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Press Pass | Trevor Lawrence: "Got to Put Everything Into Winning This Game" · Press Pass

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  Speaker 1: An update your shoulders feeling and just how you think
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  Speaker 1: it feels.
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  Speaker 2: And yeah, it's you know, it's feeling better. Obviously missing
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  Speaker 2: last week's games, a little slower than I would have
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  Speaker 2: liked it to be progressing, but you know, it feels
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  Speaker 2: actually feels pretty decent today. You know, it's getting better
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  Speaker 2: every day. So I'm just trying to you know, be
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  Speaker 2: be cautious, but also I guess aggressive and how I'm
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  Speaker 2: trying to treat it and just everything i can to
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  Speaker 2: get back as quick as possible, but also be smart.
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  Speaker 1: So it's a fine line. But yeah, I'm feeling better.
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  Speaker 3: You expect to sort of limited in practice today practice, but.
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  Speaker 2: Not Yeah, I'll be out there today. We'll just have
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  Speaker 2: to kind of see how I'm feeling. I'm gonna try
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  Speaker 2: to do some stuff and then see how it feels.
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  Speaker 2: And I need to move around though and kind of
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  Speaker 2: get back in the flows and didn't do a lot
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  Speaker 2: of that last week. So yeah, I'll be out there today,
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  Speaker 2: and just as the week goes on, depending on how
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  Speaker 2: it's feeling, you know, we'll see how much I end
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  Speaker 2: up doing, but hopefully every day to do a little
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  Speaker 2: bit more and get.
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  Speaker 1: Ready for the game. So far, not much at all.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, so yeah, so to so today will be a good,
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  Speaker 2: you know, a good little test, get to get to
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  Speaker 2: you know, throw a little bit and see how it feels.
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  Speaker 2: So you know, probably still be limited out there and
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  Speaker 2: CJ will take the bulk of stuff, but you know,
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  Speaker 2: that's the plan is just kind of see how it
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  Speaker 2: feels every day and hopefully progress to where I can
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  Speaker 2: go on Sunday, you.
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  Speaker 3: Know, whether like other than trying to throw. But did
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  Speaker 3: you you feel like you it feels like you could throw?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean it's it's feeling better. I think certain
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  Speaker 2: certain movements bother more than others. There's some things that
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  Speaker 2: I can do, and there's some areas where I have
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  Speaker 2: totally normal strength and you know it's functional and all that,
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  Speaker 2: but then certain positions it does get a little bit
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  Speaker 2: there's some aggravation, but that's getting better every day, but
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  Speaker 2: it's still I would like to see that go down
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  Speaker 2: a little bit more before I just totally let it loose.
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  Speaker 1: And yeah, sorry, I thought someone was that's.
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  Speaker 3: Something you've never deal with this injury before?
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  Speaker 1: No, I haven't.
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  Speaker 2: I haven't never had an ac joint deal. So yeah,
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  Speaker 2: what was it like? I guess Sunday viewing it from
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  Speaker 2: the sidelines, I think that's the first time, you might
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  Speaker 2: I've ever done that.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, just seeing it.
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  Speaker 3: How did that help you?
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  Speaker 2: Maybe, Yeah, it was, you know, I think obviously it's weird.
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  Speaker 2: I've never really done that, you know, that once in
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  Speaker 2: college for COVID as a Notre Dame for that game
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  Speaker 2: and wasn't able to play.
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  Speaker 1: So that was really the first.
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  Speaker 2: Time other than that that I've done that in NFL,
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  Speaker 2: first time in general, So you know, it's weird experience
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  Speaker 2: kind of being on the outside almost looking in. Obviously
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  Speaker 2: you're still part of the team and you're still involved,
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  Speaker 2: but you know, I'm just trying to stay out of
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  Speaker 2: those guys way on game day, you know, I know
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  Speaker 2: what it's like to be in the zone, and especially
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  Speaker 2: CJ playing, and obviously you know there's pressure on him
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  Speaker 2: and he's really excited for the opportunity, and I just
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  Speaker 2: want to stay out of his way and do anything
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  Speaker 2: he needs to help him play better, whatever that is.
