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S1 Ep30 | Andraya Carter: DREAMS Come true!!! · The Guuuzan Show

• 0:00
  SPEAKER_05: Alright, 17s.
• 0:02
  SPEAKER_05: I know you guys are finishing up with our players as they enter Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but we are here for the second to last show of the season.
• 0:14
  SPEAKER_05: Uh listen, let us know your thoughts.
• 0:17
  SPEAKER_05: This is a first-time experience for us up here, and it's been an unbelievable year of talking with amazing guests, having them on the show, and today is no different as we're here outside of Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
• 0:30
  SPEAKER_05: And sitting to my left, we want to welcome to this live recording of the Goose Man Show.
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  SPEAKER_05: Um listen, the MC of the NWSL, okay, unveiling at the interlock, okay, she is the voice of Atlanta City, basketball analyst for ESPN.
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  SPEAKER_05: Please welcome to the show.
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  SPEAKER_05: And Dragon.
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  SPEAKER_05: Let's go.
• 0:59
  SPEAKER_05: Hi everyone.
• 1:00
  SPEAKER_05: Hello.
• 1:01
  SPEAKER_05: Welcome to the show.
• 1:02
  SPEAKER_05: Thank you for being here.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_05: Thank you.
• 1:03
  SPEAKER_05: Thank you for joining us on stage.
• 1:06
  SPEAKER_05: This is it.
• 1:07
  SPEAKER_05: This is the football world.
• 1:08
  SPEAKER_05: This is the soccer world.
• 1:10
  SPEAKER_03: I'm loving the hype and the energy, and we're all friends now.
• 1:13
  SPEAKER_03: Just call me Drea.
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  SPEAKER_05: Okay, I love that.
• 1:15
  SPEAKER_03: I'm already feeling like I'm a part of the family.
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_05: How are you?
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_05: How are you feeling about today?
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_05: Correct me if I'm wrong.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_05: First soccer match?
• 1:23
  SPEAKER_03: First soccer match?
• 1:24
  SPEAKER_05: 17, we got a choke.
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  SPEAKER_05: What's up?
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  SPEAKER_03: We got a choke, what's up?
• 1:27
  SPEAKER_03: I'm excited.
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  SPEAKER_03: I'm very excited.
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  SPEAKER_03: Honestly, when I saw the gates open and then people sprinting inside, I was like, oh, this is gonna be a good time.
• 1:35
  SPEAKER_03: These people are ready to go.
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  SPEAKER_05: They are definitely ready.
• 1:37
  SPEAKER_05: They are definitely ready.
• 1:38
  SPEAKER_05: Can you let our 17s, can you let our supporters know why why is Atlanta, Georgia so special to you?
• 1:43
  SPEAKER_05: What what what what special place does it hold in your heart?
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  SPEAKER_03: I just I love Atlanta.
• 1:48
  SPEAKER_03: I'm from Georgia, so I grew up uh in like Conyers, Lithonia.
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  SPEAKER_03: When I started playing basketball, I moved to Gwinnett County.
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  SPEAKER_03: So I've lived all over Georgia.
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  SPEAKER_03: I went to the University of Tennessee, don't hold it against me, but as soon as I there we go, we got some boss, man.
• 2:02
  SPEAKER_03: Thank you, thank you.
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  SPEAKER_03: As soon as I finished school, I moved right back down to Atlanta to experience Atlanta as a young adult.
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  SPEAKER_03: The city has been so good to me.
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  SPEAKER_03: I coached fitness classes in Atlanta while I was trying to make it on TV.
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  SPEAKER_03: So Atlanta, the hustle aspect of Atlanta, I just feel like it's very true to who I am.
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  SPEAKER_03: My best friends are from here, my family's from here, my new family members are from Atlanta.
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  SPEAKER_03: I just love everything that this city stands for, and I'm excited to now be a part of the Atlanta United even more.
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  SPEAKER_05: Absolutely.
• 2:30
  SPEAKER_04: I'm gonna hit you with a name here, okay?
• 2:32
  SPEAKER_04: I want you to tell me the first thing that comes to mind.
• 2:34
  SPEAKER_04: We did a little bit of field research for today.
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  SPEAKER_04: What comes to mind when you hear the name Gene Durden?
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  SPEAKER_03: Gene Durden.
• 2:42
  SPEAKER_03: Let me tell you all.
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  SPEAKER_03: Gene Durden was my high school basketball coach.
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  SPEAKER_03: I don't know.
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  SPEAKER_03: Did anybody play high school sports here?
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  SPEAKER_03: Anybody?
• 2:46
  SPEAKER_03: Yes?
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  SPEAKER_03: Y'all play sports?
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  SPEAKER_03: Soccer mostly?
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  SPEAKER_03: Did most of you play soccer?
• 2:49
  SPEAKER_03: No?
• 2:49
  SPEAKER_03: What'd you play?
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  unknown: Softball and basketball.
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  SPEAKER_03: Softball and basketball.
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  SPEAKER_03: Okay, great.
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  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_03: Basketball?
• 2:55
  SPEAKER_03: We've got some hoopers here.
• 2:57
  SPEAKER_03: This is great.
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  SPEAKER_03: I see it.
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  SPEAKER_03: Gene Durden was my high school coach.
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  SPEAKER_03: You love him.
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  SPEAKER_03: You love to hate him.
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  SPEAKER_03: It just depends on the day.
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  SPEAKER_03: A quick story when I was maybe like a sophomore in high school, we're playing in this summer scrimmage.
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  SPEAKER_03: This is this is Gene Durden to a T.
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  SPEAKER_03: I guess I wasn't doing something that he liked very much out on the court.
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  SPEAKER_03: He calls a timeout, tells the whole team to go sit on the bench, tells me to stand at half court, and then meets me in half court and proceeds to just tear me apart with love in front of everyone.
