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Sunday Sports Club with Allison Kuch
Newlyweds in the NBA Off-Season with guest Emma Pritchard
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The following podcast is a Dear Media production.
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What's up, guys? Welcome back to Sunday Sports Club Podcast, a podcast all about sports told by a woman. And that woman is me. Hi, guys. I'm Alison Cooch, and today we have a very special guest, Miss Emma. Oh, God. I knew. I knew I was going to watch it. Richard Pritchard.
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Yes.
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Everybody, welcome. Emma. So. So Emma is married to a Boston Celtics player, but she has a huge background. Because you got your start on social media back when you were like 15, correct?
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Yeah, I was super young.
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Oh, my God. That's like, baby. So I'm excited to talk more about all things that. But for the people who are new to you, do you want to give a little quick background to. To who you are, how you got to where you're at today?
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Yep. Hi, guys. I am Emma Pritchard and I am 23 years old. I grew up here in Boston, well, outside of Boston, called on an island called Cape Cod. So it's a pretty small beach town. And I started social media when I was like, Allison just said 15. When I was in high school. Just kind of like making fun vlogs with my friends. And I just had fun with it. It was started as like a joke kind of things to just post of like, my friends and I and whatever, whatever. But, yeah, other than that, here I am today, and I just got married about, I want to say, almost nine months ago or so. So it's been a great year and. Yeah.
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Well, congratulations on the wedding. Do you. Did you end up having, like, the post wedding blues?
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Honestly, no. I had, like, the post wedding. So happy that all the stress was over. It was the most amazing day. I'd have to say. I was not stressed out the day of or anything. Like, I feel like I hear so many stories of people being like bridezilla, and I feel like I was complete opposite, like, so go with the flow. It was the most seamless time time ever. But I didn't really have the blues. But I mean, I wish I could, like, relive that day every single day.
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But yeah, yeah, everybody, like, leading into my wedding was like, oh, it's the best of your life. And I was like, I hope it's not. Like, I hope there's. Yeah, right. But then after I was like, okay, I kind of get it because there are so many people there just to, like, celebrate you as a couple and you feel so special and like, on cloud nine. And then after that, you're like, wait. All this time I was putting towards wedding planning and just, like, dedicating it to that. Like, where do I put that time now?
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That year, to me, is a blur. I look back and I'm like, could not tell you what I did in those 12 months of planning. I'm like, no idea. And it was also such an insane year because my husband had won the finals that year. So we had finals to the end of June, and then we had July to have a month of summer, but then our wedding was beginning of August. So it was just like, go, go, go. It was a crazy, fun year. And, yeah, I, like, I feel like I don't even remember a planning process or anything like that, but the day was super special. And having, like, all of his people, because he's not from the east coast and I am so. So having all of his people fly in and having all of my people there, too, was just so special. Like, weddings are the coolest things ever. The fact that, like, everyone is in one place at one time is insane.
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It. That was, like, my favorite part about my wedding is that a few days prior, everybody flew in and everyone was, like, bonding with everybody else. I remember coming down from the hotel room to the pool bar, and all of our friends from so many different walks of life were, like, taking shots, and I was like, this is what I've been imagining. And it was perfect. Is the NBA similar to the NFL, that in if you go to playoffs, your off season is cut shorter?
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Oh, yeah. The typical season ends or regular season ends in April and then playoffs. If you make it all the way, it's with the parade and everything end of June.
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Yeah. So, yeah, a lot less of a. Or I guess a lot shorter of a off season. Yeah. An exciting one because you ended up getting married. So let's take it back to when you were 15 and you pick up a camera, you start vlogging social media. At that time, you didn't really make money, correct?
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Honestly.
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No.
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When I started, I had no idea you could make money. I really just. It was. I just wanted to. Like, I always had something in me that loved to post. I would drive up to Boston with my mom and my sister every Sunday to take photos, literally, for Instagram for my friends in high school. And I would post acting as if I was an influencer. Like, if you scroll all the way back, it's actually insane. The pictures are hilarious, but I feel like I just always kind of had it in me. And when I was once I finally turned, like, 15, my sister had started a couple months before me, and then I Was like, okay, look, my sister's doing it. I want to do it too. Like, I feel like I always did everything my older sister does. So my mom bought me my first camera and I just started posting like for fun. And then it, I like started. I actually started to make money from it my junior year of high school. Like a couple months after I started. I want to say my first brand deal was with poshmark 2 months after I started.
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Wow.
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And it was the most insane thing ever. I was like, if I can make money from this, this is so cool. So I just started to like open up to doing brand deals and I signed with a management and by the end of high school I was able to decide like if I wanted to go to college or continue doing social media as a full time job, which I ended up doing. And now I'm here.
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That's such a. I mean, that's crazy that you started making money in high school.
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Yeah. And like social media money is like, it's kind of crazy sometimes with like certain brand deals and stuff. So when I was in high school, I didn't really know what to do with it. I just started to put it right into savings and investing it and stuff. So I'm definitely lucky I started young.
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But how did your parents feel about like you starting on social media and then you choosing to not pursue like the college route?
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So that is, everyone always asks me that question because when people post on social media, I feel like parents don't understand what social media is and they don't understand that you can make money from it. They don't understand the whole thing. I feel like they're starting to get it a little bit more now. But for me it was a weird, it was a hard situation, but it was also, I feel like I was kind of lucky. So my parents were actually going through a divorce during the time I started. For me, it was like an out, like a. What is it called? Like, posting on social media was kind of just like a. Oh, outlet. Yeah, an outlet. And my parents were so busy with themselves. Like they. Not themselves, but like dealing with that. Don't like that is. I cannot even imagine what they were going through together. So they were dealing with their things. They were kind of just like, you do your thing, do whatever. When I brought to them me like saying I'm not gonna go to college, they were like, you should probably go to college, like, everyone should get a degree. And I was like, I think I'll be fine. And they were like, okay, it's Always going to be there if you need it. And my parents, luckily, they're very, very supportive. And if I want to do something, they don't stop me. They definitely tell me the pros and cons of the things that I want to do or what are the consequences could be. But I would have to say I'm very thankful for them for letting me just do whatever.
