1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Full Circle is an iHeart women's sports production and partnership 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us 3 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,799 Speaker 1: your podcasts. 5 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 2: Hey, y'all, welcome back to Full Circle, the women's sports 6 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,360 Speaker 2: round up you didn't know you needed. I'm Lexi Brown 7 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 2: and we are doing a solo vibe today because our 8 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: girl Mariah is in Italy covering the Olympics. Like you go, girl, 9 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 2: but I do have a cute little message from her, 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 2: so we are going to listen to it right now. 11 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: Hey y'all, it's your girl, Mariah. 12 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 3: I'm sorry I can't be there with the Full Circle 13 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 3: fan today, but I am. 14 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: Aco a lot of the Olympics. 15 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 3: I'm currently at a speed skating match game situation, but 16 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 3: I can't wait to give you guys all the team. 17 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 3: Can I get back You guys are in good hands 18 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 3: with Lexi and I'll see you later. 19 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 2: I'm so jealous. I told y'all last week to follow 20 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:06,560 Speaker 2: her on her socials to stay in the loop of 21 00:01:06,600 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 2: all things sports, and I have been following her very closely. 22 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 2: With her trip to Italy. Her boyfriend is with her. 23 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 2: They flew first class, like they went to the spa, 24 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: Like she's just having a time. So I'm so excited 25 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 2: for her, so happy for her, can't wait to hear 26 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 2: all about it. But in the meantime, I have a 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 2: small Olympic update, guys. I don't really know much about 28 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 2: the Winter Olympics, like not much at all, and quite honestly, 29 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 2: I don't even know how the majority of these athletes 30 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 2: discovered that they were good at these sports or who 31 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,919 Speaker 2: even created these sports, because they are all so insane 32 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 2: one dangerous, All of them seem very dangerous. And then 33 00:01:48,720 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 2: obviously it's just cold, like why would you voluntarily be 34 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:55,160 Speaker 2: cold all the time. But anyway, quick update on the 35 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 2: Winter Olympics. Team USA is currently in third place in 36 00:01:59,600 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 2: medals with nineteen and we are only behind Italy and Norway. 37 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,960 Speaker 2: Team USA Women's hockey will be playing for the gold 38 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 2: medal on Thursday, so let's root hard for them. Go girls, 39 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 2: And a special shout out to Alena Myers Taylor, who 40 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 2: tied Bonnie Blair as the most decorated female Winter Olympian. 41 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: It's her first gold medal. She just won her first 42 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 2: gold medal this Olympics at age forty one. And it 43 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 2: was her fifth Olympics. So shout out to that girl 44 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:38,279 Speaker 2: forgetting your first gold and becoming one of the goats. 45 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 2: And if that doesn't tell y'all that it is never 46 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: too late to achieve your goals and your dreams, I 47 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: don't know what else does. Okay, all right, So shout 48 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 2: out to Team USA, Shout out to the Olympics, all 49 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: the Olympians out there competing. I know it's such an 50 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 2: amazing experience. And I've been watching. I've been tuned in. 51 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 2: I really enjoy figure skating. That's really the sport that 52 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: I've really been l locked too. So if you guys 53 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 2: haven't tuned into the Winter Olympics, do that. You will 54 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 2: be very entertained, I promise. Okay, this weekend was a 55 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 2: lot happened this weekend. Where do we even want to begin? Okay, 56 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 2: we'll begin with All Star. Okay, we'll start with All 57 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 2: Star weekend NBA All Star. I was able to go 58 00:03:21,240 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 2: finally to an NBA All Star in Los Angeles. I 59 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: had a great time. I did not go to any 60 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 2: events at the arena, so I didn't see the three 61 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 2: point contest, I didn't see the game. I watched all 62 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 2: of that on TV one because I was pretty busy 63 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 2: most of the weekend, and two, all the events started 64 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: at like two in the afternoon, so that was kind 65 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: of like an awkward, weird time for me personally to 66 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: go to an arena and watch basketball stuff. So that's 67 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 2: one of the reasons why I didn't go. Dame Lillard 68 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 2: won the three point Contest for his third time, which 69 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 2: was amazing. Mind you, if you guys didn't know, Damian 70 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: Lillard has not played a single game this year because 71 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 2: he tore his achilles last year. So for him to 72 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 2: not have played all year long recovering from an achilles 73 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 2: and coming in and winning the three point Contest is insane. 74 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 2: I think people had their opinions about why he was 75 00:04:19,279 --> 00:04:22,160 Speaker 2: even eligible to participate in the first place, but I 76 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 2: feel like he has earned that and he deserves that. 77 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,919 Speaker 2: So shout out to Dame Lillard for winning his third 78 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 2: three point contest. What else happened? The dunk contest was horrible. 79 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:41,280 Speaker 2: Someone almost concussed themselves on the backboard. The Dunk Contest 80 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 2: needs a new vibe, They need a new revamp. They 81 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,800 Speaker 2: need something. I don't know what they need. I don't 82 00:04:46,839 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 2: know if it's the star power that's lacking or just 83 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,960 Speaker 2: the overall want to to compete in the dunk contest, 84 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 2: but they need to go back to the drawing board 85 00:04:55,680 --> 00:04:59,039 Speaker 2: with that. I'm not really sure what to do, considering 86 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 2: I don't dunk, I don't know how to dunk. I've 87 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,359 Speaker 2: never dunked in my life, so I don't really have 88 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 2: that many opinions on how to fix it. But that 89 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 2: was probably the worst dunk contest I've ever seen in 90 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:17,360 Speaker 2: my life. The game was competitive, which that's basically what 91 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,720 Speaker 2: everybody was hoping for, was a competitive All Star game. 92 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 2: It was two USA teams versus a World team and 93 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 2: the Team USA Team USA. I mean, yeah, technically it 94 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: was Team USA, but anyway, it ended up being like 95 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 2: the younger All Stars versus the older All Stars at 96 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 2: the in the final game, the final matchup, and the 97 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,560 Speaker 2: younger group of All Stars ended up winning. Anthony Edwards 98 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 2: won MVP. Him and Wenby definitely set the tone. I'm 99 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 2: really excited for these two to take over the NBA. 100 00:05:52,839 --> 00:05:55,719 Speaker 2: It's gone in y'all. Unfortunately, I know we're gonna have 101 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:58,880 Speaker 2: to say goodbye to bron Stephen Katie at some point. 