00:00Mary Beth, I know you said on signing day that this event gets better and better every
00:05year.
00:06Was this the best event you've had so far and will the next be the best and the next
00:10be the best?
00:11Well it will be the best if we won, it would be even better, but you know, hats off to
00:16Atlanta for the good win they had today.
00:18I think what was great about today is that there was so much activity going on here at
00:22the Revolution that the reality is the more people we get to see the abilities of our
00:27athletes, the more they realize what Special Olympics really is, so yes this was probably
00:31the best crowd we've had and the more engaged, you know, public in our events, so yes I would
00:36say it gets better and better and this is one of those times and I think more importantly
00:40I think what it shows is that people want to be on this team and because athletes and
00:45partners want to be on this team it's getting better and better just from that standpoint.
00:48It did seem like even though it was a little chillier today, there was rain in the forecast,
00:52this was probably the best crowd you've had for one of these games.
00:55One of the best crowds and again I think it's because we're attracting a different audience,
01:02like people that are willing to be partners on our team come with a real soccer expertise
01:08and an ability to just change the dynamic of the game and I think when we can do that and
01:15our athletes can elevate to their abilities I think at the end of the day we've really done
01:19our job.
01:20I know part of what's really cool about this is seeing the relationships that develop between
01:24the returning athletes and the Revolution players but then there's also that aspect
01:28of seeing new athletes each and every year get a chance to come out for the first time
01:32experience playing on the Gillette Stadium field and playing in front of these fans.
01:35So what's that like for you seeing a fresh new batch of athletes every year get this really
01:39cool opportunity?
01:40Well I think as Mr. Shriver, our founder, said that we, our athletes deserve to live and play
01:47on every playing field that everybody else can play on.
01:50When you play on Gillette it just, you know, brings that message back to the reality of
01:57what we're living every day and I think at the end of the day the reality is is that like
02:01it's an awe.
02:02Like I even watched my daughter who for the first time played as a partner and her friend
02:06came out and they were like in awe.
02:07They were playing on Gillette field so I think the reality is it just legitimizes their, you
02:13know, who they are and what we do whether you're a partner or an athlete and when you
02:16play on this field you're playing on a field of champions and for that point and for what
02:21the revolution does for our team and puts everybody's abilities first I think that at
02:26the end of the day is really what's most important about this partnership.
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