WEBVTT - Gritty, Not Pretty: LOVB in Paris

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<v Speaker 1>Hi, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky, and this is Serving Pancakes with

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<v Speaker 1>League One Volleyball. Over the next few episodes, we will

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<v Speaker 1>follow Team USA's quest for gold at the Paris Olympics.

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<v Speaker 1>As Team USA preps to play Brazil, We're serving you

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<v Speaker 1>a special two part episode for you today. First, we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be joined by twenty sixteen bronze medallist and League One

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<v Speaker 1>Volleyball's head of pro Integration, Courtney Thompson, and then we'll

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<v Speaker 1>head over to the beach to talk with the Beach

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<v Speaker 1>Volleyball twins, Audrey and Nicole Norse, who have over two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand followers on social media and have won four

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<v Speaker 1>straight NCAA championships for USC. Courtney Thompson, welcome back to

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<v Speaker 1>Serving Pancakes.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, great to see you, and I'm just looking

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<v Speaker 2>to be on again.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm very excited to have you on because you are

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<v Speaker 1>on the ground in Paris, so this is exciting because

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<v Speaker 1>we have true insight on what's going on out there.

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<v Speaker 1>So I was curious what has it been like so far.

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<v Speaker 2>It honestly, if you're a fan of sports and you

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<v Speaker 2>like to travel, this is like best case scenario. It's

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<v Speaker 2>been pretty incredible, you know, like Paris has done incredible job,

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<v Speaker 2>just the infrastructure and how easy they make everything, and

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<v Speaker 2>then of course the food and the drinks are amazing.

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<v Speaker 2>And part of the fun is just I think being

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<v Speaker 2>in all the hype, you know, and seeing people dressed

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<v Speaker 2>up from different countries at a cafe sitting next to

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<v Speaker 2>you and getting to hear about their week and what

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<v Speaker 2>they're watching, and so it's been pretty special.

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<v Speaker 1>We are recording this on Thursday after the men's heartbreaking

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<v Speaker 1>loss in five sets to Poland, and you were there,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm curious what was the roller coaster of motions

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<v Speaker 1>like and were any of the women's team there to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, we were the women's team, I think watched

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<v Speaker 2>from the village and I was actually watching from our partner,

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<v Speaker 2>the Adida's house, which is amazing. So I didn't get tickets,

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<v Speaker 2>but god, I'm so gutted for them. You know, those

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<v Speaker 2>guys have been together for a long time and at

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<v Speaker 2>this level, as you know, any I mean, the margins

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<v Speaker 2>are so thin, you know, and to lose fifteen thirteen

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<v Speaker 2>in a semi final happened to me once, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we were in that position in Rio, and you're just

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<v Speaker 2>so close and it's the matter of a few serves

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<v Speaker 2>and a few swings. So you know, in step four

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<v Speaker 2>they they looked so good and they were hot, and

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<v Speaker 2>they were on a roll, and you kind of when

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<v Speaker 2>you catch the momentum, it's like, oh, we got to

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<v Speaker 2>capitalize here. And so I was ready for Poland to

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<v Speaker 2>make a push in the fifth set, and they just

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<v Speaker 2>out executed us a little bit. Incredible group of guys,

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<v Speaker 2>of wonderful staff. So we love them and excited to

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<v Speaker 2>see them fight for bronze.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I was gonna say, at least they're still playing

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<v Speaker 1>for a metal, so we can see them against Italy

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<v Speaker 1>or France, depending on who wins that game. But being

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<v Speaker 1>inside the arena for the women's Games, what is it

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<v Speaker 1>like in that gym, Because as a viewer from home,

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<v Speaker 1>it's seems loud, but I'm sure it's even louder being

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<v Speaker 1>actually there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's wild. I feel like I'm getting a crash

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<v Speaker 2>course and like fan experience. They've got like two hype

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<v Speaker 2>people there the whole time, so almost every play they're

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<v Speaker 2>on the mic, coornating a cheer or playing some fun

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<v Speaker 2>song and doing something funny on the board. So it

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<v Speaker 2>is it's an awesome venue, like it's beautiful to look at,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's a pretty intimate feel. I feel like in

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<v Speaker 2>the last few Olympics and certainly Tokyo, there's no one there,

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<v Speaker 2>but in Rio and London the fans are pretty far

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<v Speaker 2>from the floor, so you kind of get this big

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<v Speaker 2>arena feel, which can be cool, but it's different when

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<v Speaker 2>people are right there in it with you, and I

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<v Speaker 2>think the energy of that is pretty tangible. So it

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<v Speaker 2>is incredibly fun as a fan. From what I've heard

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<v Speaker 2>from the athletes, they are having a blast too, and

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<v Speaker 2>really enjoying beating off the energy, especially because a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of them are in Tokyo for the first time and

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<v Speaker 2>they missed out, so it's cool to see that.

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<v Speaker 1>Are the hype men hyping up the crowd in general

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<v Speaker 1>or do they sometimes like focus on one team over

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<v Speaker 1>the other?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh? Yeah, they do both mostly, Yeah, mostly in general.

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<v Speaker 2>And then they'll be like, if you're here for USA,

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<v Speaker 2>let's go crazy, you know, and if you're for polling,

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<v Speaker 2>which is also pretty fun. We were at a three

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<v Speaker 2>on three basketball game the other day, the US versus France,

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<v Speaker 2>and there was like ten Americans. What it felt like

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<v Speaker 2>and they'd go, if you're here for USA, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and we like, whoa trying to be loud and they're like,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm France and it was like, you know, just erupt

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<v Speaker 2>and then they felt that was funny. So it's yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's but it all feels like pretty playful. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>you can kind of tell the honor of getting to

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<v Speaker 2>fight for your country and so that's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, Billy jin King was at the game? Was she

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<v Speaker 1>at the polling game or was she at the France

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<v Speaker 1>issues at the polling game? Have you seen any other

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<v Speaker 1>celebrities at the Women's Games?

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't yet, but I think as we had in

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<v Speaker 2>the semis, it's gonna ge it real. Hopefully we'll see some. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>usually there's a few basketball players that come out and

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<v Speaker 2>watch and support, and uh yeah it should be fun

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<v Speaker 2>but really cool that Billy Jinking was there. What an

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<v Speaker 2>icon and someone we all have a lot of gratitude for.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh my god, she's amazing and I love that she

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<v Speaker 1>was there and that the girls got to meet her

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<v Speaker 1>and speak with her, because yes, icon is the perfect

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<v Speaker 1>word to describe Billy Jinking.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, let's talk about the women's game over Poland. Because

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<v Speaker 1>they were victorious on Tuesday. They won in three straight

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<v Speaker 1>sets twenty five, twenty two, twenty five, fourteen, twenty five, twenty.

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<v Speaker 1>How has this US team matched up against Poland in

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<v Speaker 1>the past.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was the first time we beat them this squad,

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<v Speaker 2>which is wow. Yeah, it's a long streak and so

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<v Speaker 2>they're obviously a great team. And it was so fun

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<v Speaker 2>because I feel like it was the first time that

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<v Speaker 2>things were really clicking across the board for US, and

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<v Speaker 2>we all knew, like, hey, we have so much good

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<v Speaker 2>volleyball in US US as if I'm still on the team,

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<v Speaker 2>within our team, you are, but to see him, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, they served really aggressively, which I don't know,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like we dial that up quite a bit.

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<v Speaker 2>Our offense looked as crisp as it has I think

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<v Speaker 2>in the last few years really and defensively, not only

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<v Speaker 2>were we digging a lot of balls, but we got

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<v Speaker 2>to convert them. So for the balls that we dug,

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<v Speaker 2>we're taking really tough swings, which is the name of

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<v Speaker 2>the game at this point in the tournament. So it

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<v Speaker 2>was really cool to see and you could just tell

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<v Speaker 2>like the girls were having fun. You probably stop from

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<v Speaker 2>where you were too.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, and for you know, speaking of digging, can

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<v Speaker 1>we just talk about Justine Walorantos for a second, because

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<v Speaker 1>that girl is everywhere on the court.

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<v Speaker 2>It's almost like you take it for granted because she

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<v Speaker 2>makes it look so easy. He is phenomenal. And I

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<v Speaker 2>was sitting like two rows in front of her family,

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<v Speaker 2>and it like took everything in me not to just

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<v Speaker 2>turn around every time and be like, oh my god.

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<v Speaker 2>But she's the best and such a great team. Everyone

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<v Speaker 2>loves her. She exudes so much joy and she's such

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<v Speaker 2>a badass, so it's really fun to watch her.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah. Now, in the second set, the US absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>dominated twenty five to fourteen. It felt like everything was

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<v Speaker 1>just working for them, right.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, to me, they I thought that was the

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<v Speaker 2>best match I've seen Jordan set since she's been back offensively,

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<v Speaker 2>and I know that they've been working on their rhythm,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course Plumber and Skinner have been playing a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit more, and you could just see like they

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<v Speaker 2>were taking more confident approaches based on the timing of

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<v Speaker 2>the setter and getting better swings. And the game is

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<v Speaker 2>one and lost at the pins, you know, and of

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<v Speaker 2>course we have to be great in the middle and

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<v Speaker 2>get something in the offense going there, but really you

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<v Speaker 2>just take so many more swings on the pins that

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<v Speaker 2>that's really meat and potatoes. So to see that happen

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<v Speaker 2>it was great. And then you start feeling kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the momentum and the vibes. You play a little more free,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's exactly where we need to be going into

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<v Speaker 2>the seven. So we were very fired up.

