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<v Speaker 1>Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking in the green room and it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>somebody just got from a workout and he's trying to

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<v Speaker 2>get properly hydrated. So we will we will find out

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<v Speaker 2>what the workout was like here as we got into

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<v Speaker 2>the Friday free kick and I get to ask the

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<v Speaker 2>first question. U uh, sir, so did you just get

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<v Speaker 2>from a workout?

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<v Speaker 3>That's funny, John, No, no, lookout.

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<v Speaker 1>This morning many.

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<v Speaker 3>We usually.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, usually I do wake up at six and get

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<v Speaker 4>a quick workout and for thirty minutes Monday through Friday.

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<v Speaker 4>But today, first day of summer for the kids, and

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<v Speaker 4>so I didn't have to wake up at six.

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<v Speaker 3>So I said, a.

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<v Speaker 2>Boy, that that is? That is fantastic. How How did

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<v Speaker 2>that extra hour of sleep feel?

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<v Speaker 3>Amazing?

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<v Speaker 4>It's amazing, especially since I'm dealing with a little congestion.

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<v Speaker 4>It's frigging forty five degrees out on the first day

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<v Speaker 4>of summer, like hextall.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I mean, legitimately, I see that you're dressed

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<v Speaker 2>for the first day of summer weather.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that's just got to I mean, for me,

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<v Speaker 1>it drives.

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<v Speaker 2>My sinuses crazy because of hot cold, hot cold hot

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<v Speaker 2>cold hot cold. But no, I legitimately, you look like

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<v Speaker 2>you've been through the ringer already this morning.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh No, it hasn't been too bad.

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<v Speaker 2>But there are a couple of things that I did

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<v Speaker 2>want to to discuss this morning, obviously, when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to athlete frustrations and things like that involving at land United.

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<v Speaker 2>Without specifically addressing at Landing United, you know you can

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<v Speaker 2>if you wish, But.

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<v Speaker 1>When it comes to.

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<v Speaker 2>A run of bad form, and I'll just go with

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<v Speaker 2>your with your career as the the reference point here.

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<v Speaker 1>What is it like?

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<v Speaker 2>What was it like for you professionally when you were

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<v Speaker 2>with clubs that were in runs of bad form? Because

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<v Speaker 2>I know that your clubs were never in bad form

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<v Speaker 2>when when you were playing with them, everything was championships

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<v Speaker 2>and lifting trophies and everything every single year. When you

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<v Speaker 2>have runs of bad form, how do you snap out

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<v Speaker 2>of that mentally and physically?

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<v Speaker 1>And how difficult is that? Quicksand to get out of.

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<v Speaker 4>It's very difficult, and it's very difficult if you don't

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<v Speaker 4>get out of it quickly. And really the only I mean,

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<v Speaker 4>I shouldn't say that because twenty seventeen we had a

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<v Speaker 4>stretch of I don't know, it was middle of the season,

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<v Speaker 4>there was probably it was probably eight ten games where

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<v Speaker 4>we didn't win, So that was that was a tough stretch.

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<v Speaker 4>And then one year in Columbus, after we made the

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<v Speaker 4>MLS Cup, the next year we didn't even make the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 4>It was the only year I didn't make the playoffs

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<v Speaker 4>with a team, and we just never got out of it.

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<v Speaker 4>The whole season we kept thinking, you know, it'll turn,

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<v Speaker 4>it'll turn, an elternal turn, and it never turned. And

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<v Speaker 4>to this day, I don't really know why, because we

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<v Speaker 4>had a good team and sometimes it.

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<v Speaker 3>Just doesn't happen.

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<v Speaker 4>And I don't know why for sure, but I do

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<v Speaker 4>know that definitely the quicker you get out of it.

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<v Speaker 3>The better. And in news moments.

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<v Speaker 4>You have to go from okay, as long as we're

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<v Speaker 4>still happy about the performance, we're still getting better too.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't care about the performance. Get three points one

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<v Speaker 4>zero on an own goal where we don't have a

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<v Speaker 4>shot on net, it's fine, take it, because honestly, that

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<v Speaker 4>changes things in the locker room, in the training ground.

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<v Speaker 3>I guarantee there's.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot of guys right now that are like go

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<v Speaker 4>back to the training ground. Everybody's in a bad mood

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<v Speaker 4>like then, it's like, you know, am I allowed to smile?

