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Impi Warrior: Sibusiso Kotelo's incredible journey · Anele and the Club on 947

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  Speaker 1: Wake up with a bang.
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  Speaker 2: Hi, Welcome Anel and the club on nine four seven.
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  Speaker 2: Excitement levels are at an all time high.
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  Speaker 3: If you love the spring box, duh, All sixty.
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  Speaker 2: Five million of us do. Every single time we watch
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  Speaker 2: them run onto.
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  Speaker 3: The field before they go on what we call is
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  Speaker 3: our best foot forward. That's who runs on our answer
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  Speaker 3: to the haka. His name Isello, also known as the Impair.
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  Speaker 1: He said, big two that comes out and scarce of living,
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  Speaker 1: part of the opponents. A royal welcome by the empty warriors. Yes,
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  Speaker 1: we have the spring box for them to come out
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  Speaker 1: and say they inspired by me walking them out. I
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  Speaker 1: will do this thing for as long as they want
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  Speaker 1: me to do it. My name is I have a story.
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  Speaker 2: To tell, and he is here.
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  Speaker 3: We are going to hear the story that he has
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  Speaker 3: got to tell.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, ma'am.
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  Speaker 2: Why do you look nervous?
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  Speaker 1: Man? I don't know.
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  Speaker 2: You never look nervous on the field. Gir there you
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  Speaker 2: look menacing?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you put then you get to work. I like that.
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  Speaker 3: I'm just dying to know who picked up the phone
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  Speaker 3: to call you and tell you that you're going to
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  Speaker 3: do this or was it something that you went to
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  Speaker 3: the spring box and said hey, guys, we need something before. Yes,
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  Speaker 3: the guys are menacing, but you need something before. That
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  Speaker 3: kind of gets the aggression going.
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  Speaker 1: So this has actually been done for the past call
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  Speaker 1: it eight years, right, A lot of people don't know that.
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  Speaker 2: Did you know that?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, well it's this.
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  Speaker 4: I mean, look, it's been done, but then it's being
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  Speaker 4: done now that. Yeah, we've had people come on the
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  Speaker 4: field and do dances, but it's not to your point.
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  Speaker 4: It's not in that warrior way, right, because I mean
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  Speaker 4: that's the point when so like we've got a massive
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  Speaker 4: tour with the All Blacks coming now, yeah, and that's
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  Speaker 4: part of it. They do the hack Ger. Everyone knows
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  Speaker 4: that that's their warrior way. So now we have a
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  Speaker 4: warrior away.
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  Speaker 2: So we were.
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  Speaker 3: Just sending out the Greeks, now we're sending up Achilles.
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  Speaker 1: Ye yes, so yeah, twenty and twenty two, I was
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  Speaker 1: actually a contact by Marlon Krueger, who is the we love.
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  Speaker 2: Marlon Malin gives us tickets all the time, Yes.
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  Speaker 1: Rugby in twenty two and it's like, dude, do you
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  Speaker 1: want to do this for us? And I'm like, I
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  Speaker 1: can't because I just competing at the time and I
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  Speaker 1: was out the country for about seven months, so I
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  Speaker 1: was going to miss like four games of the spring Box.
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  Speaker 1: So I was like, I can't do it, and then
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  Speaker 1: started in twenty four I came into the country. I
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  Speaker 1: made a caption on social media that I'm done competing
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  Speaker 1: for the year, so you can't text me again. It's like, dude,
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  Speaker 1: please come through. So I was like, Okay, let's try
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  Speaker 1: it out. But in my mind, I'm like, I'm actually
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  Speaker 1: an introvert by nature. This is like it's a lot,
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  Speaker 1: you know. And then it's like, no, it's but like
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  Speaker 1: speen on stage. I'm like, I don't think so when
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  Speaker 1: you're on stage, there's a lot of lights on you,
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  Speaker 1: so you barely see the first two rows, you know
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  Speaker 1: what I mean, So you can't hear the crowd. You
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  Speaker 1: don't see the crowd. And then I did my first
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  Speaker 1: rugby match at LLS Park. It's crazy, It's crazy. It
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  Speaker 1: took me a while to realize how stadium is actually constructed,
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  Speaker 1: which is weird because I studied construction management. Because I
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  Speaker 1: walked in and I saw like a lot of people
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  Speaker 1: and I'm like, this is a lot of people, and
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  Speaker 1: then my brain go, you actually had a stadium but
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  Speaker 1: so I turned it around and I'm like, oh my word,
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  Speaker 1: there's more people people everywhere. And that's literally the conversation
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  Speaker 1: was having in my head. And funny enough, that's how
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  Speaker 1: the picture Oflici came out. Because I was so nervous.
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  Speaker 1: I didn't know what to do it myself.
