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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to a good Game with Sarah Spain, where we

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<v Speaker 1>are rejoicing that WNBA sponsor Google has finally adjusted the

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<v Speaker 1>WNBA standings so they aren't divided by conference.

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<v Speaker 2>WNBA conference is me nothing, Okay, Commissioner's Cup standings, but

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<v Speaker 2>that's it.

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<v Speaker 1>Shout out to producer Alex for noticing and posting about

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<v Speaker 1>it back in twenty twenty four, and Sports Viz Queen

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<v Speaker 1>Alison Gaile for making it happen better late than never.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Thursday, August sixth and on today's show, North Carolina

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<v Speaker 1>Courage and Canadian national team goalie Caylin Sheridan joins us

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<v Speaker 1>to talk about what really happened during her final few

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<v Speaker 1>months at the San Diego Wave, how the Courage welcomed

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<v Speaker 1>her to the squad and made her feel valued, what

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<v Speaker 1>the Courage need to do to stay in the playoff hunt,

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<v Speaker 1>and how Team Canada is preparing for major upcoming international competitions.

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<v Speaker 2>In the wake of the twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 1>Drone Gate, plus former stars returned to the field, the screen,

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<v Speaker 1>and the court, a debut for one Hooper, and New

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<v Speaker 1>York hopes to find new heights. It's all coming up

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<v Speaker 1>right after this Welcome back, slaces. Here's what you need

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<v Speaker 1>to know today. Starting with soccer, the NWSL twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven season schedule is now official and last week's league

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<v Speaker 1>was accurate. The season will start earlier than usual with

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<v Speaker 1>the Challenge Cup on February sixth. The game between the

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<v Speaker 1>previous season shield winner and championship winner returns to its

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<v Speaker 1>preseason slot after twenty twenty six's game was played mid season.

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<v Speaker 1>The regular season kicks off on February eleventh. In a

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<v Speaker 1>press release, the league said the season opener in Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles is strategically placed to coincide with Super Bowl weekend

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<v Speaker 1>and maximize the league's visibility during one of the biggest

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<v Speaker 1>moments on the American sports calendar. And of course, the

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<v Speaker 1>season is starting extra early because there will be a

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<v Speaker 1>nearly two month pause to accommodate the FIFA Women's World Cup.

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<v Speaker 1>Each team will still play thirty regular season games, with

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<v Speaker 1>the final regular season games aka Decision Day on October thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>FIRSTSL League Commissioner Jessica Berman held a mid season press

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<v Speaker 1>conference on Wednesday, and among other things, Berman announced the

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<v Speaker 1>launch of NWSL Foundation, a nonprofit quote to advance the

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<v Speaker 1>health and longevity of women athletes by supporting women's health

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<v Speaker 1>research and convening and coordinating the women's Athletic Health Research ecosystem.

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<v Speaker 2>End quote.

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<v Speaker 1>That's according to a job description now seeking applicants for

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<v Speaker 1>the executive director of the new org currently listed on

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<v Speaker 1>the league website. If you're looking for more info and

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<v Speaker 1>want to apply. Berman also touched on the league's policy

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<v Speaker 1>for trans athletes. When asked about the absence of one

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<v Speaker 1>by a reporter, she reiterated the NWSL's line of quote,

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<v Speaker 1>our policy is our practice, and she added that quote,

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<v Speaker 1>every player who plays in this league has been determined

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<v Speaker 1>to be eligible, and we're continuing to apply that on

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<v Speaker 1>a consistent basis end quote.

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<v Speaker 2>We've talked about this on the show before.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like right now, in this moment, continuing to

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<v Speaker 1>be inclusive without putting that policy in black and white

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<v Speaker 1>might actually be the best thing for the NWSL. So

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<v Speaker 1>I understand the policy is our practice line more and more.

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<v Speaker 1>The commissioner also confirmed that a second league division is

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<v Speaker 1>still actively under consideration, but offered no update on the

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<v Speaker 1>timeline or structure.

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<v Speaker 2>More Soccer.

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<v Speaker 1>Former US women's national team star Tobin Heath has signed

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<v Speaker 1>a contract with the Portland Thorns.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, don't get too excited. The deal is just

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<v Speaker 2>a symbolic one.

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<v Speaker 1>The Thorns announced on Tuesday that Heath signed a one

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<v Speaker 1>day contract with the club so she can officially retire

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<v Speaker 1>as a member of the team where she established herself

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<v Speaker 1>as a club icon over seven seasons. Heath represented the

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<v Speaker 1>Rose City from twenty thirteen to twenty twenty, helping the

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<v Speaker 1>Thorns lift two NWSL championships in twenty thirteen and twenty seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>She actually announced her retirement last summer, a few years

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<v Speaker 1>after suffering what turned out to be a career ending

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<v Speaker 1>knee injury during game for her NWSL club, the Seattle Rain.

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<v Speaker 1>The Thorns will host an on field pre match ceremony

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<v Speaker 1>to recognize Heath at Providence Park on Saturday, August twenty second,

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<v Speaker 1>when the Thorns played Denver sum At FC to another

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<v Speaker 1>former US women's national team legend friend of the Show,

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<v Speaker 1>Meghan Rappino, is starring in a new documentary called Rappino

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<v Speaker 1>from production company Story Syndicate. A post from the company

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<v Speaker 1>on Instagram reads, in part quote, through unflinching intimacy, we

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<v Speaker 1>share Repino's rise from world champion to outspoken icon, revealing

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<v Speaker 1>the profound personal cost and inner transformation behind every battle

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<v Speaker 1>she chose to wage.

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<v Speaker 2>End quote.

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<v Speaker 1>The world premiere of the doc will be at the

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<v Speaker 1>Toronto Film Festival in September. Keep in the legend theme going,

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<v Speaker 1>but this one is Unretired tennis goat Serena Williams is

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<v Speaker 1>stepping back onto the court to play doubles with her

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<v Speaker 1>sister Venus at the Cincinnati Open next week. Organizers announced

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday the pair had received a wildcard entry into

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<v Speaker 1>the doubles field. This will mark the first time the

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<v Speaker 1>sisters have played a doubles match together since twenty twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>They were supposed to make their return to the court

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<v Speaker 1>at Wimbledon earlier this summer, but had to withdraw after

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<v Speaker 1>Serena sustained a knee injury in an earlier singles match.

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<v Speaker 1>Venus also earned a singles main draw wild card into

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<v Speaker 1>the event. Competition starts a week from today on August thirteenth,

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<v Speaker 1>to hoops. Anissamorro played her first game for the Toronto

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<v Speaker 1>Tempo on Tuesday night, after being traded from the Connecticut's

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<v Speaker 1>on last week. The Tempo lost to the Golden State

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<v Speaker 1>Valkyries ninety two eighty one, but Marrow put up eight

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<v Speaker 1>points and got five rebounds, playing sixteen minutes off the bench.

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<v Speaker 1>She also picked up a flagrant one foul in the

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<v Speaker 1>third quarter, her first of the season, when she elbowed

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<v Speaker 1>Kaylea Thornton in the neck and jaw area during a

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<v Speaker 1>spin move. More w few games to put on your

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<v Speaker 1>calendar tonight. First up, at seven pm Eastern, the Las

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<v Speaker 1>Vegas Aces travel to Gainbridge to take on the Indiana Fever.

