1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,239 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're thinking 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: the New York Liberty should have their own sitcom all 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: of the office. Did y'all see the video of Cody 4 00:00:08,119 --> 00:00:10,560 Speaker 1: Vanderslut wishing Britta Stewart a happy birthday on the team 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: plane intercom? This is some charming chaos. Can you hear me? Hello? 6 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: Can you hear me? Okay? Round two? 7 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:21,119 Speaker 2: Can you hear me? 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:24,880 Speaker 1: Yeah? No? 9 00:00:25,640 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 3: How about now? 10 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:26,799 Speaker 2: Can you hear me? 11 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 1: This isn't going well? 12 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 4: Okay? 13 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: Can I have your attention please? Eight years ago on this. 14 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:35,880 Speaker 3: Day was born. 15 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 2: Here together to celebrate you? 16 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: Is Brianna Stewart? Happy, Happy, belated Stewie. On today's show, 17 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: we're going to talk to American Paralympic track and field athlete, 18 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,320 Speaker 1: former college lacrosse player and survivor contestant Noel Lambert about 19 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: her prep for the Paris Games, plus a Paralympic need 20 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: to know, Alex's once to watch, and we just give 21 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,080 Speaker 1: up and settle for crowdsourcing. It's all coming up right 22 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:13,560 Speaker 1: after this. Welcome back, my little orange slices. Here's what 23 00:01:13,600 --> 00:01:18,920 Speaker 1: you need to know today in WNBA news. Seattle is 24 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 1: keeping the hits coming. The city named one of its streets, 25 00:01:22,080 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: Sue Bird Court, in a special ceremony on Monday to 26 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 1: honor the greatest point guard in Seattle Storm franchise history. 27 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 1: The street is right next to Climate Pledgerina, the Storm's 28 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: home venue. I guess Sue just couldn't let fiancee Meghan 29 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: Rappino have all the attention this week. JKJK. We love 30 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 1: you both, don't fire us Sue. Also, first she was 31 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: by You Barbie, then she was Shytown Barbie, and now 32 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: she's also Podcast Barbie. Chicago Skyrookie Angel Reese will host 33 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: Unapologetically Angel, a new show dropping September fifth, with episodes 34 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: releasing every Thursday. If you haven't seen the show teaser yet, 35 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: we'll link to it in our notes. Per Angel, the 36 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:00,800 Speaker 1: show promises to have celebrities, actresses, artists, and more as guests. 37 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 1: Since she's got ties to a lot of prominent folks 38 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: in the culture sphere like rappers Lotto and Megan thee Stallion, 39 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: we can't wait to see who sits down with her 40 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:11,119 Speaker 1: and co host Mayor Reese no relation, got to love 41 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,840 Speaker 1: it when worlds collide. There are five WNBA games tonight, 42 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: so we'll put that full lineup in our show notes, 43 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: but here are a couple you definitely need to put 44 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: on your radar. Connecticut Sun at Indiana Fever. That's seven 45 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: Eastern on NBATV and League Pass. The Sun has already 46 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: gotten a playoff spot, but the Fever are hoop and 47 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: trying to peak in the last month of the regular 48 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,200 Speaker 1: season and make the playoffs for the first time since 49 00:02:31,200 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen. Then you got Atlanta Dream at Seattle Storm 50 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: ten pm Eastern on League Pass. Seattle dropped a close 51 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: contest at the tenth seeded Washington Mystics on Monday night, 52 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: making the race for fourth place even tighter. Meantime, Atlanta's 53 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:45,480 Speaker 1: looking to bounce back from a loss to the Fever 54 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: on Monday, an inch a half game closer to the 55 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: final spot in the playoff picture onto the NWSL told 56 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: you a couple weeks ago that Orlando Pride midfielder Grace 57 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: Chando was put on the season ending injury list after 58 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: rupturing a quad playing for Zambia at the Olympics. Well, 59 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: Orlando Pride VP of Soccer Operations and general Manager Hailey 60 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: Carter has filed a formal grievance against the Football Association 61 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: of Zambia, Faz with FIFA on Chanda's behalf for quote 62 00:03:12,120 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: failure to provide a reasonable standard of care for player 63 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:18,359 Speaker 1: health and welfare. Carter's beef with Faz isn't new. Back 64 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,240 Speaker 1: on August fourteenth, after Chanda's injury news was made official, 65 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: Carter posted a scathing message on x saying so disappointed 66 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: for grace, inadequate medical and performance resources, mismanaged loads, day 67 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: long travel and economy to the Olympics, and asks of 68 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: her to continue training and play in the opening match 69 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: post injury totally unacceptable. We'll keep you updated as that 70 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: situation continues to unfold. In tennis, Coco Goff began her 71 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: US Open title defense with the win in her first 72 00:03:45,640 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: match at Attorney and today she'll face Germany's Tatiana Maria 73 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: in the second round, and Taylor Townsend, our wonderful guest 74 00:03:51,680 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: from yesterday's episode, won her first singles round in straight sets. 75 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:58,400 Speaker 1: She's playing in both doubles and singles today. Go Taylor, 76 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: go and make sure to keep and I and Amma 77 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,280 Speaker 1: Navarro too. From a great New York Times story just 78 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: a couple of days ago, here's this quote. Navarro has 79 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: been one of the biggest surprises in women's tennis over 80 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: the last sixteen months. In January twenty twenty three, she 81 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: was ranked one hundred and forty ninth and playing in 82 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: a twenty five thousand dollars tournament in Naples, Florida, which 83 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:20,800 Speaker 1: she won. Now she's ranked thirteenth. She'll be seated at 84 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: the US Open for the first time. Pretty cool story. 85 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,880 Speaker 1: All right, slices, it's time. Twenty twenty four Paris Paralympics 86 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: start today. Coverage kicks off at one pm Eastern with 87 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: a preview show on USA Network, and the opening ceremony 88 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: begins at two Eastern on USA, with streaming on Peacock 89 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: and NBC Olympics platforms. The parade of Nations will move 90 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: down Lavenue de chals Lyse to the famous Place de 91 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 1: la Concord for the opening ceremony, which should be gorgeous. 