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  SPEAKER_03: Make me a better person, give me thick skin, um, and help prepare me for the real world.
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  SPEAKER_05: I mean, talk talk about intent.
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  SPEAKER_05: I mean, have you ever been ripped apart like that?
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  SPEAKER_05: I mean, true character development.
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  SPEAKER_05: I definitely have, but definitely not at mid-center court of a basketball court.
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  SPEAKER_05: It's just like in front of everybody, just, ooh, I wonder what they're saying.
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  SPEAKER_05: And I can tell by the facial expressions, it's not good.
• 3:47
  SPEAKER_05: It's not good.
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  SPEAKER_03: But as some, as you know, who you you've had coaches in your life, you can only do that when you know that the coach cares about you.
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  SPEAKER_03: But he could only do that because he knew the relationship that we had, so that was the true coach that he was.
• 3:59
  SPEAKER_05: Absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_05: You touched on going to the University of Tennessee, uh, obviously playing basketball there for the legendary coach, Pat Summit.
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  SPEAKER_05: What was that experience like?
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  SPEAKER_03: You know, Pat was incredible.
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  SPEAKER_03: Just being recruited by her, and you know, unfortunately, her diagnosis was my senior year in high school, which was devastating.
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  SPEAKER_03: And she, but she was still around when I was at the University of Tennessee and got to have a couple of years with her, which I will never take for granted.
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  SPEAKER_03: I hold it true to my heart.
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  SPEAKER_03: Pat, similar to Coach Durden, like there's a fierceness about her where she holds you to a very high standard, like any great coach, but she can do that because you know that she loves you.
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  SPEAKER_03: So any coach, like these to the all these young people out here, when you have a coach that is hard on you, it's also because they care about you.
• 4:40
  SPEAKER_03: So make sure you know your coach cares about you, and that's the reason they can push you to new levels.
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  SPEAKER_03: And Pat did that with all of us, and uh, there was a ton of structure and commitment and discipline, but also a ton of love and care from her that I appreciated.
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_05: Is that what led to that champ championship mentality?
• 4:58
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah, I mean, when you when you think of Pat Summit, you think of the championships, you think of the success.
• 5:02
  SPEAKER_05: And obviously, you don't have that track record without the love and care and support from your players year after year, continuously.
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  SPEAKER_05: I mean, what was that mentality like?
• 5:14
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, I think with Pat too, like I read Pat Summit's books as a kid growing up, and so it's it's the leadership, it's the love, it's the care, it's the discipline, but it's also the grind.
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  SPEAKER_03: Like I just sat here and talked about how Atlanta has such a hustler's mentality.
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  SPEAKER_03: Pat Summit, when she started at Tennessee, was driving the bus and washing the uniforms, and she was she had to really hustle to become the legend that she is.
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  SPEAKER_03: You should read the books, they're incredible.
• 5:38
  SPEAKER_03: So to me, it's it's all of that combined.
• 5:41
  SPEAKER_03: Like Pat could hold everyone to a high standard and and make them do hard things because she was willing to do hard things.
• 5:47
  SPEAKER_03: And so there was nothing that Pat wasn't willing to do for the success of her program, so she got to hold everyone else to that same standard.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_05: So inspirational.
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  SPEAKER_05: Love that.
• 5:55
  SPEAKER_04: If there's one thing we know you love, it's good defense.
• 5:58
  SPEAKER_04: Specifically, steals.
• 5:59
  SPEAKER_04: You were Steals machine.
• 6:01
  SPEAKER_04: When did you know you had it like that in terms of just being a menace for the opponent that you were playing?
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  SPEAKER_04: Is that always been a trait of your game growing up?
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  SPEAKER_04: Having a bit of sandpaper to you, a little nastiness?
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  SPEAKER_03: Honestly, honestly, I feel like defense, I don't know.
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  SPEAKER_03: Does anyone like defense here, soccer fans?
• 6:14
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
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  SPEAKER_05: I feel like sometimes you yeah, you've got to like defense, right?
• 6:19
  SPEAKER_05: Let's go.
• 6:19
  SPEAKER_05: I'm all about it.
• 6:20
  SPEAKER_05: I'm all about it.
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  SPEAKER_03: What I what I love about defense and what I learned, and this is also a testament to Coach Jordan, he had these controllable factors, right?
• 6:27
  SPEAKER_03: And defense was one of them, right?
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  SPEAKER_03: Because offense, you can shoot a beautiful shot.
• 6:31
  SPEAKER_03: You could probably kick a beautiful kick, right?
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  SPEAKER_03: And it may or may not go in.
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  SPEAKER_03: Just kind of depends on the day.
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  SPEAKER_03: Form is the same, it's not gonna happen to me.
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  SPEAKER_03: Defense was something you can control day in and day out.
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  SPEAKER_03: My effort on the defensive end.
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  SPEAKER_03: So even if my shot wasn't going in, I struggled with confidence offensively, I always knew I could bring an energy and an edge defensively.
• 6:49
  SPEAKER_03: Because if the other team doesn't score, the other team doesn't win.
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  SPEAKER_03: You understand that?
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  SPEAKER_05: Absolutely.
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  SPEAKER_03: Don't you understand that?
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_05: Absolutely.
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_03: How is this guy's defense?
• 6:55
  SPEAKER_03: Don't we love this one spot?
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  SPEAKER_05: True legend if we're talking defense.
• 7:00
  SPEAKER_05: But I mean, you know, and I I love what you said there because it's going to the basics.
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  SPEAKER_05: It's controlling what you get to control, right?
• 7:06
  SPEAKER_05: Your work ethic, your your dedication to a craft in terms of technique, and how are you going to bring your mentality to every single possession?
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  SPEAKER_05: And I think, especially in sports today, right, it's a little bit of a lost cause.
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  SPEAKER_05: But, you know, I always say, as from a soccer world, strikers can miss the target nine times, score once, and they're the heroes.
