WEBVTT - Professional Yapping with Lexie Brown

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're so

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<v Speaker 1>sad to be leaving the gorgeous Hotel Saints Cecilia in Austin, Texas,

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<v Speaker 1>where we've been making cowboy hats with Kristin Davis, shooting

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<v Speaker 1>bourbon with Ed Helms, and spreading the gospel of women's sports.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Tuesday, March eleventh, and on today's show, will be

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<v Speaker 1>bringing you a conversation I had with WNBA player Lexi

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<v Speaker 1>Brown as part of a live show at the iHeart

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<v Speaker 1>Podcast Hotel at south By Southwest on Saturday night. We

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<v Speaker 1>talked about how she found out she was getting traded,

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<v Speaker 1>how storytelling and brand sponsorship are helping grow women's sports,

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<v Speaker 1>and her podcast Full Circle, which you can find right

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<v Speaker 1>here on the iHeart Women's Sports Network. Plus March means

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<v Speaker 1>Upsets Galore, a Sicko's Breakdown of Rivals, and the NWSL

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<v Speaker 1>is back.

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<v Speaker 2>In more ways than one. It's all coming up right

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<v Speaker 2>after this Welcome back slices. Here's what you need to

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<v Speaker 2>know today.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with the NWSL, which returned in style with

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<v Speaker 1>the Challenge Cup Thrilled on Friday night, kicking off the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five season. It was a rematch of last

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<v Speaker 1>ball's championship game. This time the Washington Spirit claimed the

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<v Speaker 1>cup over the Orlando Pride, winning four to two at

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<v Speaker 1>a penalty shootout after a one to one regulation finish.

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<v Speaker 1>Regular season NWSL games start this upcoming Friday, the fourteenth.

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<v Speaker 1>More NWSL, the league is investigating the technical staff of BAYFC,

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<v Speaker 1>with the San Francisco Chronicle reporting that two former players

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<v Speaker 1>described the culture under head coach Albertine Montoya as quote

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<v Speaker 1>unquote toxic. NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman confirmed the investigation while

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<v Speaker 1>speaking to reporters on Friday, saying, quote, a review is

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<v Speaker 1>underway by an independent third party, and we're very confident

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<v Speaker 1>that the system we have in place will ensure that

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<v Speaker 1>we surface the issues that need to be addressed, and

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<v Speaker 1>that we'll continue to work with all our clubs, our

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<v Speaker 1>technical staff, and our players to make sure that we're

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<v Speaker 1>achieving our goal of creating a safe, healthy working environment

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<v Speaker 1>end quote. The news comes just weeks after the very

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<v Speaker 1>short tenure of Graham Abel as the club's head of

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<v Speaker 1>domestic scouting. Abel was named that post in February, but

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<v Speaker 1>he resigned one week later. He had previously been the

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<v Speaker 1>subject of an investigative report by The Oregonian in which

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<v Speaker 1>more than a dozen players alleged she was verbally abusive.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll keep you posted as we learn more. BFC opens

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<v Speaker 1>its season on Saturday with an away game against the

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<v Speaker 1>Utah Royals to Unrivaled. By the time all Uselice is

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<v Speaker 1>hear this, the Unrivaled regular season will have come to

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<v Speaker 1>a close and will know which four teams made the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>As of this recording on Monday afternoon, the Lunar Owls,

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<v Speaker 1>Rows and Laces have locked down playoff spots, with the

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<v Speaker 1>Vinyl and Misted fighting for the fourth and final spot.

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<v Speaker 2>Y'all know what that means.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to bust out the crystal ball again, and

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<v Speaker 1>it says the Lunar Owls are gonna win at all. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>that's not helpful for this specific moment, but I guess

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<v Speaker 1>we all know that's what's gonna happen, right, or at

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<v Speaker 1>least that's what we think to college hoops, where conference

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<v Speaker 1>tournaments are in full swing and some have already wrapped.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go conference by conference.

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<v Speaker 1>First up, the ACC the number eleven Duke Blue Devils

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<v Speaker 1>upset Number six Notre Dame sixty one to fifty six

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<v Speaker 1>on Saturday afternoon in the semi finals. Then on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>Duke rallied from a fourteen point deficit to beat number

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<v Speaker 1>seven NC State seventy six to sixty two to take

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<v Speaker 1>the tournament title, their first in a dozen years and

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<v Speaker 1>first under head coach Kara Lawson. Next to the Big Ten,

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<v Speaker 1>where revenge is sweet. UCLA avenged two losses to crosstown

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<v Speaker 1>rival USC in the regular season, beating the Trojans seventy

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<v Speaker 1>two to sixty seven in the conference championship. Bruins star

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<v Speaker 1>center Lauren Betts led her squad with seventeen points, five rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>four steals, and four blocks. She was also named the

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<v Speaker 1>tourney's most outstanding player. Juju Watkins of USC started the

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<v Speaker 1>game hot and finished one point away from another thirty piece,

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<v Speaker 1>but she was held to just three made field goals

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<v Speaker 1>in the whole second half. Both teams dominated the Big

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<v Speaker 1>Ten in their first year since leaving the Pac twelve

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<v Speaker 1>and are potential number one seeds in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

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<v Speaker 1>If they end up on opposite sides of the bracket

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<v Speaker 1>on selection Sunday, we could get this matchup for a

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<v Speaker 1>fourth time to the SEC, where, one week after a

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<v Speaker 1>coin flip determined that South Carolina was the number one

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<v Speaker 1>seed in that conference bracket, the game Cocks defeated Texas

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<v Speaker 1>sixty four to.

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<v Speaker 2>Forty five in the championship game.

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<v Speaker 1>That nineteen point victory over the Longhorns completed the game

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<v Speaker 1>Cocks dominant Toorney run, which also saw them defeat Vanderbilt

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<v Speaker 1>by twenty one points and number five Oklahoma by eighteen points.

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<v Speaker 1>South Carolina was ranked fifth nationally entering the conference Attorney

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<v Speaker 1>and was projected to get a number two seed in

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<v Speaker 1>the NC Double Attorney, but the team now appears poised

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<v Speaker 1>for a number one seed. Finally, shout out to the

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<v Speaker 1>A Tens George Mason University for winning that conference's tournament

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<v Speaker 1>to secure their program's first ever NC Double Attorney bid.

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<v Speaker 1>If you missed Friday's episode with A Ten Commissioner Bernadette McGlade,

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<v Speaker 1>go back and take a listen to Colla Hockey. The

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<v Speaker 1>eleven team NC Double Attorney bracket was revealed on Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>with Wisconsin earning the number one seed thanks to a

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<v Speaker 1>thirty five to one to two record defending champion Ohio date.

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<v Speaker 2>Cornell, whoa go Big Red.

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<v Speaker 1>In Minnesota, earned seeds two through four and the regional

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<v Speaker 1>final hosting rights that go along with them. That tourney

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<v Speaker 1>gets underwean Thursday, and we'll link to the full bracket

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<v Speaker 1>and schedule in our show notes to alpine skiing. On Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>American Mikayla Schiffrin added to her lore, finishing third in

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<v Speaker 1>the slalom in Aure, Sweden, to break yet another record

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<v Speaker 1>with her one hundred and fifty sixth podium finish the

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<v Speaker 1>most World Cup podiums of all time, breaking her tie

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<v Speaker 1>with Swedish gear Ingemar Stenmark, who competed in the nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>seventies and eighties.

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<v Speaker 2>And finally converted track sprinner.

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<v Speaker 1>Kasha Love won the mono bob at the World Championships

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<v Speaker 1>in Lake Placid, New York, this past weekend. Love top

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<v Speaker 1>German Laura Nolta by forty four hundredths of a second.

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<v Speaker 1>Friend of the Show Alana Meyers Taylor earned bronze, five

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<v Speaker 1>hundredths behind Nolta. Slices, I want to take a quick

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<v Speaker 1>We got to take a quick break when we come back.

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<v Speaker 1>It's my conversation with Lexi Brown from south By, Southwest

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<v Speaker 1>stick Around. She's a member of the Seattle Storm, a

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<v Speaker 1>former Maryland Terrapin and Duke.

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<v Speaker 2>Blue Devil who loved that news about Notre Dame. She's

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<v Speaker 2>played for several WNBA teams, most importantly.

