Pride Of Tonga, Miami Tackle Francis Mauigoa, Talks Everything From Food To Gospel Music

All-American violative lineman Francis "Sisi" Mauigoa was calved connected June 4, 2005, successful Ili'ili, American Samoa which is not precisely known for it's football. But fto location beryllium nary uncertainty astir his expertise and potential. Not only was nan Miami tackle a merchandise of nan IMG Academy successful Bradenton, Fla., but he's considered 1 of nan apical prospects for nan upcoming NFL Draft, pinch galore mocks person him perchance going 3rd overall.

First, though, he has a last collegiate crippled against Indiana for nan nationalist championship. Here's everything nan 6-6, 335-pound inferior had to opportunity astatine nan NCG Media Day connected Saturday:

Q: How person you been?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I've been good.

Q. Talk to america astir having an violative lineman arsenic a caput coach, you being an violative lineman, and benignant of nan typical attraction he's capable to springiness moving pinch you guys connected a regular basis.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, it's portion of why I chose nan University of Miami, because we're talking astir Coach Cristobal. He's been a leader. He's been nether Coach Saban and each that. But he himself is simply a awesome leader. He's ever pinch nan violative linemen, truthful he pushes america nan most, and we're benignant of for illustration nan tone-setters correct now.

Q. Do you retrieve nan first clip erstwhile you sewage connected field that he really sewage into you, yelled astatine you, fto you person it?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: (Laughing). Yeah, yeah, yeah, I retrieve that first day. When that power started hitting, you know, it was each mentality from there. He would commencement blowing successful my receptor and all, but it was amazing.

Q. You're evidently a upland of a man. You're a large boy. What's that pregame repast looking like? Because, obviously, it's going to return a batch of substance to support you going.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: My pregame meal, I ever spell pinch steak, chicken, rice, a broadside of mashed potatoes. That will beryllium it.

Q. Yeah, keeping it simple, but you're a large guy. You sewage to person your reddish meat?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: You sewage to person a batch of carbs too.

Q. Who would beryllium your Mount Rushmore of Miami athletes?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Right now?

 Q. All-time Miami football.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: That's hard. We sewage a lot. We're talking astir Ray Lewis and each those greats there. But Mount Rushmore? So four. Ray Lewis decidedly should beryllium up there. I would return Ed Reed, Michael Irvin, and Brian McKinney. I look up to Brian McKinney a lot.

Q. A batch of these kids, your teammates, but besides from nan different team, they're locals. You're from American Samoa, which is 7,000 miles away. But moreover for, like, a mini authorities y'all put retired a batch of shot talent. Could you sanction immoderate players who influenced your profession and past specifically astatine your position who are from Samoa?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: In assemblage aliases successful –

Q. Overall.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I mean, we person Penei Sewell. Some kid that -- Frankie Luvu. He was my mom's student successful American Samoa. We person a batch of greats that were erstwhile NFL players, but we have, you know, Troy Polamalu, Junior Seau. But successful nan NFL, I deliberation there's a batch of guys that correspond nan land of Samoa and I'm pleased to beryllium 1 of them.

Q. Is it for illustration a shot civilization successful Samoa, then? Because you have, like, 50,000 people, but you tin aforesaid sanction immoderate NFL -- aliases assemblage shot greats already, so...

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, it's what we do best. We grew up arsenic warriors and nan only point -- we don't person nan mindset to be, like, a scholar, truthful adjacent point we cognize really to do is destruct people. So evidently shot is nan adjacent champion sport.

Q. When you look astatine this Indiana offense, they don't make a batch of mistakes, but Miami's been capable to make teams make mistakes. What tin you opportunity astir those 2 things converging connected each other, a squad that's played almost cleanable and a defense that's relentless successful this Hurricanes defense?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, erstwhile I look astatine Indiana film, I mean, for illustration you said, they don't make a batch of mistakes, but we still person to play our marque of football, we still person to play nan Miami marque of football, and conscionable enactment existent to ourselves.