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Yeah. As parents should, though. I feel like if my daughter came to me and was like, yeah, like, I think I'm just gonna, like, cut out on doing this and I'm gonna do this, like, a little bit more unstable thing instead. I'd be like, oh, maybe we should sit down and, like, do a pros and cons list. I don't know. But it's. It is so interesting now. I feel like social media is so different, that if a kid in high school is making money on social media, I think parents would be, like, very open to it. So I do think that you are, like, lucky in that instance that, like, your par kind of, like, all in on, like, what you thought was best.
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Yeah.
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But starting at 15 and growing up on social media, social media can kind of be like a microscope to your life. So how is that? I feel like, I mean, you share a lot of lifestyle and you don't get, I mean, too much into the, like, nitty gritty of, like, you're not posting every single second of your life. But still, I'm sure people had a lot of opinions. Did that shape you in any way growing up?
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It for sure did. Social media can be somewhat of a scary place for me. Growing up on it, I had no care in the world. I was doing whatever, posting every little thing. Like, I was not watching out with what I was posting.
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So you're like, here's my address. Here's how to get to my house.
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I literally am like, this is my P.O. box. Like, I'm, like, showing, like, my work, like, pulling out of my driveway. My road is behind me.
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Like, every.
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They could literally, like, see. I'm telling. This is what time I go to the gym in the morning. This is what time I get to school. This is what school I'm at. Like, they. I did not care. Everything was out there.
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Yeah.
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I was also 15 years old, and I feel like social media was so different back then. Like, it was you. No one knew what it was. Like, no one cared. No one. Like, it was just everything was, I don't know, just kind of out there. So, yeah, I. When I started, I was, like, so carefree but as I grew, when I got older, I feel like when you start to grow on social media, it does come with people like hating and like having a, like you said, tight little microscope on your life and like if you breathe wrong, they're like, oh my God. So as I got older, I feel like I definitely have kind of had a more of a guard put up when it comes to posting and I am a lot more careful. Like, there's things that I don't love to post and there's things that I want to keep for myself now. And it's like I am really glad that I have that choice and I can pick and choose what I want to share and pick and choose what I want to keep to myself and all that. And I feel like sometimes people may be upset because I don't share as much as I used to when I was younger. But also it's like, I, I don't know, I feel like keeping things private is a blessing and especially like relationship wise. Even though we're both very public people. Well, I'm more, definitely a lot more public. But I do like to keep some of us private too, because something that's like, special.
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I feel like it was me maturing when I realized I don't have to post every single little thing on social media. Like, if I don't share, I don't know, like something about me and where I'm going for the weekend, like, it's gonna be okay. But for some reason initially I thought that I wasn't like connected to my community if I hid things. But I was like, no, this is like a healthy boundary. Like, it's okay.
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It is okay.
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Yeah. So how did you navigate like keeping your relationship more private?
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Well, I feel like I've always kept relationships off of social media. When I met Peyton, we knew we wanted to be together forever. It was just the, like they always say when you know, you know 100%, when you know, you know. So I felt okay with sharing it from the start, but not so deeply that it's like every waking moment on my social media is us two and things about our relationship and whatnot. But I just knew that with his profession, with my whole life being online, people will talk, they will say a lot, especially when it comes to professional athletes. Like, you know, I feel like you.
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They all cheat on their wives.
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Oh my God. It's just like. And when someone's not in it, I don't think they understand. Like, really, like, you hear all the horror stories for sure. Every single profession out there has stories like that, but for some reason when it comes to athletes, it's like, way bigger. So that was another thing that I was just like, I don't really feel like dealing with this type of stuff. I mean, it's normal to. It comes with this life, but it's something that's just. I try to stay away from because I don't need that negativity at all.
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And like, like, I'm protecting my energy.
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Yeah. Literally protecting my energy. That is my mantra from 2022 to now. Protecting my peace, my energy. And I. That's it.
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The thing about professional athletes is that everybody thinks they're cheaters because it's just a stable, like, caring father and husband is not gonna make the headlines. Like, that's just not gonna sell magazines. And so when you hear of, like, these athletes cheating on their wives, like, obviously that's like, gonna go viral and, like, multiple people are gonna hear about that. But there are so many guys sitting at home, like, loving their wives, loving their children, great fathers. But I just feel like you don't really hear about that because it's just not as if interesting.
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You don't hear about that at all. And I feel like even the smallest things are so blown way out of proportion sometimes, so. And also, like, what you read online is not always true. That's my number one thing is like, oh, my goodness. It's insane. It's crazy. Like, people will say the most insane things online and I'm like, that is far from the truth. And I wish I could, like, tell everyone the truth, but you really can't do that. It's not.
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Yeah. I feel like initially I used to, like, address every rumor head on and explain everything, but then I was like, actually, let's. Let's just keep myself a mystery. Like, sure, like, whatever you want. Yeah. I'm like, yeah, the let them theory. But when it comes to social media, there is so much negativity. How have you been? How have you navigated that? And also, like, do you have any advice for maybe some younger girls who are experiencing, like, a lot of negative negativity on social media?
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Yeah, I definitely see it and I'm for sure aware of it, but I really try to not pay attention to it as it's way easier said than done. But I don't read things. I don't open up Reddit. I've honestly.
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Oh, my God.
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Like, I stay away from it. I can't.
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My husband said I'm not allowed to go in there anymore.
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So did Mine. So I, I do not. I can't. And if anyone tries to talk to me about it and bring it up, because people do, they'll be like, oh wait, I like saw this on Reddit and I'm like, don't. Don't even talk to me about it cuz I don't want to hear it, please.