92 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:52,479 Speaker 1: The Paralympics get its own Gold Zone and multiview, both 93 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: of which were a hit at this year's Olympics, and 94 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: the Paralympics will be broadcast in a record number of countries, 95 00:04:57,400 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: with all twenty two sports being shown live in some 96 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 1: capacity for the first time. All that in mind, here's 97 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: five facts you need to know about the competition heading 98 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: in number one. The first Paralympics took place in Rome 99 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 1: in nineteen sixty with four hundred athletes from twenty three countries, 100 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,039 Speaker 1: and has now grown into a global phenomenon, one that 101 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,120 Speaker 1: puts front and center people who are sometimes not included, 102 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,080 Speaker 1: not centered, or not celebrated. About sixteen percent of the 103 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: world's population and estimated one point three billion people live 104 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 1: with either mental or physical disabilities according to the World 105 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: Health Organization, and the Paralympics continue to challenge deeply seated 106 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:39,320 Speaker 1: beliefs and push for more social inclusion, accessibility, and consideration 107 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: of those folks, both in the places where they're held 108 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,600 Speaker 1: and all the places where they're viewed. Number two. There 109 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: are twenty two sports competed at the Paralympics, including adaptive 110 00:05:49,160 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: versions of all the stuff you're familiar with, like swimming, track, basketball, badminton, 111 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: and soccer aka football, but with a twist. It's blind football, 112 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: featuring two teams of five visually impaired athletes or outfield 113 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: players and one goalkeeper on each squad. They play on 114 00:06:03,040 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 1: a forty meter by twenty meter pitch with boards surrounding 115 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:07,279 Speaker 1: the field to keep the ball from going out of bounds, 116 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: and there's a bell inside the ball that alerts players 117 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: to its location. Goalies have to be sighted or partially sighted, 118 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: and outfield players have been classified as completely blind, but 119 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: in the interest of fairness, everyone wears a face mask 120 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: covering their eyes. There are a couple Paralympics only sports too, 121 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: like goalball, which pits two teams of visually impaired players 122 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: against each other as they try to bounce, spin, or 123 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: curve a ball into the opposing net, and BATCHA, an 124 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: offshoot of BATCHI, in which two teams compete either as individuals, pairs, 125 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: or trios to roll their balls closest to the jack 126 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 1: a white ball. The competitors use wheelchairs and can enlist 127 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,880 Speaker 1: the help of assistance and supporting gear depending on their 128 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: impairment classification number three. A great way to follow along 129 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: with the action and get to know the athletes is 130 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: the official TikTok account for the International Paralympic Committee, which 131 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: has four point five million followers. Some folks have questioned 132 00:06:57,560 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: whether the content, which is often sort of playful and cheap, 133 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 1: is making fun of the athletes, but para athletes have 134 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,480 Speaker 1: spoken out in support of it. And the folks who 135 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,320 Speaker 1: run it say it's about approaching Paralympians the same way 136 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 1: we do Olympians, both showcasing their greatness and having a 137 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: little fun with their foibles and especially the moments where 138 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: things don't go quite right. In an interview with Front 139 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: Office Sports, internet culture writer Kate Lindsay said the Paralympics 140 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 1: TikTok has been seizing so much attention because of its 141 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: Quippi Internet savvy tone, and added that excluding Paralympics from 142 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: Levity online would be another form of othering. US Paralympics. 143 00:07:30,680 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 1: Sprinter and skier Danny Erovich, who was born without her 144 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: left hand and forearm, goes by username the one Armed Dan. 145 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: Her bio says quote single handedly changed your life, so 146 00:07:41,440 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: she clearly knows a thing or two about Levity. She 147 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: posted the social and said, my biggest worry about the 148 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 1: Internet not latching onto the Paralympics is the potential fear 149 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 1: of saying something wrong or offensive when it comes to disability. 150 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: While I, as a two time Paralympian, am here to 151 00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: dismantle that fear. Post about it, ask questions about it, 152 00:07:58,800 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: don't worry about saying the thing. Make memes about the 153 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 1: funny moments, the sad moments, the moments of triumph, just 154 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 1: as you did for the Olympics. Also, gold medal winning 155 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: long jumper Tara Davis Woodhall's husband Hunter, who's the Paralympic 156 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 1: track athlete, agreed, saying, quote, at the end of the day, 157 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: they're doing exactly what they're supposed to be doing, which 158 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: is building awareness of Paralympics sport. End quote. By the way, 159 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: are you still not following Tara and Hunter, because come on, y'all, 160 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: we already told you they're the cutest okay number four. 161 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: The Olympics at Paralympics are distinct, even though they've seemed 162 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: conjoined for decades. Beginning with the Soul Games in eighty eight, 163 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: the Paralympics have been held in the same host city 164 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,640 Speaker 1: as the Summer Olympics, but despite their associations, the IPC 165 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: and the IOC are distinct organizations with different staff, different bylaws, 166 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,600 Speaker 1: and different logos. Yep, Those Olympic rings are technically for 167 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: the Olympics, while the logo for the Paralympics is a 168 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,920 Speaker 1: swirl of red, blue, and green crescents known as the agitos, 169 00:08:50,960 --> 00:08:53,959 Speaker 1: which derives from the Latin definition of imove. For some time, 170 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 1: paralympians with an Olympic Rings tattoo would have to cover 171 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:00,000 Speaker 1: them for competition, as they were considered a third party advertiser. 172 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: But this week the IPC announced suddenly they've dropped that policy. 173 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,359 Speaker 1: Athletes will no longer be required to cover those tattoos. 174 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:09,760 Speaker 1: Number five. As of a few days ago, over one 175 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: point seven to five million tickets for the Paralympic Games 176 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: had been sold to folks for more than one hundred 177 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,079 Speaker 1: and forty four countries, and tickets for many sessions are 178 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: close to selling out. More than seven hundred thousand of 179 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 1: those tickets were sold after the start of the Olympic Games, 180 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: showing that the Olympic Fever and all those iconic Parisian 181 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: venues drove interest in the Para Games too. There's a 182 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 1: buzz online, there are tons of Olympians posting about watching, 183 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: and there's a great campaign going around with Paralympians saying, 184 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:41,280 Speaker 1: I have an announcement. I won't be participating in this 185 00:09:41,400 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: year's Paralympic Games. I'll be competing very powerful. It really 186 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: feels like this Paralympic Games will get more eyeballs, more attention, 187 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:52,040 Speaker 1: more coverage and more respect than ever. So congrats to 188 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: Paris for crushing the Olympics and setting the stage for 189 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: what's sure to be an incredible Paralympics. And as you 190 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,680 Speaker 1: should know by now, Producer Alex is our resident Olympic 191 00:10:01,880 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: and Paralympic expert. So who else would we go to 192 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: to get us primed for these games? She was nice 193 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: enough to put together a list of five storylines to 194 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: watch for in this year's games. 