1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,360 Speaker 1: I think my mindset shifted when I stopped competing and 2 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,560 Speaker 1: being competitive and comparing myself to others, And now I 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: just like compare myself to myself. I want to outdo me, 4 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: Like I'm my biggest competition. Like I don't care who 5 00:00:13,280 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: you put in front of me. I know everything about myself. 6 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: I know my good and I know my bad, and 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:19,400 Speaker 1: I'm my biggest competition. 8 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 2: Hey, hey, EMILYA Bodi. 9 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: Here. 10 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,320 Speaker 3: You are listening to episode three hundred and sixty three 11 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:41,280 Speaker 3: of Hurdle, a wellness focused podcast where we talk to 12 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 3: inspirational people about everything from their highest ties and. 13 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,600 Speaker 2: Toughest moments to essential tips on. 14 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:50,279 Speaker 3: How to live a healthier, happier, more motivated life. We 15 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:53,600 Speaker 3: all go through our fair share of hurdles. My goal 16 00:00:53,640 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 3: through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,520 Speaker 3: yours and move with intention so that you can stride 18 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 3: towards her own big potential and of course, have some 19 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 3: fun along the way. For today's episode, I am bringing 20 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 3: you a rewind my July twenty twenty three conversation with 21 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,000 Speaker 3: the One, the Only Sophie Cunningham. Sophie's been making a 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,480 Speaker 3: lot of headlines lately and so I think it's about 23 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:19,759 Speaker 3: time that if you're. 24 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,119 Speaker 2: Not well acquainted with her, you learn a thing or two. Now. 25 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 3: When we recorded this, she was playing basketball for the 26 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 3: Phoenix Mercury. She has since been traded to the Indiana Fever. 27 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 3: We talk about her upbringing on a farm and how 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 3: that helped shape who she is today. She talks to 29 00:01:37,800 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 3: me about her no nonsense attitude toward gameplay and the 30 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 3: lessons that she learned playing alongside one of the best 31 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 3: to ever do it, Diana Tarassi. As a Yukon grad myself, 32 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:53,240 Speaker 3: I've got a lot of DT pride and really dive 33 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: in to her mindset, how she stays so confident, how 34 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:01,040 Speaker 3: she holds her ground when it might not be the 35 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: popular opinion. It's really interesting to listen to this conversation 36 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 3: now with everything that's going on in the w and 37 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 3: especially with the Fever. Her defense of friend and teammate 38 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 3: Caitlin Clark. 39 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 2: It's epic. I love it. 40 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:15,239 Speaker 1: Oh. 41 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,960 Speaker 3: Of note, we also talked about the Olympics in this episode, 42 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 3: so if we didn't get to check that dream off 43 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,679 Speaker 3: her bucket list just yet, but something tells me there 44 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,880 Speaker 3: are good things ahead for her for LA twenty eight 45 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 3: make sure you're following along with Hurdle over on the socials. 46 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: It's at Hurdle Podcast. 47 00:02:32,840 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 3: I am over at Emily a Body and you know 48 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,720 Speaker 3: the drill of you're not yet subscribed to the weekly 49 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 3: Hurdle newsletter. It's the substack that comes out every Friday, 50 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 3: bringing so much of the same inspiration motivation you love 51 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 3: from the show directly into your inbox. You can do 52 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 3: that today by clicking on over to the show notes. 53 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 3: It is absolutely free. I think that's it with that, 54 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 3: Let's get to it. Let's get it's a hurdling. 55 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 2: Today. I am sitting down with Sophie Cunningham. 56 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 3: She is a pro WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury. 57 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 2: How are you doing today, Sophie. 58 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,399 Speaker 1: So good. I'm so excited for this and to chat 59 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: with you a little bit. 60 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: I am so excited for this too. 61 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,920 Speaker 3: You are a busy person by the nature of the 62 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,880 Speaker 3: fact that you typically play so many games every week, 63 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 3: so I just want to like take a down step 64 00:03:30,360 --> 00:03:35,160 Speaker 3: really quick and ask you, how are you doing really today? 65 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 1: Well, thank you, I'm so happy you asked that, because 66 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 1: I think when you get when you are in this 67 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:43,119 Speaker 1: school terms like hey, how are you oh good bye. 68 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: You know. So it's just kind of a small talk. 69 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: But to be honest, I'm good. Like it's hot here 70 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: in Arizona. I was at the pool yesterday. My only 71 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: downfalls I have a broken finger right now. It's part 72 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:56,920 Speaker 1: of it. But no, my family's coming down soon, and 73 00:03:56,960 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 1: so I'm in a good spot. 74 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,520 Speaker 3: I'm happy with the broken How does that impact your 75 00:04:01,560 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 3: game and does that tweak you being able to get 76 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 3: on the court? 77 00:04:04,160 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: Not really, to be honest, because it's my off hand, 78 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: and so if people watch me play, I have like 79 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: a claw out there, like it looks awful and I 80 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 1: should probably get my nails done because you know it's 81 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:15,000 Speaker 1: drawing attention. But whatever. But no, it's good. I mean, 82 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: the pressure of the ball sometimes hurts, but when you're 83 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: in it and your agentalin's going, it's all good. 84 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,000 Speaker 2: It's all good. Yeah. 85 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 3: I've watched your like your shooting style lately, and it 86 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 3: is certainly a little bit different. 87 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: Yeah, a little bit. I let that thing fly, you know, 88 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:33,599 Speaker 1: I don't sometimes I'm not said, you know, it is 89 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:35,000 Speaker 1: what it is, But as long as it goes in, 90 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:36,680 Speaker 1: I'm not worried about it. 91 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 2: Is it safe to say that you love what you're 92 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:39,840 Speaker 2: doing right now. 93 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:44,160 Speaker 1: Oh my gosh. Yes, Like I just think, to be honest, 94 00:04:44,560 --> 00:04:46,440 Speaker 1: we're going through a heck of a year right now. 95 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: We got a new head coach, we just got a 96 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: new GM, we got new ownership last year with Matt 97 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 1: Ishbia and he's absolutely amazing and the people he's brought 98 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 1: in are really really good people. And I think we're 99 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: just kind of in that transition year where it's a 100 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: grind right now, and it's just one of those years 101 00:05:02,880 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: that you kind of have to find the joy in it, 102 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: find the beauty. It's definitely in a valley, but I 103 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: think there's so much growth and so much beauty when 104 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,320 Speaker 1: when you're struggling, and so it's just kind of keeping 105 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 1: that growth mindset, that positive mindset through these times. It's 106 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 1: definitely testing our character. But for me, I don't look 107 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 1: at failures as a negative thing. I think when you're 108 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 1: kind of going through it is when you learn a 109 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,359 Speaker 1: lot about yourself and about the culture and environment that 110 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: you're working in. 111 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 3: You're on the right podcast, lady, So talk to me 112 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:38,840 Speaker 3: a little bit about where that mindset comes from for you. 113 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 3: Have you always been the kind of person that's able 114 00:05:41,760 --> 00:05:44,839 Speaker 3: to see the silver lining and the positives from a 115 00:05:44,880 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 3: struggle or has this been a thought process or a 116 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 3: mindset that has been acquired with time. 117 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:54,640 Speaker 1: It's definitely been. Our family are very positive people who 118 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 1: are actually farmers. I grew up in Columbia, Missouri, and 119 00:05:57,360 --> 00:06:00,520 Speaker 1: so farming there's a lot of beauty in it, but 120 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: it's hard work. Like I think everyone in their lives 121 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 1: should go be a farmer for two days, two and 122 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: a half days, and I think you'd have a different 123 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:11,160 Speaker 1: perspective on life just a little bit. But our family, 124 00:06:11,400 --> 00:06:14,440 Speaker 1: we're all very competitive. We have a lot of positive people, 125 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: a lot of positive male figures in our life, a 126 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:18,560 Speaker 1: lot of positive female figures in our life. And so 127 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: me and my sister we got very blessed with our 128 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,160 Speaker 1: environment growing up, and so yeah, we always kind of 129 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 1: saw the positive in things. But it's not always easy, 130 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,799 Speaker 1: and especially when you're really going through it, it's hard. 131 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 1: Like before All Star Break, I was like what am 132 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: I doing with my life? Like this is not fun. 133 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: I was going through a rut. I couldn't throw the 134 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:39,159 Speaker 1: ball into the ocean. I swear to God, I couldn't, 135 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: And I was just like this is awful, Like why 136 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 1: did I work so hard for this? But for me, 137 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: you know, I have great faith in God, and I 138 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 1: know that you know you're not going to stay down 139 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: there and you're learning something through those things. And so 140 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:54,040 Speaker 1: for me, that's what keeps me going, That's what keeps 141 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 1: me motivated, is because I'm learning something through these valleys 142 00:06:57,680 --> 00:07:00,720 Speaker 1: and through these hard times. And me, I want to 143 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 1: be a great leader. I want to be a great teammate. 