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Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we may

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Speaker 1: not be young, but we're always turnt. It's Tuesday, December sixteenth,

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Speaker 1: and on today's show, we'll be talking to legendary soccer

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Speaker 1: player Michelle Akers about her incredible career. The eighty five RS,

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Speaker 1: the fantastic new podcast documenting the first US women's national team,

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Speaker 1: the topless surf outing that resulted in the lasting nickname,

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Speaker 1: and the joy, injuries and heartbreak that came along with

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Speaker 1: setting into motion forty years of US women's soccer dominance.

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Speaker 1: Plus the field beats, the favorite a caucus teams up

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Speaker 1: with a union, and a quicker than quick quadragenarian. It's

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Speaker 1: all coming up right after this Welcome back slics. Here's

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Speaker 1: what you need to know today, and buckle up because

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Speaker 1: there's a lot to get to. Let's start with college

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Speaker 1: vibs and a shocking upset that came in an instant

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Speaker 1: classic of a game on Sunday, Texas A and M

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Speaker 1: upset previously undefeated number one Nebraska three two in the

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Speaker 1: quarterfinals of the NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament, ending the Huskers

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Speaker 1: perfect season and preventing them from continuing the hunt for

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Speaker 1: their program's sixth national title. Nebraska had won twenty nine

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Speaker 1: consecutive home games in the NCAA tournament before losing Sunday's

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Speaker 1: two hour and forty six minute marathon of a match.

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Speaker 1: The Huskers lost the first two sets before clawing their

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Speaker 1: way back to force at to five and ultimately coming

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Speaker 1: up short. After the match, Nebraska did not do locker

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Speaker 1: interview room. Omaha World Herald reporter Sam McCune tweeted, quote,

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Speaker 1: the reason Nebraska volleyball didn't open the locker room for

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Speaker 1: multiple doctors were dealing with players who had flu like symptoms.

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Speaker 1: Don't look at that as an excuse for the match's result,

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Speaker 1: but it explains the lack of interviews end quote. Meantime,

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Speaker 1: the Texas A and m Aggie's are on the way

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Speaker 1: to the program's first final four, where they'll meet number

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Speaker 1: one seed pitt who defeated Perdue three to one on Saturday.

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Speaker 1: The other semi final will feature Kentucky and Wisconsin. Kentucky

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Speaker 1: bested Creighton three nothing on Saturday, and Wisconsin avenged an

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Speaker 1: Final four for the first time since twenty twenty. Semi

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Speaker 1: Kansas City. PS rip my bracket and the brackets of

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Speaker 1: the twenty nine other people in our group who picked

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Speaker 1: Nebraska to win it all. Field beats favorite again to

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Speaker 1: Soccer Friend of the Show. ESPN's Jeffkasoof was the first

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Speaker 1: to report that the NWSL's Board of Governors has approved

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Speaker 1: a new roster mechanism to pay select star players above

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Speaker 1: the current salary cap. Per Kasoof's story quote, the new mechanism,

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Speaker 1: which multiple sources said has been dubbed behind the scenes

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Speaker 1: as High Impact Player to describe who would be eligible

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Speaker 1: for the new funds, would allow teams to spend up

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Speaker 1: to a million dollars over the salary cap on top

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Speaker 1: end players, while incurring only a portion of that salary

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Speaker 1: as a cap hit. He goes on quote, The proposed

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Speaker 1: mechanism still requires consultation with the NWSLPA, however, because of

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Speaker 1: its effect on the salary cap and per the terms

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Speaker 1: of the league's collective bargaining Agreement end quote. We'll link

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Speaker 1: read more about the metrics being used to define a

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Speaker 1: high impact player, how the rule is similar to, but

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Speaker 1: money rule, and how the new roster mechanism could help

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Speaker 1: keep Trinity Rodman and other top talent in the NWSL.

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Speaker 1: Speaking of Trinity Rodman, the NWSLPA are getting some support

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Speaker 1: in the union's grievance against the league for rejecting Rodman's

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Speaker 1: agreed upon deal with the Washington Spirit. Last week, thirty

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Speaker 1: nine Democratic Women's Caucus members and House Democrats sent a

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Speaker 1: letter to the NWSL expressing concern about their decision to

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Speaker 1: part quote, following years of advocacy from players and communities,

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Speaker 1: the most recent CBA reached between the NWSL and the

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Speaker 1: NWSLPA marked a historic step forward for women's sports. It

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Speaker 1: established critical labour protections, including unrestricted free agency, salary minimums,

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Speaker 1: training standards, and more. These gains reflect the value and

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Speaker 1: professionalism of the athletes who drive the NWSL's success. Any

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Speaker 1: the integrity of the negotiating process itself. End quote. The

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Speaker 1: NWSL filed the grievance on Rodman's behalf on December third.

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Speaker 1: in the show notes. Also, goalkeeper Casey Murphy, a member

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Speaker 1: There have been a lot of signings in the NWSL

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Speaker 1: can keep up to basketball and the Team USA training

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Speaker 1: camp held at Duke University this past weekend. Several Paris

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Speaker 1: gold medalists were in attendance, including Kalia Copper, Chelsea Gray,

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Speaker 1: players invited were playing in their first senior national team camp,

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Speaker 1: including the last two WNBA rookies of the year, Caitlin Clark,

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Speaker 1: Paige Beckers, and talented young BIG's Angel Rees, Lauren Bett's,

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Speaker 1: other during team scrimmages. It was so great to see

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Speaker 1: She spoke about feeling like herself again out there after

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Speaker 1: New National team managing director Sue Bird was on site

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Speaker 1: Some WNBA news came out of Team USA camp as

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Speaker 1: Angel Reese was asked if she intends to return to

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Speaker 1: with Jeff and Tyler. Of course, there are still so

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Speaker 1: many questions swirling around the twenty twenty sixth WNBA season

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Speaker 1: reached on a new CBA, and of course never say

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Speaker 1: committed to returning to college hoops, where preseason ap All

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Speaker 1: America forward and friend of the Show Madison Booker had

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Speaker 1: Texas past number thirteen Baylor eighty nine fifty four on Sunday.

