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♪♪ >>> I WAS JUST TELLING SUE BIRD
WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
THE SEATTLE STORM ARE PLAYING
IN THEIR NEW HOME THIS WEEK.
KEY ARENA IS BEING RENOVATED.
POINT GUARD SUE BIRD NEEDED
KNEE SURGERY.
KNEE SURGERY. YOU MISSED A GOOD CHUNK OF THE
SEASON.
SEASON.
SEASON. YOU REMAIN A POSITIVE FORCE TO
YOUR TEAMMATES.
YOUR TEAMMATES. FANS ARE GEARING UP FOR A
SPECIAL NIGHT TO CELEBRATE
THEIR "SUEPERHERO".
THEIR "SUEPERHERO". I THINK IT IS FUN.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK SUE BIRD.
WHICH KNEE WAS IT?
ARE YOU OKAY?
>> THIS ONE.
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> WHAT DID YOU HAVE DONE?
>> OVER TIME, IT WASN'T JUST
LIKE SOMETHING BROKE OR TORE.
IT WASN'T LIKE THAT, WHICH IS
GREAT NEWS.
GREAT NEWS. OVER TIME, I DEVELOPED THIS
EXTRA THING AND THEY HAD TO
TAKE IT OUT.
>> THEY HAD TO FIND IT AND GET
IT OUT.
IT OUT.
IT OUT. >> I HAVE A NICE LITTLE SCAR ON
THE SIDE.
THE SIDE.
THE SIDE. >> OUR SCARS ARE OUR STORIES.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR REHAB?
>> TOMORROW WILL BE TWO WEEKS.
IT IS STILL PRETTY NEW.
I JUST GOT MY STITCHES OUT ON
MONDAY.
MONDAY.
MONDAY. THAT IS WHEN YOU CAN START TO
MOVE AND SWEAT.
JUST THE BASICS, RANGE OF
MOTION, STRENGTHENING, BORING
STUFF.
STUFF.
STUFF. >>
STUFF. >> WHEN THAT HAPPENS AND YOU
REALIZE YOU HAVE THAT AHEAD OF
YOU, WHAT IS THAT FEELING LIKE
WHEN IT HAPPENS?
HOW DO YOU DRAW STRENGTH AND
GET READY FOR THAT?
>> LUCKILY, I HAVE BEEN THROUGH
IT BEFORE.
IT BEFORE. WHEN I WAS 18 OR 19 AND IT WAS
A LITTLE DIFFERENT BUT ONCE THE
SURGERY HAPPENS, IT IS A LITTLE
BIT OF A RELIEF.
NOW I CAN GET GOING.
LEADING UP TO THAT, YOU ARE
WAITING AND YOU ARE ANXIOUS.
WHEN YOU COME OUT OF THE
RECOVERY ROOM IT IS GO TIME.
THERE IS A LONGER GOAL BUT THE
ONLY WAY TO GET THERE IS TO
FOCUS ON TODAY.
IT IS CLICHI AND EASIER SAID
THAN DONE, BUT YOU HAVE TO GET
CAUGHT UP WITH THE MARGINAL
GAINS AND FIND VALUE IN THOSE
AND THEN YOU CAN MOVE FORWARD.
>> IT IS FUNNY HOW MANY ELITE
ATHLETES HAVE SAID THAT
PHILOSOPHY. 100% OF ME IS
DEVOTED TO THIS.
I WILL NOT WORRY ABOUT THE
ANCILLARY THINGS THAT I CANNOT
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. THAT IS A GOOD METAPHOR FOR
LIFE.
LIFE.
LIFE. I
LIFE. I AM TRYING TO LEARN ABOUT THAT
A LITTLE BIT MORE.
SPEAKING OF LIFE, YOUR
SIGNIFICANT OTHER SCORED A GOAL
YESTERDAY IN A GAME THAT HAD A
RECORD-BREAKING OUTCOME.
RECORD-BREAKING OUTCOME. WERE YOU WATCHING ON TV?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IS IT HARD TO WATCH LONG
DISTANCE?
DISTANCE?
DISTANCE? >> IN SOME WAYS, IT IS HARD
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE THERE.
IT IS SO EXCITING.
I KNOW THE WHOLE FAMILY IS
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. IT
THERE. IT IS PROBABLY EASIER.
I FEEL LIKE YOU ARE IN THE
STADIUM AND THE ARENA, IT IS
EMOTIONAL.
EMOTIONAL. WHEN I AM ON MY COUCH, I AM
LIKE, OKAY.
LIKE, OKAY. THEY'VE GOT THIS.
I HAVE MORE PRESCRIPTIVE
PERSPECTIVE.