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<v Speaker 1>In my opinion, helping the Chicago Sky to their twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one championship.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go.

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<v Speaker 1>She's a fashion influencer and she owns more bikinis than

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<v Speaker 1>I do shoes. It's Lexi Brown, you really do love

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<v Speaker 1>a bikini.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how you pack all those girls. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean they're small, They're real small.

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<v Speaker 3>They are small. All right. I don't work hard for nothing,

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<v Speaker 3>that's right, that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>Show it off.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, this off season in the WNBA was insane. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so much player movement. How did you find out that

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<v Speaker 1>you got traded to the Storm? Oh that's a fun story.

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<v Speaker 4>Also, with all this movement going on, I really believe

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<v Speaker 4>that I was good in LA. So when I was

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<v Speaker 4>covering free agency with my co host Mariah, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>we're talking about, Oh, this is crazy, Like I can't

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<v Speaker 4>believe this person got traded. I can't believe this person

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<v Speaker 4>signed here. Little did I know there was a plot

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<v Speaker 4>to get me out of LA, and I had no idea.

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<v Speaker 3>So I found out. Actually I was.

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<v Speaker 4>Playing in Athletes Unlimited, which is another women's basketball professional

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<v Speaker 4>off season league in Nashville, and I was actually pulling

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<v Speaker 4>out of the parking garage on my way to my game,

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<v Speaker 4>and for a few weeks, I was kind of feeling

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<v Speaker 4>a little uneasy about my future in LA for whatever

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<v Speaker 4>reason that was.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I was very happy there. I was very

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<v Speaker 3>happy in LA.

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<v Speaker 4>Still am living there, but for some reason, there was

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<v Speaker 4>like something off to me.

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<v Speaker 3>So pulling out of the park garage, my GM's.

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<v Speaker 4>Name pops up on my phone and I'm like, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>this is bad news.

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<v Speaker 3>Like I immediately knew.

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<v Speaker 4>So I entered the phone, and I'm not even exaggerating.

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<v Speaker 4>Our conversation was one minute, and that's when she told

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<v Speaker 4>me that I was being traded to the Seattle Storm

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<v Speaker 4>and I.

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<v Speaker 3>Had a game to get to.

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<v Speaker 4>I had a game to play, and I take ownership

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<v Speaker 4>in that conversation, probably not being as long and meaningful

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<v Speaker 4>as it could have been me playing there for three seasons,

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<v Speaker 4>but I had another job to go do, so I

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<v Speaker 4>kind of was just like, Okay, thank you guys, good luck,

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<v Speaker 4>and I went to the gym and played in the

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<v Speaker 4>basketball game immediately after.

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<v Speaker 2>That's wild.

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<v Speaker 1>That's usually we all have to clean out our desk

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<v Speaker 1>and like move our one plant. You have to just

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<v Speaker 1>like get right back to it. Yeah, it's not the

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<v Speaker 1>first time you've been traded, though. You actually posted on

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<v Speaker 1>Instagram and you said quote, it's crazy that three years later,

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<v Speaker 1>I find myself in a similar situation as my first

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<v Speaker 1>season with athletes unlimited, new team, new city, new expectations.

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<v Speaker 1>This time around, I'm entering with an abundance of enjoyment, mindfulness,

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<v Speaker 1>and positivity.

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<v Speaker 2>I had no idea I had weight.

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<v Speaker 1>I was caring, and thankfully it's evaporated completely. The unseen

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<v Speaker 1>hours in the gym and my un waivering support system

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<v Speaker 1>has helped me get back to a level of confidence

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<v Speaker 1>in myself and help that I wasn't sure if I'd

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<v Speaker 1>ever achieve again. Tell me more, why is this different

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<v Speaker 1>this time?

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<v Speaker 4>So the first season of Athletes Unlimited, I was fresh

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<v Speaker 4>off the championship in Chicago, and yeah, yes, which was

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<v Speaker 4>an amazing time. But I didn't really play much. You know,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not going to say I was a major contributor

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<v Speaker 4>to that team. I was there for the vibes, which

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<v Speaker 4>is a very important piece to a championship team. But

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<v Speaker 4>it was an amazing experience, and I found myself playing

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<v Speaker 4>overseas questioning my future in the W because it was

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<v Speaker 4>made clear to me that they probably weren't going to

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<v Speaker 4>keep me on that team moving forward forward.

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<v Speaker 3>So went overseas.

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<v Speaker 4>I went to France, was playing exceptionally well and nothing

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<v Speaker 4>was really happening for me in the States with the W.

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<v Speaker 4>So the Athletes Unlimited opportunity to come before I went overseas,

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<v Speaker 4>and I let them know, like my agent really wants

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<v Speaker 4>me to go, but I feel like I'm going to

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<v Speaker 4>be back in time, so please like hold a spot

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<v Speaker 4>for me, And they kept their promise. And I got

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<v Speaker 4>to go play and Athletes Unlimited and played extremely well

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<v Speaker 4>and was able to get traded to the LA Sparks,

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<v Speaker 4>but on a training camp deal. So for those who

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<v Speaker 4>don't know what a training camp deal is, it's a

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<v Speaker 4>non guaranteed veteran minimum spot, so you're essentially going to

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<v Speaker 4>a tryout. So I'm fresh off of a championship going

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<v Speaker 4>to try out for a team in my fifth season,

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<v Speaker 4>I think, so going into that situation, I was very unsure.

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<v Speaker 4>I was nervous, anxious, didn't really know what to expect,

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<v Speaker 4>and thankfully I was able to earn my spot on

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<v Speaker 4>that team.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, it was very up and down with LA.

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<v Speaker 4>With the Sparks, they're definitely in like a rebuild type

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<v Speaker 4>of situation. But being able to solidify myself as a player,

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<v Speaker 4>I'm able to thankfully say in year eight, I'm finally

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<v Speaker 4>on my first protected contrast.

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<v Speaker 3>Let's go. So when I headed to Seattle, I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>to Seattle.

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<v Speaker 2>A great city for women too.

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<v Speaker 4>I love playing in Seattle, definitely one of my favorite

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<v Speaker 4>cities to play in. They're really excited for me to

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<v Speaker 4>be there. They have an amazing, beautiful practice facility, which

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<v Speaker 4>if some of you don't know, not all WNBA teams

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<v Speaker 4>have a facility dedicated to the WBA team.

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<v Speaker 3>So when I was in LA, we.

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<v Speaker 4>Were practicing at a community college.

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<v Speaker 3>That was not ours.

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<v Speaker 4>So for me, this is like game changing for someone

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<v Speaker 4>that loves being in the gym and working out.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm really excited.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, after all the smoke cleared about you know,

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<v Speaker 4>getting traded, you know, I thought about it and I

0:11:55.200 --> 0:11:55.439
<v Speaker 4>was like.

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<v Speaker 3>This is going to be an amazing opportunity for.

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<v Speaker 2>Me Seattle in the summer, which helps. Yeah, and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>the facilities.

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<v Speaker 1>The fan base, the attention that you get in La,

0:12:04.200 --> 0:12:05.720
<v Speaker 1>you can get lost to a lot of other things.

0:12:05.720 --> 0:12:08.080
<v Speaker 1>In Seattle, there's so much of a dedication to women's

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<v Speaker 1>soups and such a legacy of championships. And to your

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<v Speaker 1>point about facilities, that's one of the things I've loved

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<v Speaker 1>watching so much in recent months. There's basically like a

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<v Speaker 1>facility war.

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<v Speaker 2>In the WNBA.

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<v Speaker 1>Absolutely, It's like one team announces a fifty million dollar

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<v Speaker 1>and then like a month later, another one's like, great,

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<v Speaker 1>seventy five million dollar facility, and the next one's like

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred million dollar.

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<v Speaker 2>We love it.

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<v Speaker 3>Keep that's what we need.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, because not just you, but there was a hilarious

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<v Speaker 1>and sad story of the Connecticut Sun practicing for the

0:12:37.240 --> 0:12:40.800
<v Speaker 1>playoffs in a community gym, and there was a kid's birthday.

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<v Speaker 3>Probably right now next door.

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<v Speaker 4>I got drafted to the Connecticut Sun, so I know,

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<v Speaker 4>it's like, there's a zoomer.

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<v Speaker 1>We have practic serious fees for Alyssa Thomas and you

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<v Speaker 1>wanta Bonner to be at your birthday party.