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Speaker 1: This weekend's wins helped Yukon in Texas Day at one

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Speaker 1: Siana Betts could make her season debut. The highly touted

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Speaker 1: younger sister of Lauren Betts suffered a left lower leg

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Speaker 1: To the ice, where Team USA Hockey completed a sweep

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Speaker 1: USA outscored Canada twenty four to seven across the four games,

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Speaker 1: with thirteen different players scoring for the Americans. Hillary Knight

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Speaker 1: and Abby Murphy led all scorers with five goals a piece.

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Speaker 1: Taylor Heisei led the team in assists with eight. The

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Speaker 1: for that one. To the slopes, where on Friday, forty

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Speaker 1: one year old Lindsay Vaughn, in her titanium knee, raced

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Speaker 1: who broke her alpine skiing World Cup wins record, Mikayla Schiffrin,

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Speaker 1: in a DNF Alice Robinson got the win, becoming the

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Speaker 1: Friends of the Show Brittany Bow and Miss Stik Rowe,

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Speaker 1: and several PWHL stories to get to as the games

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Speaker 1: soccer wasn't contested at The olympics until ninety. Six so

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00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:47,920
Speaker 1: this team is created without those giant tent pole. Events

429
00:23:47,960 --> 00:23:50,359
Speaker 1: to look. To what was the driving force that you

430
00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,840
Speaker 1: were told or that you believed when you were nineteen

431
00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,919
Speaker 1: years old behind bringing together these women and calling it

432
00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:56,879
Speaker 1: a NATIONAL us.

433
00:23:56,920 --> 00:24:05,240
Speaker 3: Team it was an end digual and collective, belief but

434
00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:11,800
Speaker 3: ALSO i think personal identity to, compete to be the,

435
00:24:11,840 --> 00:24:15,000
Speaker 3: best to do whatever it took to win and in

436
00:24:15,160 --> 00:24:18,400
Speaker 3: part that mentality is why those players were on that,

437
00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,880
Speaker 3: team because you had to do it on your own

438
00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,480
Speaker 3: and the dream had to be. Yours that had to

439
00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:28,480
Speaker 3: be what fueled. You and then being around the players

440
00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:33,280
Speaker 3: like that with that similar drive is of, no we

441
00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,520
Speaker 3: are not. Losing we will do whatever it, takes and

442
00:24:37,680 --> 00:24:41,439
Speaker 3: that's the that's the only. Reason so that's continued love

443
00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:45,520
Speaker 3: of the. Game, yep, yep it's. Continued it's really cool

444
00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:45,920
Speaker 3: to see.

445
00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:50,280
Speaker 1: It THE us women's national team was officially Born august

446
00:24:50,280 --> 00:24:54,400
Speaker 1: eighteenth at The Mundi alito tournament In. Italy you were,

447
00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,359
Speaker 1: injured you couldn't play in the very first, game but

448
00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,919
Speaker 1: you played in the second game and you scored the

449
00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:01,600
Speaker 1: first goal in the history of THE us women's national

450
00:25:01,640 --> 00:25:03,800
Speaker 1: TEAM a long time. Ago but what do you remember

451
00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:07,000
Speaker 1: about that tournament beside the hand me down uniforms and

452
00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:07,680
Speaker 1: the ten bucks a.

453
00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:11,280
Speaker 3: Day, yeah it. WAS i MEAN i was the SECOND

454
00:25:11,320 --> 00:25:13,680
Speaker 3: i THINK i was the second youngest player, there AND

455
00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:16,760
Speaker 3: i was playing with some of my college teammates FROM

456
00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,399
Speaker 3: Ucf Kim wyantlin against A tano and ALSO u N

457
00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:24,120
Speaker 3: c players WHO i played against and got the shit

458
00:25:24,240 --> 00:25:28,960
Speaker 3: be beat out of me. By SO i was, LIKE

459
00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:33,160
Speaker 3: i just got to do my. JOB i gotta run,

460
00:25:33,240 --> 00:25:36,119
Speaker 3: FAST i gotta tackle, HARD i need to. SCORE i

461
00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:37,879
Speaker 3: WANT i want them to be proud of. ME i

462
00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:41,720
Speaker 3: want to. Contribute because they were so intense and so

463
00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:45,639
Speaker 3: tough and had such a high. Standard so that and

464
00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:50,480
Speaker 3: off the, field they're pretty. Wild there was not a

465
00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:53,000
Speaker 3: lot of, supervision let's put it that. Way and and

466
00:25:53,080 --> 00:25:56,840
Speaker 3: the tournament and playing against these other teams that had

467
00:25:57,200 --> 00:26:03,399
Speaker 3: a history of winning of football of their, uniforms, like

468
00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,400
Speaker 3: they know what it, meant they know what they're doing out.

469
00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:11,560
Speaker 3: There there's layers of sophisticated football playing and all these

470
00:26:11,600 --> 00:26:13,920
Speaker 3: skills and, tactics and we did not have, that so

471
00:26:14,000 --> 00:26:17,040
Speaker 3: we ours was just this mentality and work ethic and

472
00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:20,280
Speaker 3: relentless drive to. Win that's how we. Competed so but

473
00:26:20,359 --> 00:26:24,239
Speaker 3: in the crowds were. Amazing it. Was it. Was it

474
00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:28,560
Speaker 3: was ON tv. Everywhere there were fans wanting your, autographs

475
00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:32,879
Speaker 3: so it was it. Was it's kind of nuts than

476
00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,320
Speaker 3: to play in that environment and then go back home

477
00:26:36,000 --> 00:26:37,680
Speaker 3: and then there's, nothing.