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  Speaker 2: And I think most of that is just kind of
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  Speaker 2: letting him do his thing, because I know a lot
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  Speaker 2: of people were checking on him all week and making
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  Speaker 2: sure he was good, and I just wanted to let
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  Speaker 2: him have his space, so I was trying to kind
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  Speaker 2: of stay out the way a little bit. But also
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  Speaker 2: it's cool to see how everything operates and get to
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  Speaker 2: hear the stuff in the background, whether it's the coaches
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  Speaker 2: talking or anything like that, on the headsets and the
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  Speaker 2: whole process between plays that you don't here as a
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  Speaker 2: quarterback because obviously you're not hearing everything. You're just hearing
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  Speaker 2: the final call that comes in. So, you know, I
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  Speaker 2: thought that was interesting. I thought it was cool to
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  Speaker 2: be able to, you know, share my thoughts with you know,
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  Speaker 2: Mike and Press and Phil and Doug and whoever on
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  Speaker 2: the sideline or halftime or whatever it was. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I thought that was cool being more a part of
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  Speaker 2: that because usually when you're playing, you know, you'll talk
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  Speaker 2: about some adjustments maybe at halftime, but you're really just
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  Speaker 2: focusing on the next series and kind of the adjustments
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  Speaker 2: you're going to make. So it was definitely a different perspective,
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  Speaker 2: you know. I think it gives you gives you a
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  Speaker 2: good perspective on the game and what it is, and
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  Speaker 2: I think it also takes a little bit out of
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  Speaker 2: it of just at the end of the day, it's
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  Speaker 2: just a game.
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  Speaker 1: I think you realize that when.
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  Speaker 2: You take a step back and get to watch guys
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  Speaker 2: and see how they go about their process and see
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  Speaker 2: things that you don't really pay attention to because you're
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  Speaker 2: so in the moment when you're about to play. That
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  Speaker 2: was kind of cool getting to see, but don't want
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  Speaker 2: to get used to it.
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  Speaker 3: You know.
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  Speaker 2: That's not where I want to be, is standing over
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  Speaker 2: there and not being able to play. So I think
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  Speaker 2: now I'm going along with this, But I think it
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  Speaker 2: does give you perspective too, for guys like CJ and
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  Speaker 2: other guys who you know are either backups or haven't
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  Speaker 2: played in a while, you know, I think it's I
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  Speaker 2: have a lot of respect for guys that prepare like
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  Speaker 2: a starter every week knowing that they're probably not gonna play,
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  Speaker 2: And I think that's really hard to do. And I've
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  Speaker 2: you know, had to do that a little bit last week.
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  Speaker 2: And I just have a lot of respect for somebody
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  Speaker 2: like CJ, who that's his first start in you know,
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  Speaker 2: two or three years, and he prepares every week that
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  Speaker 2: way and usually doesn't ever get an opportunity to even
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  Speaker 2: play a snap. You know, because I've been been fortunate
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  Speaker 2: to be able to play most of the time the
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  Speaker 2: last couple of years. So I think when you think
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  Speaker 2: about that and the things that guys sacrifice and how
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  Speaker 2: you know much they do sacrifice and to be in
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  Speaker 2: that position to possibly play, don't know if they're gonna
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  Speaker 2: play or not. And and for CJ is still always
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  Speaker 2: wanting the best for me. I think that he handles
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  Speaker 2: that really well. And I was just really proud of him,
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  Speaker 2: and it was cool for him to get that opportunity.
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  Speaker 2: So I'm happy that he was able to do that,
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  Speaker 2: and I know the guys were stoked for him too. Yeah,
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  Speaker 2: you know, it sucks feeling like that's why it's a
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  Speaker 2: team game, though you know it's not. I think that's
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  Speaker 2: the other perspective part of it too, is it's not
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  Speaker 2: just about what I can do. It's we gotta we
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  Speaker 2: have a really good team, and guys are going to
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  Speaker 2: rally around CJ. CJ is a really good player too,
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  Speaker 2: so you gotta trust those guys and we're a good
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  Speaker 2: team for a reason. It's not just about me or
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  Speaker 2: any one other particular person. You know, you got to
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  Speaker 2: be able to pick up guys when they're down, and
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  Speaker 2: it was cool to see the team really do that.
