1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:05,600 Speaker 1: Cancel to paper. 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 2: Sketching you art on this page. What kind of journey 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 2: will this drawing bring to live? 4 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: Today? 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 2: Another adventure waits for you. Ro Scout and Layla my 6 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 2: comm along to It's imagination time. 7 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 3: And Curiosity cal Curiosity came. 8 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 4: It's a magical place come true. Welcome to Adventures of 9 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 4: Curiosity cald. 10 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 5: Hello, and welcome back to season four of Adventures of 11 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 5: Curiosity Cove. It's me Ella the Curious and whether you're 12 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 5: joining us for the first time or coming back for 13 00:01:09,120 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 5: more adventures, I'm so thrilled to have you here. This season, 14 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 5: we'll dive into brand new adventures from my treehouse. 15 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: Think cozy beanbags, bluffy. 16 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:23,400 Speaker 5: Pillows, and of course my favorite stuffy row right by 17 00:01:23,400 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 5: my side. It's peaceful, almost like my mom just used 18 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 5: her relaxing dreams prey. Perfect for story time. 19 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: So what are we waiting for? Let's dive in Addie 20 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:35,559 Speaker 1: the Battie Part two. 21 00:01:38,959 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 6: The next morning, she woke up feeling lighter. It was Saturday, 22 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 6: hours and hours to practice, plus her cousins were coming over. 23 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 6: When they arrived, they played volleyball outside for almost an 24 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 6: hour before the cousins ran inside for lunch. Uncle Jake 25 00:01:54,240 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 6: stepped out to find her, hands in his pockets, grin 26 00:01:57,080 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 6: already forming. Addie, look you thanks for teaching the kids 27 00:02:02,680 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 6: a few moves. You're gonna be a volleyball star. 28 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,080 Speaker 1: Uh, probably not. 29 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 6: What do you mean probably not? You'd beat me in 30 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 6: a one on one. 31 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: Nah, I'm only four foot nine now. 32 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 5: I don't see myself getting any bigger than five two plus. 33 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:21,720 Speaker 1: I just don't have the body type for volleyball. 34 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 6: No, who told you that? 35 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: It's true? 36 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 6: Nope, there's no way. Someone with your talent just decides 37 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,959 Speaker 6: you weren't good enough for volleyball because of your height. 38 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 6: Someone told you that, and it's not true. 39 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 1: Well, I guess I'm a good observer. 40 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 6: So okay, quick test. What color pants was your cousin 41 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 6: wearing earlier? 42 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: Blue? 43 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 6: He wasn't wearing pants? 44 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: What? Yes, he was. I would have known if he 45 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: was running around pantless. 46 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 6: No, no, no, no, no, he was wearing shorts. 47 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:56,519 Speaker 1: Okay, okay. 48 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,079 Speaker 5: I did see that all the girls on the tee 49 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 5: are super tall and fit, and I heard mom and 50 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 5: dad talking about not wanting me to get let down 51 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 5: because I'm not tall enough or fit enough. 52 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 6: Addie, let me tell you something, parents, aren't always right. 53 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 6: As a matter of fact, we're wrong a lot, and 54 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 6: sometimes when we parent, we're only doing our best with 55 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 6: what we were taught. 56 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 1: Ooh ye, I don't get what your point is. 57 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 6: Sometimes adults carry old stories that aren't about you. I'm 58 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 6: guilty of it. When I was a kid, I was 59 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 6: terrorized by a mean old dog. So I kept my 60 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,680 Speaker 6: kids away from every dog I saw time and time again. 61 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 6: My kids showed me. Most dogs are friendly if you 62 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 6: approach them the right way. But if you lunge at 63 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:48,680 Speaker 6: a dog like your life depends on it, you'll freak 64 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 6: it out. But if you put your hands out palm up, 65 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 6: asking to be friends, chances are they'll sniff your hand 66 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,320 Speaker 6: and want to be your pal. Uncle Jake paused, looking 67 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 6: off for a second, as if remembering something small and true. 68 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 6: Uncle Jake, huh oh oh yeah, sorry, where was I? 69 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 5: Parents aren't always right? And then something about you having 70 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 5: like dog trauma. 