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<v Speaker 4>We're at it, We're at practice getting cussed out.

0:12:52.200 --> 0:12:52.880
<v Speaker 3>There's a curR in.

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<v Speaker 4>We hear zooma class next door, and we're like, how

0:12:56.160 --> 0:12:58.400
<v Speaker 4>are we supposed to take this serious? Like we can't

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<v Speaker 4>hear these people doing zooma class and with.

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<v Speaker 1>My sailor's mouth, they would probably stop scheduling the birthday

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<v Speaker 1>parties at the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, but that investment has been so important for facilities

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<v Speaker 1>for players, and players get a lot of their money

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<v Speaker 1>from sponsorships and marketing deals, and I wonder, you know,

0:13:16.280 --> 0:13:19.800
<v Speaker 1>with all the notable upgrades for w players, charter flights, facilities,

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<v Speaker 1>what stands out too if you look back at your

0:13:22.120 --> 0:13:24.800
<v Speaker 1>very first year in the league and you're like, wow,

0:13:24.920 --> 0:13:27.040
<v Speaker 1>that seems so dated. Right now that that was how

0:13:27.080 --> 0:13:28.760
<v Speaker 1>we did things.

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<v Speaker 4>I think charter flights not having those is kind of

0:13:32.480 --> 0:13:34.800
<v Speaker 4>insane to look back that we were just walking through

0:13:34.800 --> 0:13:39.760
<v Speaker 4>the airport chilling and when and the conversation kind of

0:13:39.760 --> 0:13:42.200
<v Speaker 4>gets lost in translation. I think about what it's like

0:13:42.320 --> 0:13:45.080
<v Speaker 4>for us to have charter flights versus commercial, Like a

0:13:45.080 --> 0:13:48.360
<v Speaker 4>plane is a plane. The problem that it is for

0:13:48.480 --> 0:13:52.360
<v Speaker 4>professional athletes is we need time for our bodies to recover.

0:13:52.559 --> 0:13:57.520
<v Speaker 4>So we're spending two three hours in airports. There's horrible

0:13:57.600 --> 0:14:00.640
<v Speaker 4>food options, there's nowhere for us to put our legs up.

0:14:00.640 --> 0:14:03.200
<v Speaker 4>We can't do recovery in the airport. So I think

0:14:03.240 --> 0:14:04.200
<v Speaker 4>sometimes people are like.

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<v Speaker 2>Delay like six' eighth in regular.

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<v Speaker 4>Season, No so for, Me i'm five, NINE i can

0:14:09.520 --> 0:14:11.120
<v Speaker 4>sleep AND i can sleep right here on this, Floor

0:14:11.160 --> 0:14:13.920
<v Speaker 4>Like i'm. Cool SO i feel for my like taller.

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<v Speaker 4>Teammates we're an economy next to just a random person

0:14:18.040 --> 0:14:20.720
<v Speaker 4>talking our ears off because they're, like, wait why are you? On,

0:14:22.440 --> 0:14:25.320
<v Speaker 4>yeah like they're like you're on A, wait you had

0:14:25.360 --> 0:14:27.480
<v Speaker 4>a game? Yesterday wait why are you here with? Us

0:14:27.520 --> 0:14:29.800
<v Speaker 4>and then it's like that whole, Conversation oh, well we

0:14:29.960 --> 0:14:32.080
<v Speaker 4>just this is just how we travel and then.

0:14:32.240 --> 0:14:34.520
<v Speaker 3>We have our whole travel. Party it's like thirty. People

0:14:34.560 --> 0:14:35.360
<v Speaker 3>we have all of our.

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<v Speaker 4>Bags so it was more of like the process of

0:14:38.280 --> 0:14:40.840
<v Speaker 4>being on commercial flights rather than just like the idea

0:14:40.840 --> 0:14:42.880
<v Speaker 4>of being on commercial. FLIGHTS i don't, like you weren't being,

0:14:42.920 --> 0:14:46.640
<v Speaker 4>bougie it was Exactly SO i think commercial flights was

0:14:46.680 --> 0:14:48.800
<v Speaker 4>a big. Thing we have commercial flights in, college so

0:14:48.960 --> 0:14:50.800
<v Speaker 4>it's something that we're used, to but it was something

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<v Speaker 4>that we expected when we got to the W So

0:14:52.680 --> 0:14:54.760
<v Speaker 4>i'm glad that we've been able to make that. Change

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<v Speaker 4>and then the second thing is having roommates on the,

0:14:57.720 --> 0:15:01.520
<v Speaker 4>road which as a grown up is insane to think

0:15:01.560 --> 0:15:05.120
<v Speaker 4>of a set grown. Up i'm literally a thirty year old,

0:15:05.120 --> 0:15:05.800
<v Speaker 4>teenager but.

0:15:07.680 --> 0:15:09.840
<v Speaker 3>When they have kids and they have like and you

0:15:09.880 --> 0:15:10.840
<v Speaker 3>have to pay.

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<v Speaker 2>Where someone has a roommate and their kid.

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<v Speaker 4>Is in the, room, yeah or if you don't want

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<v Speaker 4>to have you didn't want to have your kid in the,

0:15:16.520 --> 0:15:18.320
<v Speaker 4>room you would have to come out of pocket to

0:15:18.320 --> 0:15:20.960
<v Speaker 4>get a room for. Yourself so it's like little things

0:15:21.000 --> 0:15:23.640
<v Speaker 4>like that when you're young and you're just excited to be.

0:15:23.720 --> 0:15:26.360
<v Speaker 4>There like in, college we had, Roommates so when you're

0:15:26.360 --> 0:15:27.480
<v Speaker 4>a Rookie you're, like oh.

0:15:27.360 --> 0:15:29.040
<v Speaker 3>My, gosh fun we get to hang out.

0:15:29.200 --> 0:15:31.880
<v Speaker 4>Over but my teammates like thirty five and she's, like,

0:15:31.920 --> 0:15:38.040
<v Speaker 4>WHY i don't want this sepack. MACHINE i don't want

0:15:38.040 --> 0:15:40.480
<v Speaker 4>this child with me in my. Room SO i, mean

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<v Speaker 4>just the little changes That i've been made have have

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<v Speaker 4>been so impactful And i'm so.

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<v Speaker 1>Grateful Your Dadde brown was a twelve YEAR nba. Vet

0:15:48.320 --> 0:15:49.560
<v Speaker 1>he went won The dunk.

0:15:49.600 --> 0:15:52.240
<v Speaker 3>Contest he dine, yes shout out.

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<v Speaker 1>Dad what's the best piece of advice he's given, you

0:15:54.880 --> 0:15:55.520
<v Speaker 1>basketball or?

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<v Speaker 4>Life he has this little term that he's very proud,

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<v Speaker 4>of And i'm very proud of it for it, Too

0:16:03.360 --> 0:16:07.640
<v Speaker 4>but it's hoop over. Hype so growing, UP i didn't

0:16:07.640 --> 0:16:12.080
<v Speaker 4>always get all of the notoriety or accolades or ride

0:16:12.120 --> 0:16:15.840
<v Speaker 4>ups and stuff like that for whatever. Reason but he

0:16:15.960 --> 0:16:18.480
<v Speaker 4>used that turn that Into instead of being upset about

0:16:18.480 --> 0:16:21.120
<v Speaker 4>it or jealous of people who, were he just made

0:16:21.120 --> 0:16:24.320
<v Speaker 4>it more of a motivation for. Me and As i've

0:16:24.320 --> 0:16:26.080
<v Speaker 4>just gotten, older that's just something That i've always held.

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<v Speaker 4>Onto so you, know at the end of the, day

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<v Speaker 4>your game is going to speak for, itself whether people

0:16:30.120 --> 0:16:32.240
<v Speaker 4>want to acknowledge it or. Not you have to Put

0:16:32.560 --> 0:16:34.240
<v Speaker 4>you have to put the ball in the, basket.

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<v Speaker 3>And that's the main. Thing and he always just reminded

0:16:36.080 --> 0:16:37.160
<v Speaker 3>me to keep the main thing the main.