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  Speaker 2: I feel like everyone played with a ton of energy
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  Speaker 2: and just passionate like it was. It was fun to watch,
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  Speaker 2: and obviously you don't everyone have to watch and be
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  Speaker 2: on the sideline. But I think, like I said, just
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  Speaker 2: the perspective deal of it and realizing that it is
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  Speaker 2: a team and guys are gonna pick you up when
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  Speaker 2: you need it, and that was that.
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  Speaker 1: Was really cool.
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  Speaker 3: Too much play through too much.
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  Speaker 2: Potentially, you know, I think everyone's at this point in
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  Speaker 2: the year, everybody's dealing with something. You know, you this
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  Speaker 2: the way this game is if the way I see
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  Speaker 2: is if you can play, you play. If you can't,
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  Speaker 2: and then you can't and you don't. You know, I
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  Speaker 2: don't think it's very I do think it can be
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  Speaker 2: difficult depend on the injury to make that decision sometimes
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  Speaker 2: because you got to weigh one, can I play close
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  Speaker 2: to my best to help the team, and two is
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  Speaker 2: this gonna affect me long term to where next week
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  Speaker 2: or the following week is it's still gonna be lingering if.
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  Speaker 1: I decide to play. I think you got to weigh
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  Speaker 1: that that can be difficult.
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  Speaker 2: But I think that the whole commitment deal in this
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  Speaker 2: this game is important, and I think that guys understand
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  Speaker 2: that on this team, and if you can play, you play.
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  Speaker 2: And I think that we understand we're an unselfish group
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  Speaker 2: and that's the mindset of everyone, not just me or
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  Speaker 2: anyone else. So I just think that that that's how
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  Speaker 2: it works. That's how I view it anyways, and maybe
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  Speaker 2: not everybody does. But so no, I don't think I
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  Speaker 2: was necessarily trying to play through too much. I think, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I've had some you know, you know, been a little
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  Speaker 2: bit unfortunate this year, having some injuries and things I've
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  Speaker 2: been dealing with, but everybody has that and it's gonna
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  Speaker 2: happen at some point, So those are stuff you gotta
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  Speaker 2: Those are things you gotta battle through. Yeah, I think
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  Speaker 2: I could have played a lot better through some of that,
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  Speaker 2: and I think there was some stuff where I definitely
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  Speaker 2: didn't play my best in the past, you know, three
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  Speaker 2: four whatever weeks it was before last week. So yeah,
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  Speaker 2: but I'm never going to make an excuse for injuries.
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  Speaker 2: You know, if you step on the field, you're expected
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  Speaker 2: to perform at a certain level regardless of what's going on.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm well aware of that, and I think everybody
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  Speaker 2: makes that decision on a week to week basis. Susan
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  Speaker 2: sort of comes down to a game against Tennessee almost
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  Speaker 2: like it did last year. Does that experience from a
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  Speaker 2: year ago help this time help this week at all?
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  Speaker 2: I think yes and no. It's a different year. These
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  Speaker 2: are two different teams, but yeah, it does feel kind
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  Speaker 2: of similar. It was different because the way the season
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  Speaker 2: went it last year. I think we I don't know
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  Speaker 2: if we had the same record going into the game
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  Speaker 2: or exactly what it was, but it was a little
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  Speaker 2: bit of a different situation, but both playing for potential
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  Speaker 2: spot in the playoffs and if you win, you're in.
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  Speaker 2: So that's the same sense of urgency we feel this week,
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  Speaker 2: and we understand that we have a job to do,
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  Speaker 2: you know, we want.
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  Speaker 1: To figure out just find a way.
