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<v Speaker 1>Cap it, Am I being illogical? Just wanting logic. When

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to the Champions League, it's like an either

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<v Speaker 1>or you get a fit. You get fifteen of the eighteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're gonna play either the one or the two.

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<v Speaker 1>It's either you're gonna eat the mashed potatoes or you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna eat the green beans. It's not like, look, you're

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<v Speaker 1>going right at the meat loaf. Am I wrong here?

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, John, I'm getting I'm getting one of

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<v Speaker 1>those scanners headaches, just trying to figure out what the

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<v Speaker 1>Champions League is trying to figure out.

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<v Speaker 2>Man, Yeah, it seems like, you know, sometimes you just

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<v Speaker 2>got to keep it simple.

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<v Speaker 1>Just keep it simple, kiss, keep it simple, stupid exactly.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, then you go back to the basics a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit here.

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<v Speaker 1>This is this is what I'm saying, all right, So

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<v Speaker 1>and speaking of back to basics, uh, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>the Beatles had a lyric get back to where you

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<v Speaker 1>once belong, you know, talking heads, same as it ever was.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude came into the airport last night. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if you know this, but a dude came to the

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta airport last night, and there were a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>folks that were there to meet him. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if you know this gentleman, but his first name is

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<v Speaker 1>Miguel and he's here in Atlanta. Have you had interactions

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<v Speaker 1>with this gentleman in the past on any level? What

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<v Speaker 1>can he bring to Atlanta United? Do you know this gentleman?

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<v Speaker 2>I think we all do. Yeah, I'm excited. It's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be Uh, it's gonna be exciting. It's exciting for the

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<v Speaker 2>team obviously on the field, you know, bringing what he

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<v Speaker 2>brings to the team. But I think just as important,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to energize the fan base. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I know that there's been moments the past few years

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<v Speaker 2>where things have you know, peaked up and the crowds

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<v Speaker 2>have been good and stuff. But you know, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to get back to that normal sellout crowds, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>crazy atmosphere, even if it's a Wednesday night game. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>and Miguel is going to help bring that back.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh. Now, I have a question to you, sir, and

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you can, uh, if you can

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<v Speaker 1>put any light on this. Uh. There was a picture

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<v Speaker 1>posted to social media and the gentleman looked a lot

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<v Speaker 1>like you, and uh, you know this could have been you.

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<v Speaker 1>It could have been a doppelganger. It could have been

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<v Speaker 1>someone masquerading. I don't know, someone may be doing a

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<v Speaker 1>late Halloween thing. And it was someone who looked a

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<v Speaker 1>lot like you looking into a mirror. And you had

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<v Speaker 1>a jersey that had a name on the back of

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<v Speaker 1>this particular gentleman, How long did it take you to

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<v Speaker 1>get that jersey? How how did were you allowed to

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<v Speaker 1>order that from an MLS shop dot com like three

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<v Speaker 1>weeks ago and you were being just prescient? Or did

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<v Speaker 1>you hit the FedEx button on this one? How did

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<v Speaker 1>how did you? How did you get your intel?

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<v Speaker 2>Sir man? I'm old, but I'm not that old where

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<v Speaker 2>I still have a hook up here and there. And so,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a package arrived in the mail and had

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<v Speaker 2>a little special gift and I thought, you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>I should probably share this with the world.

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<v Speaker 1>A package just showed up on your doorstep. It's like,

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<v Speaker 1>oh wow, look at this. I think, I think maybe

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<v Speaker 1>this will this this might be cool to wear. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>so the man got the hookup is basically what happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Exactly, Okay, exactly, And to be honest, Sean, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>like on a jersey, you know, snob and when I

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<v Speaker 2>put it on, I didn't even know it was in

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<v Speaker 2>New Jersey.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, because yeah, because it has like the it's the

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<v Speaker 1>the black stripes go all the way up to the shoulder,

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<v Speaker 1>the shoulder blade and everything like that. This not just

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<v Speaker 1>cut off. It goes all the way up into the

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<v Speaker 1>shoulder blade and the stripes.

