Olivia Moultrie on Being The Youngest Pro in NWSL History and Her Impact on the Future of the Game

The RE—CAP Show with Tobin Heath and Christen Press

RE—INC

News, Soccer, Society & Culture, Sports News, Sports

4.9 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Tobin and Christen sit down with the revolutionary 19 year old Portland Thorns player, Olivia Moultrie, for an enlightening conversation on her journey. From suing the league at 13 years old to allow teeangers to go pro to becoming one of the most impactful players on the field today, Olivia’s story is only getting started and one that you need to hear. In this conversation, Tobin, Christen and Olivia discuss becoming 1% better every day, exposing yourself to uncomfortable things, signing to play at UNC at 11 years old, Olivia’s impact on the youth movement in the NWSL and so much more. Special thanks to The Sports Bra in Portland for hosting and comment below on what city you’d like to see TRS visit next! Thank you to Intuit QuickBooks for being an incredible partner and bringing our “Athlete to Founder” segment to life! Learn more at https://quickbooks.intuit.com. Listen to weekly episodes every week. Watch the video version of the show on YouTube. Sign up for our newsletter, The Sunday Spark: https://re-website.com/pages/newsletter Follow RE—INC: https://www.instagram.com/re__inc/ https://www.tiktok.com/@re__inc https://twitter.com/re__inc https://www.threads.net/@re__inc Follow Tobin: https://www.instagram.com/tobinheath https://twitter.com/TobinHeath Follow Christen: https://www.instagram.com/christenpress https://twitter.com/ChristenPress About RE—INC: Founded and led by 2x World Cup Champions and equal pay trailblazers Christen Press and Tobin Heath, RE—INC is an inclusive platform at the intersection of sports x progress and equity brought to life through content, community, and commerce. The RE—CAP Show, our award-winning podcast (#1 Soccer Podcast on Apple), gives viewers a front-row seat to the thrilling, unpredictable, hard-changing world of global women’s sports. Our mission is to change the way women are seen and experienced in sports. RE—space, our membership platform, is home to thousands of global reimaginers who want to be themselves, better themselves, and never watch a game alone. RE—gear, our merch, is the uniform for changemakers and built for the underserved fan. With 20+ collections and collaborations, we create products that go beyond the ordinary. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Recap Show.
0:07.0	The Recap Show is proud to be an Intuit QuickBooks partner, an end-to-end business platform,
0:13.0	helping small businesses grow, like the sports bra in Portland, where we are today.
0:18.0	From athletes to everyday small business owners, QuickBooks has you
0:22.0	covered to help tell your story. Today we are joined by Portland Thorns Midfielder and the youngest
0:27.2	American soccer player to turn pro, Olivia Moultrie. Enjoy the show.
0:39.5	Welcome back to the recap show. We are here at the Sports Braw with Olivia Motry.
0:43.2	Welcome.
0:44.2	Welcome.
0:45.2	Thank you for having me.
0:47.0	So I just heard that the sports bra is in all ages bar, so're okay you're welcome here perfect you guys
0:56.2	go ahead clearly I mean time has flown but it really hasn't because you're still a
1:02.1	teenager we're so close we're so close to that next step and we also also have something in common, other than all, you know, having the sport of soccer or football.
1:17.7	We have all sued our employee.
1:21.6	Ooh, starting there.
1:23.1	I do.
1:23.6	Okay.
1:24.2	Okay.
1:24.8	But so Liz has this, like, incredible story because she basically has paved the way for this new generation of younger players to be able to go pro when it's right for them.
1:38.3	And you were the first person that opened that door for all of these young players.
1:42.3	Like all of your actual peers now that are in the
1:45.3	sport that are still probably around your age, you were the first one to open that door.
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