it to the finals

[@Lynch30]

We hawwwt

[@T0niktv]

WE HAWT BOI'S

[@Nanovernano]

Smile because it happened.

[@Zilly]

PepeHands music is depressing

[@connoryaps]

I'm not crying you're crying....

[@gametfauv9100]

Love u ryan!

[@akatyler1974]

I know you did not just mispell his last name within the first two minutes of the video smh

[@TheXthereason]

I love that dude #nohomo

[@tylerlewis2268]

Did he play rigby

[@lxrsq1096]

old c9

[@sparseonyoutube]

i kinda like this

[@steliqnveselinov9840]

we want to see brax

[@iowjuenfgwfgfwfwfwf2245]

Ryan i love you to death

[@Ken-yj7ft]

What did he mean his brother left?

[@alexanderlee5015]

Freak

[@gimmedaloot8168]

Freak and n0thing should joing complexity

[@asif5710]

whats with the music dawg made me wanna die

[@Anonymous-qb5qf]

SOMEONE SIGN THIS GUY TOGETHER WITH JKS