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Speaker 2: Story, but I think it's going to be a little

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Speaker 3: I mean, it's played the hard ed block up I

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Speaker 4: And she's like, hey, you look good.

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Speaker 2: All right, everyone, welcome once again to the French Connection,

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Speaker 2: brought to you by NBC Sports and Record, where we

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Speaker 2: cover the French Open through the Olympics in Paris and

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Speaker 2: of course everything in between. I am Renee Stubbs. That

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Speaker 2: is Sam Kueri right over there, Sam, what an incredible

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Speaker 2: couple of weeks we had at the French Open. Later on,

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Speaker 2: of course, we are going to be joined by Juel Lloyd,

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Speaker 2: two time w NBA champion, who's a huge tennis fan

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Speaker 2: and a tennis playerself. But we're going to get to

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Speaker 2: her very soon. But Sam, what do you think Men's Final?

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Speaker 2: Let's just get straight into it. What a match, what

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you know what a five set win in the

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Speaker 1: Is an incredible match. I feel like Alcaraz came out,

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Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, al Karaz was

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I think, look, we all, you know, as tennis pliers,

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Speaker 2: but also I don't know if you read my tweet,

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Speaker 2: about you, Sam, but people kind of come back at

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Speaker 1: I mean, look, that's a spot on call. You were

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Speaker 2: Yeah, it's phenomenal, particularly on play. I guess how many

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Speaker 2: have a little issue with you about best doubles player.

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Speaker 1: I just feel like if Coco quit singles right now

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Speaker 1: is like, I'm full time doubles. I'm giving her twenty

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Speaker 1: five doubles Grand Slams.

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Speaker 2: I love it. I love that you're I'd love that

433
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Speaker 2: you you you were promoting that, and I love Can

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Speaker 2: I just say, any young player out there, and any

435
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Speaker 2: play coach out there, get your kids to play doubles.

436
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Speaker 2: It only helps their singles game. And often actually Coco

437
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Speaker 2: Son have done at the reverse. Usually a lot of

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Speaker 2: players win doubles Grand Slams and then they go on

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Speaker 2: to win singles Grand Slams. And there's been many in

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Speaker 2: the past, particularly on the women's side, that have done that.

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Speaker 2: I can think of many, many, many of them. Ash

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Speaker 2: Barty comes to mind, of course, the most recent to

443
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Speaker 2: have done that as a Ranker one mixed doubles before

444
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Speaker 2: she won singles titles. Is the list is long, all right? So, Sam,

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Speaker 2: is it way too early to preview hold hold on Wimbledon?

446
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Speaker 2: I don't think so. So let's get to who's your

447
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Speaker 2: favorite on both the men's and women's side, to where

448
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Speaker 2: I'm gonna have.

449
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Speaker 1: To catch I can't find my trophies right now.

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Speaker 2: Listen, where's your Queens one? Because that's coming up soon.

451
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Speaker 2: That's way bigger than this story.

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Speaker 1: When I won Queens, they sent me the trophy was

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Speaker 1: in like four hundred pieces. I sent it back to

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Speaker 1: get a new one. They sent me another one. It

455
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Speaker 1: was also cracked. So I have the Queens trophy, but

456
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Speaker 1: it's cracked right now.

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Speaker 2: No, yeah, but I have to do something about that.

458
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Speaker 2: I mean it is large. So yeah, anyway, why to

459
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Speaker 2: avoid the question.

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Speaker 1: It's it's too early. Like we like we were predicting

461
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Speaker 1: before the French Open with the man like we didn't

462
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Speaker 1: really there was like twelve guys we thought we could

463
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Speaker 1: win the French Open, and ultimately Carlos won it. But

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Speaker 1: Wimbledon is even the grass results are even a little

465
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Speaker 1: more obscure. So like, you know, look, Carlos and Center

466
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Speaker 1: are probably two favorites. I'm gonna go out on a

467
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Speaker 1: limb and say it's going to be a guy rank

468
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Speaker 1: between like eight and fifteen that's gonna win Wimbledon this year.

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Speaker 2: I it just agree to Dimitrov.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, Dimitrov. You know, Taylor Fritz can hit through the courts.

471
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Speaker 1: You know, maybe bublik hits first serves the entire tournament,

472
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Speaker 1: never misses one. Like you just you just don't know

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Speaker 1: on that men's side, but you know, I at least

474
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Speaker 1: we're going to have a finalist. I think that's kind

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Speaker 1: of between that eight and fifteen range in the rankings

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Speaker 1: and on the women's side. Yeah, Like, look, IgA hasn't

477
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Speaker 1: shown us what she can do on the grass yet.

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Speaker 1: If Sabalanca is locked in, her balls are going to

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Speaker 1: be She's I think we saw first round of the

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Speaker 1: French Open, her average forehand speed was like a you know,

481
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Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty miles an hour. If if those

482
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Speaker 1: are dialed in at Wimbledon, she's gonna be tough to beat.

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Speaker 1: So I'm gonna I'm gonna go with Sabalnka on the

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Speaker 1: girl's side. Men's side, I'm kind of saying it's open.

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Speaker 2: Well okay, Well from my standpoint, I think I'm going

486
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Speaker 2: to go not on a limb because she's won it before.

487
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Speaker 2: I'm going to go for a Rebeckina. I think that

488
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Speaker 2: she has sort of struggled a bit this year with injuries,

489
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Speaker 2: with sickness, all the things. And look, you could say Sablenca,

490
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Speaker 2: you could saybur who's played in the finals the last

491
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Speaker 2: two years. You'd certainly say eager. But I think as

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Speaker 2: far as comfortability on grass and the big serve if

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Speaker 2: she's healthy, I feel like Rebekina is the player to

494
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Speaker 2: beat on grass, So I'm going to pick and then

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Speaker 2: a Rebeckina. And on the on the men's side, I

496
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Speaker 2: said before, I think Sinner is the favorite, but I

497
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Speaker 2: have this weird I get these weird feelings, Sam, and

498
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Speaker 2: I think that Carlos is going to win Wimbledon again,

499
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Speaker 2: and I think Novak might have something to say about that.

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Speaker 2: We forget about that guy who's won it seven times.

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Speaker 1: Is he going to be able to play? I don't know.

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Speaker 2: Oh no, he won't be able to play. This is

503
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Speaker 2: right because if it's a miniscus tear six weeks, it's minimum.

504
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Speaker 2: So yes, you are correct. Thank you for reminding me

505
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Speaker 2: of that. So I'm going to say Alcarez and then

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Speaker 2: I'm going to bookend the Grand Slams with Sinner winning

507
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Speaker 2: the US Open. So I think Sinn is going to

508
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Speaker 2: win the first and the last and Carlos is going

509
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Speaker 2: to win the ones in between. So I'm going to

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Speaker 2: say Carlos and the Rebarkna. You heard it here first everyone,

511
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Speaker 2: And as far as Sam is concerned, you can pick

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Speaker 2: anyone outside of Alcarez or Sinner.

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Speaker 1: Yes, look, your French Open predictions were spot on, So

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Speaker 1: if you're listening out there, go with Renes predictions because

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Speaker 1: she's she's a great, a great French Open run.

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Speaker 2: Yeah I got a bit lucky, but anyway, all right, guys, Well,

517
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Speaker 2: we are so excited about our next guest, someone who

518
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Speaker 2: knows tennis very well and you're going to hear all

519
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Speaker 2: about it. Two time WNBA champion Duel Lloyd. She had

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Speaker 2: a game last night and we're very pleased that she's

521
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Speaker 2: going to get up for us and join us because

522
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Speaker 2: she's on the West coast and so are you, Sam,

523
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Speaker 2: So thanks for getting up early. All right, guys, more

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Speaker 2: with jue Lloyd after the break. All Right, everyone has promised.

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Speaker 2: We promised you the one and only two time w

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Speaker 2: NBA champion and five time All Star, the Gold Mumber herself,

527
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Speaker 2: Jewel Lloyd. Juell thanks so much for joining us. I

528
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Speaker 2: know you had a game last night. You're up early

529
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Speaker 2: on the West coach like Sam, so we really appreciate

530
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Speaker 2: you joining us today. Thanks buddy.

