WEBVTT - 11-12-25 Lance with Nick Hagglund

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<v Speaker 1>The following takes place between seven pm and eight pm.

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<v Speaker 2>Sorry, let's get to it. Seven eight seven hundred WLW.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome in RNL Carrier Sports Talk presented by Kelsey Chevrolet.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Liance Pacanist. I'm like the middle of the sandwich tonight.

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<v Speaker 2>I follow Red's hot stove. I lead you into the

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<v Speaker 2>Scott Saderfield Show. That means one hour of sports talk.

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<v Speaker 2>We've got ground to cover, not much time to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's get to it. Let's start with this. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>take you back to Saturday night at TQL. This is

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<v Speaker 2>how it sounded in the final few seconds.

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<v Speaker 3>Into the midfield, Powell will touch How long will Chris

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<v Speaker 3>Pencil let it go? There's your nine minutes Powell into

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<v Speaker 3>the Night's there it bounces across the midfield.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, full time, whistless.

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<v Speaker 4>Cincinnati defeat Columbus.

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<v Speaker 3>And they are dancing in the bailey tonight.

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<v Speaker 4>Ohio is orange and blue.

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<v Speaker 2>Tommy g with the call. Listen to that crowd. FC

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<v Speaker 2>Cincinnati rallied beat Columbus to advance in the MLS Cup playoffs.

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<v Speaker 2>They now face enter Miami CF a week from Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>a TQL and MLS Cup Conference semi Final Action. Two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago. My first guest tonight was named MLS Comeback

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<v Speaker 2>Player of the Year. Represented the Orange and Blue friend

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<v Speaker 2>of the show. Always good to spend a few minutes

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<v Speaker 2>with him. Let's welcome in, Nick Haglan. How are you.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm doing great, Lace, Thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a great catching up.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I think back and getting ready for this tonight. I

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<v Speaker 2>was visualizing you running towards the bailey, you climb into

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<v Speaker 2>the stands Saturday, you're celebrating with him, and it just

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<v Speaker 2>felt like a culdred of emotions for you, of beating

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<v Speaker 2>a rival, of advancing in the playoffs, of coming back

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<v Speaker 2>from all those injuries, having missed two years ago. In

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<v Speaker 2>that matchup against Columbus, there had to be a lot

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<v Speaker 2>flowing through you at that moment.

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<v Speaker 4>One hundred percent you nailed it. I mean there was,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, several different things going through my head. One

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<v Speaker 4>beginning of the year, I would have never imagined being

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<v Speaker 4>able to play this many games this year, then being

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<v Speaker 4>able to be in the playoffs and starting you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we didn't make we didn't make it past the first

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<v Speaker 4>round last year, and two years ago we lost the Columbus.

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<v Speaker 4>So being a part of this, all of it. Getting

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<v Speaker 4>to celebrate with the fans was just an awesome night.

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<v Speaker 2>You used words like grit and response after the match.

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<v Speaker 2>You guys are down one to nothing second half. Talk

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<v Speaker 2>to me about the grit and response, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>you alluded to this being a club that is built

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<v Speaker 2>for moments like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think it would have been easy for us

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<v Speaker 4>to put our heads down when the goal happened. But

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<v Speaker 4>after after it happened, I kind of looked at that

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<v Speaker 4>everyone and was like, look, we can do this. We're

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<v Speaker 4>we'd we'd been playing well all night and obviously it

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<v Speaker 4>was one play which I believe was off side, but

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<v Speaker 4>they didn't call it. And for me, we you know, together,

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<v Speaker 4>we we decided to you know, keep fighting, keep battling,

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<v Speaker 4>and within four minutes we got to go back.

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<v Speaker 2>Brenner scores in the eighty six minute you go up.