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<v Speaker 2>This year, yeah, I mean, I just saw the stripes

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<v Speaker 2>and the name on the back and everything like that,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's all I was focused on. And then I

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<v Speaker 2>saw some of the comments about saying it was a

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<v Speaker 2>jery league, and I.

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<v Speaker 1>Was like, it is. I'm when I'm I'm the most

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<v Speaker 1>excited to see how I mean, obviously, you know at

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<v Speaker 1>the airport he's literally signing every single autograph that was

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<v Speaker 1>asked of him, and that's that's normally, that's his gregarious nature.

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<v Speaker 1>But I am intrigued to see how different a player

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<v Speaker 1>he is six years on, what the experience in the

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<v Speaker 1>Premier League has given him internally and externally. We know

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<v Speaker 1>that you can still shoot him out of a cannon

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<v Speaker 1>and good luck catching him when he slams it into

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<v Speaker 1>fifth gear. But I'm interested in seeing how he has

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<v Speaker 1>continued to evolve. I won't necessarily say mature because he's

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<v Speaker 1>still you know, running around like you know what. But

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<v Speaker 1>I'm intrigued to see how thirty year old Miguel Almeron

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<v Speaker 1>will be here in Atlanta with the game that he

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<v Speaker 1>has evolved over the last six years.

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<v Speaker 2>Totally yeah, same. You know, I think that we've all

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<v Speaker 2>seen him play a little bit over in Europe and

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<v Speaker 2>and uh, you know, he looks he has looked the

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<v Speaker 2>same as he did in Atlanta, you know, just rubbing

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<v Speaker 2>and rubbing off tackles, just flying through people, running around,

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<v Speaker 2>busy and dangerous, and you know, I think that's what

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<v Speaker 2>we expect. And uh, you know, I don't think anybody

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<v Speaker 2>really quite knows the formation that we're going to play.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, there's a lot of a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>pieces now to the team, and you've got a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of attacking options that it's going to be interesting to

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<v Speaker 2>see how the gaff forgets everybody on the field and

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<v Speaker 2>how he lines everyone up and what the responsibility is

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<v Speaker 2>because Miguel had a lot of freedom under ta top,

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<v Speaker 2>especially when we were playing in that three five to

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<v Speaker 2>two esque it was like a three six to one basically,

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<v Speaker 2>where Miguel could kind of roam and do as he

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<v Speaker 2>pleased and go wherever he wanted. And you know that

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<v Speaker 2>suited him obviously really good defensively. You know, he did

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<v Speaker 2>what he needed to do. And so yeah, it'd be

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<v Speaker 2>interesting to see how his game has evolved. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>does he do a little bit less running and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>use his brain a little bit more. That's that's what

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<v Speaker 2>tends to happen when you hit your thirties, right. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I think on in counter attack situations and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, on that turf, there's a there's nothing scarier

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<v Speaker 2>than Miguel running at you. So I'm excited to see that.

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<v Speaker 1>Did he What was it like having him run at you?

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<v Speaker 1>In practice?

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<v Speaker 2>A nightmare because not only it's like, oh God, how

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<v Speaker 2>am I going to keep up with this guy? But

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, you're like, God, I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to follow him, follow him and hurt him.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, So yeah, it was tough when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to and I want to I want to get this

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<v Speaker 1>to to the the mentoring aspect of things. When when

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<v Speaker 1>you have someone who comes into a situation and he's

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<v Speaker 1>the new kid, it doesn't matter what you know about

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<v Speaker 1>and what you might know, what you might not know

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<v Speaker 1>do you have conversations with your with your mentees about

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<v Speaker 1>being the new kid at school, about being the new

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<v Speaker 1>kid and what it's like to try and integrate and

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of the team while still trying to