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  Speaker 2: To win this game and we get another week to play,
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  Speaker 2: and that's our mindset and that's what we're that's what
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  Speaker 2: we're aiming for.
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  Speaker 1: Obviously.
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  Speaker 2: I think there's no secret about that, and I think
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  Speaker 2: that that experience in the past can help you.
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  Speaker 1: But you still gotta this is a new week, though.
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  Speaker 2: You got to prepare, you gotta put everything into winning
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  Speaker 2: this game, and you can't really rely on your past.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, obviously the past experience you hope helps you,
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  Speaker 2: but you know you're not thinking about that. You're thinking
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  Speaker 2: about this week and what we can do to beat them.
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  Speaker 2: You know, pre K eighteen last year Tennessee.
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  Speaker 1: You had to stip arm, you had to waive at
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  Speaker 1: the end of the game.
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  Speaker 3: When did you really come to understand the rivalry and
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  Speaker 3: kind of like some of that deep seeded missubjects.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, they I mean they beat us twice.
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  Speaker 2: My rookie year had a really bad, bad experience up
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  Speaker 2: there in twenty twenty one. That was just a rough
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  Speaker 2: day all the way around. You know, we got shut out,
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  Speaker 2: I played really bad just in general. Our team was
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  Speaker 2: in a really, really weird spot at that point. So
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  Speaker 2: that kind of stuck with me even through last year
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  Speaker 2: going back there again and kind of thinking about that
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  Speaker 2: experience and wanting to play better, want to get a
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  Speaker 2: win up there in Tennessee. And then you talk about
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  Speaker 2: just the rivalry and the passion from both sides and
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  Speaker 2: just you know, kind of how much we dislike each
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  Speaker 2: other on the field, and I think that that's a
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  Speaker 2: real thing in this rivalry and it's cool to have
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  Speaker 2: teams like that in your division, where it is competitive
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  Speaker 2: every time you step on the field, no matter the circumstances,
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  Speaker 2: no matter how many wins they have or we have,
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  Speaker 2: or what the situation is, you're always going to get
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  Speaker 2: their best and they're going to do everything they can
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  Speaker 2: to beat you, and you're going to do the same.
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  Speaker 2: So I think that that is the cool thing about
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  Speaker 2: football in general, but.
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  Speaker 1: Especially a division rival like that.
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  Speaker 2: You know what to expect, there's no secrets, and I
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  Speaker 2: think that's the cool part of it.
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  Speaker 1: Must win moment. But as a competitor, how do you
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  Speaker 1: get yourself up for that? Do you have to do much?
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  Speaker 3: And when you're in that moment, how do you handle
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  Speaker 3: the pressure.
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  Speaker 2: I don't think anything changes. I think you prepare the
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  Speaker 2: same way. I think the biggest thing is just during
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  Speaker 2: the week you prepare yourself mentally for those moments and
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  Speaker 2: you do everything you can to have your plan down,
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  Speaker 2: to watch the tape, know the team, know the opponent
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  Speaker 2: you're playing, and be prepared because that's something where you
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  Speaker 2: can't make up for that on Sunday it's too late.
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  Speaker 2: So as long as you do that, the moment is
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  Speaker 2: what it is like. You know what's on the line.
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  Speaker 2: That's not gonna change, and I think that that shouldn't
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  Speaker 2: change how you view things. It's just you prepare the
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  Speaker 2: same way and you stick to your process that you
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  Speaker 2: can't change. When the stakes get higher, you know, you
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  Speaker 2: have to be committed to what you do. And I
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  Speaker 2: think we are here so we know what to do.
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  Speaker 2: We've been in this situation before, like we said, so
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  Speaker 2: I think we trust our process and we know how
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  Speaker 2: to prepare for games like this. But the attention to
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  Speaker 2: detail throughout the week is going to be huge. You know,
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  Speaker 2: leading up to Sunday Sunday, everybody's gonna be juice, everyboy's
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  Speaker 2: gonna be amped. We know what's on the line, but
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  Speaker 2: we got to take care of today first, and then
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  Speaker 2: tomorrow and then Friday, Saturday, and then we'll get there Sunday.