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  Speaker 2: Oh you just like running everywhere.
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  Speaker 1: So nervous, I was like, I don't want to do
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  Speaker 1: it myself. And now I have the spear in my hand,
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  Speaker 1: I'm like, what what do I do?
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  Speaker 3: Because to us it looked like you were saying every
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  Speaker 3: one of you is gonna get it you.
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  Speaker 1: I promise you. That was not orchestrated. I did it
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  Speaker 1: out of pure nerves.
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  Speaker 3: And then it just looks like you and C are
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  Speaker 3: both like this brotherhood is amazing.
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  Speaker 1: What an amazing character, What an amazing personality. Amazing dude.
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  Speaker 1: He's checked up on me since I've been on the field.
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  Speaker 1: He's an amazing person. I As a person I get
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  Speaker 1: his captain C the records, I get that, But as.
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  Speaker 2: Humans, yeah, his partner and there's so.
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  Speaker 1: Many relationships built now because of him.
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  Speaker 2: That's and he looks out for everyone around him.
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  Speaker 1: That's what.
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  Speaker 3: Because I mean little known fact is who trained me
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  Speaker 3: last year. He was my personal trainer as well when
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  Speaker 3: I was getting ready to get to be a bride, right,
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  Speaker 3: and you and I would have long chats whilst we're training,
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  Speaker 3: and then you'd be like, Oh, I want to do this,
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  Speaker 3: and I'm going to pass it by Sea because I
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  Speaker 3: know you know, because he has been saying to me, Hey,
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  Speaker 3: if you need help with anything, let me know.
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  Speaker 2: So that's just who Sea is as well.
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  Speaker 1: Right, Absolutely only.
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  Speaker 3: These roles because you keep on saying when I'm on stage.
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  Speaker 3: When I'm on stage, what are you on stage?
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  Speaker 1: Four pro body builders? So that's my real thing. Like
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  Speaker 1: a lot of people go, why are you so big?
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  Speaker 1: I'm like, because I'm a pro body builder. And then
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  Speaker 1: because bodybuilding is not a big sports as it should
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  Speaker 1: be at the moment, but it's growing a lot of
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  Speaker 1: guys who then go, how much do you lift? I'm like,
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  Speaker 1: you talk about powerlifting. I'm not a power lift I'm
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  Speaker 1: a bodybuilder.
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  Speaker 2: So the beauty contest of powerlifting.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, it's about that, and I'll tell you just bringing
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  Speaker 1: it up, that's my sister said that about bodyboard. Really,
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  Speaker 1: so my sisters to do pageantry. So my sister goes
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  Speaker 1: what is body building? When I started this like twelve
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  Speaker 1: years ago. So I'm trying to explain this to my sister.
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  Speaker 1: My sister looks at me, their face, no smile, nothing,
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  Speaker 1: She goes, Oh, so it's a beauty passion for muscles.
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  Speaker 1: She's not wrong, You're not wrong. But I'm like, you're
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  Speaker 1: not wrong. That's exactly what it is.
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  Speaker 3: Okay, So you are a husband, you are a personal trader,
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  Speaker 3: you are a security guard, like personal bodyguard.
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  Speaker 2: You are a pastor.
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  Speaker 1: All getting there, but yeah, my father, the.
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  Speaker 3: Father is too amazing. Which role speaks to you the most?
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  Speaker 1: Which role has as has cultivated my character the most?
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  Speaker 1: Has been a husband. It's it's brought out inside of
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  Speaker 1: me that I've know I needed to fix. It's out
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  Speaker 1: the side of me that I didn't know I could have,
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  Speaker 1: and it's expanded my horizon. It's made me realize it's
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  Speaker 1: pots scripture life. And then secondly, been a father, I
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  Speaker 1: think outside of myself. I think lineage conversations we've had
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  Speaker 1: with each other, you know, building a legacy, giving my
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  Speaker 1: kids an opportunity that I didn't have, and understanding that
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  Speaker 1: they're going to have a different dialogue than me because
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  Speaker 1: now I want my kids to be like I'm going
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  Speaker 1: to my holiday house. I didn't have the privilege. I
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  Speaker 1: want my kids to have that privilege. So those who
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  Speaker 1: have really, really really expanded and have grown me as
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  Speaker 1: a person, grown me as a man. Yeah, it's been beautiful.
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  Speaker 2: And he fights.
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  Speaker 3: He yeah, like we're not physically I was going to say, well,
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  Speaker 3: who is who is fighting?
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  Speaker 2: Not just the present to be a prison father.
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  Speaker 3: And it's the conversations him and I would always have,
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  Speaker 3: and I was just like, listen, kids are young, they
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  Speaker 3: don't know what's going on.
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  Speaker 2: They must just see you all the time.
