00:00There's just a different vibe when you get in a room and USA goes across your chest.
00:07I'm sure the other countries feel the same way about playing for their countrymen.
00:11I go back to calling Paul Skeens, and I had this whole elaborate pitch laid out
00:17that I was going to give him to try and woo him to the team, and he's like, Dero, save
00:21it.
00:21He's like, I'm doing this for every serviceman and woman that protects our freedom.
00:26And I'm like, God, all right, I need to start thinking like that, you know?
00:30Like, he changed my mindset on the whole thing, but there's something very powerful about it.
00:35My third opportunity, you get the Wear USA across my chest,
00:38and every time it means something just as special as the last time.
00:42So you never take it for granted.
00:44Obviously, we have a great group of individuals in the room,
00:47and you get the take notes, mental notes, see how everyone's preparing,
00:54and knowing that whenever we step out in that field tomorrow
00:56that we're going to get everyone's best shot, every country's best shot against us,
01:01and that we're all going to be prepared to give them our best shot as well.
Comments