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<v Speaker 4>Am I allowed to have a good time? Am I

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<v Speaker 4>allowed to laugh at training? When we're going through a

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<v Speaker 4>tough time, right, I don't want to look like I'm

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<v Speaker 4>enjoying it and happy. But at the same time, if

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<v Speaker 4>you're not, you're less likely to get out of it.

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<v Speaker 4>So it's really really challenging dynamic. And yeah, they need

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<v Speaker 4>to put a couple of wins.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, obviously doing it against tough competition that's

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<v Speaker 2>ahead of you and the table would be ways to

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<v Speaker 2>do it.

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<v Speaker 1>But you mentioned that.

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<v Speaker 2>Cycle of you know, you're playing the game that you love,

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<v Speaker 2>you're having a tough time in it. But you would

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<v Speaker 2>think that if you come at it with a positive attitude,

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<v Speaker 2>or as positive an attitude as you can muster when

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<v Speaker 2>you go on to the training ground, that that would

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<v Speaker 2>be that first step in trying to turn things around.

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<v Speaker 2>But then you don't want to You don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>come across, you know, looking like a you know, looking

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<v Speaker 2>like a Richard out there. It's like what what why

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<v Speaker 2>do you laughing at? You know, well, you know one

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<v Speaker 2>of those kinds of things. You're not taking it seriously.

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<v Speaker 2>So it seems like it's a bit of a double

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<v Speaker 2>edged sword where if you're not enjoying it, then you

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<v Speaker 2>know maybe you should, you know, go count numbers or something,

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<v Speaker 2>you know in an accountancy firm. But you want to

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy it so you can push past all the negative crap.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, it's it almost seems like a hillacious catch

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<v Speaker 2>twenty two that you be in there having to deal

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<v Speaker 2>with all this stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's really tough, it is.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, when you're winning, things get just you know,

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<v Speaker 4>slid under and you don't focus on them and it

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<v Speaker 4>doesn't mean anything. You know, winning hides all and but

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<v Speaker 4>when you're losing, it doesn't, right. So yeah, if you

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<v Speaker 4>do mess up in a passing drill, if you do

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<v Speaker 4>take three touches in a two touch game, if you do,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, little things that really can irk guys and

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<v Speaker 4>irk the coach like all of a sudden, now it's

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<v Speaker 4>a big, bigger deal and where's your focus and you know,

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<v Speaker 4>do you want to be here type stuff? And so yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>it's it's tough, and I guarantee the environment's not great.

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<v Speaker 3>They're at the training ground and.

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<v Speaker 4>Because I've been in those been in those situations before,

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<v Speaker 4>and it's not fun, and it's it's tough because you

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<v Speaker 4>want to take it seriously and know that, hey, this

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<v Speaker 4>is a dire situation as far as like, hey, are

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<v Speaker 4>we going to have a decent season this year or not?

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<v Speaker 4>And of course everybody wants to, but you can't let

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<v Speaker 4>it get too out of hand.

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<v Speaker 2>When it comes to your mentees and being in a rut,

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<v Speaker 2>do they talk to you about being stuck in a

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<v Speaker 2>rut of just bad form, negative play?

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<v Speaker 1>Or did they talk to you about that kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a topic.

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<v Speaker 4>Ever, Sometimes it's rare, honestly, you know, definitely, I've we've had.

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<v Speaker 3>Some mentees come and.

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<v Speaker 4>They've been through a little bit of a tough patch,

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<v Speaker 4>or they've gotten out or they're back in it or

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<v Speaker 4>something like that. But I don't know if I've spoke

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<v Speaker 4>to a mente that's currently in a super long rough patch.

