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Alex Morgan
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Alex Morgan pointed out that the inaugural Women's World Cup was held in 1991, while the Men's World Cup dates back about 100 years.
Alex Morgan warmed up on the sideline for a full 90 minutes during her first national team game because the coach forgot to tell her to sit down after subs ran out.
Alex Morgan called the US soccer youth system 'fractured' and too expensive, noting California kids unnecessarily travel across the country every other weekend to compete.
Myles Garrett — the man who just set the NFL single-season sack record — says Von Miller is still the most aesthetically pleasing pass rusher he has ever seen. The ghost rush, the body orientation, the variety of moves. Without his injuries, Miller would still be leading all-time sack totals.
After struggling to get Anchorman made, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay decided to pick the most popular American sport they could think of and just write a movie. NASCAR was the answer. Adam McKay called back in five minutes, they sold the pitch in two seconds, and two guys who knew nothing about motorsports wrote what Ferrell calls 'the seminal NASCAR movie.'
Will Ferrell walked into Lorne Michaels' office carrying a briefcase stuffed with counterfeit money from a toy store, planning to stack it on Lorne's desk and demand a spot on SNL. He was too nervous to pull it off — but he brought the briefcase back to the meeting where he was finally offered the job.
Mike Ditka walked Will Ferrell away from a promotional dinner in Chicago and straight into a stranger's wedding reception mid-toast. Ferrell just played along, watching the groom completely lose his train of thought when Will Ferrell and Mike Ditka materialized in the banquet room.
Myles Garrett was asked which offensive tackles give him the most trouble. His answer: nobody on any schedule in the past two years has made him think he needs to change anything about his game. He just needs to be himself.
Garrett's record 23-sack season had one standout highlight: chasing Lamar Jackson around the field and getting him four times in a single game. After the fourth sack, Garrett says he was feeling 'cold as fuck' — the moment he knew the season was special.
Myles Garrett's welcome-to-the-NFL moment had nothing to do with getting beaten on a play. Taylor Lewan looked him in the eye on first-and-ten and spat directly in his face. Garrett vowed right then to come back for him.
Alex Morgan laid out why the US struggles to develop soccer talent at scale: the youth system is fractured, prohibitively expensive, and forcing California kids to fly across the country every other weekend for no good reason. The sport has become a business, and that's strangling the pipeline.
Jason Kelce floated the idea of Aaron Donald un-retiring to join Myles Garrett on the Rams' defensive line. Andrew Whitworth said he'd personally be pressing AD every day. Garrett said he wants Aaron to find the fire himself — he doesn't want to pressure him. Travis Kelce tried to shut down the idea, but nobody in the building believed him.
Despite pre-tournament anxiety about host cities, stadiums and logistics, both Alex Morgan and Kelley O'Hara say the US is delivering. Ecuador took over the Linc in Philadelphia. Switzerland set up shop at a San Diego padel club. The atmosphere is electric. The US team's opening performance was, in Kelley O'Hara's words, 'some of the best football I've ever seen them play.'
Jason Kelce, dressed as George Washington at the World Cup opener in Kansas City, created the chant that America didn't know it needed: '13 stripes, 50 stars, we don't care who the f*** you are.' Alex Morgan and Kelley O'Hara endorsed it live on stage. The Orpheum Theater crowd nailed it on the first try.
When New Heights premieres Season 5 next September, it will officially hit its 200th episode. The hosts rolled outtakes from Episode 1 — Travis asking how to record, Jason reminding him to just read — to show how far they've come from two guys in a room with no idea what they were doing.
Basketball is Myles Garrett's first love. His father and brother both played. He trained on lateral quickness, explosive first steps, and vertical jumping — skills that translate directly to beating tackles off the line. Andrew Whitworth called it: 'That man brought the Iverson crossover to the NFL.'
NFL defensive ends routinely post higher vertical jumps than NBA players — flat-footed. Myles Garrett argues that after losing 30 pounds, he could absolutely play in the NBA. Andrew Whitworth in the room agreed without hesitation. No one pushed back.
Kelley O'Hara was cut from the US Women's National Team before her first World Cup, then called back after an injury. Coach Pia told her she'd come as a benchwarmer and training player — basically a cheerleader. O'Hara's response: 'Pia, say less.' She got 15 minutes of play that she calls the worst 15 minutes of her life.
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