• 7:28
  SPEAKER_05: As a goalkeeper, as defenders, yeah, you can defend ten times, and you, you know, nine times out of ten, you're great.
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  SPEAKER_05: One mistake, you concede.
• 7:35
  SPEAKER_05: Guess what?
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  SPEAKER_05: You're the villain.
• 7:37
  SPEAKER_05: Yeah.
• 7:37
  SPEAKER_05: And it's like, that's that's what we sign up for.
• 7:39
  SPEAKER_05: Can I ask you?
• 7:39
  SPEAKER_03: I know you two are asking the questions here, but I I'm just curious as the goalkeeper, right?
• 7:43
  SPEAKER_03: Come on, like, we're spinning.
• 7:45
  SPEAKER_03: I love it.
• 7:46
  SPEAKER_03: In basketball, as a defender, right, you study film to know the player's tendencies, right?
• 7:50
  SPEAKER_03: So you know maybe if they're gonna dribble a few times with their right hand, they're probably gonna cross over or they like to go behind the back.
• 7:55
  SPEAKER_03: As a goalkeeper, do you study the offensive players' tendencies to know where they're gonna kick it?
• 8:01
  SPEAKER_03: Like, how do you make the reads that you made time and time again to make those plays?
• 8:05
  SPEAKER_05: Well, it's time and time again of going through those experiences, right?
• 8:08
  SPEAKER_05: And and every player is always gonna, you know, at the highest level, they can change their ability to go right, go left, and and they're continuously getting better and better.
• 8:16
  SPEAKER_05: Um, but when you put yourself in those experiences and you live that experience, you just you gain that knowledge and you gain that understanding.
• 8:24
  SPEAKER_05: And so it's never gonna be perfect, but you hopefully are then able to lean on that experience as you push forward throughout your career.
• 8:31
  SPEAKER_05: So it's it's never perfect, um, but you hopefully have done enough throughout the week of training and in preparation so you have a bit of an understanding of what to expect on a game.
• 8:42
  SPEAKER_05: That's a feel thing.
• 8:43
  SPEAKER_05: Absolutely.
• 8:44
  SPEAKER_04: Let's unpack your knack as a storyteller.
• 8:46
  SPEAKER_04: So, first of all, your voice is insane.
• 8:48
  SPEAKER_04: It's incredible.
• 8:48
  SPEAKER_04: I'm sure all these 17s have heard it before on the announcement videos, too.
• 8:52
  SPEAKER_04: You don't just get it sometimes from yelling at your back line for 20 years, you've got it naturally, which is so cool.
• 8:57
  SPEAKER_04: When did you know that you had a knack for being a storyteller?
• 9:00
  SPEAKER_04: Is that something that's innate?
• 9:01
  SPEAKER_04: Have you always had a craving for the human condition?
• 9:03
  SPEAKER_04: How did that come to be as a player?
• 9:05
  SPEAKER_03: I I don't know necessarily as a storyteller, but I have always been a speaker.
• 9:09
  SPEAKER_03: Like I've always been a talker.
• 9:11
  SPEAKER_03: Like even in elementary school, I did used to give speeches to the class, or parents would come in, and I have vivid memories of being in the school gym and and talking to the parents and welcoming them in.
• 9:21
  SPEAKER_03: I was actually devastated because I couldn't give a speech at my high school graduation because I finished fourth in my class and you had to finish first, second, or third to give a speech.
• 9:30
  SPEAKER_03: Also a little competitive, so I was super annoyed.
• 9:33
  SPEAKER_03: But I've always loved speeches, I've always loved talking.
• 9:36
  SPEAKER_03: I studied communication at the University of Tennessee.
• 9:38
  SPEAKER_03: I never knew it was gonna be for TV or to tell the stories of others.
• 9:42
  SPEAKER_03: I just like communicating to connect with people.
• 9:45
  SPEAKER_03: And then the whole thing with the voice just happened.
• 9:47
  SPEAKER_03: Honestly, I think it came from fitness coaching.
• 9:49
  SPEAKER_03: My voice got a little raspier and raspier from you were yelling at your teammates.
• 9:52
  SPEAKER_03: I was yelling at these adults trying to get them to get in shape.
• 9:55
  SPEAKER_03: I'm like, sprint, run, lift, too light.
• 9:57
  SPEAKER_03: I'm just yelling at them constantly, day after day.
• 9:59
  SPEAKER_03: So the voice thing came later, but just a knack for connecting to others, and I think communication has always been a thread line for me.
• 10:08
  SPEAKER_05: That's amazing.
• 10:09
  SPEAKER_05: That's amazing.
• 10:09
  SPEAKER_05: First, big shout out to our unified team right here.
• 10:12
  SPEAKER_05: Let's go.
• 10:12
  SPEAKER_05: Big shout out to our unified team.
• 10:14
  SPEAKER_05: Two one, congrats on the big win earlier this afternoon.
• 10:18
  SPEAKER_05: Um, what what what are some of the things that may be broadcasting that that folks don't know that happen kind of off camera, that in terms of preparation, in terms of understanding what you're about to go and do in front of millions of viewers, whether on TV or in live uh production, what what are some of the things that go on kind of behind the scenes that that help you in terms of being the best you can on camera?
• 10:42
  SPEAKER_03: A lot of film, kind of sort of like an athlete.
• 10:45
  SPEAKER_03: Like when I was a basketball player, I watched a lot of film.
• 10:47
  SPEAKER_03: It was to understand who I was going against and my opponent.
• 10:50
  SPEAKER_03: Now I'm watching film on both teams to understand their tendencies.
• 10:53
  SPEAKER_03: And so I want to know what the players do, what their strengths are, where their areas of opportunity are.
• 10:58
  SPEAKER_03: As a team, what do they like to execute?
• 11:00
  SPEAKER_03: What do they like to run?
• 11:01
  SPEAKER_03: What do they do when things get tight?