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The R word.
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Yeah.
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So triggering.
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It's like, it seriously is. I'm just like, it's, it. I don't, I just don't understand it. I don't understand it.
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Like, nobody's going on Reddit if they have good things to say about you. So it's really just like a bunch of people who are very intertwined with other people's lives. And it's just like actually alarming to me that somebody has the time to go and like create a whole thread and just like dissect everything somebody does.
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Where do they have this time? Like genuinely, where do you. And sometimes it's like mothers on there and I'm like, where is this time? Like, where do you find the time to do this? Because yeah, it's beyond me, but when it comes to grass, seriously, like, please, like meditate, take a feather. Like, it's just, it's really not that deep. And I don't know how someone can care so much about someone else's life, but when it comes to navigating hate and stuff, I mean, that's something I try to learn every single day is how to deal with it. For me, I feel like I've definitely, like I said earlier, put more of a guard up and tried to share less things. Things which sucks, but also doesn't suck. I feel, I feel bad for the people who follow me who are like, are my true followers. So sweet ride or dies because I want to share so much with them. Like, I feel like they deserve it. But then it's like I do that and then I have voices everywhere and opinions everywhere on little things. But for someone starting out, advice I'd give them is don't read it as hard as it is. Just simply do not read it. Don't look at it. If you get hate comments, delete them. You have all right to delete them and block people. Like I, I love the block button and I don't care because I'm, like I said earlier, protecting my piece. I don't need it.
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What I started doing is if I see, if I'm like on one of my friends videos and I see hate comments, I'll block the person that's leaving hate comments on their video because I'm like, I don't need that energy to come anywhere near me and you're just such a bad person.
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It's so weird. Or if I see them, like, leaving comments about other people in my life, I'm like, that's crazy.
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Like, I think you need to be removed from the situation because you're becoming a little bit too intertwined in it. But somebody once mentioned they were like, oh, you put a lot of weight in hate comments and like negative comments. Why don't you put the same amount of weight in the positive comments? And I was like, honestly, I don't know. Because if, if you get 10 positive comments, then one negative. I'm always the type of person to like, focus on the negative comment. But then there are 10 people who are like, oh my God, I'm so interested, or oh, I'm applauding you, or I'm rooting for you. Anything like that. And it's just. It's crazy what negativity can do, especially from a stranger.
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It is crazy. It's almost louder than the positivity, which is so weird because I feel we're always getting way more positivity than hate. So I don't know how it's so hard to just like, tune it out. Genuinely, I don't know how, but honestly, yeah, putting more energy into the positive stuff, I feel definitely can just make the negative seem smaller. It's such a hard thing to do, but it's kind of just what you have to do. And then you start to forget and life feels like a. A field of flowers.
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Right. Like, I'm gonna go touch flowers myself. You can join with me. This episode is sponsored by Macy's, which is perfect timing because summer is here and so is that seasonal panic of what even is my style anymore. Because let's just say postpartum dressing in summer heat. Not the easiest vibe. So I took a look at my closet last week and I realized that I have maternity jeans mixed in with going out tops for from 2018. So where did I go? I headed straight to the Macy's summer style sale. They're doing 20 to 65% off and it's a perfect excuse to finally shop for clothes that fit the version of me that exists right now. I'm tired of having a closet full of clothes that are from the past, like maternity, pregnancy, or the future. Oh, like I might fit into these jeans in the future. No, I need clothes that fit me right now because I need to dress myself Literally right now. So I grabbed some linen maxi dresses, a bubble dress that makes me feel like I have my life together. 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Have you enjoyed having social media as your job? Like going into this business, different era of your life and like having something that's fully yours a hundred percent.
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I love having this as a job. It's so easy to be able to travel to which. One of my favorite things with Peyton's profession is being able to travel to all the different cities, cities that I would never even think to go to, like Oklahoma. I was there recently and I was like, I, I wouldn't go here for no reason, but it was amazing. So I feel like it gives me a lot of freedom to be able to bring my work with me. And also part of my work is showing travel, like showing new places, trying new food, showing the new coffee shops that I go to workout classes in these different cities. So it almost like benefits me too because I can also create a lot of content out of it, which is great.
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So many people love to think that if you're married to a professional athlete, you have nothing going for yourself. You're just sitting at home waiting for your husband to get home, yada yada. Like we, we've heard this a thousand times. But going into your marriage like you already had such a presence on social media and a full time job. So like having that has obviously been like such a blessing in your life because you can continue that. And no matter where your husband goes.
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No matter where he is, no matter what, like even when we start having kids and stuff like that, like it will always be there and it's such a, like easy way to like implement all forms of life and stages and everything. It's just, I don't know, I'm, I feel like it's so easy and it's, I'm super happy that this is where I'm at and what I have.
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It was something I was always really grateful for because it never held me back from like actually spending time with my husband because during football season he's constantly gone. So it, it really wouldn't have affected our Marriage. Had I had a normal, like, going to work, nine to five job, I would have been home before he was. But when it came to the off season, it's really hard to find a career that you're able to, like, put. Not even put things on pause, but like, actually go on trips and enjoy time as a couple before you head into, like, another busy season. So social media, for me, I was like, this is great. Like, I'm feeling thoroughly enjoying this.
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Yeah, you're almost creating your own schedule. So when it comes to the off season, like, we can go and travel and actually do all the things that we can't do during season, which is really, really nice. But then during season, like, it makes it easy for me to also do, like, go when I want to or, like, work when I want to and stuff. So.
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So right now, it is currently basketball off season. What is the whole timeline? Like, take me through a year of a basketball season.
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Okay, so for us, I'll take you through last year. So our season technically started a little bit early. Well, his season started a little bit early.
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Yeah, it's fine.
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Our team, I'm like, literally him. His season started a little bit early because we had our. His preseason games in Abu Dhabi, which was so cool. Like, such a cool experience.