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<v Speaker 1>Then at nine pm Eastern and the La Sparks are

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<v Speaker 1>on the road to play the Minnesota Links. Finally catch

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<v Speaker 1>the expansion teams going head to head in Portland when

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<v Speaker 1>the Fire hosts the Toronto Tempo at ten pm Eastern.

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<v Speaker 1>Even More w we told you at the start of

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<v Speaker 1>the week about the pregame on court conversation between Minnesota

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<v Speaker 1>Links head coach Cheryl Reeve and Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham.

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<v Speaker 1>As a reminder, Reeves showed up to that game wearing

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<v Speaker 1>a trans Kids Belonged T shirt, and Cunningham had inspired

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<v Speaker 1>several pregame rallies at recent Fever games after recently advocating

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<v Speaker 1>for the exclusion of trans athletes and girls and women's sports.

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<v Speaker 1>We heard coach Reeves take on the conversation. Now Cunningham

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<v Speaker 1>is sharing her side. Here's what she said Wednesday morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, you know, she just came up, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>I respect her for coming up in person. I think

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of people high behind screens and love that

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<v Speaker 3>type of thing. She had stories about her point of view,

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<v Speaker 3>and I had stories about my point of view, and

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<v Speaker 3>we left with love and respect, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 3>what it's all about.

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<v Speaker 1>In case you missed it, Cunningham post for photos with

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<v Speaker 1>anti transcrifter and one time fifth place swimmer Riley Gaines

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<v Speaker 1>before that game against the Links. We'll see if Gaines

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<v Speaker 1>or other Cunningham supporters continue the practice of gathering at

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<v Speaker 1>tonight's game in Indianapolis to the Women's Professional Baseball League.

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<v Speaker 1>The first full week of games are underway at the

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<v Speaker 1>league's inaugural season home field, Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>the New York Heights and the San Francisco Fire Bells

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<v Speaker 1>meet for the first time at seven thirty pm Eastern.

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<v Speaker 1>New York will be looking for their first franchise win

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<v Speaker 1>after losing to LA in the season opener. Saan Fran,

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<v Speaker 1>on the other hand, is coming off a win after

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<v Speaker 1>beating the Boston Hunters eleven to three earlier this week.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're in the States, you can watch tonight's game

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<v Speaker 1>on ESPN Select or the Scripts Sports Network, and folks

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<v Speaker 1>outside the US can watch on YouTube. Thanks to loyal

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<v Speaker 1>Maple Bacon Slice Marcus Sisson for lending us know that yes,

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<v Speaker 1>up in Canada, you'll be able to get those games

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<v Speaker 1>on YouTube. We're going to take a break when we

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<v Speaker 1>come back from San Diego, California to carry North Carolina.

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<v Speaker 1>We take a journey with Kayln Sheridan and just to

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<v Speaker 1>set the scene of where Caylen's mind was when we spoke.

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<v Speaker 1>We chatted a few days after the nc Courage lost

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<v Speaker 1>to the Utah Royals last week, their third straight loss.

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<v Speaker 1>But since then, Sheridan squad got back in the win

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<v Speaker 1>column with a resounding five mil defeat of the Orlando Pride,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Courage just played the Denver Summit last night.

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<v Speaker 1>But we're recording this before the final whistle. Okay back in.

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<v Speaker 4>A second.

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<v Speaker 2>Joining us now.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a goalie for the NWSL's North Carolina Courage and

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<v Speaker 1>the Canada National Team. A Pickering, Ontario native, she played

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<v Speaker 1>her college soccer at Clemson. A twenty twenty gold medalist

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<v Speaker 1>with Team Canada, twenty twenty two Goalkeeper of the Year

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<v Speaker 1>with the San Diego Wave. Mom to Skyla Ray, she

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<v Speaker 1>once turned up to a Team Canada dinner dressed head

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<v Speaker 1>to toe as Buddy the Elf and I once talked

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<v Speaker 1>shit to her from behind the goal at Soldier Field

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<v Speaker 1>and all it did was make her even better.

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<v Speaker 2>It's Kaylen Sheridan.

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<v Speaker 5>Hi, Kaylin, Hi, thank you so much for having me

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<v Speaker 5>and bringing back Buddy.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I actually want to start there because I have

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<v Speaker 1>watched that video so many times.

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<v Speaker 2>You were not just in full character.

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<v Speaker 1>You embodied Buddy the Elf right down to the absurd

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<v Speaker 1>escalator behavior. So I'm wondering if this was a one

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<v Speaker 1>off or if we were to dive into your camera reel.

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<v Speaker 1>Are there videos and photos of you in other ridiculous costumes.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, then we did Gringe the next year, so there's

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<v Speaker 5>definitely a couple costume videos. Buddy the Elf was such

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<v Speaker 5>a hit, so we decided to go for something else.

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<v Speaker 5>So I don't know, maybe I'll have to do it

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<v Speaker 5>again this year. Yeah, obviously those two are so iconic

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<v Speaker 5>and they're funny and I feel related to them.

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<v Speaker 4>In a way.

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<v Speaker 2>Can we do a Jack Skellington.

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<v Speaker 4>Oh boy, that sounds like pressure.

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<v Speaker 2>What was the impetus for this?

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<v Speaker 4>Like?

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<v Speaker 2>Why were you dressed up for this team dinner?

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<v Speaker 4>Oh my gosh.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, usually camp kind of falls right before Christmas, right

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<v Speaker 5>at the beginning of the month of December, and we

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<v Speaker 5>always have like a fun opportunity to have like a

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<v Speaker 5>quote unquote Christmas dinner together in camp, and we have

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<v Speaker 5>like a fun gift game and you know, just something

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<v Speaker 5>to bring the team together in camp. And we always

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<v Speaker 5>were like ugly sweaters and I was like, this is

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<v Speaker 5>kind of getting boring for me, Like I'm just over

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<v Speaker 5>the ugly sweater thing. But you know, I really relate

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<v Speaker 5>to Buddy the Elf and I understand him, and I

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<v Speaker 5>just feel like we need to bring him out and

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<v Speaker 5>have a little fun with it. And we were at

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<v Speaker 5>home in Vancouver that year, I think so just made

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<v Speaker 5>it a little bit easier.

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<v Speaker 4>And yeah, the girls loved it. It was just such

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<v Speaker 4>a hit.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you really committed, which I appreciate as someone

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<v Speaker 1>who wears a lot of costumes and really commits.

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<v Speaker 2>I really appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, well, then I'm going to need some suggestions from you,

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<v Speaker 5>and I have plenty and.

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<v Speaker 1>Help because Okay, I have an annual Christmas party and

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<v Speaker 1>it used to be ugly sweater and then I was like,

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<v Speaker 1>this is boring.

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<v Speaker 2>So then I started to expand We're on to.

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<v Speaker 1>Like thirteen Thannuel, So I've got a whole bevy of

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<v Speaker 1>costume opportunities to share with you.

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<v Speaker 4>We's got a separate closet of Christmas costumes.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, this year, I actually dressed as a nutcracker and

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<v Speaker 1>I made my husband be a giant nut and I

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<v Speaker 1>made the costume myself, So that's iconic. Yeah, Okay, let's

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<v Speaker 1>get to the real stuff, because we got to talk

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<v Speaker 1>some soccer. Your North Carolina courage. Middle of the table.

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<v Speaker 1>We're talking to in a bit of a slide. So

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<v Speaker 1>what would you say has gone wrong the last couple matches?