144 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: I want to be someone who's great in the community. 145 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,000 Speaker 1: And you're not always going to be on top. Not 146 00:07:07,080 --> 00:07:09,320 Speaker 1: everything is always going to be rainbows and butterflies, And 147 00:07:09,400 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: so I think that when you can really embrace those struggles, 148 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 1: that's part of the story, and that the struggles what 149 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: makes it even more beautiful. 150 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,440 Speaker 2: Definitely, No, totally makes sense. 151 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 3: You talk about this sentiment, what did I work so 152 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 3: hard for for this? Why did I work so hard? 153 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 3: And if it's going to be like this, talk to 154 00:07:25,520 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 3: us a little bit about that work. When did you 155 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 3: know that this was going to be the path that 156 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 3: you would be pursuing. 157 00:07:33,400 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, to be honest, I think from a very young age, 158 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: I always wanted to be a professional basketball player, and 159 00:07:40,000 --> 00:07:42,320 Speaker 1: I found success at a really young age. You know, 160 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 1: even at the age of five, I was playing soccer 161 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: on a boys team and the boys parents were getting 162 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: mad at me, and my parents were like, she's too aggressive, 163 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 1: she's too physical, And my parents had to carry my 164 00:07:52,880 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: birth certificate around and be like, no, she's actually the 165 00:07:55,640 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: boy's age. You know, she's just a great athlete. So 166 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: you know, give her some props a little. And so 167 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: I wish I was better at school. I wish I 168 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: took it more seriously, because when I put my mind 169 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: to something, I can do it right. But my mind 170 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 1: was always making it to the WNBA. You know, there's 171 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: a lot of ups and downs there. There's a lot 172 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: of moments in high school that were hard. You missed 173 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: out on a ton of things. There's a lot of 174 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: stuff in college. There are people who were giving me 175 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: threats to take my life and to take my parents' life. 176 00:08:24,400 --> 00:08:25,960 Speaker 1: Like I really stirred the pot in college. Like I 177 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:27,720 Speaker 1: don't know what I did, but I mean it's part 178 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,800 Speaker 1: of it, right. And then once I got here, you know, 179 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:34,079 Speaker 1: I think through the struggle. My first couple of years 180 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: in the WNBA, I really didn't play much. I was 181 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: Diana Tarossi's sub when she was hurt. I would go 182 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,200 Speaker 1: in when she needed a breathere, I went in, and 183 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: I've never been someone to come off the bench, and 184 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 1: so it was like a whole new territory for me 185 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 1: because I've always been a starter through high school through college, 186 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: and so it was something I had to learn. But 187 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 1: through that process, I got in the gym every single 188 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 1: day and I made sure I got one percent better, 189 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: and so I stayed persistent. Even though I didn't like 190 00:08:58,040 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: where I was at, I still had to put in 191 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:02,560 Speaker 1: the work because I knew that eventually it was gonna 192 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:04,199 Speaker 1: my hard work was going to show and it was 193 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:07,079 Speaker 1: going to pay off. And during this runt a couple 194 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 1: or a month ago, I had to have that same 195 00:09:09,440 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 1: mindset I had five years ago, because I was like, 196 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: what the heck is going on? Like I'm known as 197 00:09:13,920 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 1: a shooter, and I seriously could even make a layup, 198 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: like I have no idea what was going on. But 199 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:20,840 Speaker 1: I still got in every day and I just made 200 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: sure that I was putting in the work because the 201 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,520 Speaker 1: ball doesn't lie. And I hated putting in the work, 202 00:09:25,559 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: but sometimes you have to still do it even when 203 00:09:27,760 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: it's not fun. 204 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,760 Speaker 3: So much to double click on here first and foremost 205 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 3: were people coming for you because of the way that 206 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 3: you played in high. 207 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:39,680 Speaker 1: School that I was just feisty. I still am, but 208 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: really was in college. I just didn't back down. And 209 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: I'm the ultimate competitor and I'm someone who loves to compete. 210 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 1: And when I'm out on the floor, like I smile 211 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:50,000 Speaker 1: and I laugh and like if you say something to me, 212 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: I'm coming right back at you. Like I'm someone who 213 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: has to have the last word. And I'm not saying 214 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 1: that's a good thing. It's got me into a wool 215 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: a couple of times, but that's what makes me me, 216 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: Like I'm sassy, I'm fisty, I'm gonna have my teams 217 00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 1: back and do whatever it takes to win. And so 218 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: I'll never apologize for that. 219 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 3: I remember I was reading an article on Britney Griner 220 00:10:09,160 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 3: was talking about how she also has your back, right. 221 00:10:11,960 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 3: I forget what game it was in, but someone had 222 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:16,679 Speaker 3: I think, like shoved you to the core and it 223 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 3: was like all hands on deck, like we've got your. 224 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:20,079 Speaker 2: Back, just like you've got ours. 225 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, And that is such a fun environment to 226 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: be a part of, and a culture to be a 227 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,720 Speaker 1: part of is when you know your whole team supports 228 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: you and has you, then you can put your kind 229 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 1: of neck on the line when something happens for them too. 230 00:10:33,600 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: But when everyone has each other, it's a fun place 231 00:10:35,960 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 1: to play in definitely. 232 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 3: And you mentioned you know, and thank you for your 233 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 3: vulnerability here talking about being in these difficult moments. Talk 234 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 3: me through where your mind goes when these challenges arise. 235 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 3: Is it straight to this place where you're like, all right, 236 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 3: like put in the work, I've got this whatever, or 237 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:56,920 Speaker 3: do you have some time where you actually feel your 238 00:10:56,960 --> 00:10:57,839 Speaker 3: feelings as well? 239 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: Start here we go, we're about to unpack this. So 240 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: normally I'm a very much like go with the flow 241 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: type person, Like I no matter what's going on, I 242 00:11:11,040 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 1: want to have fun. I want to make sure people 243 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 1: feel good. That's just who I am. But I just 244 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: started working with a sports psychologist because honestly, at this point, 245 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 1: everyone is good. Everyone are elite athletes. I mean, we're 246 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,080 Speaker 1: in the toughest league in the whole entire world, and 247 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: so what are you doing to set yourself apart? And 248 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: for me, that's my mental game. Like if I if 249 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:33,559 Speaker 1: my mental is on, I don't care who you put 250 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: in front of me. I'm beating them, you know what 251 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: I mean. But that's part of the process of what 252 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:39,959 Speaker 1: I'm going through right now, is getting to that point. 