71 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:16,719 Speaker 6: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. So look, all parents carry old 72 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 6: stories that aren't about you. Most of them are these 73 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 6: underprocessed emotions from their childhood that they don't want you 74 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 6: to relive. And while it's very sweet and very parent 75 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,040 Speaker 6: to try to protect you, from the pain that they 76 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 6: went through. It can also hold you back from your 77 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,919 Speaker 6: real potential. He leans in, I could be saying too much. 78 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:42,440 Speaker 6: Maybe you don't even want to play volleyball. 79 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 5: No, no, no, no, I most certainly do. But what about 80 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 5: my size and stuff? 81 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 6: Perfect, then do it. Size is just a hurdle. Everybody's 82 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 6: got one in life. And you know what. Courage is contagious. 83 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 6: So let me infect you with some sports stats. He 84 00:04:59,520 --> 00:05:03,000 Speaker 6: holds up finger dramatically. You ever heard of some moonbiles. 85 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 6: Adelaide shakes her head. Four foot eight, too short, too 86 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 6: muscular for gymnastics. People told her she didn't fit the look, 87 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 6: and now she's the g goat, the goat, greatest gymnast 88 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 6: of all time. He holds up a second finger. Carla Asparza, 89 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:26,960 Speaker 6: you know her. Adelaide shakes her head again. Five foot one, 90 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:31,559 Speaker 6: didn't fit the fight or frame. Became the first ever 91 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 6: UFC Women's strawweight champion. A third finger goes up and 92 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 6: Spud Webb five foot seven. Everyone said he was too 93 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 6: small for the NBA, then he went and won the 94 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 6: slam dunk contest. Jake drops his hand, looking right at her. 95 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 6: See the pattern. People who shouldn't make it, make it 96 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 6: all the time. They just don't listen when someone tells 97 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 6: them they can't. Adelaide nods her head deep thought. Okay, okay, 98 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 6: last one, last one, and this one's the grand finale. 99 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:10,280 Speaker 6: Adelaide raises her head in anticipation. Uncle Jake raises his 100 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 6: pinky finger like he's about to reveal a secret weapon. 101 00:06:14,279 --> 00:06:19,159 Speaker 6: Debbie Green heard of her. Mm hmmm, Adelaide shakes her head. 102 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:25,119 Speaker 6: Five foot four in volleyball. That's basically being told, hey, kid, 103 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 6: go play literally anything else to short not the right build, 104 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 6: couldn't possibly compete with the tall girls, you know the drill. 105 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 6: He leans back, eyebrows raised. So what did she do? 106 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 6: Became the best setter in the world, Olympic silver medalist, unstoppable. 107 00:06:44,800 --> 00:06:48,160 Speaker 6: She changed the whole game. People still talk about her. 108 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 6: He taps his pinky to his thumb, completing the list. See, Addie, 109 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 6: the world is full of people who weren't supposed to 110 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:02,479 Speaker 6: and they did it anyway. The next few days were intense. 111 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 6: Any free moment Adelaide had she was in the yard bump, 112 00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 6: miss chase the ball across the lawn, bump, smack herself 113 00:07:10,320 --> 00:07:14,960 Speaker 6: in the face, try again. It looked ridiculous, honestly, but 114 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 6: she didn't care. Something inside her had been lit on 115 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 6: fire and she wasn't letting it go out. And now 116 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,679 Speaker 6: that she started watching girls volleyball on TV, college games, 117 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 6: pro games, highlight reels, anything she could find, she was 118 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 6: even more obsessed. These girls were soaring, flying, diving across 119 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 6: the court, celebrating like they just saved the world. Addie 120 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 6: wanted that badly. Her diet shifted too, but in a 121 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 6: realistic Atty approved way. Healthy stuff during the week Barri's yogurt, veggies, 122 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 6: lean meals. Then on the weekends, ice cream, always ice cream, 123 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 6: a big scoop, a happy scoop, because balance was important 124 00:08:02,760 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 6: and Addie wasn't trying to be a robot. Meanwhile, her 125 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 6: parents kept giving each other the are you seeing what 126 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 6: I'm seeing eyes every time she walked past with her 127 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 6: volleyball tucked under her arm or her plate piled high 128 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 6: with fruit. They didn't want to say the wrong thing. 