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<v Speaker 3>Other than somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>That's because the reason I ask is the generational differences

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes to addressing bad form, because with adults,

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<v Speaker 2>you're getting paid and you're being a professional athlete and

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<v Speaker 2>you might be dealing with it one way. I didn't

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<v Speaker 2>know that if the generational element of it, where you're

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<v Speaker 2>in high school or what have you because you're not

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<v Speaker 2>to that stage yet and because of peer pressure and

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<v Speaker 2>those kinds of things. Is it administered different lead, do

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<v Speaker 2>they look at it differently? Is their approach different? That's

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<v Speaker 2>why I was asking the question. I didn't know if

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<v Speaker 2>the current generation of the younger student athlete had to

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<v Speaker 2>or was looking at it differently than the than the

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<v Speaker 2>professional athlete was, or if there's still if that pressure

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<v Speaker 2>of the quicksand is still with them when you have

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<v Speaker 2>those those conversations.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, And I think that I think the pressure is

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<v Speaker 4>stronger for the professionals at that stage because I think

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<v Speaker 4>we talked about it last time, like the crowd is

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<v Speaker 4>challenging sometimes, and you know, there's people watching, and there's

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<v Speaker 4>stuff on social media, and there's articles and all this stuff.

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<v Speaker 4>And obviously there will be a lot this weekend with

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<v Speaker 4>it being the national televised game on Sunday, so they're

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<v Speaker 4>going to be front and center. So I think it's

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<v Speaker 4>it's more challenging for the professionals in this regard.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh yeah, but it's it's still so.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean I know that peer pressure is one

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<v Speaker 2>thing with one age group, and I know that peer

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<v Speaker 2>pressure is probably another. So then let me let me

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<v Speaker 2>ask this, what is peer pressure like as an adult

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<v Speaker 2>and a professional athlete?

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<v Speaker 1>What is that like for someone who doesn't know?

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<v Speaker 2>Does it exist in the way that we think, does

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<v Speaker 2>it come across differently? What what does peer pressure translate

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<v Speaker 2>into as adults?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's a good question. I mean, I think that.

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<v Speaker 4>There's peer pressure off the field here and there of

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<v Speaker 4>you know, going out or what you want to do

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<v Speaker 4>as a group, or how you act and things.

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<v Speaker 3>But I don't know, I don't think it exists.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm trying to think of situations where it would exist

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<v Speaker 4>within the locker ro.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, if you're going through if you're going through

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<v Speaker 2>a bad patch or you're you know, it's like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're the one going through a bad patch, or

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<v Speaker 2>at least you feel subconsciously that you are and everyone

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<v Speaker 2>else is succeeding, then you feel like you might have

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<v Speaker 2>to dance a little faster to try to get out

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<v Speaker 2>of a rut to join everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>It's like feeling like you're a step.

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<v Speaker 2>Behind, you know, and you know, fomo that kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the I'm trying to figure I'm trying to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>how it would picture itself in a professional locker room

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<v Speaker 2>when it comes.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, well you never want to be the one that's

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<v Speaker 4>the cause of it right where, you know, especially in

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<v Speaker 4>this run, and that's where it gets challenging because you're like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>teams playing terrible, we can't win, Let me at least

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<v Speaker 4>play well, let me at least show well, let me

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<v Speaker 4>at least not make the mistake that costs us the game.

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<v Speaker 4>And on one hand, yes, you need to focus on

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<v Speaker 4>your individual battle and if eleven guys win, their individual

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<v Speaker 4>battles are more.

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<v Speaker 3>Likely to win the game.

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<v Speaker 4>But if you have eleven guys out there that I

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<v Speaker 4>just don't make the mistake that costs us the game,

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<v Speaker 4>just don't be the guy that you know, then that's

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<v Speaker 4>that's no buoyno either, because then we're not playing free

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<v Speaker 4>and taking risks and things like that, and you play

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<v Speaker 4>a little tighter. And that's definitely what we see. There's

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<v Speaker 4>no doubt about it. I mean I see it, you

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<v Speaker 4>know when I watch the games, and it's not singular

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<v Speaker 4>to Atlanta and not it. It's any team that you know,

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<v Speaker 4>you go watch teams that are fighting relegation, right, It's

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<v Speaker 4>it's tough, right, you don't want to be the cause

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<v Speaker 4>of it, and so yeah, there's peer pressure there as

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<v Speaker 4>far as like, hey, I need to do my job

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<v Speaker 4>better so I'm not costing the team. Right, There's nothing

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<v Speaker 4>worse than you know, guys working their butts off for

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<v Speaker 1>That's yeah, I mean that's right.

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<v Speaker 2>they're finding ways to lose, and you know, the game

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<v Speaker 2>it's Sporting Kansas City. You know, with the conversation we've

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<v Speaker 1>You know. I mean, it's it.

