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So here we are, pulling up at Rex
Putnam High School in Portland, Oregon.
And I'm teaming up with Tampax
to give their girls' soccer
team a huge surprise.
I'm really excited for
it, because there are
some girls on the team that have
overcome some obstacles and one girl,
in particular, who has an ACL injury,
which I can definitely relate to,
having that in high school.
The first time I tore my
ACL was April of 2013.
It's definitely a pain I
still have nightmares about.
We were supposed to be first in state
that year, but I was really sad.
When I heard Rachel's story,
it's not easy to come back.
I really give her credit
for being confident enough
to keep going and just
knowing that there's
a light at the end of the tunnel.
And I just really hope
she has a great year.
And I really can't wait
to meet her and just
get to know her and share our stories.
All right, guys, let's
hold the balls there.
Let's come over here, please.
One thing we preach is
confidence, and that's
kind of what this season is
about, from last year coming
in a bunch of young
soccer players this year.
We grow, and with that,
we grow with confidence.
And yeah, actually, we want to
reward you guys for your hard work.
And we have a special guest to train
with you guys today a little bit.
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How are you guys?
You guys can say hi.
[LAUGHING]
I think I'm just going to join
in your practice, maybe hang out?
Yeah.
That sound good?
Is that OK?
Yeah, OK.
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When I first saw her,
I started tearing up.
I was so surprised when I saw her.
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I felt this happy feeling.
I couldn't stop smiling.
I couldn't say anything either.
I was like, oh my god, she's here.
She's at our school.
It's kind of like
seeing your role model.
I mean, it's like, oh my
goodness, she's here watching us.
Well, I'm playing with you,
not just watching you guys.
I think the important
thing about sports is
it's 50% mental and 50% physical in
the way that, coming back from injury,
you don't want to feel like,
oh, is my knee feeling OK?
It's in the back of your mind, and then
your confidence gets a little shot.
So it's all together.
But just having that belief, I
guess, is the most important thing.
Awesome too that she got
to be in our practice.
Because I think that just
made us all look up to her
that much more, to see her skill, and
just her talking about confidence,
and how she brings up our confidence.
I just want to say thank
you so much to Tampax
for coming to our school
and our team and giving us
that confidence and that extra boost.
I want to do a selfie.
All right, ready?
1, 2, 3-- Tampax!
In partnership with Tampax
Proactive, I want girls everywhere
to have the confidence, comfort, and
protection to run, play, and give it
their all any day of the month.
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