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<v Speaker 1>learn on the field what you want and be a

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<v Speaker 1>part of the whole vibe off the field. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>have those conversations with your mentees.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, definitely on both sides of it, right, Because you've

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<v Speaker 2>got the players that are a part of the team

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<v Speaker 2>that are welcoming in a new player, and then you've

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<v Speaker 2>got the new player who's joining a new team, and

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<v Speaker 2>so we talk about both of those aspects because they're

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<v Speaker 2>both important, and everyone that plays any sport for a

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<v Speaker 2>while will be in that situation on both ends at

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<v Speaker 2>some point, you know, And only then do you realize

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<v Speaker 2>how difficult sometimes it can be to be the new person,

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<v Speaker 2>depending on the environment that you're walking into and depending

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<v Speaker 2>on who you are as a person.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>It's for some guys it's so easy because they're loud

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<v Speaker 2>and open and so confident, and they just walk into

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<v Speaker 2>any locker room and you feel like, Wow, this guy's

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<v Speaker 2>been here forever, you know. But then there's other people

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<v Speaker 2>who are much more shy and quiet, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>how do they find their way? So yeah, we absolutely do.

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<v Speaker 2>And to those types of you know, to the first type,

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<v Speaker 2>that's pretty easy, right, we have to have to tell

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<v Speaker 2>them like, hey, you know, know your role. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>don't go stepping on anybody's toes in the first couple

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<v Speaker 2>of days, even though you want to play with that confidence.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's more the other players of like, okay, how

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<v Speaker 2>can you find one player or two players that you

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<v Speaker 2>can you can bond with and get to know and

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<v Speaker 2>then slowly integrate yourself more into the team, not feeling

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<v Speaker 2>like you have to be best friends with everyone on

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<v Speaker 2>the team on day one, because that's that's daunting and

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<v Speaker 2>it's challenging, you know. And then on the reverse side, right,

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<v Speaker 2>how can you be a welcoming teammate because it makes

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<v Speaker 2>a huge difference. It makes a huge difference. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you've got the confidence that you're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to keep your place in the team and that

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<v Speaker 2>this new player isn't going to kick you out of

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<v Speaker 2>the starting lineup or anything, there's no reason why you

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't be welcoming to a new player.

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<v Speaker 1>But then for the for the player who's coming into

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<v Speaker 1>the situation. You don't want them to overcorrect. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>want them to lose what got them into that situation

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<v Speaker 1>that they're stepping into, because I would imagine at times

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<v Speaker 1>there there is the player who's coming in. It's like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to make the right first impression. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to be the player, but at the same time, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to step on any toes and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to upset the chemistry that's already here.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would anticipate that that's a that that's a

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<v Speaker 1>delicate balance in trying to figure out figure out your plays,

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<v Speaker 1>not not mess up what's there, and continued development. It's

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<v Speaker 1>like three things working at the same time.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And to that, I would say, don't worry about

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<v Speaker 2>stepping on toes out on the field. Right, You go

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<v Speaker 2>out on the field and you do everything that's got

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<v Speaker 2>you this opportunity and got you there, and you don't

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<v Speaker 2>worry about anything else other than going out there and

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<v Speaker 2>being you and playing as best as you can and

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<v Speaker 2>as hard as you can and working as hard as

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<v Speaker 2>you can. Right, it's more off the field of like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, being cognizant that you're the new player and

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<v Speaker 2>helping out and having a good attitude and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>not being so brash in the locker room and things

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<v Speaker 2>like that, you know, settling in a little bit. But

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<v Speaker 2>on the field, we definitely try and tell the players, know, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>have that confidence, go ahead, get in. There's other players

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<v Speaker 2>need to figure out who you are as a player,

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<v Speaker 2>and you need to show them from the get go

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<v Speaker 2>this is who you are, so you know, don't be timid,

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<v Speaker 2>don't be shy, don't be afraid of like, oh, if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to go take somebody one on one, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to do it. And if they look silly,