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Speaker 3: No, this is awesome. I couldn't say none of this.

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Speaker 3: This is a must do, so I appreciate you guys

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Speaker 3: having the on All.

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Speaker 2: Right, well, let's get into it. Let's talk about your season.

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Speaker 2: First of all, in the w NBA playing pretty well.

536
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Speaker 2: Seattle Storm is certainly one of the teams to play for.

537
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Speaker 2: They've had a storied just you know, franchised through the years,

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Speaker 2: and I know that you're glad to be a part

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Speaker 2: of that team. Tough one last night, you last but

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Speaker 2: also you had a great win not that long ago

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Speaker 2: against the reigning champion, the Aces. Just overall, how are

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Speaker 2: you feeling about your season?

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Speaker 4: You know, we're feeling good.

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Speaker 3: It's always interesting when you have new teammates, right new season.

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Speaker 4: I always say, like every season it's a new journey.

546
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Speaker 3: Never you know, the same journey, never the same season,

547
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Speaker 3: never the same teammates.

548
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Speaker 4: Things evolve, and so that's what we're doing right now.

549
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Speaker 4: We're evolving.

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Speaker 3: We're still trying to take some time to get to

551
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Speaker 3: know each other, still trying to figure out personnel sometimes

552
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Speaker 3: or what people will like to do.

553
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Speaker 4: But that's all new.

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Speaker 3: Chaning camp was shorter this year because of the Olympic years,

555
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Speaker 3: so we only work together for about two three weeks

556
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Speaker 3: before season started, so that's not a lot of time

557
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Speaker 3: to kind of rement people, But I was really good.

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Speaker 4: We're where we're supposed to be.

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Speaker 3: We know we're we're still building, so that's the point

560
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Speaker 3: of getting better every day and that's what we're trying

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Speaker 3: to do.

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Speaker 1: That's awesome. Can you feel kind of like the WNB

563
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Speaker 1: right now has a ton of energy, a ton of

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Speaker 1: new rookies in the league. It seems like it's you know,

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Speaker 1: you turn on ESPN stephen A, it's it's being talked

566
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Speaker 1: about everywhere. Can you kind of feel that energy when

567
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Speaker 1: you're when you're at your home games, away games, any

568
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Speaker 1: game right now? Can you feel that new kind of

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Speaker 1: like bump of energized like energy from the fan base

570
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Speaker 1: when you're playing.

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Speaker 3: One hundred percent? It's definitely an electric right now. I

572
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Speaker 3: think in general, the women's sports is just taking on.

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Speaker 3: I feel like that's where we're going and that's where

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Speaker 3: we're seeing a lot of momentum, which is amazing. So

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Speaker 3: for us, you know, I feel like every couple of years,

576
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Speaker 3: as the generation that comes in and it kind of

577
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Speaker 3: elements the game, that's we're.

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Speaker 4: Definitencing that now. I think obviously now the NAO kind.

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Speaker 3: Of helped the ship to college sports and people coming

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Speaker 3: in with way more notability coming into the professional side.

581
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Speaker 3: But there's definitely a movement and it's great to see

582
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Speaker 3: because you obviously.

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Speaker 4: Want to grow the game and that's what's happening right now.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so let's ask the you know, elephant in the room,

585
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Speaker 2: the whatever you want to call it. Caitlin Clark, you

586
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Speaker 2: were the number one draft pick as well back in

587
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Speaker 2: your day, you had a lot of expectation on your shoulders.

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Speaker 2: Just tell us the difficulties of coming into the pro league,

589
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Speaker 2: the differences between playing college, being the outstanding player in

590
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Speaker 2: college you go to the pros. Tell me what their

591
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Speaker 2: first year is like, just so people can understand how difficult.

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Speaker 2: And I have to say, Jill, as a season ticket

593
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Speaker 2: holder now to WNBA games, I never realized how intense

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Speaker 2: and physical women's bosketball is. I don't know if about you, Sam,

595
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Speaker 2: if you've been to some w NBA games, but my god,

596
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Speaker 2: like the physicality. So just tell us how hard that

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Speaker 2: transition is.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, the best way I can explain it,

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Speaker 3: and actually how I explained somebody should nep youw It's

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Speaker 3: like if anyone in general goes to a new job,

601
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Speaker 3: you're always kind of like what's going on.

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Speaker 4: It takes the minutes to get your footing and take

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Speaker 4: them minute to just realize what's going on. At the

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Speaker 4: same time.

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Speaker 3: For me, you know, I came to college, we're living

606
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Speaker 3: in dorms for three years.

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Speaker 4: Now, I'm living by myself on the West coast, just to.

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Speaker 3: The northwest, have been an adult, had to figure out

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Speaker 3: how to grocery shop, all these things on top of

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Speaker 3: trying to learn new plays. My teammates, and my teammates

611
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Speaker 3: at the time are older than me. They were, you know,

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Speaker 3: the families and things.

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Speaker 4: I'm like, I'm just.

614
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Speaker 3: Playing video games by myself. There's definitely adjustment. You know,

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Speaker 3: you're learning how to be an adult on top of

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Speaker 3: learning how to be professional. It's not easy, and yes,

617
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Speaker 3: like you said, it's the WBA is so physical and

618
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Speaker 3: you realize this really is the best league in the world.

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Speaker 3: You're playing against you know, Olympians, You're playing against the

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Speaker 3: high most high level athletes all the time, and so

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Speaker 3: it's not it's not it's not easy, and that's that's

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Speaker 3: why it's the best in the world. And that's why

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Speaker 3: it's it's so many lemony spots because it's so competitive

624
00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:03,240
Speaker 3: every single night.

625
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Speaker 4: But yeah, it's always an.

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Speaker 3: Adjustment no matter how good you are, no matter if

627
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Speaker 3: you're coming in from overseas, whatever it is. It just

628
00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,560
Speaker 3: takes time because you're just coming from college, like you're

629
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Speaker 3: learning a whole another life. You know, you're starting all

630
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,440
Speaker 3: over and the best thing to do is to rely

631
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Speaker 3: on what you know is play basketball.

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Speaker 4: The game is the same, so you rely on that

633
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:22,240
Speaker 4: the game will take you where you needs to go.

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Speaker 3: And I think that's the biggest thing with all the

635
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Speaker 3: rookies coming in. It's always just do as you do

636
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Speaker 3: and let that take take you off store.

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Speaker 1: That's awesome. Moving from basketball to tennis. We know you

638
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Speaker 1: play some tennis, and I know you play some pickleball. Yeah,

639
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Speaker 1: we're just saying there's a you're in Seattle, like I'm

640
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Speaker 1: injured right now, but we were gonna have a big

641
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Speaker 1: PILL tournament Sattle later this summer. It's it's been moved,

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Speaker 1: but we'll have to get out of the court one

643
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Speaker 1: of these days. But were you locked in the last

644
00:27:46,160 --> 00:27:47,440
Speaker 1: two weeks watching the French Open.

645
00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:52,200
Speaker 3: Always tennis is our family thing. I grew up playing tennis,

646
00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,840
Speaker 3: so I know the game pretty well. And you know

647
00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:57,120
Speaker 3: waking up in the morning, it's before you know, practice

648
00:27:57,119 --> 00:27:58,360
Speaker 3: and our games was the best thing.

649
00:27:58,359 --> 00:27:59,959
Speaker 4: I'm calling my dad like, get out, you know, it's

650
00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,159
Speaker 4: his game was on and it's what we love to

651
00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:03,160
Speaker 4: do and what we love to watch.

652
00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:04,920
Speaker 3: So I've been locked in and there was some great

653
00:28:04,960 --> 00:28:06,600
Speaker 3: tennis and some great storylines as well.

654
00:28:06,960 --> 00:28:09,040
Speaker 2: Yeah, so tell me Joel, like your dad like the

655
00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:11,679
Speaker 2: history of tennis. Why because some people might be listening

656
00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:14,040
Speaker 2: to this and watching it, going wait, what tennis? You

657
00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,520
Speaker 2: so give it the more of a background of how

658
00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,600
Speaker 2: you got into it and your families love of it.