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<v Speaker 2>In your opinion?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think we're in a bit of a down

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<v Speaker 5>right now, but we were on a high before and

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<v Speaker 5>I think we can get back there. I do think

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<v Speaker 5>that last week's performance was probably one of the strongest

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<v Speaker 5>we've had, even than the result didn't show that, it

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<v Speaker 5>really gave us a lot of confidence and a lot

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<v Speaker 5>of pride in how we've been building as a team

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<v Speaker 5>in the direction that we're going. And I think it's

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<v Speaker 5>just one maybe getting a little luck quote unquote luck

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<v Speaker 5>maybe from support that somebody in the middle in a

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<v Speaker 5>different color might be able.

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<v Speaker 4>To help us with.

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<v Speaker 5>And I think also just a little bit of that

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<v Speaker 5>last little bit of finishing touch in the box, both

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<v Speaker 5>on the defensive and offensive sides, Like we just need

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<v Speaker 5>to lock it down a little bit more and behind

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<v Speaker 5>and be more ruthless, and then finishing wise, we just

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<v Speaker 5>need to we need to score some goals and get

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<v Speaker 5>our front players feeling that confidence.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, what would you say you need to improve upon

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<v Speaker 1>to get back on the right track that you were

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<v Speaker 1>feeling before.

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<v Speaker 5>I think we just need a little bit of momentum

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<v Speaker 5>in our way. I think honestly, when we start to

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<v Speaker 5>feel like something's going well, you can kind of see

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<v Speaker 5>a shift in our group and everything kind of starts

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<v Speaker 5>to fall into place for us. So I think I

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<v Speaker 5>need to bring that in a way in the back

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<v Speaker 5>and I think we need to see some goals going

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<v Speaker 5>in and just feel that, Okay, we're still in this

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<v Speaker 5>moment where we kind of prove to ourselves that we

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<v Speaker 5>were there because the performance, like I said last week,

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<v Speaker 5>the girls were so incredible and the intensity was there,

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<v Speaker 5>and it's just that those last little bits that need

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<v Speaker 5>to fall into place for us. And it's a pretty

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<v Speaker 5>young and pretty new team in a way, so those

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<v Speaker 5>things will come together.

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<v Speaker 1>Is there someone on the team, or maybe more than

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<v Speaker 1>one person that are kind of like the hype girls,

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<v Speaker 1>the ones that you rely on to get that energy

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<v Speaker 1>up and to remind people like we got this and

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<v Speaker 1>then kind of try to ride that wave.

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<v Speaker 4>We kind of shared that role.

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<v Speaker 5>I think I have my moments of hype, and especially

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<v Speaker 5>when my back lines doing something great, I love to

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<v Speaker 5>give them all the flowers and really give them any

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<v Speaker 5>confidence that I can. I know Ali Schlegel is good

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<v Speaker 5>at that. She's a positive and she reinforces those positive

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<v Speaker 5>behaviors as much as she can, and she just has

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<v Speaker 5>that kind of aura about her. But I think everybody

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<v Speaker 5>kind of has their moments. I know Danny kind of

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<v Speaker 5>keeps that left side positive, keeps it the vibes going.

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<v Speaker 5>So I think everybody kind of just finds their own moment,

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<v Speaker 5>finds the opportunity when they're feeling maybe a little bit

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<v Speaker 5>more confident where they can pass it off. And that's

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<v Speaker 5>really the important piece of being in a team. You

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<v Speaker 5>can't always rely on one person for everything. It's really

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<v Speaker 5>helpful when you have a bunch of.

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<v Speaker 4>Leaders in a way. Danny Weatherhole, yeah, Danny Weatherhole, yeah, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>What's gone well this season?

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<v Speaker 1>Because you are in the middle, you are in fighting

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<v Speaker 1>contention for a playoff spot, Like, what are you guys

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<v Speaker 1>doing well?

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<v Speaker 5>I do think that when you know things having gone

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<v Speaker 5>well for us, we have found a way to kind

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<v Speaker 5>of adjust in training and come back and we go

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<v Speaker 5>into the next game and we've we've fixed the thing

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<v Speaker 5>that maybe we weren't doing so well before.

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<v Speaker 4>So there's a big learning curve.

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<v Speaker 5>But I think the time between each not really mistake

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<v Speaker 5>but thing that we want to fix, the time has

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<v Speaker 5>gotten smaller and smaller to when we see the result

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<v Speaker 5>of and we see the production of it on the field.

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<v Speaker 5>And we have had some incredible individual performances. I think

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<v Speaker 5>Ashley Sanchez has been on fire. I mean she at

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<v Speaker 5>the beginning of the year just decided to make sure

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<v Speaker 5>that everybody remembered her name and put her in the

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<v Speaker 5>contention and remind Emma you know that she's there and

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<v Speaker 5>ready to fight.

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<v Speaker 1>Emma Hayes and the US women's national team trying to

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<v Speaker 1>catch the eye ahead of some pretty big international events

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<v Speaker 1>coming up.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I mean it's massive, and I think she's kind

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<v Speaker 5>of been out for a little while, and I'm really

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<v Speaker 5>proud to see how hard she's been working, and you know,

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<v Speaker 5>just meeting her in the last six months, seven months

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<v Speaker 5>and then seeing the amount of work that's gone into

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<v Speaker 5>it and everything that she's doing to fight and keep

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<v Speaker 5>herself in like top form, it's really impressive and you know,

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<v Speaker 5>it's really cool to see. So individual performances like that

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<v Speaker 5>have definitely helped, and I think that we'll continue to

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<v Speaker 5>see the team evolve in the direction we want to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Ashley Sanchez currently third in the Golden Boot race,

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<v Speaker 1>so she is absolutely keeping her name in people's mouths

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<v Speaker 1>and minds as this second half releague that's going.

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<v Speaker 2>What's coach mack Linde, Like, what's his style?

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<v Speaker 4>He's it's hard to explain. He's kind of an enigma.

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<v Speaker 5>He kind of has this like tough exterior, like this

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<v Speaker 5>kind of broody, dark kind of guy, but he's such

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<v Speaker 5>a teddy bear and he's just like so supportive and

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<v Speaker 5>wants the best for his players, wants to support his

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<v Speaker 5>players and and help anybody really in the in the

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<v Speaker 5>group improve and succeed. I do think that he holds

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<v Speaker 5>us to a high standard and he's not gonna, you know,

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<v Speaker 5>let us get away with anything. So, you know, within

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<v Speaker 5>this last three weeks, he's definitely been getting onto us

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<v Speaker 5>and pushing us and making sure that we continue to

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<v Speaker 5>you know, put our foot down and you know, hit

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<v Speaker 5>the gas a bit and put some more effort in,

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<v Speaker 5>more intensity in. But he also knows how to communicate

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<v Speaker 5>with us, which I really appreciate, and I think that's

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<v Speaker 5>gone a long way within the group. It's a hard

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<v Speaker 5>job to be a head coach, and I wouldn't want

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<v Speaker 5>to do it right now. It's not within my purview.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe later.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it does.