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<v Speaker 2>Just seems like there are times where it gets so

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<v Speaker 2>bad you can't get out of your own way, and

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<v Speaker 2>short of like the Bull Durham meeting on the mound

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<v Speaker 2>and that to me would that to me, it would

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<v Speaker 4>And when we went through it with Columbus, I think,

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<v Speaker 4>and I think that you know, we went through like

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<v Speaker 4>periods where it was like, okay, you know, train a

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<v Speaker 4>little bit harder, Okay, train less, Okay, do more off

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<v Speaker 4>the field things together as a group, and we were

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<v Speaker 3>Just none of it seemed to work. And to this day,

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<v Speaker 4>So, you know, there's not one specific thing Atlanta can

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<v Speaker 4>we think things are bad for us in Atlanta. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>you bring up the Galaxy, it's even worse, you know.

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<v Speaker 4>I guess you can say they're there without the best player.

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<v Speaker 4>Maybe if he comes back, they can change things and

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<v Speaker 4>it brings a different vibe. And maybe that's what Atlanta

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<v Speaker 4>needs to do at the windows, change things up, mix

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<v Speaker 4>things up. I don't know, but it's not it's not

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<v Speaker 4>good when you know, your starting striker gets pulled in

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<v Speaker 4>the away game. When I noticed that the first time

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<v Speaker 4>wasn't in Philly. I think Philly scored. We went down

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<v Speaker 4>and they subbed them out, and I'm like.

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<v Speaker 1>Ooh, I mean and then he didn't start the next game.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, you try to figure out scheduled compression monitoring minutes,

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<v Speaker 2>how do I navigate this and all these things?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's there.

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<v Speaker 2>There are a lot of things that I do not

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<v Speaker 2>envy front offices and coaching staffs when you're trying to

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<v Speaker 2>monitor these kinds of things, especially when scrutiny is as

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<v Speaker 2>increased as it is, whether it's Montreal or Kansas City

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<v Speaker 2>or Saint Louis or Los Angeles or Atlanta. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>you're you're put in an unenviable position of trying to

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<v Speaker 2>figure out what's wrong, and if there are multiple things

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<v Speaker 2>that are wrong, Okay, how do we mitigate the thing

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<v Speaker 2>that we can fix first and then work on all

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<v Speaker 2>the other things. It turns into this, It turns into

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<v Speaker 2>the shopping list from hell and trying to figure out, okay,

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<v Speaker 2>how do we stop a Okay, now that we've stopped A.

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<v Speaker 1>Can we stop A and B? Then we've stopped A

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<v Speaker 1>and B. Can we stop A, B and C.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like it's it can be maddening if if you

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<v Speaker 2>if you let it become maddening.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that that's it.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's where we are with some players in

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of these different cities right now.

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<v Speaker 4>Mm hmmm, Yeah, no doubt about it.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's tough.

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<v Speaker 4>It's tough to watch as a fan for sure, and

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<v Speaker 4>it's it's tough for the players and stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>For the organization.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a lot of pressure and and you know, Dell

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<v Speaker 4>says that there's not the pressure of pro rail right

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<v Speaker 4>where you've got that and I've lived that before, and

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<v Speaker 4>it's it's tough because at.

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<v Speaker 3>That point you're thinking.

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<v Speaker 4>It affects not not only myself and how I play

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<v Speaker 4>next year and what level, but it literally affects jobs

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<v Speaker 4>of people in the club who might lose their job

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<v Speaker 4>because you know, we're gonna go down to lead and

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<v Speaker 4>we're not gonna be able to afford to have the

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<v Speaker 4>same staff. Right That's that's a different type of pressure

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<v Speaker 4>for sure, and these guys don't have that, so yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>one day that would be.

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<v Speaker 2>Cool and so then too to Dell's previous point discussing

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<v Speaker 2>what's going on at RIFC. Early on in the franchise history,

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<v Speaker 2>it was draw draw, draw, draw, draw, And it was

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<v Speaker 2>just one of those things where I think that patience

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<v Speaker 2>was exhibited by the front office when it came to

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<v Speaker 2>what Kano wanted to do and understanding the context of

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<v Speaker 2>the situation. How hard is it to understand and be

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<v Speaker 2>patient when you know that It's like, you know you

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<v Speaker 2>can do better. You're looking from the outside, I mean

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<v Speaker 2>you're looking at it from the Rhode Island perspective as

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<v Speaker 2>part of the ownership group, and the advisory folks from

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<v Speaker 2>the Atlanta United perspective. It's being a former player that

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<v Speaker 2>has ties to the organization that you still love and.