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<v Speaker 2>then that's on them and they need to get better,

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<v Speaker 2>more off the field. I feel like where you can

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<v Speaker 2>it's easy to talk to those players because I was

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<v Speaker 2>really easily. But for me, it was like, no, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>to take everything in, you know, learn kind of the

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<v Speaker 2>like me and like minded, and you know, we'll go

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<v Speaker 1>Are your mentees more like you? Or are they more

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<v Speaker 1>gregarious going into their new situations? From what you can

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<v Speaker 2>I'd say it's sixty forty, more more open, more willing

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<v Speaker 2>or just have that confidence to go out there and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, be them in any situation, which is good.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that generationally different or is that just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>part of what goes on on the field where you're

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know if this particular generation or the mentees

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<v Speaker 1>that you're dealing with are geared toward one direction over another.

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<v Speaker 1>Whether they are more gregarious just naturally, or they're more

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Well, I think that I think athletes in

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<v Speaker 2>general tend to be a little bit more confident than

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<v Speaker 2>non athletes as far as like in a school, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's what I was kind of talking about. So obviously

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<v Speaker 2>the mentees are of athletes, and so you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think maybe that tends to lead towards them being more

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit based off of who we work with.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you think of training camp when training camp

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<v Speaker 1>came up? In general? Were you excited about new seasons

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<v Speaker 1>What did you think of training camp when training camp

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<v Speaker 1>popped up every year?

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<v Speaker 2>Mostly excited. The only thing I wasn't excited about was

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<v Speaker 2>h fitness and uh fitness tests. Yeah, but no excited

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<v Speaker 2>just to get going again and to get to know

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<v Speaker 2>we know, the new group, you know, and a fresh start.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think that going away for training camp is

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<v Speaker 2>really nice because you get to you get to bond

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<v Speaker 2>with guys, and when you're in a hotel and you're

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<v Speaker 2>away from home, you just bond with guys more differently

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<v Speaker 2>than you do when you're just around them, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for five six hours at the training ground and then

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<v Speaker 2>go home. So it's just different. When you're having your

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<v Speaker 2>meals together and you're doing other things off the field together,

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<v Speaker 2>you get to know each other a little bit better,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, I think that's important bonding for any team.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh So, I always look forward to those things. And

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<v Speaker 2>I liked getting away with the guys, you know, getting

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<v Speaker 2>into nicer weather.

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<v Speaker 1>So your mentees, I don't think they have training camps

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<v Speaker 1>where they go to like IMG or anything like that.

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<v Speaker 1>Most of the time, it might be ninety nine percent

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<v Speaker 1>of your mentees are staying at home and they're with

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<v Speaker 1>their teams, with their clubs, what have you. When they're

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<v Speaker 1>going into these new environments, it's the first day of school,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, first day of club. Do you have conversations

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<v Speaker 1>with your mentees about pre season, about new environments, about

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<v Speaker 1>new seasons and how to respond or do they or

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<v Speaker 1>do you just let them do their thing and get

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<v Speaker 1>more feedback coming back it's like, well, yeah, I've started

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<v Speaker 1>you have information going in or do you get more

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<v Speaker 1>information from them coming out when they're once they're in itself.

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<v Speaker 1>When it comes to integrated.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think it depends on the situation of the player,

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<v Speaker 2>and if they are going to a new club, like

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<v Speaker 2>you said, if if they're hanging out with their old

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<v Speaker 2>club that they've been a part of for a long time,

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<v Speaker 2>and what their situation is, and also how the previous

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<v Speaker 2>fall went for them personally, or are they coming off

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<v Speaker 2>a great fall and hey, let's keep that momentum going,

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<v Speaker 2>or hey this is a fresh start, right new season,

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<v Speaker 2>let's recharge, let's set our goals, and you know, go

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<v Speaker 2>from there. So you know, definitely depending on if we've

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<v Speaker 2>worked with them before, how they did last year, and uh,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, what their environment is that they're going into.

