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<v Speaker 1>RSL went to San Diego over the weekend and got

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<v Speaker 1>a result three to one over the expansion side, who

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<v Speaker 1>came here earlier this year and actually beat ral saw Lake.

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<v Speaker 1>Our next guest scored a wonder goal, a great, great strike.

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<v Speaker 1>Sam Junk joins the show on a Monday afternoon. Sam,

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<v Speaker 1>how you doing, buddy, I'm doing great.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for having me on.

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<v Speaker 1>I appreciate the time. So we got to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the goal. Did you know that you so? I always

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<v Speaker 1>find it fascinating to talk to soccer players that scored

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<v Speaker 1>goals the way that you did over the weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>When you struck it, did you know that you had put.

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<v Speaker 1>It on frame? Did you feel that good about it?

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<v Speaker 1>Right instantly after you struck the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>I felt like I got good contact on it. The

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<v Speaker 2>difficulty with shots like that is there's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>people in and around the box and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>times get blocked when it's on frame. This time it

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<v Speaker 2>didn't happen, and so fortunately went into the side netting.

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<v Speaker 3>How much of a relief was that result?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we'll get to some of the other story

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<v Speaker 1>Lion's but the start has been rough, it's been up

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<v Speaker 1>and down. So how good did that feel Sam to

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<v Speaker 1>go to San Diego and get that three points, it

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<v Speaker 1>felt really good.

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<v Speaker 2>We've been in need of a win and it's never

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<v Speaker 2>easy to win away, and to be the first team

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<v Speaker 2>to win in San Diego was special.

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<v Speaker 1>So tell us about yourself a little bits. First time

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<v Speaker 1>we've been able to have you on the show. You're

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<v Speaker 1>one of the new players. You were acquired from uh

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<v Speaker 1>you were required from Dallas and the Anderson Julio deal.

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<v Speaker 3>Tell us about yourself grown up?

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<v Speaker 1>When did you first start playing soccer and how do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel about, you know, landing here with RSL.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I started playing maybe around six years old, just recreationally,

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<v Speaker 2>and got more serious as time went on. Really excited

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<v Speaker 2>to be here in Salt Lake, and I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>me and my fiance are settling in here and calling

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<v Speaker 2>it home now.

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<v Speaker 1>So instantly, of course, it was probably a little bit jarring.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of the interesting thing when you're a pro athlete,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't really have control over where you live. Did

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<v Speaker 1>you know much about our market or is most of

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<v Speaker 1>the dynamics about Utah pretty new to you and your fiance?

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<v Speaker 2>Most of it's pretty new. I had a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of an idea of what it might be like, because

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<v Speaker 2>I actually thought when I was leaving Houston that I

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<v Speaker 2>might end up in RSL, But you know, I ended

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<v Speaker 2>up in Dallas and that was that. And now two

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<v Speaker 2>years later the opportunity came up again and it happened

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<v Speaker 2>this time, and so we've gotten more familiar with the

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<v Speaker 2>valley and you know all that Utah has to offer.

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<v Speaker 1>This time around, you are competing with Alex for that spot.

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<v Speaker 3>What's it? What's it been like to uh?

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<v Speaker 1>And look, when it comes to healthy competition, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>that's something Pablo wants, and the season is so long,

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<v Speaker 1>you want multiple options at each each position. But tell

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<v Speaker 1>me about that kind of positional battle that you and

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<v Speaker 1>Alex are kind of fighting for.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's been good. I feel like the left

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<v Speaker 2>back position has been a strong one for us this season,

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<v Speaker 2>and the composition is good. Alex is a great player,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that we've both pushed each other to

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<v Speaker 2>be at our best, and you know, I think that's

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<v Speaker 2>helping the team this season.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me what specifically Pablo is asked for from you

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<v Speaker 1>when it comes to that positional battle and the other

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<v Speaker 1>things you're expected to do for the.