659
00:28:20,119 --> 00:28:23,000
Speaker 4: Of course, my dad moved from Georgia to Chicago.

660
00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,840
Speaker 3: His uncle and he did a hitting buddy, and my

661
00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:29,320
Speaker 3: dad knew nothing about tennis and started to play. My

662
00:28:29,400 --> 00:28:32,440
Speaker 3: dad played football and basketball, but tennis was something that

663
00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:34,600
Speaker 3: was really exposed to him and his family. To his

664
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:37,199
Speaker 3: uncle was like you know here, gravel racket, just gonna play.

665
00:28:37,359 --> 00:28:39,640
Speaker 3: So my dad was obviously really bad at the start.

666
00:28:40,040 --> 00:28:42,240
Speaker 4: Eventually playing over years, he got really good and he

667
00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:43,320
Speaker 4: hell in love with tennis.

668
00:28:43,360 --> 00:28:46,360
Speaker 3: And when he had my brother and I, he implemented

669
00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,280
Speaker 3: tennis into our lives and I grew up every day

670
00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:49,880
Speaker 3: playing tennis.

671
00:28:50,200 --> 00:28:52,040
Speaker 4: I was on the circuit going up in Chicago.

672
00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:55,440
Speaker 3: I played for my high school team I play now still,

673
00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,680
Speaker 3: but it was our family game. We played doubles all

674
00:28:58,680 --> 00:29:00,600
Speaker 3: the time, my dad and I break my brother and

675
00:29:00,640 --> 00:29:03,160
Speaker 3: my mom. And then I just fell in love with it.

676
00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:05,640
Speaker 4: And I always say, you know, I I was taught

677
00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:06,040
Speaker 4: the game.

678
00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,880
Speaker 3: With tennis, and uh, I learned all the whys and

679
00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:11,720
Speaker 3: why nots, and for basketball, was just good at it.

680
00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,040
Speaker 3: So that's kind of the difference, and it just kind

681
00:29:14,040 --> 00:29:15,920
Speaker 3: of looked at that way. But tennis is something that

682
00:29:16,520 --> 00:29:19,440
Speaker 3: I love to do. I studied the game. I just

683
00:29:19,520 --> 00:29:20,800
Speaker 3: you know, it was my first look, it was my

684
00:29:20,840 --> 00:29:23,960
Speaker 3: first you know mentu sports and if people don't realize

685
00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:26,680
Speaker 3: how amazing and difficult the sport is and uh so

686
00:29:26,760 --> 00:29:27,920
Speaker 3: you know the ends and outs of it, as you

687
00:29:28,000 --> 00:29:30,080
Speaker 3: guys both know, but it's such a great sport. It's

688
00:29:30,120 --> 00:29:32,960
Speaker 3: such a mental game, and uh it's something that'd be

689
00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:36,920
Speaker 3: I still, you know, UH just devour my my time into.

690
00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,360
Speaker 1: Do you think playing tennis growing up has helped you

691
00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:42,680
Speaker 1: in your w NBA career, like kind of having like

692
00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:46,200
Speaker 1: the background with with the different sports, maybe the footwork,

693
00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:47,840
Speaker 1: maybe the hand eye coordination, things like that.

694
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:51,520
Speaker 4: Uh, definitely. Uh, the footwork is it's huge.

695
00:29:51,600 --> 00:29:53,680
Speaker 3: I don't think you understand how important your feet are

696
00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:55,479
Speaker 3: where you're playing tennis, but also in basketball, a lot

697
00:29:55,480 --> 00:29:58,960
Speaker 3: of it's balanced shifting momentum and weight and so knowing

698
00:29:59,000 --> 00:30:01,120
Speaker 3: how to do that coming up screens, it's the same thing.

699
00:30:01,160 --> 00:30:02,560
Speaker 3: I gotta be able to say a little the ground

700
00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:05,280
Speaker 3: and use my shift and understand that.

701
00:30:05,360 --> 00:30:06,640
Speaker 4: But a lot of it is mental.

702
00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:09,280
Speaker 3: I think that's probably been the biggest ship, just understanding

703
00:30:09,320 --> 00:30:11,640
Speaker 3: if I'm able to play tennis for five hours, four

704
00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,600
Speaker 3: hours by myself as a child, you know, growing up

705
00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,320
Speaker 3: just me and the ball, having this strategizing problem solved,

706
00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:20,560
Speaker 3: it makes it a lot. I don't just say it

707
00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:22,600
Speaker 3: totally easier to have four other people on the court

708
00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:24,400
Speaker 3: with me to problem solve, but it's definitely a way

709
00:30:24,440 --> 00:30:26,160
Speaker 3: off my bag. I don't feel the pressure all the

710
00:30:26,160 --> 00:30:28,680
Speaker 3: time on myself, so I understand an early age that

711
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:31,280
Speaker 3: it's a mental game and challenging your braining different ways.

712
00:30:31,360 --> 00:30:33,040
Speaker 4: It's allowed me to use that in basketball.

713
00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:36,080
Speaker 2: Yeah, I love that. Certainly in tennis we don't have

714
00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:39,000
Speaker 2: to body morey about getting buddy checked though. Yea, so

715
00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:40,520
Speaker 2: that is the one I mean, I don't know, Julian

716
00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:42,480
Speaker 2: maybe want to stick with tennis at least that someone's

717
00:30:42,520 --> 00:30:45,000
Speaker 2: going to give you an elbow or like smack your

718
00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:47,400
Speaker 2: arms down. Now I know why you guys wear the sleeves.

719
00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,320
Speaker 2: I mean, so you guys get scratched all the time.

720
00:30:49,360 --> 00:30:51,560
Speaker 2: I finally figured it out. It took me all the time.

721
00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:54,640
Speaker 2: But let's get into the French. I know that you

722
00:30:54,760 --> 00:30:56,720
Speaker 2: were watching. You were getting up early, which would have

723
00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:58,400
Speaker 2: been tough for you on the West coast, buddy, But

724
00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:02,760
Speaker 2: you know, were there any matches that you were just like, wow, like,

725
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,720
Speaker 2: this is why I love this sports so much. She's

726
00:31:04,920 --> 00:31:06,520
Speaker 2: took me through some of the matches that you watch

727
00:31:06,560 --> 00:31:08,240
Speaker 2: and some of the some of the people that really

728
00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:10,120
Speaker 2: excite you when when you watch tennis.

729
00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:11,840
Speaker 4: Yeah, I was super excited.

730
00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:14,840
Speaker 3: I wish the mattress kind of later on, but IgA

731
00:31:14,960 --> 00:31:18,800
Speaker 3: and Naomi was amazing to have that kind of start off,

732
00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:24,760
Speaker 3: you know, it was it was just phenomenal tennis, you know,

733
00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,200
Speaker 3: having you know name will come back and she's in

734
00:31:27,240 --> 00:31:29,320
Speaker 3: a rhythm, and I think she's playing great right now.

735
00:31:29,400 --> 00:31:31,840
Speaker 3: You know, I think that this match kind of give

736
00:31:31,920 --> 00:31:34,600
Speaker 3: her a vision for where she could be coming to.

737
00:31:34,560 --> 00:31:36,920
Speaker 4: The next major and things like that.

738
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:41,680
Speaker 3: But that game was unreal, just great hitting, great strategizing.

739
00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,560
Speaker 4: It was just like a blow for blow, punch or punch.

740
00:31:44,160 --> 00:31:46,520
Speaker 4: It was really good to see. And you know, we

741
00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,160
Speaker 4: kind of talked a little bit, but he is a

742
00:31:49,320 --> 00:31:51,640
Speaker 4: is a savage man.

743
00:31:51,680 --> 00:31:53,720
Speaker 3: You know, she has another level I don't know, you know,

744
00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:55,840
Speaker 3: and she just has this this gear and I think

745
00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:57,440
Speaker 3: that actually challenged her to be better too. So I'm

746
00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,680
Speaker 3: sure she's gonna look back at that match and see, Okay,

747
00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:01,800
Speaker 3: can I do to improve here and there?

748
00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:03,840
Speaker 4: But uh, you know that was that was great on

749
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:06,600
Speaker 4: that side. And you know, watching on.