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<v Speaker 2>And then nine minutes of I'll never forget Tommy, Tommy

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<v Speaker 2>g on the on the radio call saying and it's official.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine minutes of stopping time, And I'm thinking nine minutes

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<v Speaker 2>and I swear my watch stopped. And it just proceeded

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<v Speaker 2>to drag and drag and drag what's it like in

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<v Speaker 2>your mind in real time working with nine minutes of

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<v Speaker 2>stoppage time?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I mean you want to when the board goes up,

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<v Speaker 4>especially when you're winning, you want the number to be low.

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<v Speaker 4>Nine minutes was nine minutes was a lot. But again

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<v Speaker 4>I said that this club was built for this because

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<v Speaker 4>we had been in so many one zero games all

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<v Speaker 4>year and had been able to close them out. And

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<v Speaker 4>I think, you know, even though was an onslot, we

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<v Speaker 4>had a Vander who's usually attacking it up in the

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<v Speaker 4>up in the field, he's all the way in the

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<v Speaker 4>back line defending with us their goalkeeper of that half field.

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<v Speaker 4>We were prepared to like take whatever on for as

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<v Speaker 4>long as we needed to to get the win.

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<v Speaker 2>Brenner with the brace the game winner, and what we

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<v Speaker 2>talk about a club being built for the moment, he

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<v Speaker 2>seems to live for moments like that. How big has

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<v Speaker 2>he been for this club this year?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh, he's been so important since he's came in, just

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<v Speaker 4>his energy, his connection with the Vander and Kevin up there.

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<v Speaker 4>He you know, when he left, he kind of left

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<v Speaker 4>on bad terms and came back a different player who

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<v Speaker 4>I feel like has appreciated what the club has to offer,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, his energy and his creativity and the

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<v Speaker 4>type of player he is helps everyone be great.

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<v Speaker 2>There's always great satisfaction and eliminating a rival. I would

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<v Speaker 2>think part of Pat's message since is the kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the cloche. There's bigger fish to fry here.

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<v Speaker 4>Absolutely absolutely, it's you enjoy your moments, enjoy your couple

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<v Speaker 4>of days of reading the news and people reaching out

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<v Speaker 4>to you and whatnot, and then it's time to move

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<v Speaker 4>on to the next one. Because the goal wasn't to

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<v Speaker 4>just beat Columbus in the playoffs, it was to win

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<v Speaker 4>MLS Cup.

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<v Speaker 2>Two weeks ago, you're named MLS Comeback Player of the Year,

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<v Speaker 2>voted on by the MLS club, technical staff, the media,

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<v Speaker 2>the players. It's had some time to sink in. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>probably appreciate it more in the off season when you're

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<v Speaker 2>not working on games. But what does it mean in

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<v Speaker 2>the moment knowing you're the MLS Comeback Player the Year

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<v Speaker 2>voted on by peers?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>I mean for me, I feel like this is an

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<v Speaker 4>award that is a reflection of all the people that

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<v Speaker 4>are around me. You know, I couldn't have done it

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<v Speaker 4>without my wife and my kids, and the staff, the

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<v Speaker 4>medical staff, and you know, all the fans that were

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<v Speaker 4>cheering me on when I got hurt, They're like, we're

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<v Speaker 4>going to see you come back. I think there's a

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<v Speaker 4>reflection of all the people that were around me pushing

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<v Speaker 4>me to continue on, to believe in me, and it's

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<v Speaker 4>it was just so cool because at the beginning of

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<v Speaker 4>the year I really didn't think I was I told Mary,

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<v Speaker 4>I would have been happy to be subbed in for

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<v Speaker 4>like ten minutes for one game and be like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>that was it.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it like? And I've always I've talked with athletes

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<v Speaker 2>over the years who when they're going through the injury

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<v Speaker 2>process and the rehab process, just the sense of being

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<v Speaker 2>alone or detached from teammates for so many moments where

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<v Speaker 2>it's just you and the grind. What's it? How do

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<v Speaker 2>you get through stuff like that?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah?