102 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,400 Speaker 2: I know we don't want to trust me, I know, 103 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:04,239 Speaker 2: but I think the league is in great hands. Between 104 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 2: ant Man, Wemby, Shay, who else is up and coming, 105 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 2: Jalen Bronson, Jaylen Brown, Jason Tatum, I think the league 106 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 2: is in great hands. So they set the tone in 107 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 2: the All Star Game. It was really entertaining, more entertaining 108 00:06:19,160 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 2: than I was expecting. Yeah, All Star weekend was super fun. 109 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 2: I got to see a lot of my friends out there. 110 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: They were doing events, they were working, so it was 111 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 2: just a cute little weekend. Unfortunately, I had to miss 112 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 2: two AU games because I was gone, but my team 113 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 2: went three and Ohero and my dad coached two of 114 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 2: the games this weekend for the team that I was 115 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,799 Speaker 2: playing for, Team Glow, and he did a great job. 116 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:58,920 Speaker 2: And I haven't seen him coach in like so long, 117 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 2: so even watching him out, I was really nervous watching 118 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 2: it play coach because I haven't seen them coaching so long. 119 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 2: But he did a great job. The team looked really good, 120 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 2: they looked happy, everyone looked like they were in their zone. 121 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 2: And they went undefeated and they got me some win 122 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,840 Speaker 2: points while I was gone, So shout out to Team Glow. 123 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 2: This week, I'm on Team gold Rush and I'm really 124 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 2: excited to finally be able to play in three game. Guys, 125 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 2: I have only played in two games AU two. First 126 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:30,080 Speaker 2: week I got hurt, Second week I had to leave 127 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 2: for All Stars. So this is gonna be my first 128 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 2: full week of games and I cannot wait. My foot 129 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 2: feels fine, I'm all healed, I feel amazing. I'm excited. 130 00:07:39,680 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 2: So this week of games is going to be really fun. 131 00:07:42,440 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 2: It's Week three. Next week is Championship week, so this 132 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 2: week is really important for a lot of the players, 133 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 2: especially the ones in the top ten, because now for 134 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 2: next week, the captains will be the top four with 135 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,200 Speaker 2: overall scores. So the last two weeks, it's been the 136 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 2: top four players with their weekly point totals, but next week, 137 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 2: for Championship Week, it's going to be the people with 138 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 2: the highest overall scores. So the top ten is real spicy. 139 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 2: The top five is even spicier. So I'm really really 140 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 2: excited to see how this week goes. I'm currently in 141 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 2: twentieth place, so I don't have no chance of getting 142 00:08:20,320 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 2: into the top four unless I go for a fifty 143 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 2: every day this week, but that's probably not going to happen, 144 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 2: and that's Okay, I just want to win games. You know, 145 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 2: last week three and oh felt good, and hopefully we 146 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:35,720 Speaker 2: can repeat that and you know, win this week. So 147 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 2: speaking of au All Star competition, we need to get 148 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 2: into what Unrival did over the weekend as well, which 149 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,960 Speaker 2: was there one on one tournament, which everybody loves. A 150 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 2: lot of people even say that the NBA should implement 151 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:55,679 Speaker 2: a one on one tournament during All Star weekend, and 152 00:08:55,920 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 2: I'm not against that. I would love to see the 153 00:08:58,520 --> 00:09:01,319 Speaker 2: guys play one on one one during All Star weekend. 154 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 2: But if y'all really want to see guys play one 155 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 2: on one, you just have to go on Instagram and YouTube. 156 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:09,079 Speaker 2: During the offseason. All these guys do is play one 157 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,880 Speaker 2: on one and pick up all off season all summer long. 158 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 2: So I think that it would be a great addition 159 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 2: to All Star Weekend. But will they do it. I 160 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,000 Speaker 2: don't know. A lot of people are talking about like 161 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:23,439 Speaker 2: their egos, they're this, They're that. Honestly, I don't really. 162 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 2: I think they can find enough players that won't duck 163 00:09:25,840 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 2: smoke in on one on one competition. It's all about 164 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 2: them implementing it into the weekend. But then people do 165 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,800 Speaker 2: have to opt in right. So it's funny though, because 166 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 2: I feel like with one on one there's a skill 167 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 2: to one on one obviously, but to me, I think 168 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 2: the most important thing about one on one is being 169 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,240 Speaker 2: able to get to your spots and then being able 170 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 2: to hit tough shots. I don't think, yes, you have 171 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 2: to play defense, but depending on the rules, like if 172 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 2: you have a dribble limit, if you have a short 173 00:09:55,200 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 2: shot clock, like any defender for the most part can 174 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 2: defend for like two to three seconds, right, maybe four 175 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,600 Speaker 2: seconds if you are a really really elite defender. But 176 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 2: at the end of the day, the person has to 177 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,760 Speaker 2: make the shot. So one on one ultimately is about 178 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:15,840 Speaker 2: being an elite shot maker. And I think there's a 179 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 2: lot of guys in the NBA that don't really get 180 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: to showcase that part of their game that would do 181 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 2: really well in on one on one tournament. And then 182 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 2: there's a lot of players that you know, average a 183 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 2: lot of points and get to take a lot of 184 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 2: shots that maybe won't do won't do so well in 185 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 2: the one one tournament. So I would really be interested 186 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:34,120 Speaker 2: to see what players opt into that, if they have 187 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 2: to be All Stars or not, or they could just 188 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,200 Speaker 2: open it up to the entire league. I think that 189 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,640 Speaker 2: would be really cool. But back to Unrivals one on 190 00:10:41,640 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 2: one tournament, Chelsea Gray was the winner. In my opinion, 191 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 2: is probably the best isolation player in our league. She 192 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:53,400 Speaker 2: knows how to get to her spots, she does it quickly, 193 00:10:53,480 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 2: she does it efficiently, and I think the way they 194 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,800 Speaker 2: did their brackets this year, I think they did separate 195 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,520 Speaker 2: a little bit guards and posts, so it was more 196 00:11:04,559 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 2: of like an even tournament throughout, and Chelsea Gray came 197 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 2: out on top. If you guys don't know the rules 198 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,600 Speaker 2: of the Unrivaled one on one tournament, they go to 199 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 2: eleven by twos and threes. I can't remember what their 200 00:11:21,040 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 2: shot clock is. There's no dribble limit, and there's fouls 201 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 2: with free throws, I'm pretty sure. So honestly, you can 202 00:11:28,960 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 2: get to eleven pretty quickly if you make shots and 203 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 2: draw fouls. So shout out to Chelsea Gray. I think 204 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 2: that she has been on an absolutely ridiculous run of 205 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 2: winning the last two years between Unrivaled and WNBA. I 206 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 2: don't know who pissed Chelsea Gray off last year, because 207 00:11:47,679 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 2: it was somebody, because I remember she said it in 208 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 2: her one of her post game interviews that people was 209 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 2: talking shit and she's been proving them wrong ever since. 