Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe on ‘A Touch More,’ retirement, more

>>> WE ARE BACK WITH TWO LEGENDS, WHO BOTH MADE THEIR MARK ON THE SPORTS WORLD IN A BIG WAY. SUE BIRD IS A 13-TIME WNBA ALL STAR, FOUR-TIME CHAMPION AND OH, BY THE WAY, A FIVE-TIME OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST. >> AND REAGAN RAPINOE WON TWO WORLD CUPS AND A GOLD MEDAL. >> NOW THEY'RE HOSTING AN INCREDIBLY POPULAR PODCAST WHERE THEY TALK ALL THINGS SPORTS AND GIVE US A WINDOW INTO THEIR LIVES. SO GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS. >> GOOD MORNING. >> YOU KNOW, DURING THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE ALL KIND OF STUCK TOGETHER. AND THE IDEA FOR THIS KIND OF CAME OUT DURING THE PANDEMIC, RIGHT? >> YEAH. I MEAN, EVERYBODY ELSE WAS GETTING A PODCAST. WHY NOT US? WE KNOW WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED. >> WAS IT ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE, AS SOON AS YOU STARTED, IT WAS LIKE, THIS IS ABOUT AS EASY AS IT GETS BECAUSE YOU HAD DONE IT BEFORE? >> YEAH. IT WAS OBVIOUSLY EASY. WE TRIED TO HAVE FUN WITH IT. WE BRING A LIGHT TO EVERYBODY'S LIVING ROOM. FOR ME PERSONALLY, I WAS LIKE, OH, I KIND OF LIKE PRODUCTION. WE HAD SEGMENTS WE WERE PUTTING TOGETHER. WE HAD MEETINGS LIKE WEEKLY PRODUCTION MEETINGS. WE WERE GETTING ALL OF OUR DUCKS IN A ROW. >> WHAT DO YOU WANT FOLKS TO TAKE AWAY FROM EACH EPISODE? >> I THINK ULTIMATELY WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT WOMEN'S SPORTS SPECIFICALLY AND A MORE NUANCED PERSPECTIVE BUT IN A FUN WAY. WE HAD REALLY LONG CAREERS WHERE WE HAVE SEEN IT ALL. AND WE WANT TO BRING THOSE PERSPECTIVES, FUNNY STORIES, OUR EXPERIENCES AND TALK ABOUT IT AT A HIGH LEVEL AND BE ABLE TO EDUCATE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT MORE BECAUSE THERE IS A LOT OF NEW FANS. THE SPORT IS GROWING LIKE CRAZY. AND I THINK THEY NEED THAT. BUT ALSO LIKE WE WANT THEM TO ENJOY IT AND HAVE FUN AND, YOU KNOW, GET A LITTLE BIT OF THE PART OF WOMEN'S SPORTS THAT WE LOVE SO MUCH. >> WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PARIS BEFORE YOU CAME ON. YOU SEE ON THE SIDELINES A LOT OF WNBA GAMES AND SOCCER MATCHES. HAVE WE BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO LIFE AS FANS YET? >> OH, YEAH. >> LOOK AT THESE PICTURES. IT IS A LOT EASIER. NO PRESSURE. >> NO, IT'S EASY. >> THEY SERVE YOU DRINKS. >> IT IS A LITTLE MORE STRESSFUL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T HAVE ANY IMPACT ON THE GAME. THAT'S GONE. YOU'RE GOOD. >> I FEEL LESS STRESS. IT'S GREAT OVER HERE. >> 20 MINUTES BEFORE THE GAME, LEAVE RIGHT AFTER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF THE HARD STUFF. >> YOU SMELL GOOD. >> AND THEN THEY GIVE YOU THAT HUG AND YOU'RE LIKE -- >> I ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT THAT. >> OH, YEAH. THAT'S WHY IF YOU SEE A HUG THAT'S MORE OF A LEAN, THEY'RE SAVING YOUR CLOTHES. OTHERWISE, IT'S ALL ON YOUR NECK. >> A COUPLE YEARS AGO, A COUPLE SUMMERS AGO, LAST SUMMER, BARBIE, HUGE. YOU KNOW, KIND OF LIKE KICKING OFF ALMOST LIKE THIS PERIOD OF WOMEN SPORTS AND ALL THIS STUFF. AND, SUE, YOU JUST HAD A BARBIE ISSUE. >> YEAH. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS GOES. IT IS ON TOP OF THE GOLD MEDALS. IT'S CUTE. LISTEN, BARBIE IS JUST A COMPANY THAT WE HAVE ALL KNOWN AND GROWN UP WITH. I PLAYED WITH BARBIES GROWING UP. FOR ME, TO KNOW A LITTLE GIRL THAT WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH THIS BARBIE THAT REPRESENTS WOMEN'S SPORTS, A BASKETBALL PLAYER, WHATEVER IT IS PROVIDES THAT SEE IT, BE IT MOMENT THAT A LOT OF US DIDN'T GET. >> AND, MEGAN, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT RETIREMENT FOR A SECOND. ALEX MORGAN JUST RETIRED. YOU ARE ABOUT, I GUESS, A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW SINCE YOU RETIRED. THEY ACTUALLY JUST RETIRED YOUR JERSEY, NUMBER 15. THEY HELD A WHOLE CEREMONY FOR YOU. WHAT'S THAT BEEN LIKE? >> IT WAS AMAZING. THE WHOLE CEREMONY, THE CLUB DID SUCH AN UNBELIEVABLE JOB. HAD FRIENDS, FAMILY, PEOPLE I PLAYED WITH FOREVER THERE. IT WAS LIKE INCREDIBLE. IT'S WEIRD BEING RETIRED. >> YEAH. >> LIKE IT IS AMAZING. I LOVE IT. BUT IT IS ALSO JUST SUCH A HUGE TRANSITION AS WE ARE SORT OF GOING THROUGH IT. WE DID ONE THING OUR WHOLE LIVES. SO TO BE ABLE TO HAVE ALL THIS FREEDOM AND FIGURE IT OUT IS SCHOOL, BUT IT IS SO STRANGE. LIKE, I DON'T HAVE TO GO ANYWHERE TODAY. BUT, YEAH, HAVING MY JERSEY RETIRED IS SUCH AN HONOR AND OVERWHELMING IN SO MANY WAYS. >> SO WE WILL PLAY A QUICK GAME. SO HERE IT IS CALLED, ARE YOU A SUE OR ARE YOU A MEGAN? >> OKAY. >> BASED ON THE QUESTION, YOU WILL RESPOND ACCORDINGLY. NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. ARE YOU GOING TO EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCE? >> YEAH, YEAH. OH, YEAH. >> THEY PRODUCE SEGMENTS NOW. THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. >> SO WE ACTUALLY TALKED ABOUT THIS ONE ON THE PODCAST RECENTLY. IT IS PRETTY SIMPLE. WHEN YOU'RE PACKING, ARE YOU A SUE WHO MAKES A LIST, PACKS HER OUTFITS, SHE'S ORGANIZED. OR ARE YOU A MEGAN, THROWS IT IN AND FIGURES IT OUT WHEN SHE GETS THERE. >> I'M A SUE. >> I'M A MEGAN. I EVEN WRITE THE WEATHER OF THE DAY. >> WAIT A MINUTE. YOU MAKE A LIST WITH ALL THAT? >> YES. >> I PRE-PACK. >> I PRE-PACK, MAKE A WHOLE LIST AND THIS IS THE OUTFIT FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY. >> WHICH GOES WITH WHAT. >> YOU THINK YOU KNOW PEOPLE. >> I LIKE TO THROW EVERYTHING THAT I LOVE IN THE BAG AND THEN I GET THERE AND I'M LIKE, I HAVE NO PANTS. >> WELL, THAT HAPPENS. >> WHEN YOU SEE HER IN AN OVERSIZED OUTFIT, IT'S MINE. SHE RAN OUT. >> YOUR TURN, MEGAN. >> OKAY. I LIKE TO WEAR MY SUNGLASSES MORE WILD, COLORFUL, PLAYFUL. SUE IS CLASSIC, STYLISH AND LIKE ELEVATED. >> SUE. >> I'M GOING TO HAVE TO GO WITH MEGAN ON THIS ONE. >> I LIKE THAT. >> I FEEL LIKE I CAN HOLD THEM FOR THREE, FOUR YEARS. THEY NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE. >> THEY GO WITH EVERYTHING. >> AND I GOT TO GET THEM EVERY MONTH. >> THERE YOU GO. I LIKE IT. >> THAT WAS FUN. >> GREAT TO SEE YOU GUYS. THANKS FOR COMING BY. DON'T FORGET, CHECK OUT