• 11:02
  SPEAKER_03: Who are the players that they go to?
• 11:04
  SPEAKER_03: That way, when the game happens, I have as much knowledge as possible to very quickly evaluate what is happening out there on the floor.
• 11:11
  SPEAKER_03: Or if I'm in the studio, when I'm watching the game, I can quickly categorize things to know exactly what I want to talk about at halftime.
• 11:18
  SPEAKER_03: I think the biggest thing with TV is you're always running out of time.
• 11:22
  SPEAKER_03: You guys know this.
• 11:22
  SPEAKER_03: Well, maybe I don't know.
• 11:23
  SPEAKER_03: Do you guys know this?
• 11:24
  SPEAKER_04: Like on a podcast, we're starting to, we're definitely starting to, yeah.
• 11:27
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah.
• 11:27
  SPEAKER_03: I feel like on a podcast, you kind of have this free form, you know, you can talk.
• 11:31
  SPEAKER_03: Whereas in TV, there are so many times where I'm getting into something that I want to talk about and I've already spent too much time.
• 11:36
  SPEAKER_03: And the producer, as I'm saying something, is like rap, rap, like cut it short, cut it off.
• 11:41
  SPEAKER_03: Um, so to me, trying to understand as much as possible what the teams are doing, so I would say behind the scenes, a lot of film.
• 11:48
  SPEAKER_03: A ton of film.
• 11:49
  SPEAKER_03: Love that, love that.
• 11:50
  SPEAKER_04: When it comes to what we've been living here in the city with the dream, we saw some dream merch pulling up some fans coming right over from State Farm.
• 11:57
  SPEAKER_04: You actually came literally from State Farm straight to the podcast stage.
• 12:01
  SPEAKER_04: Let's give it up for Drake for pulling up and hanging out with us.
• 12:03
  SPEAKER_04: Unbelievable.
• 12:04
  SPEAKER_04: What do you make of just the craving for women's sports, the presence now of Atlanta City FC coming here in the way that that is starting to just grow nationwide, especially here in ATL?
• 12:15
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, I love it.
• 12:16
  SPEAKER_03: I mean, these women are superstars.
• 12:17
  SPEAKER_03: So what they're able to do, the way that they're able to galvanize an entire crowd, like being in State Farm and watching, listening to 17,000 people cheering on the Atlanta Dream.
• 12:26
  SPEAKER_03: They fell short today, but they fought back, which I appreciated.
• 12:29
  SPEAKER_03: The series is tied, there's three games left in the series.
• 12:32
  SPEAKER_03: Dream and six.
• 12:33
  SPEAKER_03: If anyone wants to go to a game, the next game is game six in Atlanta.
• 12:36
  SPEAKER_03: So go support the Atlanta Dream.
• 12:38
  SPEAKER_03: To me, they're so skilled, they're so talented, but they're also just good people.
• 12:43
  SPEAKER_03: Like all of the women, and that's probably one of my favorite parts about what I do now, is I grew up with a lot of these players.
• 12:49
  SPEAKER_03: And so to know them personally and then get to watch them and support them as they have so much success on the floor, that's the best part.
• 12:56
  SPEAKER_03: Women's sports is getting the investment now.
• 12:58
  SPEAKER_03: People are bought in, companies, fans, teams, the players, and we're starting to see this incredible product that's supported from all angles, and that's truly the best part.
• 13:08
  SPEAKER_05: What are you most excited for coming from a basketball arena, now going into a soccer arena, right?
• 13:14
  SPEAKER_05: Soccer stadium.
• 13:14
  SPEAKER_05: What are you most excited for to be able to look at that comparison from Atlanta United to the Dream?
• 13:20
  SPEAKER_05: Or I know the Hawks are kicking off their home opener later tonight.
• 13:24
  SPEAKER_05: What are you most excited for?
• 13:26
  SPEAKER_03: I think I'm just excited to see because soccer is so different than basketball, right?
• 13:29
  SPEAKER_03: Like, like, and I'm always I'm always struggling because I'm like in basketball, if you get a good steal on one end, you're probably going to get points almost every time.
• 13:39
  SPEAKER_03: Whereas in soccer, this great tackle happens or this great play happens on the defensive end, and then the ball, my that.
• 13:44
  SPEAKER_03: And so for me, listening to the soccer crowd kind of get excited and then go down, and then getting really excited and then go back down.
• 13:50
  SPEAKER_03: We stay excited.
• 13:51
  SPEAKER_03: We stay excited.
• 13:52
  SPEAKER_03: Oh, they're gonna be hype the whole time.
• 13:54
  SPEAKER_03: Oh, for sure.
• 13:54
  SPEAKER_03: But like when it looks like something's gonna happen and then it starts to rise, and then once it actually happens, that moment where a goal is scored and everyone goes absolutely crazy because you've been waiting for it to happen, for sure, to me, that buildup of the score or the goal or anything like that, that's what I want to hear.
• 14:11
  SPEAKER_03: Because in basketball, you don't have that buildup, right?
• 14:13
  SPEAKER_03: Right?
• 14:13
  SPEAKER_03: That that constant buildup over, I don't know, it could be 30 minutes.
• 14:17
  SPEAKER_03: It could be how however long before the team scores or before a great save is making.
• 14:21
  SPEAKER_03: I'm not gonna forget about the defense no more before a great save happens.
• 14:24
  SPEAKER_03: So that's what I'm excited for is that moment when everybody gets to collectively celebrate what they've been waiting for.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_04: And that's what I say too is it's always a symphony of sound, a harmony of humanity.
• 14:33
  SPEAKER_04: This patch right here on Braguzan's shoulder, the 17s.
• 14:36
  SPEAKER_04: That's what makes this building so special.
• 14:38
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• 14:42
  SPEAKER_04: Always just like a Home Depot delivery.