129 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:23,040 Speaker 6: They didn't want to discourage her. They also didn't know 130 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 6: what on earth was happening. Then, one afternoon, while Addie 131 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 6: was practicing, her bumps against the garage door, which made 132 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 6: a very loud thunk. Every single time she heard someone 133 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 6: behind her, she turned around and nearly stumbled backward. It 134 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:52,920 Speaker 6: was one of the volleyball girls from her school team, 135 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 6: one of the tall girls she watched through the gym 136 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 6: window every week. One of the girls who seemed like 137 00:08:58,320 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 6: a superhero. 138 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 1: Hey, uh, that looked like it hurt. It hurt a lot. 139 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 5: Actually, well, you kept going, that's actually really. 140 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 6: Cool, Addie blinked, cool her. 141 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:17,800 Speaker 1: Can I ask you something? How did you start? 142 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 3: Like? 143 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:20,560 Speaker 1: How did you learn? Volleyball? 144 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:27,400 Speaker 5: Rec Center Tuesday and Thursday nights pickup games. Anyone can go, anyone. Yeah, 145 00:09:27,440 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 5: it's kind of chaotic, but fun. 146 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: Old people, young people, weird people. You should go. That's 147 00:09:33,240 --> 00:09:34,320 Speaker 1: where I learned everything. 148 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 6: Addie didn't even wait ten minutes. She sprinted inside like 149 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 6: her hair was on fire. 150 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,800 Speaker 5: Mom, Dad, I need to go to the rec center 151 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 5: Tuesday and Thursday. 152 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 1: Please, it's important. 153 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:47,480 Speaker 6: They didn't even get a full sentence out before she 154 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 6: already had the address typed into her phone. Finally, Tuesday arrived, 155 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 6: Addie walked into the rec center Jim and froze. There 156 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:01,560 Speaker 6: were people of all ages, tall and short women, middle 157 00:10:01,600 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 6: aged dads and knee braces, college kids, a grandpa wearing 158 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:11,200 Speaker 6: retro sneakers, and two grandmas, both of whom looked like 159 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 6: they were ready to win nationals, and Addie the only kid. 160 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 6: For a minute, she thought about leaving, backing out quietly, 161 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 6: pretending she had walked into the wrong building, wrong gym, 162 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 6: wrong state. Then a woman waved her over. 163 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 5: Hey kid, you playing. I think so great. You're on 164 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 5: our team. 165 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 6: That was it, No questions, no judgment, no are you 166 00:10:40,200 --> 00:10:45,200 Speaker 6: sure she was in the game started and Addie tried 167 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:48,080 Speaker 6: her best. Sometimes she hit the ball, sometimes she missed 168 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 6: it completely. Sometimes her arms made a sound like she'd 169 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 6: been slapped by a wooden spoon. But no one yelled 170 00:10:54,920 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 6: at her, no one rolled their eyes. They just played. 171 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 6: In one rally, Addie completely shanked the ball sideways into 172 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 6: the bleachers. 173 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:06,440 Speaker 1: I'm so sorry, I can sit the next one out. 174 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,320 Speaker 6: Before she could even finish, one of the grandma's, a 175 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 6: tough looking woman with gray curls and a pink wrist brace, 176 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:14,839 Speaker 6: marched right up to her. 177 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 5: Honey, this game isn't about me or him or you. 178 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: It's about team. 179 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 5: So it makes no sense to put one teammate down 180 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 5: and lift another up. 181 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: We all carry each other. 182 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 6: Just then the other grandma from the opposite team yelled 183 00:11:32,480 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 6: across the net. 184 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,959 Speaker 1: Are we playing or are we talking? 