PERSPECTIVE. >> EVEN BEFORE MY SURGERY WE
HAVE A BREAK IN OUR SCHEDULE
WHEN WE DON'T PLAY FOR A WEEK.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW IT
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. IT IS THE SAME TIME AS THE
FINAL.
FINAL.
FINAL. I
FINAL. I COULD FLY THERE EARLY AND GET
BACK AND I WOULDN'T MISS A
THING, A PRACTICE, A GAME,
NOTHING.
NOTHING.
NOTHING. >> TELL ME IF I AM RIGHT.
YOU HAVE FOUR OLYMPIC GOLD
MEDICAL METALS AND TWO IN WB
EIGHT TITLES.
EIGHT TITLES. MEGAN RAPINOE HAS A SILVER AND
GOLD FROM BOTH WORLD CUPS.
THAT IS A LOT OF HARDWARE IN
ONE HOUSEHOLD.
ONE HOUSEHOLD. YOU SAID APPS ARE MADE IN THE
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN.
KITCHEN. NO WONDER I CAN'T FIND MINE.
SALSA IS NOT BAD.
IT IS A GOOD START.
IS IT WEIRD PLAYING IN A NEW
PLACE OR DO YOU JUST LET IT GO?
>> I THINK WE ROLL WITH THE
PUNCHES.
PUNCHES.
PUNCHES. ARE FANS HAVE BEEN GREAT.
THEY FOLLOW IS OUT THERE.
WE PROBABLY DEVELOPED NEWS NEW
FANS.
FANS.
FANS. IT
FANS. IT IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
IT WAS HOME FOR A LONG TIME,
FOR ME A VERY LONG TIME.
EVERETT HAS BEEN GREAT.
THEY HAVE BEEN WELCOMING.
WE HAVE HAD GOOD CROWDS.
>> WE WILL DO SOMETHING WITH
YOU, WE HAVE A PHOTO THAT SHOWS
YOU MAY HAVE BEEN HIDING YOUR
TALENTS FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE.
APPARENTLY, FANS ARE INTO THE
"SUEPERHERO" THING.
"SUEPERHERO" THING. HERE YOU ARE.
THE MASK IS A THING THAT IS
ACTUALLY A THING THAT HAS TO DO
WITH YOUR BROKEN NOSE FROM LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. CAN
YEAR. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?
>> YOU KNOW, I HAVE BROKEN MY
NOSE LIKE A HANDFUL OF TIMES.
>> IS IT ALWAYS SOMEONE'S
ELBOW?
ELBOW?
ELBOW? >>
ELBOW? >> USUALLY.
>> USUALLY. SOMETIMES IT HAS BEEN OPPOSING
PLAYERS, TWICE MY OWN
TEAMMATES.
TEAMMATES. TWO OF THE TIMES I BROKE MY NOSE
WAS DURING PLAYOFFS.
IN 2004 AND IN 2018.
BOTH TIMES, THE FANS RALLIED
AROUND MY MASK AND AROUND ME.
EVERYONE WAS ALL ABOUT IT.
>> IT IS SUPER FUN.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
>> HOW HARD IS IT TO PLAY IN A
MASK?
MASK?
MASK? >>
MASK? >> AT FIRST, IT IS MORE OF A
NUISANCE.
NUISANCE.
NUISANCE. IT KIND OF BLOCKS YOUR VISION.
IT GETS REALLY HOT IN THERE.
AT THIS POINT, I AM USED TO IT.
IN SOME WAYS, IT MAKES YOU MORE
FEARLESS.
FEARLESS.
FEARLESS. I AM NOT AFRAID TO GET HIT IN
THE FACE ANY MORE.
IT IS HUMAN NATURE TO RETREAT.
I AM JUST STICKING MY NOSE IN
PLACES AND I DON'T MIND.
>> I THINK IT IS FIERCE.
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
>> IT IS "SUEPERHERO" NIGHT.
I THINK IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE FUN WITH THE FACT I HAD TO
WEAR THIS MASK THAT EVERYONE
HAS RALLIED AROUND.
>> THE "SUEPERHERO" MASK.
>> WE ENCOURAGE FANS TO COME
OUT AND WHERE THEIR OWN
COSTUMES.
COSTUMES.
COSTUMES. I THINK THE KIDS WILL HAVE A
COSTUME CONTEST.
COSTUME CONTEST. IT IS JUST A WAY TO REMIND
EVERYONE OF HOW MUCH FUN LAST
YEAR WAS WHEN WE WON BUT IT IS
A GOOD TIME.
>> WINNING IS FUN.
>> THERE IS NOTHING BETTER.
>> I