Q. What Mario Cristobal has done to create what he's created here, conscionable his leadership, what it's for illustration to beryllium coached by him, and to get to this moment.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: It's an awesome experience. Coach Cristobal not only is simply a caput coach, but he's portion of our O-line men group. He's capable to push us, he's capable to travel speech and push america to beryllium great. I mean, he wants america to beryllium nan tone-setters and that's what we're going to be.

Q. Is that nan challenge, to beryllium awesome wrong yourselves arsenic good arsenic what nan coaches are asking? As a group of linemen, is that nan challenge, to consciousness for illustration you want to beryllium great?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah. Yeah, I mean, a batch of -- each nan athletes want to beryllium great, but nan modular that Coach Cristobal has instilled successful america is thing that we've sewage to uphold each day, and that is to beryllium great, that is to beryllium nan tone-setters of each practice.

Q. Do you look up earlier each crippled and envision what you tin do connected nan field, based connected nan guidance and what nan movie study's been? Do you get nan consciousness -- you're seeing nan circumstances earlier because of nan movie study and you consciousness for illustration this is what I tin expect? FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I can't really perceive that.

Q. Going into each game, aft you've had your prep and your scouting and you've watched movie of nan different team, do you mentally spell through, this is nan feline -- aliases guys I'm apt to beryllium up against, and you consciousness for illustration you person a intelligence plan, this is nan measurement I've sewage to beryllium today?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, Indiana has gotten present for a reason. They person a batch of guys that are really awesome astatine what they do connected nan protect side. Talking astir their D-line, they're ever perpetually moving, they're ever chasing nan ball, and they're ever -- they person a motor. Talking astir their backs and their accomplishment guys connected nan protect side, they're each elite astatine what they do, truthful each we person to do is play our marque of shot and conscionable doing our job.

Q. You person an opportunity to spell retired and praise God, and I've really heard you talk astir believe recently. What do you deliberation astir successful this -- connected this biggest shape to beryllium capable to spell out, play your position, and do it to nan glory of God?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I mean, yeah, God put maine connected this level for a reason, and that is to springiness glory to him. I want to usage everything that I person to springiness glory to God whether it's pinch football, whether it's successful person, whatever. This athletics has fixed maine truthful much, and it's not from nan sport, but it's from God. God gave it to nan sport, nan athletics gave it to me, truthful I want to glorifying him nary matter what.

Q. What do you guys tie from nan erstwhile players that you spot astir nan programme each nan clip -- not moreover connected crippled day, erstwhile you spot a Michael Irvin aliases Ray Lewis connected nan sideline. Like, if you spot personification during nan week, what do you guys return from that aliases what do you return from that acquisition arsenic a squad aliases arsenic a player?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: You tin spot nan consciousness of brotherhood that nan programme of Miami has. Seeing a batch of greats travel backmost and cheer america up and being connected nan sideline, you know, it's thing that you don't get often. With Michael Irvin and Ray Lewis coming backmost connected nan past game, we can't spend to suffer successful beforehand of them because they were nan tone-setters backmost then, truthful we want to proceed connected their legacy.

Q. Any erstwhile violative linemen travel done that you person clip to walk with?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I spent clip pinch Brian McKinney, Jon Feliciano. I cognize Dana Rivers is coming backmost for this game, truthful I'm looking guardant to seeing him.

Q. I asked Ruben this question. What does it mean to you arsenic you guys judge successful nan imagination that -- wherever this is personal, do you judge successful a imagination erstwhile nary 1 other -- you're coming successful a squad that was 5-7 and you're sitting present 3 years later and playing for a National Championship erstwhile group whitethorn person told you, why you going there? What does that mean to you to beryllium here?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I judge successful Coach Cristobal, man. I mean, I saw what he did astatine Oregon, and he's done a batch of awesome things. But past erstwhile he came to Miami, of course, he came backmost pinch not a roster that he recruited, but erstwhile we came in, we wanted to move this point around. It was much a of a shape of mentality much than ever. We conscionable judge successful Coach Cristobal and his teachings. He's an old-school type of coach and I emotion that.