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<v Speaker 2>So we're trying to take that all into account.

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<v Speaker 1>So when you have a mentee, say that had a

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<v Speaker 1>that had a great last season and they're coming off

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<v Speaker 1>a great postseason, whatever that entails. You know, my my

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<v Speaker 1>mentee had a great postseason, we'll put that we had

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<v Speaker 1>a great last season, put that in quotes. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you have a mentee that didn't have a good last

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<v Speaker 1>season and they're going into a situation this year that

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<v Speaker 1>either could be that you hope is you know, different

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<v Speaker 1>more optimistic. How do you steer a mente coming out

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<v Speaker 1>of a bad out of a bad vibe toward a

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<v Speaker 1>new season and try to flip that vibe around. What

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<v Speaker 1>are those conversations like, yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I think the first message is the same to

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<v Speaker 2>both players, Like what happened in the past is not

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<v Speaker 2>guaranteed the same for the future, right, both both good

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<v Speaker 2>and bad. Right, we've got we've got an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>either continue that or to change it. And that is

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<v Speaker 2>on us. And we have that onus on us and

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<v Speaker 2>that power to change things that happened. Right if we

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<v Speaker 2>create good habits and we go out there and we

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<v Speaker 2>have a good mindset and we put the effort and

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<v Speaker 2>we want things to change or we want them to continue,

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<v Speaker 2>and we don't get complacent. And so you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think that goal setting is a big one for players

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<v Speaker 2>that have gone through a down period and setting smaller goals, right,

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<v Speaker 2>how do we Yeah, of course, your goal might be

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<v Speaker 2>to start for a team. Right, maybe you came off

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<v Speaker 2>with a terrible season, you didn't play that much, Right,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to be a starter. Well that's great, but

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<v Speaker 2>what are you going to do to become a starter? Right?

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<v Speaker 2>How do we have these small little goals so that

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<v Speaker 2>each week you're saying, hey, I did these five things

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<v Speaker 2>this week to get myself in a better place, to

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<v Speaker 2>become a starter. And you know, that's what we try

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<v Speaker 2>and really focus on, is like, Okay, control what you

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<v Speaker 2>can control, put yourself in a good situation, continue to develop,

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<v Speaker 2>and everything else will take care of itself.

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<v Speaker 1>How hard is it to convince a mentee about controlling

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<v Speaker 1>the controllables? Because that has been an underlying thing with

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<v Speaker 1>you and Greg ever since I think day one and

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<v Speaker 1>all of our conversations here on Fridays. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>would think that mentees and that particular age group, in

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<v Speaker 1>that particular demo, it's all about the instant gratification, the

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<v Speaker 1>instant results. If something didn't happen, it's an extreme. It's

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<v Speaker 1>either I did really great and the world is fantastic,

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<v Speaker 1>or I had a bad day and everything stinks. How

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<v Speaker 1>do you How difficult is it to have a mentee

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<v Speaker 1>focus and understand the control the controllables message these days?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's always a challenge, I mean, and it's not

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<v Speaker 2>just for young mentees, right, I think for all of us.

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<v Speaker 2>It's right. We all stress some times about things that

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<v Speaker 2>we can't control, you know, stressed about what the weather

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be like and how that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>affect plans or you know this, that or the other thing. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>we all do it. So it's challenging, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's the more that we're able to help

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<v Speaker 2>them just focus on one or two things and slowly

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<v Speaker 2>change that habit and the mindset of what are we

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<v Speaker 2>thinking about on the way to a game and what

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<v Speaker 2>aren't we thinking about or on the way to training. Right,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that that can help, and so then we

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<v Speaker 2>start to get the buy in a little bit. So, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>it's tough. It's not a hey, this is what you

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<v Speaker 2>should do, so go out there and do it, and great, Right,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a constant challenge.