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Where is that?
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Right next to Dubai.
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Okay.
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Yeah. In the Middle East. So we got the chance to go and obviously they got to bring significant others. Are. We're different, A lot different than NFL. My good friend, her husband's an NFL coach, so she'll, like, tell me all the things about, I don't know, we'll talk, like, the differences between, like, family rooms, like, stuff like that.
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B
Right.
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A
And we get to travel with our team. I don't know if any other teams are like that. Yeah, it's different. We get to, like, stay in the hotel with them. We get to be on the team playing. We do wives trips with them sometimes. Like, we've done Napa and stuff. So back to the season starting, we. Well, he started end of September for training, like practice training. And then we went to Abu Dhabi for the first week of October. First, like, week and a half of October for preseason games. And the wives were there, so it was kind of like a wives trip with the guys. But they were playing and practicing all day, and we were kind of sitting by the pool and it was a really cool experience. So that started early since we had to travel all the way out there. Normally it just starts in October, but it was early for us. And then that is just go Time from there, non stop games every other day away a couple times a week for like longest road trip is probably, I want to say like 12 days. Like it's kind of insane. Yeah. So I feel like from October till like April, they are just gone always. We do get a break during like All Star for like All Star game. So if you aren't in All Star, we get break. But if you are an All Star, you have to go for like four days. I think that's always our time where we take our friends on a trip and it's the best time ever. We'll go with like Peyton's parents and all of our friends and whatnot. We haven't ever not made it to the playoffs. So this year, I think we was the first year we got out the earliest. So we ended in the second round, which normally we would make it either to the third or like last year we won it, but. Or they won it.
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B
It's a team sport.
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A
I'm literally like, oh, we won. No, we won. So this year was a little different for us. We actually got a summer, like, start of a summer, which we haven't had in years. And it's, It's. It's really nice. It was scary at first because I was like, what do I. I'm not ready for summer to start. Like, I haven't had this much time in so long. And even for him too, he's like, I'm normally playing until June and stuff. So it's definitely a little bit to get used to and to kind of get into the groove of things. But now we're like, okay, this is nice to like, have time because we would have been still in it.
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B
How many games are in a basketball season?
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A
I want to say there's 82 in a regular season.
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B
Oh, my gosh.
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A
And then the year that they won finals, they played, I want to say 105 because I think, yeah, I think it was under five something.
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B
And is he playing in every single, like 105 games?
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A
He. So last year he played 105 games. He played every single game. He did not take one game off. Yeah, I think this year he took like one or two games and didn't play for like wellness reasons.
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B
So then, I mean, he's going into. I mean, we call it in the NFL, we call it the facility. Is that what you guys call it? Like all of the lingo. I just need to know if like, transfer's over. So then with that many games, he's, I mean, taking a lot of hits on his body, a lot of running around. Like, is he going to the facility every single day to do, like, practice, body work, physical therapy, like, all of that?
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A
Oh, yes. So it's any day that's an off day or even game days. Like, he is in the facility probably from 8 to 1. On an off day, if it's a game day, he's there from 8 to 11:30, maybe, and then he's, like, napping from like, 12:30 to 3. But, yeah, he's in the facility doing. I actually have no idea what he does over there. I think he practices. He does shoot around. He. Yeah.
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B
Are you doing stuff? Yeah.
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A
I mean, what are you doing? He gets treatment, and then he'll, like, do, like, cold tub, hot tub, like, all those little things. And when he gets home from practice, he has a. Actually, like, a athletic masseuse come over and does work on him for about, like, either 60 to 90 minutes, depending on if there's, like, a game the next day or.
- [37:05]
B
That's. Yeah, that's super interesting. And, like, I would be asking if they could just, like, hit my back a few times. So I know.
- [37:12]
A
I'm like, hey, I. My legs are swollen from Pilates. Like, do you.
- [37:16]
B
How many guys are on an NBA team?
- [37:18]
A
Oh, my gosh. It's so small. There's 12.
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B
There's only 12.
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A
Yeah.
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B
How did I not know that?
- [37:26]
A
I didn't know that either. And until I met my husband and I was like, wait, this is weird. So there's not many wives. Like, there's only a couple of us that.
- [37:37]
B
I mean, that would. Cause I feel like there's. There's pros and cons to that. Right? Like, there. It's, like, not a huge, like, group that you're entering if you're coming in new, but at the same time, it's. I feel like, like, how close are the wives in? Pretty close, I would say, for our.
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A
Team, we're very close. Like, we all get along very well. And I. I mean, I've never experienced anything else, so I don't know what it's like. I mean, football. What do you have, like, 54 guys.
- [38:08]
B
On a team or something? 53 on an active roster, then 17 on practice squad. So, yeah, that's a lot.
- [38:18]
A
That's insane.
- [38:19]
B
It's a lot of personalities. So when people are like, oh, are there, like, clicks with girls on, like, NFL teams? I'm like, yeah, but just because there's, like, such a wide variety of women in different backgrounds and. Do you have kids? Do you not have kids? Are you a girlfriend? Like, there's so much to it.
- [38:34]
A
I cannot even imagine what it's like having that many people. Like, that's a lot for us. There's like, I think almost every guy on his team is married. There's, like, a couple that aren't so. And then there's not many. Like, in the ones who aren't, they're either single or, like, have a girlfriend. But we're all pretty close. And even when, like, a new one comes in, I feel like it's easy because since, like, we're all so close, we love welcoming in new girls. And it's so fun having, like, a small group because then we can. We do everything together. We travel. They all have kids. I think I'm the only one who doesn't have a kid, which, like, I'm like, the young one. I'm like, guys, like, let's go do this. They're like, okay, it's kid free night. Let's actually, like, hang out, get a drink for the game and stuff.