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<v Speaker 1>I'll say, now Avery's gonna Actually there's this one play

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<v Speaker 1>where Avery she pushed the ball out of bounds late

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<v Speaker 1>in the set, and you know, the announcers were laughing

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<v Speaker 1>about it. They were joking that Justine went up to

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<v Speaker 1>her and we're like, you know, it's okay, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>just don't do that again. But how often do you

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<v Speaker 1>end up in these like high stakes matches like the

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<v Speaker 1>Olympics quarterfinals and find yourself able to joke about a

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<v Speaker 1>miskey like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a cool question. It's such a balance. I

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<v Speaker 2>think Haley wrote something on this on social media about

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<v Speaker 2>like it's so beautiful to kind of to be intense

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<v Speaker 2>and to be in it and to be focused and

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<v Speaker 2>also have moments of levity, and because it is, like

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<v Speaker 2>it's so intense, and everything in the Olympics, both the

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<v Speaker 2>anxiety and the excitement or dialed to one hundred, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>and so to be in that moment and just go, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that was weird, and so you know, like what could

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<v Speaker 2>you do and kind of laugh at yourself. And there's

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<v Speaker 2>always those games or practice where it's just an off

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<v Speaker 2>the wall player it. You know, you make this incredible

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<v Speaker 2>dive and it hits you right in the head and

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<v Speaker 2>you're like, well, all right, I'm an idiot. So it's fun.

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<v Speaker 2>It's fun to be able to know the spots of

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<v Speaker 2>when you can kind of laugh at it and move on.

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<v Speaker 1>M knowing that third step set. The US started down

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<v Speaker 1>seven to one, What did this team do to dig

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<v Speaker 1>themselves out of that hole to come back and win?

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<v Speaker 2>Man, there's so many things you can point to, but

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<v Speaker 2>I probably would start with, uh, it's easy to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of let off the gas or to just say, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, we're down. We kicked their butt in

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<v Speaker 2>the first two, like let's go get the fourth, and

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<v Speaker 2>you kind of like, oh, they're they're playing, well, we're not.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll kind of ride this out. And they just stayed

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<v Speaker 2>in the fight. And so much a volleyball if you're

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<v Speaker 2>down seven, it's like, can I just get the next one?

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<v Speaker 2>Can we just get the next one? And they kept

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<v Speaker 2>the service pressure on. I think that's probably the best

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<v Speaker 2>match they served this tournament, which is great, and it's

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<v Speaker 2>all about service pressure. And then when you get the

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<v Speaker 2>ball back either free, you make a good dig and

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<v Speaker 2>you take really tough, aggressive swings and they were just relentless,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. And then we started calling back and polland

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<v Speaker 2>came back a little bit and we stayed in the fight,

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<v Speaker 2>and god, it was fun.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it was. And another person I want to talk

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<v Speaker 1>about is the governor herself, Jordan Larson Governor. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven years old, playing in her fourth Olympics, but

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<v Speaker 1>she's playing like she's still twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks great and it's so cool and I have

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<v Speaker 2>so much respect for I mean, she's the best player

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<v Speaker 2>in the world, you know, and she has been for

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<v Speaker 2>so long and at this point in her career to

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<v Speaker 2>be open to hey, I can start and I can

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<v Speaker 2>be amazing, and I can do all these things. And

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<v Speaker 2>if this is where I'm needed today, I'm here for it.

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<v Speaker 2>And you can tell the players that have been in

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<v Speaker 2>so many tough moments because they just show up and

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<v Speaker 2>they're like, I'm just doing me, you know, and whether

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<v Speaker 2>or not they get an ace or they miss it

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<v Speaker 2>or like, it's not even about that. It's like we

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<v Speaker 2>just went for it. And you can tell when people

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<v Speaker 2>are competing like themselves and when the moment feels really big,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what I mean. And so yeah, she's just

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<v Speaker 2>like writing a playbook on this. She's like, Okay, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what this is when I get good and yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>so much respect for her. She's come in in some

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<v Speaker 2>tough moments and balled out. HM for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Now Lauren Carlini is back after having that back injury

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<v Speaker 1>after the first match, and Jordan obviously is coming back

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<v Speaker 1>and playing these intense matches after that gnarly knee injury

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<v Speaker 1>in December of twenty twenty two. So obviously the center

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<v Speaker 1>is very important to the game, right they orchestrate the

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<v Speaker 1>entire play. I'm not going to disagree with you there,

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<v Speaker 1>But what are they doing to stay healthy to handle

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<v Speaker 1>this intense situation, especially going into the semis.

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<v Speaker 2>A great question, I think. You know, obviously, physically there's

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<v Speaker 2>so much recovery that we always do massage. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a lot of messuses here in the Olympic village,

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<v Speaker 2>norma tech, all the tip stuff they do, ice baths

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<v Speaker 2>when they're at home, certainly like eating and hydrating, well, sleeping,

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<v Speaker 2>all those things. But I think what's unique about this

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<v Speaker 2>tournament is like it's so emotional for many reasons. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's also the thing people don't often talk about is

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<v Speaker 2>most people's entire family is here and family friends, and

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<v Speaker 2>you're getting messages from your kindergarten teacher and it's like beautiful,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's like there's a cost to it energetically, and

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<v Speaker 2>so I think I think the veterans know how to

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<v Speaker 2>recharge their own battery even in a tough environment. And

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<v Speaker 2>the Olympic Village is very cool, but it's not like

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<v Speaker 2>you can go have coffee by yourself before you see

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<v Speaker 2>two hundred people. You know, you're eating meals with everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>and again that that wears on you amidst everything else

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<v Speaker 2>that's going on. So I think what they've done well

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<v Speaker 2>is to find places to kind of recharge their own battery,

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<v Speaker 2>getting time outside of the village with their families and

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<v Speaker 2>friends or just alone so that they can come back

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<v Speaker 2>the next day and like you know, push it because

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<v Speaker 2>it's a lot's required in this tournament. I think too,

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<v Speaker 2>what has blown me away with Jordan, Lauren and Micah

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<v Speaker 2>is it in such a challenging, unique, rare situation. Was

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<v Speaker 2>the first time we have an alternate. Our alternate was used,

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<v Speaker 2>and then Lauren came back and is now healthy. Jordan

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<v Speaker 2>was kind of the question mark, and then that ended

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<v Speaker 2>up happening. They've all stuck together and really committed to

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<v Speaker 2>like being great teammates, honoring their own experience, but also, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>what does the team need? And it's really remarkable at

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<v Speaker 2>this level to stay team oriented and supportive when it's

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<v Speaker 2>not what you would want to have happen. And credit

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<v Speaker 2>to them, and I think it sets the tone for

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<v Speaker 2>the entire team. So for every club athlete listening or

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<v Speaker 2>watching these guys, just know it's not easy to be

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<v Speaker 2>a great teammate when you're not getting what you want.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's a really beautiful thing and it's so much

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<v Speaker 2>bigger than all of us, and they're they're doing it

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<v Speaker 2>the best I've ever seen it.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, So what you said before about not having that

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<v Speaker 1>alone time to kind of recharge, I never really thought

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<v Speaker 1>about that because in my mind I'm thinking when you

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<v Speaker 1>go back to the Olympic village or you know where

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<v Speaker 1>the athletes are, you have like your room, you can relax,

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<v Speaker 1>you can chill. But I guess you and Carly even

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<v Speaker 1>said in the previous episode that you were on that

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<v Speaker 1>you're in a suite basically with other teammates. It's not

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<v Speaker 1>like you're by yourself. So how do you find that time,

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<v Speaker 1>Like where do you go to get that recharge? Is

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<v Speaker 1>it always out of the village trying to find some

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<v Speaker 1>random cafe and wherever you are, or do you find

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<v Speaker 1>like a little corner in the Olympic village where you

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<v Speaker 1>can maybe read for a little or something.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it's a little different for everybody. I

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<v Speaker 2>think it's about you know, what works for each person.

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<v Speaker 2>The village usually has a few spots that are like

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<v Speaker 2>a lounge area, or you just sit in the sun

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<v Speaker 2>like the weather's been amazing here, or kind of like

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<v Speaker 2>a walking path. I think for some people getting lost

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<v Speaker 2>in a Sydney in Europe feels like home because they've

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<v Speaker 2>done that in their entire career, so that can be recharging.

