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Daniel Suarez Describes Winning NASCAR Mexico Race · Kenny Wallace Media

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  Yeah, it was. He was definitely very, very
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  special for for for some of you guys that know me and you guys
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  know that. This race.
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  Means a lot to me. Oh man, I forgot I was going to
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  waste anyway. And yeah, very, very happy to be
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  here. I I knew that this race was a
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  very, very big deal for for for for NASCAR Mexico and and for
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  NASCAR here in the United States and.
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  And not just to have the opportunity to compete, but.
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  But. To have a a competitive car and
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  and and finishing in Victor lane is is quite a special.
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  Alan Bosciadena, 25. Daniel, obviously you got the
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  result that you wanted. But if we were going to go
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  before the race and presented you with the question which
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  would which would be more difficult, driving in the rain
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  or driving a day ahead of schedule, what would you have
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  answered and why? Listen every time.
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  Every time that there. Is there is?
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  Rain in the. Area There is a lot of knowns.
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  You know. And there is a as a race car.
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  Driver. You know.
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  You, you, you, you. You want to control things and
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  you know what You want to predict things and and you want
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  to be ready. You know you.
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  Prepare yourself. Physically and mentally with
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  food, sleep. And everything and.
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  And when when it's raining and when you're waiting and waiting
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  is is never fun. It's never fun.
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  I I have done it so many different times and it's never
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  fun. So I want to give a lot, a lot
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  of credit to, to NASCAR and to our broadcast partners for.
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  Adjusting you. Know for adjusting.
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  We know that there's going to be a huge storm starting tonight,
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  pretty much for the next few days, so if we're not.
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  Making this move, who knows we're going to be racing and who
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  knows if we were, if we were going to race, so.
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  Here's create to NASCAR and. To to.
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  The broadcast partners and of. Course to the fans that.
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  They show up last minute. I have a lot of a lot of friends
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  that they were not. Supposed to be here today.
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  And I had to text them, call them and and they they ended up
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  showing up last minute. So I'm I'm glad, I'm glad that
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  we were able to adjust. Sexturningyellownascar.com
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  Daniel congratulations on this. What was it like getting back
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  behind the wheel of a car like this?
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  And did any memories come back once you kind of got situated in
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  in the car? Of course.
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  Many memories, many, many memories.
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  He was. It was very special, as I
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  mentioned a little bit ago, you know, to have NASCAR Mexico.
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  Series race the same day, the same weekend, with the same
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  fans, the same event than the Cops series in.
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  Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. I don't.
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  Really know if this gets any. Better than this.
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  To me, this race of NASCAR Mexico is as important as
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  winning the championship. For the NASCAR Mexico.
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  Series and you can ask this question to any driver that.
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  Race full? Time is a is is is a big deal,
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  you know, to race here and for me to have the opportunity to
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  raise with Jim Morales. And Tri house gave me the.
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  Opportunity Quaker. State.
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  Freeway insurance is is is very special is very.
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  Very special. To be here and and to perform
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  this way and not. Ready to to end it up with a?
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  Super cool. Anthetic trophy.
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  You also, sorry, you also talked about for the last couple of
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  years just how significant the LA market was to NASCAR to be
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  able to get out, celebrate a win and hear the cheers from the
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  crowd. How how special was that moment
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  to be able to soak that in and share that?
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  Yeah, it's super special. You know, I knew, I knew a lot
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  of fans were going to were going to stay alone after the cop race
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  and and and I wasn't surprised. But when I when I got out of the
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  car and I saw the Leno Suarez flags and and 99 flags he was,
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  he gave me goosebumps, You know, he gave me that happiness that,
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  that. Reason why I do this.
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  You know, I do this because I love competing.
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  I love. I love.
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  Racing I love. So much and.
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  You know, racing, this is something that happens in many
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  sports, but racing you lose way more races than when you win
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  because you you're competing against. 40 other drivers and
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  and sometimes. You have to be very, very tough.
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  You know. Mentally to be able to overcome.
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  So many different challenges and and when you.
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  Are able to achieve the. Ultimate goal.
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  Which is winning a race and you? Have a, A, A, A crowd A.
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  Fan base. Like that.
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  Cheering you on? I mean, they were.
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  At least a handful of 1000 people out there with Mexican
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  flags and Dennis Suarez. Flags is something that is.