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<v Speaker 2>Club, So specifically for that position. They want us to

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<v Speaker 2>not just be defenders, but to provide some help in

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<v Speaker 2>the attack and to get forward. And it's a physically

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<v Speaker 2>demanding position. They want us to provide a pretty high output,

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<v Speaker 2>usually the highest of the team in terms of distance

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<v Speaker 2>covered and running back and forth. And you know, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a position where we do a little bit of everything,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know we we play on both sides of

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<v Speaker 2>the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>So far through the season, through at the start of

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<v Speaker 1>the season, you know, it has been a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>up and down. Tell me what you feel like, you

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<v Speaker 1>guys excel at when you're getting points.

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<v Speaker 3>What are you doing well.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that we're a team that brings energy and grit,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think we showed that in this past game

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<v Speaker 2>because the first half wasn't easy. They had a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of the ball and we were kind of weathering the

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<v Speaker 2>storm for a lot of the first half. But we

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<v Speaker 2>were the team that struck first and then we carried

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<v Speaker 2>that into the second half where we kind of grew

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<v Speaker 2>into the game and put the game away.

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<v Speaker 1>We saw another brace from Diego Luna Sam and that

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<v Speaker 1>young man star continues to shine and continues to rise.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like training with him? What's it been like

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<v Speaker 1>to be his teammate and tell us maybe your thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>on how he continues to evolve and really rise up

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<v Speaker 1>the ranks as a genuine legit superstar in Major League Soccer.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been great. You know, you always want to play

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<v Speaker 2>with great players on your team, and he's been somebody

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<v Speaker 2>that's been doing a great job for us this season.

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<v Speaker 2>Funny story is he actually played with my little brother

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<v Speaker 2>growing up when they were both playing for the center

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<v Speaker 2>of the Earthquakes, and so I knew about him a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit. It's kind of funny to be playing with,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, people that my little brother has played with

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<v Speaker 2>or against now in the league. But yeah, he's been

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<v Speaker 2>somebody that I think has shown that he can produce

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<v Speaker 2>at the club level and now on the national team level.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's really exciting to see kind of where his

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<v Speaker 2>career takes him.

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<v Speaker 1>Just one brother, what's the family dynamic? Like he grew

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<v Speaker 1>up where you're a southern California kid, right, So is

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<v Speaker 1>your family still there and is it just you and

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<v Speaker 1>your one brother?

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<v Speaker 2>No, I'm the middle of three boys. So I've got

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<v Speaker 2>my little brother, the one that has played with Diego,

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<v Speaker 2>and I've got an older brother. Nobody actually lives in

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<v Speaker 2>California anymore. My parents and my little brother, they currently

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<v Speaker 2>reside in nearby Cordelaine, Idaho up north. Sure, and my

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<v Speaker 2>big brother is actually going to be returning to California

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<v Speaker 2>to be nearby UC Davis, but currently he's in Beaverton, Oregon.

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<v Speaker 1>Very does who put a soccer ball at your feet?

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<v Speaker 3>First? Was it Dad? Was it mom? Was it your brothers?

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<v Speaker 3>How'd you get involved in the game?

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<v Speaker 2>I had to think that I saw my big brother playing.

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<v Speaker 2>He played all sorts of sports, soccer being one of them,

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<v Speaker 2>and I saw him playing, and so I got involved

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<v Speaker 2>when I saw that.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you play any other sports? I mean, you're legitimately

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<v Speaker 1>six feet tall. Some of these soccer guys are like

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<v Speaker 1>five to five and they only played soccer.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you play any other sports?

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<v Speaker 2>I played a little bit of basketball. I did a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of swimming growing up, but otherwise it was

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<v Speaker 2>intramural you know, baseball, football, those kinds of things, but

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<v Speaker 2>primarily soccer basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you have a soccer hero growing up that you

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to be in, a favorite club that you like

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<v Speaker 1>to watch growing up?

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<v Speaker 2>I think the one that inspired me the most was

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<v Speaker 2>probably Ronaldinho. The things that he did on the field

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<v Speaker 2>and with the ball were just, you know, they looked magical,

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<v Speaker 2>and I always liked to watch his YouTube videos and

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<v Speaker 2>try to recreate them, and I think that's what really

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<v Speaker 2>inspired me.