210 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 2: Chelsea Gray been cold, y'all. Like she went to Duke. 211 00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 2: I remember watching her in college. She dealt with a 212 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 2: lot of injuries during college and early in her WNBA career, 213 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,080 Speaker 2: but she's always been one of them one. So I'm 214 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 2: really glad that she's getting the recognition that she has 215 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 2: always deserved for the player that she is, and she 216 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 2: got the accolades and the championships to back it up 217 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:21,439 Speaker 2: at every level. So shout out to Chelsea Gray winning 218 00:12:21,480 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 2: the one on one tournament. It was really fun to watch. 219 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:28,480 Speaker 2: I love watching that kind of stuff, So I really 220 00:12:28,559 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 2: love that Unrival implemented that into their season because I 221 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:34,120 Speaker 2: think it's been super entertaining and the fans have loved it. 222 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 2: And I do love watching different players getting into their 223 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 2: one on one bag. So shout out to Chelsea, shout 224 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 2: out to Unarrival. That was really fun. Also, this weekend 225 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: a lot of women's college hoops. We are officially about 226 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,520 Speaker 2: a month away from Selection Sunday. You guys do not 227 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:54,960 Speaker 2: know what Selection Sunday is. It's when they give everybody 228 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 2: their seating for the NCAA tournament, so we are about 229 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 2: a month away from that. Currently, the number one overall 230 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 2: seed is Yukon surprise. The other number one seeds are 231 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,400 Speaker 2: UCLA Texas in South Carolina, so we're going to get 232 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 2: into their weekends a little bit. So Yukon played Yukon 233 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 2: played Marquette on Saturday. I watched that game. They won 234 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 2: seventy one fifty six. Marquette kept up with them a 235 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,480 Speaker 2: little bit in the first half. I'm not gonna lie, 236 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,800 Speaker 2: but Yukon, with their talent and their IQ and their coaching, 237 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 2: of course we're able to pull away. This was probably 238 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:39,240 Speaker 2: one of their closest games in a few weeks. Actually, 239 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 2: I think they've been winning by a average of like 240 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 2: forty thirty to forty points. So to see a team 241 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 2: keep it under twenty was good in my opinion, because 242 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,199 Speaker 2: clearly no team has been able to do that all 243 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 2: season long. I do not see anybody beating Yukon anytime soon, 244 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:02,199 Speaker 2: but it is hard to judge them with the conference 245 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 2: that they're in. Unfortunately in snow shade to the Big East, 246 00:14:05,000 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 2: but like they are just not giving Yukon any type 247 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 2: of trouble during their conference play, which is why they 248 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 2: load up in non conference and they're always ready for 249 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 2: the tournament because Gino knows what he's doing. They know 250 00:14:16,200 --> 00:14:19,000 Speaker 2: what they're doing over there. Next, we have Texas who 251 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 2: beat Tennessee. They're currently nine and three in the SEC. 252 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,880 Speaker 2: I will let's circle back to Tennessee for a second. 253 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 2: Their coach did come out in the media, and I 254 00:14:34,560 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 2: don't want to say did she apologize. I would call 255 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 2: it an apology, but she basically owned up to the 256 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,440 Speaker 2: fact that she kind of aired her team out publicly 257 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 2: to the media and she probably shouldn't have done that. 258 00:14:46,360 --> 00:14:50,400 Speaker 2: And although that's not you know, the damage is done obviously, 259 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 2: but I can respect the fact that the coach came 260 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 2: out acknowledge that that is not the way to lead 261 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 2: your team, that is not the way to bring your 262 00:14:57,680 --> 00:15:00,320 Speaker 2: team together. And she came out publicly and acknowledge that. 263 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 2: I can respect that it didn't lead to a win. Unfortunately, 264 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,479 Speaker 2: I do think that she's lost the locker room completely. 265 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 2: But again, there's still a whole month left in the 266 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 2: regular season before we get into conference tournament, playing selection Sunday, 267 00:15:14,720 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 2: So hopefully Tennessee can get it together, because women's basketball 268 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 2: is better when Tennessee is playing at a high level. 269 00:15:21,840 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 2: So I really want Tennessee to be able to pull 270 00:15:25,480 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 2: it together before selection Sunday, because women's basketball needs Tennessee 271 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:35,360 Speaker 2: to be playing at a high level. Next up, we 272 00:15:35,600 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 2: have UCLA. Ucla defeated Indiana by almost fifty Wow. Shout 273 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 2: out to Ucla. Same as last year, they've been like 274 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 2: quietly dominating the Big Ten in their season. I don't 275 00:15:52,560 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 2: know why it's so quiet. Always it's UCLA, like iconic 276 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 2: school with rich basketball history, but for some reason they 277 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 2: have continued to fly under the radar. In my opinion, 278 00:16:04,720 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 2: they are currently fifteen to oh in Big Ten. They 279 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 2: have I think three more games in Big Ten conference play. 280 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 2: I want to say three or four for them to 281 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 2: finish their season undefeated. Trivia time. Who was the last 282 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 2: undefeated team in the Big Ten? Anybody? Anybody? Oh? It 283 00:16:30,160 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 2: was my team at Maryland in twenty fourteen. Twenty fifteen. 284 00:16:35,120 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 2: We went eighteen tozer, won the tournament, and yours truly 285 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 2: one most valuable player in the tournament. So I don't 286 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:49,360 Speaker 2: want them to become undefeated because then that would replace 287 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 2: us as the most recent team to go undefeated in 288 00:16:51,840 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 2: the Big Ten. But going undefeated in conference play is 289 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 2: not easy, guys, It's really not. It's quite hard. And 290 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 2: that's a credit to your entire team top to bottom, 291 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 2: because I do remember we had one game in particular 292 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 2: during our regular season and conference play. We were at Northwestern, 293 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:13,320 Speaker 2: and this was We're undefeated at the time, So now 294 00:17:13,359 --> 00:17:15,760 Speaker 2: everybody just wants to beat Maryland because they want us 295 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 2: to have they want to be our first loss. So Northwestern, 296 00:17:19,440 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 2: we were supposed to go on there. It was I 297 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 2: wouldn't want to call it an easy win, but it 298 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,120 Speaker 2: was supposed to be a game that we won with 299 00:17:25,160 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 2: no issues. And we go in there and they kind 