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<v Speaker 5>Require some skill and some ability to both be like

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<v Speaker 5>intelligent and smart within the game and a really good

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<v Speaker 5>people person who is able to communicate and not just

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<v Speaker 5>explain your theories in your mind, but kind of communicate

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<v Speaker 5>in a way that's supportive but also makes people want

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<v Speaker 5>to run through a brick wall for you. And that's

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<v Speaker 5>really really hard to find both. I feel like I've

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<v Speaker 5>had coaches who are brilliant and cannot communicate, and I've

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<v Speaker 5>had coaches who are great communicators, but maybe we're just

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<v Speaker 5>they need some support on the soccer side, and I

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<v Speaker 5>do think that he has both and it's really cool

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<v Speaker 5>to see and be a part of.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, he does make you want to work

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<v Speaker 4>for him.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I've always found the coaches that I liked best

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<v Speaker 1>were the ones that I was not worried about making

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<v Speaker 1>mad so much as I was worried about disappointing. I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to do well to make them proud more so

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<v Speaker 1>than I wanted to avoid their wrath.

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<v Speaker 2>And there's that fine line there, you know.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think athletes are always like, if you're mad

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<v Speaker 5>at me, I can just run through mad like no problem.

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<v Speaker 5>But when you really respect somebody and you trust their

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<v Speaker 5>opinion in their insight, you want to do everything to

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<v Speaker 5>make them proud.

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<v Speaker 4>It's it's kind of like a father figure, like.

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<v Speaker 2>A totally or mother figure. On the rare account, we

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<v Speaker 2>have women.

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<v Speaker 4>Coaches exactly, We're getting there, man, It's.

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<v Speaker 1>Kind of I know, I want to know how often

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<v Speaker 1>you're looking at the table, because you know there is

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<v Speaker 1>a hard line there you're in or you're out. And

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<v Speaker 1>when you're in the middle of the pack, like y'all

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<v Speaker 1>are how much do you think like, okay, three games slide,

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<v Speaker 1>like we got to get back up, or we can't

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<v Speaker 1>let this keep happening, or we're going to slide below

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<v Speaker 1>Like how much are you at actually watching that or

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<v Speaker 1>does that not happen until further down the line.

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<v Speaker 4>I think it's different for everyone.

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<v Speaker 5>I think the coaches are definitely watching it, and some

0:17:07.960 --> 0:17:12.120
<v Speaker 5>of the players are watching it. I personally will check

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<v Speaker 5>in every once in a while and try not to

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<v Speaker 5>let it affect my training and my mindset in that

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<v Speaker 5>because I think that's kind of a nerve wracking thing.

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<v Speaker 5>It's the same thing as a results If you let

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<v Speaker 5>results kind of dictate how you train and how you perform,

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<v Speaker 5>it doesn't always work for the best. And I think

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<v Speaker 5>I've found that in my career it's better for me

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<v Speaker 5>to focus on the process and focus on the day

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<v Speaker 5>in and day out of training and how to improve

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<v Speaker 5>and how to make my performances better rather than just

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<v Speaker 5>results driven. I'm more productive and I'm more efficient at,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, being better every day, So personally, I don't

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<v Speaker 5>check it as much I have checked it within the

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<v Speaker 5>past week though, So I think towards the end of

0:17:52.359 --> 0:17:55.320
<v Speaker 5>the season, when things start to get real close, real tight,

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<v Speaker 5>and you know you're pushing for those last few games

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<v Speaker 5>to see with where you are within the lines and

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<v Speaker 5>where you are within the top eight, you're looking at

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<v Speaker 5>it every game, every you know, you're watching it as

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<v Speaker 5>you're watching other games. You're seeing the live changing of it.

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<v Speaker 5>So I think towards the end, I definitely start to

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<v Speaker 5>look at it more.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think in England they call it squeaky bomb time.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so the end of the season squeaky bomb time.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the Courage are your third stop in the

0:18:22.680 --> 0:18:25.720
<v Speaker 1>NWSL after Skyblue Slash got them in the Wave, and

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<v Speaker 1>I remember in January we were talking about the release

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<v Speaker 1>that you and the Wave mutually agreed to terminate your contract,

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<v Speaker 1>but you commented after the announcement that you were sad

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<v Speaker 1>to see the chapter come to a close sooner than expected.

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<v Speaker 1>And your wife Dominique also posted on social about the

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<v Speaker 1>stresses of things like just breaking a lease and finding

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<v Speaker 1>a new home and trying to keep doctor's appointments because

0:18:44.359 --> 0:18:47.080
<v Speaker 1>y'all had a newborn, so obviously the breakup was maybe

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<v Speaker 1>more unexpected than the press release would indicate what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>What happened there, Yeah, it was.

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<v Speaker 5>It was a little bit more abrupt than originally maybe

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<v Speaker 5>I had in mind and planned for. I definitely I

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<v Speaker 5>still had a year on my contract there, and I

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<v Speaker 5>think I went into the end of the year meetings

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<v Speaker 5>feeling like that was where I was going to finish

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<v Speaker 5>at least that contract spell and then you know, look

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<v Speaker 5>into other options. But the club told me they wanted

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<v Speaker 5>to go in a different direction on the last day

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<v Speaker 5>of the year, and that you know, wouldn't necessarily, without

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<v Speaker 5>so many words, be in my hands to fight for anymore.

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<v Speaker 4>And I didn't appreciate the.

0:19:26.960 --> 0:19:29.800
<v Speaker 5>Way that it was all you know, handled and dealt

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<v Speaker 5>with throughout the last maybe four months of being there,

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<v Speaker 5>and not that I didn't really see this coming and

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<v Speaker 5>really understand why in the moment especially, I was having

0:19:40.920 --> 0:19:43.480
<v Speaker 5>this conversation when nothing had really led me to believe

0:19:43.520 --> 0:19:44.440
<v Speaker 5>that this was going to be.

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<v Speaker 4>The direction that was happening.

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<v Speaker 5>So, you know, leaving that conversation, I think it was

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<v Speaker 5>just their way of guiding me towards the door in

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<v Speaker 5>my own way, and I had to make the best

0:19:55.600 --> 0:19:58.639
<v Speaker 5>decision for myself and my family, and you know, I

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<v Speaker 5>don't think I was going to be treated in the

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<v Speaker 5>best way having felt like that coming out of that conversation,

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<v Speaker 5>So that wasn't going to be the best place for

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<v Speaker 5>me and mentally and emotionally, and especially having people relying

0:20:12.560 --> 0:20:14.719
<v Speaker 5>on me at home to be a good version of myself.

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<v Speaker 5>So I had to make a really hard decision to

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<v Speaker 5>find somewhere else that I felt respected and valued really

0:20:21.359 --> 0:20:24.600
<v Speaker 5>and you had that people that had confidence in me

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<v Speaker 5>and people that really respected me, because I left feeling

0:20:28.800 --> 0:20:29.320
<v Speaker 5>without that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think the value thing's huge.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been somewhere before where technically I can hang on,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's like, do you want to be somewhere where

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<v Speaker 1>you're no longer a priority and a value or do

0:20:37.920 --> 0:20:39.360
<v Speaker 1>you want to find a place that's going to see

0:20:39.359 --> 0:20:41.879
<v Speaker 1>you that way. I think the collective bargaining agreement was

0:20:41.920 --> 0:20:44.600
<v Speaker 1>in place by then, right where you had to give

0:20:44.640 --> 0:20:48.400
<v Speaker 1>your consent. I did to like ending the contract, or

0:20:48.480 --> 0:20:51.760
<v Speaker 1>that's correct, figuring out what was next. So the consent

0:20:51.880 --> 0:20:54.080
<v Speaker 1>came from your realizing that it was better to be

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<v Speaker 1>somewhere else, not because you wanted to leave.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I didn't want to leave in all honesty. Originally

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<v Speaker 5>that was not what I thought was going to be

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<v Speaker 5>the future for me. But towards the end of that conversation,

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<v Speaker 5>I realized that I needed to leave and I needed

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<v Speaker 5>to go somewhere where I was going to feel a

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<v Speaker 5>lot more respect and a lot more value.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, message was received. So how's it been adjusting to

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<v Speaker 1>North Carolina?

