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What was a disappointing experience that now feels like a blessing?

Wow. I guess the NFL.

Because I was all over the place.

I was of six teams and seven years.

Rams, Packers, Chargers, Eagles.

I wanted to be a star.

And it all ended unceremoniously.

I'm Rachel Martin, and this is Wildcard, the show where cards control the conversation.

Each week, my guest chooses questions at random from a deck of cards.

Pick a card one through three.

Questions about the memories, insights, and beliefs that have shaped them.

There's stuff I got to do.

There's stuff I wanted to continue.

My guest this week is Terry Cruz.

There's a whole list of dreams that I haven't done yet.

Okay, I need to start this introduction with an admission.

I cry easily.

Always have been that way. But I'm a specific kind of crier, the kind that is easily manipulated by TV producers. Those people

totally know what they're doing when they make the little athlete profiles during the Olympics.

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