750
00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:08,760
Speaker 3: The men's side, you know, watching Carlos and Center, I

751
00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:09,560
Speaker 3: love watching them play.

752
00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,360
Speaker 4: I think we get great tennis every single time.

753
00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,720
Speaker 3: It's a phenomenal to see young guys hitting the ball

754
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:19,520
Speaker 3: so fast. They're young, but they able to problem solve really,

755
00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:22,360
Speaker 3: you know, by themselves really and have both creative size

756
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:24,200
Speaker 3: that are different, which is nice to see.

757
00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:26,880
Speaker 4: But man, I I love I mean waking up early.

758
00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:28,000
Speaker 4: I told you it was the best.

759
00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:29,960
Speaker 3: It was given motivation to go to shoot around because

760
00:32:29,960 --> 00:32:31,640
Speaker 3: I'm watching this getting and watching tennis and going to

761
00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:32,080
Speaker 3: shoot aroun.

762
00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:33,800
Speaker 4: I'm let's go guys. You know, they're like, are you

763
00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:34,600
Speaker 4: so integest.

764
00:32:34,320 --> 00:32:36,160
Speaker 3: And I'm like, I just watched the whole, you know, four

765
00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,640
Speaker 3: hours of tennis before this, so it was a great

766
00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:39,720
Speaker 3: warm up for me.

767
00:32:40,200 --> 00:32:43,280
Speaker 1: That's awesome. Now, unfortunately there's no tennis tournaments in Seattle.

768
00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:45,920
Speaker 1: I've always I've actually never been to Seattle. Been all

769
00:32:45,960 --> 00:32:47,800
Speaker 1: over the world for twenty years playing tennis. It's like

770
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,840
Speaker 1: my number one place I want to go visit only

771
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:50,560
Speaker 1: the summertime.

772
00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:54,719
Speaker 2: Sam, you got to go to the Seattle Tennis Club.

773
00:32:54,920 --> 00:32:59,840
Speaker 2: I think it's exact night it's on Puget sounds off.

774
00:33:00,080 --> 00:33:01,840
Speaker 1: I'm going up to Seattle this summer and play.

775
00:33:01,920 --> 00:33:02,240
Speaker 3: Please.

776
00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,120
Speaker 1: But have you ever been to live tennis? I know

777
00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:06,840
Speaker 1: there's none in Seattle, but have you been to Indy

778
00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:09,320
Speaker 1: Well's US Open? Any of the big tournaments? Yeah?

779
00:33:09,400 --> 00:33:10,680
Speaker 3: So a couple of years ago I went to the

780
00:33:10,720 --> 00:33:13,640
Speaker 3: US Open, which is phenomenal. We actually were in New

781
00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:17,320
Speaker 3: York playing. We had some time off and so great.

782
00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,040
Speaker 3: I made a you know, big thing on listening. I

783
00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,280
Speaker 3: don't care, you know, I went to the theater already

784
00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:25,480
Speaker 3: done this. I'm going to the tennis so, uh, that's

785
00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:27,600
Speaker 3: why I've been there. I've also been to the Miami

786
00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:30,120
Speaker 3: Open as well, So that was awesome. I had a

787
00:33:30,120 --> 00:33:30,800
Speaker 3: really good time there.

788
00:33:30,840 --> 00:33:34,040
Speaker 4: And I was actually in Miami to the Miami Pickball as.

789
00:33:33,880 --> 00:33:35,560
Speaker 3: Well, so I was to play a little pig ball

790
00:33:35,720 --> 00:33:38,280
Speaker 3: and this is some tennis. Uh So it was best

791
00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:41,440
Speaker 3: of all the worlds for me. But my mom, look

792
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:41,760
Speaker 3: at that.

793
00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:44,040
Speaker 4: There it is.

794
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:47,280
Speaker 1: We might need to play mixed doubles at a tournament.

795
00:33:46,960 --> 00:33:49,840
Speaker 4: Next year, please. I would love to. I would love to.

796
00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:53,760
Speaker 2: Don't do it. He's struggling. He's struggling.

797
00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,760
Speaker 4: Listen, it's a bunch of teammates's you know, we got.

798
00:33:56,160 --> 00:33:56,680
Speaker 3: What you told.

799
00:33:58,200 --> 00:34:00,440
Speaker 1: Have I tore my achilles a couple months ago, so

800
00:34:00,440 --> 00:34:02,000
Speaker 1: I'm gonna need a lot of lift up right now.

801
00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:04,760
Speaker 4: If I got it, as long as you can take

802
00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:06,920
Speaker 4: the three steps gets to the line, we could dominate there.

803
00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:11,000
Speaker 3: So I'm already strategizing. But yeah, you know, it's my

804
00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,000
Speaker 3: dream is to take my dad and go through all

805
00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:15,800
Speaker 3: the all the opens, and that's kind of been our

806
00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:18,600
Speaker 3: goal or our dream to do that. But I'm definitely

807
00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,759
Speaker 3: always like tennis channel was always on.

808
00:34:22,239 --> 00:34:24,279
Speaker 2: Well, I can tell you you and I spoke at

809
00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:28,040
Speaker 2: the game here in New York. My seats were literally

810
00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:30,120
Speaker 2: like I feel like I'm on the opposing team seats

811
00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:34,359
Speaker 2: seat guys, which is kind of nice. But we did

812
00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:38,560
Speaker 2: mention you are playing the Liberty during the US Open.

813
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,359
Speaker 2: I don't know if you've had something to do with

814
00:34:40,400 --> 00:34:43,759
Speaker 2: the scheduling of Seattle Storms games in New York, but

815
00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,000
Speaker 2: you certainly did that right. So hopefully we can get

816
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:49,160
Speaker 2: you out to the US Open. Maybe get you on

817
00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:51,920
Speaker 2: ESPN to give you some, you know, some tips on

818
00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:54,879
Speaker 2: what to do in the game. Would be fun. But

819
00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,000
Speaker 2: let's get to the Olympics. My friend. Now, rumor has it,

820
00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:00,560
Speaker 2: and I know it's not official, but rumor have it

821
00:35:00,680 --> 00:35:03,319
Speaker 2: you might be back on the Olympic team. If that

822
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:07,120
Speaker 2: is the case, congratulations once again. What does it mean.

823
00:35:07,360 --> 00:35:09,520
Speaker 2: I know it's not official, but I think you've been told.

824
00:35:09,960 --> 00:35:11,840
Speaker 2: Just give me your thoughts on again going to the

825
00:35:11,880 --> 00:35:13,440
Speaker 2: Olympics again in Paris for you.

826
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:17,600
Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I'm always the kind of getting from

827
00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:20,879
Speaker 3: my dad where it's like that is official until it's official, right,

828
00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,000
Speaker 3: So I try to get to geek until I hear

829
00:35:23,040 --> 00:35:24,080
Speaker 3: from a source of self.

830
00:35:24,280 --> 00:35:28,040
Speaker 2: Okay, I like to pretend. Let's just pretend hypothetically on

831
00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:28,399
Speaker 2: the team.

832
00:35:28,560 --> 00:35:31,399
Speaker 3: Yeah, hypothetically, I'm on the team.

833
00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:35,080
Speaker 4: You know, it's it's pretty amazing, you know, playing basketball.

834
00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:36,759
Speaker 4: And when I literally.

835
00:35:36,520 --> 00:35:40,080
Speaker 3: Been quit playing tennis to focus on basketball, it was like,

836
00:35:40,160 --> 00:35:42,440
Speaker 3: I have two goals to win a WA championship and

837
00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:45,759
Speaker 3: winn a goal medal team. I've been able to do that,

838
00:35:45,840 --> 00:35:48,919
Speaker 3: which is incredible and amazing. And you know, you set

839
00:35:48,920 --> 00:35:50,839
Speaker 3: these goals and you sometimes you're I'm sure a long

840
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:51,959
Speaker 3: journey will happen.

841
00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:52,640
Speaker 4: Could it happen?