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<v Speaker 2>I think sometimes plugging it, plugging in with family and

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<v Speaker 2>just having a meal feels nice. I will lovingly say

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<v Speaker 2>my family's amazing, and at times it's hard to not

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<v Speaker 2>feel kind of they're like so excited for the game,

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<v Speaker 2>what about like you know what I mean? So it

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<v Speaker 2>can also feel a little bit hard. So I'm guessing

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<v Speaker 2>they're all doing it a little bit differently, but I

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<v Speaker 2>they're all trying to be intentional about it. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>And then one last question about the poll. In game,

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<v Speaker 1>I heard when the announcers say that Team USA is

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<v Speaker 1>mantra is gritty versus pretty. So I got asked, did

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<v Speaker 1>you think this match was gritty or was it pretty.

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<v Speaker 2>Or b I think both. I think it's the most

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<v Speaker 2>pretty we've seen, and at times it was pretty gritty,

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<v Speaker 2>but it is true like I thought the France match

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<v Speaker 2>was gritty in a way because they weren't in rhythm

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<v Speaker 2>that often. Like it wasn't a feel good match where

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, oh, things are working, we're all in sync.

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<v Speaker 2>It was kind of like, oh this is you know,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe you come into gym some days and you have

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<v Speaker 2>seventy percent of your best and it's like you can't

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<v Speaker 2>quite and instead of judging it, it's like, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>we're gonna do the best with what where we are

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<v Speaker 2>today and keep striving to get a little bit better

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<v Speaker 2>and kind of get out of it. But uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say yesterday was pretty and we're hoping that

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<v Speaker 2>the maybe we'll bring both of them with us in

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<v Speaker 2>the Semis for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>So in the Semis, they're playing Brazil, who they beat

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<v Speaker 1>in Tokyo for the Gold Metal. What can we expect

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<v Speaker 1>from this match, dud.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm so excited. You've had such a history with Brazil.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they beat us in London, we beat them

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<v Speaker 2>in Tokyo, they beat us in Beijing. I believe in

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<v Speaker 2>the funds as well, and we can expect a dog fight.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Brazil is a really talented team. They you know,

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<v Speaker 2>great players in each position. Obviously, they play the game

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<v Speaker 2>to me like it's a dance, So they're like very

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<v Speaker 2>they're just cut a cool rhythm and feel to how

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<v Speaker 2>they play the game. They play pretty fast. Gabby I

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<v Speaker 2>think is probably the best outside in the world right

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<v Speaker 2>now in many ways, and she's really fun to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>And they're super emotional. So when they get going, they

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<v Speaker 2>get going, and they're kind of like this steamroller. And

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<v Speaker 2>so for the US I think it's important when they're

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<v Speaker 2>on to kind of weather the storm and again stay

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<v Speaker 2>in the fight like they have with Poland and Set three,

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<v Speaker 2>and then when they're when they're feeling it, like all right,

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<v Speaker 2>let's go, let's put the pressure on them. I expect

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<v Speaker 2>it'll be, yeah, really tight in every set. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>definitely need to serve tough to put a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>pressure on them so we can kind of gang up

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<v Speaker 2>on their outsides a little bit. But I can't wait

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<v Speaker 2>for the match.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, I'm so excited. I'm hoping that Chiaka can just

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<v Speaker 1>come out blocking like crazy. I love how the announcers

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<v Speaker 1>are calling her your Chiaka oh block, because that's.

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<v Speaker 3>What she is.

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<v Speaker 1>She's just dominating up there at the net. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>good one, right. I thought it was clever. So I'm

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<v Speaker 1>gonna give my hat tip to them. Yes that's what

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<v Speaker 1>we need. You can start it off, you can get

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<v Speaker 1>them going in Paris. But yes, this will be very

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<v Speaker 1>exciting to watch the semifinal match in a way. In

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<v Speaker 1>my mind, it's kind of like a gold medal match

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<v Speaker 1>in a way because of how you know, this intense

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<v Speaker 1>rivalry from all the previous games that they've played each other.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is gonna be super exciting, but anything else

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<v Speaker 1>you want to.

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<v Speaker 2>Add, Yeah, I just I think it's a good matchup

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<v Speaker 2>for us playing Brazil, like our styles. You know, in

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<v Speaker 2>this kind of game, the quarterfinals is a hard one

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<v Speaker 2>to win, you know. It's it's so deflating if you're

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<v Speaker 2>out of that one, and then if you win, it's like,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, we get two more games. You're fighting for

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<v Speaker 2>metal no matter what. There's something really special and then

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<v Speaker 2>this match it's just getting more and more charged. I

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<v Speaker 2>keep saying that, but it's it feels like electric, And

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<v Speaker 2>when you're in the gym, when you're walking, when you're

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<v Speaker 2>on the train going, it's just like everyone's pretty heightened,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's so special, and I think I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to say, I think for all of us watching as fans,

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<v Speaker 2>it's I always thought it as an athlete, it's so rare

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<v Speaker 2>to have these days where you get to compete in

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<v Speaker 2>a match like this, Like you train the entire year

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<v Speaker 2>and your entire career to get a handful of these,

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<v Speaker 2>And what a beautiful human experience that we all get

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<v Speaker 2>to be a part of it, and to ride the

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<v Speaker 2>highs and lows and celebrate these humans that are just

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<v Speaker 2>truly like going for it on the world stage, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know if there's anything better, And so I

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<v Speaker 2>feel really honored to be a fan and get to

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<v Speaker 2>feel a little bit a part of it. And of course,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being alumni of the team, and so many

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<v Speaker 2>of these guys are coming to play at home next year,

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<v Speaker 2>so there's something even more special. I think about competing

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<v Speaker 2>right now for everything that's ahead for the USA team.

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<v Speaker 2>So just feeling excited.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh so excited. But real quick, is there a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit of you that kind of wishes you were still

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<v Speaker 1>out there?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what I've I It is like so fun

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that you went for it in your career and

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<v Speaker 2>that it's so like had I not have that experience,

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<v Speaker 2>I would say yes. But we're I'm sitting now, I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, this is pretty great. Fan is like awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>You know. We have like five teammates ex teammates are

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<v Speaker 2>that are here right now and we're having a blast

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<v Speaker 2>just celebrating these guys and it's their turn and they're

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<v Speaker 2>getting after it and we get to have some wine

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<v Speaker 2>and then cheer them on in the match. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not complaining.

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<v Speaker 1>You get to enjoy the Parisian wine.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, yes, it's pretty great.

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<v Speaker 1>So amazing. Well, Courtney, thank you so much for coming

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<v Speaker 1>on and for sharing this insight and when we're excited

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<v Speaker 1>to watch what happens.

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<v Speaker 2>Next, go USA.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you guys, Thanks Courtney, Audrey Nicole, thank you so

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<v Speaker 1>much for any meet on serving pancakes.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for having us, for having us. We're super

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<v Speaker 3>excited to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, super excited to have you know, I have to

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<v Speaker 1>start with the Olympics because obviously it's going on. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a big deal. Have you ladies been watching them, and Audrey,

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<v Speaker 1>let's start with you.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, yes, I've been watching it a little bit and

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<v Speaker 3>it's been super exciting. It's really great to see former

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<v Speaker 3>teammates in the Olympics right now. I've been keeping up

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<v Speaker 3>with Tina gardena former USC alum, Sarah and Kelly, and

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<v Speaker 3>so it's just it's amazing to see you know, USC

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<v Speaker 3>represent at in Paris twenty twenty four. Yeah, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>it's good. Aud and I are both early risers, so

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of the beach matches started as early as

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<v Speaker 3>six am, same with indoors, so it's it's it's fun

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<v Speaker 3>to be up early and just to to wake up

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<v Speaker 3>to watching sports.

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<v Speaker 1>We love it with the USC alums. Are you guys

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<v Speaker 1>like La twenty twenty eight, I see you.

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<v Speaker 3>That's my whole thing with it is no matter what,

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<v Speaker 3>we will have close friends that are playing in it.

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<v Speaker 3>I think that's always been, you know, and it's it's

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<v Speaker 3>across many sports, you know, we have we have One

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<v Speaker 3>of our former roommates was an Olympic gold medalist for

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<v Speaker 3>the water poolo team in twenty twenty one. One of

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<v Speaker 3>our her best friends that we're friends with is currently

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<v Speaker 3>on the Australian national team, playing and representing Australia and

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<v Speaker 3>the Olympics for water polo. We train next to Corey Bethune,

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<v Speaker 3>one of our good soccer soccer friends went to USC.

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<v Speaker 3>She's she's representing the US right now in Paris on

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<v Speaker 3>the soccer team. There's Ry Benjamin from from track and field.

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<v Speaker 3>There's Michael Norman from track and field. So if the

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<v Speaker 3>USC family is really prominent and strong in the Olympics,

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<v Speaker 3>and it's just so fun to have those connections into

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<v Speaker 3>to see those athletes, dreams really just come to fruition.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so cool. Any sort of connection that I find,

0:23:03.440 --> 0:23:05.320
<v Speaker 1>whether it's you know, people I grew up with who

0:23:05.400 --> 0:23:07.919
<v Speaker 1>went to my high school or you know, there's a

0:23:07.960 --> 0:23:11.360
<v Speaker 1>bunch of athletes from my area where I currently live

0:23:11.560 --> 0:23:13.679
<v Speaker 1>who went to you know, the high schools nearby who

0:23:13.720 --> 0:23:15.879
<v Speaker 1>are representing in the Olympics. And I'm like, I love this.

