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And then ultimately what I tell the kids is: coaches can give you information, they can give you guidelines, and they can put you in a position. But the only person who can truly make you better is you.

Brandi Chastain

When I was younger it was twice a day with a game on the weekend. Then when I got older, three times a day everyday in college and on the national team.
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Sports Team Weekend
I have a 16 year-old son, so I’m now a soccer mom. I stand on the sidelines and I hear the things parents are saying, so I want them to understand what it is their kids are feeling in any sports environment.
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Mom Soccer Sports
I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the wall, juggle it in the front yard and so it was kind of a perpetual state of playing soccer for me.
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Soccer Sports Wall
I’m loving motherhood. It’s way harder than soccer, but I love a challenge.
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Challenge Motherhood Soccer
Women can be incredible role models for their kids, neighbors and communities just by making good choices in terms of what they’re eating and whether they’re exercising.
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Exercise Kids Model Role
Julie, Mia and I just met for a couple days, doing some work but really under the guise of having fun. We do events like the Women’s Sports Foundation Dinner, where we get to not only do a good thing for the community but we get to hang out with one another again.
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Couple Fun Sports
You’re going to make mistakes in life. It’s what you do after the mistakes that counts.
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Motivation Softball Sports
I think soccer is more respected now than it ever has been. You can see that in the numbers of young kids who are playing and the numbers of people who are coming to watch.
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Kids Soccer Sports
We are shaping young kids to be leaders in their communities and also to be healthier.
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Community Kids Leader
Well there are two things: Number one is, make sure you always enjoy yourself, because when you enjoy yourself, you’ll learn, you’ll want more information, you’ll push yourself.
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Numbers Sports Two
Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together.
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Couple Soccer Sports
I think Id like to be able to heal peoples pain, whether it is hunger, loneliness or whatever.
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Loneliness Pain Thinking
I cannot keep myself away from ice cream. I have two flavors that are my favorite: chocolate chip cookie dough and vanilla swiss almond. I can eat a whole pint of ice cream in one sitting, no problem!
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Chocolate Ice Two
I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.
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Football Soccer Thinking
The thing I can say about Japan is they were progressive for a country that is very male dominant.
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Country Glowing Sports
I played mostly games like Asteroids and Pac-Man. Today, when I go into an arcade, the games are much more difficult and complex. I don’t think I could even play some of the video games that are out there today.
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Men Sports Thinking

And then ultimately what I tell the kids is: coaches can give you information, they can give you guidelines, and they can put you in a position. But the only person who can truly make you better is you.

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And then ultimately what I tell the kids is: coaches can give you information, they can give you guidelines, and they can put you in a position. But the only person who can truly make you better is you.

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