842
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:55,200
Speaker 3: And then you get a call from USA, and you know,

843
00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:59,160
Speaker 3: going to Tokyo was like what seriously, like I all

844
00:35:59,239 --> 00:36:02,080
Speaker 3: this work and all this sacrifices finally paid off. And

845
00:36:02,120 --> 00:36:03,920
Speaker 3: then you kind of get the urge say, how can

846
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:04,359
Speaker 3: you do again?

847
00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:06,319
Speaker 4: What can I do to put myself in positions? It again?

848
00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:10,120
Speaker 3: And I think I put myself in a graand position

849
00:36:10,200 --> 00:36:11,600
Speaker 3: to to be on the team to go to Paris.

850
00:36:11,640 --> 00:36:14,560
Speaker 4: And I've never been to Paris, so I'm excited to

851
00:36:14,880 --> 00:36:15,279
Speaker 4: se that.

852
00:36:15,400 --> 00:36:17,960
Speaker 2: And between you and Sam, do you guys travel? I mean,

853
00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:18,640
Speaker 2: what's going on?

854
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:21,680
Speaker 4: It's unreal. I don't know. I've never been to Paris.

855
00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:23,719
Speaker 4: I've been like, you know's to lose and everything else,

856
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:24,440
Speaker 4: but never Parish.

857
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:27,719
Speaker 3: But you know, to have the vision I'm going to

858
00:36:28,719 --> 00:36:30,800
Speaker 3: be for your country, to do something you love and

859
00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,919
Speaker 3: to represent your family and friends and.

860
00:36:32,600 --> 00:36:36,480
Speaker 4: Your beliefs on a whole another global, uh stage.

861
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:39,000
Speaker 3: Is it's impressive, and it's just you know, you don't

862
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,320
Speaker 3: take this more for granted because.

863
00:36:40,080 --> 00:36:40,759
Speaker 4: You never know, you know.

864
00:36:40,920 --> 00:36:44,319
Speaker 2: And thankfully with the crowd, because yeah, obviously it was

865
00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:46,239
Speaker 2: tough for you guys, and I must have made I mean,

866
00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:48,719
Speaker 2: Sam and I've both been through the Olympics and we've

867
00:36:48,760 --> 00:36:50,759
Speaker 2: never had to experience that with that crowd. That would

868
00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:52,680
Speaker 2: have been really tough. So I'm glad all of you

869
00:36:52,719 --> 00:36:55,520
Speaker 2: guys get to go back to Paris with a full

870
00:36:55,560 --> 00:36:58,560
Speaker 2: crowd and the atmosphere is going to be completely different,

871
00:36:59,080 --> 00:36:59,399
Speaker 2: for sure.

872
00:36:59,480 --> 00:36:59,839
Speaker 4: For sure.

873
00:37:00,080 --> 00:37:02,680
Speaker 1: Now there's so much talent in the w NBA right now.

874
00:37:03,040 --> 00:37:05,080
Speaker 1: Is there one person you're looking forward to playing with

875
00:37:05,160 --> 00:37:07,640
Speaker 1: most on that Olympic team that you're you know, not

876
00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:10,200
Speaker 1: a teammate of Seattle, but someone else in the league

877
00:37:10,200 --> 00:37:11,640
Speaker 1: that you don't normally get to play with that you're like,

878
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:13,080
Speaker 1: oh my gosh, yes, Like I'm gonna be on the

879
00:37:13,080 --> 00:37:15,920
Speaker 1: court with this person for the duration of the games.

880
00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:18,200
Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, the last couple of years, I've found

881
00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:22,320
Speaker 3: really really close with Asia Wilson, and she's just phenomenal.

882
00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:24,680
Speaker 3: She's a great person. Her family's amazing, and you know,

883
00:37:24,760 --> 00:37:26,920
Speaker 3: you you look at her and she's you know, dominating

884
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:31,360
Speaker 3: right now with the ease, but that's just where she's peaking.

885
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,800
Speaker 4: And she's just do it with such such a grace

886
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:35,680
Speaker 4: and confidence level.

887
00:37:35,680 --> 00:37:37,680
Speaker 3: And so playing with her, it's it's always amazing because

888
00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:39,759
Speaker 3: for me, anytime you go to Olympics or go to

889
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:42,239
Speaker 3: you know, the national team training camps or around like

890
00:37:42,400 --> 00:37:44,320
Speaker 3: Hall of Fame players, sometimes you don't understand.

891
00:37:44,320 --> 00:37:45,920
Speaker 4: They're just like, oh, these are my friends, like these

892
00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:46,839
Speaker 4: are my classmates whatever.

893
00:37:46,880 --> 00:37:48,320
Speaker 3: But it's like, now you're around Hall of Fame players,

894
00:37:48,320 --> 00:37:50,640
Speaker 3: You're around you know, the legs of the game who

895
00:37:50,719 --> 00:37:52,600
Speaker 3: have shipped the game of basketball and changing in the

896
00:37:52,600 --> 00:37:54,920
Speaker 3: basketball and so I look around, I'm like, this is awesome.

897
00:37:55,080 --> 00:37:57,800
Speaker 3: Not just around these great people, so I'm going to

898
00:37:57,840 --> 00:37:59,799
Speaker 3: ask them questions on how they do things, and you know,

899
00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:01,000
Speaker 3: you going to be in a room with these people

900
00:38:01,080 --> 00:38:01,879
Speaker 3: get maybe who knows.

901
00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:03,120
Speaker 4: So I take full advantage of that.

902
00:38:03,160 --> 00:38:06,080
Speaker 3: But playing with Asia, it's such a blessing because she's

903
00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:07,880
Speaker 3: just another level.

904
00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:08,920
Speaker 4: You know, and I learned so much from her, Like

905
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:10,279
Speaker 4: I said, she in.

906
00:38:10,239 --> 00:38:14,800
Speaker 3: The confidence that has really ignited the nextion range of

907
00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:16,719
Speaker 3: half this coming in to try to do that as well.

908
00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:19,520
Speaker 3: So it's always cool to play with her and see

909
00:38:19,800 --> 00:38:21,839
Speaker 3: see her and just watch their watch.

910
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:22,719
Speaker 4: It would be great.

911
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,840
Speaker 1: What country are you worried about going into the Olympics?

912
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,799
Speaker 1: We see on the men's game yet Luka, Doncic's got

913
00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,279
Speaker 1: the joker. You've got a lot of European players on

914
00:38:31,360 --> 00:38:34,320
Speaker 1: the men's side and the WNBA. You guys are so dominant.

915
00:38:34,360 --> 00:38:37,120
Speaker 1: Haven't lost the game the Olympics in thirty years? What

916
00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:39,680
Speaker 1: country or countries do you guys kind of have highlighted

917
00:38:39,680 --> 00:38:41,560
Speaker 1: as like we're a little bit worried about about this

918
00:38:41,600 --> 00:38:42,719
Speaker 1: group of ladies.

919
00:38:43,120 --> 00:38:47,399
Speaker 4: Like I like you are like thy years no pressure, Yeah,

920
00:38:47,400 --> 00:38:48,439
Speaker 4: I know, just like but like.

921
00:38:48,480 --> 00:38:51,399
Speaker 1: Ten, no pressure, right, don't be the team to break

922
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:51,800
Speaker 1: the stream?

923
00:38:52,239 --> 00:38:54,640
Speaker 4: I know, jeez, that would be crazy.

924
00:38:55,960 --> 00:38:59,160
Speaker 3: No, Honestly, like every year you see the development of

925
00:38:59,560 --> 00:39:02,799
Speaker 3: countries better and better. For there's development of players, coaches, strategy,

926
00:39:03,760 --> 00:39:06,960
Speaker 3: just talent growth, things like that. And for us, a

927
00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:08,520
Speaker 3: lot of US player receives so we know a lot

928
00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:11,480
Speaker 3: of the people in other countries understand how they play

929
00:39:11,520 --> 00:39:14,399
Speaker 3: things like that. But I mean, you know, every time

930
00:39:14,640 --> 00:39:18,680
Speaker 3: we play you know, China, Bellowium, France, Australia. Right, Like

931
00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:21,279
Speaker 3: a lot of the players do play in the league too,

932
00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,480
Speaker 3: so we know kind of how the physicality is and

933
00:39:23,480 --> 00:39:25,600
Speaker 3: things like that. But you can't take any team, you

934
00:39:25,600 --> 00:39:27,920
Speaker 3: know lightly. All you need is one bad game, one

935
00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:29,399
Speaker 3: bad quarter, and.