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<v Speaker 1>How much how do you know you look at the

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<v Speaker 1>adjustments that you have to make with mentees on a

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<v Speaker 1>year and year a basis, how many adults do you

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<v Speaker 1>have to have conversations with about controlling the controllables? Because

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<v Speaker 1>I'm to your point you're like, yeah, the weather impacted

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<v Speaker 1>our plans and we couldn't do this, or we're snowed in,

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<v Speaker 1>and what do we do with the kids in the backyard,

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<v Speaker 1>or you know, what do we do to keep them busy? Oh? No,

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<v Speaker 1>the power is out. We're really in trouble. Now, how

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<v Speaker 1>are we going to navigate these kind of things. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you have conversations with parents or adults in general about

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<v Speaker 1>controlling the controllables?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, my wife really appreciates those conversations.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you please control the controllables here? Fifteen minutes? Is

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<v Speaker 1>that a controllable? What are we controlling here with?

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<v Speaker 2>No?

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<v Speaker 1>But everybody's running around, everybody's in the backyard dinners in

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen But we're halfway through fifteen minutes. It's control the controllables. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I could. I could see those conversations with.

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<v Speaker 2>Them, Yeah, but probably not as many as we should

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<v Speaker 2>with some parents, you know, some of them here the

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<v Speaker 2>things that we talk about with the mentees. So hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>it gets through a little bit, but you know, not

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<v Speaker 2>as much. And honestly, I found John that the more

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<v Speaker 2>we've we've done things, the more parents are not involved

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<v Speaker 2>in the sessions. And I think that's mostly a benefit,

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<v Speaker 2>which I'm pleased about. Even younger players we'll work with

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<v Speaker 2>like a ten or eleven year old and parent is like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, get some set up in front of the

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<v Speaker 2>screen and okay, I'll let you guys do your thing.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's it's actually rare more rare that the parent

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<v Speaker 2>sits there and listens and is part of the conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh you just had a hat fall behind you. Wow.

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, no, we can't have that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah on the left side.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh there it is, Okay, I'll pick it up on

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<v Speaker 2>Over So yeah, I mean, not as many conversations as

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<v Speaker 2>we probably could and should with the adults.

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<v Speaker 1>So, I mean, I get the idea of having an adult,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, let the kid you know, have the session

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<v Speaker 1>with you and the parent, thinking that it's about on

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<v Speaker 1>the field stuff or whatever, you know, it's like mentoring,

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<v Speaker 1>and that it's only part of the equation. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm trying. Have you ever thought about just saying, hey, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I need to have it. That's like, you're cool this week,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to talk to your parents, or having separate

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<v Speaker 1>and mentoring sessions, but not necessarily call it that I

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<v Speaker 1>want to mentor a parent. No. I mean, but have

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<v Speaker 1>you thought about having separate conversations just as a sides

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<v Speaker 1>with parents or anything like that, just kind of pull

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<v Speaker 1>them off and sit there and go, Okay, hey, here's

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on. Here's what I think I'm seeing from you.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me if I'm wrong. Kind of a thing.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that's a good show, John, because I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>that we do that enough. I think every now and then,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's usually only if it's something big or if

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<v Speaker 2>the parent asks, you know, in an email or something, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on? How's it going type thing? But we

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<v Speaker 2>probably should honestly do it more often. You know. I

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<v Speaker 2>guess it's a time factor and it's a we don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to use up a session, you know that could

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<v Speaker 2>be with the kid with the parent, but we need

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<v Speaker 2>to figure that out. That's a good show because I

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<v Speaker 2>do think that we could provide more information back to

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<v Speaker 2>the parents so that they're getting it as well and

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<v Speaker 2>can stay on top of some of the things that

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<v Speaker 2>we we do at the airport. At the airport, I

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<v Speaker 2>just was reading what Barbo, what we do in the sessions.