195 00:10:11,440 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 4: Take it away, l All right, let's get this thing started. 196 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 4: Number one. Entering the Paris Paralympics. The three most decorated 197 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 4: members of Team USA have something in common, Sarah, Do 198 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 4: you know what it is? 199 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: They all have a dog named Rufus. Nope, they're women. 200 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 4: What are the chances to talk a good game with 201 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 4: Sarah Spain? 202 00:10:31,080 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 2: We're talking women. 203 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 4: Jessica Long, a swimmer, leads the way thanks to her 204 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 4: twenty nine medals. She is followed by track and fields 205 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 4: Tatiana McFadden and cycling's Oksana Masters. Now, if you have 206 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 4: watched just one second of Paralympic coverage before, I am 207 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 4: sure that you already know about these three badasses. And 208 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 4: if you haven't, I am truly so excited for you 209 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:54,200 Speaker 4: to get to know all three of them. I am 210 00:10:54,240 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 4: personally so excited to see Oksana Masters compete because it 211 00:10:57,280 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 4: always feels like she shows up to the Games with 212 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,400 Speaker 4: some big injury that she has to compete through. Just 213 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 4: three weeks before the twenty eighteen Winter Paralympics, she dislocated 214 00:11:06,080 --> 00:11:08,839 Speaker 4: and broke her elbow and still won five medals in 215 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,120 Speaker 4: Bardic skiing, and I honestly don't know if I've ever 216 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 4: seen anyone fight through so much pain in order to 217 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 4: keep competing. And then three years ago she had surgery 218 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 4: one hundred days before the Tokyo Paralympics to remove a 219 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:23,960 Speaker 4: tumor in her leg, but went on to win gold 220 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,800 Speaker 4: in both of her cycling events. As far as I know, 221 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 4: she is not dealing with anything like that this time around, 222 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:32,360 Speaker 4: so knock on wood, I'm very psyched to see what 223 00:11:32,400 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 4: she can do in Paris. Moving on to wheelchair rugby, 224 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:39,600 Speaker 4: and this is big news, folks. So wheelchair rugby is 225 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 4: technically a mixed gender sport, but since it debuted at 226 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:46,120 Speaker 4: the two thousand Sydney Paralympics, very few women have ever 227 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:48,880 Speaker 4: been named to rosters. So three years ago in Tokyo, 228 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 4: there were ninety six athletes competing in the sport and 229 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 4: just four were women. But this year at the US, 230 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 4: for the first time ever, is going to have a 231 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 4: woman on the team. Her name is Sarah Adam. She 232 00:12:00,559 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 4: actually got her start in the sport as a volunteer 233 00:12:02,960 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 4: back in twenty thirteen when she was studying occupational therapy 234 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:08,120 Speaker 4: and wanted to find a way to become more involved 235 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,080 Speaker 4: in the adaptive sports community. She started competing in the 236 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,440 Speaker 4: sport a few years later after she was diagnosed with 237 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 4: multiple sclerosis. And in case you aren't familiar with how 238 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 4: wheelchair rugby works, here's a quick primer. Each player has 239 00:12:20,559 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 4: a point value assigned to them between zero point five 240 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:26,359 Speaker 4: and three point five, depending on the degree of their disability. 241 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,040 Speaker 4: The sum of the four players on the floor at 242 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 4: any given time can't exceed eight points, so teams will 243 00:12:32,679 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 4: typically have a combination of players with low point values 244 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,400 Speaker 4: and high point values. When a woman is competing, however, 245 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:43,560 Speaker 4: point five is subtracted from their sport class value. Now, 246 00:12:43,600 --> 00:12:46,439 Speaker 4: I'm sure we could have a big philosophical debate on 247 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:49,719 Speaker 4: that approach, but in my opinion, it's a pretty innovative 248 00:12:49,720 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 4: way to incentivize teams to include women on their rosters, 249 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 4: especially given how male dominated the sport has always been anyway. Historically, 250 00:12:57,880 --> 00:13:00,439 Speaker 4: most of the women who have competed at the Parallels 251 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 4: did so while playing defensive positions, which are typically filled 252 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 4: by athletes who are in the lower sport classes. But 253 00:13:06,920 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 4: Adam is actually one of the team's principal ball carriers 254 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 4: and I'm really excited to see her serve as one 255 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:15,000 Speaker 4: of the leaders of the group. Just like at the Olympics, 256 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 4: the Paralympics also now feature a refugee team. This year's 257 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:23,839 Speaker 4: delegation includes one woman, Zakia Kudu Dati, who competes in taekwondo. 258 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 4: She actually made her Paralympic debut three years ago in Tokyo, 259 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 4: but under very different circumstances. Hailing from Afghanistan, it was 260 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 4: always her goal to represent her home nation, but when 261 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 4: the Taliban returned to power just days before the Paralympics 262 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,000 Speaker 4: were set to open in twenty twenty one, she had 263 00:13:41,040 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 4: to go into hiding. She posted a video from inside 264 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 4: her house pleading for help. The International Paralympic Committee ended 265 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 4: up helping her evacuate from Afghanistan, and she went on 266 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 4: to compete in Tokyo under the Afghan flag. She now 267 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:56,679 Speaker 4: lives in Paris, and while she'll be competing at these 268 00:13:56,720 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 4: games under the refugee flag, she says her goal is 269 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 4: to send a message of strength to all the women 270 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 4: and girls in Afghanistan. Moving on to sitting volleyball, the 271 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 4: US women are looking for a third straight Paralympic gold 272 00:14:09,480 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 4: medal in Paris, and one member of the team I 273 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:15,440 Speaker 4: want to highlight is first time Paralympian Sidney Satchel. She 274 00:14:15,480 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 4: attended Howard University, where she was a member of the 275 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 4: lacrosse team, but in twenty fifteen, one year after she graduated, 276 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 4: she was in a car accident that resulted in her 277 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 4: left leg being