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Speaker 2: I hope you're feeling.

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Speaker 1: Better, feeling great? Yes, thank you?

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Speaker 2: Oh, David Moore, Dallas Morning News. A two part question.

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Speaker 2: Can you walk us through what your day was like

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Speaker 2: kind of how it unfolded from there. And two, is

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Speaker 1: Yeah? So, I mean starting on Wednesday, I you know,

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Speaker 3: You know, come Sunday night, clientele for start telling them.

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Speaker 3: A lot of people talk about the pain associated with

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Speaker 1: Uh no, I mean I'm sure and I'm sure, I'm

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Speaker 1: Out, well, I mean definitely, But I think just like

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Speaker 3: What was it like not being in practice and what

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Speaker 1: Definitely you missed. You always missed the guys. You missed

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Speaker 5: Was it tough to was it? Were you excited about

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Speaker 8: Hey, Mike Sadys of the Athletic you talked about the

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Speaker 1: I just think that you know the work of the players.

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Speaker 1: Well, they won't have to worry about me personally this week,

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Speaker 3: Dave, I got I got one more of That's okay, sure,

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