• 14:44
  SPEAKER_04: Brad, Dredd, I know we got some questions in the crowd from some of you guys.
• 14:48
  SPEAKER_04: Let's hear who we got.
• 14:49
  SPEAKER_04: Looks like we got one over here.
• 14:55
  SPEAKER_06: We know each other now.
• 14:56
  SPEAKER_06: Um, how big the WNBA has gotten in terms of attention in the last couple of years, like what has changed for you in terms of coverage, and or what do you think has changed most for the players?
• 15:10
  SPEAKER_03: For the players, they're definitely getting paid a lot more, which we absolutely love.
• 15:16
  SPEAKER_03: We love when the checks are bigger and the players can you know just celebrate all that they're doing and get paid accordingly to how talented they are.
• 15:25
  SPEAKER_03: For me, I would say it would change, and it's been an absolute blessing.
• 15:29
  SPEAKER_03: But with being at ESPN before, we would cover the WNBA games.
• 15:33
  SPEAKER_03: We'd have a pregame show, we'd cover the game, and then that would be it.
• 15:36
  SPEAKER_03: Now that the game has grown, we have requests from First Take, from Good Morning America, from sports centers, from all the different shows that want to hear about the WNBA and they want to talk about it.
• 15:47
  SPEAKER_03: So my schedule has gotten a lot busier, but it is an absolute blessing.
• 15:52
  SPEAKER_03: I love it.
• 15:53
  SPEAKER_03: So I would just say the overall interest, you know, like even being able to come on a podcast like this and to be in different areas to talk about these WNBA players and what they're doing and how amazing they are, that's grown for me, and it's been a lot of fun.
• 16:07
  SPEAKER_03: Thank you.
• 16:08
  SPEAKER_01: Hey Brad, it's me, Alex.
• 16:10
  SPEAKER_01: What's up?
• 16:12
  SPEAKER_01: What is your record against the Mexico national team?
• 16:15
  SPEAKER_01: Oh that's a good question.
• 16:18
  SPEAKER_05: Uh I don't know exactly the overall record.
• 16:21
  SPEAKER_05: Uh I do know that I was a part of the first US team to go down to Azteca and pick up some qualifying points during World Cup qualifying.
• 16:30
  SPEAKER_05: Um listen, when you talk about the US-Mexico rivalry, it it's it's what you want to be a part of as an athlete.
• 16:37
  SPEAKER_05: Those are the games you want to be a part of.
• 16:39
  SPEAKER_05: As you know, you're going into that.
• 16:41
  SPEAKER_05: You understand the rivalry between obviously their fan base, our fan base, but there's certainly a respect level between both countries, both sets of players, and I think that's what makes it so special.
• 16:55
  SPEAKER_05: Over here to the right.
• 17:05
  SPEAKER_05: Favorite state, really good question.
• 17:08
  SPEAKER_05: I've been I've been fortunate to play in a lot of stadiums around the world.
• 17:13
  SPEAKER_05: Um, but listen, and I might be a little bit biased here.
• 17:18
  SPEAKER_05: I just might be a little bit biased.
• 17:20
  SPEAKER_05: This place behind you guys is unbelievable.
• 17:24
  SPEAKER_05: When we talk about what happened this summer with the World Cup and being a host city here at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and being able to have eight matches, including a semifinal, every single match was electric in and out of the stadium.
• 17:37
  SPEAKER_05: You guys turned up, you guys supported not only the beautiful game, but all the countries from around the world that were here visiting.
• 17:45
  SPEAKER_05: It was an unbelievable experience.
• 17:46
  SPEAKER_05: And so for me, without a doubt, Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
• 17:52
  SPEAKER_04: Can we give a round of applause to Matt right here for his 50th birthday?
• 17:55
  SPEAKER_04: Happy birthday, man.
• 17:56
  SPEAKER_04: Let's go.
• 17:56
  SPEAKER_04: Let's go.
• 17:57
  SPEAKER_04: Iconic 17.
• 17:58
  SPEAKER_04: Thank you so much for hanging out.
• 18:00
  SPEAKER_04: All right, guys.
• 18:01
  SPEAKER_04: We got any more?
• 18:02
  SPEAKER_04: Any last one?
• 18:02
  SPEAKER_04: Oh, we're going way to the back, Brad.
• 18:04
  SPEAKER_04: What do we got?
• 18:05
  SPEAKER_01: I have a question for Dreah.
• 18:07
  SPEAKER_01: Drea, we know you have a pet snake.
• 18:09
  SPEAKER_01: Can you explain to everybody why you're deathly afraid of birds?
• 18:14
  SPEAKER_03: I am afraid of birds.
• 18:16
  SPEAKER_03: I've I grew up with pet snakes.
• 18:18
  SPEAKER_03: I have a pet snake.
• 18:19
  SPEAKER_03: I've had him for almost 14 years.
• 18:21
  SPEAKER_03: I got him as a freshman in college.
• 18:23
  SPEAKER_03: He is my heart and soul.
• 18:25
  SPEAKER_03: His name is nothing.
• 18:26
  SPEAKER_03: Capital N.
• 18:27
  SPEAKER_03: Like, hey, nothing.
• 18:28
  SPEAKER_03: That's his name.
• 18:29
  SPEAKER_03: His name is nothing.
• 18:30
  SPEAKER_03: Like, oh, it's nothing.
• 18:30
  SPEAKER_03: Don't worry about it.
• 18:31
  SPEAKER_03: He's the sweetest boy.
• 18:33
  SPEAKER_03: He loves cuddles.
• 18:34
  SPEAKER_03: He's very social.
• 18:35
  SPEAKER_03: In college, we used to go to elementary schools and he would go shopping to me, movie theaters, because he would just fit in my hoodie.
• 18:41
  SPEAKER_05: What kind of snake?
• 18:42
  SPEAKER_03: He's a ball python.
• 18:43
  SPEAKER_04: Hold on, hold on, hold on.