0:16:37.160 --> 0:16:40.040
<v Speaker 1>Thing someone told me that in my business early in my,

0:16:40.120 --> 0:16:42.360
<v Speaker 1>career be so good they can't say no to you, Exactly,

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<v Speaker 1>so especially as a woman in the space for often

0:16:44.120 --> 0:16:46.600
<v Speaker 1>men are trying to say you don't. Belong if you're

0:16:46.640 --> 0:16:48.800
<v Speaker 1>just too good for them to turn you, away then

0:16:48.800 --> 0:16:49.520
<v Speaker 1>there's nothing they can.

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<v Speaker 2>Say and that's the same.

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<v Speaker 1>Way if you're hooping well, enough people will know your,

0:16:52.200 --> 0:16:54.280
<v Speaker 1>name people will give you the brands and, deals and

0:16:54.360 --> 0:16:56.960
<v Speaker 1>people will recognize that you have something to give as a.

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<v Speaker 2>Player how have you seen that brand support change over the.

0:16:59.600 --> 0:17:00.840
<v Speaker 3>Years it's been.

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<v Speaker 4>INSANE i remember getting drafted and there were conversations about

0:17:06.520 --> 0:17:09.520
<v Speaker 4>me leading up to the, draft regarding my social media

0:17:09.600 --> 0:17:13.359
<v Speaker 4>presence and being on YouTube and is she focused and

0:17:13.400 --> 0:17:16.000
<v Speaker 4>does she love the game and all these kind of,

0:17:16.040 --> 0:17:19.280
<v Speaker 4>things and you, KNOW i feel like that might have

0:17:19.480 --> 0:17:21.919
<v Speaker 4>affected my draft stock a little, Bit BUT i, Like

0:17:22.280 --> 0:17:24.840
<v Speaker 4>i've always believed that everything happens the way it's supposed to.

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<v Speaker 3>Happen so that was just in twenty.

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<v Speaker 4>Eighteen so just seeing the transformation of how women athletes

0:17:32.960 --> 0:17:35.840
<v Speaker 4>are being able to build their own brands and empower

0:17:35.880 --> 0:17:39.400
<v Speaker 4>themselves on their, terms on their platforms and not being

0:17:39.440 --> 0:17:41.680
<v Speaker 4>punished by their coaches or punished by front.

0:17:41.680 --> 0:17:44.159
<v Speaker 1>Offices now you're more likely to be, told, hey you

0:17:44.200 --> 0:17:44.880
<v Speaker 1>need to get on social.

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<v Speaker 3>Media, Yeah like it's.

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<v Speaker 4>Crazy i've had like veteran teammates that WHEN i was

0:17:49.520 --> 0:17:51.720
<v Speaker 4>a rookie or my first few years of this, season

0:17:51.760 --> 0:17:54.760
<v Speaker 4>there's like you are On instagram too, Much like why

0:17:54.760 --> 0:17:57.040
<v Speaker 4>are you posting so many? Pictures and why do you make?

0:17:57.160 --> 0:17:58.960
<v Speaker 4>Vlogs and why are you doing? This And i'm just

0:17:59.080 --> 0:18:02.399
<v Speaker 4>like see the vision. Please, also it was fun for.

0:18:02.480 --> 0:18:04.440
<v Speaker 4>ME i would didn't play a lot my rookie. YEAR

0:18:04.480 --> 0:18:06.480
<v Speaker 4>i was, OVERSEAS i had a lot of free. Time

0:18:06.880 --> 0:18:08.880
<v Speaker 4>so it was just something THAT i ended up doing

0:18:08.920 --> 0:18:11.119
<v Speaker 4>as a. Hobby and now it's something That i've been

0:18:11.160 --> 0:18:13.359
<v Speaker 4>able to, monetize which has been a. Blessing but for,

0:18:13.480 --> 0:18:16.000
<v Speaker 4>me it was always just a way to like have

0:18:16.160 --> 0:18:16.600
<v Speaker 4>my free.

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<v Speaker 3>TIME i just love taking. Pictures i've always had cameras

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<v Speaker 3>in front of my. Tail.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Yeah i'm a total.

0:18:23.960 --> 0:18:26.200
<v Speaker 2>Overshare i'm, like here's What i'm doing, today what's everyone else?

0:18:26.240 --> 0:18:26.400
<v Speaker 1>Doing?

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<v Speaker 3>No my.

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<v Speaker 2>Eight here's WHERE i.

0:18:28.040 --> 0:18:31.480
<v Speaker 4>Went my first season Of overseas wasn't, hungry And i've

0:18:31.520 --> 0:18:34.919
<v Speaker 4>like documented the entire. THING i documented our ENTIRE wnba bubble,

0:18:35.000 --> 0:18:39.960
<v Speaker 4>season which was a, nightmare but it's documented on YouTube

0:18:39.960 --> 0:18:42.200
<v Speaker 4>if anybody wants to see what that was. Like i've

0:18:42.240 --> 0:18:46.000
<v Speaker 4>removed it from my my brain, completely but little things

0:18:46.080 --> 0:18:48.919
<v Speaker 4>like that were just important to. Me and now just

0:18:48.960 --> 0:18:51.080
<v Speaker 4>seeing so many players being able to tap into that

0:18:51.160 --> 0:18:52.600
<v Speaker 4>as well has been has been really.

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<v Speaker 1>Cool you'll be grateful too when you get, older speaking

0:18:55.359 --> 0:18:55.960
<v Speaker 1>from someone.

0:18:55.760 --> 0:18:58.040
<v Speaker 2>Who's slightly, older you'll be.

0:18:58.040 --> 0:19:00.359
<v Speaker 1>Grateful you have those, memories you, Memory you're gonna remember

0:19:00.400 --> 0:19:02.240
<v Speaker 1>everything and they're, like, wait where was?

0:19:02.280 --> 0:19:04.560
<v Speaker 2>It what WAS i? DOING i drink a lot though

0:19:05.680 --> 0:19:06.159
<v Speaker 2>way too in.

0:19:06.160 --> 0:19:11.359
<v Speaker 1>College you're a fashion, Girly you've got deals.

0:19:10.800 --> 0:19:12.840
<v Speaker 2>With fashion nova and true.

0:19:12.880 --> 0:19:16.160
<v Speaker 1>Religion what do you wish more sponsors knew about working

0:19:16.160 --> 0:19:17.119
<v Speaker 1>with professional female?

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<v Speaker 4>ATHLETES i, THINK i, MEAN i think they're realizing it

0:19:19.680 --> 0:19:24.280
<v Speaker 4>now that we are such layered human beings and in

0:19:24.359 --> 0:19:27.000
<v Speaker 4>so many different, ways and everybody has different styles and

0:19:27.040 --> 0:19:30.520
<v Speaker 4>people deal with things, differently just like everybody plays a

0:19:30.520 --> 0:19:32.439
<v Speaker 4>little bit. Differently SO i think the best thing that

0:19:32.480 --> 0:19:35.480
<v Speaker 4>has happened as far as the game and, brands is

0:19:35.520 --> 0:19:38.840
<v Speaker 4>that players are now able to show their personalities a

0:19:38.920 --> 0:19:41.119
<v Speaker 4>lot more on the court as, well which is leading

0:19:41.119 --> 0:19:43.240
<v Speaker 4>to them getting a lot of opportunities off the court

0:19:43.520 --> 0:19:46.600
<v Speaker 4>that align with. Them you, Know i've seen some players

0:19:46.640 --> 0:19:49.320
<v Speaker 4>in the past have deals with the. Brand i'm just,

0:19:49.359 --> 0:19:51.840
<v Speaker 4>like they don't even use, that they don't even wear,

0:19:51.920 --> 0:19:54.760
<v Speaker 4>that and they don't even. Align but Now i'm, seeing you,

0:19:54.760 --> 0:19:58.760
<v Speaker 4>know a lot of players finding their people in brands

0:19:58.760 --> 0:20:01.280
<v Speaker 4>and sponsorship dollars and, like that's been so amazing to,

0:20:01.320 --> 0:20:04.719
<v Speaker 4>see and for me as being A wnba, fans As

0:20:04.720 --> 0:20:06.439
<v Speaker 4>i've been a little, Girl like that's something THAT i

0:20:06.440 --> 0:20:10.119
<v Speaker 4>always thought was, missing was the individuality of the, whole

0:20:10.400 --> 0:20:12.800
<v Speaker 4>like everybody being able to just be their authentic.