936
00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:30,320
Speaker 4: Things change instantly.

937
00:39:30,480 --> 00:39:33,480
Speaker 3: So for us, it's maintaining what we do, focusing on

938
00:39:33,600 --> 00:39:36,320
Speaker 3: us and what our shrints are and playing USA basketball.

939
00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:38,920
Speaker 3: That's kind of our mindset every time we go into camp,

940
00:39:38,960 --> 00:39:40,680
Speaker 3: you know, we want to make sure we're playing USA basketball.

941
00:39:40,760 --> 00:39:44,040
Speaker 3: We go to world qualification tournaments as always, how can

942
00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:45,040
Speaker 3: we play USA basketball?

943
00:39:45,080 --> 00:39:47,479
Speaker 4: Focus on us and let everything kind of want to place.

944
00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:52,839
Speaker 2: Yeah, and all Seattle Storm player that you didn't get

945
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:55,239
Speaker 2: to play with because you're a lot younger than she is.

946
00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:58,560
Speaker 2: Lauren Jackson coming back for Australia that's just crazy in

947
00:39:58,600 --> 00:39:59,280
Speaker 2: and of itself.

948
00:40:00,320 --> 00:40:05,640
Speaker 3: Lauren, Uh, she she's like top five for me, easily

949
00:40:05,680 --> 00:40:08,000
Speaker 3: hand down what she's been able to do.

950
00:40:08,600 --> 00:40:10,840
Speaker 4: How she does it coming back is dominating.

951
00:40:10,920 --> 00:40:12,879
Speaker 3: You know, shooters always shoot, you know, she she's never

952
00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:14,719
Speaker 3: lost her touch, you could see that. But she has

953
00:40:14,719 --> 00:40:16,480
Speaker 3: his grit about her, and I think she's playing for

954
00:40:16,520 --> 00:40:20,879
Speaker 3: more reasons than just basketball itself. She's inspiring so many

955
00:40:20,920 --> 00:40:22,960
Speaker 3: people and so many they give a basketball Australia. She's

956
00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,400
Speaker 3: doing so much to elevate that. And I told her like,

957
00:40:25,440 --> 00:40:27,359
Speaker 3: anytime she needs help, like I am willing to come

958
00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:30,040
Speaker 3: down there and help out whenever I can, because you know,

959
00:40:30,120 --> 00:40:31,600
Speaker 3: she's done so much and it's only right.

960
00:40:31,640 --> 00:40:32,359
Speaker 4: And she comes back.

961
00:40:32,440 --> 00:40:34,760
Speaker 3: She's always so nice and gives me so much wisdom.

962
00:40:34,840 --> 00:40:37,279
Speaker 3: So h yeah, her coming back is that's that's the

963
00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:38,839
Speaker 3: storyline that people need to talk about more.

964
00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:43,520
Speaker 2: Listen, Jill January Australian Open. I'm thinking ahead here, get

965
00:40:43,560 --> 00:40:45,840
Speaker 2: you down there. She finally went to her first Australian

966
00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:51,359
Speaker 2: Open at first tennis live match. Yeah exactly, So give

967
00:40:51,400 --> 00:40:54,360
Speaker 2: me speaking of Lauren, speaking of teammates, H well, you

968
00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:56,719
Speaker 2: didn't play with Lauren, but give me your best Suite

969
00:40:56,760 --> 00:40:57,680
Speaker 2: Bird story.

970
00:40:58,960 --> 00:40:59,839
Speaker 4: Best Superbirds.

971
00:41:00,520 --> 00:41:03,920
Speaker 3: First time in Seattle growing up, first week before training camps,

972
00:41:04,000 --> 00:41:05,880
Speaker 3: she's like, you know, come over, you know, like you

973
00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:07,600
Speaker 3: know that don't wants be alone, like hang out, and

974
00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:10,160
Speaker 3: I was like, first of all Stu Birds texting me.

975
00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:13,200
Speaker 3: I'm still like shocked about that. Then she's asking me

976
00:41:13,200 --> 00:41:15,439
Speaker 3: to come over. I'm like, like, what what do I wear?

977
00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:17,960
Speaker 4: Like am I? I'm like nervous and I'm kind of panicking.

978
00:41:18,920 --> 00:41:20,600
Speaker 4: And so we get over and she's like just talking

979
00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:22,279
Speaker 4: to me. She's like, hey, like, how's how are things.

980
00:41:22,280 --> 00:41:25,680
Speaker 3: I'm like, well, I just left college, so things are great,

981
00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:27,600
Speaker 3: Like I don't know, like I'm fine, like how do

982
00:41:27,680 --> 00:41:30,799
Speaker 3: I connect with I with soup? And now she's talking

983
00:41:30,840 --> 00:41:33,000
Speaker 3: to me And before you know, there was a someone

984
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,040
Speaker 3: told me to I don't know if players gonna take

985
00:41:35,040 --> 00:41:37,040
Speaker 3: care of you. You know, they're kind of grown, they

986
00:41:37,080 --> 00:41:39,560
Speaker 3: have these their own lives and that that's kind of

987
00:41:39,560 --> 00:41:41,760
Speaker 3: like in my head. She's over there like pilling me oranges,

988
00:41:42,080 --> 00:41:44,480
Speaker 3: cutting me up a whole meal. She's like preparing all

989
00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:47,120
Speaker 3: these things. I'm like, wow, this is like first class.

990
00:41:47,160 --> 00:41:50,120
Speaker 3: Like she was like making me nails like it was crazy.

991
00:41:50,160 --> 00:41:52,200
Speaker 3: So I sit down and we're just talking. And for

992
00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:54,239
Speaker 3: me being a rookie, like having that first experience was

993
00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:57,840
Speaker 3: like no way like superds in here, you know, sharing

994
00:41:57,840 --> 00:42:01,280
Speaker 3: a meal with me, I'm barely talking, you know, nervous,

995
00:42:01,320 --> 00:42:03,719
Speaker 3: and her way to kind of just break the eyes

996
00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:04,240
Speaker 3: was amazing.

997
00:42:04,280 --> 00:42:06,600
Speaker 4: And that's kind of transformed our relationship going forward because

998
00:42:07,200 --> 00:42:08,919
Speaker 4: you knew that it was bigger than basketball for Sue.

999
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:11,400
Speaker 3: If you know anyone who knows Sue, it's you know,

1000
00:42:11,440 --> 00:42:15,000
Speaker 3: she's so nice, so genuine, No there's no fluff, and

1001
00:42:15,040 --> 00:42:17,680
Speaker 3: she just wants people to be to themselves all the time.

1002
00:42:17,719 --> 00:42:19,279
Speaker 4: And that allowed me to grow in the person I

1003
00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:19,600
Speaker 4: want to be.

1004
00:42:19,640 --> 00:42:22,160
Speaker 3: And I've always kind of shared that story with you know,

1005
00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:23,920
Speaker 3: my friends and family because people don't know Sue. They

1006
00:42:23,920 --> 00:42:26,200
Speaker 3: just see her as this icount what she is, but

1007
00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:28,719
Speaker 3: they don't know the person she really is in her heart.

1008
00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:31,440
Speaker 3: So that first week was like mind blowing for me.

1009
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,720
Speaker 3: Allowed me kind of relaxed and have someone to confine

1010
00:42:33,760 --> 00:42:35,560
Speaker 3: and as a young kid coming into the league. So

1011
00:42:35,600 --> 00:42:37,680
Speaker 3: I always remember that, I'm like, man to Bill the Oranges,

1012
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:41,840
Speaker 3: We're good. That's like you you know, it's yeah, Billain

1013
00:42:41,880 --> 00:42:43,879
Speaker 3: Oranges is hard in general, so for her to do that.

1014
00:42:43,840 --> 00:42:44,480
Speaker 4: It's amazing.

1015
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:47,080
Speaker 2: So truly one of the nicest people will ever made

1016
00:42:47,120 --> 00:42:47,799
Speaker 2: a grade.