- [39:21]
B
Oh, my God. It's. Well, on an NFL team, like, there are new people entering every day, so it's really hard to be like, oh, there's a new girl. Because you actually have no idea. Unless you're following, like, the team Instagram and you're like, oh, like, new player. We should stalk him and see if there's a girlfriend or a wife.
- [39:38]
A
Oh, wow. Yeah. No, for us, it's like, we get new players, like, around the trade time if any trades are made. And it's pretty clear that there's, like, a new person. Like, it's. No, you would not miss them.
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B
And then during basketball season, are there a lot of changes. Changes when it comes to the roster or is it pretty, like, same? Like, it doesn't really change throughout the. For. Throughout the football season, throughout basketball season.
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A
I. I feel like it doesn't. I mean, every team could be different, but for our team, it doesn't really change. There were some, like, pretty big changes made, like, two years ago, but that's only during the trade times. I could be wrong that it could happen whenever, but for us, it's only ever been, like, during the trade times, which is typically in February. So that's when we'd get, like, new people or, like, start a season, new players and whatnot.
- [40:35]
B
I mean, it's great that you don't know that because that's a good sign. Probably.
- [40:39]
A
Yeah.
- [40:40]
B
Like, I knew the. I know all the deadlines, like, to a T. I'm like, third week in April is this. And. But I feel like that's just like seven years in the NFL. The NFL. I would say out of the professional sports, probably the most cutthroat, like, guys are constantly going in and out. You can sign a contract and then get cut the next day and make none of that. Not see a penny from there. So with basketball, it sounds a lot more stable. I feel like.
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A
Yeah, I feel like it is a lot more stable, especially if you've been in the league for. I think it's like, honestly, like, once you hit, like, four years or something, I could also be completely wrong, but from what I've seen, once you hit, like, four years, I feel like it's pretty stable. And then when you're on a team and you, like, you sign a contract with them, like, unless you ask for a trade or if they have, like, something in the contract that's, like, a team option or whatever, you're, like, pretty stable.
- [41:44]
B
How many years has your husband been playing?
- [41:47]
A
So he got drafted in 2020, and he's going into his sixth year.
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B
And he's been with the Celtics the entire.
- [41:57]
A
Time since he started. Yeah.
- [41:59]
B
Okay. I need to know how you guys met, because you said you're from Cape Cod or, like, Boston area, and he's on the Boston Celtics. So I'm like, obviously. I was like, oh, wow. She's, like, really lucky. But maybe that has to do with, like, how you guys met. So how did you guys meet?
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A
So. Oh, my gosh. It's a funny story. So when he got drafted here, his sister has watched my videos since I was in high school. Him, his sister, and his mom. So they have loved my sister and I for quite a bit. And when he got drafted here, they're like, you need to meet these girls. Like, you need to become friends with them. And they were messaging us, like, where do you live? Like, my brother just got drafted, and we're looking for, like, a place for him and our apartments. She was like, your apartments at the time were so cute. So she's like, messaging me, like, asking where he. If or where I live for him to live there.
- [42:49]
B
And I'm like.
- [42:50]
A
I'm like, wait a minute. I didn't answer it because I don't. I don't know. Yeah, so, I mean, when she messaged me that, I looked him up, but I, Like, I grew up playing sports, but I wasn't into sports really. Like, I genuinely did not care, so. And I grew up playing hockey and field hockey, so basketball, to me, Is like a foreign language.
- [43:14]
B
I had no.
- [43:16]
A
No idea. Nothing. I knew nothing about basketball. And so when she was messaging me, I, like, looked him up and I was like, oh, whatever. And then, like, totally forgot. And that's when he got drafted here. So. So then two years. No, a year later, he commented on one of my pictures on Instagram. And I saw his comment and I was like, wait a second. I, like, remember his name from his sister messaging me. I have, like, really good memory with, like, random things. I don't know why. So I remember that his sister messages me. So I replied to his comment, like, in his DMs, there's like a feature you can do that in on Instagram. So I was like, okay, reply to his comment in his dms. We, like, went back and forth for a second and then nothing came from it. I ended up moving to LA for a bit and Orange, like, Orange county in la. And I was kind of, like, in between the Both moved there because I had always wanted to. It was so nice for work, being out there. And then I was out there for probably four months and I missed home. I got super homesick. I was like, I am an east coast girl. I need to be back there. So I moved back to the East coast. This was in 2022. And once I was back, he had downloaded the app Raya, and I had been on it. I'd had it on my phone for, like, years, but I never really. I did not think I was going to meet someone on it. So I went on it one day, and it was actually like, the first day that he had gone on, the first day that he, like, got accepted to the app or whatever. And I open up my phone and it's him. And I'm like, wait a minute.
- [45:04]
B
Like, this guy is following me.
- [45:06]
A
Really cute. Literally. I was like, he is so cute. Wow. So, like. And I obviously knew it was him from us, like, going back and forth and messaging. So I messaged him first. Like, I. Because it had said, I think I hearted him. And then he hearted me. And when we matched, I messaged him first and I was like, hi again. Like, what's up? And he was like, oh, hey, Emma. And he was like, let's go on a date. Because he had asked me before to go on a date, and I didn't go because I knew I was moving. So I just kind of was like, I don't want to waste someone's time, and I also don't want to waste my own time. So I just totally disregarded It. But then he asked me to go and we went on a date a couple days later and the rest is history.
- [45:50]
B
Was. Was it actually like the rest is history? Did you guys meet and you were like, okay, this is like the guy I want to marry?
- [45:56]
A
Oh, a hundred percent. Yeah. The second that we met, we both knew.
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B
And now looking back, are you really close with his sister?
- [46:04]
A
Yeah, yeah, I love his whole family. Like, his sister is. She's actually a year older than me and we like all the same stuff, so it's super, it's super easy to like, do. I was actually. We were just with his family in Florida this last weekend and every single day his sister and I got up, we did our hot Pilates, we go get coffee after. Like we did all the things. So it's really nice.