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<v Speaker 1>You had sessions at the airport. I mean, well, but

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<v Speaker 1>to your but to your point, and I wasn't even

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily thinking like during session time in general, because there

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<v Speaker 1>are parents and we've had these talks in the past,

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<v Speaker 1>you and Greg and I have had these talks where

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<v Speaker 1>the parent is adding to the issues and not contributing

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<v Speaker 1>to the solutions. And that's kind of where I was like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>how do you how do you pull a parent aside,

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<v Speaker 1>be diplomatic about it and have them and have them

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<v Speaker 1>understand Okay, I'm seeing this from the outside. I'd like

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<v Speaker 1>for you to look at this from the inside and

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<v Speaker 1>see if we to get other can help move everything

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<v Speaker 1>forward into a positive and then try not to sound

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<v Speaker 1>like a jerk about it, you know what I'm saying.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I did have one interaction with the family recently,

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<v Speaker 2>and because the dad wrote an email saying like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I sent you these videos and my son said, you

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<v Speaker 2>guys didn't watch them. Well, the dad had prefaced it

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<v Speaker 2>that the kid didn't play well. I watched some of

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<v Speaker 2>the videos. The kid didn't play terrible, we didn't play great.

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<v Speaker 2>So we talked about some of it a little bit,

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<v Speaker 2>and I didn't feel like it was necessary to, like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, show them all the bad clips and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>go from that, especially when we're dealing with confidence issues. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>to which the dad wasn't thrilled about and let me

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<v Speaker 2>know about it. So, yeah, I had a email exchange

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<v Speaker 2>with him letting him know about, Hey, this is how

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<v Speaker 2>I work and this is what I see, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't say, the kid was asking. The kid asked me, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>what video? What game were you talking about? And the

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<v Speaker 2>mom from the background was like, the game you in?

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<v Speaker 1>Wow?

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<v Speaker 2>So wow, geez, poor kid. The kid laughed so well

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<v Speaker 2>that obviously talked about it, and.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a defense. I think that's a defense mechanism, or

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<v Speaker 1>at least it was for me in the past when someone,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when your parent, yeah, jams on you a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, you laughed, you laugh it off as a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of a defense mechanism. But that's got a sting man.

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<v Speaker 2>So I definitely wasn't going to show the video after

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<v Speaker 2>that and talk about it and kind of pound it in.

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<v Speaker 2>So we talked about it, you know, just in general,

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<v Speaker 2>when you're playing well, when you're not playing well, and

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<v Speaker 2>things like that. So yeah, that's definitely a situation where

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<v Speaker 2>it's like, Okay, you know, there's there's things going on

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<v Speaker 2>here that you know, hopefully can change in the broader

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<v Speaker 2>picture and not just with the athlete.

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<v Speaker 1>Another couple of minutes there with Michael Parker is that MF.

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<v Speaker 1>Parkers on the two hundred and eighty character app at

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<v Speaker 1>BG mentoring Beyond Goals, Mintring and Beyond Goalsminnering dot Com

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<v Speaker 1>where they're getting into video and they're doing all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of different things here as we get into twenty twenty five,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm looking forward to seeing how things can continue

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<v Speaker 1>to evolve as how old is How old is BGM now? Three?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's over three? Yeah. Two. We started two and

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<v Speaker 2>a half years, okay, two and a half years, and

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<v Speaker 2>we got we got a brand new challenge coming out

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<v Speaker 2>maybe today, maybe tomorrow, I don't even know. It might

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<v Speaker 2>be today. So we were talking about, you know, goals

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<v Speaker 2>for the new year and resolutions and things, and then

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<v Speaker 2>that's hard seventy five thing became really popular online enough

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<v Speaker 2>you're aware of it. But it's a challenge. Basically. We've

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<v Speaker 2>got different categories and you know, within each category you

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<v Speaker 2>need to like drink a certain amount of get a

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<v Speaker 2>certain amount of you need to do Yeah, good luck

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<v Speaker 2>on that. I'd fail work out for X amount of

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<v Speaker 2>time whatever. So we're putting together one for youth athletes

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<v Speaker 2>where it's like, okay, here are some different categories and

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<v Speaker 2>here's some options within each category. So you make the

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<v Speaker 2>challenge about you, right, do you drink zero water right now?

