Well, I'm glad you're enjoying the show -

As for your very long question...

...When the idea of playing a WNBA all-star came up, our team thought I had the best chance of winning - as did team Cake with Charles.

THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE PLAYER WOULD LET US WIN!

The competitive nature of the athlete takes over. It's a pride issue as much as anything. I was an athlete in college and if someone wanted to race me for fun or for the purposes of completing a task - well, they better be ready to go because I'm goin'

Natalie and I are similar in the fact that we were both All-American athletes in college, so I can understand her position. To be honest, I wanted her to give me everything she had and she did.

To touch on your other point - having Kristin, or Stacey or another girl play would not have worked, and I'll tell you why: the producers never would have let that happen. I'm not discounting the abilities of the girls, but for god's sake, Chamique is 6'4" and Natalie is 6'3". Had one of the girls pulled off the victory it would be obvious that something was up...and I guarantee there would be no sympathy from either one of the players.

You raise interesting points - but it was all or nothing.

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