• 18:44
  SPEAKER_04: In your hoodie?
• 18:45
  SPEAKER_04: Like chilling in the potential.
• 18:47
  SPEAKER_04: You'd pull up to a target and just be shopping all of a sudden.
• 18:50
  SPEAKER_03: The only thing I've ever gotten kicked out of this guy at Insomnia Cookies kicked me out.
• 18:54
  SPEAKER_03: I never forgave him.
• 18:55
  SPEAKER_03: That was the only place I've ever gotten kicked out.
• 18:57
  SPEAKER_03: Never happened at Home Depot.
• 18:59
  SPEAKER_03: Never happened at Mercedes-Benz.
• 19:00
  SPEAKER_03: I'm terrified of, I've always been terrified of birds.
• 19:02
  SPEAKER_03: I feel like because they're opposite of snakes.
• 19:04
  SPEAKER_03: You know, snakes are very smooth moving, they're very slow.
• 19:07
  SPEAKER_03: They're very like they're calm animals.
• 19:10
  SPEAKER_03: Birds are just a little, you know, you know how it's like.
• 19:12
  SPEAKER_03: They're like, they're a little, I don't I don't know, chaotic.
• 19:14
  SPEAKER_03: The the feathers, the talons, the bee.
• 19:17
  SPEAKER_03: I don't know.
• 19:17
  SPEAKER_03: I think the polar opposite of a snake is a bird.
• 19:20
  SPEAKER_03: So I I love snakes and I've always been scared of birds.
• 19:22
  SPEAKER_03: Also, my mom took me to a lake when I was like three years old to feed the geese.
• 19:28
  SPEAKER_05: Okay.
• 19:29
  SPEAKER_03: Terrible idea.
• 19:30
  SPEAKER_03: Chase me down.
• 19:32
  SPEAKER_03: Worst experience ever.
• 19:32
  SPEAKER_03: And I've been terrified of the show.
• 19:35
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, we've been there.
• 19:35
  SPEAKER_03: We've been there.
• 19:36
  SPEAKER_03: We've been there.
• 19:37
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, they understand.
• 19:37
  SPEAKER_03: Don't take a child, okay?
• 19:39
  SPEAKER_04: Is nothing with you on the show right now?
• 19:41
  SPEAKER_03: He's actually in the bag I brought over.
• 19:43
  SPEAKER_03: It's actually too cold for him.
• 19:44
  SPEAKER_03: He's very sensitive to weather.
• 19:46
  SPEAKER_05: Oh, it's amazing.
• 19:46
  SPEAKER_05: Incredible.
• 19:47
  SPEAKER_04: Any final questions here in the crowd?
• 19:49
  SPEAKER_04: Go for it.
• 19:49
  SPEAKER_04: We got one more.
• 19:52
  SPEAKER_00: Um, what do you think about the unified team?
• 19:55
  SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah.
• 19:57
  SPEAKER_05: The unified team.
• 19:58
  SPEAKER_05: Unbelievable.
• 19:59
  SPEAKER_05: Guys, 17s.
• 20:00
  SPEAKER_05: If you guys have not experienced the unified team, you guys have to make sure you turn up and support them.
• 20:06
  SPEAKER_05: The the camaraderie, the friendship, the ability on the field, absolutely electric, and they have been phenomenal throughout the year of 2026.
• 20:17
  SPEAKER_05: I'm excited for the future.
• 20:18
  SPEAKER_05: I know they're certainly excited, but 17s, you guys have to show your support for this 17s group or this unified team because they are a group of individuals that are absolutely fantastic.
• 20:28
  SPEAKER_05: So huge props to all you guys for a big win earlier today.
• 20:31
  SPEAKER_05: Great job.
• 20:32
  SPEAKER_03: Can I ask the crowd a question?
• 20:33
  SPEAKER_03: Just from everyone, just scream out your favorite player that I need to look out for in the match today.
• 20:39
  SPEAKER_03: Anyone?
• 20:40
  SPEAKER_03: Anyone?
• 20:41
  SPEAKER_03: Anyone?
• 20:41
  SPEAKER_03: Anyone?
• 20:43
  SPEAKER_03: Okay.
• 20:45
  SPEAKER_03: Okay, we got a few.
• 20:47
  SPEAKER_03: Got it.
• 20:47
  SPEAKER_03: Got it.
• 20:48
  SPEAKER_05: Miggy, a couple Almirons out there.
• 20:50
  SPEAKER_04: I heard a goose in there too.
• 20:51
  SPEAKER_05: You know?
• 20:53
  SPEAKER_03: You have something to do with that.
• 20:53
  SPEAKER_03: Come round, come round, come round.
• 20:55
  SPEAKER_04: All right, Dre, let's get into a little something we like to call rapid fire.
• 20:58
  SPEAKER_04: I'm just gonna hit you with some TikTok style questions.
• 21:00
  SPEAKER_04: 17s, let's see what she's got.
• 21:02
  SPEAKER_04: Question number one Life on the line for a contested three-point shot.
• 21:07
  SPEAKER_04: Your life is on the line.
• 21:08
  SPEAKER_04: Who takes the shot?
• 21:10
  SPEAKER_03: A contested three?
• 21:12
  SPEAKER_03: Well, if you all don't know her name, she plays for the Atlanta Dream.
• 21:15
  SPEAKER_03: Her name is Ryan Howard.
• 21:16
  SPEAKER_03: If you do not know who she is, she's one of the best three-pointers in the three-point shooters in the WNBA.
• 21:22
  SPEAKER_03: So I'm going with Ryan Howard and go watch the dream play in game six next week.
• 21:26
  SPEAKER_05: Let's go.
• 21:26
  SPEAKER_05: I love that.
• 21:27
  SPEAKER_04: Something you've been obsessed with lately.
• 21:30
  SPEAKER_03: I've been obsessed with soccer.