478
00:26:38,440 --> 00:26:40,800
Speaker 1: Nothing literally, nothing because you have to make. It you

479
00:26:40,840 --> 00:26:43,280
Speaker 1: mentioned that you're one of the youngest nineteen years, old

480
00:26:43,680 --> 00:26:47,800
Speaker 1: you're playing alongside grown women who are getting this, opportunity

481
00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,280
Speaker 1: and you said it was kind of, Wild so tell

482
00:26:50,320 --> 00:26:52,280
Speaker 1: me what was wild about? It were you out on

483
00:26:52,320 --> 00:26:54,800
Speaker 1: the streets Of italy after the games partying it?

484
00:26:54,920 --> 00:27:00,680
Speaker 3: Up they had these events to go to, Discos they

485
00:27:01,280 --> 00:27:06,160
Speaker 3: invited people To mike model AND i don't remember the modeling,

486
00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,040
Speaker 3: part But Emily pickering was one of the models and

487
00:27:09,080 --> 00:27:11,240
Speaker 3: she was, Like, acres you were there. TOO i was,

488
00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:16,119
Speaker 3: LIKE i was, what wait a, minute what SO i

489
00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:19,160
Speaker 3: still need to dig some pictures out and see what

490
00:27:19,200 --> 00:27:24,720
Speaker 3: that was. About BUT i remember the the discos and

491
00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:28,439
Speaker 3: the you, know the swirling. Ball, yeah and then lots

492
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:32,320
Speaker 3: of we were right on the beach of The Adriatic,

493
00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,800
Speaker 3: sea which is an incredible. Location and uh so there

494
00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,560
Speaker 3: was lots of late later nights on the, beach a

495
00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:42,920
Speaker 3: little skinny. Dip well, yeah and of course our coaches

496
00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:47,439
Speaker 3: too because of the that whole environment Of european women

497
00:27:47,800 --> 00:27:52,000
Speaker 3: being topless sunbathing on their. Vacations i'm sure they had

498
00:27:52,080 --> 00:27:52,720
Speaker 3: many staff.

499
00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:57,719
Speaker 1: Meetings what do we do about these? Ladies they are

500
00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:02,199
Speaker 1: wild and. Reckless. Yeah, okay so if you go to

501
00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:04,760
Speaker 1: that nineteen year Old Michelle acres and you told her

502
00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,199
Speaker 1: on the beach of The Adriatic, sea that she was

503
00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:12,960
Speaker 1: kicking off forty years of WOMEN'S us soccer, dominance particularly

504
00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:16,320
Speaker 1: after seeing the tactics and the history that she could

505
00:28:16,359 --> 00:28:20,400
Speaker 1: tell these other teams already had and had learned. From

506
00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:22,399
Speaker 1: and you said you're setting into motion one of the

507
00:28:22,440 --> 00:28:24,280
Speaker 1: greatest teams in any. Sport what would she?

508
00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:30,040
Speaker 3: Say, hell, yes if you believe, it of course we. Are,

509
00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:33,800
Speaker 3: YEAH i mean that was part of the. Dream it

510
00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:39,920
Speaker 3: was like LIKE i always had that in. ME i

511
00:28:39,960 --> 00:28:43,760
Speaker 3: always felt LIKE i had already done, this SO i

512
00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:48,320
Speaker 3: was never surprised about any of, it and at the

513
00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:54,160
Speaker 3: same time surprised that it wasn't happening, Faster and why the,

514
00:28:54,200 --> 00:28:55,160
Speaker 3: Obstacles why the?

515
00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,720
Speaker 4: Challenge why why.

516
00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:02,680
Speaker 3: Why don't others believe? This and such a rock hard like.

517
00:29:02,840 --> 00:29:07,400
Speaker 3: Way so that's why these teams are so, Special like

518
00:29:07,440 --> 00:29:10,280
Speaker 3: my ninety nine, ers my team nine to Nine World,

519
00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,080
Speaker 3: cup and then prior to that ninety One World, cup

520
00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:17,959
Speaker 3: ninety Six, olympics those groups of women and those coaches with,

521
00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:23,200
Speaker 3: us there was just this undaunted vision of what is

522
00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:28,360
Speaker 3: before it ever. Happened SO i think that's what's special

523
00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:32,000
Speaker 3: about that group of national team players and that first,

524
00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:35,280
Speaker 3: teams and it's still in THE dna of our team.

525
00:29:35,400 --> 00:29:39,160
Speaker 1: Now, yeah and it's. Necessary you have to believe way

526
00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:42,120
Speaker 1: before it, exists otherwise it never. Will and you have

527
00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:44,640
Speaker 1: to sort of push past the doubters and figure out

528
00:29:44,960 --> 00:29:48,400
Speaker 1: what things are realistic when someone has a question or

529
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,479
Speaker 1: a concern about building, something and what things are just

530
00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,320
Speaker 1: tied to antiquated ideas of what can be and need

531
00:29:54,360 --> 00:29:56,320
Speaker 1: to be blown up in order to get where you

532
00:29:56,320 --> 00:29:58,440
Speaker 1: want to. Go you mentioned The italy trip is where

533
00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,040
Speaker 1: THE usa champ. Began tell us about, that.

534
00:30:02,040 --> 00:30:07,960
Speaker 3: So that cheer like that that. Cheer there's a couple

535
00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:14,200
Speaker 3: of stories around. That first one was that In europe

536
00:30:14,520 --> 00:30:18,560
Speaker 3: THE u is pronounced, ooh so in the first game

537
00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:24,440
Speaker 3: we heard like ooh ooh like, that and then we were,

538
00:30:24,480 --> 00:30:27,960
Speaker 3: Like god help, us are they bluing? Us and then,

539
00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:31,040
Speaker 3: somebody our, interpreter was, like, no IT'S. Usa IT'S, usa

540
00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:33,560
Speaker 3: that's what they're. Saying so we were, Like, wow that's

541
00:30:33,600 --> 00:30:39,040
Speaker 3: cool because the crowd appreciated our performance and they were.

