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Speaker 1: First of all, coming off a super Bowl and we

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Speaker 1: We're in the grind. We don't care. But your twentieth season, Man,

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Speaker 1: for this year, for this team. It's a tough journey, man,

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Speaker 1: and it's a it's a long haul sop. This was

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Speaker 1: but we got about five weeks to get ready, and

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Speaker 1: that's that's what the goal is. I remember you said

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Speaker 1: in Tom versus Time, you gotta be able to sacrifice

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Speaker 1: your life. Well, you've been able to find that balance lately.

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Speaker 1: I saw, you know, offseason, spending more time with the family.

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Speaker 1: And I was talking to Alex a minute ago, and

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Speaker 1: even when you're on vacation, Dude, you got your pads

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Speaker 1: I learned a lot. I learned a lot flattering words

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Speaker 1: guys because you're doing You're still out working more than

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Speaker 1: eighty ninety percent of people in the league. You're doing extra,

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Speaker 1: And if you love football, you know, being here in

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