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My name is Truman Brody-Boyd.

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I'm a fourth year here at
the University of Virginia.

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I am incredibly busy.

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I am currently
writing my thesis.

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I am a member of the
club handball team.

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I'm the chair of the Hillel
Jewish Leadership Council.

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I served as an orientation
leader the past two summers.

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But probably the thing I
love the most is something

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that I haven't been able
to tell anyone about yet.

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For the past three years I've
been Cav Man, the university's

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mascot.

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And I'm one of
many performers who

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gets to jump inside the suit
and connect with the university

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community.

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When you exit the tunnel at JPJ
and you see the sold out arena

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cheering for you,
it makes you feel

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like you can climb a
mountain and conquer

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the world all at the same time.

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When we get in that suit
we truly are Cav Man.

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He's everything you would
want in a superhero.

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He's proud, he's strong, it's
undeniable that he's the best.

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There's nothing like being
able to bring a little joy

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to someone's world, whether
that's at a basketball game

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or around grounds.

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Seeing someone's face
light up, and smile,

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and laugh, and be
entertained by your antics

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is what it's all about.

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I was incredibly lucky to be
able to be the Cav Man that

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traveled to the final four.

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I knew it'd be my last
moments in the Cav Man suit,

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and I knew it was my last
moments with UVA Athletics.

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When that final buzzer sounded
people were crying, laughing,

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hugging each other.

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Just such a perfect ending.

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The past three years I've
been able to do this,

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and then to end the
national championship

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was incredibly special.

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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I'm definitely going
to miss being Cav Man.

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It's been one of the most
incredible experiences

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of my life.

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But I'm always going
to have those memories.

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And every time when
I come back to JPJ,

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I see Cav Man on
that court, I know

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someone else is
going to be having

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those same special experiences.

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And I can't wait to
share that with them.

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[MUSIC PLAYING]

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