Q. As an violative lineman, there's thing that's much enjoyable than knocking group over. How has it felt these past 3 games wherever you conscionable manus nan shot to Mark Fletcher and you guys are moving group complete and establishing that power up front? And what do you guys opportunity successful that huddle each play to each other? Like, you relish that type of moment?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. We've built a batch of relationship pinch Mark Fletcher and each of our moving backs, truthful what we do is we conscionable unfastened up a lane and fto them do their thing. We conscionable want to beryllium location for them and we're conscionable supporters.

Q. We were asking Carson astir his touchdown run. Obviously, you had 2 large blocks connected that one. What did you guys spot erstwhile you lined up for that and past what did you spot arsenic you turned astir aft making that seal artifact and saw him locomotion into nan extremity zone?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, truthful I was connected my D extremity connected that play, but past my D extremity dug. So cipher has contain, truthful I was waiting connected my correct guard, Anez Cooper, to travel prime up nan block, and past abruptly he came and picked it up, and I was looking extracurricular and I spot a large feline moving to Carson Beck. I was like, nary way, you're not couching my quarterback, and past I ran complete location and made a block. Next point I cognize I turned backmost and he was connected his measurement to nan touchdown. I was for illustration oh, glory to God. It was awesome.

Q. What's it for illustration to not only beryllium playing successful a National Championship game, but to beryllium playing successful your location stadium connected your location field, moreover it possibly you're connected nan visitant sideline today?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, aft our past location crippled successful nan season, we made a woody that we're not done pinch Hard Rock yet. So that's going to beryllium our past crippled astatine Hard Rock for this season, truthful we're not leaving thing behind.

Q. That was a agelong shot. Not galore would person believed that astatine that point.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, we're not done pinch Hard Rock yet, because we knew earlier nan play that nan National Championship was going to beryllium complete here, truthful it was for illustration aft nan -- what was it? Was it Syracuse?

Q. Did you do nan math? It was going to return 3 wins distant to get backmost here?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Whatever it takes. 1-0.

Q. You've sewage a batch of group watching you backmost home?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah.

Q. How galore hours clip area difference?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, they're 7 hours behind. So astir of our games they're, like, successful nan mediate of their day, truthful it's awesome.

Q. How galore group do you have? Do you person a consciousness of really they will watch nan game?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: My parents are complete here. They presently unrecorded successful Miami. But I person a batch of cousins and aunties and uncles backmost location that still watch nan game. They return pictures and they nonstop it to our group chat. It's specified a alleviation to spot them bask nan game.

Q. Your family has had to sacrifice a lot. You've moved from Tonga, your parents person travel from there. How person you sacrificed for this moment?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: For this moment?

Q. To play successful a nationalist championship?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Well, yeah, I mean, everything led up to this, but it each starts pinch my family, pinch my parents. They sacrificed. Me going astatine a very early property by myself to San Bernardino, California, pinch my relative to play shot location conscionable by ourselves. Then they made different large sacrifice for letting maine spell to IMG Academy by myself. In a Polynesian family, that's very hard, particularly astatine an early age. But we each knew it was for nan greater good. So I didn't want to fto them down and it each led up to this point. All nan sacrifices we had from -- many, galore kids often spell out, and I conscionable made nan sacrifice to enactment successful and, like, do my studies and do my work. But each that sacrifice led up to this point, truthful I'm very gladsome that I made those sacrifices.

Q. To follow-up connected nan pact that you guys made that you're not done pinch Hard Rock, show us, was it successful a squad meeting? Was it a group of guys? Describe that infinitesimal for me.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, it was successful nan group chat. I mean, we had that mentality from erstwhile nan play was 163188-1-1044 2026-01-17 15:05:00 GMT Page 3 of 6 over. We was not done pinch Hard Rock. When we had nan chance to spell into nan playoffs, that's each we needed. Obviously, now we're backmost present successful Hard Rock, but each glory to God.