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<v Speaker 1>Have ties to.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like, I just have this vision of you watching

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<v Speaker 2>USL Championship games and responding one way, and at Landy

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<v Speaker 2>United games and responding. It's like the level of patience

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<v Speaker 2>you must have and not wanting to do certain things.

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<v Speaker 2>I give you full credit, man, because I figure that

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<v Speaker 2>there are times when you're sitting there driving yourself crazy

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<v Speaker 2>that you need to do the whiplash thing, but you

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<v Speaker 2>restrain and it ends up being better for it exhibiting

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<v Speaker 2>that kind of patience that's got to be hard.

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<v Speaker 3>Sometimes, yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, I think in general I'm pretty patient

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<v Speaker 4>and take the long term view on a lot of things.

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<v Speaker 3>And for a Rhode Island it was easier. It was

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<v Speaker 3>our first season.

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<v Speaker 4>You kind of have a it's your first season, expectations

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<v Speaker 4>aren't super high, right, we want to make the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 3>But you know, I've gone.

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<v Speaker 4>Through it, and I know how difficult it is, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>to start a new team and start off on the

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<v Speaker 4>right foot and do everything.

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<v Speaker 3>It's difficult.

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<v Speaker 4>So you know, I think the patience was definitely easier

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<v Speaker 4>with Rhode ISLANDFC.

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<v Speaker 3>Being at year one. For Atlanta it's tough.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean it's it's been a long time since they've

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<v Speaker 4>been like really good, and you know, we've had some

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<v Speaker 4>moments here and there and which has been great, but

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<v Speaker 4>you know, I think the bar was just that's so high,

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<v Speaker 4>and you know, the club does spend the finances needed

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<v Speaker 4>to have success, so in the fans and it's just

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<v Speaker 4>a different atmosphere. You know, when you've got thirty forty

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<v Speaker 4>thousand people in the Benz, you know you expect something different,

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<v Speaker 4>and so, you know, especially with the moves they made

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<v Speaker 4>in the off season, so the patients wears thinner when

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<v Speaker 4>it's Atlanta just because you've been around, and maybe that

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<v Speaker 4>will be the case with Rhode Island as well.

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<v Speaker 3>In the future.

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<v Speaker 4>But yeah, try and have patients because I also know,

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<v Speaker 4>like what it is like on the other side. You know, guys,

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<v Speaker 4>You know, when I watch Atlanta and out of plays,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't see guys that are giving up and they're

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<v Speaker 4>not working hard. So it's not that which makes it,

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<v Speaker 4>you know, more challenging because you can't just say, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>the work hard or oh this guy doesn't care to

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<v Speaker 4>be here.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think that's well.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I blame the grass surface in Nashville more than many,

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<v Speaker 2>more than anything else. When it comes to your mentees,

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<v Speaker 2>how many of them do you in the conversations that

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<v Speaker 2>you have with them, how many of them do they

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<v Speaker 2>admit to pressing in times of trouble. Do they sit

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<v Speaker 2>there and sit there like, yeah, I think I'm doing

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm pushing too hard, or do they just

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<v Speaker 2>sit there and understand that I feel like I need

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<v Speaker 2>to do this regardless of the level that I'm pushing

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<v Speaker 2>myself at whether it's detrimental or not. Do they push

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<v Speaker 2>themselves too hard at times?

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<v Speaker 3>Some do? Yes, Yeah, for sure.

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<v Speaker 4>It's just too many extra sessions and individual sessions and

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<v Speaker 4>extra trainings, and it's just too much sometimes, yeah, it is.

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<v Speaker 3>And sometimes you need to back off.

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<v Speaker 4>And you know, we talk about everybody's different and you

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<v Speaker 4>have to find out for your body when you need

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<v Speaker 4>to back off. And sometimes that's physical and sometimes it's mental.