185 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 5: Shelley, Oh, go kick a porcupine, Gladys serve it up. 186 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 6: Everyone laughed, Addie included, and for the first time, she 187 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:51,439 Speaker 6: felt something new in herself, something strong, something brave, something 188 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 6: that felt like the start of a real athlete waking 189 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,960 Speaker 6: up inside of her. Maybe she really could do this, 190 00:11:58,880 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 6: Maybe she wasn't crazy for wanting volleyball after all. After 191 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:05,360 Speaker 6: a few months of showing up at the rec center 192 00:12:05,559 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 6: twice a week, rain or shine, homework or no homework, 193 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 6: sore arms or very sore arms, everyone there knew ADDIE's name. 194 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 6: They also knew she was obsessed, not in a weird way, 195 00:12:19,120 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 6: in a this kid's going somewhere, and maybe we should 196 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 6: help push her there way. She got better too, not perfect, 197 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 6: but better. Her serve no longer hit the ceilings, her 198 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,560 Speaker 6: bumps stopped flying sideways into the water fountain. She even 199 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 6: dove once on purpose, and the entire gym cheered like 200 00:12:41,600 --> 00:12:46,080 Speaker 6: she just saved the championship point. One night, after a 201 00:12:46,200 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 6: long rally, the bearded guy slapped her on the back 202 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 6: gently because he was built like a refrigerator. 203 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:53,199 Speaker 1: Good. 204 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:55,959 Speaker 6: You gotta take this further. 205 00:12:56,080 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: Furtherhow a coach hunt? 206 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:03,680 Speaker 5: A real coach, someone who can teach you of footwork, timing, form, 207 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:06,520 Speaker 5: all that fancy stuff we don't remember anymore. 208 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:10,200 Speaker 1: Seriously, you have the drive, you just need direction. 209 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 6: Addie felt her stomach twist with excitement and fear all 210 00:13:14,960 --> 00:13:24,480 Speaker 6: at once. A coach, A real coach that meant money, time, commitment. 211 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:33,920 Speaker 6: Her parents they supported her, kind of. They worried, definitely, 212 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 6: but she couldn't shake the feeling she wanted this more 213 00:13:39,520 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 6: than anything. That night, she walked through the front door, sweaty, dusty, 214 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:50,240 Speaker 6: and buzzing with adrenaline. Her mom looked up from the couch. 215 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: How was the rec center? Honey, I have something to ask. 216 00:13:53,559 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 6: Her dad slowly lowered his sandwich, preparing for impact. Okay, shoot, 217 00:13:58,920 --> 00:14:00,120 Speaker 6: Addie took a deep. 218 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 1: I want a private volleyball coach. 219 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:07,320 Speaker 6: Both parents froze. Her mom blinked twice, her dad blinked 220 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 6: four times. 221 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: A coach, Yes, a real one. 222 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 5: Everyone at the rec center said, it's the next step. 223 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 5: And I've been watching videos and practicing and doing everything 224 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 5: I can on my own, but I need help if 225 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,560 Speaker 5: I really want to try out next. 226 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 6: Year, Addie felt her throat titan. Here it comes to 227 00:14:25,920 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 6: talk about body type, about height, about disappointment, about being realistic, 228 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:37,640 Speaker 6: but instead her dad's side and leaned back. Addie, listen, 229 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 6: I want to tell you something. When I was your age, 230 00:14:41,800 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 6: I tried out for football. I wanted it so bad, 231 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 6: and I trained well kind of. Actually no, not really, 232 00:14:52,880 --> 00:14:57,400 Speaker 6: I barely trained it all. And I failed miserably at tryouts, 233 00:14:57,440 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 6: like embarrassingly. I thought I'd just naturally be good because 234 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 6: of my size, and I wasn't at all. And I 235 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 6: gave up after that, And I've always wondered what if 236 00:15:12,760 --> 00:15:13,600 Speaker 6: I hadn't. 237 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: You never told me that story, Dad. 238 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 6: I didn't want to look like a quitter. 239 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:21,600 Speaker 1: You don't, Dad. 240 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 6: ADDIE's eyes softened, her mom lowered her head too. 241 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: I've been carrying my own stuff too. Look, Addie, I've 242 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: struggled with my weight most of my life. I still do. 243 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 5: And when you said you wanted to play a sport 244 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 5: with tall girls and fast girls who fit the part, 245 00:15:39,120 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 5: I panicked. 246 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:42,960 Speaker 1: I didn't want you to feel the shame I felt. 247 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:44,320 Speaker 6: Addie took a breath. 248 00:15:44,640 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: Mom. 249 00:15:45,680 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 5: Dad, I know you're trying to protect me, but I'm 250 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 5: not trying to be someone else. I'm trying to be 251 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 5: the best version of me, and I just really want 252 00:15:56,080 --> 00:16:01,480 Speaker 5: to try. If I fail, that's okay, I'll try something else, 253 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 5: but I want the chance. 254 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 6: Her parents looked at each other the same silent conversation 255 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:15,560 Speaker 6: they'd shared a thousand times, and something shifted, something melted. Finally, 256 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 6: her mom spoke first, Okay, did she hear that right? 257 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: Okay, Addie, we'll look into a coach. 