Q. What I sewage location is simply a grip spot test. Carson did 159.6. Wondering what you are capable to get to connected that. You sewage to compression it arsenic difficult arsenic you can.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Oh, shoot. 187 connected this hand. 187.

Q. 187. Very solid. Thank you.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Sure.

Q. The roadworthy of this playoff for you guys, I mean, this is simply a ridiculous road. You spell connected nan road, you get No, 7, you play No. 2, you get No. 6, you've been connected nan roadworthy for for illustration nan past 2 months, and now you're playing nan squad classed No. 1 successful nan country. I mean, that type of roll, each nan crap that group whitethorn person talked about, saying Miami shouldn't beryllium here, is this nan type of point wherever it's like, present you go?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, we support those noises out, man. We support focusing connected what's up of us. We don't really attraction astir nan media that much. We conscionable proceed to activity connected ourself. I mean, astatine nan extremity of nan day, nan extremity is to beryllium 1-0. That's each we person to do.

Q. Do you support a notebook for illustration Ruben Bain does?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I don't constitute those worldly successful there, but I do constitute my goals and what I request to activity on. But I don't constitute those worldly  (laughing).

Q. The opportunity to extremity nan play wherever it started, from nan Notre Dame crippled on, what person you learned astir this squad starring up to nan title game?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Are you talking astir Indiana aliases us?

Q. You guys.

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Oh. This is simply a squad that fights to nan end. We person that mentality that if there's still clip left, we still person a chance. We saw that versus Ole Miss. We saw that versus aggregate different schools, for illustration Texas A & M. But, you know, this is simply a squad that is relentless, that will conflict until nan end, and that's what I'm proud of.

Q. Are you embracing nan underdog mentality, nan underdog domiciled successful this game?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: (Laughing). Underdog, alpha dog, it don't matter. I mean, you still person to spell against us. We still person to spell against them. I mean, we'll each spot it to nan end. Q. What would it mean to triumph a nationalist title astatine location and present for Miami? FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I mean, it would mean a lot, man. I mean, winning a nationalist title, it intends that you're nan champion successful this year. So I mean, for america to beryllium capable to do that, we request to return attraction of each other, man. I request to return attraction of my quarterback, I request to return attraction of my moving back, and I conscionable want to do this for them. I mean, we each play for each other. We each play for -- because this is simply a brotherhood, this is simply a family, and we conscionable do it for ourselves, we conscionable do it for each other.

Q. Miami's produced a batch of legends complete nan years. When you look and spot guys for illustration Ray Lewis aliases Michael Irvin connected nan sidelines, what's it mean to person them on this travel pinch this team?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: It intends a lot, man. When I spot those greats connected nan side, it gives america an other boost, an other mentality that, you know, we can't suffer today. When we person greats connected nan side, we request to put it connected for them. They've travel a agelong way, they've put a batch of sweat, tears, and humor connected Greentree for america to disrespect them. So it intends a lot.

Q. You sewage present 3 years ago, joining Cristobal's first staff, and now you guys are successful a spot wherever you're 1 crippled distant from a nationalist championship. What does it mean from this improvement of nan squad of what you've seen from since you've gotten present arsenic a freshman to now?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: The mentality, man. When we sewage in, I mean, yeah, we were good, but, like, nan squad -- there's still immoderate kids connected nan roster that was like, you know, benignant of iffy. But nan biggest alteration from that squad to this squad is that everybody sewage that canine mentality. Everybody wants to get connected nan field. Everybody wants to compete. That's nan biggest change. It each starts from Carson Beck. When he came in, he put connected that canine mentality pinch Keionte Scott. I mean, pinch them group connected nan defense, you know, it gives america a batch of juice, a batch of power erstwhile we travel to practice.

 Q. What does that mentality look for illustration for Monday?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Something -- you know, it's a scary place. No different group -- I mean, I judge nary 1 wants to beryllium successful that mentality. We're conscionable successful that canine mentality. We're conscionable successful nan hunt mentality. We conscionable hunt, and conscionable to beryllium 1-0, it intends a lot.

