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Speaker 1: And uh, tough times don't last. Tough people do. So

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Speaker 1: I preached that, and you know, I guess it's you

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Speaker 1: is psychologically so hard for an athlete because you don't

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Speaker 1: relationship that you embraced kind of sh Uh, he's you know,

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Speaker 1: he's he's like a brother. Um, He's he's helped me

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Speaker 1: um so much. Uh he's been a huge part, you

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Speaker 1: know mentally, UM, just kind of coaching me up and

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Speaker 1: it's it's it's pretty Um, it's an honor to get

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Speaker 1: I mean he's got six Super bowls now, so that's

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Speaker 1: pretty insane. Eventually, you know, you you just keep at

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Speaker 1: It wasn't pretty, but I'll take an ugly, ugly win

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Speaker 1: over a pretty loss any day. Have you been seeing

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Speaker 1: I'm just trying to get open. Your job as a

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Speaker 1: I whenever I start to get sidetracked when I'm preparing

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Speaker 1: Harp that you know, if your mind gets wandering, you

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Speaker 1: I just watched film or or go over my game

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Speaker 1: plan and do all those types of things. Um, you know,

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Speaker 1: I didn't really think about that. Remember, Kate, My first

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Speaker 1: I was just trying to get open and catch a ball. Um,

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Speaker 1: It was a different team, different year. Um. You know,

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Speaker 1: out and practicing hard and having good weeks of practice.

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