0:20:12.840 --> 0:20:14.320
<v Speaker 3>Selves, yeah something.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about a lot in the last five or

0:20:16.280 --> 0:20:18.679
<v Speaker 1>ten years in women's sports is there used to be

0:20:18.760 --> 0:20:22.000
<v Speaker 1>this desire to make everyone one. Dimensional you were either

0:20:22.040 --> 0:20:24.960
<v Speaker 1>infantalizing women as your little girl all grown up and

0:20:24.960 --> 0:20:26.760
<v Speaker 1>you had to be perfect all the, time maybe role,

0:20:26.800 --> 0:20:27.879
<v Speaker 1>models or you were.

0:20:27.920 --> 0:20:29.840
<v Speaker 2>Sexualized those are only two.

0:20:29.880 --> 0:20:32.080
<v Speaker 1>Options either you're real hot and sexy and take it,

0:20:32.119 --> 0:20:34.160
<v Speaker 1>off or you're a child and you're my little, girl

0:20:34.160 --> 0:20:35.879
<v Speaker 1>and don't do anything that will make me think of you.

0:20:35.920 --> 0:20:39.000
<v Speaker 1>Differently and now women athletes can be just like everyone,

0:20:39.000 --> 0:20:42.639
<v Speaker 1>else multi. Dimensional we have, heroes we have, villains we

0:20:42.720 --> 0:20:46.280
<v Speaker 1>have funny, players we have quiet, ones we have, masculine, feminine, gay,

0:20:46.440 --> 0:20:49.200
<v Speaker 1>straight and their authentic selves are brought to the court

0:20:49.240 --> 0:20:51.080
<v Speaker 1>both for the fit checks down the tunnel on the

0:20:51.119 --> 0:20:51.960
<v Speaker 1>way in to.

0:20:52.000 --> 0:20:54.159
<v Speaker 2>The, game to the post. Game and it's so much.

0:20:54.040 --> 0:20:55.360
<v Speaker 3>More, interesting so much tough.

0:20:55.359 --> 0:20:55.600
<v Speaker 4>Fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Duh it's so much more interesting then back in the.

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<v Speaker 1>Day AND i remember there were, athletes great players who

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<v Speaker 1>would come to me and, Say i'm thinking about endorsing

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<v Speaker 1>this fun thing my partner's, doing But i'm worried that

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<v Speaker 1>it will reflect badly on my brand as a role.

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<v Speaker 1>Model and that's so sad because it made everyone. Boring,

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<v Speaker 1>yeah AND i think being able to see everybody authentically

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<v Speaker 1>as themselves has also a lot of fans to relate

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<v Speaker 1>to them better and brands to find the people that match. Them,

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<v Speaker 1>yeah there were mass players in the league partnering with,

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<v Speaker 1>walkxer and that makes way more sense than when the

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<v Speaker 1>league started and they were throwing Like Diana tarassi at

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<v Speaker 1>a halter top on a car and being.

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<v Speaker 2>Like ball like it didn't make any.

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<v Speaker 4>Sense i'm happy they did that walk straight because there

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<v Speaker 4>was quite a bit of pushback to the skims, rollout

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<v Speaker 4>WHICH i thought was. Beautiful gorge was. GORGEOUS i loved.

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<v Speaker 4>It it did not feel to me like the male.

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<v Speaker 4>Gaze it felt, empowered and that was the big.

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<v Speaker 1>Difference AND i think that's also what we're seeing from female,

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<v Speaker 1>athletes being empowered in their own.

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<v Speaker 4>Body don't know because the men had their rollout, first

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<v Speaker 4>and the amount of COMMENTS i, read, like would you

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<v Speaker 4>guys PUT nba players in? Skims, yes they already. Did

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<v Speaker 4>they literally already. Did like you didn't, notice, right they

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<v Speaker 4>literally already have done. It SO i think being able

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<v Speaker 4>to do more things like, that like walks er, skims

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<v Speaker 4>now we're tapping into, makeup, skin, beauty, hair, like there's

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<v Speaker 4>just so much untapped.

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<v Speaker 1>POTENTIAL i still, think, well and it makes sense because

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<v Speaker 1>when y'all are playing for two and a half hours

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<v Speaker 1>and nothing on your face, MOVES i need. THAT i

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<v Speaker 1>needed that three hours ago On Kristen davis's brunch WHEN

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<v Speaker 1>i was.

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<v Speaker 3>Fitzing it's quite impressive BECAUSE i don't even have. THAT

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<v Speaker 3>i don't even have that skill some of that you

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<v Speaker 3>do this doesn't MEAN i do. THIS i paid for.

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<v Speaker 2>This where's my makeup and?

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<v Speaker 1>Hair how do we make sure the growth is sustainable

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<v Speaker 1>in the long term and not a passing, trend because

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<v Speaker 1>in my, view we have to make sure, brands investors

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<v Speaker 1>and owners communicate with athletes and fans and understand what's

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<v Speaker 1>driving their. Interests because Like i've had these great conversations

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<v Speaker 1>with former and current athletes who have gotten to the ownership,

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<v Speaker 1>side and they, say the biggest thing is connecting the,

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<v Speaker 1>owners these millionaires with the players for them to nderstand

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<v Speaker 1>what do they? Want what are the Why unrival's been

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<v Speaker 1>so successful because it was started by two players who

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<v Speaker 1>know what players. Want how have you found conversations with

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<v Speaker 1>the highest level front office folks have gone when you

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<v Speaker 1>try to get them to see the position and the

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<v Speaker 1>perspective of the players in the.

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<v Speaker 4>League it's always interesting talking to higher ups because like

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<v Speaker 4>the initial reaction is like, Shock like she's really, intelligent

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<v Speaker 4>she knows how to speak in these, rooms and like

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<v Speaker 4>once you get over that, articulate articulate and.

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<v Speaker 3>We know what that, yeah exactly.

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<v Speaker 4>Microaggression but once you get over that hump and you're

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<v Speaker 4>able to just to be relatable to them and relate to.

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<v Speaker 3>THEM i think having brand partnerships that align.

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<v Speaker 4>With the, athlete because athletes are on a microscope twenty

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<v Speaker 4>four to seven on and off the, Court so you

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<v Speaker 4>need to have athletes and people advertising for your products

0:23:52.400 --> 0:23:55.960
<v Speaker 4>or company that like. Align so if someone, yeah so

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<v Speaker 4>if someone sees the person out doing something and it

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<v Speaker 4>goes completely again what they're, promoting that's not. Good for some,

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<v Speaker 4>reason athletes are held at this like different type of

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<v Speaker 4>pedestal as far as like behavior.

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<v Speaker 3>Morality like you, said everybody.

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<v Speaker 4>Wants to be a role, model which for me, PERSONALLY

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<v Speaker 4>i love being a role.

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<v Speaker 3>Model i'm the oldest sibling.

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<v Speaker 4>Of, four so LIKE i have not known anything. Else but,

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<v Speaker 4>like you're not forced to be a role model just

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<v Speaker 4>because you're really good at a.

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<v Speaker 3>Sport like you're just really good at a sport and

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<v Speaker 3>you are who you. Are SO i think the best.

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<v Speaker 4>Thing women are like the most conscious, consumers so they

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<v Speaker 4>can see right through all. That so as women athletes

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<v Speaker 4>and for, brands it's like very important that you do

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<v Speaker 4>your due. Diligence you research the athletes that you're reaching

0:24:34.200 --> 0:24:36.960
<v Speaker 4>out to and vice. Versa you us as, athletes we

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<v Speaker 4>cannot show up to these meetings and these conversations completely

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<v Speaker 4>unaware of what this company stands for and what they

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<v Speaker 4>want to, do and then it's a two way.

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<v Speaker 1>Street, YEAH i, mean in women's, sports the intersection of

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<v Speaker 1>social issues is impossible.

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<v Speaker 2>To ignore or.

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<v Speaker 1>Perfectly being a woman in the world is a political.

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<v Speaker 1>Act being a female athlete is an act of resistance

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<v Speaker 1>against so many of the forces that try to hold us.

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<v Speaker 1>Back and so when you try to do deal with

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<v Speaker 1>companies that are not aligned with women in the women's,

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<v Speaker 1>space it blows my mind that it takes announcing it

0:25:06.200 --> 0:25:08.120
<v Speaker 1>and then having all of your fans and players being

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<v Speaker 1>like the.