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<v Speaker 1>When did you know that you were really good at this?

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<v Speaker 1>When did you know that if you put in the

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<v Speaker 1>work and had some health luck and did the right things,

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<v Speaker 1>that you could potentially be a professional player.

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<v Speaker 2>I would say sometime when I was a teenager. I

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<v Speaker 2>started to, you know, believe that I had, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the ability and the opportunity to maybe make it. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it's always hard to say because there are

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<v Speaker 2>players that you grew up with that you think are

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<v Speaker 2>going to make it for sure, and they don't, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And so I think what I started to realize was

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<v Speaker 2>that it wasn't just about the talent, and that there

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<v Speaker 2>were other factors and other you know, non controllables control

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<v Speaker 2>goles that went into it. And I really tried to

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<v Speaker 2>focus on everything I could control and and just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>figure out the paths from there. Because I didn't really

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<v Speaker 2>have anybody for my family that's with this path, so

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<v Speaker 2>I was kind of winging it and trying to figure

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<v Speaker 2>it out as I went.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell me what it's like playing for Pablo here a

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<v Speaker 1>new coach, juxtapost other coaches you played for. What makes

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<v Speaker 1>Pablo Pablo? What's it like playing for him?

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<v Speaker 2>It's been awesome. I I really enjoyed it when I

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<v Speaker 2>was in Houston. I'm enjoying it again being here at oursel.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, the teams that he coaches, they show a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of grid, a lot of fight, you know, and

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<v Speaker 2>not just a strong tactical sense. So I think that

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<v Speaker 2>there's a good balance there. I like that he's a

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<v Speaker 2>good man manager. He you know, as the players go through,

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<v Speaker 2>and knows what it's like to be in our shoes,

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<v Speaker 2>and so I think all that experience allows it to

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<v Speaker 2>be the coach that he is.

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<v Speaker 1>So tell me your thoughts on where you guys find

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<v Speaker 1>yourselves and the kind of the conversation at that locker room.

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<v Speaker 1>With the win against San Diego, you're now four to six,

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<v Speaker 1>and oh, I think you're the only team in all

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<v Speaker 1>of Major League Soccer that has not tied a game.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you know, Sam, you know the deal. You're

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<v Speaker 3>a vet.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you played in one hundred and forty four

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<v Speaker 1>games and ultimately some of the best teams we've ever

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<v Speaker 1>had here have been off to really bad starts, and

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<v Speaker 1>some of the worst teams got off the great starts.

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<v Speaker 1>Like it is such a marathon long season. But through

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<v Speaker 1>through ten games, where do you guys feel like you're

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<v Speaker 1>at right now? What do you have to do to

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<v Speaker 1>maybe get more results coming your way.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I think that, you know, we feel a sense

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<v Speaker 2>of urgency knowing that we're you know, getting close to

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<v Speaker 2>being a third of the way through the season. At

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, we know that it's a long season,

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<v Speaker 2>and you know, you win a couple of games in

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<v Speaker 2>a row and suddenly you shoot up towards the top

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<v Speaker 2>of the table. And so I think, you know, in

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<v Speaker 2>the past couple of games, we've gotten back to playing

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit more the way we want to and

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<v Speaker 2>playing more complete games. And I think, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>things that we've been doing in training and going into

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<v Speaker 2>these games, we have to keep doing that and just

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<v Speaker 2>be continue to be better in our defensive end and

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<v Speaker 2>in our offensive end in the boxes, and that's the

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<v Speaker 2>focus that we've been talking about. And I think that

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<v Speaker 2>everything in between has been quite good. It's just being better,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, not letting goals in and scoring our chances,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think we'll be just fine.

