Tulu's Extraordinary Path to Pro Football

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Timestamps:
0:00-1:54 – Introduction
1:54-4:25 – First Few Years (Born in Israel to living in Togo)
4:25-9:05 – Why Tulu Didn’t See His Mom for 10 Years
9:05-13:54 – Playing for an Organized Team for the First Time at 13
13:54-18:23 – “I Didn’t Play High School Soccer until My Senior Year”
18:23-22:37 – Working at Rite Aid and Training Individually
22:37-28:32 – Developing for Two Years at a Community College
28:32-32:23 – Transferring to a D3 School
32:23-37:36 – Dropping Out After One Semester to Play Professionally
37:36-43:55 – One Way Plane Ticket to the Czech Republic
43:55-47:27 – Living with 6 Guys in a 2 Bedroom Apartment Playing PDL
47:27-51:14 – North Carolina FC Preseason Invite and then Back to Sweden
51:14-53:24 – Special Guest Babou Calling In
53:24-55:15 – Did Tulu Make the Right Decision Passing on a USL Preseason invite for Sweden?
55:15-59:19 – Training in the Lower Leagues of Germany
59:19-1:10:45 – Signing First Professional Contract with Tulsa
1:10:45-1:12:29 – “I was sh*tting my f*cking pants on my pro debut”
1:12:29-1:16:09 – Tulu’s Mental State After Three Years of Bouncing Around
1:16:90-1:20:55 – Signing with Hartford Athletic
1:20:55-1:23:04 – Finding Success with Hartford and First Pro Goal
1:23:04-1:28:11 – How Tulu Helped Matt Sign at Hartford
1:28:11-1:34:13 – One Thing Tulu Wants to Say to Everyone Listening about the Mental Side of the Game
1:34:13-1:36:54 What were the Absolute Best and Worst Moments of Your Career?
1:36:54-1:41:08 – What Advice Would Tulu Give to His Younger Self?

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AGAINST ALL ODDS:
Matt Sheldon from Become Elite and Mimi Dugger from Mimi Estelle have been working separately on their businesses for years. With this podcast, they have found a way to come together and work towards a common goal. Against All Odds will be a casual conversation about soccer, design, relationships, careers, and anything else that you would like to hear. For those of you just jumping on board, here’s a quick summary of how they got to this point: Mimi and Matt began dating in college, Matt started Become Elite, Mimi helped get his business off the ground, and soon after, she created a platform of her own, Mimi Estelle. Every day Matt continues to spread soccer knowledge and share his life as a professional footballer, while Mimi continues to spread her love for Interior Design and all things creative.

CURRENT LOCATION: Tulsa, Oklahoma

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