WEBVTT - MINI: The Matildas Effect

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<v Speaker 1>The Christian Connor Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>On the show, the voice of the Matildas has been

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<v Speaker 2>producer Caitlin.

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<v Speaker 1>How are you feeling this morning?

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<v Speaker 3>My heart is still in a bit of pain from

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<v Speaker 3>last night, I suppose. Yeah, it was a tough loss,

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<v Speaker 3>but and you can see it in the girl's eyes.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, that meant the world to them, to get

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<v Speaker 3>to the semi final even but for them, their dream

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<v Speaker 3>is to win the pinnacle, right, which is the World Cup.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think you could see the heart breaking them

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<v Speaker 3>and that's why my heart was breaking a bit. But

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<v Speaker 3>I think for us, you know, it was so much

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<v Speaker 3>more then that. And I don't as much as my

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<v Speaker 3>heart's my heart's breaking, I'm also so proud of them

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<v Speaker 3>and they've done so much more for us and the world.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think, you know, once they kind of look

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<v Speaker 3>back after the heartbreak that they've gotten, when they wake

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<v Speaker 3>up this morning and in a couple of weeks and

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<v Speaker 3>they look back and they see like what actual impact

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<v Speaker 3>they had, you know, they'll see it through better eyes,

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<v Speaker 3>I think. And so as much as it's breaking right now,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm also still so proud and to have experienced that journey,

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<v Speaker 3>to have lived in this history has been awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh that's so well said.

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<v Speaker 2>When there were changel of players yesterday and even Sam

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<v Speaker 2>Curl it absolutely devastated.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, they were. They were broken because that's their dream.

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<v Speaker 3>They pushed through the barriers their whole life, like these

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<v Speaker 3>girls played soccer in Australia, which is not our number

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<v Speaker 3>one sport, not even our second or third. They pushed

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<v Speaker 3>through and kept prevailing, and then they turned Australia into

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<v Speaker 3>this country that just loved soccer as much as England does,

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<v Speaker 3>as much as the like the Euros do. And that's crazy,

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<v Speaker 3>like that had never happened. I remember playing as a

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<v Speaker 3>kid and like it was the odd sport to play,

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<v Speaker 3>like I was the only girl in a boys team,

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<v Speaker 3>because as if there was going to be enough girls

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<v Speaker 3>to play soccer in a small town that I was from.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, once they take it all in and they

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<v Speaker 3>look back and all these girls start playing soccer next

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<v Speaker 3>year and all these little kids start playing soccer next year,

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<v Speaker 3>they'll really understand the impact that they've created in this country.

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<v Speaker 3>And to be honest, around the world, like the world

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<v Speaker 3>has been watching this World Cup and seen sold out stadiums,

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<v Speaker 3>They've sold out merch like that is unfathomable. Before this

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<v Speaker 3>had even started, these girls wouldn't even have thought that

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<v Speaker 3>this would have happened.

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<v Speaker 2>You're right, if you just said something, you'll make the semifinals, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>that would have gone. There's no way, especially Curb being injured.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you told them that, they would have had

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<v Speaker 3>sold out games, sold out merch and the whole country.

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<v Speaker 3>People that don't even care about soccer. My partner doesn't

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<v Speaker 3>care about soccer, Patsy doesn't care about soccer. But we

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<v Speaker 3>all know about it. We're all heartbroken today, we're all

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<v Speaker 3>sad today. That's incredible. And I think you know, as

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<v Speaker 3>much as they're breaking right now, that it doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 3>because because when they look back, this is the bigger picture, right,

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<v Speaker 3>this is the bigger and more important thing for them.