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<v Speaker 4>And either way, taking time off is not going to

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<v Speaker 4>set you back that much, right, taking a weekend off,

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<v Speaker 4>taking a week off, taking two weeks off, is not

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<v Speaker 4>going to make or break you as far as when

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<v Speaker 4>you get back into it, especially you know, fitness wise,

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<v Speaker 4>as long as you're staying up with that. Right, Sometimes

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<v Speaker 4>we have to take a step back in order to

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<v Speaker 4>take the next two steps forward.

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<v Speaker 2>Do they understand that, though at first blush because I

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<v Speaker 2>would imagine as driven as a lot of them are

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<v Speaker 2>and wanting to get to whatever the next level is,

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<v Speaker 2>I would anticipate that a lot of the time they're like,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I've.

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<v Speaker 1>Got to do it. I've got to do it. I've

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<v Speaker 1>got to do it.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got to keep up with the joneses I've got

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<v Speaker 2>to keep up with my buddy down the street who's

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<v Speaker 2>doing better things. They do they understand the value of

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<v Speaker 2>dialing it back? Or do you have to sit there?

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<v Speaker 2>Do you and Greg have to sit there and go no,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't understand you might be doing more harm to

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<v Speaker 2>yourself than good if you don't how much hammering at

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<v Speaker 2>that point?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have to do.

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<v Speaker 3>A little bit?

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<v Speaker 4>And then that's that's why I think it's valuable that

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<v Speaker 4>they hear it from us to let them know, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>whether the parent is advocating for it or not, at

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<v Speaker 4>least you know, if they can hear it from us

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<v Speaker 4>and let them know that, hey, it's it's okay to

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<v Speaker 4>take this.

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<v Speaker 3>It's okay to take this time for yourself. You need

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<v Speaker 3>the rest.

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<v Speaker 4>Rest is important, even professionals take rest.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>We hope that that, you know, makes a difference.

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<v Speaker 4>But there are some I think that understandab but there's

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<v Speaker 4>there's a good amount that that don't. And they think, hey,

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<v Speaker 4>if I'm not keeping up with the Joneses and if

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<v Speaker 4>I'm not out practicing everybody else right, And you've got

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<v Speaker 4>that kind of you know, Kobe mentality, which is a

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<v Speaker 4>great mentality, but you know that's not for everybody. Not

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<v Speaker 4>everybody can work as hard as Kobe did.

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<v Speaker 3>So there's a.

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<v Speaker 4>Balance for sure. And like with everything, I say that

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<v Speaker 2>So Katie Weaver in the discussions this morning, she has

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of different things and that's the first half

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<v Speaker 2>of it. Because she's a tennis player. She says, will

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<v Speaker 2>to see in a team dynamic, You know, mentality drops

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<v Speaker 2>if you have a couple of misses, an entire Atlanta

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<v Speaker 2>team seemingly playing without confidence. You can't pretend to feel confident.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you just have to focus on little individual moments.

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<v Speaker 2>What mental gymnastics do you teach men tees to build confidence?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's great and you're so right.

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<v Speaker 4>I think that one player or two players can really

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<v Speaker 4>change the whole dynamic of a group. Right If the

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<v Speaker 4>group can go out there and score two or three goals,

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<v Speaker 4>or an individual can really take it to the next

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<v Speaker 4>level and bring a lot of people up with them, right,

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<v Speaker 4>it can start to change things quickly because it just

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<v Speaker 4>gives confidence in the group. Right now, the team has

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<v Speaker 4>no confidence that one that can get a shutout and okay,

445
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<v Speaker 4>all we need to do is get a out and

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<v Speaker 4>at least tie zero zero, and they have no confidence

447
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<v Speaker 4>that they can if they give up a goal, they

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<v Speaker 4>can outscore the other team. And so if you have

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<v Speaker 4>confidence in neither of those sides, like then you're just

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<v Speaker 4>waiting for something bad to happen. But if you go

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<v Speaker 4>out and you score two or three on Cincinnati in

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<v Speaker 4>the first half, and Miguel or Latte or somebody has

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<v Speaker 4>an amazing half, then all of a sudden, the team

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<v Speaker 4>can get the belief and little guy and guys aren't

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<v Speaker 4>afraid of every little pass and every little mistake. Right,