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<v Speaker 1>Primary transfer window comes and goes, two editions are made,

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<v Speaker 1>both from SKC, ironically enough, which is kind of a

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<v Speaker 1>rival of RSLs that battled for the Cup back in

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<v Speaker 1>the day. So tell me what sort of what sort

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<v Speaker 1>of kind of access or what sort of experience you've

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<v Speaker 1>had so far communicated with Willy and Johnny And what

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<v Speaker 1>are you guys hoping that those two acquisitions do for

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I think it gives us a big boost offensively

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<v Speaker 2>getting Willy and Johnny into the team. I think that

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<v Speaker 2>this past game Will he showed a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>his ability and I think that it's very promising what

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<v Speaker 2>he brings for the team. Johnny's still kind of getting going.

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<v Speaker 2>He hasn't been training with the team. He's been a

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, he's been producing in the league for

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<v Speaker 2>the past seven years or so, and he's a well

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<v Speaker 2>known name around the league, and so that experience that

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<v Speaker 2>he brings to the team, and you know what he'll

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<v Speaker 2>have to attack, I think will be really valuable going forward.

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<v Speaker 2>We have had a little bit of difficulty producing much

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<v Speaker 2>as we'd like offensively, and so I think that these

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<v Speaker 3>What do you like to do, Sam when you're not

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<v Speaker 3>playing soccer?

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<v Speaker 1>I've read that you and your fiance like to foster

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<v Speaker 1>animals and at one point, am I reading correctly that

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<v Speaker 1>you had twelve cats in twenty twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, something crazy like that, just because we had I

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<v Speaker 2>think a litter of kittens that was in the process

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<v Speaker 2>of being adopted out, and then there was another litter

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<v Speaker 2>of kittens that we were asked to foster or else

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<v Speaker 2>they were going to get put down, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it was either we take them in or they were

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<v Speaker 2>going to get put down that day. So we took

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<v Speaker 2>them in and there was a little bit of an overlap,

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<v Speaker 2>and but yeah, it's something that we're very passionate about.

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<v Speaker 2>We love animals, not just cats and dogs, but we

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<v Speaker 2>tend to foster or work with those animals. And otherwise,

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<v Speaker 2>we both my fiance and I both really like nature.

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<v Speaker 2>I like, you know, walking around Ochre Lake with my dog.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope to visit the National Parks sometime soon when

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<v Speaker 2>we get some days off in a row. And otherwise,

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<v Speaker 2>I've enjoyed cooking some nice meals at home, cooking dinners

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<v Speaker 2>with my fiance. We live right by Harman's and so

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<v Speaker 2>being walking distance to a grocery store has made it

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<v Speaker 2>much easier to go grab some things for dinner.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's been a love for all of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 1>Are rs listeners. Do you do the social media thing?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you do the Instagram thing? I think the kids

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<v Speaker 1>love the TikTok. Sam, is there any anywhere that our

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<v Speaker 1>listeners can go find your stuff?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they can find me on Instagram at s Junka.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, buddy, well, congrats on that goal. It was

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<v Speaker 1>quite a strike. And keep up the good work and

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<v Speaker 1>most importantly stay healthy. Okay, thank you very much all

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<v Speaker 1>Sam junk rsel left back.

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<v Speaker 3>He and Alex.

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<v Speaker 1>Catronos kind of battling for that position. Had a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>stunning goal. I didn't know Sam had that in him.

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<v Speaker 1>It was from I don't know twenty five twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>yards out beat the keeper lower right hand side and

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<v Speaker 1>was able to get that goal to help RSL get

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<v Speaker 1>that three one victory against San Diego. The road continues

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<v Speaker 1>for RSL. They have been on the road for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Three of the next four on the road. They're going

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<v Speaker 1>to take on Vancouver. Who's the best side in the West.

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<v Speaker 1>Ride now, Then they'll be in Dallas at Toyota Stadium,

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<v Speaker 1>a quick trip back to Salt Lake. I guess I

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<v Speaker 1>should say Sandy to take on Portland, and then there'll

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<v Speaker 1>be a Dick Sporting Goods Park to take on Colorado.

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<v Speaker 1>So three the next four on the road for real

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<v Speaker 1>Salt Lake