300 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:32,040 Speaker 2: of they came a little bit more mentally and physically 301 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:36,480 Speaker 2: prepared than we did. So I remember that game. Our 302 00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 2: bench basically like won us that game, you know, pulled 303 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 2: us through that game and got us to the end 304 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 2: and got us a win. I think that was like 305 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:45,439 Speaker 2: towards the end of the season too, like we were 306 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:49,199 Speaker 2: at like we it was like fifteen win fifteen or 307 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:52,520 Speaker 2: after that. So we at this point are like trying 308 00:17:52,560 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 2: to finish the season undefeated. And once that switch goes 309 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 2: on in your mind, you know, the pressure is on, 310 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 2: the games feel a little bit bigger. So the fact 311 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,440 Speaker 2: that you know, our bench really pulled it pulled, it 312 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,080 Speaker 2: pulled up for us that game. In particulate, I remember 313 00:18:09,119 --> 00:18:12,680 Speaker 2: being at Northwestern and we're able to win that game. 314 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 2: That was a game I'll never forget. But yeah, finishing 315 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:19,119 Speaker 2: the season undefeated is very hard. So shout out to 316 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 2: UCLA on their way to doing that. Like I said, 317 00:18:22,880 --> 00:18:27,640 Speaker 2: hope they don't, but yeah, that's what UCLA got going on. 318 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:32,960 Speaker 2: And last but not least, South Carolina they beat LSU 319 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 2: over the weekend. That was probably the best game of 320 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:42,680 Speaker 2: the year. I want to say as far as just offense, Uh, 321 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 2: there was like a lack of turnovers, but let me 322 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,119 Speaker 2: double check that because when I was watching the first half, 323 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 2: there wasn't a lot of turnovers, but that could have 324 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:55,600 Speaker 2: changed as the game went on. Yeah, both teams had 325 00:18:55,680 --> 00:19:01,159 Speaker 2: less than ten turnovers in their game. Raven Johnson had 326 00:19:01,160 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 2: a career high nineteen points, seven rebound, six assists. That 327 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:07,399 Speaker 2: was probably her most complete game I've ever seen her play, 328 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 2: which I love. I'm a huge Raven Johnson fan, and 329 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 2: I think she's going to do really well in the league. 330 00:19:13,600 --> 00:19:15,160 Speaker 2: So I'm really glad that she was able to get 331 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:19,560 Speaker 2: a game like that off this season. Tessa Johnson four 332 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 2: for five from three. She's shooting the crap out of 333 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 2: the ball from the three point line. This year, she 334 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:30,760 Speaker 2: had twenty one points on LSU side. Fla j had 335 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 2: twenty one points. Unfortunately, she did miss two free throws 336 00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,080 Speaker 2: at the end of the game that I think were 337 00:19:38,280 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 2: going to either put them up or tie them, So 338 00:19:41,920 --> 00:19:43,320 Speaker 2: I know that hurt her hard. But she had a 339 00:19:43,359 --> 00:19:46,359 Speaker 2: great game, and I hope that she's not lingering on 340 00:19:46,400 --> 00:19:48,240 Speaker 2: those two free throws too long, because at the end 341 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,439 Speaker 2: of the day, the game does not come down to 342 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,160 Speaker 2: some free throws or a possession or a shot. It's 343 00:19:53,200 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 2: a collection of mistakes and good things throughout a game. 344 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,840 Speaker 2: But I think she really showed up and she's the 345 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 2: ultimate competitors. You know. I always love watching flage A play. 346 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,520 Speaker 2: Mikayla Williams eleven points. She's kind of had like a 347 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 2: quiet season this year, and I think that's just you know, 348 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 2: being a year older, you know teams are scouting you 349 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:15,879 Speaker 2: a little bit better. She's still shooting fifty one percent 350 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,440 Speaker 2: from the field, which is excellent from a guard position, 351 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,280 Speaker 2: but you know, her her stats have gone down a 352 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,360 Speaker 2: little bit, but I think she's sacrificed a little bit 353 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:27,840 Speaker 2: of her game for the benefit of the team, and 354 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 2: you love seeing that. But I really do expect her 355 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:32,800 Speaker 2: to turn it up for the end of the season, 356 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 2: especially going into the tournament, Conference tournament and the NTAA Tournament. 357 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 2: I think she's probably their most complete player on that team. 358 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 2: So as long as she keeps her confidence up and 359 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 2: they continue to pour into her and let her know 360 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:48,440 Speaker 2: that she's that girl every time she steps on the court, 361 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 2: I think she's going to have a really great finish 362 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 2: to her season. My favorite part about that game personally 363 00:20:56,160 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 2: was Don Staley and her staff wearing shirts that said 364 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 2: Boo across the front. And if you guys don't know 365 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:07,239 Speaker 2: the context of that, it's because last year when they 366 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 2: played LSU, I guess the LSU fans were booing her 367 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:16,159 Speaker 2: during the game and they asked her about it after 368 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:18,439 Speaker 2: and she was like, oh, they were booing me. I 369 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,760 Speaker 2: thought they was calling me their boo or something like that. 370 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:24,359 Speaker 2: Like Don is so silly. So she came in with 371 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 2: a BOO sweatshirt and came into their house and beat them. 372 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 2: Like that's just Don Staley personified is talking her shit 373 00:21:32,720 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 2: and backing it up and shout out to South Carolina, 374 00:21:35,160 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 2: like they're looking quite unstoppable too, So between them and Yukon, 375 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,679 Speaker 2: I don't know who the favorite is to win the 376 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:46,720 Speaker 2: whole thing. But again, like there's so many good teams 377 00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 2: finding their stride right now. So I'm really excited for 378 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:54,680 Speaker 2: the conference serments, I'm really excited for the NCAA tournament. 379 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,480 Speaker 2: So women's basketball. I told y'all we was going to 380 00:21:57,520 --> 00:22:00,760 Speaker 2: pull up with some women's basketball talk. I promised y'all 381 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 2: we would get there. It just took some time. Okay. Oh, 382 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:09,560 Speaker 2: last thing, speaking of more undefeated teams, Duke women's basketball 383 00:22:09,560 --> 00:22:12,880 Speaker 2: are now fourteen to no on the ACC. They beat 384 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,960 Speaker 2: UNC over the weekend. I think it was their senior day. 385 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:19,359 Speaker 2: So shout out to my girls beating UNC. That's always 386 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 2: counts for, like twenty wins on the season. When you're 387 00:22:22,240 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 2: able to beat you and C no matter whose season 388 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 2: is going well, whose season's going bad, that game is 389 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 2: always great bump. So shout out to my Duke girls 390 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 2: for winning beating UNC over the weekend. Fourteen to on 391 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 2: on ACC. The last team to go undefeated and the 392 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 2: ACC was Notre Dame in the twenty eighteen twenty nineteen season. 