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<v Speaker 3>It's it's their dream, but they've changed the dreams for

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<v Speaker 3>a whole country. And I just I kept thinking about

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<v Speaker 3>that as I was a falling asleep last night because

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<v Speaker 3>I was sad, and I just thought, you know, what

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<v Speaker 3>they've done is so much more impactful, and I'm just

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<v Speaker 3>proud of them, and it makes me emotional, and it

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<v Speaker 3>makes them emotional, you know. Steph Catley talked after the

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<v Speaker 3>game and she said, like, I'm getting emotional because you're

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<v Speaker 3>telling me all of these things that I don't think

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<v Speaker 3>that it went through their heads properly. I don't think

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<v Speaker 3>that they could have taken that in because they was

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<v Speaker 3>so focused on the game. And so yeah, once they

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<v Speaker 3>step back and look at it, they should be very

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<v Speaker 3>very proud.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh and also, do you know what your tears it's

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<v Speaker 2>a it is still history making. It was never about

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<v Speaker 2>whether you're not when you get to the final. And

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<v Speaker 2>then even if you get to win the World Cup final,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not about that you will win, you willn't lose.

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<v Speaker 2>And it also sport doesn't give you, like life, what

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<v Speaker 2>you deserve. It's brutal. Sometimes a three to one score

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<v Speaker 2>is actually brutal. And Matilda deserve so much more. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know what, all the teams in the tournament, I

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<v Speaker 2>think everyone, even the other other players in other countries,

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<v Speaker 2>were saying, do you know Matildas deserve to win the

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<v Speaker 2>World Cup?

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<v Speaker 1>They do? They did.

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<v Speaker 2>They had so much compassion, so much kindness, and you

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<v Speaker 2>saw the devastating reaction from the players.

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<v Speaker 1>They felt like they'd let you down.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah they did, but they changed that what that tournament

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<v Speaker 3>meant like at first it was about winning, right or

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<v Speaker 3>just winning a game, and then it turned into changing

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<v Speaker 3>history for little girls, which is huge.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, boys and girls around the country and are so

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<v Speaker 1>women so much more powerful?

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<v Speaker 2>You know in Australia and all over the country. You

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<v Speaker 2>used to seeing men elevated every weekend doing sporting great things.

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<v Speaker 2>To see it front page news, other teams, other TV

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<v Speaker 2>shows having to rearrange what they're doing because the women

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<v Speaker 2>are doing it so well and so dramatically. Most popular

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<v Speaker 2>thing on TV in the last ten years was Saturday

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<v Speaker 2>Night Go desays what it was last night. But the

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<v Speaker 2>bigger thing is what will actually change now, what.

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<v Speaker 1>It will do.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, they made Australia come alive for four weeks, right,

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<v Speaker 3>and like as an adult, you know, you remember that

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<v Speaker 3>feeling at Christmas when you're a kid and it was

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<v Speaker 3>so exciting. That is the first time as an adult

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<v Speaker 3>I've felt like that feeling of this is so exciting,

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<v Speaker 3>like just imagine what tomorrow will bring. And so yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>they've just absolutely nailed it. And I'm still so proud.

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<v Speaker 3>I've still got my scarf, still has powers, I promise.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, play soccer kids, it's the best sport ever,

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<v Speaker 3>well said.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. Look Christian Connell Show podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Jack and I is in the studio, still chatting to Caitlin,

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<v Speaker 2>who's making so much sense more than Jack and I

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<v Speaker 2>are about what's actually really happened here and did the

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<v Speaker 2>Matilda's really lose? I almost wish the girls that Matildas

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<v Speaker 2>could actually hear what you just said five minutes ago.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think you know. And I'm watching the replays

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<v Speaker 3>back and people have asked me because I've been talking

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<v Speaker 3>about it so much on my own personal socials. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>how was I feeling and or if like I was

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<v Speaker 3>angry at the red or if I was annoyed that

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<v Speaker 3>someone missed something and.

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<v Speaker 1>I Smiley wasn't she Oh she was?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, she was been hopeless. But let's not even worry

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<v Speaker 3>about that.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, should come from the Barbie movement script android.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, but I just I was so proud of them,

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<v Speaker 3>regardless like whether they won or not. And I posted

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<v Speaker 3>something yesterday that was just my perspective on this whole

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<v Speaker 3>journey for the girls and why it meant so much

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<v Speaker 3>for me personally, and that was because I did play

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<v Speaker 3>when I was younger. I started when I was probably

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<v Speaker 3>eight or nine, and I remember going to my first

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<v Speaker 3>ever training session and it was all boys, and I

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<v Speaker 3>remember being split off into groups and I went into

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<v Speaker 3>this group of boys and I remember them thinking like, oh,

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<v Speaker 3>we've got this girl on our side, like this is crap.