- [46:29]
B
That must. No, I feel like, because you're really close with your sister, so als. It must be so nice being close with your husband's sister because family is like everything. I think even more so, like the older you get, the more you realize like family is such a key to have in your life and being close to your family is so nice. So your family still lives in like the Boston area, correct?
- [46:52]
A
Yeah, my dad still lives on Cape Cod where I grew up and then my mom lives like outside the city. So it's nice. Like, I have, I have my family around and then my husband's family, they come in obviously during the season for games and stuff. And his sister is just graduating college, so she's kind of like figuring out her next step, where she wants to live. Like she's going between Boston or like other places. So it'll be really nice to either have her in the city or obviously wherever she chooses. But having family around is so special because when you don't, it's like, like when I lived in la, I was calling my mom, I still call my mom every single day, but I was calling her every single day. And it's sad not being around family. It's lonely. And your family is there forever and they're the ones who over anybody in the world. It's like they are the ones who you're closest to, can trust the most and stuff so.
- [47:50]
B
Well, it's really nice that your husband's playing in the city that you. Yeah, yeah. Going to. It's funny, I. I have a friend who, her husband plays for the Patriots now and she was like, everything is so expensive here in Boston. I didn't realize it was like one of like the most tax heavy areas in the Country.
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A
It's like living in California. Yeah, it's insane.
- [48:16]
B
But like, not the weather of California.
- [48:18]
A
No, not. I don't get it. It's like you could go and live in California with sunny weather and basically pay the same in taxes and rent is insane. Rent is so expensive. Like, to have a parking spot in Boston. It's like $450 monthly.
- [48:35]
B
To have a parking spot, just a parking spot.
- [48:37]
A
Like, it's crazy. Like, Boston is so expensive.
- [48:42]
B
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A
No, it feels, I mean, honestly, were.
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B
You guys living together before you got married?
- [52:02]
A
Okay, yeah, we, we lived together before we even got engaged, so everything. Yeah, always had lived together. We've and all that. But being married now is like, I mean there's obviously there's little things that are different, like having to change your last name and going through that whole entire process and stuff and everything being you two. But we had always acted as a team before we got married. So things were always like talked about between each other before they were acted on. But obviously now that we're married, it's like, okay, it's really us. But I feel like we always kind of acted like that beforehand. So it just, it was such a seamless transit transition. Yeah.
- [52:52]
B
Yeah, I, I love to hear that because I feel like the, like, if you, if I am like the type of person that I do think that you should live together before getting married. Everybody has their own journey. But for me, I always heard that like the first year of marriage is the hardest. And I was like, is that coming from people who have never lived together? Because I feel like when I got back from my wedding. I was like, okay, so, like, are we just gonna go back to, like, life again? Like, there were no huge changes. I mean, besides, like, being married, getting connected to, like, the financial team, I'm like, okay, like, having to, like, start.
- [53:27]
A
Doing all the things with the bills and.
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B
Yeah, I'm like, great. Now I have to sit in on meetings. Great.
- [53:33]
A
Oh, my God. The long meetings of, like, switching everything over to, like, one bank account and, like, doing all that is, like, the most tedious thing ever. That's the one thing that's different, I'd have to say is having to sit through. Through those, like, three hour long calls. But, yeah, I don't. I did not. When we. After our wedding, we were just kind of like, okay, cool. Like, let's get back into. Let's get back into it. I definitely. I'm like you. I definitely recommend living with someone before even, like, getting engaged, because when you live with someone, you do learn a lot, a lot about them. Like, a lot.
- [54:06]
B
I think that kind of goes into, like, your compatibility. I feel like there's, like, for sure, sexual compatibility and then also physical compatibility. Like, are you the type of person that, like, you can't leave a dirty dish in the sink, or are you the type of person who, like, lets it pile up and then you do it, like, every week? I need to know, because I feel like that goes into, like, daily life, and during the off season, they're home all the time. So I'm like, we need to know if we're compatible in this sense.
- [54:33]
A
Seriously. Luckily, I feel like Peyton and I, we are the same person. Like, everything since we started dating was so seamless, so it worked out really well. Like, I'm definitely lucky. I found my perfect partner.
- [54:49]
B
So I love to hear that. Now being married, have you guys started talking more about, like, growing a family? Because I feel like that that was, like, the big change for me was like, okay, now we're married, when do we want kids? Is it three years? Is it five years? Like, what do we want to accomplish as a team together before this all happen? So have those conversations kind of started? I feel like you're also in the first year, so, like, maybe not.
- [55:15]
A
Well, so I. They definitely have started. We. I feel like the number one thing people ask you that literally the day after we got married, they're like, when are you gonna have kids next? And I'm like, guys, we just got married. Like, we need to, like, enjoy being a married couple. Moodyweds for a little bit. But, yeah, we've definitely talked about it. We've talked about, like, family things, how many kids we want, dynamics, things like that. Like, there's a lot that goes into family talk too, like, that you don't know about. Like, obviously I feel like people go and they're like, oh, yeah, like, let's have kids whenever. But then it's like you talk about what schools you want to put them into. You talk about, like, parenting styles and certain, like, scenarios, like, if this happens, how would we deal with it? Or if so and so is, you know, like I. We always, always are talking about that type of stuff, which is very healthy to do before you start bringing life into the world for us. I don't think there's a timeline that we're putting on it. I don't want to ever. It's hard, definitely hard to have kids. I've heard so many different stories. I have so many friends who have children and like, even having the girls on the team and stuff and hearing about them with all their kids and stuff, I learn so much. So we don't put a timeline on anything. I think being married and like being at the point that we're at is like a very secure feeling where if it happens and whenever it happens, that's the right time and we're okay with it. But yeah, we don't really want to put too much of timelines on things, but we definitely have talked a lot about it. And he's like, so. Which so am I. But he's so excited to start a family. Like, he literally will ask me like, every day. He's like, I want to have kids soon. And I'm like, I know, like, me.