542
00:30:39,120 --> 00:30:42,960
Speaker 3: Cheering italian fans were cheering for THE us team Against,

543
00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:48,080
Speaker 3: italy so that's. Nuts and Then sharon McMurtry comes up

544
00:30:48,440 --> 00:30:53,360
Speaker 3: LATER i hear she said she was on like a

545
00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:57,600
Speaker 3: surfboard thing and she was topless and her the board

546
00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:01,120
Speaker 3: drifted way out in the Age adrian c and these,

547
00:31:01,160 --> 00:31:05,560
Speaker 3: guys two guys swam over and were Like American, american

548
00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,680
Speaker 3: and she was, like oh my. God that she, realized,

549
00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:10,520
Speaker 3: Oh I'm i'm way out. HERE i need. Rescuing so

550
00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:14,720
Speaker 3: they tore her in and then they Became sharon McMurtry

551
00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:19,760
Speaker 3: fans And TEAM usa, fans and so they were our first,

552
00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:26,760
Speaker 3: GROUPIES i. Wish but they stood behind us cheering like. That,

553
00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:30,720
Speaker 3: yeah it came from that. Crowd but also these two

554
00:31:30,800 --> 00:31:34,520
Speaker 3: guys Rescued sharon. McMurtry that's.

555
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:39,600
Speaker 1: INCREDIBLE I i also love the. Idea i'm just picturing

556
00:31:39,600 --> 00:31:43,000
Speaker 1: it in my head of These italians watching these women

557
00:31:43,320 --> 00:31:48,320
Speaker 1: in kind of two, baggy very homemade looking jerseys and being, like,

558
00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:52,320
Speaker 1: oh these Upstart. Americans they don't have any, resources they

559
00:31:52,320 --> 00:31:54,080
Speaker 1: don't really know what they're, doing but they're doing their.

560
00:31:54,080 --> 00:31:57,000
Speaker 1: Best and it's the way we see so many countries

561
00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,640
Speaker 1: that are just now investing in their women's, sport and

562
00:32:00,200 --> 00:32:03,240
Speaker 1: about the grit and the drive of some of these

563
00:32:03,280 --> 00:32:05,440
Speaker 1: women that we watched that very clearly are playing for

564
00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,640
Speaker 1: a federation that doesn't have their back, yet and to

565
00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:11,040
Speaker 1: imagine THE us being that at one point for other

566
00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,720
Speaker 1: countries is just blowing my. Mind you mentioned you also

567
00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:17,280
Speaker 1: played on the iconic ninety nine ers. Team what did

568
00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,360
Speaker 1: you notice about the differences in society in, sport in,

569
00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:23,959
Speaker 1: resources in. Support by the time you were suiting up

570
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,840
Speaker 1: for the ninety nine, ers you had won with ninety

571
00:32:25,840 --> 00:32:29,640
Speaker 1: one and ninety, six but ninety nine blasts through sort

572
00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:33,480
Speaker 1: Of american consciousness and the. Zeitgeist what was the?

573
00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:39,560
Speaker 3: Difference, wow the, Difference i'll tell you what was. Similar

574
00:32:39,680 --> 00:32:43,080
Speaker 3: first it was that everyone said it couldn't be. Done

575
00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:48,320
Speaker 3: and so again it was this group of women selling the,

576
00:32:48,360 --> 00:32:51,680
Speaker 3: sport building the sport and saying it can be. Done

577
00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:55,880
Speaker 3: and then some very special People Marlon massying is one

578
00:32:55,920 --> 00:33:00,400
Speaker 3: of them who rallied and saw it, too had that

579
00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:05,680
Speaker 3: same vision belief not only in the game but corporately

580
00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,640
Speaker 3: and how this could work in the hunger for women's

581
00:33:08,680 --> 00:33:12,240
Speaker 3: soccer and what we could do with This World. Cup

582
00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:16,640
Speaker 3: so and the media, also let's, say they said you

583
00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:19,080
Speaker 3: can never do, it no one will come to. You you,

584
00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:22,360
Speaker 3: see you play women's soccer sucks Like so there was

585
00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:27,200
Speaker 3: just like a tidal wave of, no, no, no, no

586
00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,280
Speaker 3: it'll never be, done and we were, like, oh yes it.

587
00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:34,680
Speaker 3: Will and so going about it was we have to

588
00:33:34,920 --> 00:33:38,880
Speaker 3: freaking win or it's not going to. Matter so no pressure,

589
00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:42,600
Speaker 3: there and then we have to fill these giant stadiums

590
00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:47,560
Speaker 3: and and and we. Did and that that was the

591
00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:53,640
Speaker 3: the snowball effect of The United states and the fans

592
00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:58,600
Speaker 3: getting to know who this women's national team is and,

593
00:33:58,880 --> 00:34:03,400
Speaker 3: was and who these people were that were building what

594
00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:07,280
Speaker 3: wasn't there and changing their. MINDS i MEAN i heard

595
00:34:07,400 --> 00:34:12,600
Speaker 3: STORIES i. WAS i would stand in the grocery line

596
00:34:12,680 --> 00:34:16,799
Speaker 3: checking out and the like a a biker guy was

597
00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:19,480
Speaker 3: talking to the cashier and then there was like a

598
00:34:19,560 --> 00:34:22,880
Speaker 3: grandma lady checking out and they're standing in front of

599
00:34:22,880 --> 00:34:26,000
Speaker 3: me and they're, saying did you see that? Game oh my,

600
00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:29,040
Speaker 3: gosh those blah blah. Blah and it was so cool

601
00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:34,160
Speaker 3: to see the different just the different. Personalities, yeah walks

602
00:34:34,200 --> 00:34:37,880
Speaker 3: of life that fell in love and were inspired by

603
00:34:38,360 --> 00:34:43,200
Speaker 3: that whole, event but also especially my ninety nine OR us.