253 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: And so a couple of weeks ago, when I was 254 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: in the rut, I called my sports like guy, poor Zach, 255 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: you probably think I'm crazy. I've just started working with him, 256 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: and I was like, I am in a rut, and 257 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:51,560 Speaker 1: I think I'm going to kill someone. Like I have 258 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: cried so much. I am just frustrated, like I don't 259 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: know what is going on, and I don't I'm not 260 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:01,320 Speaker 1: a crier, and I normally see the positives, but like 261 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: for a couple of days, like I was just like 262 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: in my feelings and to me, like looking back, it's 263 00:12:06,080 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: funny now, but I'm so glad that I let myself 264 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 1: go there, because like I let myself feel like that's 265 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: part of this journey and a part of being a 266 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 1: professional athlete is you have a thousands of thousands of 267 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: people always watching your every single move. Like I can't 268 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: go anywhere. It's a blessing. I can't go anywhere out 269 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: here without someone being like, oh are you Sophie from 270 00:12:25,320 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 1: the Phoenix Mercury, and so like you always have to 271 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: dot your eyes, cross your t's, you know what I mean. 272 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: And so it's a lot of pressure sometimes and so 273 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 1: for me just to kind of stay home and feel 274 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,480 Speaker 1: my feelings right down in my journal and honestly pray 275 00:12:37,520 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: and just get away from people was probably the best 276 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: thing I did. And now I'm back, you know, like 277 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: I let myself feel, put it aside, and now here 278 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: you go. 279 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:48,199 Speaker 3: You're rewarded with the fact that you are allowing yourself 280 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 3: to go through all of those different emotions. Clearly working 281 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 3: with this sports psychologist is certainly having an impact on you. 282 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 3: Is this the first time that you've worked with a 283 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 3: sports psychologist and what would you say are some of 284 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 3: the best takeaways that you've had from your collaboration so far? 285 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, it's not. We had a great sports psychologist 286 00:13:09,840 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: in college, Scott and Morton. She was absolutely phenomenal and 287 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:15,480 Speaker 1: she helped me a lot through college. And I think 288 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: what I've taken away from her and from Zach and 289 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:23,320 Speaker 1: Brett Ledbetter so far is like this, this is life. 290 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 1: Like You're not always going to be on top of 291 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:26,640 Speaker 1: the mountain, You're not always going to be in the valley, 292 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: So you can't allow yourself to get so high and 293 00:13:28,679 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: get so low and it's okay to feel and the 294 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: hard times are never going to last. The good times 295 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 1: are never going to last. And so I think for me, 296 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: it's just putting my best foot forward every day and 297 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:40,720 Speaker 1: if I can try to be better every single day, 298 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: sometimes that's going to look different. It's going to look 299 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: different every single day. But if I am am trying 300 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: to be better every single day, they eventually this long journey, 301 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: I'm going to get who I want to be. And 302 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: you know that I have a lot of goals. But again, 303 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,319 Speaker 1: I keep saying this, but it's so true because I 304 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: think people think that when you're a professional athlete that 305 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 1: everything always goes your way and that you don't have 306 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,600 Speaker 1: hard days, you don't have hard months or hard years 307 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 1: or hard seasons, and that's just not true at all. 308 00:14:07,280 --> 00:14:10,200 Speaker 1: We're still human and this is still our job, and 309 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: everyone's job is not always fun, and so it's just 310 00:14:13,240 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 1: part of the beauty. Quit your rest foot forward every 311 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: single day and trying to get one percent better every day. 312 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 2: One percent better every day. 313 00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 3: I love that he's touched on the fact that you 314 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 3: have a lot of eyes on you. Those eyes, the 315 00:14:23,760 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 3: number of eyes have been growing every year every season. 316 00:14:28,440 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 2: Was there an adjustment period for that for you? 317 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: Not really. I think I was like I've always wanted 318 00:14:35,600 --> 00:14:38,440 Speaker 1: to be, honestly, like a singer, like a country music singer. 319 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: Like I always wanted to be on stage singing, you know, 320 00:14:41,120 --> 00:14:42,480 Speaker 1: like having the crowd out in front of me. So 321 00:14:42,560 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 1: I think I was like born to kind of entertain 322 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: a little bit. But with that it's hard, man, Like, 323 00:14:48,520 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 1: you can't offend people who don't have an ego. And 324 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 1: that's something that I've really held onto because when you 325 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: have good games and you let all these people praise 326 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 1: you and it makes you feel so good, Well, when 327 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: you have a bad game, you're still gonna look these 328 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: same people who are going to be, you know, kind 329 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 1: of shitting on you a little bit, and you're going 330 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:06,440 Speaker 1: to let that take the heart too. So I just 331 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: kind of block it out. I try to be a 332 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: positive influence with all my social media's. I just try 333 00:15:11,800 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: to bring light to people, bring a smile to people, 334 00:15:14,400 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: and I try not to take it too seriously. But 335 00:15:17,240 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: then I think there are important topics like mental health 336 00:15:20,320 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: and kids and teenagers who are in sport that need 337 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 1: to hear things that are the truth, And so I 338 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: think the older I get, I want to kind of 339 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: take on that mentor role shift a little bit to 340 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,400 Speaker 1: help people with their journey. But also like it's so fun. 341 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 1: Like I think mental health people are always like, oh, 342 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: it's so tight and scary to talk about, but I 343 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 1: think it's honestly kind of really fun to talk about. 344 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 2: Well, then let's talk about it. Let's do it. 345 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 3: So what has your experience been when it comes to 346 00:15:46,920 --> 00:15:48,320 Speaker 3: taking care of your mental health? 347 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 2: Would you say that you've always been able? 348 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 3: I know I asked you before about upkeeping with this 349 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 3: positive mindset, but have you had experiences in your life 350 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 3: where getting to that place has been jalon for you? 351 00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:04,080 Speaker 1: Sometimes in the middle of season when you don't when 352 00:16:04,120 --> 00:16:06,680 Speaker 1: you're traveling a lot and you can't get that balance 353 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: is sometimes when it kind of turns into a grind 354 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 1: and you can't appreciate that you could do dribble orange 355 00:16:11,880 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: basketball for a living. And so I've always been someone, 356 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: I promise you. From a very very young age, I 357 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: think everyone's like, oh, she had to be a gym 358 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: rat if she made it to the league, or the 359 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: way she shoot, she has to be in the gym 360 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,320 Speaker 1: six hours a day. And that's honestly the absolute opposite 361 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: thing I ever did. Like I when I went to 362 00:16:26,560 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: practice and I got in my extra shots, and when 363 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:30,520 Speaker 1: I'm in the gym, I'm in the zone and I'm 364 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: going one hundred and ten percent. No one is outworking me. 365 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:35,440 Speaker 1: I promise you that. But then when practice is done, 366 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: I'm going straight to the pool, I'm going to the lake, 367 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 1: I'm going somewhere outdoors. I'm hanging with my friends, and 368 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: I'm not doing anything with basketball. And I think that's 369 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 1: why I have found success is because I have that 370 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:49,160 Speaker 1: healthy balance of I put in my work and I 371 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,120 Speaker 1: go super super hard, and I feel good about what 372 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: I did, and then I get to go lay out 373 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:57,080 Speaker 1: at the pool tan and turn my brain off and 374 00:16:57,120 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: just enjoy life. And so I do think it is 375 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:01,760 Speaker 1: very important to kind of have that balance. 