0:23:16.040 --> 0:23:18.000
<v Speaker 1>I don't have a personal connection to them, but just

0:23:18.080 --> 0:23:21.600
<v Speaker 1>that camaraderie you feel knowing I mean you guys, actually

0:23:21.640 --> 0:23:24.760
<v Speaker 1>knowing the athletes is way cooler. And to be part

0:23:24.800 --> 0:23:27.040
<v Speaker 1>of the Olympics in that kind of way is such

0:23:27.040 --> 0:23:30.560
<v Speaker 1>a great feeling. Now, going back to beach for a second,

0:23:31.359 --> 0:23:34.119
<v Speaker 1>how cool is the court being right in front of

0:23:34.160 --> 0:23:34.920
<v Speaker 1>the Eiffel Tower.

0:23:35.320 --> 0:23:40.080
<v Speaker 3>So, I mean it's got to be the best stadium

0:23:40.680 --> 0:23:44.040
<v Speaker 3>that's ever been done in the Olympics or in any tournament.

0:23:44.119 --> 0:23:46.520
<v Speaker 3>I mean the fact that it's sitting right underneath the

0:23:46.560 --> 0:23:48.880
<v Speaker 3>Effel Tower, and then at night you get a beautiful

0:23:48.920 --> 0:23:52.399
<v Speaker 3>sunset overlooking the court. I mean, I wish, I wish

0:23:52.440 --> 0:23:55.680
<v Speaker 3>we could be there right now. Yeah, person, yeah, so

0:23:55.840 --> 0:23:59.360
<v Speaker 3>cheering cheering on the teams. I think it's great for

0:23:59.520 --> 0:24:01.520
<v Speaker 3>the sport, and you can see it on TV. That

0:24:01.560 --> 0:24:07.640
<v Speaker 3>stadium is packed every single match and you have athletes

0:24:07.680 --> 0:24:09.640
<v Speaker 3>that are from different sports that are coming to watch.

0:24:09.720 --> 0:24:12.800
<v Speaker 3>I know Snoop Dogg was there at one moment. Well,

0:24:12.880 --> 0:24:17.399
<v Speaker 3>bron was watching watching Karen and Christen that was awesome, so.

0:24:17.480 --> 0:24:18.520
<v Speaker 1>Embarrassing his daughter.

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<v Speaker 3>I think just it's bringing a lot of awareness to

0:24:24.119 --> 0:24:26.800
<v Speaker 3>the sport just being in a phenomenal venue and it

0:24:26.840 --> 0:24:29.560
<v Speaker 3>goes to show what a great venue can do for

0:24:29.600 --> 0:24:32.640
<v Speaker 3>the sport. And seats are being filled. I think it's

0:24:32.640 --> 0:24:36.000
<v Speaker 3>a sport that's that's worthy of more investment because of that,

0:24:36.040 --> 0:24:38.520
<v Speaker 3>because people enjoy watching it. It's really really exciting.

0:24:39.240 --> 0:24:41.320
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, it definitely seems like the marquee event to be

0:24:41.480 --> 0:24:44.800
<v Speaker 1>at just because of how cool the location is. Plus

0:24:44.800 --> 0:24:48.520
<v Speaker 1>the competition is absurd and amazing to watch. So I

0:24:48.560 --> 0:24:50.800
<v Speaker 1>feel like all these people are all of a sudden

0:24:50.880 --> 0:24:54.200
<v Speaker 1>like whoa beach is really cool? And look how awesome

0:24:54.240 --> 0:24:56.280
<v Speaker 1>these athletes are, Like how do they do that with

0:24:56.359 --> 0:24:57.960
<v Speaker 1>just two people on the court keeping them ball up

0:24:57.960 --> 0:25:01.240
<v Speaker 1>for that long? Now for the women, sadly both christ

0:25:01.280 --> 0:25:03.840
<v Speaker 1>and Us and Taring Cloth and Sarah Hughes and Kelly

0:25:03.920 --> 0:25:07.080
<v Speaker 1>Chang were eliminated this week, But how impressed were you

0:25:07.160 --> 0:25:09.520
<v Speaker 1>with them in this run in the Olympics.

0:25:09.720 --> 0:25:12.159
<v Speaker 3>We're both very impressed. It's hard to perform at the

0:25:12.160 --> 0:25:14.399
<v Speaker 3>Olympic level. I mean, we don't know what that's like,

0:25:14.520 --> 0:25:18.200
<v Speaker 3>but it's probably the highest stake environment that you can

0:25:18.400 --> 0:25:21.240
<v Speaker 3>perform in for our sport. It is literally the pinnacle.

0:25:22.240 --> 0:25:25.520
<v Speaker 3>I think both teams showed a lot of grace. They

0:25:25.720 --> 0:25:31.639
<v Speaker 3>they were very fiery, competitive, and it's unfortunate. I think

0:25:32.600 --> 0:25:36.280
<v Speaker 3>it's tough because you know, Canada was such a such

0:25:36.280 --> 0:25:39.680
<v Speaker 3>a solid team and they're playing so well right now

0:25:39.720 --> 0:25:44.640
<v Speaker 3>that it's just kind of that that that balancing between

0:25:44.920 --> 0:25:48.280
<v Speaker 3>being able to hang in there but then also being

0:25:48.280 --> 0:25:52.920
<v Speaker 3>able to be on a roll. I think with beach volleyball,

0:25:53.000 --> 0:25:55.720
<v Speaker 3>you really want to be steady as as can be

0:25:55.800 --> 0:25:58.120
<v Speaker 3>as consistent as possible, and it's really a game of bears.

0:25:58.400 --> 0:26:00.560
<v Speaker 3>If you're making less errors than the other team and

0:26:00.600 --> 0:26:04.960
<v Speaker 3>you're staying mentally composed the whole time, and you're being

0:26:04.960 --> 0:26:07.560
<v Speaker 3>in the moment, taking advantage of every opportunity that comes

0:26:07.600 --> 0:26:11.080
<v Speaker 3>to you, just fully, that's the team that's gonna win.

0:26:11.240 --> 0:26:16.320
<v Speaker 3>I think that's where all four of our USC players

0:26:16.359 --> 0:26:20.040
<v Speaker 3>maybe struggled in and out of keeping that consistent the

0:26:20.400 --> 0:26:23.800
<v Speaker 3>entirety of their matches. But you're seeing it teams like

0:26:23.840 --> 0:26:27.359
<v Speaker 3>Brazil and from Canada, and you know, Tina showed signs

0:26:27.359 --> 0:26:31.480
<v Speaker 3>of that throughout her with Latvia, throughout her progression. I

0:26:31.480 --> 0:26:33.280
<v Speaker 3>didn't see their match this morning, but I saw that

0:26:33.320 --> 0:26:36.760
<v Speaker 3>Brazil kind of handle them a bit easily, relatively just

0:26:36.760 --> 0:26:39.720
<v Speaker 3>based on the score. I don't know the match, but

0:26:39.960 --> 0:26:42.600
<v Speaker 3>those teams that are on a roll, clearly they're just

0:26:42.720 --> 0:26:45.399
<v Speaker 3>out to dominate and kill. And it's kind of the

0:26:45.400 --> 0:26:46.239
<v Speaker 3>mindset you have to have.

0:26:46.960 --> 0:26:50.400
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, and Kristin Nuss is only five foot six. As

0:26:50.400 --> 0:26:52.320
<v Speaker 1>someone who's only five to three in a quarter, I

0:26:52.359 --> 0:26:55.480
<v Speaker 1>am always in awe at the short women who play

0:26:55.560 --> 0:26:57.760
<v Speaker 1>volleyball because I love seeing that. To me, I'm like,

0:26:57.840 --> 0:27:01.840
<v Speaker 1>represent but how hard is it to be five to

0:27:01.960 --> 0:27:03.399
<v Speaker 1>six and play beach?

0:27:03.600 --> 0:27:08.000
<v Speaker 3>Oh my gosh, it is so hard, especially when you're

0:27:08.040 --> 0:27:12.560
<v Speaker 3>going up against really big tall blockers six three plus.

0:27:13.160 --> 0:27:18.159
<v Speaker 3>I mean, you have to have vision, jump timing, like

0:27:18.960 --> 0:27:21.600
<v Speaker 3>everything has to line up perfectly. When you're at that height,

0:27:21.640 --> 0:27:23.679
<v Speaker 3>you really have no room for air because you need

0:27:23.720 --> 0:27:25.520
<v Speaker 3>to be hitting it at your max. You need to

0:27:25.560 --> 0:27:28.560
<v Speaker 3>be reached at your max every single time, whether it's

0:27:28.600 --> 0:27:30.399
<v Speaker 3>a good set, whether it's a bad set. And so

0:27:31.080 --> 0:27:34.880
<v Speaker 3>she has really amazing footwork. She if you watch her

0:27:35.000 --> 0:27:37.880
<v Speaker 3>in her approach. She'll take like four looks where she's

0:27:38.000 --> 0:27:39.640
<v Speaker 3>in the middle of moving and then her head will

0:27:39.680 --> 0:27:42.320
<v Speaker 3>kind of bop. She'll survey what's in front of her

0:27:42.320 --> 0:27:45.760
<v Speaker 3>and then just finds the open court. Every single time.

