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[CROWD TALKING]
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The thing I wanted to start off with is a giant thank you.
We hosted what will be the largest tournament
of the year this past weekend.
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We asked each of you to get up anywhere from 5 to 6 a.m.
every day and work a large number of hours
to make sure that our guests had a quality experience.
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So first, shout out to big, beautiful Brent
Mitchell, the quickest 2N on his feet in the country.
Shout out to Charles and Rayvon, everyone
wants to evidently unseat Caesar,
but you all destroyed the tournament anyway.
Shout out to Gidley and Tomasi, there
is no Wake Debate Team without these two.
Shout out to Nay and Roberto, you all
are pushing the goalpost beyond existence.
I'm proud of you both and how far you've come.
I'm sure you all will continue to be humble in your wins
and dignified in your losses, and you all
make me proud as teammates.
A lot of the best times that I've had
have been at Wake with people on the debate team.
I've met a lot of people who I think will be in my life
forever.
Wake Debate's a big, old family, and all
my best friends have, at one point or another,
been on Wake Debate.
So even after I leave here, I know
that I'm still going to have a group of lifelong friends
that I can always trust.
We believe you have to define the success based
on how well you do the process.
Because you'll know what it feels
like to commit yourself to a difficult goal,
and in the process of trying to achieve it,
seeing what you can become.
This is the best version of myself as a debater.
And if you can say that after your last debate ever,
you're a wildly successful debater,
whether you have a trophy to hold or not.
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