- [57:05]
B
Too, but you're like, yeah, me too. But like, I'm really.
- [57:08]
A
I'm like, yeah, me too. But let's enjoy being married because I feel like our life is always like, go, go, go. But yeah, I mean, it's such an exciting thing. I have always wanted to be a mom ever since I was young. I feel like even when you're little and you have dolls and stuff.
- [57:26]
B
Oh, yeah. My daughter is 18 months old and she loves baby dolls. I'm like, I thought this was more of like a three or four year old thing. She is like, pushing the miniature stroller. She's like patting her baby on the back. I'm like, how do you even know what to do?
- [57:40]
A
Stop it.
- [57:41]
B
It's so. It's so crazy. And I know that, like, one day I'm gonna like, be able to show her all these videos I have that when she's actually holding a real baby, like, obviously way down the line. But, yeah, it's. It is so sweet. But it is also such a huge change to life. And it also. And you can like, kind of weigh in here. When it came to Isaac and I wanted to start a family, there were definitely months where we were like, okay, we'll try, like, this year for these few months, and if it doesn't happen, like, I would rather just wait another year. And because of football season, like, with the NBA, are they able to take off time or.
- [58:19]
A
Yeah, they are. Okay, they can. I mean, one of my friends on the team, she had one of her babies, and they were on an away trip, and he just, like, flew home for it and stuff. And then they're able to. They can kind of pick and choose, like, however long. I feel like, for me, I don't know what it will be like when the time actually comes. But for me, if, say, I give birth during basketball season, obviously, like, if he can be there, that maybe for, like, our first. But, like, once it, like, after that, I'm like, if you can't be there, it's okay. Like, I understand your job is literally, like, so insane, but obviously, like, whatever works for him and stuff. And if he can be there, that's great, but if he can't, it's okay. Or wherever. I don't know. I just feel like I'm so chill.
- [59:10]
B
That is a great sign. I just want to let you know that that is a great sign because I felt the same way. I was so chill that, like, my family was like, so you don't really have a plan? I was like, well, I have, like, tentative plans, but, like, I'm not really tied to anything. And I think it made the, like, entrance into being a mom so much easier. I also feel like my husband, like, getting released from NFL teams, going to different teams, I was kind of just like, I'm going to let life happen to me, and I'll just, like, adjust accordingly, which now I've been able to, like, take into motherhood.
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A
That's a. I feel like it's a huge quality to have, especially in this world, is, like, just being able to adapt to anything. Because if that's hard for you to do, it will be hard, and it will be a long, long journey. But if you can kind of just like. I mean, if you have to pick up and leave tomorrow, you just pick up and leave tomorrow. Like, I'm not. I'm not really tied to anything, so I'm kind of just Go with the flow. Let's do it. Let's. I don't know.
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B
No, I love that. That is like the exact type of person I am and it makes life a little bit more enjoyable.
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A
Yeah.
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B
I think especially with like so many changes that like life throws at you and just having, you know, tentative plans but maybe not being so. It's like having a birth plan. Like, it's what I would like to do. But like, am I actually going to do that? Probably not. So do you guys have any, like, exciting trips coming up? Like, what. What are you guys looking forward to in these next few months?
- [60:39]
A
We have a busy, busy summer in the best way. I'm super excited for like all of our travel that we have coming up. Luckily, the month of June in July are a little bit more laid back. But August and September are like our go months. We are traveling to Europe. I'll say Europe because I don't want to like be. I mean, I guess I can say exact because it's everywhere. So my husband has a basketball camp he's doing in Spain end of July. So we're actually going to Spain for that. And I'm so excited. It's going to be so cool. Such a crazy experience.
- [61:17]
B
Have you been to Spain before?
- [61:19]
A
Never.
- [61:19]
B
Oh my God, the food is so good.
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A
Oh, I'm so excited. I've never been to Europe before.
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B
Wait, really?
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A
Yeah. Like my first time traveling that far out of the country was Abu Dhabi and I haven't ever been like other than that. I've. That I've been to like Toronto and Bahamas and like jerks and caicos and stuff.
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B
Toronto doesn't count. No offense, but literally, especially it's so.
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A
Close to Boston it's insane. But yeah, I'm so excited about that for. I mean, even just having his basketball camp and stuff. And we're going out with his parents and his nana. So it's going to be such a fun trip. I'm so excited. And then we have some more like basketball, basketball camp things. He's coming out with some wine at a winery in Oregon. So we're going to have a couple weeks in Oregon for that, which will be super exciting to be at the winery and be able to celebrate all of his accomplishments. Like he won the NBA 6 Man of the Year this year. So one of the bottles is like, for that which is going to be so, so cool.
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B
And yeah, I don't know what the NBA 6 band. Like, I don't. Can you describe what that means?
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A
Yeah. So the sixth man is this Obviously, you have five starters on the court.
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B
And then you say, obviously. But, like, this is.
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A
Yeah. This is, like, new for you. Yeah. Because football is like, I couldn't tell.
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B
You, but the same. Same.
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A
So for. For basketball, you have the starting five, and then the sixth man is, like the first guy off the bench. So he got out of the whole NBA 6 Man of the year, which is, like a huge, huge deal.
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B
Absolutely. I mean. Yeah, I feel like he's pretty early on in his career. I mean, I know he's like, technically like a veteran in the NBA Now. What's. What is. I mean, an NBA career is pretty long, correct?
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A
Mm. The. I want to say the oldest guy on his team is. I want to say he's like, 36.
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B
Okay.
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A
Yeah.
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B
In the NFL, if you're over, like, 26, 27, you're, like, considered old.
- [63:38]
A
Really?