amputated. During her rehab process, she decided 278 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 4: to try sitting volleyball, but she just missed the cup 279 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 4: for the Tokyo roster. She was back in the gym 280 00:14:35,040 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 4: literally the next day and it paid off as she'll 281 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 4: make her Paralympic debut this year. Finally, I want y'all 282 00:14:40,960 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 4: to keep an eye on the US women's wheelchair basketball team, 283 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,480 Speaker 4: and this is a group that has overcome a lot 284 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 4: since winning bronze in Tokyo back in twenty twenty one, 285 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:52,720 Speaker 4: I interviewed several members of the team after they accused 286 00:14:52,760 --> 00:14:56,600 Speaker 4: their then head coach of emotional abuse, which ultimately led 287 00:14:56,600 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 4: to his resignation and a Safe Sport investigation. In Pis, 288 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 4: the twelve member team will be led by Natalie Schneider, 289 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 4: who will be competing in her fifth Paralympic tournament. All right, 290 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 4: so those are my stories for now. I'm sure that 291 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:10,680 Speaker 4: there are so many more that I just haven't heard 292 00:15:10,680 --> 00:15:12,480 Speaker 4: about yet, which is one of the reasons why I'm 293 00:15:12,480 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 4: psyched to see the Paralympics. Back in twenty twelve, after 294 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 4: I worked my first Olympics, I remember missing the game 295 00:15:18,840 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 4: so much and I was like, Okay, I'm going to 296 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 4: try to fill this gap by watching the Paralympics. But 297 00:15:24,560 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 4: here's the thing. You could not watch the Paralympics on 298 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:29,880 Speaker 4: TV in twenty twelve. There were just a few one 299 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 4: hour magazine style shows at the end of the games. 300 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 4: It wasn't like you were watching sports at all, and 301 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 4: so getting to work on the Paralympic broadcast for five 302 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 4: games after that was truly a highlight. I cannot wait 303 00:15:41,920 --> 00:15:44,680 Speaker 4: to see how the coverage continues to evolve this year. 304 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 4: So make sure to tune in. 305 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 1: Thanks Al, I'm excited to watch those folks, also excited 306 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: to watch our next guests. We're going to take a break, 307 00:15:51,280 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: but when we come back, it's our conversation with Paralympic 308 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,240 Speaker 1: athlete and former Survivor contestant Noel Lambert, who we caught 309 00:15:56,320 --> 00:16:03,360 Speaker 1: up with ahead of US Paralympic trials. Stick around, Happy 310 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 1: to have on Noel Lambert. She's an American Paralympian track 311 00:16:06,440 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 1: and field athlete, a motivational speaker, and the founder of 312 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,760 Speaker 1: the Born to Run Foundation. She was a contestant on 313 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: Survivor forty three and she's got twenty nine first cousins. 314 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 1: Her pet peeves are lazy people and slow drivers. Heard 315 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,320 Speaker 1: on that one, Noel. Before we even get to anything else, 316 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: twenty nine first cousins. What's going on? 317 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 2: Isiah very grateful to be here today? Yeah. 318 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 3: My dad's side of the family is huge. He has 319 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 3: nine brothers, sisters, So yeah, I mean, it wasn't until 320 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 3: after my accident where I met pretty much everybody Before 321 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 3: that it was like we. 322 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: Were all under under the dark, like under the dark 323 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 2: with each other. 324 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:48,480 Speaker 3: But yeah, it was crazy, and it was crazy to 325 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 3: learn how lacrosse was such a huge part of my family, 326 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 3: you know, being a Division one. 327 00:16:53,280 --> 00:16:54,480 Speaker 2: Collegiate lacrosse player. 328 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 3: I was finding out that I was playing against one 329 00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 3: of my cousins and I had no idea she was 330 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 3: the head coach at one of at no at stone Hill. 331 00:17:03,680 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 2: Which was crazy. 332 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 3: So yeah, very very cool in the sense of but 333 00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 3: you know, I am planning a wedding and these twenty 334 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 3: nine first cousins are getting. 335 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: I was going to say, I was gonna say, like 336 00:17:15,320 --> 00:17:17,359 Speaker 1: fun thing to be like close enough to keep in 337 00:17:17,400 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: touch once a year, but not so much of you 338 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:21,920 Speaker 1: start buying all of them Christmas presents, Oh my goodness, 339 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: or having to invite them all to your wedding. Godspeed 340 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:29,080 Speaker 1: on that, Noel. Yeah, level set for the Paralympics coming up. 341 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 1: You're heading into the trials. You haven't actually competed in 342 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,520 Speaker 1: a bit, so tell us about the journey from the 343 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: last Paralympics and the incredible performance you had there too. 344 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: Now and your goal at these trials. 345 00:17:42,320 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's crazy to think that, you know, Paris was 346 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 3: only three years ago, because it seems like a lifetime ago. 347 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,840 Speaker 3: I feel like I'm such, you know, a different athlete 348 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,640 Speaker 3: in the sense of understanding the sport so much more 349 00:17:55,680 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 3: because going into Tokyo had only competed about six times. 350 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,639 Speaker 2: I was very, very new to track and field. 351 00:18:02,080 --> 00:18:04,480 Speaker 3: I was just happy to have qualified to kind of 352 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 3: be there representing my country. But you know, now going 353 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:11,119 Speaker 3: into Paris and spending these whole last three years focusing 354 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:13,760 Speaker 3: and learning and getting better, it's like, I'm hungry for 355 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:14,320 Speaker 3: that metal. 356 00:18:14,359 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 2: I'm hungry for. 357 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 3: Showing up and trying to be the best and come 358 00:18:18,119 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 3: home with gold. And you know, I mean it's been 359 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 3: a really incredible journey and I've you know, I've like 360 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:28,320 Speaker 3: any athlete in any sport, I've had up to and 361 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 3: downs where you know, last season, I didn't have a 362 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:33,720 Speaker 3: great season, and I you know, was at a crossroads. 363 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:35,920 Speaker 2: It was either you know, change everything up. 364 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 3: Or you know, go into Paris probably not being able 365 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 3: to qualify. So I actually like picked everything up I had. 366 00:18:42,880 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 3: I moved out to California, I started training with a 367 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 3: different coach, and I added a new event that I'm 368 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 3: also doing, the one hundred meter. 369 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 2: I'm still doing one hundred meter, but I'm also not 370 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 2: doing the long jump. 371 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:59,639 Speaker 3: So starting in January, I have been learning how to 372 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 3: long up and you know, right now I can say 373 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:07,240 Speaker 3: that I am actually leading the world in my long jump. 374 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:11,240 Speaker 2: I am number ranked number one, amazing, broke. 