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<v Speaker 4>No, it's been great.

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<v Speaker 5>I definitely got all of those things right off the bat,

0:21:21.119 --> 0:21:24.520
<v Speaker 5>and they have been nothing but supportive, especially to my family,

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<v Speaker 5>which was a huge shift for me and one of

0:21:26.920 --> 0:21:29.719
<v Speaker 5>the biggest things that I was looking for coming from

0:21:29.760 --> 0:21:31.879
<v Speaker 5>an environment like that where I just didn't feel that,

0:21:31.960 --> 0:21:34.800
<v Speaker 5>and then coming into here where everything was just how

0:21:34.800 --> 0:21:37.479
<v Speaker 5>can we support your four month old child and your

0:21:37.520 --> 0:21:40.000
<v Speaker 5>wife and the move and everything, And you know, when

0:21:40.000 --> 0:21:43.520
<v Speaker 5>we don't have the resources this maybe most men's clubs

0:21:43.560 --> 0:21:43.960
<v Speaker 5>would have.

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<v Speaker 4>That's massive.

0:21:45.640 --> 0:21:48.080
<v Speaker 5>It makes you feel more secure and more and more supported,

0:21:48.119 --> 0:21:50.880
<v Speaker 5>And if I can take like ten percent of that

0:21:50.960 --> 0:21:53.240
<v Speaker 5>stress away off the field, it just makes me more

0:21:53.640 --> 0:21:55.720
<v Speaker 5>able to fulfill all the things that I want to

0:21:55.760 --> 0:21:56.359
<v Speaker 5>do on the field.

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<v Speaker 1>Was that shift in the feeling from the wave to

0:21:59.280 --> 0:22:02.399
<v Speaker 1>the courage more or about resources or about an attitude

0:22:02.480 --> 0:22:05.119
<v Speaker 1>about the fact that you had a kid and that

0:22:05.200 --> 0:22:07.399
<v Speaker 1>you needed to prioritize family at times.

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<v Speaker 4>Resources definitely wasn't the thing originally.

0:22:10.080 --> 0:22:12.480
<v Speaker 5>I think there are some clubs that don't have the

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<v Speaker 5>resources that other clubs have, and I think maybe Carolina

0:22:16.359 --> 0:22:18.639
<v Speaker 5>doesn't have as many as some of the bigger clubs,

0:22:18.920 --> 0:22:20.760
<v Speaker 5>but they have the people willing to go out of

0:22:20.760 --> 0:22:23.239
<v Speaker 5>their way and put you first and make sure you're

0:22:23.280 --> 0:22:25.919
<v Speaker 5>taken care of, and ultimately, that's all you can ask for.

0:22:26.040 --> 0:22:29.479
<v Speaker 5>And I have never felt a lack of in that

0:22:29.560 --> 0:22:32.880
<v Speaker 5>kind of situation. So it was massive just to feel

0:22:32.920 --> 0:22:36.320
<v Speaker 5>that support and that want to help you mentality, want

0:22:36.320 --> 0:22:38.239
<v Speaker 5>to make you better, want to make take something off

0:22:38.240 --> 0:22:40.000
<v Speaker 5>your plate so that you can be better when we

0:22:40.080 --> 0:22:42.520
<v Speaker 5>need you. And that's just huge, just the feeling of

0:22:42.520 --> 0:22:44.800
<v Speaker 5>that coming into a club that, especially when you're new,

0:22:44.840 --> 0:22:46.560
<v Speaker 5>you're like, I just want to show up, I want

0:22:46.560 --> 0:22:47.760
<v Speaker 5>to be the best, but I need to take care

0:22:47.800 --> 0:22:51.000
<v Speaker 5>of my family, need to take care of myself, my health,

0:22:51.080 --> 0:22:53.480
<v Speaker 5>my physical abilities, and so just to take a little

0:22:53.480 --> 0:22:55.520
<v Speaker 5>bit away from that so I could get to know

0:22:55.560 --> 0:22:57.639
<v Speaker 5>all the players better, make sure I was present at

0:22:57.640 --> 0:22:59.760
<v Speaker 5>training and not having to worry about getting home to

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<v Speaker 5>set anything up.

0:23:01.240 --> 0:23:04.280
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, there are so many more moms in the NWSL

0:23:04.320 --> 0:23:06.000
<v Speaker 1>than there used to be. There are Like have you

0:23:06.040 --> 0:23:08.199
<v Speaker 1>been able to take advice from like an og like

0:23:08.240 --> 0:23:10.160
<v Speaker 1>Alex Morgan who helped prove it could be done?

0:23:10.280 --> 0:23:11.879
<v Speaker 4>Oh? Absolutely yeah.

0:23:12.000 --> 0:23:16.159
<v Speaker 5>I mean before we had Sky, I was asking Alex

0:23:16.200 --> 0:23:19.240
<v Speaker 5>all the questions and watching her and learning from her,

0:23:19.320 --> 0:23:21.640
<v Speaker 5>And she's just been such a pioneer in the space

0:23:21.720 --> 0:23:24.160
<v Speaker 5>and she's made it possible. She's one of the people

0:23:24.160 --> 0:23:26.080
<v Speaker 5>that's made it possible for all of us to be

0:23:26.080 --> 0:23:28.600
<v Speaker 5>able to do it now. And I didn't really see

0:23:28.600 --> 0:23:30.560
<v Speaker 5>that growing up. I didn't think this was going to

0:23:30.600 --> 0:23:32.280
<v Speaker 5>be a thing, you know, being able to have your

0:23:32.359 --> 0:23:34.280
<v Speaker 5>career at the highest level and be a mom. That

0:23:34.359 --> 0:23:36.840
<v Speaker 5>was like you had to you had to wait. There

0:23:36.880 --> 0:23:39.159
<v Speaker 5>was no and when I was growing up, let alone,

0:23:39.200 --> 0:23:41.240
<v Speaker 5>the fact that you could be a professional soccer player,

0:23:41.640 --> 0:23:45.080
<v Speaker 5>that was already far fetched. So I think just watching

0:23:45.119 --> 0:23:49.040
<v Speaker 5>her and watching other athletes and women just go through

0:23:49.200 --> 0:23:53.679
<v Speaker 5>their professional careers and choose to become moms and be

0:23:53.920 --> 0:23:58.160
<v Speaker 5>phenomenal athletes after becoming moms, it's mind blowing and it's

0:23:58.160 --> 0:24:02.400
<v Speaker 5>just giving me the confidence and respect to allow myself

0:24:02.440 --> 0:24:04.879
<v Speaker 5>to be able to do that, and I think that's massive,

0:24:04.880 --> 0:24:06.480
<v Speaker 5>and I'm so proud of all of the moms in

0:24:06.480 --> 0:24:09.080
<v Speaker 5>the league, and like they're just such badass superstars.

0:24:09.080 --> 0:24:09.280
<v Speaker 4>Man.

0:24:09.600 --> 0:24:11.080
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's really cool.