1017
00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:51,600
Speaker 1: Packing on that. On that Diana Tarassi, I think this

1018
00:42:51,680 --> 00:42:57,080
Speaker 1: is her fifth Olympics six you have a Diana Tarossi story.

1019
00:42:57,080 --> 00:42:58,680
Speaker 1: I don't know. We could beat the Sue Bird Peel

1020
00:42:58,719 --> 00:43:00,319
Speaker 1: an orange story, but I.

1021
00:43:00,360 --> 00:43:02,640
Speaker 2: Think it's gonna be a little bit different this one.

1022
00:43:03,520 --> 00:43:05,600
Speaker 1: Would she make you like a nice pilet mignon with

1023
00:43:05,640 --> 00:43:07,800
Speaker 1: a salad and.

1024
00:43:07,400 --> 00:43:09,880
Speaker 3: No, it's probably polling the elbow and gave me some

1025
00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:11,240
Speaker 3: water and so many you know, kick.

1026
00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:12,839
Speaker 4: Rocks with DT.

1027
00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:16,319
Speaker 3: Yeah, no, you know, first time probably honestly, probably the

1028
00:43:16,320 --> 00:43:17,640
Speaker 3: most welcome to the league moment.

1029
00:43:17,680 --> 00:43:19,640
Speaker 4: You know, before the game, she's like, oh, like, grants

1030
00:43:19,719 --> 00:43:21,520
Speaker 4: me here, like it's kind of high me up. I'm like,

1031
00:43:21,520 --> 00:43:23,400
Speaker 4: oh wow, Like DT is like my idol.

1032
00:43:23,480 --> 00:43:25,960
Speaker 3: You know, I grew up watching DT, so I have

1033
00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:28,520
Speaker 3: so much respect for her lit in the game, you know,

1034
00:43:29,560 --> 00:43:30,600
Speaker 3: kind of filling it out whatever.

1035
00:43:30,640 --> 00:43:32,800
Speaker 4: And I just remember going to the lane and she

1036
00:43:33,040 --> 00:43:36,040
Speaker 4: just like clocks me, just like straight up, like oh,

1037
00:43:36,120 --> 00:43:38,600
Speaker 4: I'm like on the ground. I'm like, you know, like unbelievable.

1038
00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:40,480
Speaker 3: Mean, it's probably the hard day's block I've probably ever

1039
00:43:40,960 --> 00:43:44,839
Speaker 3: received my life. And she's like, hey, you look good.

1040
00:43:45,120 --> 00:43:48,840
Speaker 4: I want off for it. I'm just like thanks, dis.

1041
00:43:48,880 --> 00:43:51,840
Speaker 3: I'm like literally like my shoulders hurting, like on my store.

1042
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:53,960
Speaker 3: She's like, look good runs back on defense is a

1043
00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:56,040
Speaker 3: three time out. I'm like, all right, this this is

1044
00:43:56,400 --> 00:43:58,839
Speaker 3: this is awesome. This is perfect what I want to hear,

1045
00:43:58,880 --> 00:44:00,719
Speaker 3: you know, for my idol, just you taken, you know,

1046
00:44:01,719 --> 00:44:02,680
Speaker 3: no mercy.

1047
00:44:03,280 --> 00:44:05,279
Speaker 4: But me and DT have a great relationship and she's

1048
00:44:05,320 --> 00:44:06,840
Speaker 4: awesome and she's all competitive, you know.

1049
00:44:06,880 --> 00:44:08,640
Speaker 3: I think that's why she plays with so much joy,

1050
00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:10,560
Speaker 3: and that's why she's able to play for so long,

1051
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:12,520
Speaker 3: because it's just a joy of the game. And we

1052
00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:15,400
Speaker 3: see that, you know, even with you know, the Novak right,

1053
00:44:15,719 --> 00:44:17,920
Speaker 3: he loves the game of tennis, like he understands that

1054
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:21,839
Speaker 3: there's a purity to how they play. So yeah, DC

1055
00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:24,440
Speaker 3: is next level and she has intensity, but it's all

1056
00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:25,680
Speaker 3: above Oh my god.

1057
00:44:25,719 --> 00:44:28,520
Speaker 2: I think that's a great story talk about apples and oranges,

1058
00:44:28,560 --> 00:44:31,759
Speaker 2: which basically, by the way, DT and Super are best friend.

1059
00:44:31,840 --> 00:44:35,160
Speaker 2: So there you go on that front. But that's awesome. Also,

1060
00:44:35,320 --> 00:44:37,719
Speaker 2: it's important for people that haven't followed the w NBA

1061
00:44:37,880 --> 00:44:40,200
Speaker 2: that the storyline out there about Caitlyn Clark being you know,

1062
00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:43,279
Speaker 2: treated this way. This happens to all rookies. You just

1063
00:44:43,320 --> 00:44:45,400
Speaker 2: didn't see it back in the day because the cameras

1064
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:47,680
Speaker 2: went on every single game the way they are now.

1065
00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:50,200
Speaker 2: I don't want to get into that with you, though, Joel,

1066
00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:51,480
Speaker 2: because we don't have enough.

1067
00:44:51,280 --> 00:44:52,840
Speaker 4: Time to talk about that sort of stuff.

1068
00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:56,160
Speaker 2: But is there a moment at the Olympics where you've

1069
00:44:56,160 --> 00:44:58,640
Speaker 2: been starstruck where you're like, oh my god, there's so

1070
00:44:58,760 --> 00:45:04,440
Speaker 2: and so.

1071
00:45:01,719 --> 00:45:03,959
Speaker 1: There's gonna be a non basketball player too.

1072
00:45:04,440 --> 00:45:04,640
Speaker 4: Yeah.

1073
00:45:04,680 --> 00:45:09,080
Speaker 3: Yeah, no, no, no basketball players respectually, but uh yeah.

1074
00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:11,960
Speaker 4: We were in the Olympics. Uh, you know, we had

1075
00:45:12,160 --> 00:45:14,439
Speaker 4: really the only time that we were really with everyone.

1076
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Speaker 3: Was opening ceremonies, So walking around and seeing them and

1077
00:45:17,440 --> 00:45:20,080
Speaker 3: we're all a kind of star shrug and you know.

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00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:22,280
Speaker 2: Yeah, because i'mlike us, you guys are special.

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00:45:22,400 --> 00:45:25,480
Speaker 4: You're in your I didn't see I didn't see all that.

1080
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:27,839
Speaker 2: I'll say it.

1081
00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:33,000
Speaker 4: Yeah, No, honestly, I was.

1082
00:45:32,920 --> 00:45:37,160
Speaker 3: Really stoked to see uh Nija the skateboarder. I grew

1083
00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:40,040
Speaker 3: up skateboarding as well, and and so seeing I watched

1084
00:45:40,239 --> 00:45:42,799
Speaker 3: so many, so many uh you know, YouTube clips without

1085
00:45:42,800 --> 00:45:46,560
Speaker 3: all my friends. Uh, and so I was walking in

1086
00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:49,640
Speaker 3: and uh, you know, I was like, wait, that's not

1087
00:45:49,719 --> 00:45:52,000
Speaker 3: that's not like and so I that's the one picture

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00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:55,719
Speaker 3: where I definitely got because not people don't know that

1089
00:45:55,760 --> 00:45:57,640
Speaker 3: he's a skateboard growing up, and that kind of has

1090
00:45:58,239 --> 00:46:01,480
Speaker 3: a way just like relaxed me and understanding that so

1091
00:46:01,880 --> 00:46:03,960
Speaker 3: seeing him and knowing what he's done for the for

1092
00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:07,279
Speaker 3: the sport of skateboarding has elevated so much, and so

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00:46:07,400 --> 00:46:08,800
Speaker 3: seeing that was pretty awesome.

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00:46:09,360 --> 00:46:11,799
Speaker 2: I mean, you are just a jack of old Trians friend,

1095
00:46:12,360 --> 00:46:14,960
Speaker 2: you knew. Yeah, you should have your own documentary based

1096
00:46:14,960 --> 00:46:16,920
Speaker 2: on how talent you are in every spot. I'm just

1097
00:46:16,960 --> 00:46:17,799
Speaker 2: saying gold Mama.