393 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,920 Speaker 2: They actually went undefeated in the ACC two straight years, 394 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,119 Speaker 2: So twenty seventeen, eighteen and then eighteen and nineteen. So 395 00:22:48,040 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 2: shout out to that Notre Dame team. I played that 396 00:22:50,720 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 2: seventeen eighteen team. If y'all want to know, sidebar, if 397 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,239 Speaker 2: you with y'all, I'm gonna tell y'all who was on 398 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,919 Speaker 2: that roster. So I can just let y'all know the 399 00:22:59,000 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 2: type of teams that existed when I was in college, 400 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:11,879 Speaker 2: because what I got it to like, I'll even go 401 00:23:11,960 --> 00:23:15,919 Speaker 2: even farther. So on my Maryland team, it was me, 402 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,360 Speaker 2: Bree Jones, and Sir Troy Walker Kimber, who all three 403 00:23:19,400 --> 00:23:24,640 Speaker 2: of us are still currently WNBA players, right, So there 404 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 2: was three of us and we went undefeated, ended up 405 00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 2: losing in the final fourd to Yukon. This women's Notre 406 00:23:32,080 --> 00:23:40,200 Speaker 2: Dame women's basketball team, and my senior year had let's 407 00:23:40,240 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 2: see Marina Maybury still in the league, Jackie Young still 408 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 2: in the league, Bree Turner still in the league, Jess 409 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:51,439 Speaker 2: Shephard still in the league, a Rique a goumau Wallee 410 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:58,919 Speaker 2: still in the league, Katherine Westbeld in the league. So 411 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 2: if y'all want to know how good that Noted Day 412 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 2: team was. There you go, I think that was six 413 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 2: WNBA players that I just that I just listed, not 414 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,960 Speaker 2: even yet. And these are starting players in the w NBA, 415 00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:19,440 Speaker 2: all on the team. All right, So shout out to Duke. 416 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 2: I hope y'all become undefeated. I would love y'all to 417 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 2: move Notre Dame out the way for the last for 418 00:24:25,280 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 2: the most recent undefeated team and women in the ACC. 419 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 2: So I would love that. So we're going to make 420 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:50,160 Speaker 2: a very violent pivot right now to Valentine's Day because 421 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:53,160 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna I know, over the weekend we had 422 00:24:53,160 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 2: like so many wonderful sports. We had All Star Weekend, 423 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:57,560 Speaker 2: we had the one on one tournament, we had so 424 00:24:57,640 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 2: much women's games. It was just a great weekend of hoops. 425 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:06,600 Speaker 2: But it also was Valentine's Day. Did I have a Valentine? No? No, 426 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 2: I did not. I have not had a Valentine guys 427 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 2: in years. I would like to say I'll take a 428 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:15,920 Speaker 2: little bit of blame for that, but just a little 429 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 2: bit because to me, I personally don't even like Valentine's Day. 430 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:23,320 Speaker 2: I don't think it like is a real holiday. I 431 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:26,879 Speaker 2: think it's just you know, somebody wants to put a 432 00:25:26,920 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 2: little bit extra thought or intention behind their feelings towards 433 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:35,640 Speaker 2: you for one day, then the world and capitalism decided 434 00:25:35,680 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 2: to make as much money off of it as possible. 435 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:43,600 Speaker 2: So I will start this conversation with that. If your 436 00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,000 Speaker 2: person or the person you're interested in, or the person 437 00:25:46,040 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 2: you're dating, or your boyfriend and girlfriend, whatever, your significant 438 00:25:49,680 --> 00:25:54,080 Speaker 2: other knows that you enjoy Valentine's Day and you were 439 00:25:54,200 --> 00:25:57,240 Speaker 2: hinting at enjoying Valentine's Day, and you would want a 440 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,199 Speaker 2: little extra for Valentine's Day, and they did not do 441 00:26:00,240 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 2: anything for you, and they need to go. They need 442 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,720 Speaker 2: to be cut off. You need to leave them or 443 00:26:06,800 --> 00:26:11,240 Speaker 2: just have a conversation because that's just intention. And that's 444 00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 2: very small thing to do. Flowers at Trader Joe's costs 445 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 2: like ten bucks. You can order flowers online to anywhere 446 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:23,879 Speaker 2: from anywhere. You know, it's not that it's really not 447 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 2: that hard at all. Right, So if your person didn't 448 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 2: acknowledge you for Valentine's Day and you wanted to be acknowledged, 449 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 2: then that person needs to go, right, Okay, So we're 450 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 2: going to start Valentine's Day talk that way. For me, 451 00:26:39,280 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 2: I don't really get into my you know, dating personal 452 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 2: life ever, and I'm not going to right now, but 453 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:49,239 Speaker 2: i do want to talk briefly about what it is 454 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 2: like dating as a professional woman athlete, because it's very hard, 455 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 2: and I'm just talking about my personal experience, how hard 456 00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:08,480 Speaker 2: it has been for me to date, to move with intention, 457 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:13,119 Speaker 2: to find people that move with intention, and people that 458 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 2: just fit into my lifestyle, whether that's basketball, whether that's 459 00:27:17,160 --> 00:27:19,560 Speaker 2: what I do in my free time, whether that's my family, 460 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 2: my friends, Like, i have a lot of things surrounding 461 00:27:23,240 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 2: me that I've placed on purpose to one protect me, 462 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 2: to keep me in a good space mentally, to uplift me, 463 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 2: and just to keep me focused. Right. So, I've been 464 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 2: single for like since since I left college. Like, I've 465 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 2: never been in a real relationship since I've left school. 466 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 2: So I've navigated all of my adult life as a 467 00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 2: single person. I've achieved all of these things as a 468 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 2: single person. I have made money, gone far in my career. 469 00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 2: I've built this beautiful life for myself as a single person. 470 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:06,480 Speaker 2: So at age thirty one, you can understand why at 471 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:09,040 Speaker 2: this point is a little bit difficult for me to 472 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 2: find somebody that I can align with on all levels. Okay, 473 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:21,000 Speaker 2: So I'm going to break this down into three I 474 00:28:21,040 --> 00:28:24,080 Speaker 2: call them my three s's. Right, these are the three 475 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 2: things that I personally am looking for in a partner. Right, 476 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 2: three s's. Can you keep up with my schedule, can 477 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 2: you provide me with security? And can you support me? 478 00:28:39,840 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 2: I came up with that myself, guys, So we're going 479 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 2: to get into the first one, the first S schedule. 480 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:53,240 Speaker 2: As y'all know, as a professional athlete, I am a prisoner. 481 00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 2: I don't want to say prisoner because that is making 482 00:28:55,520 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 2: it seem like it's bad, But it's just that's the 483 00:28:58,400 --> 00:29:01,000 Speaker 2: easiest thing to say because I can't. I can't divert 484 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 2: from my schedule very much. I'm a president of my schedule. 485 00:29:04,200 --> 00:29:06,840 Speaker 2: Especially during the season. I'm always going to have to 486 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 2: make it to practice. We're going to have to travel, 487 00:29:09,560 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 2: we have game days, we have media appearances. There's a 488 00:29:13,760 --> 00:29:17,320 Speaker 2: laundry list of things that are not negotiable in my 489 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:23,479 Speaker 2: schedule during my season. So that's WNBA season, that's overseas season, 490 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,959 Speaker 2: that's when I'm in AU. There are just certain things 491 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:31,040 Speaker 2: that I have to do daily that I cannot divert from, right, 492 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:34,720 Speaker 2: and that is not always the easiest thing to navigate 493 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:39,760 Speaker 2: when you involve another person. So from April to October, 494 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 2: that's WNBA. From October to April. When I was a 495 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:48,680 Speaker 2: little bit younger, I was overseas. Now I'm in au 496 00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 2: just for six weeks. But you guys would be surprised 497 00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 2: at how hard it is for somebody to be okay 498 00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:05,000 Speaker 2: with being second fiddle. And again, like all these things 499 00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 2: are coming off negative, but like it's just the reality. 