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  Speaker 1: She said something so powerful to me. It's changed my
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  Speaker 1: whole understanding of fatherhood. You literally said to me. I
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  Speaker 1: think it was actually I think it was that you're waiting.
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  Speaker 1: We spoke a lot that.
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  Speaker 3: You're wading body, because you were around me the little time.
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  Speaker 1: So I then it goes, you know the reason why
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  Speaker 1: my wedding had to also be orchestrated around my kids,
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  Speaker 1: which already that line blew my mind. I've never heard
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  Speaker 1: anyone talking about their own wading and their kids. And
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  Speaker 1: then she goes, because for my kids, you know, I'm
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  Speaker 1: their childhood. I was like, wait, what It stayed with
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  Speaker 1: me my entire life, knowing that my kid's childhood is
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  Speaker 1: actually me.
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  Speaker 3: You are your children's childhood. When somebody asked you, oh,
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  Speaker 3: how was your childhood? You must remember everything that happened
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  Speaker 3: your childhood. Your parents, orchestration, or the adults around.
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  Speaker 1: You, they were guiding you. Whatever you're doing at.
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  Speaker 3: This moment in time. You must know that your kids,
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  Speaker 3: you are their childhood. So whatever you are, whatever mood
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  Speaker 3: you in, that's their childhood. Speaking of children and legacy,
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  Speaker 3: you have launched something to make sure that your kids
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  Speaker 3: have got.
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  Speaker 2: The holiday home that you speak of. Sake, tell us
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  Speaker 2: about that.
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  Speaker 1: I mean, I went in collaboration with Pick and Pay
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  Speaker 1: and Quick Story. You know you inspired that? Right?
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  Speaker 2: Wait? Do you need to take a break?
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  Speaker 1: Okay, okay, I want to hear about this collaboration.
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  Speaker 3: Ladies, simmer Ah, you heard I inspired it.
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  Speaker 1: She did.
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  Speaker 3: That's why I'm getting a free T shirt and Naila inspired.
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  Speaker 3: Do you want to find out how Aneela inspired? The
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  Speaker 3: imp leads the spoon Box onto the field. You're gonna
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  Speaker 3: have to stay tuned. He is known as the Impi.
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  Speaker 3: He's a personal trainer, he's a personal bodyguard. He's a
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  Speaker 3: man in line with his faith. He's a husband, is
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  Speaker 3: a father. But now the MP has launched a T
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  Speaker 3: shirt range with Pick and Pay.
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  Speaker 1: Tell us about that, yes, ma'am. So Anela and I
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  Speaker 1: have a conversation at the gym and she's like, you know,
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  Speaker 1: we could turn this into superhero whatever. And I'm sitting
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  Speaker 1: there going and then eventually I'm like, she's like, don't stress.
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  Speaker 1: I know exactly who to call for this. So my
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  Speaker 1: management today is the results of the conversation. Wow. And
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  Speaker 1: she's like, I know exactly who're going to deal with.
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  Speaker 1: She calls this lady Her and now I have been
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  Speaker 1: working together ever since, been a year a year.
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  Speaker 3: I was just like, you need to do this, but
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  Speaker 3: you need somebody who knows how to talk to retail,
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  Speaker 3: who's in the mix, because ultimately, and I remember saying
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  Speaker 3: to you, not all children can afford to have a box,
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  Speaker 3: absolutely right, But when it's box Friday, yeah, you want to.
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  Speaker 1: You want to have something special.
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  Speaker 2: Something right.
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  Speaker 3: And and and one thing I know is that moms,
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  Speaker 3: especially single moms, you your biggest thing is for your
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  Speaker 3: kids to never be left out of conversations. And I
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  Speaker 3: say to him, as the imp of the Spring, Boks.
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  Speaker 3: You are the one that is going to make sure
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  Speaker 3: that every little child in this country is part of
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  Speaker 3: the conversation.
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  Speaker 4: Right, beautiful, that's so nice, beautiful, And you're right because
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  Speaker 4: moms want to get the kids the jersey. The kids
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  Speaker 4: grows so fast you can't afford to buy a jersey
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  Speaker 4: every year.
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  Speaker 1: Right.
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  Speaker 3: And I was just like, trust me, I once said
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  Speaker 3: on a panel with Markhams and one of the ladies
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  Speaker 3: from Markams.
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  Speaker 2: She's like the head fashion biers.
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  Speaker 3: She was just like, I make money because I supply
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  Speaker 3: moms for clothes for their kids at a cheap price. Yes,
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  Speaker 3: and it's good quality clothes. So I said to him,
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  Speaker 3: do it, and.
