Good Story - Frankie Hejduk: Memories of Partying with 2007 Gold Cup

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Frankie Hejduk: The 2007 Gold Cup, we had the final against Mexico and it ended in ideal fashion with an insane goal from Feilhaber. I kind of remember everyone being in great spirits. I remember Bob Bradley - he wasn't the kind of guy to say, "Go out and party and have a good time" - but he had a smile on his face that night as well. I remember going up to him and saying, "Hey Bob, can we take the cup out tonight?" He gave me this stare, and then said, "Just bring it back in one piece." We all kind of cheered, "Yeah!" We all met up down in the lobby and took it out. We were kings for a night. That was the pinnacle of what that month was. We all met, it was the whole team. Not one guy was left out. It was a blast. We made sure that each person was drinking out of the cup. I remember - barely remember actually - the next morning. I had the cup still. It might have went somewhere for a while, and then some other guy had it for a bit. By the end of the night it was in my hands. I remember bringing it to Bob the next morning, I looked down and there was a little dent in it. I was like, "Oh my god!" He kind of looked at me and I handed it to him and said, "Thanks coach." I had sunglasses on I think. He gave me one of those stares that said, "Go to bed." It was a great night.

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