500 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 2: You are second to my schedule most of the time, 501 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:15,640 Speaker 2: and as a woman, it is very easy for me 502 00:30:15,720 --> 00:30:18,960 Speaker 2: to make shit work. Like you know what they always say, 503 00:30:19,000 --> 00:30:21,320 Speaker 2: like if he wanted to, he would, right. They don't 504 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:24,200 Speaker 2: ever say that about women because we always find a way, 505 00:30:24,280 --> 00:30:27,360 Speaker 2: because that's just how we're built, that's how we're made. 506 00:30:27,640 --> 00:30:31,120 Speaker 2: I'm a very regimented person. I love my routine, and 507 00:30:31,200 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 2: if you come into my life and you disrupt my 508 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:37,600 Speaker 2: routine or you make me feel bad about my routine, 509 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,600 Speaker 2: then it's not gonna work. It's not gonna last, and 510 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 2: it's gonna bring out problems. At some point they're gonna appear. 511 00:30:47,200 --> 00:30:49,320 Speaker 2: Like if I feel like I can't go to my 512 00:30:49,440 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 2: workout without feeling that you're gonna have an attitude. Or 513 00:30:52,960 --> 00:30:56,320 Speaker 2: if I have to leave for my game three hours 514 00:30:56,360 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 2: early to get to the gym and now you're mad 515 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 2: because you're bored all day by yourself, it's not going 516 00:31:01,840 --> 00:31:03,560 Speaker 2: to work. It's not my fault that I have to 517 00:31:03,600 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 2: go to work and do my job, I think. Also 518 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 2: another thing with the schedule is a lot of things 519 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:13,040 Speaker 2: that I do are very spontaneous. Like if I happen 520 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:15,360 Speaker 2: to have like a weekend free, I'll be like, oh, 521 00:31:15,400 --> 00:31:17,800 Speaker 2: I want to go on a trip. Oh I want 522 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 2: to go here, or I want to do this, And 523 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 2: for me, finding people that are able to do that 524 00:31:25,120 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 2: as well is also very difficult. And again that's not 525 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:32,960 Speaker 2: their fault. People have to work. People have other obligations, 526 00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:36,560 Speaker 2: Like I can't plan vacations months in advance. I can't 527 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 2: plan to do things months in advance one mentally, I 528 00:31:40,520 --> 00:31:43,240 Speaker 2: can't do that, Like it's just too many things can 529 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,800 Speaker 2: happen in months span for me to plan anything. So 530 00:31:46,880 --> 00:31:49,800 Speaker 2: I can't do that too during my season, Like yeah, 531 00:31:49,880 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 2: do I want to plan a trip for All Star? 532 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 2: Of course? Do I want to be an All Star? 533 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 2: Of course? So I'm not going to plan a trip 534 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:00,800 Speaker 2: hoping that I'm not participating in all, I'll start weekend. 535 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 2: Do I want to plan a trip postseason for my 536 00:32:02,960 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 2: birthday because my birthday is always right after the WNBA 537 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:08,520 Speaker 2: season ends. Yes? I do. But do I want to 538 00:32:08,520 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 2: make it to the finals? Yes? I do, so cannot 539 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:15,719 Speaker 2: plan a trip. Yes you can plan trip with refund 540 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 2: and all that kind of stuff. But like that stuff 541 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,920 Speaker 2: like makes my head hurt, and you're just putting bad 542 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:22,640 Speaker 2: energy in the universe. Like why would I plan a 543 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,240 Speaker 2: trip during the finals when I want to be in 544 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 2: the finals. That's counterintuitive to me. Okay, that's just how 545 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 2: my brain works, all right. Second is security? Right? So 546 00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,320 Speaker 2: security that goes both ways. Do you make me feel 547 00:32:37,360 --> 00:32:40,240 Speaker 2: secure as a woman? Do you make me feel secure 548 00:32:40,360 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 2: as a successful woman? One? Two? Are you secure about yourself? 549 00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 2: Is my job? Is my visibility? Is my popularity going 550 00:32:51,640 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 2: to bother you? Is it going to disrupt your spirit? 551 00:32:56,280 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 2: Are you going to feel small around me, therefore making 552 00:33:00,360 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 2: me shrink. I have been in a lot of situations 553 00:33:07,200 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 2: where that has happened, where I have to shrink myself 554 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:14,040 Speaker 2: to make them feel better about themselves about our situation, 555 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:21,440 Speaker 2: and that as I've gotten older, I've learned that that 556 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 2: is not normal. You do not have to shrink yourself 557 00:33:25,040 --> 00:33:31,400 Speaker 2: to make your partner feel important, validated. Their insecurities are 558 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:34,360 Speaker 2: not your problem. Honestly, at the end of the day, 559 00:33:34,960 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 2: I've been getting attention, I've been getting articles written about me. 560 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 2: I've had cameras in my face since I've been twelve. So, 561 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:45,320 Speaker 2: to be honest, this lifestyle that has come with becoming 562 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 2: a professional athlete has been so normal to me because 563 00:33:50,400 --> 00:33:52,800 Speaker 2: it's what I grew up with. You know, my dad 564 00:33:52,960 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 2: played professionally. He's been in professional sports basically my entire life. 565 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,640 Speaker 2: This is something that I'm there very used to. So 566 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:07,719 Speaker 2: not saying that I downplay, you know, my lifestyle and 567 00:34:07,760 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 2: my experiences and opportunities, but I keep things very close 568 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 2: to my chest, and I don't really broadcast a lot 569 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,279 Speaker 2: of stuff that I've been able to experience in my 570 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 2: life because it's one is my life, two is nobody's business, 571 00:34:21,640 --> 00:34:24,719 Speaker 2: and three like it's just like every day. And I 572 00:34:24,840 --> 00:34:28,120 Speaker 2: do not ever take for granted the type of life 573 00:34:28,200 --> 00:34:30,440 Speaker 2: that I've grown up with, the type of family I 574 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:33,920 Speaker 2: grew up in, surrounded with love and experiences and excitement 575 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:39,560 Speaker 2: and traveling and all of the things. So when somebody 576 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:45,240 Speaker 2: comes into my life and they are constantly, constantly showing 577 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:50,319 Speaker 2: signs of being intimidated, showing signs of being insecure. You know, 578 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,279 Speaker 2: I do my best to make sure that you can 579 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:54,759 Speaker 2: feel as secure as possible. I do my best to 580 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:57,680 Speaker 2: make you feel valued and important. But a lot of 581 00:34:57,680 --> 00:35:00,080 Speaker 2: that stuff comes within and it gets to it a 582 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,680 Speaker 2: point where it becomes exhausting, and as a professional athlete, 583 00:35:03,880 --> 00:35:08,640 Speaker 2: that's just something mentally I just cannot take. You know, 584 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:13,840 Speaker 2: there's so much mental and physical, emotional energy that goes 585 00:35:13,880 --> 00:35:17,920 Speaker 2: into competing at the highest level every day, showing up 586 00:35:17,960 --> 00:35:20,000 Speaker 2: as your best self every day. You have teammates you 587 00:35:20,040 --> 00:35:21,799 Speaker 2: have to show up for, you got coaches, you got 588 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:24,640 Speaker 2: to show up for training staff, Like so many people 589 00:35:24,680 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 2: that you interact with throughout the day that you exchange 590 00:35:27,800 --> 00:35:30,520 Speaker 2: energy with. I do not want to go into work 591 00:35:30,560 --> 00:35:34,239 Speaker 2: every day with bad energy because of what's something that 592 00:35:34,280 --> 00:35:37,040 Speaker 2: I'm dealing with personally, Like, I just don't like doing that, 593 00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:39,399 Speaker 2: and it's not fair to me, and it's not fair 594 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:42,200 Speaker 2: to all the people that I interact with every day. Right. 