Ike Opara: The Hunter | #AskASoccerPro Show Ep. 063

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Controversial Titles:

00:00 – 07:12: We’ve Got ALL the Content 

07:12 – 14:30: Ike Opara Joins the Live!

14:32 – 17:21: Great Expectations vs Self-Sabotage 

20:49 - 23:34: Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

23:36 – 25:45: MSL. Suck it up!

25:49 – 29:04: But Have You SEEN Ike’s FIFA Card?

29:05 – 32:21: Stay in School!

32:23 – 37:45: Soccer is a Business

37:46 – 40:42: A Student of the Game

40:45 – 47:27: The Grind

47:29 – 51:46: Appreciating Every Game

51:48 – 55:13: The Value of MLS Vets

55:15 – 56:37: The Hunters

58:15- 59:34: Next Time: Sam Mewis

Controversial Statements: 

Quincy Amarikwa

Quincy Amarikwa: (06:16)

Because who you are today is not who you were a year ago. 

Quincy Amarikwa: (21:10)

I think knowing how to work in a team is extremely important, but understanding that those who typically get the most success in professional sports are the ones who are most selfish. 

Quincy Amarikwa: (22:25)

The way in which I've been able to survive outside of soccer is because I spent and invest a lot of my time, effort and energy into building my team, investing in my team, um, and, and, and working collaboratively.

Quincy Amarikwa: (36:47)

The MSL mindset is saying, Hey, just because you're not number one today doesn't mean you can't be number one tomorrow. But if your opportunity shows up tomorrow and you aren't prepared, it's nobody's fault but your own.

Ike Opara

Ike Opara: (12:03)

I was always an underdog despite what people think, you know, always got overlooked

Ike Opara: (15:52)

To be the hunter, you know, was something that I relished…

Ike Opara: (34:15)

The sacrifices that are made sometimes aren't always in the best interest of every player, but you know, in the best interest of really the team in ways.

Ike Opara: (50:04)

As I've gotten older, I'm just trying to appreciate every, every practice and every game more just because I know that realistically you're towards the end, not towards the beginning of my career, 

Ike Opara: (56:10)

At the very least you will be competitive and that's the part that's frustrating… cause we've got a different hunger. [On MLS Veterans]

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