375 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 3: The American record my third long jump collect going in, 376 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:17,680 Speaker 3: so I'm you know, I credit that to having the 377 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:20,119 Speaker 3: right team behind me and having the right coaching staff, 378 00:19:20,119 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 3: because I would not be a year if it wasn't 379 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:24,719 Speaker 3: for them. But going in, I'm just extremely excited and 380 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:26,760 Speaker 3: just need to continue to put in that work and 381 00:19:27,359 --> 00:19:28,959 Speaker 3: do the things that I know that I'm capable of. 382 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,919 Speaker 1: My advice to is a lifelong track and field athlete 383 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,000 Speaker 1: Division one have tathlete, so you just need to get 384 00:19:34,040 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: five more, add five more and you could keep up 385 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:40,840 Speaker 1: with me. But the beginners, that beginner's mindset is huge. 386 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,719 Speaker 1: I actually broke like a three state Junior Olympic javelin 387 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 1: record the first time I competed in the event, and 388 00:19:46,280 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: then it was so hard to recreate that feeling of 389 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 1: just like oh whatever, like I don't know what's going 390 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,399 Speaker 1: to happen, and not overthink it. So the key is, 391 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 1: don't overthink it, just let your body and let the 392 00:19:56,119 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: prep and the reps that you do take over. On 393 00:19:58,320 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: the day of the EVENTU clearly already did in Tokyo 394 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,399 Speaker 1: because you set an American record you just mentioned in 395 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 1: the long jop, but you also had the American record 396 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 1: in the one hundred meter T sixty three. You had 397 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,199 Speaker 1: a time of fifteen ninety seven that you ran at 398 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:12,560 Speaker 1: the Tokyo Paralympic Games. First, can you tell us what 399 00:20:12,600 --> 00:20:15,240 Speaker 1: the T sixty three means and then take us back 400 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: to that race? 401 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 2: Absolutely? Yeah, T sixty three. So for the Paralympics, we. 402 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:24,320 Speaker 3: Are divided up into different classification groups based on our disability. 403 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 3: So basically what T sixty three means is I am 404 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,679 Speaker 3: a single above knee amputee, and so I will not 405 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:34,840 Speaker 3: compete against bologney amputees. I will not compete against people 406 00:20:34,840 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 3: who are visually impaired, or who are in wheelchair, or 407 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 3: who have seubral palsy. It's completely separated, you know, for 408 00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:47,920 Speaker 3: obvious reasons. So it's fair for everybody. And you know, obviously, 409 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 3: going into Tokyo, like I said, I knew it was 410 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,919 Speaker 3: going to be very challenging to get a medal. So 411 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,399 Speaker 3: I just wanted to go out there and do the 412 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 3: best that I could and just qualify for finals. That 413 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 3: was honestly, it was one step at a time, and 414 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 3: then once I qualified for finals, I was like, Okay, 415 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 3: I want to do that much better. I want to 416 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:08,040 Speaker 3: break sixteen seconds because I was fighting that sixteen second mark. 417 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:13,080 Speaker 3: And you know, fast forwardy fast forward to now, you know, 418 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,879 Speaker 3: all the work that I did with you know, moving 419 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,960 Speaker 3: out to California, changing coaching, changing coaches. I also changed 420 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 3: a lot on my alignment for my prosthetic side and 421 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 3: for my one hundred meter. I am now running an 422 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 3: entire second faster than I was last year, last season. 423 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 2: So now I'm trying to break fifteen seconds. 424 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 3: And I think just every time I go into a 425 00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 3: race and then I can, you know, say and that 426 00:21:36,440 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 3: I hit a peb or say that I, you know, 427 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 3: broke the American record. It's always very special because I'm 428 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:45,080 Speaker 3: always thinking of, you know, ways that I can improve 429 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 3: and get better. And it's great because we have so 430 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 3: many up and coming athletes for T sixty three in 431 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 3: the United States now where it's getting so much more competitive, 432 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 3: and it's you know, when I go into a nationals 433 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 3: or I go into trials, I know that it's not 434 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,639 Speaker 3: just going to be ak and I'm not just going 435 00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:04,439 Speaker 3: to beat everybody. Now I actually have to fight for 436 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 3: getting that number one place, and so I love it. 437 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 3: I think it's great for the sport. I think it's 438 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 3: great for you know, us as competitors. 439 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,320 Speaker 1: You mentioned lacrosse, you were a D one college lacrosse 440 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:17,520 Speaker 1: player at University of Massachusetts Lowell. How much crossover for 441 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 1: game prep and race prep? 442 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:23,520 Speaker 3: It's I will say track and field is very different 443 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:25,600 Speaker 3: in the sense of, you know, just solely being an 444 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 3: individual sport and just the mental prep of it alone 445 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:33,120 Speaker 3: is crazy because you know, for the one hundred meter, 446 00:22:33,280 --> 00:22:35,159 Speaker 3: I only have one chance and I only have a 447 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,440 Speaker 3: certain amount of seconds to do well, rather than in 448 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 3: a lacrosse game, you have, you know, sixty to ninety 449 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:45,000 Speaker 3: minutes where you can figure out your gameplay laun jump. 450 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:46,840 Speaker 3: You know, I only have three to six jumps to 451 00:22:46,920 --> 00:22:49,879 Speaker 3: kind of figure out my rhythm. So just the mental 452 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,439 Speaker 3: aspect of it, you know, I'm still learning, But in 453 00:22:52,520 --> 00:22:55,320 Speaker 3: the beginning it was like, oh my god, I'm I'm 454 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,919 Speaker 3: alone in this. But that's when I started, you know, 455 00:22:58,119 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 3: relying on my coaching and. 456 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,200 Speaker 2: Relying on my training partners. 457 00:23:01,240 --> 00:23:03,320 Speaker 3: You know, I have a great training group out here 458 00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:07,640 Speaker 3: in Tulavisa, California, of all Paralympic athletes and we're all 459 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,920 Speaker 3: different classification groups, different disabilities, but. 460 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:13,880 Speaker 2: It's crazy how competitive we are with one another. 461 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 3: I'm jumping with a below knee mail who jumps eight meters, 462 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 3: you know, on a great day, and I'm like, okay, 463 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:22,240 Speaker 3: I'm going to get to that point. 464 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, I think it's great. 