376 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:05,760 Speaker 3: So then, what does mentorship look like for you right 377 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:09,159 Speaker 3: now when it comes to either speaking out about mental 378 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 3: health or other topic areas that you are enthusiastic about. 379 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:18,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think just sharing as much as well. We're 380 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 1: traveling a time right now, so it looks a little 381 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:22,680 Speaker 1: different than it does in the off season. But right 382 00:17:22,680 --> 00:17:24,399 Speaker 1: now I think it's just like kind of showing my 383 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:27,920 Speaker 1: day to day, showing what I eat, showing what our 384 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: practices look like. I'm at the pool all the time, 385 00:17:30,760 --> 00:17:32,840 Speaker 1: showing people like, hey, you know, I'm here, I'm chilling, 386 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: I'm getting my time in, my balance in and for me, 387 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 1: I have a lot of people reach out and I 388 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: try to get back with them. In the off season, 389 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:46,360 Speaker 1: we host a Sophie Cunningham Classic back home in Columbia, Missouri, 390 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 1: and we make sure we talk with every team and 391 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 1: make them ask us questions like let us help mentor you, 392 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 1: because it is hard being a teenage girl, especially when 393 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 1: you're tall and you have bigger shoulders than the guys 394 00:17:58,080 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 1: and you have bigger muscles and the guys like it's hard, 395 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 1: and sometimes it does take a mental kind of beaten 396 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:06,840 Speaker 1: on you because you just you just don't feel girly 397 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 1: or you just feel bigger than everyone. But we're like, no, sister, 398 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: that is your superpower. And one day you were going 399 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:14,200 Speaker 1: to love your shoulders. You're gonna love how tall you are, 400 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:15,680 Speaker 1: so embracing and put your shoulders back. 401 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 3: Did you go through a period where you had difficulty 402 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:20,960 Speaker 3: accepting yourself for what you had to offer? 403 00:18:22,359 --> 00:18:25,040 Speaker 1: Honestly, This is so funny because I'm six to one 404 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: and I'm like anywhere from one hundred and sixty five 405 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 1: to one hundred and seventy two pounds, Like I do 406 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:31,400 Speaker 1: not hide that, like I am a. 407 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 2: Big specific range. 408 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, Like well that's like that's the brain Ti'm 409 00:18:36,880 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 1: always in. And I say one hundred and seventy two 410 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 1: because like that could be the highest. But I proudly 411 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: say that. But I am so blessed because I had 412 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:47,480 Speaker 1: an aunt who was six', three my mom was five, 413 00:18:47,520 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: eleven my grandma was five. Ten we have really tall 414 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:54,919 Speaker 1: athletic women and we're not we're we're not, fatigue and 415 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,439 Speaker 1: so they're always, like you, know embrace, that like that 416 00:18:57,600 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 1: is your, Superpower like this is what's going to make 417 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 1: you stand. Out AND i think from a very young 418 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:06,880 Speaker 1: and our father, FIGURES i also want we always kind 419 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,919 Speaker 1: of are really hard on. Men but my dad is 420 00:19:09,960 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: the best girl dad THAT i have ever. Seen my 421 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: uncles are the best girl. Uncles my grandpa like everyone 422 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:17,840 Speaker 1: really embraced us and like put us on this pedestal 423 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 1: to like be, beautiful, strong tall, women and that's going 424 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 1: to be your. Superpower that's what's going to make you 425 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:25,719 Speaker 1: stand out and become who you want to. Be and 426 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: so for, Me i've just carried that message. ON i 427 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:30,879 Speaker 1: tell young girls that all the, time AND i also 428 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: tell young boys that BECAUSE i think that they deal 429 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:35,800 Speaker 1: with a lot of mental health issues that we don't 430 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:37,760 Speaker 1: give them credit for or try to help them as. 431 00:19:37,840 --> 00:19:40,320 Speaker 1: Much and so for, ME i do want to help 432 00:19:40,359 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 1: the young girls as much as, possible BUT i do 433 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,399 Speaker 1: think it is important to help the young boys as 434 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:45,280 Speaker 1: well who are in. 435 00:19:45,280 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 3: Sports, yeah being able to open up about this stuff 436 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 3: that they may not feel necessarily safe to. 437 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 2: Do so all of the, time talk to us. 438 00:19:53,680 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 3: A little bit about what excites you right now with 439 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,600 Speaker 3: the work that you're, doing both in and out side of. 440 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: Basketball all, right we'll start within. Basketball for, ME i 441 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:07,680 Speaker 1: am twenty. Six it is my fifth year in the, 442 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: league and what is so exciting for? Me And i'm 443 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,840 Speaker 1: not a patient person and so it kind of sucks, 444 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:17,160 Speaker 1: sometimes but it's exciting right now that people don't reach 445 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:20,760 Speaker 1: their best basketball until they're thirty two years old in the, 446 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: league and so for, me Like i'm making big, STRIDES 447 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:27,320 Speaker 1: i am staying here in the off season And i'm 448 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: getting a. Trainer i've worked on my, Diet i'm in 449 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:33,479 Speaker 1: the weight, room my conditioning. Level i'm doing SOME NBA 450 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: tv for The, suns and that's actually opened up my 451 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: perspective of basketball off the, court of watching film almost 452 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,879 Speaker 1: and so there's a lot of exciting things on the. Court, 453 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,199 Speaker 1: hopefully you, KNOW i can be a part of the 454 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,800 Speaker 1: three v Three olympics with THE usa, basketball SO i 455 00:20:48,840 --> 00:20:50,960 Speaker 1: Know i'll get a shot at. That and so there's 456 00:20:50,960 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: a lot of exciting things basketball. Wise but again it's 457 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: all nice and, shiny but you still have to put 458 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: in the work and you have to get. There and 459 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:03,080 Speaker 1: so looking forward to, That i'd say off the, court, yeah, 460 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:06,600 Speaker 1: yeah everything looks, nice but it's the journey of getting 461 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:09,320 Speaker 1: there and all the ups and, downs and But i'm 462 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:12,919 Speaker 1: looking forward to. It and then off the, COURT i 463 00:21:12,960 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: have TWO au. Teams they're Called Team Sophie, cunningham and 464 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 1: that is like one of my biggest things THAT i 465 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: love is BECAUSE i get to talk to these, GIRLS 466 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 1: i get to help mentor you get to go to 467 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: all these tournaments around the. Country, well let me, say 468 00:21:26,920 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: all these guys get to go to all these country 469 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 1: or all these tournaments around the, country and they get 470 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: all these gifts they get like, shoes they get, bags 471 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,679 Speaker 1: they get all this gear and all that type of, 472 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 1: stuff and we just didn't like growing. UP i, know 473 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:41,000 Speaker 1: like that was ten years ago for, me but we 474 00:21:41,080 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 1: just didn't get that. Stuff and So i'm An adidas. 475 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: Athlete i'm also A quest, athlete and NOW i get 476 00:21:48,000 --> 00:21:50,920 Speaker 1: to kind of collab with these really two big companies 477 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,880 Speaker 1: and give it back to these girls who deserve, it 478 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: and SO i get really excited about. That and THEN 479 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: i have The Sophie Cunningham, classic which is a all 480 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:04,840 Speaker 1: girls tournament pretty, much and we get to throw a 481 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: lot of cool people are. THERE espn is going to be. 482 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:10,360 Speaker 1: Involved we get to talk to these, teams we get 483 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: to help mentor these, girls and it's a very, interactive 484 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: hands on experience for these young. Athletes so it's super, 485 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 1: exciting super, fun And i'm looking forward to it again this. 486 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 3: Year he touched on you, know women playing their best 487 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 3: basketball at age thirty two and. Older we've already Mentioned 488 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 3: Diana trasi And Britney. Griner what is it like for 489 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 3: you to play on a team with these two incredible. 