#ICYMI – Soccer: The Art of Goalkeeping, with Hope Solo

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🗓️ 2 March 2017

⏱️ 37 minutes

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GOOOAAALLL! Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice look at the science behind the most underrated position in the world’s most popular sport. With Neil Tyson, 2-time Olympic gold medal goalkeeper Hope Solo, athletic trainer Christine Friel, and astrophysicist Charles Liu. Don’t miss an episode of Playing with Science. Subscribe on: iTunes Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/playing-with-science/id1198280360?mt=2 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk/playing-with-science TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Playing-with-Science-p952100/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/startalk_playing-with-science GooglePlay Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iimke5bwpoh2nb25swchmw6kzjq NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/

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0:00.0	I'm Gary A'Reilly.
0:02.0	And I'm Chuck Knife.
0:04.0	This is playing with science.
0:06.0	I'm Gary A'Reilly.
0:09.0	I'm Chuck Knife.
0:11.0	And this is playing with science.
0:14.0	Today we gaze into the world's most popular sport.
0:17.0	And find out what it is like to play in the least popular position on the field.
0:22.0	Go keep on.
0:23.0	Oh, yeah.
0:24.0	So if you've ever wondered what it takes to face down a penalty kick or dive head first
0:28.0	into a flurry of flying cleats, well, then you're in the right place.
0:32.0	Because two-time Olympic champion and World Cup winner Hope Solo sat down with Neil
0:37.0	DeGrasse Tyson to discuss just what it takes to become one of the best ever.
0:41.0	And laying bare the physics behind the plays is none other than our very own Charles Chuck Lou.
0:49.0	And I know you played football for quite some time.
0:51.0	Yes.
0:52.0	And professionally, if you guys are unaware, but Gary was a professional footballer.
0:55.0	And who'd you play for?
0:56.0	I had the honor to play for my boyhood club Tottenham Hotspur.
1:00.0	Then I went to Brighton and Crystal Palace back to Brighton.
1:03.0	I had 14 years of professional soccer.
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