0:24:11.480 --> 0:24:14.119
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, not having to wait or cut your career short

0:24:14.200 --> 0:24:16.480
<v Speaker 1>because you're like, I gotta start now, and I got

0:24:16.480 --> 0:24:17.840
<v Speaker 1>to end this in order to start that.

0:24:18.640 --> 0:24:22.040
<v Speaker 2>What's the best part of being a mom? Oh?

0:24:22.160 --> 0:24:22.360
<v Speaker 4>Man?

0:24:22.440 --> 0:24:25.080
<v Speaker 5>I mean, I think within it's all amazing. It's the

0:24:25.080 --> 0:24:26.600
<v Speaker 5>best thing I've ever done, for sure.

0:24:26.840 --> 0:24:27.840
<v Speaker 4>And I didn't even.

0:24:27.680 --> 0:24:31.160
<v Speaker 5>Do all the hard work I did the bear but

0:24:31.640 --> 0:24:33.960
<v Speaker 5>for me an honest, I watched the hard ware happen.

0:24:34.040 --> 0:24:37.080
<v Speaker 5>But yeah, just like day in and day out, seeing

0:24:37.240 --> 0:24:40.879
<v Speaker 5>her smile and like making her laugh is the best

0:24:40.880 --> 0:24:43.640
<v Speaker 5>moment of my day. And you know, after the game,

0:24:43.640 --> 0:24:45.520
<v Speaker 5>like we're talking about this three game slump, we're in

0:24:45.560 --> 0:24:47.800
<v Speaker 5>a little bit. Going to her after the game it

0:24:48.000 --> 0:24:50.679
<v Speaker 5>changes me even just a little bit from what I

0:24:50.800 --> 0:24:53.320
<v Speaker 5>was before, where I would be like I got to

0:24:53.359 --> 0:24:54.960
<v Speaker 5>go into a dark room and I got to make

0:24:54.960 --> 0:24:57.919
<v Speaker 5>myself feel even worse, and you know, just look at

0:24:57.920 --> 0:25:00.159
<v Speaker 5>all the problems in my in my life. I look

0:25:00.200 --> 0:25:01.399
<v Speaker 5>at her and I'm like, she doesn't even know I

0:25:01.440 --> 0:25:04.399
<v Speaker 5>played a soccer game. She doesn't care, and you know

0:25:04.440 --> 0:25:06.000
<v Speaker 5>we're gonna do it again next week. It just kind

0:25:06.000 --> 0:25:08.000
<v Speaker 5>of brings me back to reality a little bit, and

0:25:08.359 --> 0:25:09.800
<v Speaker 5>I think it allows me to have a bit of

0:25:09.960 --> 0:25:11.880
<v Speaker 5>more mental strength than I ever had.

0:25:12.040 --> 0:25:15.479
<v Speaker 1>Totally perspective for sure. What's the toughest part of being

0:25:15.520 --> 0:25:15.800
<v Speaker 1>a mom?

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<v Speaker 5>I think at the beginning it was not sleeping as

0:25:19.640 --> 0:25:22.240
<v Speaker 5>much and still trying to drain and like like have

0:25:22.320 --> 0:25:26.679
<v Speaker 5>the best you know, physical ability, which little sleep. That

0:25:26.760 --> 0:25:28.960
<v Speaker 5>was really tough, and just like show up every day

0:25:29.119 --> 0:25:32.159
<v Speaker 5>as the best version and try to like prove that

0:25:32.200 --> 0:25:34.520
<v Speaker 5>I could be great regardless of what was going on

0:25:34.560 --> 0:25:37.159
<v Speaker 5>at home, not make anybody guess you know, Yeah, that

0:25:37.240 --> 0:25:39.040
<v Speaker 5>was tough, but I wouldn't trade it.

0:25:39.119 --> 0:25:40.959
<v Speaker 1>So you make the move to NC. What stands out

0:25:40.960 --> 0:25:42.760
<v Speaker 1>to you about the Courage franchise. How is it different

0:25:42.800 --> 0:25:45.600
<v Speaker 1>from New York or San Diego, especially with the recent

0:25:45.640 --> 0:25:49.320
<v Speaker 1>push toward game day experience and you know, record attendance.

0:25:49.359 --> 0:25:51.639
<v Speaker 1>There's really been a resurgence in the last year or

0:25:51.640 --> 0:25:54.240
<v Speaker 1>so in terms of fans and everything else around there.

0:25:54.600 --> 0:25:57.600
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think they're really trying to revamp and rebuild

0:25:58.040 --> 0:25:59.800
<v Speaker 5>what they had in the past, with like a winning

0:25:59.800 --> 0:26:04.480
<v Speaker 5>mentality and a really big community involvement. I think that's

0:26:04.560 --> 0:26:07.639
<v Speaker 5>kind of gone a little bit awry in recent years.

0:26:07.640 --> 0:26:10.160
<v Speaker 5>But a lot of new people coming in, a lot

0:26:10.200 --> 0:26:13.520
<v Speaker 5>of shift in not just the game day experience, but

0:26:14.119 --> 0:26:16.400
<v Speaker 5>the way that we play and the style the play

0:26:16.440 --> 0:26:18.080
<v Speaker 5>that we have in the players that we have, and

0:26:18.560 --> 0:26:19.359
<v Speaker 5>it's really exciting.

0:26:19.600 --> 0:26:20.600
<v Speaker 4>It's more my style.

0:26:20.640 --> 0:26:24.080
<v Speaker 5>It's more in possession and being on the ball and

0:26:24.119 --> 0:26:26.359
<v Speaker 5>being smart with the ball, which is really exciting for

0:26:26.400 --> 0:26:27.480
<v Speaker 5>me and I want to be a part of a

0:26:27.480 --> 0:26:31.159
<v Speaker 5>team like that. There's differences and there's similarities. I do

0:26:31.200 --> 0:26:33.560
<v Speaker 5>think it gives me kind of a little bit of

0:26:34.000 --> 0:26:37.119
<v Speaker 5>flashback to the first year at San Diego, just like

0:26:37.240 --> 0:26:40.320
<v Speaker 5>getting a bunch of new people together and new coaches

0:26:40.359 --> 0:26:43.960
<v Speaker 5>and new everything and trying to build from nothing originally.

0:26:43.960 --> 0:26:46.040
<v Speaker 5>But at least there's a foundation now and I do

0:26:46.080 --> 0:26:48.480
<v Speaker 5>feel like we're steps ahead of where we had been

0:26:48.880 --> 0:26:52.359
<v Speaker 5>back then, but very similar where we're getting on the

0:26:52.400 --> 0:26:54.400
<v Speaker 5>same page. There's a lot of excitement. There's a lot

0:26:54.400 --> 0:26:57.679
<v Speaker 5>of talent in the room, Like some of these girls

0:26:57.720 --> 0:27:00.680
<v Speaker 5>are absolutely unbelievable on the ball, and just getting their

0:27:00.680 --> 0:27:03.800
<v Speaker 5>confidence up to show that and to be great day

0:27:03.800 --> 0:27:06.160
<v Speaker 5>and day out, and I think there's just so much

0:27:06.200 --> 0:27:08.480
<v Speaker 5>excitement for a lot of where their careers are going.

0:27:08.480 --> 0:27:10.480
<v Speaker 4>At least for me, I have the coaches that are too.

