Brandi Chastain: Iconic Athlete and Gold Medal Winner

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🗓️ 31 March 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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This remarkable guest is soccer legend Brandy Chastain. She represents the highest level of achievement in sports. Her accomplishments are truly remarkable. Brandi won a gold medal in the 1996 Olympics for women's soccer and World Cup championships in 1991 and 1999. She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. She may be best remembered for a remarkable moment in the 1999 World Cup. She shares how she recovered from a crucial mistake on the field and the lesson she learned about the power of teamwork and positive thinking. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:48.6	I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is remarkable people. Today's remarkable guest is Brandy Chastain. She represents the
0:56.8	highest level of achievement in sports. Her accomplishments are truly remarkable. She won a gold
1:03.4	medal in the 1996 Olympics for women's soccer. She won the Women's World Cup Championships in 1991 and
1:10.7	1999.
1:12.5	She was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame.
1:18.8	She may be best remembered for a remarkable moment in the 1999 World Cup.
1:24.0	First, she inadvertently scored against her own goalkeeper in the game against Germany.
1:29.3	This was the mistake.
1:31.3	Later in the game, she tied the score.
1:33.5	This was the redemption.
1:35.3	Then in overtime, she won the game with the penalty kick.
1:39.3	But wait, the best and most visually memorable part happened right after.
1:44.5	She whipped off her jersey and waved it around her head in celebration.
1:48.6	This was one of the greatest displays of joy in the history of sports,
1:52.7	not just for her team, but for her country, women's soccer, and women's empowerment in general.
1:59.4	The iconic image was on the cover of Newsweek and Sports Illustrated.
2:03.4	This episode of Remarkable People is brought you by Remarkable, the paper tablet company.
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