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<v Speaker 4>it's like, Okay, we've got this cushion because you know somebody,

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<v Speaker 4>somebody had that amazing half, and so yeah, it can

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<v Speaker 4>change quickly with one or two guys really taking it

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<v Speaker 4>upon themselves. But it's difficult, right for those couple of guys,

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<v Speaker 4>especially when the whole group is playing without.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot At MF Parker still on the Twitter, is

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<v Speaker 2>at beg menoring on the two hundred and eighty character

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<v Speaker 2>at Michael Parker's joining us after getting an extra hour

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<v Speaker 2>of sleep, because it's that, because it's that a year

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<v Speaker 2>to get the extra hour of sleep and sit there

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<v Speaker 2>and go, you know what, I don't have to set

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<v Speaker 2>my alarm to six thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>It can be seven thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean, I did not anticipate or intend for

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<v Speaker 2>this visit this week to be as deep as it

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<v Speaker 2>is getting when it comes to comes to topics.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, it's yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>But you know, to Amelia's comment, though, you know, at

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<v Speaker 4>some point you do start to wonder, right of like that,

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<v Speaker 4>and that's the difference. You know, Dell said something earlier

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<v Speaker 4>and we could see, I could see with a Rhode

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<v Speaker 4>Island that the players never lost the confidence in Kanna

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<v Speaker 4>the coach, and if that happens now.

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<v Speaker 3>You've got a real problem.

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<v Speaker 4>And so obviously I'm not around the team at all,

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<v Speaker 4>so I have no no clue how the dynamic is.

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<v Speaker 4>But if you start to see that the players don't

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<v Speaker 4>have belief in the system, they don't have belief in

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<v Speaker 4>the coach and all that stuff, then that's that's a

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<v Speaker 4>recipe for not turning things around.

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<v Speaker 2>How difficult is it to focus in a situation when

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<v Speaker 2>you know you're being watched? And I mean that in

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<v Speaker 2>the sense of you know, nobody's job is safe, whatever

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<v Speaker 2>cliche you want to use. How difficult is it when

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<v Speaker 2>you know you're being evaluated. You're being evaluated, probably more

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<v Speaker 2>than you would otherwise, and that everyone above you is

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<v Speaker 2>wanting to have things change on the field, and you

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<v Speaker 2>try not to have it get to you, but you

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<v Speaker 2>know that it's a part of the day to day

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<v Speaker 2>because of where the situation currently is. That's another part

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<v Speaker 2>of the difficult balance. I guess that we're staring at

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<v Speaker 2>here trying not to let the people looking over your

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<v Speaker 2>shoulder get to you as they're looking over your shoulder.

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<v Speaker 1>Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, for sure, you know, and you know as athletes,

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<v Speaker 4>we know that we're always being evaluated, right You can

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<v Speaker 4>always get traded or you know, release at the end

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<v Speaker 4>of the season or whatever, get a new contractor always

504
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<v Speaker 4>fighting for new things and bigger things and stuff.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know you're always being evaluated.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's different when they come out and say that

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<v Speaker 4>you're being evaluated, for sure. So that's that's when I

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<v Speaker 4>think you need to look inward and say, Okay, maybe

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<v Speaker 4>it's a terrible atmosphere training. I don't know if it is,

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<v Speaker 4>but I'm going to bring what I can bring. I'm

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<v Speaker 4>going to control what I can control, and I don't

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<v Speaker 4>care about everybody else right now. I'm going to hold

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<v Speaker 4>myself to my standard.

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<v Speaker 3>Other guys can do as they please, and you know, I'm.

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<v Speaker 4>Going to do what I need to do in order

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<v Speaker 4>to play well. And you hope that everybody else is

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<v Speaker 4>having that same attitude, or if they don't, then at

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<v Speaker 4>least they're seeing you do it, then they'll.

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<v Speaker 3>Do it as well.

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<v Speaker 4>But younger players, they just need to look in themselves

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<v Speaker 4>and say, hey, go out there. You know, somebody said

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<v Speaker 4>it earlier, right, focus on your individual confidence and your

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<v Speaker 4>individual game, you know, because that's all they can do.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't wants to know what you're reading.

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<v Speaker 4>I actually I'm actually not reading anything right now, and

526
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<v Speaker 4>I need to get a new book.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been a little bit. I don't know if anybody

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<v Speaker 3>has any suggestions.