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<v Speaker 2>Fuck for you to be, like we didn't, know, Right,

0:25:13.400 --> 0:25:14.840
<v Speaker 2>like it's it's wild to.

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<v Speaker 1>Me it's happening less and, less particularly because of the

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<v Speaker 1>power of social, media and it removes the gatekeepers from

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<v Speaker 1>being the only ones who tell you how people.

0:25:20.920 --> 0:25:22.879
<v Speaker 2>Feel they don't have to publish an op ed or like.

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<v Speaker 1>Tabs it's out there on social media when the fans

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<v Speaker 1>are dismayed by the decisions you're making around your, business

0:25:28.240 --> 0:25:30.399
<v Speaker 1>and it matters so much to then take.

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<v Speaker 2>The pulse about the fans.

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<v Speaker 1>And the players in your, league because when there is

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<v Speaker 1>a buy, in you are the best, influencers the best,

0:25:37.320 --> 0:25:40.679
<v Speaker 1>marketers the best. Spokespeople if you haven't read The Sports

0:25:40.720 --> 0:25:43.760
<v Speaker 1>innovation Lap Band, project every single piece of data points

0:25:43.760 --> 0:25:47.240
<v Speaker 1>to women's sports fans and women athletes as the number

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<v Speaker 1>one pusher of like brand, affinity, feelings and changed feelings

0:25:50.280 --> 0:25:51.520
<v Speaker 1>about a brand purchase.

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<v Speaker 2>Power women are doing the.

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<v Speaker 1>Spended why is it that women be shopping doesn't translate

0:25:56.320 --> 0:25:58.840
<v Speaker 1>to sell to the women who be. Shopping we don't

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<v Speaker 1>even think about, it but, like we already have the

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<v Speaker 1>majority of household purchasing, power and it's only going up

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<v Speaker 1>as we're getting more, jobs more college, degrees and we're

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<v Speaker 1>still targeting men eighteen to forty.

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<v Speaker 3>Nine.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Right, so with these brands making these smart, decisions

0:26:14.359 --> 0:26:17.960
<v Speaker 1>and with the athletes getting the mic for, once why

0:26:18.000 --> 0:26:19.240
<v Speaker 1>did you feel like it was a time for a

0:26:19.320 --> 0:26:21.159
<v Speaker 1>podcast and for you to be able to speak to

0:26:21.280 --> 0:26:24.120
<v Speaker 1>fans and marketers and everybody else about what it really

0:26:24.200 --> 0:26:26.280
<v Speaker 1>is to be a professional women's basketball player instead of

0:26:26.359 --> 0:26:29.280
<v Speaker 1>letting some of the screaming folks with the big, Platforms.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah talk about it from an uninformed.

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<v Speaker 4>Place so funny, STORY i actually tried to start my

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<v Speaker 4>own podcast a few years, ago and THEN i got

0:26:35.960 --> 0:26:38.520
<v Speaker 4>cut out of training, camp SO i kind of had

0:26:38.560 --> 0:26:40.600
<v Speaker 4>to like reel that in and wrap that. Up and

0:26:40.880 --> 0:26:44.680
<v Speaker 4>the premise of that podcast was it was CALLED i

0:26:44.680 --> 0:26:47.240
<v Speaker 4>think it was called Just Call me or, something AND

0:26:47.320 --> 0:26:50.360
<v Speaker 4>i had been known On twitter to clap back at

0:26:50.400 --> 0:26:55.120
<v Speaker 4>fans a lot in weirdos and, trolls and basically the

0:26:55.119 --> 0:26:58.160
<v Speaker 4>premise of the show was to give people the opportunity

0:26:58.200 --> 0:27:01.200
<v Speaker 4>to call into the show WHILE i was recording and

0:27:01.480 --> 0:27:03.199
<v Speaker 4>say what they needed to say and we could have a.

0:27:03.240 --> 0:27:04.879
<v Speaker 4>Conversation SO i was, like, oh this is such a

0:27:04.880 --> 0:27:07.879
<v Speaker 4>really fun, idea but THEN i got cut SO i

0:27:08.000 --> 0:27:10.040
<v Speaker 4>kind of just had to you, know refocus and make

0:27:10.080 --> 0:27:12.000
<v Speaker 4>sure that the main thing stayed the main.

0:27:12.040 --> 0:27:13.000
<v Speaker 3>Thing so you fast.

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<v Speaker 4>Forward now you, Know i'm on a podcast With Underdog

0:27:17.080 --> 0:27:20.480
<v Speaker 4>fantasy called Gils. Arena we talk all THINGS, nba and

0:27:20.880 --> 0:27:23.239
<v Speaker 4>that's just been like the biggest blessing to. Me it

0:27:23.280 --> 0:27:25.800
<v Speaker 4>really helped me find my voice and maybe but they

0:27:25.800 --> 0:27:27.680
<v Speaker 4>didn't like you at, first they did not like me at.

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<v Speaker 4>First The so Gils, arena, Right so, okay. Storytime so

0:27:33.480 --> 0:27:36.159
<v Speaker 4>Gils arena is on. YouTube it streams four days a.

0:27:36.160 --> 0:27:39.400
<v Speaker 4>Week it's a live streaming, PODCAST nba, podcast and there's

0:27:39.440 --> 0:27:42.360
<v Speaker 4>a live chat that goes on during the. Show SO

0:27:42.440 --> 0:27:45.920
<v Speaker 4>i remember my FIRST i would say a few months

0:27:45.960 --> 0:27:47.640
<v Speaker 4>even the chat was.

0:27:47.640 --> 0:27:50.520
<v Speaker 3>Just like who is this? Girl what does she? Do

0:27:50.920 --> 0:27:53.199
<v Speaker 3>is she even? Good is da da da da, da

0:27:53.280 --> 0:27:54.600
<v Speaker 3>like all this weird.

0:27:54.640 --> 0:27:58.359
<v Speaker 4>Stuff so a few months into the, show we had

0:27:58.400 --> 0:28:02.080
<v Speaker 4>a shooting competition and we invited listeners of the show

0:28:02.080 --> 0:28:04.800
<v Speaker 4>to come TO la and compete for one hundred thousand

0:28:04.840 --> 0:28:08.280
<v Speaker 4>dollars in a shooting. Composition so we all participated in,

0:28:08.320 --> 0:28:11.040
<v Speaker 4>it AND i made it the farthest out of everybody on.

0:28:11.000 --> 0:28:11.639
<v Speaker 3>The, show.

0:28:13.240 --> 0:28:16.359
<v Speaker 4>SO i got to be labeled the best shooter on the.

0:28:16.359 --> 0:28:19.640
<v Speaker 4>Couch and then they renamed the show To Alexi's arena

0:28:19.720 --> 0:28:23.040
<v Speaker 4>for a, week so THEN i went over the. Chat but,

0:28:23.200 --> 0:28:26.240
<v Speaker 4>like that's like being a woman in a nuts, Show like.

0:28:26.760 --> 0:28:31.280
<v Speaker 3>Actually, storytime we love Story. Time my very first.

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<v Speaker 1>Week as an update anchor AT espn one thousand In,

0:28:33.320 --> 0:28:35.520
<v Speaker 1>chicago which means like every fifteen, minutes i'd come on.

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<v Speaker 2>And, say welcome to YOUR espn one Thousand Sports Center. Update,

0:28:38.160 --> 0:28:39.960
<v Speaker 2>tonight The cubs take on The reds a seven pm.

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<v Speaker 2>Start right that was ALL i. DID i just got.

0:28:42.000 --> 0:28:43.040
<v Speaker 2>THERE i hadn't been on.

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<v Speaker 1>Air, yet but the first, show they were having an

0:28:46.160 --> 0:28:49.960
<v Speaker 1>event at a casino Near chicago to create a basketball

0:28:50.000 --> 0:28:52.640
<v Speaker 1>team from the radio station to play against THE jv

0:28:52.800 --> 0:28:55.320
<v Speaker 1>college team of some local college that was talking smack

0:28:55.680 --> 0:28:59.080
<v Speaker 1>and So Tom, waddell Former bears Player Mark silberman the other,

0:28:59.080 --> 0:29:01.880
<v Speaker 1>host and then they were gonna have fans try out

0:29:01.920 --> 0:29:04.280
<v Speaker 1>to be a part of the, team but folks from

0:29:04.320 --> 0:29:05.920
<v Speaker 1>the radio station could try out, Too And i'm, like,

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<v Speaker 1>GREAT i played aa yosha, Up i'm doing.