465 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: That's the good and bad of track and field is 466 00:23:28,480 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: it's just a number. So it's like, there's no there's 467 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,199 Speaker 1: no other subjectivity. You can't have a bad coach or 468 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: something that goes wrong, but it's just a number. So 469 00:23:37,320 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: if you have a bad day, you're like, well, that's it. 470 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 1: I know it is a bad day. Some seconds lower, 471 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: I didn't make the cut. Your first lacrosse game back 472 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: after losing your leg in a moped accident, you're on 473 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: the field with your team again. Now you've got a 474 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 1: prosthetic limb. You're playing for the first time with this 475 00:23:52,600 --> 00:23:57,159 Speaker 1: new limb, and you score a freaking goal. I just 476 00:23:57,320 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 1: reading about it made me so happy, reading about your teammates, 477 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: like rushing onto the field, what is that feeling? 478 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 2: Yeah? 479 00:24:04,280 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 3: You know, when I go back and I watched that 480 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:08,520 Speaker 3: video of me playing again, the best part about it 481 00:24:08,560 --> 00:24:11,440 Speaker 3: isn't me scoring. It's honestly the reaction that I caught 482 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 3: from my teammates and coaches, because they were the sole 483 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 3: reason why that moment was even possible. I mean, they 484 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 3: were believing in me when I didn't believe in myself. 485 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 3: If it was up to me, I probably would have 486 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 3: quit that very first week. And you know, to have 487 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:27,840 Speaker 3: the support that I did for my teammates and coaches, 488 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:29,680 Speaker 3: especially my assistant coach. 489 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 2: She was the one every single day before and after practice. 490 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 3: We were doing footwork drills, we were doing extra run 491 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,439 Speaker 3: drills just to kind of get me ready to actually play, 492 00:24:38,680 --> 00:24:42,919 Speaker 3: and it was just extremely it was like it was 493 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:44,880 Speaker 3: the best moment of my entire life to this day, 494 00:24:45,040 --> 00:24:47,480 Speaker 3: I mean just because I could share that and just 495 00:24:47,600 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 3: kind of say that I was able to do it. 496 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 2: But it was. 497 00:24:50,680 --> 00:24:54,160 Speaker 3: It was awesome, and I always, I'm always so appreciative 498 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 3: of my teammates in that moment because they were so 499 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 3: selfless to push their dreams aside to kind of help 500 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:03,679 Speaker 3: my dreams come true. And it really just made that 501 00:25:03,760 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 3: moment that what it was. 502 00:25:08,080 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: Was it tougher physically or mentally to work your way 503 00:25:12,560 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: back to your team and learn to play with a prosthetic. 504 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 2: I would absolutely say, you know, it was fifty to fifty. 505 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 3: But mentally it was you know, getting over the hump 506 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 3: of you know, believing in other people or confiding in others. 507 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 2: I was always that person that put up a wall. 508 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:34,719 Speaker 3: That never really wanted to let people in or let 509 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,159 Speaker 3: people know if I was having a difficult time, And 510 00:25:37,480 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 3: after losing my leg, I realized that I need to 511 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:44,040 Speaker 3: rely on other people and kind of talk things out. 512 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:46,199 Speaker 3: I mean, it was my first experience with dealing with 513 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:51,159 Speaker 3: how important mental health is, you know, especially as an athlete, And. 514 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,359 Speaker 2: It was it was my assistant coach who kind of 515 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 2: got me to open up. 516 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 3: And once I was able to do that with her 517 00:25:56,880 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 3: and realize how easy it was, it was like, Okay, 518 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,199 Speaker 3: well why can't I do this with other people? And 519 00:26:01,280 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 3: so just getting over that battle of being stubborn and 520 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 3: trying to solve everything in my head myself. And that's 521 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 3: why I always talk about, and I'm a huge advocate 522 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:13,440 Speaker 3: of you, if you're ever going through a difficult time, 523 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,640 Speaker 3: never be afraid to, you know, rely on your loved 524 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 3: ones or the people you have around you, because. 525 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 2: You know they're the ones that love you most. 526 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:21,000 Speaker 3: In this world, and they want to see your dreams 527 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:22,880 Speaker 3: come true just as much as you do, so. 528 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:24,360 Speaker 2: Never be afraid. 529 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 3: I mean, I know a lot of people think that 530 00:26:25,880 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 3: they are so tough that they can get through things 531 00:26:27,720 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 3: on their own. 532 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,960 Speaker 2: But if you're ever going somewhere, never go alone. That's 533 00:26:31,960 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 2: what happened, and it really does take a village. 534 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:37,680 Speaker 1: You know. I've heard so many people who have gone 535 00:26:37,720 --> 00:26:41,920 Speaker 1: through traumatic incidents or suffered limb loss and have said 536 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,240 Speaker 1: that that incident was the best thing that's ever happened 537 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: to them, And that's so hard for other people sometimes 538 00:26:46,600 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: to realize. But I wonder if you've seen your friends 539 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: and family be able to adjust their perspective on life 540 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,000 Speaker 1: because of what you've gone through and being close to. 541 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 3: You, absolutely, I mean I just think, you know, being 542 00:26:57,280 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 3: introduced to the disabled community as a whole has been 543 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 3: incredible for me and it just makes me so grateful 544 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:08,119 Speaker 3: to be a part of it. But when you know, 545 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 3: my family, especially like my fiance and his family, like 546 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 3: having them be introduced to the Paralympics, and now they 547 00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 3: all love to watch and especially all my friends, like 548 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 3: they're so eager to watch the Paris Paralympic Games coming 549 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,400 Speaker 3: up and They're all always asking, you know, which events 550 00:27:23,440 --> 00:27:26,520 Speaker 3: are are happening on which days? I have people wanting 551 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 3: to come to Paris actually watch. So I think it's 552 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 3: just great as as a whole to kind of spread 553 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:36,440 Speaker 3: that message of you know, Paralympic athletes are badass athletes 554 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:39,800 Speaker 3: just as much as an able body athlete, and just 555 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:42,440 Speaker 3: having that representation, I mean, I think it's I think 556 00:27:42,440 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 3: it's incredible, and you know, just going through that and 557 00:27:47,520 --> 00:27:50,840 Speaker 3: getting to realize and be grateful. I mean, you said it, 558 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 3: the act my accent is the best thing that's ever 559 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:56,120 Speaker 3: happened to me. And I'm actually grateful for it because 560 00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:00,720 Speaker 3: and I wouldn't change a thing, and I look back 561 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 3: on it and view it as such a positive now 562 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,520 Speaker 3: because it just changed my whole outlook on life. You know, 563 00:28:04,560 --> 00:28:06,920 Speaker 3: it really is just a leg and you know, I'm 564 00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 3: doing things now with my life that I never could 565 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 3: have even imagined, and I'm just I'm grateful for it. 566 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:13,920 Speaker 1: The first place I heard you say that was on 567 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: Survivor of all places. How did that experience of being 568 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 1: on Survivor match or differ from what you expected? 