• 21:33
  SPEAKER_05: Hey.
• 21:33
  SPEAKER_05: Good answer.
• 21:34
  SPEAKER_05: Good answer.
• 21:35
  SPEAKER_05: But so seriously.
• 21:36
  SPEAKER_05: Not scripted.
• 21:38
  SPEAKER_03: With the Atlanta and WSL team coming and being a part of that whole launch process and getting to see them and know the facilities that they're bringing and all the things that Arthur Blank is doing.
• 21:46
  SPEAKER_03: And then with the Atlanta United joining you all here with the World Cup that happened this summer, I was very locked into that.
• 21:53
  SPEAKER_03: So this has probably been the most obsessed I've been with soccer.
• 21:56
  SPEAKER_03: And I don't know if you know Tobin Heath and Kristen Press, they were major staple.
• 22:00
  SPEAKER_03: For U.S.
• 22:00
  SPEAKER_03: women's soccer.
• 22:01
  SPEAKER_02: For sure.
• 22:01
  SPEAKER_03: I was on a podcast with them last week.
• 22:03
  SPEAKER_03: They were telling me all about soccer.
• 22:05
  SPEAKER_03: So I do feel like I've been a little obsessed with soccer lately.
• 22:07
  SPEAKER_03: Love that.
• 22:08
  SPEAKER_04: Footy fever is here.
• 22:08
  SPEAKER_04: Let's go.
• 22:09
  SPEAKER_04: All right, last one.
• 22:09
  SPEAKER_04: Then I gotta dip because I gotta get in there to get these 17s ready.
• 22:11
  SPEAKER_04: We're ready for match day, by the way.
• 22:13
  SPEAKER_04: Come on.
• 22:14
  SPEAKER_04: Let's go.
• 22:15
  SPEAKER_04: Dre, your idol growing up.
• 22:17
  SPEAKER_03: Ooh, my idol growing up was.
• 22:22
  SPEAKER_03: There are so many different basketball players that I looked up to growing up, but my true idol was probably my nana.
• 22:28
  SPEAKER_03: My nana.
• 22:29
  SPEAKER_03: Her name is Gloria Dolores Carter.
• 22:30
  SPEAKER_03: She is my heart and soul.
• 22:32
  SPEAKER_03: I lost her uh about a decade ago, but she was so loving, so caring, so considerate.
• 22:37
  SPEAKER_03: She would have loved to just sit here.
• 22:38
  SPEAKER_03: She loved Atlanta sports.
• 22:40
  SPEAKER_03: We watched a ton of Atlanta sports together.
• 22:41
  SPEAKER_03: She's a big Falcons fan.
• 22:43
  SPEAKER_03: She would have been a huge Atlanta United fan.
• 22:45
  SPEAKER_03: So I would say my Nana was my idol for sure.
• 22:47
  SPEAKER_04: So cool, my brother.
• 22:48
  SPEAKER_04: You got the rest.
• 22:48
  SPEAKER_04: I got a dip.
• 22:49
  SPEAKER_04: Joe 17s.
• 22:50
  SPEAKER_04: Listen, go crush it.
• 22:51
  SPEAKER_03: We're good.
• 22:51
  SPEAKER_04: We'll see you inside.
• 22:52
  SPEAKER_04: 17s.
• 22:53
  SPEAKER_04: You guys will catch Joe inside the stadium.
• 22:55
  SPEAKER_05: He's got to bounce.
• 22:56
  SPEAKER_05: We got a few more questions with Trey, and then we got some more giveaways.
• 23:00
  SPEAKER_05: Who likes giveaways?
• 23:01
  SPEAKER_05: Let's go.
• 23:02
  SPEAKER_05: Let's go.
• 23:03
  SPEAKER_05: As part of your prep for broadcasting, what's the most crucial thing that you have to do in terms of going on for your coverage?
• 23:11
  SPEAKER_03: Wow.
• 23:12
  SPEAKER_03: Um did you say what did you just say?
• 23:15
  SPEAKER_03: Not quite.
• 23:16
  SPEAKER_03: Nope.
• 23:17
  SPEAKER_03: That's that's that's a no.
• 23:19
  SPEAKER_03: That's a no.
• 23:19
  SPEAKER_03: Not that one, not that one.
• 23:21
  SPEAKER_03: Um, I would say probably goes back to the film.
• 23:25
  SPEAKER_03: Like if I have to, if I have a game, if I'm calling a game, I try to watch each team that week at least three times, each separately, or I'll try to watch the game they just played against each other if they faced each other recently, if they faced each other last year.
• 23:37
  SPEAKER_03: So a lot of watching film, and then before some of my college basketball shows and WNBA shows, I just want to know the teams.
• 23:43
  SPEAKER_03: I want to know what they're doing.
• 23:44
  SPEAKER_03: So it all goes back to film and study and preparation in that way.
• 23:47
  SPEAKER_05: Amazing, amazing.
• 23:49
  SPEAKER_05: Um, if you played soccer, if you were inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium playing for Atlanta United, playing for Atlanta City, okay, what position?
• 24:00
  SPEAKER_03: I think I feel like I would want to be a defender.
• 24:04
  SPEAKER_02: Okay.
• 24:05
  SPEAKER_03: Like true to my defensive roots, like I want to get a stop.
• 24:09
  SPEAKER_03: I want to stop someone from doing what they want to do.
• 24:11
  SPEAKER_03: Like, that is exactly what I want.
• 24:12
  SPEAKER_03: I want to be the one delivering the tackles, delivering the hits.
• 24:15
  SPEAKER_03: That's me.
• 24:16
  SPEAKER_05: Love that.
• 24:17
  SPEAKER_05: And listen, sometimes defenders in soccer go up and score goals.
• 24:19
  SPEAKER_03: See?
• 24:20
  SPEAKER_05: What's your goal celebration?
• 24:21
  SPEAKER_03: Wow.