0:27:45.880 --> 0:27:48.359
<v Speaker 3>She's so much fun to watch. Yeah, I think what

0:27:48.480 --> 0:27:52.200
<v Speaker 3>she lacks in her height, she completely makes up for

0:27:52.400 --> 0:27:53.920
<v Speaker 3>with every other part of her game. I mean, she's

0:27:53.920 --> 0:27:56.240
<v Speaker 3>one of the best defenders in the world. They did

0:27:56.240 --> 0:27:59.200
<v Speaker 3>this really interesting study at LSU where they tracked every

0:27:59.240 --> 0:28:04.400
<v Speaker 3>athletes speed with their first step. She led every athlete.

0:28:04.440 --> 0:28:06.679
<v Speaker 3>So at the time Jamar Chase was he's a wide receiver.

0:28:06.760 --> 0:28:11.720
<v Speaker 3>I think for the bangals angles faster than him were

0:28:11.800 --> 0:28:15.119
<v Speaker 3>her first wow, which I mean, and it shows on

0:28:15.160 --> 0:28:17.920
<v Speaker 3>the beach court. So she's really speedy, she's really springy.

0:28:17.960 --> 0:28:23.360
<v Speaker 3>She is that her court awareness is phenomenal. And honestly,

0:28:23.480 --> 0:28:27.080
<v Speaker 3>when if you can make up, you know, make up

0:28:27.160 --> 0:28:30.879
<v Speaker 3>with your game in those ways the height, you can

0:28:30.960 --> 0:28:33.840
<v Speaker 3>kind of overcome that that quote unquote bird like what

0:28:33.880 --> 0:28:36.359
<v Speaker 3>we see as a burden. Yeah. Yeah. And then at

0:28:36.359 --> 0:28:38.160
<v Speaker 3>the end of the day too, it's a certain pass game.

0:28:38.480 --> 0:28:41.120
<v Speaker 3>So if you can serve and get a couple of

0:28:41.160 --> 0:28:43.480
<v Speaker 3>aces on your serve and if you can side out

0:28:43.600 --> 0:28:47.160
<v Speaker 3>at eighty percent or above, you're looking at, you know,

0:28:47.800 --> 0:28:50.880
<v Speaker 3>likely a twenty one nineteen eighteen win. Like, if you

0:28:50.920 --> 0:28:53.720
<v Speaker 3>can do that, get a couple of blocks, you've you've

0:28:53.720 --> 0:28:55.120
<v Speaker 3>hopefully won the won the game.

0:29:07.000 --> 0:29:10.840
<v Speaker 1>Now you two have very good ball control when you play.

0:29:10.880 --> 0:29:13.720
<v Speaker 1>Do you, guys, because you've played together a bunch and

0:29:14.280 --> 0:29:17.560
<v Speaker 1>your sisters, do you find that you guys just know

0:29:17.640 --> 0:29:20.800
<v Speaker 1>how to react to different out like different hits to

0:29:20.840 --> 0:29:23.520
<v Speaker 1>the game, or do you guys actually focus more on

0:29:23.720 --> 0:29:26.440
<v Speaker 1>helping each other out saying Okay, I'm blocking line, so

0:29:26.560 --> 0:29:28.280
<v Speaker 1>make sure that you go cross, or how does it

0:29:28.320 --> 0:29:29.760
<v Speaker 1>work for you too when you guys are on the

0:29:29.760 --> 0:29:30.480
<v Speaker 1>court defending.

0:29:30.840 --> 0:29:33.320
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think it's like, honestly, it's a balance of

0:29:33.480 --> 0:29:37.240
<v Speaker 3>everything that you just said. The trust thing is huge,

0:29:37.520 --> 0:29:40.000
<v Speaker 3>and like it's funny like we'll go through plays where

0:29:40.000 --> 0:29:43.320
<v Speaker 3>we're playing and if we're running a four and Nick

0:29:43.400 --> 0:29:46.000
<v Speaker 3>decides to ditch the call and take ball or do

0:29:46.120 --> 0:29:48.800
<v Speaker 3>something else, and I'm going to a certain spot in

0:29:48.840 --> 0:29:51.280
<v Speaker 3>the court and then it leaves something open. It's like, Okay,

0:29:51.640 --> 0:29:53.760
<v Speaker 3>I'm trusting her to do this, and then she doesn't.

0:29:54.600 --> 0:29:57.480
<v Speaker 3>That's I don't think that doesn't usually happen like throwing

0:29:57.520 --> 0:30:00.960
<v Speaker 3>out of the bus, I think, but it being is that,

0:30:01.000 --> 0:30:03.040
<v Speaker 3>like you have to have that trust where your blogger's

0:30:03.080 --> 0:30:05.240
<v Speaker 3>going to do their job. Every time you run a call,

0:30:05.320 --> 0:30:07.800
<v Speaker 3>they're going to do that call. And then as a defender,

0:30:07.920 --> 0:30:10.800
<v Speaker 3>you're going to work and put go basically right behind

0:30:10.840 --> 0:30:13.920
<v Speaker 3>them where you're supposed to. So it definitely takes trust.

0:30:14.360 --> 0:30:18.600
<v Speaker 3>Also just experience, like muscle memory, getting reps on reps

0:30:18.640 --> 0:30:22.120
<v Speaker 3>on reps, putting in plus ten thousand hours, getting competition

0:30:22.200 --> 0:30:25.360
<v Speaker 3>in and you kind of start to develop like this

0:30:25.920 --> 0:30:29.440
<v Speaker 3>fifth sense of what you're supposed to be doing in

0:30:29.080 --> 0:30:31.200
<v Speaker 3>all aspects of the game. Yeah, and I think we

0:30:31.280 --> 0:30:35.000
<v Speaker 3>kind of we share that fifth sense, so the just

0:30:35.040 --> 0:30:38.760
<v Speaker 3>to add on really quickly, like we we give each

0:30:38.760 --> 0:30:42.760
<v Speaker 3>other autonomy to make decisions and kind of improvise during

0:30:42.800 --> 0:30:45.680
<v Speaker 3>the play because it's the same decision. My decision is

0:30:45.680 --> 0:30:47.840
<v Speaker 3>what she would make if that makes sense, like yes,

0:30:48.080 --> 0:30:50.200
<v Speaker 3>so she already knows what I'm going to do before

0:30:50.200 --> 0:30:52.440
<v Speaker 3>I do it because we think the same way. We've

0:30:52.480 --> 0:30:56.760
<v Speaker 3>been partners since we were nine or ten, so we

0:30:56.880 --> 0:30:59.960
<v Speaker 3>have that autonomy to be dynamic and do different things

0:31:00.760 --> 0:31:03.360
<v Speaker 3>as well as the expectation of what the other person's

0:31:03.400 --> 0:31:07.360
<v Speaker 3>going to do. If that makes sense. Yeah, yeah, just

0:31:07.440 --> 0:31:07.720
<v Speaker 3>add on.

0:31:09.080 --> 0:31:12.520
<v Speaker 1>Now, you guys are sisters. I know that being sisters

0:31:12.520 --> 0:31:15.480
<v Speaker 1>because I have a sister, everything is great. But it's

0:31:15.520 --> 0:31:19.080
<v Speaker 1>not always rainbows and sunshine right there. There can be

0:31:19.240 --> 0:31:22.120
<v Speaker 1>tense moments between the two. So how did you two

0:31:22.400 --> 0:31:25.640
<v Speaker 1>overcome that? And how did you guys, how are you

0:31:25.720 --> 0:31:29.360
<v Speaker 1>able to play together for so long without there being

0:31:29.360 --> 0:31:30.440
<v Speaker 1>a potential breakup?

0:31:30.640 --> 0:31:33.240
<v Speaker 3>That is a really good question, and we'll just say

0:31:33.240 --> 0:31:36.360
<v Speaker 3>that there have been a lot of tears, and that's

0:31:36.480 --> 0:31:39.640
<v Speaker 3>from when we were twelve when we're now twenty three,

0:31:39.800 --> 0:31:46.760
<v Speaker 3>So you know, it's it's a continuous learning process, and

0:31:47.120 --> 0:31:51.680
<v Speaker 3>you know, we ultimately attribute the fact that we've stayed

0:31:51.680 --> 0:31:54.320
<v Speaker 3>together for this long tour sports psych We've had a

0:31:54.320 --> 0:31:58.040
<v Speaker 3>sports syke since we were sixteen years old and started

0:31:58.080 --> 0:32:01.960
<v Speaker 3>out as you know, calling someone to figure out how

0:32:02.000 --> 0:32:04.680
<v Speaker 3>to play with a sibling, figure out how we can

0:32:04.680 --> 0:32:05.920
<v Speaker 3>be on the court. And I want to rip each

0:32:05.920 --> 0:32:09.040
<v Speaker 3>other's heads off if we're both perfectionists, and so we

0:32:09.320 --> 0:32:12.040
<v Speaker 3>you know, will butt heads. And you know, from that

0:32:12.120 --> 0:32:14.280
<v Speaker 3>point on, as we started to mature over the years,

0:32:14.320 --> 0:32:17.000
<v Speaker 3>it kind of became shifted from a sports psych to

0:32:17.080 --> 0:32:20.040
<v Speaker 3>like a life therapist because there's so many other things

0:32:20.040 --> 0:32:22.680
<v Speaker 3>that you go through outside just being an athlete, whether

0:32:23.160 --> 0:32:25.440
<v Speaker 3>it's you know, who am I without my sport? Who

0:32:25.480 --> 0:32:27.479
<v Speaker 3>am I without my twin? Who am I?