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  Speaker 3: Well, getting Christian Kirk back this week means for this team,
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  Speaker 3: what is this week for next year?
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  Speaker 1: Be huge?
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  Speaker 2: Obviously the type of player Christian is, but also the leader,
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  Speaker 2: the voice he is in that in that room, in
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  Speaker 2: the locker room, all those things.
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  Speaker 1: I mean.
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  Speaker 2: Obviously he's a he's a great player, and when one
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  Speaker 2: of our best players and need him back, so we're
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  Speaker 2: excited for that whenever it is. You know, obviously he's
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  Speaker 2: clearly doing everything he can to come back. I mean
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  Speaker 2: it's been amazing to you know, see him even just
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  Speaker 2: moving around and doing some of the stuff he's doing already.
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  Speaker 2: I've been super impressed, and there's not a guy more committed.
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  Speaker 2: So I know he's gonna he's gonna do the right
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  Speaker 2: thing and take care of himself also. But obviously, whenever
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  Speaker 2: we can get him back, we're excited for that because
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  Speaker 2: he's gonna help us a lot.
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  Speaker 3: You've you've dealt with four different injuries so far in
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  Speaker 3: this season. What kind of sense do you get during
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  Speaker 3: the week leading up to these games about how much
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  Speaker 3: input you have, how much you can sort of push,
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  Speaker 3: nudge whatever the right word is to get to play
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  Speaker 3: in that game.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, I think it's the I mean, it really
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  Speaker 2: depends on the injury. Obviously, something like a concussion, there's
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  Speaker 2: not much you can do. You don't have much pool
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  Speaker 2: or any push in that. You have to go through
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  Speaker 2: the protocol and you have to clear. But I think
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  Speaker 2: other things, you know, have a great relationship with our
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  Speaker 2: training staff and our doctors, and obviously coach and we
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  Speaker 2: all talk about these things when they come up, and
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  Speaker 2: what's the best decision. And I mean typically we're all
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  Speaker 2: aware of the injury, what it is, what maybe the
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  Speaker 2: risks are, how you're feeling, and then you make that
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  Speaker 2: decision whenever you feel comfortable, whether that's early in the
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  Speaker 2: week or whether it's later. Usually it's later because you
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  Speaker 2: want to see how practice goes. But that's something where
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  Speaker 2: they have a lot of trust in me, and I
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  Speaker 2: have trust in them to just be honest and communicate
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  Speaker 2: what's going on.
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  Speaker 1: So I think that's the biggest thing.
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  Speaker 3: Do you not let the competitor and you allow you
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  Speaker 3: to push the envelope so to speak.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean I think it depends on depends on
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  Speaker 1: the situation.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, yeah, I do everything I can to play,
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  Speaker 2: and I'm gonna play through whatever I can as long
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  Speaker 2: as I don't feel like it will affect my play
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  Speaker 2: too much. I guess that's the'd be the best way
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  Speaker 2: to answer that. And I felt like last week it
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  Speaker 2: would have. I don't think I would have been able
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  Speaker 2: to play anywhere close to what I'm capable of. So
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  Speaker 2: I just didn't think it was smart to put the
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  Speaker 2: team or myself in that situation, especially with a throwing shoulder,
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  Speaker 2: so that situation is a little different than some of
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  Speaker 2: the other things I've dealt with. So yeah, everyone has
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  Speaker 2: that competitor and you want to do everything you can
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  Speaker 2: to play, especially this time of year. So I mean
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  Speaker 2: that's there's no denying that for myself or for anyone else.
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  Speaker 2: But yeah, you just gotta there's a lot of questions
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  Speaker 2: you gotta answer that throughout the week. You gotta feel
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  Speaker 2: like yourself. You gotta be able to go play and
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  Speaker 2: play the best of your ability and not hold the
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  Speaker 2: team back. So I think those are things you got
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  Speaker 2: to answer. Thanks, Yeah, thank you all appreciate it.