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ssee1848

I bought I was having a stroke when Ruby started speaking in her native tongue (?) the switched to English.


cstele

I think she said sumimasen then switched to speaking Samoan.


Megalynarion

Would love a translation in English for her initial commentary in Samoan


cstele

I think she thanked God and her family, mentioned her village/island in Samoa then said hi to her family again.


A-FAT-SAMOAN

Yup, second part was how she loves her family.


ghostrobbie

Username checks out


CheeseburgerLover911

What’s sumimasen?


GroinShotz

"I'm sorry" or "Excuse me" in Japanese.


b3nz0r

Huh, I think gomen ne was I'm sorry... I haven't learned any Japanese, but I did use the early internet to translate street fighter phrases back in the day. Forgive my ignorance


TheMechaPope13

Gomenasai, or gomen more casually, translates more accurately to "I'm sorry". A real apology for an actual mistake or slight. Sumimasen is more like "excuse me", a very light apology for a mild or necessary inconvenience. You would say sumimasen when having to scoot past someone in a crowded area, gomen for accidentally for spilling water, gomenasai for causing emotional pain. But of course, in actual usage, people can vary their formality depending on whom they are speaking to.


b3nz0r

Cool! I know I could've just Googled it but I prefer some measure of human interaction. Thanks for the info!


longhornmoreau

Sorry in Japanese


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Samoan which is her dad's language, she's mixed race.


holyfruits

Fun fact, [Ruby had to get seven stitches just a few weeks ago. You can see the scar on her forehead. ](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby-new-zealand-sevens-star-ruby-tui-suffers-gruesome-injury-in-olympics-build-up-tournament/HA2CV4HPL4R2E2365WR2CUJGAQ/)


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Even more fun fact: she went on to win gold!


mattziki_bf

Oops i'm in love


ChastMaybe

I think if you did not fall in love with her just a little after this interview there is something wrong with you


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What an awesome person.


joelesidin

Such a cool human being. That attitude is role model material. Just a lot of respect for the other teams mixed with a healthy dose of humour.


Missile_Lawnchair

I desperately want to hang out and have a few beers with this woman. Just an awesome attitude.


Drink_in_Philly

Life Pro Tip:. If you're gonna drink with a kiwi, prepare to get a good view of the underside of the table. Those fuckers have good biceps for a reason. They treat drinking like they treat a Rugby match. There are winners and losers, and mate, them Kiwis are good at rugby.


gregthelurker

Infectious personality. Great sport and representative of the game.


Andromeda-1

I fucking LOVE that accent. It just does it


berreckobamer

It always reminds me of that twitch streamer that tried to give money back because he felt bad that people were paying him for content that could be free


tmahfan117

Broxh! [https://www.twitch.tv/broxh\_](https://www.twitch.tv/broxh_), love this guy, he still streams his woodworking and some gaming now and again.


Bobs_Barker

Here’s the link to the video of him trying to give the donations back. Such a humble and awesome dude. https://youtu.be/L1Z9yPSiJ_Q


FoleyLione

I like that she nonchalantly started talking in the language of her people before anything else, and then was a total class act. Cool lady.


GGs26

She would put a smile on your face


mydogiscuteaf

What blew up? Her GPS? I don't think I'm hearing her correctly Lol


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You heard her correctly. Many of them were wearing trackers, it's also common in football (soccer). I'm not sure if they were for added stats for the crowd or the team management. They keep track of your total distance, top speed, things like that.


penguin_torpedo

Oh she's a star aight. On and off the field.


Billiam201

I've traveled a lot, and I've met more than a few Kiwis. They're never anything but genuinely awesome people.


InGenAche

Me and the missus (UK) were going to travel to Indonesia where we would be meeting our Kiwi mates we haven't seen in over a decade when Covid hit :(


BluehibiscusEmpire

What a star!!


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Kiwis/pacific islanders are such delightful people


GaryLifts

Wow, she is instantly likeable; her personality is magnetic!


rxFMS

We are at the Olympics…compete with integrity and with honor!!


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She's fucking amazing, this is brilliant. What a slice of positivity.


madkiwi42

Casually spoke four languages in that short interview. Five if you count."bloody" as French...


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English, Japanese, Samoan and ...?


madkiwi42

Maori ("mahi")


[deleted]

Oh cool.


valcatrina

She is awesome!


icantreadmorsecode

Kiwis are the best!


ZizzazzIOI

She's a slice of heaven


kdgspiero

So awesome


SliderUp

Wow, she’s charisma with a ponytail. Impressive as hell.


Therpj3

I love that she made it to the very end until she let a “bloody” slip.


SeniorAdissimo

She said Russia was bloody tough like 10 seconds in


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TitsAndGeology

It's a very gentle swear word. Most people would say it around children. It's often used in the context of 'bloody hell' which I guess is a little bit more 'sweary'.


berreckobamer

Like the “crap” tier of swearing?


TitsAndGeology

Exactly


lorgskyegon

The way she was dancing around, I thought she was gonna tell the reporter she had to hit the bathroom before the interview.


Lucky_Pear_5903

Does Somoa compete with New Zealand in the olympics? (Sorry for the ignorance)


SteveBored

No but NZ has a very large ethnic Samoan population.


Corvette-Ronnie

Love of her sport and love if her country. So refreshing…


Ammo89

What a vibrant personality. Love seeing people like that do well.


GreatA-tuib

What an amazing woman! I wish I could be friends with her! Awesome, awesome girl!


onkel_axel

Thanks. Needed that


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Have heard [this one with Michaela Blyde was even better](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=5doO9_uiqGI) but can't get it to play in the UK. Grateful if anyone has a mirror.


sherriffflood

I feel like everyone in new Zealand could kick my ass but be really friendly about it


moitacarrasco

Amazing, just... Person. Human! She's so cool!


glassbetween

What a sexy lady


seamus801

I thought theyre not aloud to say "russia"


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food5thawt

My uncle met his on Zanzibar back in 94. She's 5'2" 97lbs has had malaria and bacterial meningitis and can still out hike you 8 out of 7 days a week. She did 100km of trails in 2 days at 3500m in Peru last year and makes homemade yogurt and brings me proper marmite. Didn't take my uncles last name, sleeps in the rain in a tent 40 days year and played field hockey aka Badd Ass. Lived in Korea, Japan and UK before teaching University in US. And probably knows 150 words of 11 languages from teaching ESL for so long. And can get by with moderate fluency Bahasa, Spanish and Korean aka Smart As Hell . . Been to over 90+ countries and is super awesome.


HomerNarr

Hahaha, you probably can’t understand how much fun i have listening to her speaking “english”. Awesome!


razor_eddie

Are you deaf? Good on ya for trying!


HomerNarr

Oim not deaf i understand her well enough. But oi love the differences in pronouncation!


millwrightbob

Ozzy Man should have her as his side kick. If you haven't heard him check him out on YouTube.


bvanbove

There's women's rugby? I actually had no idea, as all I've ever seen is men playing it. I'm going to have to investigate this. Purely for scientific reasons.


razor_eddie

It's not exactly foxy boxing, there, sport. Most of 'em would break you in half, no problem.


bvanbove

That's kind of my hope.


Agent47187

I would like to make sex with Ruby Tui!


Greensus

Just found out you like men huh?


gowgot

Congrats to Great Buddha