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<v Speaker 2>That probably means that I should probably just write another

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<v Speaker 2>one so I can send it.

531
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<v Speaker 1>Have you?

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<v Speaker 2>Have you and Greg thought about writing a book on

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<v Speaker 2>mentoring as a part of the Beyond Goals umbrella and

534
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<v Speaker 2>three dimensional approach.

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<v Speaker 3>We thought It's been mentioned.

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<v Speaker 4>It's also been mentioned like how could we tie it

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<v Speaker 4>into a Landy and I at our time at Atlanti

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<v Speaker 4>and I? But then that's going back a long way,

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<v Speaker 4>and I'm like, I don't know if I can even

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<v Speaker 4>remember everything all the details. And I mean, I'm just

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<v Speaker 4>assuming it's a lot of work.

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<v Speaker 3>You would know better than I would.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I mean, there are times when the when the

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<v Speaker 2>project flows and it doesn't feel like it's a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of work.

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<v Speaker 1>But it is like putting a jigsaw puzzle together.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know how you are, but putting like the

548
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<v Speaker 2>five hundred piece jigsaw puzzle together that has like the

549
00:28:12.960 --> 00:28:16.119
<v Speaker 2>the Dutch bridge and the and the you know, the

550
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<v Speaker 2>cottages and everything on the side of the Danube or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>How are you at jigsaw puzzles? Okay, so then you

552
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<v Speaker 2>probably would have fun putting a piece in a book together,

553
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<v Speaker 2>because it is a gigantic jigsaw puzzle, just saying, just

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<v Speaker 2>just add to everything else that since you have zero

555
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<v Speaker 2>time to begin with, considering that you're mentoring, you're a mogul,

556
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<v Speaker 2>you're a dad, you're trying to play golf, you're sleeping

557
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<v Speaker 2>that extra hour, uh, trying to juggle all of these

558
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<v Speaker 2>different things. But it is a it is a jigsaw puzzle.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the latest with beyond goals?

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<v Speaker 4>We finally are getting our third mentors up and running,

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<v Speaker 4>so we will assume what is a her. Okay it is, yeah,

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<v Speaker 4>and she's a current professional and uh so, yeah, excited

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<v Speaker 4>to get her on board. So we've been just trying

564
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<v Speaker 4>to get her out to speed, bring her on some

565
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<v Speaker 4>sessions with us too, you know, show the ropes and

566
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<v Speaker 4>trying to teach her some of the things that we've

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<v Speaker 4>learned throughout our journey.

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<v Speaker 3>And so yeah, that's that's been the main focus for

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<v Speaker 3>us last.

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<v Speaker 2>So then what you're saying is say the next time

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<v Speaker 2>that you are on after this, or maybe you could

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<v Speaker 2>break some news and introduce this new mentor on one

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<v Speaker 2>of your Friday segments, Eh, like some news.

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<v Speaker 4>We could possibly, we could possibly she wouldn't be on

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<v Speaker 4>because she's gonna have training.

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<v Speaker 2>She could she can do two things at once if

577
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<v Speaker 2>she If she can, if she can be a mentor,

578
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<v Speaker 2>you're trying to break news beyond goals.

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<v Speaker 1>She can.

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<v Speaker 2>She can have the selfie stick out, she could say,

581
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<v Speaker 2>you have training is sit there and do all all

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<v Speaker 2>of that.

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<v Speaker 3>We're gonna have to talk to you.

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<v Speaker 1>When's the next round of golf?

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<v Speaker 3>Not this weekend?

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<v Speaker 4>Headed to Indiana later today for a baseball tournament.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I wish you, I wish you speed and good luck.

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<v Speaker 2>Sir with the baseball turn as as always, my friend,

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<v Speaker 2>great to see you. Thanks for putting up with all

590
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<v Speaker 2>of our deep dives and conversations and topics and things

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<v Speaker 2>like that. Uh, go lay down with lay down with deacon,

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm sure the deacon hasn't moved in two.

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<v Speaker 4>Weeks because the kids are home, she's not here.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's like, where's my treat? Basically, that's how this works.

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<v Speaker 2>I know how this is all right, Well, my friend

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<v Speaker 2>will see you soon