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  Very hard to describe. It's very special.
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  He stores the podium finish. First of all, Congrats on the
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  win, Daniel. How it's going to be in English
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  and Spanish? The 1st in English.
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  How gratifying is it's a win. Of course you have that cup win
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  a Sonoma a couple years ago. How worthless this rank, knowing
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  that you have a lot of people that were supporting you,
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  especially that got here in such short notice.
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  Yeah, I mean, I mean obviously the the witness on all my see
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  was. It's hard to match.
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  Right, but. But this?
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  Win is. Definitely.
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  It's definitely up there, you know, it's it's a lot.
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  Of every win is different. This is the beautiful part about
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  racing and the beautiful part about competing is that you can
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  win 100 races and every single one of them is going to mean
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  something different is going to have.
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  A different. Flavor, and this one is, is
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  unique, you know, I guarantee you that I'm going to continue
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  to win many races this year. That's the plan and and.
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  And and every single race is going to have a different
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  flavor. And and to.
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  Be able to win here in the in, like I said in the in the series
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  that gave me that opportunity with a team with my mechanics is
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  very special. Is is is very very.
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  Special and. And I can't wait to continue to,
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  to grow, to continue to, to, to always move forward.
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  And and to have more moments like today, Crystal
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  clayracingrefresh.com. I know you kind of touched on a
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  little bit with your own fans and fans with the Mexico flags.
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  But out of the three years that you've been here for The Clash,
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  what have you noticed about the fans in Los Angeles, both in the
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  grandstands and walking around the Coliseum?
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  Honestly, they make me feel like home, you know?
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  And that's something that I'm not surprised.
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  You know, Los Angeles is is. It's an amazing place.
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  It's a place that I I personally, I enjoy coming so
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  much and and the reason of that is because people here made me
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  feel like home, you know, there, there.
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  Is the the population of of Latinos or Hispanic?
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  Is. This is very, very big as we all
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  know and and to race here in Los Angeles.
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  I mean if you ask me then are you surprised that there were so
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  many Mexicans and so many Mexican flags and Denis Suarez
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  flags? I'm not, you know, but I'm
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  saying that in a very humble. Way and.
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  And the reason why I'm not is because I feel like I'm racing
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  at home, you know, I feel like I'm racing in my house in home
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  and and that's very special, you know, I hope that that I have.
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  The opportunity in the future. To have a lot of more nights
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  like like tonight. Because he's winning is very
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  special, but to have the support of people, of my people
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  supporting me, the. Way that they did.
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  They know that race is is. Something that is very hard to
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  describe. Ajenglandracingrefresh.com
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  Felicia Dalis You and and Track House and Justin are going to
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  get a lot of credit. Team Chevy as well.
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  But there's a gentleman that's a leader within your organization.
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  It seems like every young veteran that he's able to help
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  develop really thrives. And that's Ty Norris.
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  I saw him downstairs earlier and he was all smiles.
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  He was giving fist bumps and celebrating.
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  This was before the race even started.
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  Are you able to share what your relationship with Ty has been?
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  And maybe, if so, how he's helped you grow?
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  Yeah. I mean, listen Ty and I, we we
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  have a very special relationship back in back in 2020 he.
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  He reached out to me and he told me about this project that he
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  had. With.
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  With Justin. Marks called Tri House.
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  It was a piece of paper. He came to my house and it was a
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  piece of paper and and and I and I bought him.
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  You know, I bought on him and I and I bought on.
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  On Justin. Marks and he was very special,
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  you know, it was very. Special to to be able to to
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  believe in a in. A piece of paper.
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  I remember several. People including.
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  My dad and and my manager, they told me Daniel because we have
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  other options as well maybe. We should.
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  Go somewhere else and sometimes I I trust my God feeling a lot
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  and and and on track how that's exactly what I did.
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  I said, man, my God feeling is telling me that Justin and Ty,
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  they have the experience. They they really want to do it
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  right and it may take a little. Bit, but I think we.
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  Can do. It so anyway you know.
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  We we've been we've. Been through a lot together and
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  and. And to to be able to.
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  Call Ty not just a boss, but also a friend.
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  Because we've. Been through a lot of tough
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  times, but a lot of good times as well.
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  Is is very special.