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<v Speaker 3>And I remember just being great at it because my

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<v Speaker 3>brothers I played against, you know, growing up, they were

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<v Speaker 3>always older. And I walked in there and I just

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<v Speaker 3>smashed it and I had so much fun. But it

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<v Speaker 3>was still scary, like I have anything in common with boys.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I was a little girl, so I was

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<v Speaker 3>just like, you know, you're still in that stage of oh,

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<v Speaker 3>boys have cooties kind of vibe, so.

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<v Speaker 1>You feel like you didn't belong to playing.

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<v Speaker 3>I really did it, no, and I had to just

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<v Speaker 3>like and I'm a confident person, and even in that moment,

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't feel confident, but I just put on this

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<v Speaker 3>brave face and I loved soccer. I played it for many,

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<v Speaker 3>many years. I stopped for a couple of years because

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<v Speaker 3>we didn't have I wasn't allowed to play after a

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<v Speaker 3>certain age because I was a female.

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<v Speaker 1>But then we were not that long ago.

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<v Speaker 3>No, this so I'm thirty one, so this would have

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<v Speaker 3>been twenty years ago or you know, nineteen years ago whatever,

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<v Speaker 3>And yeah, I remember taking a couple of years off

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<v Speaker 3>and then we were lucky enough to have made a

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<v Speaker 3>women's team to play in the area. And we played

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<v Speaker 3>for like five years, us girls, and we were really great.

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<v Speaker 3>But then it got to a point where you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you had to choose, like were you gonna continue playing

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<v Speaker 3>sport and having to pay to play or did you

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<v Speaker 3>go to UNI and start, you know, thinking about a career.

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<v Speaker 3>And so I decided to go to you in get

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<v Speaker 3>a career because there just wasn't future in sport for

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<v Speaker 3>women for me at the time. And that's why I'm

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<v Speaker 3>proud of these girls, because these girls have pushed their

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<v Speaker 3>whole way through having to pay to play, get paid

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<v Speaker 3>hardly anything, you know, push their bodies to extremes, get

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<v Speaker 3>injured like Hailey Razo broke her back, and pushed through

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<v Speaker 3>still to play. And so at the end of last night,

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<v Speaker 3>even though we did lose, I was still so proud

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<v Speaker 3>of the journey that they'd been on and what they'd

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<v Speaker 3>created for this country, a history making run, and what

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<v Speaker 3>they did for soccer in Australia is yet it will

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<v Speaker 3>be seen next year and will be seen in the

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<v Speaker 3>coming years as little girls know that they can take

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<v Speaker 3>on the world and do what they want to do.

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<v Speaker 3>So yeah, I'm super proud and even though'm a heartaches,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm still super proud.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>And also it's not over now. A legacy is something

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<v Speaker 2>that should be kept alive and carries on.

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<v Speaker 3>This this will live with us forever. These moments that

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<v Speaker 3>we've had in the last four weeks will live forever.

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<v Speaker 3>That's Sam Amazon, that's Sam Kerr, gooh last night. Everyone

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<v Speaker 3>will remember that forever and a.

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<v Speaker 2>It should be the only thing they play, not the result.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, that's a world class goal right there.

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<v Speaker 3>Absolutely, So yeah, I'm just so proud of those girls,

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<v Speaker 3>and they've changed my story for all the little girls

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<v Speaker 3>that are out there today. They don't have to walk

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<v Speaker 3>into a soccer team full of boys. They don't have

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<v Speaker 3>to think that they have to go to UNI and

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<v Speaker 3>get a career. They can be a sports star and

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<v Speaker 3>they have women to look up to, and I'm so

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<v Speaker 3>glad that those girls are the women that they look

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<v Speaker 3>up to. They deserve to be heroes and they deserve

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<v Speaker 3>to be icons of the sport, and I'm so proud

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<v Speaker 3>of them.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, so thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>So it's not really a loss, is it, Not at all,

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<v Speaker 3>not at all, and we've still you know, we're still

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<v Speaker 3>going to get third place, so it's all good.

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<v Speaker 1>Well. Christian Connell's Show podcast