490 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,760 Speaker 1: Humans, gosh there's just like not a lot of words 491 00:22:37,760 --> 00:22:39,879 Speaker 1: to put into. It because they. Are diana is the 492 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: goat of THE wnba of women's basketball in, general and 493 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: so just to kind of get a little piece of 494 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,639 Speaker 1: her mind and her mentorship has been. Unbelievable the way she, 495 00:22:49,760 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: thinks like her And kobe are on the same. Level 496 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: AND i always try to tell people that because everyone Knows, 497 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:58,480 Speaker 1: kobe but she is the Woman, kobe and like they are, 498 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,160 Speaker 1: crazy but they are so freaking smart at the same. 499 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,640 Speaker 1: Time and then you Have beg who's the best post 500 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,280 Speaker 1: player in the whole, world and you, know last year 501 00:23:06,359 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: was super tough for her, family for, her for, us 502 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 1: and just to kind of have her back and see 503 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,919 Speaker 1: her smile and being able to play with one of the, 504 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: posts the best post players that ever go through women's, 505 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:21,199 Speaker 1: basketball has also been super. Fun but my relationships with 506 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: both of them are so so. DIFFERENT bg is more, 507 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,679 Speaker 1: Chill she's more like. Me she has a balance of 508 00:23:26,760 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: when she's done with, practice she's, done and then d you, 509 00:23:30,000 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: know she's always. Thinking she's always thinking how we can get, 510 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,080 Speaker 1: better what she can do to grow her, game and 511 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,199 Speaker 1: so just kind of having the balance of both of 512 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: them have been fantastic. 513 00:23:37,880 --> 00:23:39,080 Speaker 2: If you're comfortable talking about. 514 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 3: It i'd be so interested to know from the inside looking, 515 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:46,399 Speaker 3: out like how just all OF i don't need to 516 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,119 Speaker 3: go Into beg's. STORY i think everyone's familiar with it, 517 00:23:49,119 --> 00:23:51,120 Speaker 3: now but now that you're in, season how that has 518 00:23:51,160 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 3: impacted your team as you're kind of moving forward. 519 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: Here it is actually kind of hilarious because we've had 520 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:00,760 Speaker 1: her back for a, While like we see her every single, 521 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: day but every time we play a new, team so 522 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: we have eleven teams that we go to their home, 523 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 1: gym and every single time it's a new homecoming FOR 524 00:24:08,760 --> 00:24:12,320 Speaker 1: vg and so it's like hilarious because it's like eleven, 525 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:14,360 Speaker 1: times it's over and, over which it is so well, 526 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 1: Deserved like the w fans toually. Deserved they got behind, 527 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,600 Speaker 1: her they got behind, us but it's just like funny 528 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: to us because we're, like, oh we haven't been, here 529 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:24,439 Speaker 1: here we go. Again B and so she gets her, 530 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 1: standing ovation she gets her, way her moment of, fame 531 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,879 Speaker 1: and it's just. Hilarious but to have her back and 532 00:24:31,960 --> 00:24:35,000 Speaker 1: just to see the support that not only the w gave, 533 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 1: us but THE nba men and women's soccer, leagues other, 534 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 1: sports and then people who just aren't in sports has 535 00:24:41,840 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 1: been absolutely. Unbelievable AND i know that people have their 536 00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: different views about, it AND i get both sides of, 537 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: it BUT i think a lot of people only know 538 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: ten percent of the story and what really. Happened AND 539 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:55,280 Speaker 1: i promise you that if they had a loved one 540 00:24:55,320 --> 00:24:57,320 Speaker 1: over there in that, situation that they would want them 541 00:24:57,320 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: home regardless. 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It from the outside. 613 00:29:00,760 --> 00:29:03,200 Speaker 3: Looking, in you can only make so many, assumptions, Right 614 00:29:03,320 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 3: but until you get on that face to face level with, 615 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,920 Speaker 3: someone you never really know what's going on. Behind maybe 616 00:29:09,920 --> 00:29:12,240 Speaker 3: it's the screen if you're looking On, instagram THE, tv 617 00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 3: if you're watching your game ON tv or whatever media 618 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,479 Speaker 3: and you're kind of taking a look. Through now you 619 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:21,200 Speaker 3: talked about THE au Team Sophie cumming, hand The Sophie 620 00:29:21,240 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 3: Cunningham classic CAN i just, like stop you for a 621 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,680 Speaker 3: second when you say stuff like, that like does it shake? 622 00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 2: You are you, Like, holy isn't it? 623 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: Insane, no because it is so like if people actually knew, 624 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 1: me AND i promise, you my best friends are, like 625 00:29:36,440 --> 00:29:39,640 Speaker 1: if these kids just knew, you or like these fans 626 00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 1: just knew, you they would think you were the biggest. 627 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: Work And i'm, LIKE i, know And i'm, LIKE i 628 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: don't try to hide, it LIKE i don't. Know and 629 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 1: that's like one of the first THINGS i tell, people 630 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:50,360 Speaker 1: like when they are like, starstruck AND i that's weird, 631 00:29:50,440 --> 00:29:53,440 Speaker 1: enough that's weird to. Say but when they Are i'm just, 632 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:55,520 Speaker 1: LIKE i promise, You i'm not that, Cool LIKE i, 633 00:29:55,560 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: swear you're probably way cooler than. Me and SO i 634 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: just always just try to greet people with hugs make 635 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,760 Speaker 1: them feel comfortable BECAUSE i didn't have A wnba player 636 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,719 Speaker 1: who was given back to us when we were. Younger 637 00:30:05,760 --> 00:30:08,400 Speaker 1: LIKE i just think it's so cool being from The 638 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 1: midwest and being able to like go back and give 639 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: back and show kids that even if it's not, basketball 640 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: to like dream big whatever is like setting your soul on, 641 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:18,560 Speaker 1: fire go for. It and that's my biggest thing for. 642 00:30:18,640 --> 00:30:21,800 Speaker 2: Him who did you look up to when you were growing? 643 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:24,120 Speaker 3: Up and who would you say maybe some of your 644 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 3: biggest mentors are, now. 645 00:30:26,680 --> 00:30:29,520 Speaker 1: Okay that is a great. QUESTION i just have always 646 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 1: been a super competitive, kid and so like when people 647 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: are like who did you look up? TO i was 648 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:37,200 Speaker 1: just so dang. STUBBORN i was like no, one because 649 00:30:37,240 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: Like i'm going to be better than? Them i'm, like 650 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,320 Speaker 1: why AM i like? That why AM i like? That 651 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: like be, nicer be? Better but IF i had to pick, 652 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,520 Speaker 1: One i'd pick me a. Ham LIKE i THOUGHT i 653 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:51,120 Speaker 1: was going to be a soccer. Player my sister had 654 00:30:51,120 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: the opportunity to play dual sport basketball and college basketball 655 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:56,880 Speaker 1: and soccer in, college AND i actually did, Too AND 656 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: i always wish that we would have done, It LIKE 657 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 1: i always think that would have been so kind of 658 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 1: badass of, this but it's too. Much SO i Think 659 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:06,360 Speaker 1: mayaham was probably a mentor because she was just a 660 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 1: badass woman and she PUT usa women's soccer on the, 661 00:31:10,760 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 1: map like she was just like the. It you. Know, 662 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,680 Speaker 1: NOW i think, MENTORSHIP i don't have one specific, person 663 00:31:17,200 --> 00:31:21,040 Speaker 1: BUT i have a lot of people from from different, 664 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,040 Speaker 1: Areas so LIKE i don't know if that made. Sense 665 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:26,320 Speaker 1: SO i have like people for, SPORT i have people for. 666 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:29,120 Speaker 1: LIFE i have people for my, finances for my mental, 667 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:32,240 Speaker 1: health for my, diet for doing outdoorsy, stuff for doing 668 00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:34,760 Speaker 1: country stuff or doing city. Stuff LIKE i just like 669 00:31:35,360 --> 00:31:37,160 Speaker 1: the more THAT i get, OLDER i just think it 670 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 1: is so important to not just choose one, thing like 671 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:44,880 Speaker 1: kind of get your hand in everything that you're passionate, 672 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 1: about like try to learn as much as. Possible AND 673 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,440 Speaker 1: i think having a growth mindset in every little thing 674 00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 1: just like helps you be a well rounded. Human SO 675 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:56,200 Speaker 1: i don't know if that's the answer you're looking, for but. 676 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 3: That's kind OF i mean What i'm What i'm hearing 677 00:31:58,080 --> 00:31:59,960 Speaker 3: you say in this is you went from this place 678 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:01,760 Speaker 3: where you were Like i'm not going to look up to, 679 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:07,280 Speaker 3: anyone to now being someone who's so open to looking 680 00:32:07,360 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 3: up to others and having mentors and asking for. Advice 681 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 3: so would you say or can you articulate maybe like 682 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 3: a point where that changed for? 683 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: You? YEAH i think in COLLEGE i was just like 684 00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: super competitive and LIKE i just wanted TO i feel 685 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:25,240 Speaker 1: LIKE i just had so much to, Prove but like 686 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 1: for who for? What? Right LIKE, I, i, oh no 687 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:33,280 Speaker 1: one anything like MY i think my mindset shifted WHEN 688 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 1: i stopped competing and being competitive and comparing myself to, 689 00:32:37,400 --> 00:32:40,480 Speaker 1: others and NOW i just like compare myself to, myself 690 00:32:40,840 --> 00:32:43,479 Speaker 1: LIKE i want to outdo, me Like i'm my biggest, 691 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:45,400 Speaker 1: Competition LIKE i don't care who you put in front of. 692 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:48,080 Speaker 1: ME i know everything about. MYSELF i know my good 693 00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: AND i know my, bad And i'm my biggest. Competition 694 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:53,440 Speaker 1: and SO i think that's when my mind shifted is 695 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:56,160 Speaker 1: BECAUSE i stopped comparing myself to others AND i don't 696 00:32:56,200 --> 00:32:58,200 Speaker 1: even know how to explain, it Like i'm my biggest. 