“It was a bizarre day. We woke up and felt like there was a hurricane last night. We’re driving in and our bus takes 50 minutes instead of 25. We’re seeing half the town in water and we get to thestadium and we find out that we’re not allowed to warm up on the field. It’s something I’ve never done before. The biggest game of your life, and you can’t get on the field andget touches before the match. All you can do is run up and down the sideline.”

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