604
00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:47,280
Speaker 1: Team, yeah the ninety Nine ers film is an incredible

605
00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:49,680
Speaker 1: watch and it touches on some of what you just talked,

606
00:34:49,680 --> 00:34:52,480
Speaker 1: about but it is deeply infuriating that you had to

607
00:34:52,560 --> 00:34:55,600
Speaker 1: demand bigger stadiums and tell them we will fill, them

608
00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:58,120
Speaker 1: to not put us in small. Places and if you

609
00:34:58,160 --> 00:34:59,960
Speaker 1: had won in small, places it would not have had

610
00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,840
Speaker 1: the impact that the visuals and the excitement around the

611
00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:05,600
Speaker 1: big stadiums. Did but then after you, won the world

612
00:35:05,719 --> 00:35:08,680
Speaker 1: is going. Crazy everyone's, excited and you, say what are

613
00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:11,160
Speaker 1: we doing now and they say, nothing and you, say, great,

614
00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:13,040
Speaker 1: okay well we're going to put together a series of

615
00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:15,960
Speaker 1: friendlies around the country to build on this, enthusiasm and they,

616
00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,480
Speaker 1: said we're not. Interested so you put together the friendlies.

617
00:35:18,520 --> 00:35:20,600
Speaker 1: Yourself they sell, out they do, great and THEN Us

618
00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:22,600
Speaker 1: soccer comes back and say, ooh, actually can we get

619
00:35:22,600 --> 00:35:25,040
Speaker 1: a piece of? That and you're, like, no stop telling us.

620
00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,680
Speaker 1: No and it's so infuriating that this feels like this

621
00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:32,160
Speaker 1: just rhythm over and over again of having to fight

622
00:35:32,200 --> 00:35:34,680
Speaker 1: for yourselves without the help of those who most should

623
00:35:34,760 --> 00:35:37,759
Speaker 1: be believe in you and are tasked with supporting, you

624
00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,560
Speaker 1: which is. Infuriating AND i want to talk about that

625
00:35:40,600 --> 00:35:44,440
Speaker 1: with the eighty five vers because there are great moments

626
00:35:44,440 --> 00:35:46,120
Speaker 1: that are going to come out of finally telling your,

627
00:35:46,160 --> 00:35:49,360
Speaker 1: story and there is finally an appreciation for the legacy

628
00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,880
Speaker 1: and who you. Are but also there's some not so

629
00:35:52,960 --> 00:35:56,920
Speaker 1: great stories from. This, you for, instance played much of

630
00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,840
Speaker 1: your career with chronic fatigue. Syndrome how did that impact

631
00:35:59,880 --> 00:36:02,799
Speaker 1: you and how did you manage that without the resources of?

632
00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:07,000
Speaker 3: Today, YEAH i mean, YEAH i was diagnosed with the

633
00:36:07,360 --> 00:36:12,840
Speaker 3: chronic fatigue and WHICH i later learned was an orthostatic

634
00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:19,240
Speaker 3: blood pressure problem called neurally mediated, hypotension AND i wasn't

635
00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:21,880
Speaker 3: able to take the medication for it because it was

636
00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:27,480
Speaker 3: a banned substance WITH fifa AND, usoc SO I i

637
00:36:27,600 --> 00:36:30,080
Speaker 3: couldn't take. It so WHEN i, RETIRED i could take.

638
00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:32,400
Speaker 3: It and now you, Know i'm a normal person with

639
00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:36,200
Speaker 3: my blood. Pressure so and in the middle of all that,

640
00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:38,160
Speaker 3: TOO i probably.

641
00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:45,319
Speaker 4: Had twenty five, surgeries shoulder, knees broke my face on

642
00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:49,640
Speaker 4: A norwegian and so uh they're.

643
00:36:49,680 --> 00:36:54,279
Speaker 3: Sturdy, yeah they're so. TOUGH i love PLAYING i loved

644
00:36:54,320 --> 00:36:58,080
Speaker 3: playing it with them against. Them. Uh SO i mean

645
00:36:58,120 --> 00:37:03,960
Speaker 3: that my whole, career trying to get it done under you,

646
00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:07,760
Speaker 3: know circumstances not ideal and not NOW i see, Wow,

647
00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,560
Speaker 3: wow IF i had only been taken care of like

648
00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:13,440
Speaker 3: they are, now what would have that been like for

649
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:17,920
Speaker 3: me as a, player but Also i'm almost, sixty So i've, had,

650
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:21,560
Speaker 3: you look, amazing thirty five surgeries on one, knee and

651
00:37:22,560 --> 00:37:26,320
Speaker 3: you know it's not too late to treat the players

652
00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:31,839
Speaker 3: who helped build a movement and change the world and

653
00:37:31,960 --> 00:37:35,160
Speaker 3: inspired so many to like support them in their old.

654
00:37:35,200 --> 00:37:38,040
Speaker 1: Age. Yeah, well because you had to sue to get

655
00:37:38,120 --> 00:37:40,839
Speaker 1: your surgeries paid, for, RIGHT i, mean that's a not

656
00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:44,520
Speaker 1: so pretty reality of playing for a team that isn't

657
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:46,759
Speaker 1: really supporting, you is to, say, hey we'll take all

658
00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:48,640
Speaker 1: the glory of what you can give us by, winning

659
00:37:49,040 --> 00:37:51,080
Speaker 1: but behind the scenes you have to take care of

660
00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:51,560
Speaker 1: all the other.