0:32:28.240 --> 0:32:28.440
<v Speaker 2>You know?

0:32:28.520 --> 0:32:31.320
<v Speaker 3>If I'm injured? So there's there's all these things that

0:32:31.320 --> 0:32:33.640
<v Speaker 3>that we ended up going through and just being able

0:32:33.640 --> 0:32:36.040
<v Speaker 3>to lean on our sports psyche and learning how to

0:32:36.120 --> 0:32:39.440
<v Speaker 3>lean on each other and like really understand what the

0:32:39.480 --> 0:32:42.480
<v Speaker 3>other needs. It's like it's like we're like a real

0:32:43.040 --> 0:32:46.160
<v Speaker 3>like part of partnership, like relationship, like you're with someone.

0:32:46.280 --> 0:32:49.600
<v Speaker 3>It's like a couple. Honestly, it's couples. You have to

0:32:49.640 --> 0:32:52.640
<v Speaker 3>be able to I think we've really learned how to

0:32:52.680 --> 0:32:56.440
<v Speaker 3>communicate with each other and on the court, I've learned, Okay,

0:32:56.480 --> 0:32:59.440
<v Speaker 3>this is what I need first, and then second you've

0:32:59.520 --> 0:33:02.240
<v Speaker 3>learned I need, and vice versa, And so it's becoming

0:33:02.280 --> 0:33:06.240
<v Speaker 3>more self aware than ourselves and then also becoming self

0:33:06.280 --> 0:33:08.880
<v Speaker 3>aware with the other person, if that makes sense.

0:33:10.800 --> 0:33:14.160
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So how have your personalities differed when you approach

0:33:14.280 --> 0:33:15.120
<v Speaker 1>playing volleyball.

0:33:15.520 --> 0:33:17.880
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's a great question. I think there's just been

0:33:18.000 --> 0:33:22.760
<v Speaker 3>quite the evolution because you know, as twins, we're always

0:33:22.800 --> 0:33:25.720
<v Speaker 3>kind of put in the same stentence. So we've each

0:33:25.720 --> 0:33:28.480
<v Speaker 3>had our own journey with figuring out the player that

0:33:28.520 --> 0:33:30.920
<v Speaker 3>we individually want to be on our own and how

0:33:30.960 --> 0:33:33.600
<v Speaker 3>we can together help each other to be the best

0:33:33.600 --> 0:33:39.840
<v Speaker 3>team possible. I think we're I would probably characterize characterize

0:33:39.840 --> 0:33:43.880
<v Speaker 3>myself as a bit more of like cutthroat e of

0:33:43.920 --> 0:33:46.120
<v Speaker 3>the twin. I mean, we're both pretty high up there

0:33:46.840 --> 0:33:49.680
<v Speaker 3>with how our teammates can can attest to this with

0:33:49.800 --> 0:33:52.960
<v Speaker 3>how we approach things, we're varied by the books, vary

0:33:53.040 --> 0:33:55.120
<v Speaker 3>by the books. We our corners are sharp. We don't

0:33:55.160 --> 0:33:58.360
<v Speaker 3>cut any corners. It's just a non negotiable, and we

0:33:58.440 --> 0:34:00.520
<v Speaker 3>kind of lead with like a momba mental that's the

0:34:00.600 --> 0:34:04.720
<v Speaker 3>athletes that we are, and through our own journeys we've

0:34:04.760 --> 0:34:09.360
<v Speaker 3>had to develop a bit of tenasty resilience, grit just

0:34:09.400 --> 0:34:12.120
<v Speaker 3>being split blockers, being twins, kind of having a target

0:34:12.160 --> 0:34:15.120
<v Speaker 3>on our back a bit, just because we've been in

0:34:15.160 --> 0:34:17.480
<v Speaker 3>the space for so long and we've been competing at

0:34:17.520 --> 0:34:20.560
<v Speaker 3>this level for a long time, so you know it.

0:34:20.680 --> 0:34:26.399
<v Speaker 3>They've evolved in very different ways, but I think interestingly,

0:34:26.480 --> 0:34:29.440
<v Speaker 3>at the same time, they've kind of evolved together to

0:34:29.520 --> 0:34:32.720
<v Speaker 3>create the best team possible and just the best version

0:34:32.920 --> 0:34:37.160
<v Speaker 3>of ourselves for each other, for our team and obviously

0:34:37.200 --> 0:34:40.120
<v Speaker 3>for USC too. I love that.

0:34:40.440 --> 0:34:43.280
<v Speaker 1>What about off the corn, how have you found your

0:34:43.520 --> 0:34:47.440
<v Speaker 1>individual identities outside of being a pair and what do

0:34:47.520 --> 0:34:49.600
<v Speaker 1>you guys like to do differently?

0:34:50.040 --> 0:34:54.360
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's a good question. There's like, honestly, there's not

0:34:54.520 --> 0:34:58.440
<v Speaker 3>much that we like to do differently, just because you know,

0:34:58.480 --> 0:35:01.120
<v Speaker 3>we kind of grew up in the same things, like

0:35:01.160 --> 0:35:04.320
<v Speaker 3>we love to surf, love to cook, we're super into nutrition,

0:35:06.080 --> 0:35:10.400
<v Speaker 3>and then you know, outside of that, like being at USC,

0:35:10.640 --> 0:35:13.760
<v Speaker 3>we really did put our studies first and so we

0:35:13.960 --> 0:35:15.480
<v Speaker 3>kind of always want to make sure that we are

0:35:15.560 --> 0:35:19.520
<v Speaker 3>utilizing every resource there and we eat, Like we even

0:35:19.520 --> 0:35:25.879
<v Speaker 3>had the same majors masters at USC. So, wow, we're

0:35:25.960 --> 0:35:28.960
<v Speaker 3>very similar in our interests. I think personality wise, we're

0:35:28.960 --> 0:35:31.279
<v Speaker 3>a little bit different and I And the great thing

0:35:31.400 --> 0:35:34.080
<v Speaker 3>is that you know, she has a lot of strengths

0:35:34.320 --> 0:35:36.960
<v Speaker 3>that I don't have, and she helps me, and then

0:35:37.160 --> 0:35:39.279
<v Speaker 3>there's things about myself that maybe she doesn't have and

0:35:39.320 --> 0:35:40.000
<v Speaker 3>I can help her.

0:35:40.480 --> 0:35:40.719
<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

0:35:40.760 --> 0:35:43.960
<v Speaker 3>I think when you think about like the character development

0:35:44.040 --> 0:35:47.160
<v Speaker 3>piece outside of your sport, which I think in college

0:35:47.200 --> 0:35:49.000
<v Speaker 3>is really it's kind of the first time you're on

0:35:49.000 --> 0:35:50.640
<v Speaker 3>your own you really figure out the person that you

0:35:50.680 --> 0:35:54.960
<v Speaker 3>want to be. We've been so integral in each other's

0:35:55.000 --> 0:35:59.360
<v Speaker 3>lives in that facet of you know, kind of pointing

0:35:59.360 --> 0:36:02.200
<v Speaker 3>out like hey, like if there's a certain situation, like

0:36:02.200 --> 0:36:03.879
<v Speaker 3>maybe you could have handled this better, Like how can

0:36:03.920 --> 0:36:06.160
<v Speaker 3>we treat people the way that they want to be treated?

0:36:06.160 --> 0:36:08.920
<v Speaker 3>How can we take these teammates that we see as

0:36:09.000 --> 0:36:11.480
<v Speaker 3>lights and that have such a good impact on us

0:36:11.520 --> 0:36:14.279
<v Speaker 3>and say, wow, how can like look at how why

0:36:14.320 --> 0:36:15.960
<v Speaker 3>are they that way? And how can we have an

0:36:15.960 --> 0:36:19.160
<v Speaker 3>impact on other people in a similar light? And it

0:36:19.160 --> 0:36:22.480
<v Speaker 3>goes beyond sports. So I think like that character development

0:36:22.520 --> 0:36:26.120
<v Speaker 3>piece is always having someone with you, not necessarily that

0:36:26.120 --> 0:36:28.160
<v Speaker 3>it's nitpicking things at all, but it's just kind of

0:36:28.200 --> 0:36:31.120
<v Speaker 3>growing with you for those growing with you through those

0:36:31.160 --> 0:36:34.719
<v Speaker 3>experiences and saying like, hey, like how can we be

0:36:34.719 --> 0:36:37.239
<v Speaker 3>better people through this? And how can we be better

0:36:37.239 --> 0:36:39.839
<v Speaker 3>people to each other and better people to those around us?

