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Speaker 3: And Marcella's congratulations and welcome to New England. Can you

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Speaker 4: Tom, please? I'm sorry. What was that then? One time

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Speaker 1: Yeah, so coming out of high school, you know, I

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Speaker 4: Whenever that happened, got out of high school, went to.

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Speaker 4: I'll tell him like to South Carolina offered me. I'm committing.

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Speaker 1: I told my coaches, like, that's the only that's the

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Speaker 4: It's all God planning, you know. Awesome thanking, congrats, Yeah, thank.

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Speaker 2: You, question my race.

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Speaker 5: I'm back again here see the clouds above you. Uh

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Speaker 6: Oh.

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Speaker 1: I'm with my family, like some of my close family

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Speaker 2: Have my last question, thank you for your time.

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Speaker 5: I saw you won the saw you won the Overcoming

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Speaker 2: Did that mean to you? And when it was presented

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Speaker 1: Man, I ain't gonna cap it was kind of my

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Speaker 4: Oh no, no, no, sir. We haven't connected yet.

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Speaker 1: I'm sure we will in the future because I'm going

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Speaker 4: The road yet. Appreciate Thank you, Yes, sir, it's question,

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Speaker 7: You will, HI, congratulations. Of course. I was just kind

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Speaker 7: of curious you mentioned Stefan Gilmore. Are there any other

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Speaker 1: So it wasn't I don't have any connections on the team.

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Speaker 1: But let me see, I know it's one. It's a

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Speaker 1: About you restaurant. I forget his name, Kendrick, Kendrick Brian. Yeah,

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Speaker 4: To each other and just talking about everything.

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Speaker 1: It was telling me his journey and everything, telling me

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Speaker 1: it's just so crazy here now, Like it's so crazy

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Speaker 4: It's so crazy. It's crazy. He's my teammate. Now.

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Speaker 7: That's an awesome story. Thank you so much, and congrats again,

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Speaker 2: Last question here from Andrew Callahan. All Right, hey, marself's congratulations,

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Speaker 2: welcome to do it. I got to ask about the

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Speaker 2: Hibachi restaurant. Where was it and when did you meet Kendrick.

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Speaker 4: It was right. I forget the name. I told up.

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Speaker 2: That's the name of it.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, Saga. It was called Sagger right outside.

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Speaker 4: Oh, it was good. It was good energy, awesome, I

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Speaker 2: Man, congrats again.

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Speaker 4: And so I appreciate you, appreciate you all.

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Speaker 7: It's all the questions they have for today, So thank

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Speaker 7: you so much for joining us and enjoy the rest

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Speaker 4: Thank you for having me