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Derby Girls Pt. 5: The Sisterhood of Roller Derby


although the sport itself corrupts me I

although the sport itself corrupts me I don’t think I would have been as grips

don’t think I would have been as grips

don’t think I would have been as grips and taken with it if it wasn’t for like

and taken with it if it wasn’t for like

and taken with it if it wasn’t for like the amazing team spirit that actually

the amazing team spirit that actually

the amazing team spirit that actually comes along with the game and no matter

comes along with the game and no matter

comes along with the game and no matter what team or what leave you go and visit

what team or what leave you go and visit

what team or what leave you go and visit or skate with that team spirit is just

or skate with that team spirit is just

or skate with that team spirit is just completely evident it’s fantastic

we’re part of a sisterhood and it’s not

we’re part of a sisterhood and it’s not only just within the league but it’s all

only just within the league but it’s all

only just within the league but it’s all the Derby girls around the world

the Derby girls around the world

the Derby girls around the world anywhere you go you have a new friend

anywhere you go you have a new friend

anywhere you go you have a new friend the community that develops is also

the community that develops is also

the community that develops is also really peculiar I’ve never encountered

really peculiar I’ve never encountered

really peculiar I’ve never encountered it with other sports and that is really

it with other sports and that is really

it with other sports and that is really obvious to us but it might not be

obvious to us but it might not be

obvious to us but it might not be obvious to outsiders that there’s this

obvious to outsiders that there’s this

obvious to outsiders that there’s this real strong bond that develops between

real strong bond that develops between

real strong bond that develops between all the women which is amazing it’s

all the women which is amazing it’s

all the women which is amazing it’s about athleticism it’s about

about athleticism it’s about

about athleticism it’s about sportsmanship it’s about friendship it’s

sportsmanship it’s about friendship it’s

sportsmanship it’s about friendship it’s about fairness it’s about having a tribe

about fairness it’s about having a tribe

about fairness it’s about having a tribe really like and a group behind you and

really like and a group behind you and

really like and a group behind you and you go out together and it seems

you go out together and it seems

you go out together and it seems sometimes I mean it’s such a physical

sometimes I mean it’s such a physical

sometimes I mean it’s such a physical sport that it feels sometimes when we

sport that it feels sometimes when we

sport that it feels sometimes when we get out of a really big game that we’ve

get out of a really big game that we’ve

get out of a really big game that we’ve sort of gone to war together you know

sort of gone to war together you know

sort of gone to war together you know and the next day we’re all calling each

and the next day we’re all calling each

and the next day we’re all calling each other and are you okay and I miss you

other and are you okay and I miss you

other and are you okay and I miss you and let’s go for a drink

and let’s go for a drink

and let’s go for a drink you know girls can throw each other and

you know girls can throw each other and

you know girls can throw each other and you throw throw themselves and throw

you throw throw themselves and throw

you throw throw themselves and throw themselves at each other and still

themselves at each other and still

themselves at each other and still really love each other and get along and

really love each other and get along and

really love each other and get along and respect each other it’s pretty amazing

tell me she cried we have our own little

tell me she cried we have our own little community that we welcome other people

community that we welcome other people

community that we welcome other people to participate in every once in a while

to participate in every once in a while

to participate in every once in a while like through boats or through events I

like through boats or through events I

like through boats or through events I was a fan before because I can’t skate I

was a fan before because I can’t skate I

was a fan before because I can’t skate I couldn’t breath and because I’m a guy I

couldn’t breath and because I’m a guy I

couldn’t breath and because I’m a guy I couldn’t play and as soon as I had an

couldn’t play and as soon as I had an

couldn’t play and as soon as I had an opening for announcers I was like I want

opening for announcers I was like I want

opening for announcers I was like I want in

everyone in this league is automatically

everyone in this league is automatically inclusive they were like you like roller

inclusive they were like you like roller

inclusive they were like you like roller derby we can be friends it’s not just

derby we can be friends it’s not just

derby we can be friends it’s not just one or two people that are cool it’s the

one or two people that are cool it’s the

one or two people that are cool it’s the whole league it’s the whole environment

whole league it’s the whole environment

whole league it’s the whole environment and every city I’ve been to to watch the

and every city I’ve been to to watch the

and every city I’ve been to to watch the word for literally it’s always the same

word for literally it’s always the same

word for literally it’s always the same so when you find something like that

so when you find something like that

so when you find something like that you’ve got to grab onto it you got to

you’ve got to grab onto it you got to

you’ve got to grab onto it you got to become part of it if you’re a derby girl

become part of it if you’re a derby girl

become part of it if you’re a derby girl you tend to be supported by other derby

you tend to be supported by other derby

you tend to be supported by other derby girls and you know if we’re nice to

girls and you know if we’re nice to

girls and you know if we’re nice to everybody else to sort of but no I mean

everybody else to sort of but no I mean

everybody else to sort of but no I mean there’s just an intrinsic notion that

there’s just an intrinsic notion that

there’s just an intrinsic notion that which is a

like I said I can’t skate I can’t play I

like I said I can’t skate I can’t play I had to find something to do to be part

had to find something to do to be part

had to find something to do to be part of it

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