569 00:28:21,400 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 3: Oh my god, it was everything I could have envisioned 570 00:28:23,960 --> 00:28:26,639 Speaker 3: in more but I will say that I was scared 571 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 3: to death to do it, and it kind of fell 572 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,359 Speaker 3: in my lap. I've been a huge Survivor fan because 573 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:33,359 Speaker 3: of my mother. My mom is one of the biggest 574 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 3: diehard Survivor fans, never miss the season, never miss an episode. 575 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 2: And when I was. 576 00:28:37,440 --> 00:28:40,840 Speaker 3: Actually in Tokyo, I received a DM on Instagram from 577 00:28:40,840 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 3: the head casting director of the show asking you know, 578 00:28:42,880 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 3: if I've ever thought about applying, and so I was 579 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 3: just like, this is insane, Like this has to be 580 00:28:46,360 --> 00:28:49,600 Speaker 3: a sign. I went through the whole application process, and 581 00:28:49,600 --> 00:28:51,480 Speaker 3: then when I figured out that I was actually going 582 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,240 Speaker 3: to be on the show, I was terrified, just solely 583 00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:56,840 Speaker 3: of the fact that there's never been an above knee 584 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 3: APTM that show before. And I know survivors of Social Games, 585 00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 3: Everyone's going to want to vote me off because I 586 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 3: had this incredible story, and I just kept telling myself, 587 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 3: you know, if I don't do this, then who is 588 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 3: going to you know, who's going to show that positive representation. 589 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 3: But getting to just do the show, getting to see 590 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,120 Speaker 3: how the show is actually done, I mean, as a 591 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,520 Speaker 3: Survivor fan was insane, but going on it, you know, 592 00:29:19,560 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 3: I never really expected to meet. 593 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 2: And love all these incredible people. 594 00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 3: Like I thought that I was going to go on 595 00:29:27,760 --> 00:29:29,920 Speaker 3: and like, because it's a social game, hate everybody. 596 00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:31,520 Speaker 2: I love everybody I played with. 597 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 3: I came home with, you know, seventeen new best friends, 598 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 3: you know, seventeen new people to invite to the wedding. 599 00:29:37,920 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: There you go, adam, Yeah. I feel like most people 600 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: probably watched them. They were like, oh that the times 601 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: where you were like stuck in a net or the 602 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,440 Speaker 1: mud was the worst. And I was like, no, bro. 603 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 1: The part what they like, haven't eaten for twelve days 604 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 1: is where I'm like, I'm not doing it. I'm not 605 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 1: doing it. I'm not going to be in the jungle 606 00:29:55,160 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 1: not eating food for twelve days. Like sorry I am. 607 00:29:58,160 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: I mean after a couple hours. 608 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:04,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, I can't even sniff coconut anything coconut. 609 00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 2: Oh my god. 610 00:30:04,240 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 3: I mean yeah, because it was always it was all 611 00:30:07,360 --> 00:30:10,240 Speaker 3: we eight, but no, the worst part about it was 612 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 3: was the day were the days that we didn't have 613 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 3: anything like our off days where we didn't have a 614 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,680 Speaker 3: competition or tribal console. Because that's when you really start 615 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 3: to like miss home and you're like, what's everyone doing? 616 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:20,160 Speaker 2: Like you have no communication with the outside world. You 617 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 2: have no idea what everyone's doing. 618 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 3: I remember the Celtics were in the playoffs and I 619 00:30:23,960 --> 00:30:26,320 Speaker 3: was just I wanted to know how the Celtics were doing, 620 00:30:26,360 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 3: and nobody would tell me, Like nobody on production. 621 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: Like it's not important to the game. It's just important 622 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:32,680 Speaker 1: to my life. I need to know. 623 00:30:32,720 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 2: They won't let you know. Yeah, they won't let you 624 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,120 Speaker 2: know anything that's happening in the outside world. And I 625 00:30:36,160 --> 00:30:37,640 Speaker 2: was just so upset. I was like, just let me 626 00:30:37,720 --> 00:30:40,800 Speaker 2: know how the Celtics blink once. Yeah. 627 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:42,959 Speaker 1: I was in the bottom of the Grand Canyon hiking 628 00:30:43,040 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: when the Bulls won one of their titles and we 629 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:46,719 Speaker 1: got to the top and they were like John Paxson 630 00:30:46,800 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: hit a three and I was like, oh, I've got 631 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:51,320 Speaker 1: to finally, like back in the day, PC arm like 632 00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:55,880 Speaker 1: did someone did? Yeah? Right. So part of the reason 633 00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,640 Speaker 1: that you're here is because you're part of this amazing 634 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: Cracker Jaill spotlight squad. We all know crackerd but the 635 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:02,959 Speaker 1: last couple of years they're these amazing campaigns for Cracker 636 00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 1: Jill And this year they're spotlighting five Olympians and Paralympians 637 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,240 Speaker 1: that Cracker Jill is sponsoring and you're one of them. 638 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,400 Speaker 1: Tell us more about it, because they've been sending me 639 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,600 Speaker 1: these awesome things that I've been giving to my niece 640 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 1: and showing to all these great young girls, and I 641 00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:17,440 Speaker 1: just love the messaging, especially the research from the Women's 642 00:31:17,440 --> 00:31:20,560 Speaker 1: Sports Foundation that they included with it about keeping girls 643 00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 1: in sport. It's just it's such a badass activation. So 644 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:24,120 Speaker 1: tell me more about it. 645 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:26,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm so grateful to be a part of the 646 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:31,480 Speaker 3: Cracker Jill program, just solely because they're giving women, you know, 647 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 3: a voice, and I. 648 00:31:33,960 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 2: Think it's extremely important. 649 00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 3: And I know we're in an incredible time where women's 650 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 3: sports are on the uprise, and I think Crackerjill is 651 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:42,840 Speaker 3: a huge part of that because they're trying to give 652 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 3: athletes like myself and the other four incredible athletes that 653 00:31:46,600 --> 00:31:49,240 Speaker 3: I'm doing this with, you know, just a voice in 654 00:31:49,280 --> 00:31:53,760 Speaker 3: a spotlight, but just showing the visibility of how badass 655 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 3: women can be is incredible. 656 00:31:56,360 --> 00:31:56,560 Speaker 2: You know. 657 00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:01,360 Speaker 3: The the statistic of you know, nearly off of US 658 00:32:01,400 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 3: teenagers cannot name a single professional women athlete, I think 659 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 3: is insane. You know, growing up, I was always a 660 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,720 Speaker 3: huge Alex Morgan fan. I was always you know, Meghan Rappino. 