Episode 59: Alex Morgan, Co-Captain U.S. Women's National Soccer Team

Hurdle

Emily Abbate

Health & Fitness

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 10 June 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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The FIFA Women's World Cup starts this week (!!) so it felt like an appropriate time to share my conversation with U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team co-captain Alex Morgan. On episode 59, the California native and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover star talks me through what it’s like coming back from devastating injury, and she shares what it’s like to serve as such an outstanding role model for so many across the globe. Special thanks to Secret for making this conversation possible, thanks to their #allstrengthnosweat campaign. SOCIAL@alexmorgan13@uswnt@hurdlepodcast@emilyabbate OFFERS Athletic Greens | Head to athleticgreens.com/hurdle to get 20 free travel packs ($79 value) with your first purchase, no code necessary. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hurdle/message

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0:00.0	What's going on, guys? You are listening to episode 59 of hurdle, a podcast that talks to everyone
0:06.8	from entrepreneurs to top CEOs and athletes about how they got through tough times,
0:12.2	hurdles of sorts, by leaning into wellness. My name's Emily Obadi, and this week I am chatting
0:19.3	with the one, the only, Alex Morgan.
0:24.2	Woman who needs no introduction.
0:26.4	I am so excited to have the co-captain of the U.S. Women's National Team on the podcast,
0:31.5	the week that the Women's World Cup kicks off in Paris.
0:35.6	So many vibes.
0:37.0	Before we get into it, quick shout out to my sponsor,
0:40.0	Athletic Greens. With 12 servings of fruits and vegetables, Athletic Greens has got everything I need
0:45.7	to kick off my day in the right direction. They are offering hurdle listeners a really special
0:51.3	deal. It's 20 travel packs, a $79 value, absolutely free with your first purchase.
0:57.8	Just head on over to athletic greens.com slash hurdle. Again, that's athletic greens.com
1:03.3	slash hurdle to get yours today. All right. Now, let's talk about Alex. I was able to catch up with
1:09.2	Alex thanks to my friends at Secret.
1:12.5	The U.S. Women's National Team actually partnered with Secret Deodorant heading into the
1:16.9	Women's World Cup this year for their all-strength, no sweat campaign, which pretty much is about
1:22.0	barrier-breaking women like all of these soccer superstars and boldly pursuing their passions without quote unquote
1:28.8	sweating the obstacles in their path. I love it. I actually traveled myself to Florida not too long
1:35.3	ago to have a conversation with a few of the ladies from the U.S. Women's National Team in secret.
1:40.3	So I'm all for this partnership and I am so, so excited to watch the ladies kick
1:47.0	some butt over in Paris this month. Anyway, Alex Morgan grew up in California. She is the
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