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Liemandt: Alpha School students practice public speaking at Austin FC press conferences
“These kids all practice their public speaking, and then they go up to Austin FC, the stadium, and get to go, you know, once they pass, they get to see the game, and they get to go then sit and see the postgame press conference, you know, with their favorite st…”
Margain: Pro sports teams build better communities by inspiring youth discipline
“When you have professional athletes in your community, they become the professional heroes of many kids, thousands of kids. So the thesis was, if you have those professional heroes, and you have 30, 40,000 kids wanting to be like them from year 10 to 20, ok, a…”
Margain: Austin FC Received Zero City Funding for Q2 Stadium
“We didn't get a dollar from the city. Zero.”
Margain had never seen or attended an MLS game before co-founding Austin FC
“Before we did the MLS project, the soccer team, Austin FC, I hadn't seen or been to an MLS game ever. Zero. Had never been to one.”
Margain: Sports must not be politicized so fans can escape daily stress
“Going back to soccer, Like, that's why when they've tried to start, try to make it political in a way, or use it as a platform, it's like, I don't know, please, like, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, bring it back, leave it alone, because this is what gives people …”