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<v Speaker 4>For me, it feels like, you know, playing soccer isn't

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<v Speaker 4>the goal you know every day, If you just like

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<v Speaker 4>put that in front of you, like I'm going to

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<v Speaker 4>be back to who I was before the injury, and

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<v Speaker 4>you think about that all the time, I think it

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<v Speaker 4>puts this unnecessary pressure on yourself. For me, it was

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<v Speaker 4>like making these like mini goals every day to like

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<v Speaker 4>get a little bit better or see a little bit

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<v Speaker 4>of improvement here or there, or maybe it takes a

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<v Speaker 4>couple of days to see the improvement. And these little

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<v Speaker 4>like milestones, these little markers. I feel like you take

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<v Speaker 4>every day, one one thing at a time, and that

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<v Speaker 4>helps you get to your end result.

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<v Speaker 2>I had your general manager, Chris Albright on the show

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<v Speaker 2>about ten days or so ago and and ask him

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<v Speaker 2>about you and winning the award and your comeback. Take

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<v Speaker 2>a listen to what he said. Here's a general manager,

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<v Speaker 2>Chris Albright.

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<v Speaker 4>That's great.

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<v Speaker 3>Nick is so deserving of all the success accolades the

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<v Speaker 3>way that people talk about him. He's an integral part

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<v Speaker 3>to the to the culture, the kind of heartbeat of

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<v Speaker 3>the club, A player that when I first sawd to

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<v Speaker 3>when I arrived about four years ago, I knew he

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<v Speaker 3>was going to be a part of our plans. And

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<v Speaker 3>he really is an extension of myself, the coaches down

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<v Speaker 3>there in the locker room, you know, helps helps get

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<v Speaker 3>across exactly what we're trying to achieve. And really happy

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<v Speaker 3>to see him score the other night in front of

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<v Speaker 3>his family and his hometown.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Nick, I hear him use words like culture and

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<v Speaker 2>heartbeat and extension and and man, that's got to mean

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<v Speaker 2>a lot to you. And I hear him describe it,

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<v Speaker 2>and what a perfect marriage you with them and then

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<v Speaker 2>with you.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, no, it is honestly for me, there's nothing more

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<v Speaker 4>than I want them this club to succeed. And being

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<v Speaker 4>able to put everyone on the right the right page,

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<v Speaker 4>from from top to bottom, from the general manager to

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<v Speaker 4>the players to the staff. Being able to you know,

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<v Speaker 4>help everyone out in some regard to create this culture

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<v Speaker 4>that is a winning culture is incredibly important to me.

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<v Speaker 4>And so that's really nice to hear.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I remember we talked back in uh, this would

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<v Speaker 2>have been around May. After the injury in Atlanta. Your

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<v Speaker 2>hospitalized for ten days there, the two fractured ribs, the

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<v Speaker 2>collapse along your your family was scared to death, Your

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<v Speaker 2>kids were scared to death. Your your wife dropped them

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<v Speaker 2>off with the grandparents. She flies to Atlanta to be

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<v Speaker 2>with you. How's how's the family doing these days? And

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<v Speaker 2>do they still call you rib boy?

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<v Speaker 4>They still call me rib boy? I often I also

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<v Speaker 4>I often get threatened by my daughters if I do

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<v Speaker 4>something wrong, They're like, I'm gonna get you. But they're

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<v Speaker 4>all good. They're very happy. They've been enjoying watching me play,

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<v Speaker 4>and they enjoy enjoyed being in the stadium watching the

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<v Speaker 4>Columbus crew games that we just had this weekend. So

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<v Speaker 4>they've been enjoying the process.

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<v Speaker 2>That is awesome. Hey, I'm really happy for you. Congrats

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<v Speaker 2>on all things, just the health, the success, the team success,

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<v Speaker 2>your success. I can hear in your voice how much

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<v Speaker 2>it means, and keep this thing rolling in. Best of

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<v Speaker 2>luck and always enjoy our conversation.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you so much, appreciate it. Lance.

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<v Speaker 2>Take care,