661
00:37:51,600 --> 00:37:56,239
Speaker 3: Stuff it was DISAPPOINTING i they, said, oh there's no

662
00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:59,560
Speaker 3: way you could have played that, injured so we're not

663
00:37:59,600 --> 00:38:02,279
Speaker 3: going to pay for, That And i'm, like, What, SO

664
00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:05,520
Speaker 3: i you, KNOW i had to make a. CHOICE i

665
00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:09,520
Speaker 3: needed the. SURGERIES i had these injuries playing for my,

666
00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:13,760
Speaker 3: team and so we went to battle over. That, yeah

667
00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:16,759
Speaker 3: and the reason WHY i sued was not only for

668
00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:21,759
Speaker 3: myself to have my injuries paid, for but for other,

669
00:38:21,760 --> 00:38:25,520
Speaker 3: people BECAUSE i knew that was happening to other teammates

670
00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:30,759
Speaker 3: and past. Teammates SO i thought important to show that

671
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,879
Speaker 3: there's going to be a. Fight, yeah not just by,

672
00:38:33,920 --> 00:38:36,520
Speaker 3: me but by everyone to be taken care of.

673
00:38:37,120 --> 00:38:39,000
Speaker 1: Well AND i know some of the players from that,

674
00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:42,000
Speaker 1: team some of them fell on hard times. Financially it

675
00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:45,360
Speaker 1: was a burden for them to, participate and that's heartbreaking

676
00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:47,600
Speaker 1: to know that not only did they not get the

677
00:38:47,719 --> 00:38:51,239
Speaker 1: credit that they, deserved but that they've since struggled as

678
00:38:51,280 --> 00:38:53,680
Speaker 1: a result of something that they did that paved the

679
00:38:53,719 --> 00:38:57,040
Speaker 1: way for forty years of THIS us women's national. TEAM

680
00:38:57,920 --> 00:39:00,480
Speaker 1: i know that the eighty five ors L see is

681
00:39:00,520 --> 00:39:02,759
Speaker 1: in part being started to help with. That can you

682
00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:03,319
Speaker 1: tell us about?

683
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:08,239
Speaker 3: That, yeah so this is. Cool the eighty five ers

684
00:39:08,239 --> 00:39:13,080
Speaker 3: we started AT, llc which is a seventeen member, company

685
00:39:13,120 --> 00:39:17,759
Speaker 3: and part of that is to we partnered With adidas

686
00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:22,839
Speaker 3: And Storage sports for our, podcast and along with, that

687
00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:27,560
Speaker 3: we want to build opportunity and create equity for other women's.

688
00:39:27,600 --> 00:39:31,440
Speaker 3: Athletes so it's not just coming and on and having

689
00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:34,360
Speaker 3: someone tell your story and then that's the. End you,

690
00:39:34,400 --> 00:39:40,560
Speaker 3: know you are owning your. Story your voice is what carries,

691
00:39:40,600 --> 00:39:43,560
Speaker 3: it your narrative is what is. Important and so that's

692
00:39:43,600 --> 00:39:48,399
Speaker 3: been really an incredible experience with this, podcast is being

693
00:39:48,440 --> 00:39:51,040
Speaker 3: able to give feedback and creating the story that is

694
00:39:51,480 --> 00:39:58,000
Speaker 3: our story versus someone's interpretation of. That so and we you.

695
00:39:58,000 --> 00:40:00,880
Speaker 3: Know part of it is, too is not only you,

696
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:06,279
Speaker 3: know bringing in these generations of women in soccer but all,

697
00:40:06,320 --> 00:40:10,560
Speaker 3: sports but connecting it to. Now it's so important because

698
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:15,080
Speaker 3: we are all huge fans of the, game but also

699
00:40:15,760 --> 00:40:19,440
Speaker 3: there's only you, know less than one percent who actually

700
00:40:19,840 --> 00:40:25,360
Speaker 3: have their, name their, story the opportunity to be the

701
00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:29,280
Speaker 3: spotlight and part of the game that they are helping

702
00:40:29,320 --> 00:40:30,160
Speaker 3: to build or have.

703
00:40:30,239 --> 00:40:33,520
Speaker 1: Built, yeah it's one of the THINGS i love most

704
00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:37,040
Speaker 1: about women's sport is how often it feels like it's

705
00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:42,080
Speaker 1: about creating an uplifting. Community this Group Storied sports And

706
00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:45,879
Speaker 1: adidas come together to create, content which happens all over

707
00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:48,160
Speaker 1: the world of, sport but rarely do we then see

708
00:40:48,160 --> 00:40:50,919
Speaker 1: that same company start AN llc for the athletes they're

709
00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:54,040
Speaker 1: covering and help them to trademark their name and their

710
00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:57,400
Speaker 1: story so they can quote turn history into. Equity it

711
00:40:57,640 --> 00:40:59,719
Speaker 1: means something to, say not only do we want to

712
00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:03,239
Speaker 1: gain and be someone profiting off of you like you've

713
00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:06,040
Speaker 1: seen for your entirety of your, time but to give

714
00:41:06,040 --> 00:41:08,239
Speaker 1: it back to you and empower you so that you're

715
00:41:08,280 --> 00:41:11,560
Speaker 1: able to then profit and benefit off of your story as.

716
00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:15,319
Speaker 1: Well it's just it's really a, nice beautiful, thing and

717
00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:18,680
Speaker 1: so deserved by this. GROUP i want to mention one last,

718
00:41:18,680 --> 00:41:21,279
Speaker 1: indignity now that we've landed on a happy point from

719
00:41:22,760 --> 00:41:24,799
Speaker 1: the eighty. Fivers are not in The Soccer hall Of

720
00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:28,440
Speaker 1: fame despite starting. It All The hall AND Us soccer

721
00:41:28,480 --> 00:41:32,800
Speaker 1: are clinging very tightly to, rules things like requiring fifty

722
00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:35,839
Speaker 1: caps that simply would not have been possible in an

723
00:41:35,880 --> 00:41:38,319
Speaker 1: age with so few games and, opportunities and with women

724
00:41:38,400 --> 00:41:40,600
Speaker 1: coming on later in their careers to start this. Team

725
00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:43,239
Speaker 1: i've been told that some exceptions have been made for

726
00:41:43,320 --> 00:41:46,239
Speaker 1: some men's teams or players BY Us, soccer but not

727
00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:49,120
Speaker 1: for this. Team is this an ongoing? Fight is this

728
00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:51,560
Speaker 1: something that we can rally around and help demand for

729
00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:53,520
Speaker 1: all of? You is this something we can get all

730
00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:57,359
Speaker 1: my listeners to start screaming AT Us soccer. About can

731
00:41:57,400 --> 00:42:01,239
Speaker 1: we send another letter from a? Lawyer, well in, part it's.