0:36:39.840 --> 0:36:42.440
<v Speaker 3>And you end up having just such a more fruitful experience.

0:36:43.840 --> 0:36:47.239
<v Speaker 1>Have you found that this tight relationship, the fact that

0:36:47.280 --> 0:36:51.120
<v Speaker 1>you guys have such similar such you know, the same similarities,

0:36:51.440 --> 0:36:53.120
<v Speaker 1>the same likes, the same things that you like to

0:36:53.160 --> 0:36:55.440
<v Speaker 1>do cooking and things like that. Have you found that

0:36:55.440 --> 0:36:58.720
<v Speaker 1>that has really helped you with your social media because

0:36:58.760 --> 0:37:02.080
<v Speaker 1>your social media presidence has grown exponentially, right.

0:37:02.040 --> 0:37:05.880
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, I think that definitely has. Because when we

0:37:05.920 --> 0:37:08.640
<v Speaker 3>started out, we I think we created that page and

0:37:08.640 --> 0:37:10.879
<v Speaker 3>we were around sixteen years old and there really wasn't

0:37:10.920 --> 0:37:14.800
<v Speaker 3>any beach volleyball social media pages out there at the time.

0:37:15.640 --> 0:37:18.279
<v Speaker 3>So we've been growing it for a while and kind

0:37:18.280 --> 0:37:20.920
<v Speaker 3>of when we got to USC we thought okay, and

0:37:21.000 --> 0:37:24.240
<v Speaker 3>with Nil when that came a thing, I think spring

0:37:24.280 --> 0:37:27.320
<v Speaker 3>of twenty twenty one, we really thought, okay, this, I

0:37:27.320 --> 0:37:30.840
<v Speaker 3>think we should really transition this from a volleyball brand

0:37:30.840 --> 0:37:34.920
<v Speaker 3>to a lifestyle brand. And so once you know, COVID

0:37:35.000 --> 0:37:37.600
<v Speaker 3>happened and volleyball was kind of taken away, we sort

0:37:37.600 --> 0:37:40.680
<v Speaker 3>of really got into nutrition, really got into cooking, really

0:37:40.680 --> 0:37:43.279
<v Speaker 3>got into working out, which we were always into working out,

0:37:43.320 --> 0:37:46.359
<v Speaker 3>but when you don't have volleyball, it's like all you do.

0:37:46.480 --> 0:37:50.000
<v Speaker 3>We were like hyper focused on it, and then we

0:37:50.120 --> 0:37:54.200
<v Speaker 3>started to kind of explore those aspects of our brand

0:37:54.280 --> 0:37:59.600
<v Speaker 3>and really like wanted to create distinct content pillars that

0:37:59.640 --> 0:38:04.520
<v Speaker 3>we could be posting just to differentiate our content and

0:38:05.440 --> 0:38:08.600
<v Speaker 3>kind of bring out like this more full fledged brand. Yeah.

0:38:08.600 --> 0:38:09.840
<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think it just goes back to the

0:38:09.880 --> 0:38:14.080
<v Speaker 3>idea that all athletes are more than athletes, and there

0:38:14.239 --> 0:38:16.839
<v Speaker 3>is a reason that they are wired a certain way,

0:38:16.880 --> 0:38:19.040
<v Speaker 3>and if they see success in their sport, there's a

0:38:19.160 --> 0:38:23.080
<v Speaker 3>very definitive reason for it, whether it's the experiences they've

0:38:23.080 --> 0:38:26.560
<v Speaker 3>had or their daily habits that is just so ingrained

0:38:26.560 --> 0:38:29.040
<v Speaker 3>it becomes a lifestyle and having a work ethic where

0:38:29.040 --> 0:38:31.440
<v Speaker 3>it's really like a lifestyle. The way you do one

0:38:31.480 --> 0:38:33.439
<v Speaker 3>thing is the way you do everything. So we thought,

0:38:33.480 --> 0:38:36.160
<v Speaker 3>how can we portray it up to the world so

0:38:36.200 --> 0:38:38.920
<v Speaker 3>that other athletes can get an inside look into how

0:38:38.960 --> 0:38:41.319
<v Speaker 3>we do things, so that maybe we can learn from

0:38:41.360 --> 0:38:45.480
<v Speaker 3>other athletes. We've always appreciated to athletes and just individuals

0:38:45.480 --> 0:38:48.239
<v Speaker 3>with some sort of following that give a very authentic

0:38:48.560 --> 0:38:51.200
<v Speaker 3>inside look and to see how are they the way

0:38:51.200 --> 0:38:52.759
<v Speaker 3>that they are, Why are they wired this way? What

0:38:52.880 --> 0:38:55.160
<v Speaker 3>got them there? And so that was kind of the

0:38:55.520 --> 0:38:58.919
<v Speaker 3>precipice of this and the impetus of like, Okay, that's

0:38:58.960 --> 0:39:01.160
<v Speaker 3>what we want to portray. How how can we do that?

0:39:02.600 --> 0:39:05.880
<v Speaker 1>I love that actually, because I feel, especially with indoor volleyball,

0:39:06.280 --> 0:39:10.640
<v Speaker 1>you know, the unlike football, who where you have you know,

0:39:10.680 --> 0:39:13.600
<v Speaker 1>your quarterbacks or your you know, wide receivers or even

0:39:13.719 --> 0:39:17.560
<v Speaker 1>soccer goalies, whatever it might be. Baseball players, your pitchers,

0:39:17.640 --> 0:39:22.920
<v Speaker 1>you know, very specific positions that you can kind of

0:39:23.120 --> 0:39:25.600
<v Speaker 1>become a one off and really showcase who you are.

0:39:25.640 --> 0:39:28.359
<v Speaker 1>I feel like for indoor volleyball especially, you know, it's

0:39:28.480 --> 0:39:30.720
<v Speaker 1>such a team sport that we haven't had a chance

0:39:30.760 --> 0:39:34.640
<v Speaker 1>to really see individual players really shine because they're also

0:39:34.719 --> 0:39:37.319
<v Speaker 1>such a team that they want to be seen as

0:39:37.320 --> 0:39:40.480
<v Speaker 1>a team. And for beach volleyball, I feel like, you know,

0:39:40.640 --> 0:39:44.520
<v Speaker 1>you two as as sisters, but even YouTube together, you

0:39:44.640 --> 0:39:49.000
<v Speaker 1>do have this individual opportunity to showcase who you are

0:39:49.360 --> 0:39:51.440
<v Speaker 1>because it's the two of you, right, It's small, and

0:39:51.440 --> 0:39:53.360
<v Speaker 1>I feel like what you're saying about, you know, the

0:39:53.440 --> 0:39:56.360
<v Speaker 1>content that you put out and how you can showcase

0:39:56.400 --> 0:39:59.120
<v Speaker 1>yourself as an athlete, because athletes are more than just athletes,

0:39:59.160 --> 0:40:01.080
<v Speaker 1>they are people too, I feel it is really important.

0:40:01.200 --> 0:40:03.080
<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think you're telling a story, right, and I

0:40:03.120 --> 0:40:05.719
<v Speaker 3>think I think there are indoor athletes that really have

0:40:05.840 --> 0:40:07.359
<v Speaker 3>that impact though. I mean, if you look at Logan

0:40:07.360 --> 0:40:09.560
<v Speaker 3>Eggleston in her last year at Texas, they did a

0:40:10.160 --> 0:40:13.719
<v Speaker 3>great piece on like how she may want to be president,

0:40:13.920 --> 0:40:15.880
<v Speaker 3>like I remember doing I remember seeing this piece and

0:40:15.880 --> 0:40:17.840
<v Speaker 3>I was like whoa, Like who is this girl? And

0:40:17.840 --> 0:40:20.240
<v Speaker 3>then when you get to meet Logan in person, she's

0:40:20.560 --> 0:40:23.000
<v Speaker 3>it all makes sense, like that that person is special,

0:40:23.040 --> 0:40:24.440
<v Speaker 3>she's there for a reason and she's going to have

0:40:24.480 --> 0:40:28.239
<v Speaker 3>a great impact. So I think when you have schools

0:40:28.320 --> 0:40:31.319
<v Speaker 3>and you have the Nce DOUBLEA and different brands and

0:40:31.400 --> 0:40:35.439
<v Speaker 3>outlets that are creating content in that way around these

0:40:35.480 --> 0:40:38.800
<v Speaker 3>individual athletes, they really do have a very compelling story

0:40:38.840 --> 0:40:42.240
<v Speaker 3>to tell. And you know, indoor vival is a team sport,

0:40:42.280 --> 0:40:45.759
<v Speaker 3>but I think there is that opportunity to grow those

0:40:45.800 --> 0:40:49.759
<v Speaker 3>individual brands and just give an inside look because you know,

0:40:49.800 --> 0:40:53.120
<v Speaker 3>there's a lot of different differentiation in indoor Every position

0:40:53.280 --> 0:40:56.960
<v Speaker 3>is different. I mean, looking at it, it's funny like if

0:40:57.000 --> 0:41:00.719
<v Speaker 3>you look at the international whatever just or volleyball, like

0:41:00.760 --> 0:41:05.040
<v Speaker 3>it's Nola Bearro is really taller than five eight, you know,

0:41:05.440 --> 0:41:07.840
<v Speaker 3>but you know the whole I always think that's so

0:41:07.920 --> 0:41:10.960
<v Speaker 3>fascinating that that that there is such a like a

0:41:11.040 --> 0:41:13.359
<v Speaker 3>high differential of that and like what did they do?