661 00:32:14,080 --> 00:32:18,560 Speaker 3: I mean all soccer, all everything, and for even lacrosse 662 00:32:18,640 --> 00:32:21,920 Speaker 3: like Taylor Cummings, one of you know, the monumental women's 663 00:32:21,960 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 3: lacrosse players that there are. And I think it's just 664 00:32:25,160 --> 00:32:27,600 Speaker 3: an incredible job that Cracker Jill is doing and I'm 665 00:32:27,600 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 3: just grateful to be a part of it and that 666 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 3: they can give me kind of a voice and to 667 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 3: just pave the way for younger the younger generation and 668 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:37,720 Speaker 3: for women in sports right now to kind of show 669 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,360 Speaker 3: what great athletes that they can be. 670 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:41,920 Speaker 1: Love it well. Now we've got a whole bunch of 671 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,719 Speaker 1: good game listeners that are going to know the name 672 00:32:43,760 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: Noel Lambert and we're all going to be rooting for 673 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: you so hard. Let me know when you need instruction 674 00:32:48,600 --> 00:32:51,200 Speaker 1: in those five other events for the heptach on and 675 00:32:51,240 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: will's good hop out on a field with the javel 676 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 1: and then get started. Thank you so well, so great 677 00:32:56,520 --> 00:32:57,040 Speaker 1: to talk to you. 678 00:32:57,120 --> 00:32:57,520 Speaker 2: Good luck. 679 00:32:57,520 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 1: Break a leg, Oh, break a leg? Can say break 680 00:32:59,600 --> 00:32:59,920 Speaker 1: a leg? 681 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 2: Yeah? Which or lose a leg? Either one or either one? 682 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,360 Speaker 1: Keep the one, Keep the one, we need that one, 683 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 1: Keep the one. 684 00:33:06,320 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Sarah. It was an honor being 685 00:33:08,760 --> 00:33:10,280 Speaker 2: on here. And yeah, thank you so. 686 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 1: Much awesome stuff. Looking forward to watching Noel. We've got 687 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:15,240 Speaker 1: to take another break. When we come back, we answer 688 00:33:15,280 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 1: a question about stoppage time during our stoppage time, don't 689 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: go anywhere. Welcome back, Slice is We got another great 690 00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,920 Speaker 1: question in our inbox. This one's from Moe O'Donnell, co 691 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:33,080 Speaker 1: owner Paxton Pub in Salt Lake City, Utah. Moe's message reads, 692 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:35,520 Speaker 1: Hey Sarah, loving the good game pod keep crushing it. 693 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,360 Speaker 1: A question came up while we were at the Utah 694 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,520 Speaker 1: Royals game tonight that we need help finding an answer to. 695 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:42,480 Speaker 1: After the fourth raft showed an absurd ten minutes of 696 00:33:42,480 --> 00:33:45,640 Speaker 1: stoppage time, we started wondering what's the most stoppage time 697 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 1: that's ever been added to a match. All we could 698 00:33:48,280 --> 00:33:50,440 Speaker 1: find was a men's game that had twenty eight minutes added, 699 00:33:50,440 --> 00:33:52,400 Speaker 1: but that was due to a power outage. So help 700 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: us out what's the most that's ever been added? And 701 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:57,560 Speaker 1: bonus question, what's the most stoppage time that's been added 702 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: to a women's match. We're guessing that it'll be half 703 00:34:00,400 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 1: as much as the men's since we don't flop as much. Lol. 704 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 1: Thanks in advanced cheers. 705 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 4: MO. 706 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: Well Mo, that twenty eight minute stoppage time game is 707 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:10,760 Speaker 1: the longest ever in a men's match, according to our research, 708 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 1: but on the women's side, we're not sure because producer 709 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,839 Speaker 1: Alex reached out to a trusted source, Jen Cooper, who's 710 00:34:17,840 --> 00:34:21,520 Speaker 1: a statistician and keeper of keepernotes dot com, about the 711 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:24,160 Speaker 1: most stoppage time in an NWSL game, and she told 712 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:27,200 Speaker 1: us the NWSL doesn't keep track of stoppage time stats. 713 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:30,439 Speaker 1: Sac la bleu. Why am I speaking in French? Because 714 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:34,520 Speaker 1: zod'lore we need those stats. As for women's international play, 715 00:34:34,719 --> 00:34:37,439 Speaker 1: we couldn't find that either, so we're outsourcing this one. 716 00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,640 Speaker 1: Are you, dear listener, deep into stoppage time history? Are you, 717 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:45,400 Speaker 1: dear listener looking for a research project? Think you know 718 00:34:45,680 --> 00:34:48,200 Speaker 1: or can find out which women's footy match had the 719 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:52,080 Speaker 1: longest stppage time in history? NWSL, International World Cup? Whatever? 720 00:34:52,640 --> 00:34:55,440 Speaker 1: Tag us on social let us know what you know 721 00:34:55,760 --> 00:34:57,759 Speaker 1: at Sara Spain on x at Spain two three to 722 00:34:57,760 --> 00:35:01,000 Speaker 1: two three. On Insta. You could always hit us up 723 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:03,879 Speaker 1: on email. Good game at wondermedianetwork dot com or leave 724 00:35:03,920 --> 00:35:05,919 Speaker 1: us a voicemail at eight seven two two oh four 725 00:35:06,040 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 1: fifty seventy. We always love that you're listening, but we 726 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 1: want you to get in the game every day too, 727 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,759 Speaker 1: So here's another good game play of the day. Make 728 00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: sure you're following the Paralympics on TikTok and x at Paralympics, 729 00:35:17,360 --> 00:35:20,320 Speaker 1: and of course watch the games and follow your favorite 730 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:22,719 Speaker 1: athletes along the journey. You had two weeks to call 731 00:35:22,719 --> 00:35:24,800 Speaker 1: them your nervous system. It's time to turn that shit 732 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:31,280 Speaker 1: back up a notch. Find your inner patriot again, USA, USA, USA, 733 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:35,760 Speaker 1: and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review. That's right, slices. 734 00:35:35,760 --> 00:35:38,720 Speaker 1: You knew I was gonna say it. It's just too easy. 735 00:35:39,000 --> 00:35:43,680 Speaker 1: Why haven't you done it yet? Watch the phrase bio 736 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:49,799 Speaker 1: break rating out of five stars review. Whoever invented this 737 00:35:49,880 --> 00:35:52,759 Speaker 1: phrase needs to take a long walk off a short peer. 738 00:35:53,160 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 1: What was wrong with just break? All right, everybody? Five 739 00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:57,800 Speaker 1: minute break? 740 00:35:58,160 --> 00:35:58,560 Speaker 2: Do with it? 741 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:02,280 Speaker 1: What you will get in some great making a phone 742 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:09,000 Speaker 1: call absolutely expelling feces from your digestive track through your anus. Sure, fine, 743 00:36:09,320 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: you gotta do it, but I don't need to know 744 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:14,360 Speaker 1: about it. And when I hear the words bio break, 745 00:36:15,080 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 1: not only do I think about each and every person 746 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:19,359 Speaker 1: leaving that room to take a shit, I also think 747 00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: about corporate jargon. Gough you know, circle back, run it up, 748 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:27,600 Speaker 1: the flagpool, pivot, ping, punt, put a pin in it 749 00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:30,719 Speaker 1: co O B E O D s O w oo 750 00:36:30,920 --> 00:36:33,120 Speaker 1: P t O r F p R O I T 751 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:36,720 Speaker 1: L d R, I hate it. I'm sticking with RBI, 752 00:36:36,920 --> 00:36:39,879 Speaker 1: p R DQ and the like. Thank you very much. 753 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:42,680 Speaker 1: And if you must say something other than just break, 754 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:45,960 Speaker 1: take it from Rebecca Welton on ted Lasso. When Keeley 755 00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:47,560 Speaker 1: asked what to tell people when she needed to go 756 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 1: take a dump. Remember, Rebecca said, I need to reapply 757 00:36:51,760 --> 00:36:54,479 Speaker 1: my lipliner. Men don't know what that means, and women 758 00:36:54,600 --> 00:36:57,600 Speaker 1: understand it requires time and focus. Now it's your turn, 759 00:36:58,040 --> 00:37:00,760 Speaker 1: rate and review. Thanks for listening. I'm on back tomorrow 760 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:04,360 Speaker 1: for a group chat with Paralympians Women's Sports Foundation. 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