0:29:09.280 --> 0:29:11.280
<v Speaker 2>GREAT i end up making the final cut of the.

0:29:11.280 --> 0:29:13.560
<v Speaker 1>Players we never had the basketball game because local radio

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't follow through on really, anything really.

0:29:16.080 --> 0:29:18.200
<v Speaker 2>Anything BUT i make the.

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<v Speaker 1>Cut it's my first day hanging out with the. Crew

0:29:19.960 --> 0:29:23.280
<v Speaker 1>everything seems, fine and THEN i start getting messages on

0:29:23.320 --> 0:29:26.200
<v Speaker 1>social media from a guy WHO i later found out

0:29:26.240 --> 0:29:29.240
<v Speaker 1>was at that tryout and didn't make, it death.

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<v Speaker 2>Threats WHAT i hope your dog.

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<v Speaker 3>Gets hit by a? Car oh my, GOSH.

0:29:34.160 --> 0:29:37.360
<v Speaker 2>I hope your boyfriend beats. You how did you get your?

0:29:37.440 --> 0:29:38.800
<v Speaker 2>Job who did you sleep?

0:29:38.840 --> 0:29:42.840
<v Speaker 1>With just relentless across every, Platform, Facebook, twitter.

0:29:42.680 --> 0:29:44.840
<v Speaker 3>Over it's tryout for a hypothetical GANG.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't even remember meeting this, person but that's how

0:29:47.400 --> 0:29:49.720
<v Speaker 1>much there, was this feeling of like you don't belong

0:29:49.880 --> 0:29:51.920
<v Speaker 1>and Also i'm so emasculated by.

0:29:51.760 --> 0:29:52.560
<v Speaker 2>You being better than.

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<v Speaker 1>Me, yeah and that's what we face every single time

0:29:55.440 --> 0:29:57.720
<v Speaker 1>we walk into a, space and that's why it's so

0:29:57.720 --> 0:30:00.320
<v Speaker 1>important to keep elevating our, voices telling our story worries

0:30:00.400 --> 0:30:04.160
<v Speaker 1>to be funded and valued and held up as great

0:30:04.200 --> 0:30:07.560
<v Speaker 1>at what we, do as deserving of everything we've, earned

0:30:08.600 --> 0:30:10.440
<v Speaker 1>because there are people who are always going to be like,

0:30:10.480 --> 0:30:12.959
<v Speaker 1>that and, honestly they don't deserve our time except for

0:30:13.000 --> 0:30:15.120
<v Speaker 1>to have security make sure that they don't come to

0:30:15.160 --> 0:30:20.920
<v Speaker 1>the station, Exactly. Harriet, okay so last question for you

0:30:20.920 --> 0:30:23.600
<v Speaker 1>your Show Full. Circle you talked about in a recent

0:30:23.640 --> 0:30:26.200
<v Speaker 1>episode the way media cover and talk about female. Athletes

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<v Speaker 1>you've got a room full of some, media some, sponsors

0:30:29.000 --> 0:30:31.000
<v Speaker 1>a lot of folks who are invested in making sure

0:30:31.040 --> 0:30:33.720
<v Speaker 1>we're doing this. Right tell us the biggest thing that

0:30:33.760 --> 0:30:35.360
<v Speaker 1>you see that the media is doing wrong and how

0:30:35.360 --> 0:30:36.080
<v Speaker 1>we can help change.

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<v Speaker 4>It for, me being the basketball nerd THAT i, AM

0:30:41.360 --> 0:30:46.240
<v Speaker 4>i love analytical breakdowns of, games AND i feel like

0:30:46.320 --> 0:30:50.120
<v Speaker 4>in the women's basketball space that is NONEXISTENT i feel

0:30:50.160 --> 0:30:54.080
<v Speaker 4>like people tiptoe because we're. Women you don't want to hurt.

0:30:54.120 --> 0:30:57.280
<v Speaker 4>Feelings but What i've learned being now in the media

0:30:57.320 --> 0:31:01.560
<v Speaker 4>space is that there's ways to our ticulate points without being,

0:31:01.640 --> 0:31:05.920
<v Speaker 4>mean without having personal. Jabs like if somebody shot twenty

0:31:05.960 --> 0:31:08.320
<v Speaker 4>percent from the field in their, game they shot twenty

0:31:08.320 --> 0:31:10.720
<v Speaker 4>percent from the field in their, game but that doesn't

0:31:10.760 --> 0:31:13.840
<v Speaker 4>mean that they're the worst player on that that said.

0:31:13.880 --> 0:31:18.200
<v Speaker 4>Team so that hopefully right. Exactly so there's ways to

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<v Speaker 4>objectively cover women's sports without always pitting women against each

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<v Speaker 4>other in a weird. Way AND i think like there

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<v Speaker 4>just needs to be more mature conversation surrounding women's, basketball

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<v Speaker 4>which is WHY i wanted to make my show completely

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<v Speaker 4>about women's basketball and covering the game and everything that's

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<v Speaker 4>going on and doing it in the.

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<v Speaker 3>Most positive way. Possible, like, yes everything in sports is not,

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<v Speaker 3>positive but it doesn't have to be like. Demeaning you

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<v Speaker 3>don't have to over.

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<v Speaker 4>Criticize but, like if a fact is a, Fact like

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<v Speaker 4>people would call me a hater BECAUSE i would say,

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<v Speaker 4>something But i'm, like but if it's, true is it?

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<v Speaker 3>Really like how is it? Hate if it's?

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<v Speaker 4>True But i'm not trying to like mess up someone's.

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<v Speaker 4>Reputation i'm not trying to attack their person what they

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<v Speaker 4>have going. On BUT i feel, like for, me like

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<v Speaker 4>basketball is such a beautiful game to, me AND i

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<v Speaker 4>love it so, much AND i really played basketball BECAUSE

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<v Speaker 4>i love it.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's so.

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<v Speaker 4>Fun AND i just think that the joy of the

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<v Speaker 4>game and the love of the game has been lost

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<v Speaker 4>in media, money sponsorships. Deals AND i hope that my,

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<v Speaker 4>show which is going to run through THE wnba, season

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<v Speaker 4>which is going to be very interesting for, me But

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<v Speaker 4>i'm really excited THAT i can be able, to you,

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<v Speaker 4>know cover the league and my, team specifically The Seattle

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<v Speaker 4>storm in an objective, way and bring in more fans

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<v Speaker 4>and educate fans and have, them you, know fall in

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<v Speaker 4>love with THE.

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<v Speaker 3>WNBA i love.

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<v Speaker 1>That And i'm going to say that you said it was,

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<v Speaker 1>okay because what's been interesting for me is WHEN i

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<v Speaker 1>started with THE esbnw about fifteen years, ago we almost

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<v Speaker 1>had to be just cheerleaders because there was such a

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<v Speaker 1>toxic hatred of women's sports that we wanted to offset

0:32:48.080 --> 0:32:50.680
<v Speaker 1>that with. Support but then it became something where we

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<v Speaker 1>recognize we couldn't make it legitimate if we didn't criticize

0:32:53.640 --> 0:32:55.959
<v Speaker 1>the same way with women's but a lot of female

0:32:55.960 --> 0:32:58.840
<v Speaker 1>athletes are so used to sycophantic relationships with the media

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<v Speaker 1>because those are the people allowed in, yeah that they

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<v Speaker 1>then push back on. Criticism we need to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to take that, money get that, bag get THE tv,

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<v Speaker 1>rights do all this, stuff and take the criticism that

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<v Speaker 1>comes along with the legitimacy of a major.

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<v Speaker 2>League AND i think we're still finding that. Balance but

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<v Speaker 2>Now i'm just to Say Lexi brown SAID i could do.

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<v Speaker 3>It, okay, yeah, cool do it is? Me all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right we're looking forward to the, Season we're looking forward

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<v Speaker 1>to the podcast and talking to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Again thank you so much. Everybody Lexy, brown thanks again

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<v Speaker 2>so much To lexi for joining.