595 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:50,960 Speaker 2: Another thing that people might be surprised is sometimes dispairs 596 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:57,080 Speaker 2: with like the intimidation thing, how like I have. I 597 00:35:57,080 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 2: don't know how to frame this without sounding like insecure. 598 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:03,719 Speaker 2: I'm not insecure. I work very hard for how my 599 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,759 Speaker 2: body looks. I lift every day, I work out every day, 600 00:36:07,200 --> 00:36:10,200 Speaker 2: one because it is my job, and two just aesthetically, 601 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:15,840 Speaker 2: I love like being in shape, I love moving my body. 602 00:36:15,920 --> 00:36:19,279 Speaker 2: I just feel like, especially dealing with cron disease, it's 603 00:36:19,320 --> 00:36:21,560 Speaker 2: just important for me to stay on top of my health, 604 00:36:21,600 --> 00:36:26,719 Speaker 2: even more than I was before. I've learned in the 605 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:30,880 Speaker 2: last few years that if you do not exercise consistently, 606 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:35,160 Speaker 2: then we cannot be together. Like, you don't have to 607 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,800 Speaker 2: be a bodybuilder, you don't have to be a professional athlete, 608 00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 2: a former professional athlete, you don't have to be any 609 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:44,160 Speaker 2: of that. But being in the gym and moving your 610 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:51,600 Speaker 2: body is so important to me. Right, I am in 611 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 2: the gym every day. What I love for my person 612 00:36:54,239 --> 00:36:56,480 Speaker 2: to come with me to the gym, of course, like 613 00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 2: that is that would be amazing. But if you don't 614 00:36:58,640 --> 00:36:59,880 Speaker 2: want to do that, that's fine. But you got to 615 00:36:59,880 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 2: go to the gym your free time, right, Like, I 616 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 2: cannot stand somebody that does not exercise or move their 617 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,440 Speaker 2: body in any capacity. It's just not going to work 618 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:12,160 Speaker 2: for me. Mentally, We're just not going to align on that. 619 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:15,879 Speaker 2: On that front. It's part of my lifestyle. It's part 620 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 2: of my everyday life. Even when I'm not playing, and 621 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:20,040 Speaker 2: when I'm in the off season, I'm finding a way 622 00:37:20,080 --> 00:37:22,479 Speaker 2: to work out or move my body every single day. 623 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:28,239 Speaker 2: So again, that is something that it's not negotial for me. Right. 624 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:33,720 Speaker 2: Last and not least, which for me is the hardest 625 00:37:33,760 --> 00:37:39,080 Speaker 2: one to achieve, is support. The last s is supports. 626 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:43,080 Speaker 2: And I think the question I've had to ask myself 627 00:37:44,120 --> 00:37:47,799 Speaker 2: the last few years is how does this person show 628 00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:51,080 Speaker 2: up for me in the high moments but also in 629 00:37:51,120 --> 00:37:55,400 Speaker 2: the low moments. I think how people show up for 630 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:59,040 Speaker 2: you in your low moments are the most important. I 631 00:37:59,040 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 2: think it's so easy to show up for people in 632 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:05,480 Speaker 2: their high moments, but there's things to be learned in 633 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:08,399 Speaker 2: both moments, right because there are moments where you are, 634 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:10,719 Speaker 2: you know, finding a lot of success, finding a lot 635 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:14,080 Speaker 2: of happiness, enjoying what you're doing, and they might not 636 00:38:14,120 --> 00:38:16,600 Speaker 2: claud for you, they might not acknowledge it, they might 637 00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:20,040 Speaker 2: try to poke holes in it. And I've experienced that 638 00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:24,319 Speaker 2: multiple times, multiple times. And that goes back to the 639 00:38:24,360 --> 00:38:32,160 Speaker 2: security thing. If my success and my happiness that's separate 640 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:37,120 Speaker 2: from you know, our relationship bothers you then we should 641 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:39,560 Speaker 2: not be in our relationship or we should not be 642 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:43,759 Speaker 2: building towards relationship. I am a very high achievement individual. 643 00:38:44,440 --> 00:38:47,920 Speaker 2: I love setting goals for myself, and when I achieve them, 644 00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,239 Speaker 2: I don't broadcast them, but they're noted. But if you're 645 00:38:51,320 --> 00:38:54,200 Speaker 2: my person, if we're in close proximity to one another, 646 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,680 Speaker 2: and you know that I just checked something off my 647 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:02,760 Speaker 2: checklist and you don't say shit, red flag, red flag, 648 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:05,920 Speaker 2: like I go above and beyond to make sure I 649 00:39:05,960 --> 00:39:09,359 Speaker 2: acknowledge everybody in my life for their big victories, their 650 00:39:09,400 --> 00:39:12,680 Speaker 2: small victories, all victories. That's just who I am as 651 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:16,200 Speaker 2: a person. So when that's not reciprocated, then again it's 652 00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 2: not going to work. Right. I think that I learned 653 00:39:21,600 --> 00:39:26,000 Speaker 2: so much about myself and relationships and friendships when I 654 00:39:26,000 --> 00:39:31,759 Speaker 2: got sick, because because I didn't know what was going on, 655 00:39:32,320 --> 00:39:37,600 Speaker 2: I turned into a very negative version of myself. I 656 00:39:37,640 --> 00:39:41,120 Speaker 2: was very frustrated, I was sad, I was in pain 657 00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:45,360 Speaker 2: every day and overall confused about what was going on 658 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,359 Speaker 2: with my body. I thought I was going to lose 659 00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:51,759 Speaker 2: my basketball career. I lost a ton of friends. I 660 00:39:51,800 --> 00:39:55,000 Speaker 2: lost some people that maybe I could have been interested in, 661 00:39:55,040 --> 00:39:58,560 Speaker 2: and vice versa, because I just had to sit in 662 00:39:58,600 --> 00:40:01,400 Speaker 2: my room and kind of hand what I was handling, 663 00:40:01,719 --> 00:40:03,680 Speaker 2: and a lot of the time I was doing it 664 00:40:03,719 --> 00:40:08,840 Speaker 2: by myself. And it really made me reevaluate what support 665 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:12,880 Speaker 2: looks like from friends and from you know, people that 666 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:15,919 Speaker 2: I want to like date or marry or be with. 667 00:40:17,440 --> 00:40:19,840 Speaker 2: Support can be this big, it could be tiny, it 668 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:23,120 Speaker 2: can be humongous. But I appreciate it all. But if 669 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:27,200 Speaker 2: you give nothing, then that's just not healthy and it's 670 00:40:27,239 --> 00:40:30,759 Speaker 2: not going to work. I think there are days as 671 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:34,319 Speaker 2: an athlete where you're mentally and physically just drained. You 672 00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:38,239 Speaker 2: are moody. I'm moody. I'm moody as hell. Guys like, 673 00:40:38,360 --> 00:40:41,000 Speaker 2: I'm probably one of the moodiest people I know, and 674 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:45,719 Speaker 2: I've been like that since high school. Right sidebar. One year, 675 00:40:45,760 --> 00:40:50,799 Speaker 2: for my birthday in high school, my mom instead of 676 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:53,480 Speaker 2: getting me a cake that said happy Birthday, she got 677 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:57,360 Speaker 2: me a cake that said cheer up LEXI because I 678 00:40:57,400 --> 00:41:00,120 Speaker 2: get moody around my birthday, Like it's just this, it's 679 00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:01,640 Speaker 2: a scorpio in me. I don't know if there's a 680 00:41:01,640 --> 00:41:05,200 Speaker 2: scorpio thing or a Lexi thing. But every time around 681 00:41:05,200 --> 00:41:08,800 Speaker 2: my birthday, I get so moody. So I have gotten 682 00:41:09,040 --> 00:41:13,080 Speaker 2: a cheer Uplexi cake for my birthday. There's so many 683 00:41:13,719 --> 00:41:16,880 Speaker 2: ups and downs in anybody's life, but in a professional athlete, 684 00:41:16,920 --> 00:41:19,920 Speaker 2: you know, you deal with getting traded, moving to a 685 00:41:19,960 --> 00:41:24,400 Speaker 2: new team, signing to a new team, retirement. You know 686 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:27,120 Speaker 2: whether it's up to you or it's not up to you. 687 00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:31,359 Speaker 2: Planning your family like as women, there's just a lot 688 00:41:31,360 --> 00:41:35,640 Speaker 2: of things that go into family planning that men just 689 00:41:35,680 --> 00:41:39,000 Speaker 2: simply don't have to think about. Right, So it's for 690 00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:45,040 Speaker 2: you to have security and support in these decisions and 691 00:41:45,160 --> 00:41:47,279 Speaker 2: these phases of your life. You have to be so 692 00:41:47,560 --> 00:41:51,880 Speaker 2: intentional