• 24:22
  SPEAKER_03: My goal celebration probably be something.
• 24:26
  SPEAKER_03: You know how some athletes will do something from a different sport when they score?
• 24:29
  SPEAKER_03: Like a lot of football players will like do something basketball-wise.
• 24:32
  SPEAKER_03: I probably do like some type of move and then like a shot.
• 24:34
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, that'd be okay.
• 24:35
  SPEAKER_03: Yeah, just and then how are we feeling about that?
• 24:36
  SPEAKER_05: I see a couple of head nods on the shop.
• 24:38
  SPEAKER_05: A little basketball, yeah.
• 24:39
  SPEAKER_05: Let's go.
• 24:39
  SPEAKER_05: Let's go.
• 24:40
  SPEAKER_03: Well, what was what was your favorite celebration?
• 24:42
  SPEAKER_03: I know you didn't score, but like, do you have a player that you loved his celebration?
• 24:46
  SPEAKER_05: No, I just enjoyed when they scored because I was like, oh, finally, guys, you know, geez.
• 24:51
  SPEAKER_05: Um I was fortunate, right?
• 24:54
  SPEAKER_05: So when you get in there, you're you're gonna see that our supporters are right behind one of the goals.
• 24:57
  SPEAKER_05: Okay.
• 24:58
  SPEAKER_05: And as a goalkeeper, when your team scores, they're at the other end of the field.
• 25:02
  SPEAKER_05: Yep.
• 25:02
  SPEAKER_05: And so you're by yourself.
• 25:03
  SPEAKER_05: And so I'm turning around and I'm looking at all the chaos in the fans in the supporter section, and I'm like, yes, and so I'm buzzing off of their energy.
• 25:11
  SPEAKER_05: So I'm over there like fist pumping and just like you know, all sorts.
• 25:15
  SPEAKER_05: I love that.
• 25:15
  SPEAKER_05: If I scored a goal, which I never did, I apologize.
• 25:18
  SPEAKER_05: Uh, but if I had scored a goal, I don't I don't know.
• 25:20
  SPEAKER_05: Nothing chaos.
• 25:21
  SPEAKER_05: I think I'd black out okay in like jerseys coming off, like the works, yeah, the works.
• 25:26
  SPEAKER_05: And then I'm gonna be exhausted.
• 25:27
  SPEAKER_05: And I I hope it's the last kick of the game if that ever happens.
• 25:30
  SPEAKER_05: But um, a piece of advice you'd give to the next generation of players.
• 25:35
  SPEAKER_03: Wow.
• 25:36
  SPEAKER_03: Hmm.
• 25:38
  SPEAKER_03: I would say work extremely hard, but as hard as you work, that is the exact amount of fun you should also have.
• 25:48
  SPEAKER_03: So as hard as you want to work in your sport, make sure you're enjoying it and enjoying the people that you do it with.
• 25:55
  SPEAKER_03: Because honestly, that is probably been the best part for me from playing sports to even now TV.
• 26:00
  SPEAKER_03: Like I work really hard at TV, but I love the people I do it with, and I have so much fun.
• 26:05
  SPEAKER_03: So those two things extremely hard work, but also enjoy every second of it.
• 26:09
  SPEAKER_05: Amazing answer, amazing answer.
• 26:11
  SPEAKER_05: Absolutely.
• 26:11
  SPEAKER_05: Well, listen, we know you are busy inside here.
• 26:14
  SPEAKER_05: How excited?
• 26:15
  SPEAKER_05: How are you feeling about hitting the golden spike tonight before in front of all of our 17s?
• 26:20
  SPEAKER_03: I'm excited.
• 26:21
  SPEAKER_03: I'm really excited.
• 26:22
  SPEAKER_03: I know it's such a such a huge tradition, it's such a big moment.
• 26:25
  SPEAKER_03: So to be a part of it, I can't wait.
• 26:28
  SPEAKER_03: I hope this is not the last time that I get to do this.
• 26:30
  SPEAKER_03: Um, and I yeah, I can't wait.
• 26:33
  SPEAKER_05: Amazing, amazing.
• 26:34
  SPEAKER_05: Andrea Carter, everybody, listen, your energy is unbelievable.
• 26:38
  SPEAKER_05: We are so gracious for you taking some time out of your busy day, going from one to the next, constantly working, constantly grinding.
• 26:45
  SPEAKER_05: Absolutely appreciate you coming on the show.
• 26:47
  SPEAKER_05: Thank you so much, ladies and gentlemen.
• 26:49
  SPEAKER_05: Andrea Carter.
• 26:51
  SPEAKER_03: Thank you for having me.
• 26:52
  SPEAKER_03: Also, can we give a round of applause for Cam?
• 26:54
  SPEAKER_03: Can we come up here, please?
• 26:55
  SPEAKER_05: Cam!
• 26:56
  SPEAKER_03: Cam's actually the only reason I'm here.
• 26:58
  SPEAKER_03: Not really the only reason, because I was very excited.
• 27:00
  SPEAKER_05: But I didn't know about the super loud except for Cam.
• 27:03
  SPEAKER_05: No, Cam, Cam, come here!
• 27:06
  SPEAKER_03: There's a lot of work that goes behind the scenes in making all this stuff happen, and Cam is our fearless leader.
• 27:12
  SPEAKER_05: Yes.
• 27:12
  SPEAKER_03: So, Cam, wave to the crowd.
• 27:14
  SPEAKER_05: She makes everything happen for the goose ant show.
• 27:17
  SPEAKER_05: Unbelievable.
• 27:18
  SPEAKER_05: Oh my gosh.
• 27:19
  SPEAKER_05: I love it.
• 27:20
  SPEAKER_05: All right, who's ready for some giveaways?
• 27:22
  SPEAKER_05: All right, let's do it.
• 27:23
  SPEAKER_05: Let's do it.
• 27:24
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