no matter how lonely you feel sometimes, you will never be alone.

There will always be an amazing person in your life, willing to give you a hand.

What's going on, everyone? Emily Abadi here. You are listening to episode 274 of Hurtle,

a wellness-focused podcast where I connect with everyone from your favorite athletes to top experts and industry CEOs about their highest highs, toughest moments and everything in

between. We all go through hurdles in life and my goal through these discussions is to empower you

to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you can stride toward your own big

potential and of course have some fun along the way. For today's episode, I am chatting with

Deanna Flores. She is the captain and quarterback of the Mexican national flag football team,

a world flag football champion and the newest addition to the global ambassador roster at Under Armour.

I have been wanting to sit down with Deanna since last Super Bowl when I caught wind of

her story, as did hundreds of thousands of others, thanks to a viral NFL commercial

featuring her putting the moves on a whole bunch of celebrities showcasing

not only her unbelievable talent in athleticism, but also her sports. For those of you that

are unaware, flag football is actually really big in a lot of countries that are in the United

States. And now as of 28, it is coming to the Olympics. That's right. The first time

it's going to be a sport in the Olympics. It's in 2028 in Los Angeles. And to say that Deanna is

excited about that, well, that would be a major understatement. After becoming familiar with

Deanna's story, I knew I had to get her

on the show. And today, she gives it to us all soup to nuts. She talks about getting involved

in sport at a young age, skipping things like dance class and gymnastics to favor picking up

a football. She gives us the rundown on the difficulties that came

hand in hand with choosing a male-dominated sport and playing on a woman's team where she

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