732
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:04,919
Speaker 3: TELLING i think it's telling the story and and and

733
00:42:04,960 --> 00:42:10,160
Speaker 3: creating awareness of who these people are and and and

734
00:42:10,200 --> 00:42:15,680
Speaker 3: then that is what carries us into changing how The

735
00:42:15,800 --> 00:42:20,239
Speaker 3: National Soccer hall Of fame puts its players in, right

736
00:42:20,400 --> 00:42:25,160
Speaker 3: so team and, teams and and if they're making exceptions

737
00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:29,239
Speaker 3: for men's players and men's, teams it has to be

738
00:42:29,400 --> 00:42:32,719
Speaker 3: across the board. Equals so it's a great, conversation but

739
00:42:32,880 --> 00:42:37,560
Speaker 3: it's still we haven't been able to have that. Yet

740
00:42:38,160 --> 00:42:43,399
Speaker 3: so that's the importance of talking about the, story letting

741
00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:47,800
Speaker 3: people know who we, are and then that hopefully that changes,

742
00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:53,080
Speaker 3: again changes, history helps move us forward because there's generations

743
00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:57,239
Speaker 3: of national team, players world, Champions olympians that should be

744
00:42:57,320 --> 00:42:59,920
Speaker 3: in The hall Of, fame and it starts with the

745
00:43:00,280 --> 00:43:03,560
Speaker 3: very first team and it's all equal across the board

746
00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:09,359
Speaker 3: with how they've inducted men's players and. Teams SO i don't,

747
00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:12,200
Speaker 3: know we're. TRYING i hope it. CHANGES i believe it.

748
00:43:12,239 --> 00:43:15,520
Speaker 3: Will and, Yeah Cindy parlow one of my, TEAMMATES i,

749
00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:18,160
Speaker 3: mean we're so lucky to have her as, president and

750
00:43:18,640 --> 00:43:23,600
Speaker 3: she's got this incredible perspective and, opportunity and as does

751
00:43:24,040 --> 00:43:26,240
Speaker 3: The National Soccer hall Of. Fame but now in ws

752
00:43:26,480 --> 00:43:29,120
Speaker 3: lkin support that because we're all, right we're on, it

753
00:43:29,239 --> 00:43:31,400
Speaker 3: are going in the same. Direction we're on.

754
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:33,360
Speaker 1: It i'm going to listen to the rest of the podcast,

755
00:43:33,400 --> 00:43:35,520
Speaker 1: First i'm going to see how far we get into

756
00:43:35,560 --> 00:43:37,680
Speaker 1: the details of the ongoing, fight and then we're going

757
00:43:37,719 --> 00:43:40,000
Speaker 1: to figure out how we can rally everyone toward. That

758
00:43:40,000 --> 00:43:42,279
Speaker 1: that's a freakin no. Brainer and you're, RIGHT i Think

759
00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:45,520
Speaker 1: cindy being at the head will will hopefully. Help BEFORE

760
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:46,799
Speaker 1: i let you, GO i want you to tell us

761
00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:49,239
Speaker 1: a little bit about your life now with your with

762
00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:50,279
Speaker 1: your horses and your.

763
00:43:50,320 --> 00:43:55,680
Speaker 3: Farm, yeah so, YEAH i have a horse, rescue But

764
00:43:56,000 --> 00:44:01,879
Speaker 3: i've got my herd has, dwindled so, Yeah I've i'm

765
00:44:01,920 --> 00:44:05,719
Speaker 3: down to three horses right now and two. Dogs and

766
00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:11,200
Speaker 3: that's the life of. Rescue and SO i, just oh my,

767
00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:13,879
Speaker 3: GOSH i have the best. TIME i have the best

768
00:44:13,920 --> 00:44:19,040
Speaker 3: time loving them back to health and to empower them

769
00:44:19,040 --> 00:44:23,880
Speaker 3: to be sassy and have opinions and and in a

770
00:44:23,960 --> 00:44:27,239
Speaker 3: herd so they can enjoy. Life so that to me

771
00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:31,560
Speaker 3: is super. Fun AND i got my, Son cody's, twenty

772
00:44:31,760 --> 00:44:34,279
Speaker 3: just graduated from. College he's got a great job, Now

773
00:44:35,520 --> 00:44:39,239
Speaker 3: so we love. That i'm thinking, About, wow what AM

774
00:44:39,280 --> 00:44:40,640
Speaker 3: I what DO i get to do?

775
00:44:40,840 --> 00:44:44,279
Speaker 1: Next, yeah you are an assistant coach in THE nwslf

776
00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:46,240
Speaker 1: for a. Bit is there any interest in getting back into? Coaching?

777
00:44:46,560 --> 00:44:49,160
Speaker 3: Yeah Maybe under the right.

778
00:44:49,360 --> 00:44:51,799
Speaker 1: Circumstances, yeah that didn't go the way you'd.

779
00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:55,319
Speaker 3: Hoped, no that was that was. Rough it was, Rough

780
00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:59,280
Speaker 3: BUT i would love to try that or In, canada

781
00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:03,200
Speaker 3: you know With, yeah THE nfl, League like, well it's

782
00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:06,560
Speaker 3: just so inspiring to be part of what's being built

783
00:45:06,640 --> 00:45:11,120
Speaker 3: and watching the players and the sport be elevated and

784
00:45:12,600 --> 00:45:17,680
Speaker 3: get opportunities that haven't been there. Before it's just really,

785
00:45:17,719 --> 00:45:19,160
Speaker 3: cool really fun to be a part.