697 00:32:58,200 --> 00:33:02,360 Speaker 1: Competition and SO i think the older That i'm, GETTING 698 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: i just want to learn from successful, people LIKE i 699 00:33:05,240 --> 00:33:07,120 Speaker 1: want to learn what they did to get where they're. 700 00:33:07,160 --> 00:33:10,320 Speaker 1: AT i want to find true, happiness true, piece true, 701 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 1: joy LIKE i want to genuinely give back and help 702 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:16,520 Speaker 1: people be genuinely happy and. Successful AND i think that 703 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: when you're just stuck in your own, way you're never 704 00:33:19,600 --> 00:33:21,200 Speaker 1: going to get. There and so that's WHY i try 705 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: to like learn and listen to as many people as 706 00:33:23,280 --> 00:33:26,560 Speaker 1: possible who are successful or WHERE i want to be 707 00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 1: one day to see what they did and kind of 708 00:33:28,640 --> 00:33:32,520 Speaker 1: take multiple pieces from different people and kind of take 709 00:33:32,560 --> 00:33:33,640 Speaker 1: WHAT i want and make it. 710 00:33:33,680 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 2: Myself, yeah for, SURE i really resonate with. 711 00:33:36,040 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 3: That so for someone who may be listening to this 712 00:33:38,720 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 3: that really struggles with falling into the comparison, trap as 713 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:45,160 Speaker 3: we love to call, it do you have any advice for? 714 00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 1: Them? MAN i have been around the most famous people 715 00:33:50,200 --> 00:33:52,479 Speaker 1: you can, know people who have a lot of, money 716 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 1: people who might seem to have it, all and they 717 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:59,760 Speaker 1: are some of the most unhappiest humans that you will ever. 718 00:33:59,800 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 1: Meet and it's sad BECAUSE i had a teammate who 719 00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: is a very well known teammate and me as a 720 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 1: rookie making forty thousand. Dollars she came up to me 721 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:11,759 Speaker 1: and she, goes how are you so happy and full of? 722 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,840 Speaker 1: Life like What i'm, like give me your millions of 723 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:17,480 Speaker 1: dollars And i'll be. Happy, like let's switch lives for a. 724 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:20,359 Speaker 1: Second AND i just think that there are so many 725 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:24,560 Speaker 1: things you can't put your your heart. Into two earthly. 726 00:34:24,640 --> 00:34:26,480 Speaker 1: THINGS i think for, ME i rely a lot on my, 727 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 1: faith and that's where my true joy and my my 728 00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: identity truly comes from Is. God AND i think that 729 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:36,840 Speaker 1: when you try to put your identity into, basketball into, 730 00:34:36,880 --> 00:34:41,400 Speaker 1: money into, fame into being prettier or nicer or skinnier 731 00:34:41,400 --> 00:34:44,960 Speaker 1: than all these other girls or even, Guys you're always 732 00:34:45,200 --> 00:34:48,040 Speaker 1: gonna feel. Empty it's like chasing the. Wind and so for, 733 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,520 Speaker 1: ME i put my identity In christ AND i think 734 00:34:50,520 --> 00:34:54,120 Speaker 1: that's what really keeps me grounded and what makes me 735 00:34:54,160 --> 00:34:56,800 Speaker 1: be able to like truly be my Authentic haffy. 736 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,879 Speaker 3: Self it's interesting for me That i'm going to ask 737 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:03,960 Speaker 3: this question BECAUSE i don't have like a strong relationship 738 00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 3: necessarily a strong religious, affiliation ALTHOUGH i was Raised. Jewish 739 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:10,920 Speaker 3: so with being on the, road with kind of being 740 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:13,319 Speaker 3: all over the place all the, time how do you 741 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,560 Speaker 3: anchor yourself in that religion and what do you do 742 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:16,600 Speaker 3: to kind of keep up with your? 743 00:35:16,640 --> 00:35:20,200 Speaker 1: Faith, Yeah AND i think that's a great point because 744 00:35:20,239 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: a lot of people don't have. Religion BUT i think for, 745 00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: me it's like love conquers. All AND i think that 746 00:35:25,719 --> 00:35:28,680 Speaker 1: when you can like truly, love and when you say, 747 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 1: love everyone's always, like oh like love other, People no love, 748 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:34,400 Speaker 1: yourself like love your. Flaws love what makes you unique 749 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 1: and you different because other people will be looking at 750 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,600 Speaker 1: you and wish they had. That and SO i think for, 751 00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:43,000 Speaker 1: me you do travel all over the, place And i've 752 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,399 Speaker 1: been here for two days And i'm about to leave 753 00:35:45,400 --> 00:35:48,200 Speaker 1: for six more, days, Right, so like in in season 754 00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:50,840 Speaker 1: is just. Crazy but for, ME i just try to 755 00:35:50,840 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 1: get a. ROUTINE i take My bible with me. Everywhere 756 00:35:53,400 --> 00:35:56,200 Speaker 1: SOMETIMES i read, it SOMETIMES i. Don't BUT i think 757 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:59,160 Speaker 1: the biggest thing for me is be a, light like 758 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,200 Speaker 1: shine your light wherever you are and just try to 759 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:04,880 Speaker 1: be a positive influence BECAUSE i do think love and 760 00:36:04,960 --> 00:36:07,080 Speaker 1: you can just love people where they're at and meet 761 00:36:07,120 --> 00:36:09,840 Speaker 1: them where they're, at then that kind of show that 762 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,359 Speaker 1: helps them love themselves as. Well and so it's, hard 763 00:36:13,400 --> 00:36:16,719 Speaker 1: especially when when you are on this crazy schedule like we, 764 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:18,880 Speaker 1: are it is hard to kind of have a routine 765 00:36:18,960 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 1: and find a community of people that might have the 766 00:36:21,360 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: same beliefs as you or have the same morals as. 767 00:36:24,239 --> 00:36:26,319 Speaker 1: You at the end of the, DAY i think when 768 00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 1: you can just love, people that's the biggest. 769 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 3: Thing, yeah you, know when you said like when you 770 00:36:30,800 --> 00:36:32,680 Speaker 3: can get to a place where you just meet yourself 771 00:36:32,719 --> 00:36:35,480 Speaker 3: with where you're, at it rings to me or it 772 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:38,000 Speaker 3: makes me think about you, know coming of age right 773 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 3: and getting to this point where it's so easy during 774 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,680 Speaker 3: your teenage years, Too like we were talking about play 775 00:36:43,719 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 3: that comparison game and judge yourself so. Harshly do you 776 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:51,520 Speaker 3: remember when you personally turn that corner and really just 777 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:54,080 Speaker 3: embraced what it was that you had to offer instead 778 00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:54,520 Speaker 3: of judging. 779 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:59,319 Speaker 1: Yourself oh, Gosh i'm laughing Because i'm such a late, 780 00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:03,080 Speaker 1: Blimmer LIKE i promise, You i'm still like trying to glow. 781 00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,160 Speaker 1: Up you know what the girls, says like glow up 782 00:37:05,200 --> 00:37:08,719 Speaker 1: still because oh my, God i'm funny sack Because i'm 783 00:37:08,760 --> 00:37:12,560 Speaker 1: still like kyd of like become the you, know the 784 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:16,120 Speaker 1: best version of. Yourself. Whatever BUT i think in high 785 00:37:16,120 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: school we just had a good group of boys and 786 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:22,239 Speaker 1: girls that there wasn't a lot of. Comparison but you 787 00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:25,840 Speaker 1: do find yourself in those times of as an athlete 788 00:37:25,920 --> 00:37:28,080 Speaker 1: and in high school when like you're going through the 789 00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:31,520 Speaker 1: weird puberty, age like you you just look, weird, Right 790 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,319 Speaker 1: like everyone goes through it and it's just like part of. 791 00:37:34,360 --> 00:37:37,840 Speaker 1: Life BUT i did find myself sometimes like, man LIKE 792 00:37:37,920 --> 00:37:40,760 Speaker 1: i WISH i was, Skinnier like why isn't my hair, longer? 793 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:44,319 Speaker 1: Thicker like why why is her skin way clearer than? 794 00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:46,200 Speaker 1: Mine you know WHAT i? Mean like you do find 795 00:37:46,239 --> 00:37:48,640 Speaker 1: yourself going through those, things and it's, like wait a, 796 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:51,399 Speaker 1: second IF i was that petite or IF i was that, 797 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:54,280 Speaker 1: Skinny i'd be get my butt kicked on the basketball, 798 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,880 Speaker 1: court LIKE i would not be WHO i was created to. 799 00:37:56,960 --> 00:37:59,800 Speaker 1: Be and SO i think for, me it's just finding 800 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,920 Speaker 1: the strength within yourself and really like coming to terms 801 00:38:02,960 --> 00:38:06,439 Speaker 1: and like enjoying who you are and like whatever makes 802 00:38:06,480 --> 00:38:09,280 Speaker 1: you weird or different from everyone, else like that's what's, 803 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,880 Speaker 1: cool that's what attracts people to. You and SO i 804 00:38:11,920 --> 00:38:15,120 Speaker 1: think just like embracing that and being confident and finding 805 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:18,120 Speaker 1: a really small good group of people to like love 806 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:21,279 Speaker 1: you and support you regardless is. Huge you're too. 807 00:38:21,400 --> 00:38:24,640 Speaker 3: Huge aside from the fact that you say you're still 808 00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:27,080 Speaker 3: in your glow up, era ALTHOUGH i would, say like 809 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:30,640 Speaker 3: you are, glowing what else makes you? 810 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:33,480 Speaker 2: Unique instellar and different from everybody? Else? 811 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:37,279 Speaker 1: Oh, MAN i don't know IF i would use all those, 812 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:41,000 Speaker 1: terms BUT i just don't try to fit in. Anymore 813 00:38:41,239 --> 00:38:44,479 Speaker 1: AND i think that's so important FOR i think young 814 00:38:44,560 --> 00:38:47,800 Speaker 1: guys to, hear BECAUSE i think young athletes in, general 815 00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:51,160 Speaker 1: male or, female you miss out on a lot of 816 00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: a lot of. Stuff you miss out on prom you 817 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:57,319 Speaker 1: missed out on school. Dances you don't maybe get to 818 00:38:57,360 --> 00:39:00,080 Speaker 1: go hang out or go to the parties or or 819 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:02,040 Speaker 1: whatever you want to call it out with all your 820 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:05,359 Speaker 1: people because you have games OR i remember au, BALL 821 00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:08,520 Speaker 1: i wasn't home all. SUMMER i was home for three 822 00:39:08,600 --> 00:39:11,359 Speaker 1: days my junior year of. Summer so you missed out 823 00:39:11,360 --> 00:39:14,800 Speaker 1: on a. Bunch but with great things comes with great. 