0:41:13.400 --> 0:41:15.960
<v Speaker 3>They don't they don't necessarily get all of the praise

0:41:16.040 --> 0:41:17.840
<v Speaker 3>because they're not the one that's putting the ball away

0:41:17.840 --> 0:41:19.719
<v Speaker 3>every play. But so what is that like?

0:41:19.719 --> 0:41:19.799
<v Speaker 2>Like?

0:41:19.840 --> 0:41:22.799
<v Speaker 3>What is like? There are different storylines that can come

0:41:22.800 --> 0:41:25.480
<v Speaker 3>out of of every sport, I think, and it's just

0:41:25.520 --> 0:41:29.080
<v Speaker 3>a matter of curating the right platform to to kind

0:41:29.080 --> 0:41:32.280
<v Speaker 3>of push push that content out.

0:41:33.000 --> 0:41:35.120
<v Speaker 1>Yeah for sure. Well, speaking of storylines, I feel like

0:41:35.160 --> 0:41:38.880
<v Speaker 1>this is a perfect segue to talk about storylines of

0:41:38.920 --> 0:41:42.400
<v Speaker 1>movies and TV shows that feature volleyball, because we wanted

0:41:42.400 --> 0:41:46.280
<v Speaker 1>to do a little bit of movie TV volleyball trivia

0:41:46.320 --> 0:41:48.560
<v Speaker 1>with you are you ladies game? Yeah?

0:41:49.280 --> 0:41:54.040
<v Speaker 3>Yes, so either we are not big movie jonkies.

0:41:55.160 --> 0:41:57.160
<v Speaker 1>All right, Well, I feel like there's some that might

0:41:57.200 --> 0:41:59.640
<v Speaker 1>be a little tricky, but there's some that I feel

0:41:59.640 --> 0:42:02.040
<v Speaker 1>like you should be able to get just based on

0:42:02.960 --> 0:42:07.000
<v Speaker 1>either context clues or just the popular movies like Geist.

0:42:08.440 --> 0:42:12.719
<v Speaker 1>So we'll start with this one. Which movie character was

0:42:12.760 --> 0:42:16.920
<v Speaker 1>in love with a vampire and also really bad at volleyball.

0:42:18.400 --> 0:42:18.920
<v Speaker 3>I have not.

0:42:23.760 --> 0:42:25.200
<v Speaker 1>I can give you a hint if you'd like.

0:42:26.480 --> 0:42:28.160
<v Speaker 3>Okay, yeah, I love a hint.

0:42:29.239 --> 0:42:32.600
<v Speaker 1>It was originally a book series that they turned into

0:42:32.680 --> 0:42:39.319
<v Speaker 1>a movie about vampires. Yes, so yeah, movies Twilight, and

0:42:39.400 --> 0:42:44.360
<v Speaker 1>the character was Bella played by Kristin Stewart, great actress,

0:42:44.920 --> 0:42:49.279
<v Speaker 1>not very good at volleyball in the movie? All right?

0:42:49.360 --> 0:42:53.400
<v Speaker 1>Next question, which movie did Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise

0:42:53.480 --> 0:42:58.600
<v Speaker 1>go head to head in an iconic volleyball match? Yes,

0:42:58.880 --> 0:43:02.080
<v Speaker 1>Top Gun, what a great, great scene scene.

0:43:02.600 --> 0:43:04.680
<v Speaker 3>The volleyball is not, but it was a good scene.

0:43:04.760 --> 0:43:11.600
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, all right. Number three? Which show? In the episode

0:43:11.600 --> 0:43:15.080
<v Speaker 1>Company Picnic, is it revealed that the receptionist is a

0:43:15.120 --> 0:43:18.080
<v Speaker 1>talented volleyball player during an employee volleyball game.

0:43:18.680 --> 0:43:18.879
<v Speaker 2>Yeah?

0:43:19.200 --> 0:43:25.200
<v Speaker 1>Yes, yeah, I love the Office too. As volleyball players?

0:43:25.640 --> 0:43:30.280
<v Speaker 1>Do you get annoyed watching Pam serve because she's horrible

0:43:30.320 --> 0:43:34.279
<v Speaker 1>at serving? Every time I watch it, they like they

0:43:34.280 --> 0:43:38.080
<v Speaker 1>showed you like a horrible like jump and like smack,

0:43:38.360 --> 0:43:40.480
<v Speaker 1>and then they quickly cut away because they know it's

0:43:40.520 --> 0:43:40.759
<v Speaker 1>not real.

0:43:41.120 --> 0:43:43.200
<v Speaker 3>It's funny because she's kind of put out to be

0:43:43.320 --> 0:43:46.160
<v Speaker 3>like excuse me, not like she's put out to be

0:43:46.760 --> 0:43:50.680
<v Speaker 3>the office is the company's best player, but the volleyball

0:43:50.760 --> 0:43:53.920
<v Speaker 3>is really not that great. So it's but for those

0:43:53.960 --> 0:43:55.440
<v Speaker 3>that don't play this port, and you could kind of

0:43:55.480 --> 0:43:59.360
<v Speaker 3>see how it works. It works, it goes with the storyline.

0:44:00.200 --> 0:44:02.279
<v Speaker 1>I'm all for it, and I give mad props to

0:44:02.360 --> 0:44:07.680
<v Speaker 1>Jennifisher for going through that all right number four, which

0:44:07.880 --> 0:44:13.279
<v Speaker 1>Dog discovered he had an uncanny ability to play volleyball

0:44:14.239 --> 0:44:17.000
<v Speaker 1>after he played uncanny basketball.

0:44:17.080 --> 0:44:19.520
<v Speaker 3>Is it like airbud or something?

0:44:20.280 --> 0:44:24.480
<v Speaker 1>Yes, airbud in airbud spikes back.

0:44:24.600 --> 0:44:26.840
<v Speaker 3>Oh the basketball was great.

0:44:27.880 --> 0:44:29.680
<v Speaker 1>Well done, all right in the last one, which I

0:44:29.719 --> 0:44:32.439
<v Speaker 1>think may be the hardest one because of how old

0:44:32.440 --> 0:44:37.319
<v Speaker 1>you ladies are, but which late nineties and early two

0:44:37.440 --> 0:44:42.080
<v Speaker 1>thousand's MTV cartoon character had volleyball as part of the

0:44:42.239 --> 0:44:49.200
<v Speaker 1>intro to the show, this brown haired glasses wearing introvert

0:44:50.560 --> 0:44:51.400
<v Speaker 1>no idea.

0:44:51.320 --> 0:44:54.239
<v Speaker 3>No John Blake, Daria.

0:44:55.360 --> 0:44:59.720
<v Speaker 1>Did you even know what Daria is? I was thinking

0:44:59.719 --> 0:45:01.680
<v Speaker 1>that was like, I don't know if they're gonna know Daria.

0:45:01.840 --> 0:45:05.960
<v Speaker 1>But as someone as a millennium grew up watching that show,

0:45:06.000 --> 0:45:10.520
<v Speaker 1>I was like, oh, Daria, all you ladies did really well.

0:45:10.560 --> 0:45:13.359
<v Speaker 1>I thank you guy. Uh basically four out of five

0:45:13.400 --> 0:45:17.040
<v Speaker 1>that Darya one was little fun, It's really good. I

0:45:17.080 --> 0:45:19.960
<v Speaker 1>thought you did great well. Ladies. Thank you so much

0:45:20.000 --> 0:45:22.600
<v Speaker 1>for being on serving pancakes. It was lovely talking with you,

0:45:22.840 --> 0:45:25.640
<v Speaker 1>and I can't wait to see ladies out on the

0:45:25.680 --> 0:45:29.239
<v Speaker 1>beach wherever, wherever the sand may take you.

0:45:30.200 --> 0:45:32.359
<v Speaker 3>Thank you so much. We're so happy to be thank

0:45:32.360 --> 0:45:33.239
<v Speaker 3>you so much for having us on.

0:45:37.560 --> 0:45:39.440
<v Speaker 1>By the way, if you're new to volleyball, make sure

0:45:39.480 --> 0:45:42.160
<v Speaker 1>you check out Kayles Stapleton, who played volleyball at San

0:45:42.200 --> 0:45:45.760
<v Speaker 1>Diego and professionally overseas for three years, and Devin Newberry,

0:45:45.800 --> 0:45:49.320
<v Speaker 1>who played beach volleyball for UCLA. They'll be posting Volleyball

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