786
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:21,759
Speaker 1: Of, well we just Had Brandy chastain on the show

787
00:45:21,800 --> 00:45:23,719
Speaker 1: and she said she has an eye on coaching the

788
00:45:23,760 --> 00:45:26,319
Speaker 1: women's national team at some. Levels SO i feel like

789
00:45:26,360 --> 00:45:29,640
Speaker 1: An Acres chastain one two. Punch, wow that would be

790
00:45:29,680 --> 00:45:31,720
Speaker 1: a coaching. Squad.

791
00:45:32,160 --> 00:45:35,520
Speaker 3: Wow she taught me how to play. Defense by the,

792
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:39,120
Speaker 3: way WHEN i changed positions to that holding, midfield choose

793
00:45:39,160 --> 00:45:41,120
Speaker 3: the one standing behind me going move.

794
00:45:41,239 --> 00:45:45,560
Speaker 1: Us, yeah, Yes mofasa for the.

795
00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:47,600
Speaker 3: Main Thanks, Brenda yeah for the Main.

796
00:45:48,000 --> 00:45:50,759
Speaker 1: Brenda we call Her. BRENDA i love. That brenda And,

797
00:45:50,840 --> 00:45:55,400
Speaker 1: mufasa you're two new head. Coaches we love. It we

798
00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:57,359
Speaker 1: got to keep the, horses, though because SOMETIME i want

799
00:45:57,400 --> 00:45:59,720
Speaker 1: to come. Visit you're living my later in life dream

800
00:46:00,080 --> 00:46:03,200
Speaker 1: of surrounding myself with mostly animals and a select few.

801
00:46:03,239 --> 00:46:07,280
Speaker 1: Humans that is the goal for. Me later in that the, GOAL.

802
00:46:07,600 --> 00:46:10,600
Speaker 3: I was going to bring in one of. Them Candy

803
00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:15,880
Speaker 3: kane is appropriate For christmas time. Holidays she's a mini

804
00:46:16,040 --> 00:46:18,480
Speaker 3: who's just as cute as can, be AND i was

805
00:46:18,520 --> 00:46:19,800
Speaker 3: going to bring her in here.

806
00:46:19,920 --> 00:46:20,680
Speaker 1: She comes in the house.

807
00:46:20,840 --> 00:46:25,520
Speaker 3: INTERVIEW i, die BUT i KNOW i. DIDN'T i. DIDN'T

808
00:46:25,520 --> 00:46:27,600
Speaker 3: i didn't want her wrangle with my dogs in.

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00:46:27,640 --> 00:46:30,160
Speaker 1: Here so, fair.

810
00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:30,240
Speaker 3: We'll do it another.

811
00:46:30,320 --> 00:46:32,680
Speaker 1: Time, well you're on the way to my goal of

812
00:46:32,880 --> 00:46:36,040
Speaker 1: a pair of, horses eleven d, dogs a couple of,

813
00:46:36,160 --> 00:46:40,480
Speaker 1: chickens maybe a couple of, goats, pigs a couple of. Pigs,

814
00:46:41,280 --> 00:46:43,400
Speaker 1: yeah building it in my head and one day it

815
00:46:43,440 --> 00:46:45,120
Speaker 1: will it will be. Manifested.

816
00:46:45,160 --> 00:46:47,120
Speaker 3: Donkey OH i love a.

817
00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:49,839
Speaker 1: Donkey oh my, GOD i love a. Donkey, okay all, right,

818
00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:53,319
Speaker 1: well well you're giving me more. Ideas michelle was so

819
00:46:53,360 --> 00:46:56,240
Speaker 1: great to talk to. You you're just the absolute, best

820
00:46:56,320 --> 00:46:59,200
Speaker 1: AND i am so excited that this story is finally getting.

821
00:46:59,200 --> 00:47:03,080
Speaker 3: Told thank, you thanks for having me, on for telling our.

822
00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:09,799
Speaker 3: Story Thanks, Sarah.

823
00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:10,839
Speaker 1: Thanks again To michelle for taking the. Time absolutely loved our.

824
00:47:10,880 --> 00:47:14,640
Speaker 1: Conversation we got to take another break when we return the.

825
00:47:14,680 --> 00:47:23,440
Speaker 1: Hero italy needs the diva the games. Deserve welcome, Back.

826
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Speaker 1: Sliceys we love that you're, listening but we want you

827
00:47:25,360 --> 00:47:27,319
Speaker 1: to get in the game every day, Too so here's

828
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Speaker 1: our good game play of the. Day listen to the

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Speaker 1: new Podcast Origin story the eighty five Vers i'm just

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Speaker 1: a couple episodes, in but it is so fantastic AND

831
00:47:36,960 --> 00:47:39,600
Speaker 1: i just love hearing friends of the, Show Aaron foley

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00:47:39,600 --> 00:47:44,720
Speaker 1: And jane McManus together to, brilliant, funny, sardonic, informed cheeky

833
00:47:44,800 --> 00:47:47,160
Speaker 1: ladies talking about one of the most impactful teams in

834
00:47:47,200 --> 00:47:49,920
Speaker 1: the history OF us women's. Sports and as you can

835
00:47:49,920 --> 00:47:52,120
Speaker 1: tell from my interview With, michelle there is so much

836
00:47:52,160 --> 00:47:56,360
Speaker 1: to learn about this. Team must. Listen, also you gotta

837
00:47:56,360 --> 00:47:58,160
Speaker 1: get ready to join the fight to get the eighty

838
00:47:58,200 --> 00:48:00,879
Speaker 1: Five ers into The Soccer hall Of. Fame When michelle says,

839
00:48:00,960 --> 00:48:03,759
Speaker 1: jump we're going to say how. High we always love

840
00:48:03,800 --> 00:48:05,480
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