824 00:39:14,840 --> 00:39:17,560 Speaker 1: Sacrifice AND i think that that's something THAT i just 825 00:39:17,600 --> 00:39:19,799 Speaker 1: had to like hang my hat. On is Like i'm 826 00:39:19,800 --> 00:39:21,920 Speaker 1: putting in the work for something, greater AND i might 827 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:24,480 Speaker 1: not see the benefits of it, now but in six, 828 00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:27,399 Speaker 1: years When i'm THE wnba And i'm ON espn AND 829 00:39:27,440 --> 00:39:29,600 Speaker 1: i get to do these cool, Things i'll know that 830 00:39:29,640 --> 00:39:32,960 Speaker 1: it's worth. It and so for, me sometimes you have 831 00:39:33,000 --> 00:39:35,000 Speaker 1: to think big picture and then sometimes you have to 832 00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:38,360 Speaker 1: think small. Picture and SO i don't. KNOW i just 833 00:39:38,360 --> 00:39:42,239 Speaker 1: try not to fit. ANYMORE i think WHEN i laugh 834 00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:43,880 Speaker 1: at on the, COURT i smile a lot on the. 835 00:39:43,920 --> 00:39:46,200 Speaker 1: Court i'm feisty on the, court and sometimes that gets 836 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:48,319 Speaker 1: me in, trouble but that's what makes me, me and 837 00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:51,200 Speaker 1: that's why the fans gather around. Me that's WHY i 838 00:39:51,239 --> 00:39:53,200 Speaker 1: love the, fans because they're all a lot more like 839 00:39:53,280 --> 00:39:53,440 Speaker 1: than the. 840 00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:56,720 Speaker 3: Things so what would you say one of the most 841 00:39:56,760 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 3: difficult sacrifices you've had to make in your come up 842 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:02,040 Speaker 3: In sport has been. 843 00:40:03,760 --> 00:40:07,400 Speaker 1: A thousand thousand percent being away from my family and. 844 00:40:07,440 --> 00:40:12,600 Speaker 1: Friends LIKE i get to do really cool, things you, 845 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:14,440 Speaker 1: know you get to plan in all these cool, stadiums 846 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:17,080 Speaker 1: you get to go to these cool, cities you get 847 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:20,040 Speaker 1: invited to full, Events yet you don't get to ever 848 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,640 Speaker 1: have your best friends coming along with. You you don't 849 00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:24,880 Speaker 1: get to have your parents come along with. You And 850 00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:27,359 Speaker 1: i'm someone WHO i got really blessed with a great 851 00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:30,279 Speaker 1: family and a really good group of, friends AND i 852 00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:32,719 Speaker 1: missed them like. Crazy and so IF i could move 853 00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:35,200 Speaker 1: all them out, here it would be a million times 854 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:37,480 Speaker 1: better BECAUSE i just know that people would out here 855 00:40:37,520 --> 00:40:39,440 Speaker 1: In phoenix would fall in love with my family friends 856 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:40,719 Speaker 1: just kind of how they fell in love with. Me 857 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: BUT i think just being away from home and missing 858 00:40:44,040 --> 00:40:47,520 Speaker 1: out on, weddings missing out on your close friends having, 859 00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 1: kids missing out on family, dinners friends hanging, out going 860 00:40:52,120 --> 00:40:55,279 Speaker 1: to the, lake like it is the small things and 861 00:40:55,400 --> 00:40:59,040 Speaker 1: big things that it kind of. Sucks but then, again 862 00:40:59,280 --> 00:41:01,160 Speaker 1: you know you can't live this lifestyle, forever so you 863 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:03,520 Speaker 1: have to embrace it and put your best bet forward. 864 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:05,320 Speaker 3: And put your best foot. Forward how often would you 865 00:41:05,360 --> 00:41:06,920 Speaker 3: say that you get back to where you grew. 866 00:41:06,840 --> 00:41:10,759 Speaker 1: Up as much as. Possible and so IF i have 867 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:12,960 Speaker 1: a couple of days, Off i'm going back. Home and 868 00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:15,919 Speaker 1: SOMETIMES i WISH i would go To cabo and just hang. 869 00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,680 Speaker 1: Out BUT i know that going back home and see 870 00:41:18,760 --> 00:41:20,359 Speaker 1: my friends and family is going to fill my cup 871 00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:23,560 Speaker 1: up a lot more than you, know probably tequila on 872 00:41:23,600 --> 00:41:24,239 Speaker 1: the beach. 873 00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:29,239 Speaker 3: Heard, Heard, YEAH i, mean speaking of killing up your. 874 00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 3: Cup what else do you do to take care Of? Sophie, 875 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:36,080 Speaker 3: YEAH i. 876 00:41:36,120 --> 00:41:39,160 Speaker 1: Make SURE i, KNOW i really do live a very 877 00:41:39,239 --> 00:41:41,960 Speaker 1: like kind of simple, life like to fill my cup 878 00:41:42,040 --> 00:41:43,640 Speaker 1: up and to make Sure i'm in a good mental. 879 00:41:43,719 --> 00:41:45,560 Speaker 1: ZONE i need to get to the. POOL i need 880 00:41:45,600 --> 00:41:47,719 Speaker 1: to get a, TAN i need to maybe go to 881 00:41:47,760 --> 00:41:49,439 Speaker 1: the hair slan make sure my hair is a little, 882 00:41:49,440 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 1: blonder because if you look, good you play. Good AND 883 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:54,120 Speaker 1: i do need to get my nails. Done already showed you. 884 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:57,960 Speaker 1: That but outside of, THAT i think one of the 885 00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:02,720 Speaker 1: other things that really makes me feel good is helping 886 00:42:02,760 --> 00:42:05,880 Speaker 1: out with The ronald McDonald, house helping out with The 887 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:09,520 Speaker 1: boys And Girls, club like giving back The Children's hospital 888 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:11,919 Speaker 1: is a, huge big thing THAT i love to. Do 889 00:42:12,360 --> 00:42:15,879 Speaker 1: and it's just like give to others that maybe things 890 00:42:15,880 --> 00:42:17,600 Speaker 1: that they won't be able to do when they're older 891 00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:20,000 Speaker 1: because of difficulties that they had to go through THAT 892 00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:22,319 Speaker 1: i never got to go through or had to go, 893 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:24,920 Speaker 1: THROUGH i should. Say and SO i think giving back 894 00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:29,560 Speaker 1: is really what helps my heart grow fonder and helps 895 00:42:29,560 --> 00:42:32,080 Speaker 1: me really enjoy Where i'm, at because sometimes it is 896 00:42:32,120 --> 00:42:34,560 Speaker 1: easy to, complain it's easy to kind of get caught 897 00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:38,239 Speaker 1: up in the. Grind it's easy to you, know kind 898 00:42:38,280 --> 00:42:41,000 Speaker 1: of like sometimes because you do get you do miss 899 00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:43,160 Speaker 1: out on so, much especially during the, summertime and you 900 00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:45,239 Speaker 1: get a lot of. Fomo it's, like what CAN i 901 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:47,600 Speaker 1: do to help someone else feel? Good and then that's 902 00:42:47,680 --> 00:42:48,640 Speaker 1: kind of what helps me feel. 903 00:42:48,640 --> 00:42:51,320 Speaker 3: Good, Yeah and especially in a sport or so, often 904 00:42:51,480 --> 00:42:53,799 Speaker 3: like y'all are traveling all over the place and even 905 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:57,200 Speaker 3: in the off season going, overseas so you, know it's 906 00:42:57,200 --> 00:43:00,319 Speaker 3: something that so many, athletes regardless of, sport are are 907 00:43:00,400 --> 00:43:01,239 Speaker 3: navigating all the. 908 00:43:01,280 --> 00:43:04,640 Speaker 1: Time, absolutely AND i think that's something a lot of 909 00:43:04,640 --> 00:43:08,880 Speaker 1: people don't, know IS wnba. Players we're here from you, 910 00:43:08,920 --> 00:43:13,160 Speaker 1: know Early may until Mid october and then you're shipped off. 911 00:43:13,160 --> 00:43:17,560 Speaker 1: Overseas you're In, turkey used to Be, russia anywhere In 912 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:21,080 Speaker 1: europe And, australia and you're there for solid seven. Months 913 00:43:21,120 --> 00:43:24,239 Speaker 1: and so that's where we make our. Money that's where it's, 914 00:43:24,280 --> 00:43:26,520 Speaker 1: crazy because THE wnba is like the most elite level, 915 00:43:26,520 --> 00:43:29,000 Speaker 1: basketball but you get paid the, worst and so that's 916 00:43:29,000 --> 00:43:31,320 Speaker 1: why you have to go overseas in order to you, 917 00:43:31,360 --> 00:43:32,520 Speaker 1: know kind of to make your. 918 00:43:32,520 --> 00:43:36,759 Speaker 2: Money how has that experience been for you traveling? Overseas, 919 00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:38,799 Speaker 2: YEAH i. 920 00:43:38,719 --> 00:43:42,120 Speaker 1: Am the wrong person to ask those wildvan it is 921 00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:45,239 Speaker 1: what it. IS i think my rookie YEAR i went 922 00:43:45,280 --> 00:43:49,440 Speaker 1: over To australia absolutely, fantastic loved, it loved the. Culture 923 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:52,239 Speaker 1: my sister actually came with. Me we had like the 924 00:43:52,280 --> 00:43:57,040 Speaker 1: time of our. Lives and THEN covid. Happened and then 925 00:43:57,280 --> 00:44:01,080 Speaker 1: my third YEAR i went over To france how to 926 00:44:01,239 --> 00:44:04,239 Speaker 1: love the. Girls how a good experience got, injured and 927 00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:06,920 Speaker 1: once you get injured over, there they don't want anything 928 00:44:06,960 --> 00:44:09,200 Speaker 1: to do with, yet and so my good experience turned 929 00:44:09,239 --> 00:44:12,880 Speaker 1: bad really. Quick and then after THAT i was like, 930 00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:17,719 Speaker 1: Done LIKE i just it just wasn't my. THING i don't, 931 00:44:17,719 --> 00:44:19,160 Speaker 1: KNOW i just feel LIKE i wanted to. TRAIN i 932 00:44:19,200 --> 00:44:21,880 Speaker 1: wanted to be. Home my grandparents are getting, older you, 933 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:24,040 Speaker 1: know and they have a huge family, farm and SO 934 00:44:24,680 --> 00:44:26,520 Speaker 1: i wanted to help out there as much as. Possible 935 00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:29,600 Speaker 1: and then last, year WHEN i just kind of hurt 936 00:44:29,600 --> 00:44:32,080 Speaker 1: my other, ELBOW i just decided to stay out here In, 937 00:44:32,120 --> 00:44:35,239 Speaker 1: arizona AND i kind of got into broadcasting AND i 938 00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:37,239 Speaker 1: absolutely loved, it and So i'm going to probably be 939 00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:40,000 Speaker 1: doing that and training the off season from here on. 940 00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:41,960 Speaker 2: OUT i love. THAT i love. 941 00:44:42,000 --> 00:44:44,759 Speaker 3: That just for, context can you give us some examples 942 00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:46,400 Speaker 3: of things that you are doing on the. 943 00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:48,920 Speaker 2: Farm oh my. 944 00:44:48,880 --> 00:44:51,279 Speaker 1: Gosh, GIRL i should have brought you out there and 945 00:44:51,320 --> 00:44:56,319 Speaker 1: we could have done it. Firsthand but, okay so it 946 00:44:56,360 --> 00:45:00,960 Speaker 1: depends on the. Season so we have planting and harvesting, 947 00:45:01,000 --> 00:45:03,840 Speaker 1: season and so planting, season like you're out in the 948 00:45:03,880 --> 00:45:08,759 Speaker 1: field until like six, am excuse, me six am until you, 949 00:45:08,760 --> 00:45:11,600 Speaker 1: know probably around seven whenever it gets. Dark so not. 950 00:45:11,760 --> 00:45:16,040 Speaker 1: Bad but my first, year like legit farming farming was DURING, 951 00:45:16,080 --> 00:45:18,480 Speaker 1: covid and like we just to go out there just 952 00:45:18,520 --> 00:45:21,520 Speaker 1: like for you, know gigs and whatnot and not like 953 00:45:21,600 --> 00:45:23,239 Speaker 1: really do. Anything, like, oh we were on the farm 954 00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:26,560 Speaker 1: helping our paullpall but DURING. Covid we were actually like, 955 00:45:26,640 --> 00:45:28,799 Speaker 1: farming and we had to get up at like five 956 00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:31,120 Speaker 1: am and to not go to sleep until one. Am 957 00:45:31,600 --> 00:45:34,160 Speaker 1: and my grandpa is like seventy nine years old doing, 958 00:45:34,200 --> 00:45:36,799 Speaker 1: this you, know since he was six years, Old And i'm, 959 00:45:36,840 --> 00:45:39,239 Speaker 1: LIKE i don't, know he's way stronger than, me just 960 00:45:39,320 --> 00:45:42,160 Speaker 1: like he just has A i don't. Know farmers are 961 00:45:42,200 --> 00:45:43,640 Speaker 1: just smart because they have to know a little bit 962 00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:48,120 Speaker 1: about the, economy the, weather plant like all that type of. 963 00:45:48,160 --> 00:45:51,200 Speaker 1: Stuff AND i JUST i just didn't realize how hard it. 964 00:45:51,280 --> 00:45:52,480 Speaker 1: Was AND i will never be a farmer. 