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B
Yeah. Except for, like, kickers are like, kickers, quarterbacks, and then some, like, o.
- [63:45]
A
Line Brady.
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B
Yeah. Tom Brady was really, like, he was the oldest. I wouldn't be surprised if he was the oldest in the NFL.
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A
Okay. I was going to say. Because, like, he was old.
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B
I was going to. Yeah. Because, like, quarterbacks stay in the league for a long time. It's like kickers, long snappers. But when it comes to, like, special specialty, like, wide receivers, I feel like it's actually not as long as people would think. It's more so like four to six years. The average amount of an NFL career is two and a half years. So. Yeah. Whoa.
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A
That's crazy. I had no idea.
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B
Which is crazy that they make, like, the least amount of money compared to so many other professional sports and, like, so cutthroat. But I digress. I'm just. Now we're retired, so. We. We are retired. Please.
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A
Yeah, We Again, it's the we.
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B
It's a we thing. Um, okay, well, before we end, I have some rapid fire questions for you.
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A
Okay.
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B
Okay. Vintage jerseys or modern jerseys?
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A
Ooh, vintage.
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B
Gameday glam or casual fit?
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A
See, I know you're not dressing up.
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B
To all 105, are you?
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A
This is. Okay, can we. Can I, like.
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B
Yes. Yeah, please, for this, for a second.
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A
Exactly like you saying you're not dressing up for all 105. No, it is every other night. And people comment and be like, oh, my God, she's so lazy. She does not dress up. Like, I saw her at the game wearing, like, leggings. I'm like, Babe, 105 games, 82 games in a regular season. I cannot dress up for every single game. Also, Like, I feel like, for me, I like to actually do, like, glam outfits for playoffs. That's, like, my number one thing. Playoffs come. It's like, let's put it all in. We're not like. Like, football. You have it every Sunday, and it's like, okay, cool.
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B
I feel like 17 football games in a season. Yeah. Oh, my gosh.
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A
Even then, I would be going. And also, like, once. I don't know, once you're in it, you're kind of just like. Like, I want to go, and I want to support him. Sometimes I just want to, like, chill, not wear any makeup, put on a hoodie, like, just sit and, like.
- [66:00]
B
Absolutely.
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A
But, yeah, I'm not dressing up for every single game, but I will for, like, playoffs when those come and whatnot. And also, like, our team is so chill. I feel like the girls on our team, like, other girls don't even dress up until playoffs either. So it's. Yeah. I don't know. Everyone is always like, wait, you never dress up? And I'm like, no, trust me. It's normal.
- [66:23]
B
When I think of NBA wives, I definitely think of, like, wearing heels to a. To a game.
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A
I'm a heel girl. Like, I would. Even if it's, like, a comfy game, I'm wearing a heel.
- [66:33]
B
Okay.
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A
I love you.
- [66:34]
B
Okay, so you're still. I would say that's not casual, but if you wear leggings to a game, I think that's casual.
- [66:41]
A
Yeah, we. We'll get those, like, a couple times a year or something.
- [66:45]
B
I would say. I would say you're, like, 75% of the time, probably a little bit more glammed.
- [66:50]
A
Yes, Agreed.
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B
Okay. Home game or away game?
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A
Ooh, home game. Away games are so different. Like, you don't have, like, the family room or anything like that depends on the city, too. Like, certain cities will accommodate more to family than others, which I've noticed.
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B
Yeah. I have also noticed that coaching your kids teams or cheering from the sidelines.
- [67:16]
A
This is something we talk about pretty often. Wow. If. If our kids want to go into sports that mom played, I'll. Their aunt's gonna coach them for sure. Like, their auntie Maggie will coach them in the sports that I played. But Peyton, he. I feel like as much as he's like, I don't know if I will. I think he will.
- [67:37]
B
Oh, yeah, Absolutely. I think you cannot take the. The competitiveness out of these athletes even once they're done. Like, it's. My husband's currently running a marathon right now by himself.
- [67:50]
A
Shut up.
- [67:52]
B
Like, actually by. He just woke up and was like, yeah, I think I'm gonna run like 20 and we'll see if I can just do a marathon. I'm like, okay, he needs go off to go back to football. That's all I know. In season chaos or off season peace.
- [68:09]
A
Wow, that is hard.
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B
There's benefits to both.
- [68:14]
A
There's benefits to both. I love in season chaos and having that schedule of in season, but I love our off season is summer and I thrive in summer. So it's like you're like both. Both. Honestly, both.
- [68:28]
B
I'm not going to make you decide between the two because I honestly, I couldn't even myself watching the game at a bar or in the state. It's not a stadium, it's an arena. Correct?
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A
Yeah. I mean, arena stadium. Right. Watching it there.
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B
Okay.
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A
Yeah.
- [68:45]
B
Indiana Pacers or Oklahoma City Thunder?
- [68:50]
A
Wait, this is insane. I would say okc.
- [68:55]
B
Okay. Interesting. Okay, well, that's it for the rapid fire questions. Where can people find you and follow along on social media?
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A
You can find me on. So my YouTube is. I think I changed my username to Emma Pritchard by now. And if I didn't, then it's still Emma McDonald. My Instagram is Emma Pritchard. My TikTok. I may be the similar thing where like, you may have to look up Emma McDonald because it may not be printer yet. That's like the one thing I got to get around to.
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B
Everything.
- [69:26]
A
You can find me on all the platforms as either Emma McDonald or Emma Pritchard. And yeah, thank you so much for having me. I was so excited to do this today.
- [69:36]
B
Yes. Thank you so much for coming on and maybe we'll circle back once basketball season really ramps up and gears up.
- [69:44]
A
I would love that.
- [69:45]
B
All right, well, perfect. Thank you so much for coming on and I hope you guys enjoyed this episode of Sunday Sports Club Podcast. Be sure to tune in next Sunday.
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A
Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products.
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B
Or services referred to in this episode.