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[BRIGHT MUSIC]

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[CROWD TALKING]

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[MUSIC BEAT PICKS UP]

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The thing I wanted to start
off with is a giant thank you.

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We hosted what will
be the largest tournament

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of the year this past weekend.

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[BRIGHT MUSIC]

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We asked each of you to get
up anywhere from 5 to 6 a.m.

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every day and work
a large number of hours

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to make sure that our guests
had a quality experience.

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[BRIGHT MUSIC]

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So first, shout out
to big, beautiful Brent

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Mitchell, the quickest 2N
on his feet in the country.

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Shout out to Charles
and Rayvon, everyone

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wants to evidently
unseat Caesar,

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but you all destroyed
the tournament anyway.

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Shout out to Gidley
and Tomasi, there

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is no Wake Debate Team
without these two.

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Shout out to Nay
and Roberto, you all

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are pushing the goalpost
beyond existence.

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I'm proud of you both
and how far you've come.

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I'm sure you all will continue
to be humble in your wins

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and dignified in your
losses, and you all

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make me proud as teammates.

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A lot of the best
times that I've had

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have been at Wake with
people on the debate team.

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I've met a lot of people who
I think will be in my life

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forever.

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Wake Debate's a big,
old family, and all

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my best friends have,
at one point or another,

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been on Wake Debate.

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So even after I
leave here, I know

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that I'm still going to have
a group of lifelong friends

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that I can always trust.

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We believe you have to
define the success based

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on how well you do the process.

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Because you'll
know what it feels

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like to commit yourself
to a difficult goal,

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and in the process of
trying to achieve it,

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seeing what you can become.

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This is the best version
of myself as a debater.

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And if you can say that
after your last debate ever,

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you're a wildly
successful debater,

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whether you have a
trophy to hold or not.

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