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Exclusive interview in Melbourne by The Philippine Times (Australia) with Tahnai Annis, co-captain of the Philippine Women's National Football Team.
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Interviewer: Raine Cabral Laysico
Videographer: Arbi Lawang
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Hi everyone, this is Serenka Bralesika for the Philippine Times and I'm here with Captain
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Tee of the Filipinas women's soccer team. So Tee, how are you feeling
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What's all prepped and ready to go for the upcoming games in Perth
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Yeah, I'm glad that we were able to get this little extra training camp before we head
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over to Perth for qualifiers next week. I think the team's feeling good
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We got some good training sessions in and we'll meet the rest of the team over in Perth
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on Sunday. Amazing. And how did you feel about, I guess, the change of venue to Optus, to a bigger stage, especially
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for the Matildas game? So is it a good thing for women in sports in general and what's your take on it, that
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there's such a worldwide interest, not just in the Philippines, but women's sports in general
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Yeah, I think it's amazing that our game against Australia got moved to Optus
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I think it's just a testament to how impactful the World Cup was just a handful of months ago
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They obviously didn't anticipate to have that many fans, especially just for round two of
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Olympic qualifiers. And to see that there's been about 50,000 tickets sold now, it's overwhelming, but it's
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such a good thing for women's sports right now and especially football
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And it's really great to see and I think it'll only continue to get bigger and better and
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hopefully the investment in women's sports just continues to grow as well
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And a lot of young girls, not just Filipinos, are looking up to you personally
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So what would be your message to them? If they see you on the field, they see Serena on the field, they see Hailey on the field
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just representing, what would be your personal message to those young girls watching now
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Just stay in the game. Keep playing, keep working hard. If you can see yourself out there, then you can be it, you can do it
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And we need to keep the game increasing and getting bigger so it's not just us that needs
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to keep it alive, it's the young girls now too. So we need people to stay in the game and not even playing, but coaching and just working
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in sports, in football. In the industry. Yeah, in the industry. The more women we have in the industry, the better
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So I would just say. Awesome. Now on the lighter stuff, what is your favorite Filipino food that you can't live without
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I'm so basic. I'm so simple, but I could live on pancit
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All day, every day. All day, every day. I'm really good. Noodles, noodles, pancit, all day, every day
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And then one final thing, Tee. What makes you Filipino? Aside from obviously your mom, duh, but what makes you, like, traits, like, do you identify
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the most with? All the intangible stuff. The pusho, the heart, the work ethic, the resilience, and just loving, loving the game
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And loving it. I think, you know, in the short time that I've known you, I've seen you play, it's all
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about, I guess, to your point, the resilience and just being that Filipino fighter
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You know, we don't give up. We want to represent, but more importantly, we play with all hearts
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So good luck, guys. And come, if you can, to Opta Stadium
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They've got a few games happening. Chinese Taipei. Right? Chinese Taipei first. Yep
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And when is that? The 26th, I believe. Okay. And then on the 9th, with the Matildas, and lastly, with Iran on the 1st, I believe
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The 1st of November. So we'll make sure to, you know, keep you posted
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And once again, Captain T of the Filipinas women's football team. So maraming salamat
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Thank you so much, everyone. Thank you. Thanks, T. Thanks, T
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