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Speaker 2: So I think that that is the cool thing about

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Speaker 1: Especially a division rival like that.

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Speaker 2: You know what to expect, there's no secrets, and I

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Speaker 1: Must win moment. But as a competitor, how do you

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Speaker 3: And when you're in that moment, how do you handle

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Speaker 2: I don't think anything changes. I think you prepare the

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Speaker 2: So as long as you do that, the moment is

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Speaker 2: That's not gonna change, and I think that that shouldn't

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Speaker 2: We've been in this situation before, like we said, so

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Speaker 3: Well, getting Christian Kirk back this week means for this team,

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Speaker 2: Obviously the type of player Christian is, but also the leader,

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Speaker 3: You've you've dealt with four different injuries so far in

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Speaker 2: I mean, I think it's the I mean, it really

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Speaker 1: So I think that's the biggest thing.

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Speaker 3: Do you not let the competitor and you allow you

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I think it depends on depends on

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Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, I do everything I can to play,

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Speaker 2: as I don't feel like it will affect my play

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Speaker 2: too much. I guess that's the'd be the best way

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Speaker 2: to answer that. And I felt like last week it

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Speaker 2: the other things I've dealt with. So yeah, everyone has

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Speaker 2: that's there's no denying that for myself or for anyone else.

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Speaker 2: But yeah, you just gotta there's a lot of questions

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Speaker 2: you gotta answer that throughout the week. You gotta feel

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Speaker 2: to answer. Thanks, Yeah, thank you all appreciate it.