0:27:10.680 --> 0:27:13.840
<v Speaker 1>A lot of off season talk about changes to the

0:27:13.920 --> 0:27:16.760
<v Speaker 1>league and an effort to retain talent in the league,

0:27:17.080 --> 0:27:19.200
<v Speaker 1>a lot of talk about the high Impact Player rule.

0:27:19.359 --> 0:27:21.719
<v Speaker 1>Have you noticed many changes either as a results of

0:27:21.840 --> 0:27:24.040
<v Speaker 1>hip and the way rosters are being made, or the

0:27:24.080 --> 0:27:26.280
<v Speaker 1>way people are talking about it, whether player to player,

0:27:27.080 --> 0:27:29.040
<v Speaker 1>or a shift in the vibes of the league as

0:27:29.040 --> 0:27:30.720
<v Speaker 1>a result of that off season push.

0:27:30.920 --> 0:27:32.440
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I think it's necessary.

0:27:32.480 --> 0:27:34.760
<v Speaker 5>We need to push, We need to make the league

0:27:34.920 --> 0:27:38.200
<v Speaker 5>needs to be focused on that and figuring out where

0:27:38.240 --> 0:27:41.240
<v Speaker 5>it can be better in retaining like great talent and

0:27:41.280 --> 0:27:42.439
<v Speaker 5>bringing in new talent.

0:27:43.200 --> 0:27:44.160
<v Speaker 4>I think that's massive.

0:27:44.600 --> 0:27:47.159
<v Speaker 5>I'm not a huge supporter of the hip rule. I

0:27:47.200 --> 0:27:51.639
<v Speaker 5>do think that the league needs to spread that wealth.

0:27:51.760 --> 0:27:54.399
<v Speaker 5>Like some players, especially even in the hip rule, like

0:27:54.440 --> 0:27:58.000
<v Speaker 5>they deserve more than what that is allowing them, Like

0:27:58.040 --> 0:28:00.679
<v Speaker 5>they are bringing so much more to the table. But

0:28:00.680 --> 0:28:03.560
<v Speaker 5>it's also then limiting so many players who bring that

0:28:03.680 --> 0:28:07.480
<v Speaker 5>already and who don't fall in the category because the

0:28:07.560 --> 0:28:12.720
<v Speaker 5>categories are a little subjective and they I think we're

0:28:12.760 --> 0:28:16.800
<v Speaker 5>missing out on allowing big players or or not big

0:28:16.840 --> 0:28:20.119
<v Speaker 5>players to become big players because of these rules that

0:28:20.160 --> 0:28:22.560
<v Speaker 5>are set in place. And I think you look around

0:28:22.560 --> 0:28:24.600
<v Speaker 5>at other leagues and they don't have that, and they're

0:28:24.640 --> 0:28:29.000
<v Speaker 5>able to bring in big talent and there's more movement

0:28:29.080 --> 0:28:31.960
<v Speaker 5>of talent within their leagues because of it. And I

0:28:31.960 --> 0:28:34.680
<v Speaker 5>think we're already lucky because there's such a big pool

0:28:34.720 --> 0:28:35.360
<v Speaker 5>already to.

0:28:35.760 --> 0:28:36.680
<v Speaker 4>Kind of hold it in.

0:28:37.119 --> 0:28:39.080
<v Speaker 5>But if we want to grow as a league, if

0:28:39.120 --> 0:28:42.000
<v Speaker 5>we want to remain the best, if we want to

0:28:42.120 --> 0:28:46.800
<v Speaker 5>challenge these top leagues and really make players question more

0:28:46.880 --> 0:28:51.000
<v Speaker 5>deeply where their values is, we can't have limits on that.

0:28:51.520 --> 0:28:53.280
<v Speaker 5>It's going to require the league to take a big,

0:28:53.320 --> 0:28:55.640
<v Speaker 5>hard look and some clubs to take a deep look

0:28:56.920 --> 0:28:57.880
<v Speaker 5>if they're ready to do that.

0:28:58.160 --> 0:29:00.800
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it seems odd to me that the gms of

0:29:00.840 --> 0:29:03.440
<v Speaker 1>teams wouldn't be the ones to decide how to distribute money,

0:29:03.960 --> 0:29:07.000
<v Speaker 1>would instead come down to the subjective categorization of those

0:29:07.000 --> 0:29:10.080
<v Speaker 1>players by the league itself, And I know and understand that.

0:29:10.120 --> 0:29:11.760
<v Speaker 1>I think the main reason is the league doesn't want

0:29:11.800 --> 0:29:14.480
<v Speaker 1>to continue expanding the salary cap year after year. But

0:29:14.520 --> 0:29:16.960
<v Speaker 1>if that money is available and to be spent being

0:29:17.000 --> 0:29:18.960
<v Speaker 1>able to decide how you distribute it should be the

0:29:19.040 --> 0:29:19.400
<v Speaker 1>choice of.

0:29:19.720 --> 0:29:20.760
<v Speaker 2>The teams in my opinion.

0:29:21.000 --> 0:29:21.880
<v Speaker 4>Yeah, I agree.

0:29:22.160 --> 0:29:23.680
<v Speaker 1>Really quick before I let you go, we're about a

0:29:23.760 --> 0:29:26.360
<v Speaker 1>year away from the FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil.

0:29:26.720 --> 0:29:28.280
<v Speaker 2>What are the vibes around Team Canada?

0:29:28.400 --> 0:29:31.040
<v Speaker 1>New coach, bit of a reset after Drone Gates, So

0:29:31.400 --> 0:29:34.360
<v Speaker 1>you're in two situations that are sort of in fresh

0:29:34.400 --> 0:29:35.080
<v Speaker 1>reset mode.

0:29:35.360 --> 0:29:36.560
<v Speaker 2>What's it feel like up North.

0:29:36.760 --> 0:29:38.560
<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I think there's a lot of excitement around the

0:29:38.600 --> 0:29:40.720
<v Speaker 5>team now and we did go through a bit of

0:29:40.760 --> 0:29:42.800
<v Speaker 5>a transition period. I think last year we would call

0:29:42.840 --> 0:29:46.040
<v Speaker 5>our transition period between the mishafs of the past and

0:29:46.160 --> 0:29:48.800
<v Speaker 5>the excitement looks of the future, and I think this

0:29:48.920 --> 0:29:52.320
<v Speaker 5>year now it's about really refining all those things, especially

0:29:52.320 --> 0:29:56.040
<v Speaker 5>going into qualifying. The intensity is definitely shift in the

0:29:56.120 --> 0:29:59.360
<v Speaker 5>last month or so, and just the drive from everyone

0:29:59.440 --> 0:30:02.400
<v Speaker 5>and the competitiveness is going to be massive going into

0:30:02.480 --> 0:30:05.520
<v Speaker 5>all these tournaments, and I think we're just really excited again.

0:30:05.560 --> 0:30:07.760
<v Speaker 5>It's one of those very similar for me because I

0:30:07.800 --> 0:30:09.920
<v Speaker 5>feel like there's a lot of talent. It's just how

0:30:09.960 --> 0:30:12.960
<v Speaker 5>we manage it and how we kind of funnel it

0:30:13.000 --> 0:30:16.160
<v Speaker 5>to the best direction, so that we're all going together

0:30:16.200 --> 0:30:18.960
<v Speaker 5>and we're all functioning on full cylinders all at the

0:30:18.960 --> 0:30:22.520
<v Speaker 5>same time. That's going to be the key going into

0:30:22.600 --> 0:30:25.160
<v Speaker 5>not just qualifying, but then going into twenty seven and

0:30:25.200 --> 0:30:26.760
<v Speaker 5>all the things that are coming our way.