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  Speaker 1: He's wearing thee that materialized. Imp Warrior sk Imp Warrior
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  Speaker 1: has materialized. It's been an ongoing project for the last
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  Speaker 1: eight months, but it's here now. So we've got two
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  Speaker 1: rangers for adults too ranged for the kids. And it's
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  Speaker 1: been beautiful to see people engaging with it and seeing
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  Speaker 1: people how they received it. It's it's an incredible honor. Man.
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  Speaker 1: It's also weird seeing myself in.
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  Speaker 4: Literally that's amazingly.
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  Speaker 1: Spoke about this listening a year ago.
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  Speaker 3: Do you know how amazing it feels to see somebody,
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  Speaker 3: because I'm sure there were times when you wanted.
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  Speaker 1: To give up. Absolutely, what do you mean a lot of.
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  Speaker 2: Times it's not gonna happen.
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  Speaker 1: Time it's not going to work. I'm like, what do
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  Speaker 1: you mean, It's just it's not happening. And we kept
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  Speaker 1: going back and forth, back and forth. I actually sat
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  Speaker 1: down and calculated between the time of exception until now
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  Speaker 1: we exchanged one thousands on hundred emails between myself from
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  Speaker 1: pick and pay. Wow, so this shirt is le than
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  Speaker 1: every pick and clothing.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, and I remember I said pick and sponsors the box.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, the only beautiful relationship.
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  Speaker 2: To her and see CEUs say to you, I'll get
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  Speaker 2: you us.
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  Speaker 1: I hold my p got you and he literally he
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  Speaker 1: did one phone call. And I'm not going to say
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  Speaker 1: who called me back, but I remember when that person
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  Speaker 1: called me. You know when you set the phone and
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  Speaker 1: you look at the phone as if the number is
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  Speaker 1: going to confirm if the voice is hearing, Because that's
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  Speaker 1: what I did, like, Hey, I'm sorry, so Csai, I
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  Speaker 1: must give you a call. I was like what I'm like, yes, sir,
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  Speaker 1: and then standing up straight upon my knees and then
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  Speaker 1: they're like, okay, cool, come to the office. We're going
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  Speaker 1: to make this thing happen. And it's materialized. I'm so
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  Speaker 1: blessed and beautiful.
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  Speaker 2: And how much is it retelling phone?
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  Speaker 1: It's seventy bucks only there we go there, we go
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  Speaker 1: box Friday, and we obviously kept to the whole green
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  Speaker 1: and gold theme. It's yeah. And then with the big tour,
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  Speaker 1: Now are we going to see you right now? Absolutely?
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  Speaker 1: You might even see me abroad. Who knows, who knows,
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  Speaker 1: who knows? We've got it. This is the all black.
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  Speaker 5: This is the reply to the hot Amen.
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  Speaker 1: That's remindsble of the interest. That is so beautiful. By
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  Speaker 1: the way, guys, I really appreciate it.
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  Speaker 2: We appreciated you.
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  Speaker 1: I had a bit of a tear that I was like, jeez,
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  Speaker 1: I've never actually got something like that before.
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  Speaker 2: You're a bit of a softy. I know that.
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  Speaker 1: That's what I've learned this morning. I don't know people
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  Speaker 1: that I've learned. This man has got so many muscles,
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  Speaker 1: but songs.
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  Speaker 2: Muscle is his tear. Duce God to pick and pay
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  Speaker 2: is what the range called k Imp Warriors.
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  Speaker 3: K Impy Warrior one hundred and seventy rand. Let's get
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  Speaker 3: behind him. Let's get behind the box. And of course,
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  Speaker 3: good luck, thank you to what you're about to do now.
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  Speaker 3: I think this is our toughest, toughest tasty everybody wants
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  Speaker 3: to take us off our high.
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  Speaker 1: Right, we're going to do it four far. Trust the boys,
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  Speaker 1: they've been working. Man. I get the privilege of being
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  Speaker 1: there on a Friday during the Capsules run and seeing
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  Speaker 1: them work. It's guys. I can't explain how disciplined and
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  Speaker 1: how hard working those guys are. But that's a conversation
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  Speaker 1: for another day. Okay, it's just a frontzi to see
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  Speaker 1: it all. It's beautiful to watch. It's it's it's it
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  Speaker 1: makes someone like me who's a pro athlete, I need
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  Speaker 1: to work harder. All right, let me just put it
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  Speaker 1: like that.
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, well, I think from all of us, and I
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  Speaker 4: speak for that. I'm going to speak for the nation
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  Speaker 4: for it like I'm for the president. Yes, did you
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  Speaker 4: carry the spirit of this nation when you walk out
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  Speaker 4: in front of the spring box.
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  Speaker 1: So thank you, thank you so much. All of us.
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  Speaker 1: Get goose bumps at home and.
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  Speaker 2: Back to making your morning. And on nine four seven,