965 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:57,799 Speaker 3: Again just a little insight into what farming looks like 966 00:45:58,160 --> 00:46:04,600 Speaker 3: for THE wnbash well right, NOW i know we talked 967 00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:07,799 Speaker 3: a little bit about social media And instagram. Before you've 968 00:46:07,800 --> 00:46:11,520 Speaker 3: got something like one hundred and eighteen thousand followers On. 969 00:46:11,640 --> 00:46:15,680 Speaker 3: Instagram when they come to your, page they see A wnba, 970 00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:19,360 Speaker 3: player they see An adidas. Athlete what you look in the? 971 00:46:19,400 --> 00:46:22,440 Speaker 3: Mirror what is it that you see looking back at? 972 00:46:22,520 --> 00:46:26,680 Speaker 1: YOU i LOVE i love that. Question WHEN i look 973 00:46:26,719 --> 00:46:29,799 Speaker 1: at myself in the. Mirror i'm proud of Everything i've been, 974 00:46:29,840 --> 00:46:33,400 Speaker 1: through But i'm not satisfied LIKE i want. TO i 975 00:46:33,440 --> 00:46:35,719 Speaker 1: just have so many goals THAT i haven't. Accomplished But 976 00:46:35,760 --> 00:46:38,839 Speaker 1: i'm also just so grateful and so happy with Where i'm. 977 00:46:38,840 --> 00:46:41,000 Speaker 1: At and, then LIKE i, said it's not always, easy 978 00:46:41,560 --> 00:46:44,239 Speaker 1: and there's hard, days there's things that just don't go my. 979 00:46:44,280 --> 00:46:46,560 Speaker 1: WAY i don't feel like it's, Fair but at the 980 00:46:46,640 --> 00:46:48,640 Speaker 1: end of the, Day i'm very, Blessed i'm very, grateful 981 00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:50,960 Speaker 1: And i'm just here to give. Back and SO i 982 00:46:51,000 --> 00:46:52,600 Speaker 1: hope when people come to my page they feel a 983 00:46:52,600 --> 00:46:55,759 Speaker 1: sense of, happiness they feel like they belong. There WHEN 984 00:46:55,800 --> 00:46:57,920 Speaker 1: i look in the, MIRROR i see a lot of. 985 00:46:57,960 --> 00:47:00,719 Speaker 1: GROWTH i see WHERE i want to. Be But i'm 986 00:47:00,760 --> 00:47:03,799 Speaker 1: content but not, satisfied and SO i don't. Know, Again 987 00:47:03,840 --> 00:47:05,440 Speaker 1: i'm a hot. MESS i see a whole bunch of. 988 00:47:05,480 --> 00:47:07,560 Speaker 2: Stuff content but not. 989 00:47:07,760 --> 00:47:10,440 Speaker 3: Satisfied you, know that's the second time in our conversation 990 00:47:10,760 --> 00:47:13,920 Speaker 3: today that you SAID i have a lot of. Goals 991 00:47:14,000 --> 00:47:20,440 Speaker 3: do you care to. Elaborate i'll give you. One we 992 00:47:20,480 --> 00:47:21,360 Speaker 3: don't have to give away all the. 993 00:47:21,400 --> 00:47:21,920 Speaker 2: Secrets it's. 994 00:47:21,960 --> 00:47:25,120 Speaker 1: Cool, No, No there's just been something in my gut 995 00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:27,120 Speaker 1: ever SINCE i was a young girl THAT i want 996 00:47:27,160 --> 00:47:29,400 Speaker 1: to be An, Olympian LIKE i just want to be An, 997 00:47:29,400 --> 00:47:31,640 Speaker 1: Olympian and so that is a main goal of. MINE 998 00:47:32,440 --> 00:47:34,239 Speaker 1: i don't care if it's three v. THREE i don't 999 00:47:34,280 --> 00:47:36,560 Speaker 1: care if it's five on, Five LIKE i don't care 1000 00:47:36,680 --> 00:47:38,960 Speaker 1: what it. Is BUT i want a gold, medal and 1001 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:41,839 Speaker 1: so that is a, goal and you best Believe i'm 1002 00:47:41,840 --> 00:47:43,480 Speaker 1: going to be working my tail off UNTIL i get. 1003 00:47:43,480 --> 00:47:45,480 Speaker 2: IT i love. THAT i love. 1004 00:47:45,520 --> 00:47:48,279 Speaker 3: That you, know it's one of those things that you 1005 00:47:48,320 --> 00:47:51,360 Speaker 3: put it into the universe and the universe conspires to 1006 00:47:51,480 --> 00:47:53,160 Speaker 3: work with you to get you to where you want to. 1007 00:47:53,200 --> 00:47:54,840 Speaker 2: Be SO i doubt. 1008 00:47:54,600 --> 00:47:56,880 Speaker 3: That's the first time you've said that out. Loud but 1009 00:47:57,040 --> 00:47:59,560 Speaker 3: now all of these people that are listening are going 1010 00:47:59,600 --> 00:48:01,719 Speaker 3: to help hold you accountable and they're going to want 1011 00:48:01,719 --> 00:48:02,200 Speaker 3: it for you as. 1012 00:48:02,239 --> 00:48:04,719 Speaker 1: Well, okay but IF i, don't then you guys can 1013 00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:06,000 Speaker 1: just meet me at the pool and we can hang. 1014 00:48:06,000 --> 00:48:06,640 Speaker 1: Out we can watch. 1015 00:48:06,680 --> 00:48:09,319 Speaker 2: It so we're going To. 1016 00:48:09,400 --> 00:48:14,280 Speaker 3: Arizona, yeah. PERFECT i already asked, you like what excites 1017 00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:16,600 Speaker 3: you right? Now but what else are you looking forward 1018 00:48:16,600 --> 00:48:18,919 Speaker 3: to in the immediate future besides working your tail off 1019 00:48:18,920 --> 00:48:22,000 Speaker 3: to get maybe To paris or who, Knows la twenty twenty. 1020 00:48:22,080 --> 00:48:25,480 Speaker 1: Eight, MAN i think getting my feet a little bit more. 1021 00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:27,920 Speaker 1: Wet in the broadcasting, INDUSTRY i THINK i have a 1022 00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:30,840 Speaker 1: great opportunity here with The. Suns they have a stacked 1023 00:48:30,920 --> 00:48:32,400 Speaker 1: roster this, year AND i think it's going to be 1024 00:48:32,440 --> 00:48:33,920 Speaker 1: a lot of, fun a lot of hype around the 1025 00:48:33,960 --> 00:48:36,960 Speaker 1: valley out here In. ARIZONA i just, think get my 1026 00:48:36,960 --> 00:48:39,279 Speaker 1: feet wet in industries THAT i Think i'll want to 1027 00:48:39,320 --> 00:48:41,840 Speaker 1: do When i'm done playing, basketball which is another you, 1028 00:48:41,840 --> 00:48:44,600 Speaker 1: know fifty years, Right, LIKE i don't want to retire anytime, 1029 00:48:44,680 --> 00:48:48,600 Speaker 1: soon BUT i do think the broadcasting area is kind 1030 00:48:48,640 --> 00:48:50,759 Speaker 1: of WHERE i want to, go and so just trying 1031 00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:52,400 Speaker 1: to get better at. That it's a lot harder than it. 1032 00:48:52,440 --> 00:48:54,560 Speaker 1: Looks and to be, HONEST i tried starting a podcast 1033 00:48:55,040 --> 00:48:58,880 Speaker 1: and that's hard, too like being flowy and getting your 1034 00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:01,560 Speaker 1: questions on car and doing all, that like you do 1035 00:49:01,600 --> 00:49:03,719 Speaker 1: a fantastic, job and it's a lot harder than people 1036 00:49:03,800 --> 00:49:04,080 Speaker 1: think it. 1037 00:49:04,120 --> 00:49:06,520 Speaker 3: Is so so swee steps to, You, sis thank you. 1038 00:49:06,760 --> 00:49:09,120 Speaker 3: Well you AND i can jam about podcasting whenever you. 1039 00:49:09,160 --> 00:49:10,759 Speaker 3: Want we'll have to have a one on. One i'm 1040 00:49:10,800 --> 00:49:12,080 Speaker 3: here to, Help i'm here to mentor. 1041 00:49:12,160 --> 00:49:13,400 Speaker 2: You sophie there A. 1042 00:49:13,480 --> 00:49:18,080 Speaker 3: Galsi all, right, girl well right now you have an 1043 00:49:18,120 --> 00:49:20,680 Speaker 3: opportunity to offer yourself a piece of. 1044 00:49:20,719 --> 00:49:23,200 Speaker 2: Advice let's go. Back you talked about that rut that 1045 00:49:23,239 --> 00:49:26,360 Speaker 2: you were in not all that long. Ago you knowing 1046 00:49:26,400 --> 00:49:26,640 Speaker 2: what you. 1047 00:49:26,800 --> 00:49:29,640 Speaker 3: Know now you have an opportunity to offer yourself a 1048 00:49:29,640 --> 00:49:30,040 Speaker 3: piece of. 1049 00:49:30,080 --> 00:49:32,680 Speaker 2: Advice going through a period where you're just. 1050 00:49:32,640 --> 00:49:36,080 Speaker 3: Not satisfied with the work that you're putting, out what 1051 00:49:36,320 --> 00:49:38,840 Speaker 3: do you tell yourself during that hurdle. 1052 00:49:38,880 --> 00:49:43,000 Speaker 1: Moment for, Me i'm just stubborn AND i don't have, 1053 00:49:43,080 --> 00:49:45,200 Speaker 1: patience and that's something THAT i KNOW i need to work, 1054 00:49:45,239 --> 00:49:48,399 Speaker 1: on like everyone knows. That but for, me even Though 1055 00:49:48,400 --> 00:49:51,800 Speaker 1: i'm frustrated and, annoyed my piece of advice is still 1056 00:49:51,800 --> 00:49:53,880 Speaker 1: put in the, work even if the work is. Ugly 1057 00:49:54,360 --> 00:49:56,120 Speaker 1: even if you know you're in the gym and you're 1058 00:49:56,200 --> 00:49:58,360 Speaker 1: not making your, shots at least you're in. There at 1059 00:49:58,440 --> 00:50:01,200 Speaker 1: least you're like putting in the. WORK i do feel 1060 00:50:01,239 --> 00:50:05,040 Speaker 1: like that if you are the hardest worker and you 1061 00:50:05,200 --> 00:50:09,200 Speaker 1: genuinely want to get better and put in that. Work 1062 00:50:09,320 --> 00:50:11,920 Speaker 1: it's not always, fun but you have, to then the 1063 00:50:12,000 --> 00:50:14,239 Speaker 1: ball won't lie and you're not gonna be stuck in 1064 00:50:14,239 --> 00:50:16,240 Speaker 1: a rep. Forever AND i think that's the biggest advice 1065 00:50:16,280 --> 00:50:17,799 Speaker 1: that they gave me at the. Time they were like 1066 00:50:18,080 --> 00:50:20,160 Speaker 1: my mentors were like laughing at me BECAUSE i knew 1067 00:50:20,160 --> 00:50:23,400 Speaker 1: how frustrated and they're, like, girl this happens to. Everyone 1068 00:50:23,440 --> 00:50:25,440 Speaker 1: Like i'm, Like i'm gonna like stay like this for 1069 00:50:25,520 --> 00:50:28,400 Speaker 1: like ever Because i'm just, drama you. Know and they're, like, 1070 00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:30,600 Speaker 1: no like this happens to. Everyone just keep putting in the, 1071 00:50:30,640 --> 00:50:33,719 Speaker 1: work like you're, Fine it's not gonna last. Forever AND 1072 00:50:33,760 --> 00:50:35,640 Speaker 1: i think that's the biggest piece of advice is don't 1073 00:50:35,640 --> 00:50:35,880 Speaker 1: get too. 1074 00:50:35,960 --> 00:50:38,640 Speaker 3: High don't get too, high don't get too. Low Sophie 1075 00:50:38,680 --> 00:50:40,560 Speaker 3: cunningha'm so happy that we were able to make this. 1076 00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:43,319 Speaker 3: HAPPEN a huge, SPONSOR a huge thank you to your 1077 00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:46,040 Speaker 3: sponsor At quest for connecting us for those of the, 1078 00:50:46,120 --> 00:50:48,880 Speaker 3: hurdlers that's WHAT i call my audience that don't follow 1079 00:50:48,920 --> 00:50:51,680 Speaker 3: along with you just. Yet how do they keep up with? 1080 00:50:51,719 --> 00:50:54,080 Speaker 3: You how do they follow along with? You give us your? 1081 00:50:54,160 --> 00:50:58,440 Speaker 1: Details oh my, Gosh, well you can go to My, 1082 00:50:58,520 --> 00:51:01,160 Speaker 1: instagram you can go to my. TIP i promise you 1083 00:51:01,320 --> 00:51:03,520 Speaker 1: that people might Think i'm, feisty but we have a 1084 00:51:03,560 --> 00:51:06,319 Speaker 1: good time on the. Socials we are very. Authentic we 1085 00:51:06,400 --> 00:51:08,399 Speaker 1: want to, help we want to become friends over, there 1086 00:51:08,480 --> 00:51:12,520 Speaker 1: and so It's Sophie, Underscore Seahan. 1087 00:51:12,440 --> 00:51:15,120 Speaker 3: I'm over at Emily A badi and At Hurdle, podcast 1088 00:51:15,280 --> 00:51:15,920 Speaker 3: another hurdle. 1089 00:51:16,320 --> 00:51:17,919 Speaker 2: Conquered catch you guys next. 1090 00:51:17,920 --> 00:51:18,120 Speaker 3: Time