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<v Speaker 1>Us we had a, Blast and thanks to all the

0:33:32.760 --> 0:33:36.040
<v Speaker 1>incredible folks At iHeart and The Hotel Saints cecilia for

0:33:36.120 --> 0:33:38.800
<v Speaker 1>the gorgeous event that they threw celebrating Our iHeart Women's

0:33:38.800 --> 0:33:41.960
<v Speaker 1>Sports network and our. SHOW i had such a fantastic

0:33:42.000 --> 0:33:45.160
<v Speaker 1>time all weekend Meeting Kristin davis Of sex and The

0:33:45.200 --> 0:33:47.520
<v Speaker 1>City fame and hearing about her Podcast Are you A?

0:33:47.600 --> 0:33:49.200
<v Speaker 2>Charlotte she is truly a.

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<v Speaker 1>DELIGHT i also got to hang out With Ed helms

0:33:51.400 --> 0:33:52.600
<v Speaker 1>and hear about his Podcast.

0:33:52.600 --> 0:33:54.200
<v Speaker 2>Snafu it was really.

0:33:54.280 --> 0:33:56.560
<v Speaker 1>Cool he was around all weekend and went to everyone's,

0:33:56.600 --> 0:33:58.719
<v Speaker 1>events which was so awesome of. HIM i also got

0:33:58.760 --> 0:34:00.719
<v Speaker 1>to tell him how many Times i've been sent memes

0:34:00.720 --> 0:34:03.400
<v Speaker 1>of his character on The, Office Andy. BERNARD i went

0:34:03.440 --> 0:34:06.480
<v Speaker 1>To CORNELL i ever heard of, it like literally thousands

0:34:06.480 --> 0:34:09.360
<v Speaker 1>of times in my. Life all that plus The iHeart

0:34:09.360 --> 0:34:11.799
<v Speaker 1>Podcast awards yesterday, night Which i'm gonna tell you all

0:34:11.800 --> 0:34:14.040
<v Speaker 1>more about later this. Week but just all in, all

0:34:14.080 --> 0:34:16.520
<v Speaker 1>it was a really fantastic weekend full Of iHeart, events

0:34:16.600 --> 0:34:19.399
<v Speaker 1>And i'm just super grateful that they included our. SHOW

0:34:19.920 --> 0:34:22.680
<v Speaker 1>i also spent way too much money Getting cowboy, boots

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<v Speaker 1>But i'd say it's an. INVESTMENT i think we could

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<v Speaker 1>call it an. Investment all, right we have to take another.

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<v Speaker 1>Break when we come, back we celebrate some, rivals stick, around.

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<v Speaker 2>Welcome back.

0:34:41.280 --> 0:34:43.239
<v Speaker 1>Slices we always love that you're, listening but we want

0:34:43.280 --> 0:34:44.440
<v Speaker 1>you to get in the game every day.

0:34:44.480 --> 0:34:46.680
<v Speaker 2>Too so here's our good game play of the. Day

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<v Speaker 2>it's an easy.

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<v Speaker 1>One subscribe to The Full circle, podcast Which Lexi brown

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<v Speaker 1>co hosts With Mariah. Rose will link to it in

0:34:52.560 --> 0:34:54.920
<v Speaker 1>our show, notes and we always love to hear from,

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<v Speaker 1>you especially when it's about gigantic Rice crispy. Treats we

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<v Speaker 1>have loved getting your messages and, photos Especially Patti, bifoalco

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<v Speaker 1>who also does great work for The Women's Sports. Foundation

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<v Speaker 1>she sent us proof of a giant Rice krispy circa

0:35:08.040 --> 0:35:11.160
<v Speaker 1>twenty eighteen that was at least three times the.

0:35:11.120 --> 0:35:13.239
<v Speaker 2>Size of her. Head we all loved that.

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<v Speaker 1>Photo we also heard From Slice, lisa who wrote to

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<v Speaker 1>us with lore from a few decades ago with the

0:35:18.719 --> 0:35:22.720
<v Speaker 1>subject line big ass Rice Crispy. Treats here's What lisa said,

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<v Speaker 1>QUOTE i have what may be the answer To thursday's

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<v Speaker 1>episode With Alexa philippoo and the story Of Dina Tarassi's

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<v Speaker 1>Rice crispy treat hair bun. TABLE i worked as a

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<v Speaker 1>cake decorator in the deli of a southern grocery store

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<v Speaker 1>chain for several years in the late nineties WHILE i

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<v Speaker 1>was building a portfolio for grad. School sometime around ninety

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<v Speaker 1>nine or, so we got a mystery shipment of very

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<v Speaker 1>large Rice crispy. Treats they were somewhere between the size

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<v Speaker 1>of a quarter and a half sheet cake wrapped in

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<v Speaker 1>those large blue foil, wrappers and they were shipped to

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<v Speaker 1>us with the idea THAT i would be unwrapping them

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<v Speaker 1>and decorating them like a.

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<v Speaker 2>Cake it seems funny, now and.

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<v Speaker 1>They probably have thirty seven varieties made with every cereal

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<v Speaker 1>possible at your corner, bodega but commercially Available Rice Krispy

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<v Speaker 1>treats only showed up in stores sometime in the early,

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<v Speaker 1>nineties so we couldn't imagine anyone paying for these, things

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<v Speaker 1>especially at the retail cake. Price we just put them

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<v Speaker 1>out on the floor as. IS i believe they retailed

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<v Speaker 1>for nine ninety, nine and the damn things were very

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<v Speaker 1>popular and we ended up keeping them in stock on the.

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<v Speaker 1>Floor now you may be wondering WHY i remember the

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<v Speaker 1>year a product arrived at a JOB i held twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five years, ago and that's BECAUSE i left for grad

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<v Speaker 1>school in two thousand and The Rice Krispy treats were

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<v Speaker 1>a newer product for, us so it had to be

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<v Speaker 1>around nineteen ninety, nine which lines up With tarassi's years in.

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<v Speaker 2>College and as soon As alexa started.

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<v Speaker 1>Talking about A Rice crispy, table these things immediately came to,

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<v Speaker 1>mind big enough to be a dining table in your grandparents'

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<v Speaker 1>formal dining. Room absolutely not big enough to be something

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<v Speaker 1>a college kid would have in a dorm and use

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<v Speaker 1>as a flat.

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<v Speaker 2>Surface, yes, indeed end.

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<v Speaker 1>Quote we are obsessed with this, Story. Lisa thanks for

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<v Speaker 1>reaching out and keep hitting us. Up whether you have

0:36:51.480 --> 0:36:54.400
<v Speaker 1>stories About, Rice krispy tables or. Anything you could send

0:36:54.480 --> 0:36:57.239
<v Speaker 1>us an email good game at wondermediaetwork dot com or

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<v Speaker 1>leave us a voicemail at eight seven two two oh

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<v Speaker 1>Are it's easy watch community owners who roast opponents in

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<v Speaker 1>Review shout out to The sickos, community fellow community owners

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<v Speaker 1>of our show, team The Minnesota AURORA.

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<v Speaker 2>Fc The sikos published a very weird, video but in the.

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<v Speaker 1>Best possible, way breaking down The Aurora's Heartland division. Rivals,

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<v Speaker 1>now if you're not familiar with The Sickos, committee they're

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<v Speaker 1>a group of self described depraved college football fans who

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<v Speaker 1>call Themselves sickos because they watch every game possible and

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<v Speaker 1>love it all no matter the. Teams they take their

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<v Speaker 1>inspiration from a now Infamous Dan kelly comic drawn for The.

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<v Speaker 2>Onion you'll probably recognize it if you look it.

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<v Speaker 1>Up we love that they hop aboard The Minnesota aurora

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<v Speaker 1>train and are applying their Special sickos behavior to prepping

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<v Speaker 1>us for the upcoming season and taking out every opponent

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<v Speaker 1>in The aurora's.

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<v Speaker 2>Way take a. Listen ROCHESTER fc is known as The,

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<v Speaker 2>loons not Those. Loons they're the Other, loons The loons

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<v Speaker 2>in our league In, rochester not That, rochester the Other

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<v Speaker 2>rochester in our.

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<v Speaker 1>State we'll link to that full video in the show

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<v Speaker 1>notes and a. Reminder single match tickets for The AURORA

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<v Speaker 1>Lexi Good games South By southwest you.

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<v Speaker 2>Sleep when will we ever meet?

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