258 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:29,640 Speaker 6: Addie, I really admire your drive. Your confidence is infectious. 259 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 6: You know what, if you're training, then we're training too. 260 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 6: I'm not letting my kid outwork me. 261 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 5: And maybe it's time I face some of my stuff too. 262 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 5: I've spent my whole life feeling like the soft one. 263 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 5: Watching you show up, it makes me want to show 264 00:16:45,920 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 5: up too. I'm joining you both. We can all be 265 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 5: healthier together. 266 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 6: Addie burst into a huge smile. What came next was 267 00:16:56,160 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 6: hilarious in all the best ways. Early mornings, late nights, 268 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:03,200 Speaker 6: A new coach who pushed her until her legs felt 269 00:17:03,200 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 6: like linguini, her confidence growing one inch at a time, 270 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 6: her parents joining in, her dad trying kale for the 271 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 6: first time and announcing honestly not bad if you drowned 272 00:17:14,240 --> 00:17:18,440 Speaker 6: it in olive oil Saturday salad tastings that somehow turned competitive, 273 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 6: jogging around the block together, ending, of course, with her 274 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 6: dad giving her mom a piggyback ride while pretending he 275 00:17:24,720 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 6: was in a superhero movie. Adelaide wasn't just training, She 276 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 6: was transforming, and this time she wasn't doing it alone. 277 00:17:36,320 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 6: It wasn't perfect, it was messy, but Addie had never 278 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 6: felt more supported or more ready. The weeks leading up 279 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:49,080 Speaker 6: to tryouts felt like Adelaide was living inside a sports 280 00:17:49,119 --> 00:17:52,480 Speaker 6: movie montage, except hers included a lot more ice packs 281 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:56,200 Speaker 6: and her dad complaining about mysterious calf cramps every forty 282 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 6: eight hours every day. After school, she hit the yard 283 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 6: first footwork drills, setting drills that weird coordination thing the 284 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 6: coach called wall taps where she had to pop the 285 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 6: ball up against the house over and over. Her dad 286 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 6: insisted the dents gave the siding character. She started watching 287 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 6: girls volleyball on TV, college games, pro games, old highlight 288 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,840 Speaker 6: reels where the footage looked like it was filmed on 289 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 6: a flip phone. She studied how they moved, how they reset, 290 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 6: how they communicated without even speaking. Sometimes she'd rewind to 291 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 6: play five times just to see how the libero slid 292 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 6: across the floor, like she was auditioning for an action movie. 293 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:39,800 Speaker 6: At school, she was quieter than usual, not shy, just 294 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 6: laser focused. Her friends joked she was turning into a 295 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 6: volleyball robot, but if they saw her face whenever she 296 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:52,159 Speaker 6: spiked a perfect hit over the backyard net, they'd know 297 00:18:52,240 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 6: it wasn't robotic at all. It was pure, sweaty, stubborn joy. 298 00:18:58,160 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 6: Her parents kept their promise and trained with her. Well 299 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:05,399 Speaker 6: trained was a generous word, more like they moved around 300 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:08,640 Speaker 6: near her in athletic clothes. One morning, her mom came 301 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 6: downstairs holding her hamstring like she'd been shot. 302 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 5: Addie, did you know running uses both legs, Adelaide said. 303 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: Yes, Mom, Well I didn't until now. 304 00:19:19,320 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 6: Her dad kept insisting koe wasn't that bad as long 305 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:25,720 Speaker 6: as you neutralize its grass flavored with enough lemon juice 306 00:19:25,760 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 6: to blind a horse. But even with all their complaining, 307 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:34,800 Speaker 6: something was changing in the house. Healthier meals, more laughter, 308 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 6: less of that invisible parental anxiety hanging in the air. 309 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:44,760 Speaker 6: Adelaide wasn't just chasing volleyball. She was pulling her whole 310 00:19:44,840 --> 00:19:51,120 Speaker 6: family along with her. And then it came the email. 311 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 6: Tryouts were officially one week away. 312 00:19:56,320 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 5: Man, Uncle Jake was right, Adelaide's parents, would you're just 313 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 5: trying to protect Addie. 314 00:20:02,119 --> 00:20:04,000 Speaker 1: I'm so glad she listened to her uncle. 315 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 5: But oh boy, my stomach is in notsnowing that tryouts 316 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 5: are in a week. 317 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 1: Fingers crossed for Adelaide. 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