197. Ali Krieger, Pro Soccer Player
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 March 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Season NINE, what's good? To kick things off (pun intended) for episode 197, I'm bringing in Ali Krieger, a pro soccer player and two-time Women's World Cup winner with the USWNT. We talk about her outstanding soccer career spanning 16 years, including the tough hurdles along the way involving injury and essentially being fired from the USWNT for about two years. She also shares the joy she felt returning to the team in 2019, and the elation that came with getting her 100th cap, which in soccer lingo is how many international matches a player has partaken in.
We also talk about her being a huge advocate for the LGBTQ community, something she’s super passionate about alongside her now wife and teammate Ashlyn Harris. She shares what it was like coming out to their teammates and coaches, a little bit about her hesitancy at first, and her best advice for anyone who may be feeling some kind of way about coming out, too.
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| 0:00.0 | if it's between you and me, I'm gonna be winning. |
| 0:02.2 | It's that fight, it's that mentality, |
| 0:03.8 | it's that drive to wanna be successful |
| 0:06.1 | and compete constantly. |
| 0:08.2 | It's somewhat easy to get to this level |
| 0:11.3 | and you think you've made it, |
| 0:13.5 | but what actually keeps you here is having that mentality |
| 0:16.6 | and that drive to wanna be the best every single day. |
| 0:20.0 | And that's how you can stay here. |
| 0:22.2 | You made it, but now the work, the hard work really begins |
| 0:25.5 | and you have to continue to have that growth mindset |
| 0:28.0 | and wanting to get better and be the best every day. |
| 0:31.3 | And if you have that mentality, you will stay |
| 0:33.8 | and have a long career. |
| 0:35.6 | But if you don't have that willingness and that drive, |
| 0:38.3 | it's gonna be a tough road. |
| 0:39.6 | Season nine, when did this happen? |
| 1:00.8 | Emily, a body here coming to you from the AG studio. |
| 1:04.0 | You are listening to episode 197 of Hurdle. |
| 1:09.6 | A wellness focus podcast where I connect with everyone |
| 1:12.9 | from your favorite athletes to top experts |
| 1:14.9 | and industry CEOs about their highest highs, |
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