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Speaker 1: I'm doing well? Um? First off, just how are you

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Speaker 1: feeling physically now now that you've been able to get

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Speaker 1: Do you feel like you have to sort of make

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Speaker 1: really can't make up for lost time. All I can

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Speaker 1: It is kind of just string along. Good days. Thank you.

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Speaker 1: Next question Mike Greece, followed by Mark Daniels, Hi, Sony,

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Speaker 1: how are you? How are you doing good? Good? Good

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Speaker 1: to see you albeit through the computer screen here. So um,

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Speaker 1: curious how you would describe your off season? All season?

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Speaker 1: Was you know, typical off season, you know, starting off

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Speaker 1: you when that popped up with covid um more more,

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Speaker 1: And um, I did everything that I needed to do

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Speaker 1: and I'm here now. Next question, Mark Daniels, And I'd

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Speaker 1: like to ask a question, Sonny, what's your goal coming

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Speaker 1: I'm just trying to improve on being a better football player,

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Speaker 1: I feel when that time comes. You know, we're trying

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Speaker 1: I'm just trying to learn as much as i can.

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Speaker 1: Thank you. Next question Levin Reid, followed by mind Race.

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Speaker 1: He's Sony, thank you for doing this and welcome back.

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Speaker 1: First and foremost, are you getting used to the differences

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Speaker 1: And that's something I had to learn, you know, quickly.

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Speaker 1: Thank you. Next question, Mike Greece followed my mind Charity Sony.

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Speaker 1: And as long as you just grind through the process

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Speaker 1: Thank you. Our final question will be mind grease all right,

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Speaker 1: so many thanks again for doing this. UM Coach Fears

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Speaker 1: had mentioned earlier in August just that he likes the

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Speaker 1: idea of pairing the two SEC runners yourself and Damian Harris.

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Speaker 1: And so my thought was Ken, a Georgia guy coexist

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Speaker 1: know I was. I was started joking. He's a great player,

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Speaker 1: hard runner, and he's a great guy. And everybody in

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Speaker 1: I can do to come in and do the same thing.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Sony. Thanks everyone should