0:30:26.880 --> 0:30:29.920
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it feels like because you're Canada, we kind of

0:30:29.960 --> 0:30:32.000
<v Speaker 1>took it easy on you on the whole drone gate thing.

0:30:32.080 --> 0:30:33.560
<v Speaker 1>Like if it had been a country that we're used

0:30:33.560 --> 0:30:35.600
<v Speaker 1>to hating, we would have been like all those cheaters and.

0:30:35.520 --> 0:30:37.640
<v Speaker 2>We're like, oh, it's Canada. They can have done it

0:30:37.680 --> 0:30:38.200
<v Speaker 2>on purpose.

0:30:38.600 --> 0:30:40.160
<v Speaker 1>But I do feel like now y'all might have a

0:30:40.160 --> 0:30:43.360
<v Speaker 1>little chip on your shoulder, like wanting to prove, hey,

0:30:43.400 --> 0:30:45.520
<v Speaker 1>we don't need to do that to be successful, and

0:30:45.560 --> 0:30:48.400
<v Speaker 1>whatever ideas you have about us, like don't have them.

0:30:48.440 --> 0:30:48.960
<v Speaker 2>We're fine.

0:30:48.960 --> 0:30:51.040
<v Speaker 1>We weren't involved in Like there's going to be an

0:30:51.040 --> 0:30:53.840
<v Speaker 1>interesting I think sort of slightly different view of the

0:30:53.880 --> 0:30:56.120
<v Speaker 1>team than in previous years after all that went down.

0:30:56.600 --> 0:30:59.080
<v Speaker 1>But again, you guys, you guys earned a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>goodwill just by being awesome for so long and being

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<v Speaker 1>kind and nice that we're like, we'll let it slide

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more than somebody else. But I'm interested

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<v Speaker 1>to see how, if at all, that impacts people's.

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<v Speaker 2>View of the team coming into the World Cup.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>I think we kind of within the Olympics made that

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<v Speaker 5>statement that it wasn't us and that it wasn't how

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<v Speaker 5>we would like to compete or how we would see

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<v Speaker 5>parody within tournament lifestyle, and the way that we competed

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<v Speaker 5>after that, I think, you know, with all the sanctions

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<v Speaker 5>and all the things that came at us that were

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<v Speaker 5>really difficult, I'm so proud of the group and how

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<v Speaker 5>we responded in those moments. And I think now with

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<v Speaker 5>you know, that performance and those amazing results that we

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<v Speaker 5>were able to achieve even given the shitty circumstances that

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<v Speaker 5>we were in coming into the shift, now it's going

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<v Speaker 5>to be really massive for us to step.

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<v Speaker 4>Up and walk the walk a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, and with the Northern Super League and all the

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<v Speaker 1>development that's happening up there, we got to look out

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<v Speaker 1>for you Canadians now to keep an eye.

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<v Speaker 4>Forgot about us. You're sleeping on us?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, uh huh, no, sleeping in Canada, especially as a

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<v Speaker 1>place to escape to.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, that's why you were nice to us. Come on,

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<v Speaker 5>that's why you're really nice to it exactly.

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<v Speaker 1>We still leave an escape plan. Caylen, thanks so much

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<v Speaker 1>for the time. Always great to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, thank you so much for having me. I appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks again to Kaylin for taking the time and being

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<v Speaker 1>so open and honest with us.

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<v Speaker 2>And don't forget.

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<v Speaker 1>You can now watch full length good Game interviews on

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<v Speaker 1>the Iheartwomen's.

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<v Speaker 2>Sports YouTube channel.

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<v Speaker 1>We got to take another break when we return ranking

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas is past.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back slices.

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<v Speaker 1>her cutie Patuty Little One. We'll put a link to

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<v Speaker 1>her page in the show notes, and of course we'll

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<v Speaker 1>link to video footage of that incredible Elf costume too.

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<v Speaker 1>and review. It's easy watch top three Fletch Navidad looks

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<v Speaker 1>rating three two one review. As I mentioned in my

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<v Speaker 1>interview with Kaylin, my husband and I throw a Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>party slash birthday party for our dog Fletcher every year

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<v Speaker 1>called Fletch Navidad. What began as a humble apartment party

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<v Speaker 1>in twenty twelve celebrating Fletch's first birthday continued Fletch Lives two,

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<v Speaker 1>Fletched two, Furious, on and on until eventually, a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of years ago, it became a giant house party with

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<v Speaker 1>an elaborate handcrafted tunnel of lights inspired by the movie

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<v Speaker 1>The Night Before shout out Handyman producer Brad on that one,

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<v Speaker 1>plus games prizes.

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<v Speaker 2>And way too much malort google it.

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<v Speaker 1>In the early years, Brad and I exhausted every ugly

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<v Speaker 1>sweater option, from a Golden Girls themed May all Your

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas Is Be White with b Arthur and Betty White

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<v Speaker 1>on it, to Jesus in a birthday hat with the Noisemaker,

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<v Speaker 1>to a beautiful knitted sweater with an RV and Shitter's

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<v Speaker 1>full on it. So, since Kaylin and I both decided

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<v Speaker 1>to upgrade our ugly sweater events into full fledged costume affairs,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought i'd rank my top three Fletch Navidad costumes.

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<v Speaker 1>The Nutcracker and the Homemade Nut were already invoked in

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<v Speaker 1>the show, so we'll go with number three. Fletch Navidad

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<v Speaker 1>eleven Electric Boogloo. We were Frank Shirley, the rich boss,

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<v Speaker 1>cousin Eddie kidnaps in National Lampoon's Christmas vacation, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Boss's wife. So pinstriped Pj's a giant red ribbon and

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<v Speaker 1>a gag for Brad, white nightgown, bob haircut for a

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<v Speaker 1>coat for me That was a fun one. Number two

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<v Speaker 1>Fletch Navidad seven The Furry is seven Trashy Christmas. Brad's

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<v Speaker 1>shirt featured fake tattooed arm sleeves and a fake pot

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<v Speaker 1>belly sneaking out, and he wore a beer funnel hat

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<v Speaker 1>that he could drink out of. I rocked a Mariah

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<v Speaker 1>Carey inspired Missus Claus dress with a light up fascinator

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<v Speaker 1>and a fanny pack. Uverer one Fletch Navi DoD twelve

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<v Speaker 1>Live Fletcher die Hard. Brad was the world's largest Elf

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<v Speaker 1>on a shelf. He's six foot five and I was

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<v Speaker 1>Jovi from Elf Zoey Daschanelle's character in the Little Pink

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<v Speaker 1>and Red Elf outfit the two tallest ELFs You've ever seen,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll tell you what, Dressing as an elf and

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<v Speaker 1>running around a party is super fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I highly recommend it. Now it's your turn. Y'all rate

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<v Speaker 2>and review. Thanks for listening, See you tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>Good Game, Kaylin, Good Games, Serena and Venus getting up

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<v Speaker 1>and trying again after Wimbledon didn't work out. You trying

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<v Speaker 1>to take down a giant tunnel of handcrafted PBC pipe

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<v Speaker 1>and lights every year and shoving it into the rafters

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<v Speaker 1>of the garage until next Christmas rolls around. Good Game

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