and so careful with who you decide to spend 693 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:56,239 Speaker 2: your time with and exert your energy on. And for me, 694 00:41:57,520 --> 00:41:59,480 Speaker 2: the last I would say what I'm thirty one, the 695 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:03,279 Speaker 2: last like five years, I can say that I have 696 00:42:03,400 --> 00:42:06,520 Speaker 2: not really been moving with intention as far as the 697 00:42:06,560 --> 00:42:08,319 Speaker 2: person that I want to spend the rest of my 698 00:42:08,400 --> 00:42:12,240 Speaker 2: life with. And I think that's okay because I feel 699 00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:15,040 Speaker 2: like you have to explore different things, find out what 700 00:42:15,080 --> 00:42:20,080 Speaker 2: you like, grow up. You know, for your for my 701 00:42:20,239 --> 00:42:24,400 Speaker 2: career driven ladies, you know that it's hard to you know, 702 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:28,719 Speaker 2: find a balance between personal and work because there's so 703 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:30,919 Speaker 2: many things that you want to accomplish. There's so many 704 00:42:30,920 --> 00:42:32,719 Speaker 2: things you want to do. You're working so hard. You 705 00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:35,160 Speaker 2: want to provide this life for yourself, for your family, 706 00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:38,520 Speaker 2: for your friends, and when somebody just comes in and 707 00:42:38,560 --> 00:42:42,360 Speaker 2: tries to disrupt that and they do, it's it's really 708 00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:45,880 Speaker 2: hard to recover from it. So it is okay to 709 00:42:46,280 --> 00:42:48,440 Speaker 2: you know, hit those hard points, you know, when you're 710 00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:50,840 Speaker 2: trying to figure out what you want to do with 711 00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:52,680 Speaker 2: the rest of your life, when it comes to starting 712 00:42:52,719 --> 00:42:55,200 Speaker 2: a family or finding someone to fall in love with, Like, 713 00:42:55,280 --> 00:42:58,160 Speaker 2: it's not easy. I get it, And it's okay to 714 00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:00,440 Speaker 2: feel all of those feelings, the good and the I 715 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:03,200 Speaker 2: think that's the beautiful part of life and having feelings 716 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:07,680 Speaker 2: is that you get to feel them. Right. So, yeah, 717 00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:11,160 Speaker 2: that was my little Valentine's Day spield. Was it a 718 00:43:11,160 --> 00:43:13,680 Speaker 2: little depressing now that I'm like saying all of these 719 00:43:13,719 --> 00:43:17,719 Speaker 2: things out loud, maybe a little bit? Or was it 720 00:43:17,920 --> 00:43:23,560 Speaker 2: enlightening guys or have you guys found that you've related 721 00:43:23,600 --> 00:43:26,000 Speaker 2: to some of the things that I've said and now 722 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 2: you're like, oh, this is a normal thing or normal ish, right. 723 00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:32,719 Speaker 2: I know Valentine's Day for some people can be a 724 00:43:32,760 --> 00:43:37,359 Speaker 2: little triggering. This year wasn't as triggering. I didn't see 725 00:43:37,400 --> 00:43:41,640 Speaker 2: as many surprise relationships. You know, you see some posts 726 00:43:41,640 --> 00:43:44,880 Speaker 2: you're like, Oh, I didn't know that he had a girlfriend. Oh, 727 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:46,960 Speaker 2: I know that she was in a relationship. You know, 728 00:43:47,000 --> 00:43:49,520 Speaker 2: you see a lot of those sometimes, Oh I didn't 729 00:43:49,520 --> 00:43:53,000 Speaker 2: know that he had an entire family. Right, you see 730 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:57,239 Speaker 2: some of those posts sometimes. But what I will leave 731 00:43:57,320 --> 00:44:01,440 Speaker 2: y'all with was what I've learned, you know, dating and 732 00:44:01,560 --> 00:44:09,960 Speaker 2: navigating this is that I'm able and I have provided 733 00:44:10,640 --> 00:44:15,040 Speaker 2: a life for myself that I'm super proud of. Like 734 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:20,760 Speaker 2: baby Lexi, Little Lexi would have never dreamed of everything 735 00:44:20,800 --> 00:44:23,279 Speaker 2: that I've been able to do, all the people I've 736 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:26,719 Speaker 2: been able to meet, all of the things I've been 737 00:44:26,760 --> 00:44:29,160 Speaker 2: able to achieve throughout my life, Like she could never 738 00:44:29,200 --> 00:44:34,800 Speaker 2: have dreamed of this, honestly. Now, who is this person 739 00:44:34,880 --> 00:44:39,600 Speaker 2: that is going to continue to push you, support you, 740 00:44:40,080 --> 00:44:44,759 Speaker 2: elevate you, love you unconditionally? Who's that person going to be? 741 00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:47,480 Speaker 2: And you don't have to rush to find that person, 742 00:44:48,160 --> 00:44:51,400 Speaker 2: You don't have to settle because you want that person 743 00:44:51,560 --> 00:44:53,400 Speaker 2: to be. Who that person needs to be for you 744 00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:56,680 Speaker 2: so badly. You don't have to settle. I think that 745 00:44:57,560 --> 00:45:02,640 Speaker 2: I've been able to kind of formulate my non negotiables list. 746 00:45:02,760 --> 00:45:08,520 Speaker 2: It changes weekly. Unfortunately, you know Moody Lex changing her 747 00:45:08,560 --> 00:45:11,960 Speaker 2: non negotiables list. I'm not going to say what they 748 00:45:12,040 --> 00:45:15,880 Speaker 2: are because this is a I'm putting you all on 749 00:45:15,960 --> 00:45:20,000 Speaker 2: game real quick, and then I'll shut up. When men 750 00:45:20,400 --> 00:45:23,600 Speaker 2: or women or anybody ask you what your type is, 751 00:45:24,400 --> 00:45:28,440 Speaker 2: do not tell them. Don't tell them because they are 752 00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:34,440 Speaker 2: now going to take that information and weaponize it. I know, 753 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:39,239 Speaker 2: I'm sorry, this sounds crazy, it sounds negative, but if 754 00:45:39,280 --> 00:45:42,640 Speaker 2: you tell people what you're looking for from the beginning, 755 00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:44,960 Speaker 2: then they're just going to become a chameleon and be 756 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:48,040 Speaker 2: that person for you until they show their true colors 757 00:45:48,040 --> 00:45:50,720 Speaker 2: and show their ass and now you're mad, you're fighting. 758 00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:52,080 Speaker 2: Now you don't speak to them, or now we're back 759 00:45:52,080 --> 00:45:55,759 Speaker 2: at ground zero. So that was my little game. If 760 00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:59,280 Speaker 2: someone asks you what your type is, don't tell them. 761 00:46:00,480 --> 00:46:03,879 Speaker 2: Also because also you can't box yourself in. You might 762 00:46:03,920 --> 00:46:06,799 Speaker 2: miss out on the love of your life because here 763 00:46:06,920 --> 00:46:11,880 Speaker 2: 't your type. Right. So that is the last thing 764 00:46:11,880 --> 00:46:14,880 Speaker 2: I want to say about that. If you had a Valentine. 765 00:46:14,920 --> 00:46:17,120 Speaker 2: If you had a great Valentine's Day, I'm so happy 766 00:46:17,120 --> 00:46:19,480 Speaker 2: for you. I genuinely mean that. Like if you have 767 00:46:19,600 --> 00:46:25,160 Speaker 2: someone that just poured so much love and positivity and 768 00:46:25,360 --> 00:46:28,400 Speaker 2: good energy into you on Valentine's Day, for the whole weekend, 769 00:46:28,480 --> 00:46:31,319 Speaker 2: for the day, like, I love that for you. I'm 770 00:46:31,360 --> 00:46:34,200 Speaker 2: so happy for you. If you didn't get that on 771 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:38,640 Speaker 2: Valentine's Day this weekend, you're the same as me. That's okay. 772 00:46:38,880 --> 00:46:42,480 Speaker 2: Continue to pour into yourself, spread positivity, love and light 773 00:46:42,560 --> 00:46:45,520 Speaker 2: to everybody that you care about and everybody that you love. 774 00:46:45,960 --> 00:46:49,960 Speaker 2: Because that love, that positivity, that good energy will come 775 00:46:50,000 --> 00:46:53,680 Speaker 2: back to you tenfold. I promise it will. Okay, guys, right, 776 00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:56,279 Speaker 2: if no one told you today that they love you, 777 00:46:56,800 --> 00:47:00,160 Speaker 2: I will tell you that. I love y'all so so much. 778 00:47:00,360 --> 00:47:03,360 Speaker 2: Thank you for listening to my Valentine's Day rant. I 779 00:47:03,360 --> 00:47:06,600 Speaker 2: don't know what y'all were expecting. Probably was that if 780 00:47:06,640 --> 00:47:11,480 Speaker 2: you watch my Instagram story posts and my captions, this 781 00:47:11,520 --> 00:47:14,080 Speaker 2: is probably not that surprising to you. But next week 782 00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:18,520 Speaker 2: Mariah will be back hopefully and we will get the 783 00:47:18,600 --> 00:47:22,759 Speaker 2: Olympic update. But in the meantime, tune into AU this week. 784 00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:25,400 Speaker 2: Tune into unrival this week. Tune into all the women's 785 00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:29,720 Speaker 2: college games this week. Support the girlies. I love y'all. 786 00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:32,800 Speaker 2: Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Full Circle. 787 00:47:32,960 --> 00:47:36,239 Speaker 2: Make sure to like, subscribe, and share, and I will 788 00:47:36,239 --> 00:47:37,200 Speaker 2: see y'all next week. 789 00:47:39,640 --> 00:47:41,799 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to Full Circle. We'll be back next 790 00:47:41,840 --> 00:47:44,880 Speaker 1: week with more basketball for the girls, By the girls. 791 00:47:45,200 --> 00:47:47,280 Speaker 1: We want to hear from you. Leave us a review 792 00:47:47,280 --> 00:47:49,719 Speaker 1: on Apple Podcasts and tell us what you want us 793 00:47:49,719 --> 00:47:52,279 Speaker 1: to talk about. Full Circle is hosted by Lexi Brown 794 00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:55,719 Speaker 1: and Mariah Rose. Our executive producer is Jesse Katz. Our 795 00:47:55,760 --> 00:47:59,640 Speaker 1: supervising producer is Grace Fused. Our producer is Zoe dan Klab. 796 00:48:00,600 --> 00:48:03,600 Speaker 1: Listen to Full Circle on America's number one podcast network, 797 00:48:03,719 --> 00:48:06,840 Speaker 1: iHeart Open your free iHeart app and search Full Circle 798 00:48:06,840 --> 00:48:09,120 Speaker 1: with Lexi Brown and Mariah Rose and start listening