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<v Speaker 2>And your goals to literally drink one glass of water

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<v Speaker 2>each day? Or are you pretty good with hydration and

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<v Speaker 2>you want to drink you know, half your body weight announces,

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<v Speaker 2>which I guess is what you're supposed to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>So we've got different little categories and selections within each one,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's just something to do for thirty days, so

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<v Speaker 2>that we are setting a small little goal, a challenge

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<v Speaker 2>each week that hey, can we do it? Can you

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<v Speaker 2>do it together? And so something for them to hopefully

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<v Speaker 2>challenge themselves with, push themselves a little bit and just

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<v Speaker 2>get used to having a small goal that we feel like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we're getting better each week.

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<v Speaker 1>So basically, what you're telling me is that I'm supposed

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<v Speaker 1>to drink somewhere in the neighborhood of three leaders of

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<v Speaker 1>water a day.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what science says, John, not.

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<v Speaker 1>Me, you know, just I mean, hey, just checking man.

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<v Speaker 1>You just like half your body weight, you know, half

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<v Speaker 1>your bodyweight announces. And so I'm sitting here going, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>this morning, I wait in at this So that means damn,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a lot of water.

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<v Speaker 2>I know. That's what I think too, because I'm like, how.

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<v Speaker 1>Many just grab just grab like the big two leader

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<v Speaker 1>at the Wild wire or something and just bring it

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<v Speaker 1>to the house. Uh, Bart, I think the reason that

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<v Speaker 1>Cap wasn't at the airport last night is because he's

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<v Speaker 1>in Columbus, Ohio. That might be a little counterintuitive unless

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<v Speaker 1>you know it has a private jet, unless you're unless

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<v Speaker 1>you're a PJ flyer and you can just hop into

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<v Speaker 1>the airport. That'd be nice and hop on a PJ

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<v Speaker 1>and come down to see somebody signing things at Hartsfield.

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<v Speaker 1>So obviously, Uh, my guess is you were probably invited

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<v Speaker 1>to the the housewarming party when they get settled here

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<v Speaker 1>in town. I know that there's a thing at three

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<v Speaker 1>o'clock this afternoon, and it's going to be in a

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<v Speaker 1>press conference setting. Are you gonna PJ fly down for

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<v Speaker 1>that at three o'clock? You're gonna welcoming back. We're in

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<v Speaker 1>your jersey.

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<v Speaker 2>No PJ in for me. The only PJ and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>doing is.

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<v Speaker 1>The clothing smart smart man.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that starts early on a Friday around here, Parker

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<v Speaker 2>sweatpant time and uh, you know on a Friday that's

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<v Speaker 2>definitely around Actually, we're speaking to a high school Greg

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<v Speaker 2>and I later today at three thirty. I think, so

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<v Speaker 2>PJ time is going to start a little bit later.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, all right, Well, as always, my friend, it's great

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up with you, find out the latest about

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on beyond goals mennering and the Friday free

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<v Speaker 1>kick and the signing of some dude that you've got

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<v Speaker 1>his jersey and you you but you kit leaked and

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<v Speaker 1>you sign you got to you got him, got to

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<v Speaker 1>get him to sign the jersey.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I'm going to give it away soon.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh, breaking news.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to give that away here probably nice yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>within the next week or two.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, so we'll figure that out. As always, my friend,

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<v Speaker 1>great to see you, and uh, just be safe, have

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<v Speaker 1>fun and enjoy the the the PPJ T Parker's PJ

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<v Speaker 1>time after the minute later this afternoon. Be good, my friend.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll see you soon a weekd