Q. As personification who blocks for Mark, really would you picture his moving style, nan measurement he runs nan football? And 2nd portion is, is it existent evident to him really overmuch he wants to rep South Florida each clip he goes connected nan field?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, we for illustration to opportunity this successful nan gathering room, he runs mad. When we opportunity he runs mad, he runs for illustration -- he runs pinch urgency. He runs pinch a batch of juice, pinch a batch of -- he sewage a full mindset down him erstwhile he runs. That's thing that we took successful arsenic erstwhile we decorativeness nan block. When we decorativeness nan block, we want to decorativeness mad, like, really he runs. And whenever he runs and he gets stuck, when's pumping his feet, we want to beryllium down him and decorativeness nan artifact and decorativeness nan crippled and decorativeness nan run. That's what we're astir thankful for is to person him successful nan backmost section arsenic personification that not only group nan standard, but goes retired location and conscionable runs complete somebody.

Q. What astir him rep'ing nan South Florida -- he grew up here, played here, and conscionable seeing really overmuch that intends to him?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, I played him, I think, my inferior twelvemonth successful precocious school, IMG versus American Heritage. I mean, it was stacked. That was my first clip gathering him, and to beryllium capable to look astatine him playing really he played astatine American Heritage and starring up to this time, I mean, I'm gladsome he's connected my team.

Q. What's nan first point you're listening to successful nan locker room connected Monday?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: (Laughing). I perceive to gospel music, yeah, earlier nan game.

Q. Any peculiar artists?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I spell pinch Travis Greene and past transportation it complete to CeCe Winans. Then it goes to Kirk Franklin, Tye Tribbet, and past it goes connected from there.

Q. When you sewage present 2 and a half years ago, you were entering a business wherever this programme wasn't yet built yet. These past 3 years you've been 1 of nan cardinal members of helping build this squad to wherever they are today. How overmuch does you being a portion of it each conscionable mean to you?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, I'm very thankful they gave maine nan opportunity to play present astatine nan University of Miami. To beryllium nether Coach Cristobal's wing, that's thing special, his violative statement coaches arsenic well, and he pushes his violative linemen to beryllium nan tone-setters for each practice. He wants america to spell afloat velocity each time, not only in, like, full-padded practice, but in, like, walkthroughs arsenic well. There's nary lack-offs for nan violative linemen, and that's what we wanted. We wanted to beryllium nan tone-setters, truthful that's what he's upholding for us.

Q. This protect statement you're going up against uses a batch of stunts, movement, and chaos, benignant of akin to Ole Miss. So did nan mentation for that crippled thief pinch this 1 aliases do you conscionable attack this 1 pinch a full caller blank slate?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, Indiana does stunts a lot. I consciousness for illustration that's what's causing a batch of awesome issues for a batch of -- they sewage very smart guys connected their defense arsenic well. I was talking to immoderate of my guys astatine Oregon, and they said No. 4 was nan biggest problem. No. 4 knows everything from each telephone to each awesome to everything. We benignant of did our inheritance check, and he utilized to beryllium quarterback, truthful of course, he knows what each these calls are. We're going to do our best. I mean, if you cognize what we're going to do, we're conscionable going to -- you still sewage to extremity it. I consciousness for illustration that's going to beryllium our mentality and, yeah, it's going to beryllium -- they're going to tally stunts and everything conscionable for illustration Ole Miss did, and we're conscionable going to proceed to do what we do.

Q. If you don't mind sharing, conscionable what other did immoderate of your friends astatine Oregon opportunity what stood retired to them astir Indiana's discourtesy and their violative line?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I haven't talked to them astir nan violative side, but I talked to them astir nan defense. Yeah, I mean, nan defense is very smart. The backs, they ever -- they're headhunters. No. 4 is for illustration their backmost connected their defense, and he knows everything. Talking to nan halfway from Oregon, they tried to do immoderate mixed signals, and No. 4 keeps catching up connected it, and it's thing that is impressive. It's for illustration playing against Luke Kuechly. He'll cognize everything because there's a batch of grounds connected what we do, and I consciousness for illustration he's going to prime up connected it very quickly, which we're conscionable very prepared for it and we're conscionable going to do what we do.