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00:46:18,280 --> 00:46:19,400
Speaker 4: Hey, you know we're working on it.

1099
00:46:19,480 --> 00:46:21,440
Speaker 3: Maybe you guys could help me up with that, because

1100
00:46:21,680 --> 00:46:23,080
Speaker 3: I think I have some pretty cool stories.

1101
00:46:23,480 --> 00:46:25,920
Speaker 1: Now, this is one of those rare occurrences at the Olympics.

1102
00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:27,960
Speaker 1: We saw in twenty twelve they were in London and

1103
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:31,080
Speaker 1: so the tennis was at Wimbledon. This year it's in Paris.

1104
00:46:31,120 --> 00:46:34,440
Speaker 1: We got the tennis and Roland girls, are you planning

1105
00:46:34,440 --> 00:46:36,080
Speaker 1: to go out and watch some tennis while you're at

1106
00:46:36,080 --> 00:46:37,360
Speaker 1: the Olympics if you get the time?

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00:46:37,840 --> 00:46:40,560
Speaker 3: Oh that was like number one. I was like, let's

1108
00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:43,200
Speaker 3: say regardless, you know, you know, if I'm on the team,

1109
00:46:43,239 --> 00:46:45,520
Speaker 3: my first request is can I get tennis tickets?

1110
00:46:45,560 --> 00:46:45,920
Speaker 4: Please?

1111
00:46:46,840 --> 00:46:48,799
Speaker 3: You know, I want I want to go, and uh,

1112
00:46:48,880 --> 00:46:50,680
Speaker 3: you know, if my family comes, you know, my dad's

1113
00:46:50,680 --> 00:46:53,080
Speaker 3: gonna be the first one trying to get there without

1114
00:46:53,120 --> 00:46:55,400
Speaker 3: a doubt. So that's the plan is to watch as

1115
00:46:55,480 --> 00:46:58,120
Speaker 3: much tennis as I can, because that's why why not?

1116
00:46:58,680 --> 00:46:58,879
Speaker 4: Right?

1117
00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:00,359
Speaker 3: Yeah?

1118
00:47:00,440 --> 00:47:04,719
Speaker 2: I mean we're all hoping that mister Ruffil Nadal gets

1119
00:47:04,760 --> 00:47:07,040
Speaker 2: another appearance at Roland Garrison. Of course what we saw

1120
00:47:07,080 --> 00:47:09,799
Speaker 2: with Carlos yesterday winning that, but the baton has been

1121
00:47:09,840 --> 00:47:12,480
Speaker 2: passed over it in Spanish tennis, so they're their favorites

1122
00:47:12,520 --> 00:47:14,920
Speaker 2: for the goal. But just real quick, is there a

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00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:17,240
Speaker 2: player that you would love to see live in Paris

1124
00:47:17,440 --> 00:47:19,120
Speaker 2: before we have to say goodbye to you?

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00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:23,760
Speaker 3: Jul Yeah, I mean we talked for hopefully the American

1126
00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:26,520
Speaker 3: tennis right Coco. I haven't seen her play, but I

1127
00:47:26,560 --> 00:47:29,920
Speaker 3: would love to watch, you know, if it's out there

1128
00:47:29,960 --> 00:47:32,400
Speaker 3: of Carlos and adult play doubles, I would love to

1129
00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:32,759
Speaker 3: watch that.

1130
00:47:34,040 --> 00:47:36,440
Speaker 2: All right, Well, Jill, we so appreciate you. We know

1131
00:47:36,560 --> 00:47:38,799
Speaker 2: that you were up late last night playing a game.

1132
00:47:38,800 --> 00:47:41,200
Speaker 2: We wish you all the best through the w NBA season.

1133
00:47:41,719 --> 00:47:43,640
Speaker 2: It'd be great to see you in the finals, maybe

1134
00:47:43,719 --> 00:47:46,480
Speaker 2: up against the Liberty. We can like go back and forth.

1135
00:47:46,560 --> 00:47:47,879
Speaker 4: You can throw stuff at me.

1136
00:47:48,600 --> 00:47:52,200
Speaker 2: But you're just an amazing talent. It's such a great teammate.

1137
00:47:52,760 --> 00:47:54,560
Speaker 2: We know how much everyone loves you. Out there, so

1138
00:47:54,760 --> 00:47:57,200
Speaker 2: good luck throughout the season and enjoy keep watching the

1139
00:47:57,200 --> 00:47:59,480
Speaker 2: tennis of course, Wimbledon coming up, and then back at

1140
00:47:59,520 --> 00:48:01,960
Speaker 2: the Olympia. We have a feeling you might be on

1141
00:48:02,000 --> 00:48:05,120
Speaker 2: the team. So congratulations by another selection of the Olympic team.

1142
00:48:05,160 --> 00:48:09,200
Speaker 2: Thanks buddy, Thank you guys, Thanks joll okay, so thanks

1143
00:48:09,239 --> 00:48:10,920
Speaker 2: so much to jull Lloyd. We wish her and the

1144
00:48:11,080 --> 00:48:14,239
Speaker 2: entire USA basketball team the best at the Olympics in Paris,

1145
00:48:14,280 --> 00:48:15,840
Speaker 2: which of course we will be there for and we

1146
00:48:15,840 --> 00:48:19,200
Speaker 2: can't wait for it. And a reminder, of course, the

1147
00:48:19,320 --> 00:48:24,680
Speaker 2: US Olympic and Paralympic team trial kick off on June fifteenth.

1148
00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:26,799
Speaker 2: Can't wait to see that as the best athletes in

1149
00:48:26,840 --> 00:48:29,480
Speaker 2: the country, of course, seek to make the toughest team

1150
00:48:29,640 --> 00:48:32,360
Speaker 2: in the world. Ahead of the Paris Games, catch the

1151
00:48:32,400 --> 00:48:36,440
Speaker 2: action on NBC and Peacock. Then the Paris Olympic Games

1152
00:48:36,440 --> 00:48:39,319
Speaker 2: of course begin July twenty six. We can't wait for.

1153
00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:41,960
Speaker 1: It, can't wait. And on our next show, we have

1154
00:48:42,000 --> 00:48:45,879
Speaker 1: the question for everyone. We're going to build your tennis Frankenstein,

1155
00:48:45,960 --> 00:48:48,240
Speaker 1: we want to know you're going to build the ultimate player,

1156
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:52,960
Speaker 1: men's game, women's game. What's the best forehand, backhand serve

1157
00:48:53,160 --> 00:48:57,160
Speaker 1: Volley's mind game athleticism. Tweet your answers to us at

1158
00:48:57,239 --> 00:48:59,319
Speaker 1: MBC Sports, and we want to know how you can

1159
00:48:59,320 --> 00:49:00,720
Speaker 1: build the ten player.

1160
00:49:01,040 --> 00:49:03,160
Speaker 2: Yeah, and don't forget the drop shot. These days, I think.

1161
00:49:03,000 --> 00:49:06,040
Speaker 1: That's a shot through my player on one.

1162
00:49:06,360 --> 00:49:08,520
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think so. I think he's it seems like

1163
00:49:08,560 --> 00:49:11,120
Speaker 2: he's invented that shot again. But anyway, all right, guys, Well,

1164
00:49:11,120 --> 00:49:13,759
Speaker 2: thanks so much, not only to Jule Lloyd once again

1165
00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:15,320
Speaker 2: for joining us today. We can't wait to see you

1166
00:49:15,360 --> 00:49:17,279
Speaker 2: play the rest of the w NBA season of course

1167
00:49:17,320 --> 00:49:20,120
Speaker 2: through to the Olympics, and thank you everyone for joining

1168
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:22,400
Speaker 2: us for the French connection. Brought to you by NBC

1169
00:49:22,560 --> 00:49:26,239
Speaker 2: Sports and Racket. Next episode is out at the end

1170
00:49:26,280 --> 00:49:32,040
Speaker 2: of June. We'll do a deep dive into Wimbledon. We'll

1171
00:49:32,080 --> 00:49:34,480
Speaker 2: see you then, see you, guys,