Q. How would you picture nan measurement that Carson has handled this full play from coming successful erstwhile he couldn't play successful nan outpouring to past earning nan respect of nan guys and winning nan occupation and conscionable each nan attraction that comes pinch being a high-priced backmost successful nan NIL era?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, he's 1 of nan hard-working dudes successful our program. When he came in, he had surgery. I support seeing him successful nan curen room conscionable going astatine it, you know, getting rehabbed and everything. He's been very bully astatine it. Talk astir nan mindset, I mean, he's still sewage that mindset, canine mentality, and he handles business very well. He's not only a awesome teammate, but he's a awesome leader. He's a awesome quality being arsenic well.

Q. Staying connected Carson, conscionable really overmuch do you deliberation this discourtesy and this full squad has benignant of taken aft nan modular that he brings, nan communicative that he brings? What benignant of effect has he had connected conscionable nan full characteristic of this team?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, I mean, he's nan caput of this offense. The telephone comes from him. He knows everything, not only connected what nan receiver's doing, but arsenic an violative lineman too. Like, he comes successful and changes our calls and that's thing that's very impressive. When it comes from nan quarterback, that intends nan backmost knows what he's doing, and it's not astonishing erstwhile you person Carson Beck backmost there. I mean erstwhile he played astatine Georgia, he knows a batch of things, and, you know, Carson has been a awesome effect to our offense.

Q. When you were a freshman, you had guys for illustration Matt and Jaylen to look up to arsenic leaders and such. Just now that you're a inferior and a leader of this team, really person you helped guideline immoderate of nan younger linemen connected nan offense?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, coming successful I looked up to Dana Rivers and Matt Lee, for illustration you said. Javion Cohen. I mean, they taught maine a batch connected for illustration really to grip stuff, for illustration clip management-wise. So nan first point that I talked to nan young kids erstwhile they came successful was utilizing their clip wisely. If you person time, don't walk it connected video games and each that, but to beryllium capable to walk it connected film, getting better, other hours successful nan weight room, worldly for illustration that. When we are successful believe it's a no-brainer to thief them retired pinch things that they request to activity on. Things that mightiness activity successful precocious school, but doesn't activity successful college. That has been a awesome rumor pinch maine erstwhile I first came successful arsenic well.

Q. What were your first impressions of Malachi Toney erstwhile you saw him, 17-year-old kid stepping into your environment, what was that like?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: At first I didn't announcement him. He was benignant of a quiet kid and he held his caput down. I mean he was conscionable a humble kid that conscionable doing immoderate he do. But past later connected successful believe he started making these catches and started making touchdown play making, you know, past I get to cognize that you commencement asking around, who is that. They telephone him Baby Jesus. And I was like, What? He's sewage to beryllium doing thing typical to beryllium called Baby Jesus. And now I spot why. Throughout this full play he's been balling.

Q. Who gave him that nickname?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: I don't know. But I heard from nan different kids, they were for illustration from Anez Cooper, he's like, Oh no, that's Baby Jesus. And I was like, Baby Jesus? I'm a belief guy, and to beryllium capable to beryllium called Baby Jesus, you sewage to beryllium thing special.

Q. When he pushes nan heap into nan extremity area for illustration that, arsenic an violative lineman, really bully is that?

FRANCIS MAUIGOA: Yeah, that each started from nan Notre Dame game. Just seeing him dominate, decorativeness nan blocks connected nan DBs and each that, for illustration he's doing his duty to nan best. After nan crippled he comes up to our violative statement coach and he asks him, for illustration what do I request to do amended to artifact better. That's each game. And that gives you nan mentality that he's not only focused connected making plays, but he's focused connected for illustration being nan champion teammate. That's awesome.

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