1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: You have to have self belief and it's going to 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:06,440 Speaker 1: waiver from time to time. But if you don't have 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: self belief, nobody else is going to believe in you. 4 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 2: Hey, everyone, Emily Abody here. You are listening to episode 5 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 2: one sixty eight of Hurdle, a wellness focused podcast where 6 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 2: I sit down with inspiring individuals to talk about big ones, 7 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:38,159 Speaker 2: tough moments, and everything in between. On the show, you 8 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: can expect vulnerability, motivation, and candid discussions with everyone from 9 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:47,800 Speaker 2: top athletes and CEOs to aspiring entrepreneurs and what it 10 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: really takes to follow your passions. My mission is simple 11 00:00:51,880 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: to inspire you to be your best self, move with intention, 12 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: and have some fun along the way. Today I talking 13 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: with Carly Lloyd. She is a member of the US 14 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 2: women's national soccer team, and I was lucky enough to 15 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 2: have this conversation with her the day after she was 16 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: announced as a part of the roster for Tokyo. This 17 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,080 Speaker 2: was such a cool moment for me because I have 18 00:01:17,280 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 2: literally admired her as an athlete for so so long now. 19 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 2: I mean fun fact, growing up I played soccer. I know, 20 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 2: I don't know if you knew that about me, but anyway, 21 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:32,120 Speaker 2: watching women's soccer, especially when it comes to the US 22 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:33,400 Speaker 2: women's national team. 23 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: It gives me all of the feels. I love it. 24 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:36,759 Speaker 3: I love it so much. 25 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 2: For episode one sixty eight, Carly and I talk about 26 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 2: everything from how she deals with unsolicited feedback and the haters, 27 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 2: to the way that she's managed her recovery from a 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: tough knee injury a few years back. 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I'm over at Emily a 63 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: Body and with that, let's get to hurdling. 64 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 3: Today. I'm chatting with Carly Lloyd. 65 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: She is a soccer player, a two time FIFA Women's 66 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 2: World Cup champion, two time Olympic gold medalist, two time 67 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 2: FIFA Player of the Year. Let me just like throw 68 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: all the accolades at you. 69 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 3: You must be like lit right now. Are you so excited? 70 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,839 Speaker 1: I am. Yeah, it's you know, it's been a long 71 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 1: time coming, and obviously it's been a huge goal of 72 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: mine to make this roster to head to Tokyo. So 73 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: it's always just great to get the word that I'm going. 74 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: The call from Flaco to say congratulations here on the 75 00:04:40,960 --> 00:04:45,720 Speaker 1: roster never gets old. I'm just incredibly grateful, honored and 76 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: just want to do everything I possibly can to help 77 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:50,119 Speaker 1: this team win a gold medal. 78 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:53,040 Speaker 3: I mean, you've done it before. I have faith that 79 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 3: you're going to do it again. 80 00:04:54,480 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 2: I feel as though, I mean, a lot of athletes 81 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 2: thrive under pressure, but you sp typically like just crush 82 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 2: under pressure. 83 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 3: Were you? I mean, I'm sure you were a little. 84 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 2: Anxious about this decision, but did you have confidence in 85 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 2: this decision? 86 00:05:11,279 --> 00:05:14,800 Speaker 1: I did, but I didn't want to be overly confident 87 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 1: about it. And I think that that that is sort 88 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: of a good thing. Because I didn't. I didn't want 89 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,680 Speaker 1: to become complacent. I didn't want to just think that 90 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: I was a shoe in, uh, just because of things 91 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: that I've done in the past. Of course, you know, 92 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: Vlacko explained to me obviously my experience and being in 93 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: big game tournaments and scoring in big moments, and and 94 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: of course that doesn't just you know, leave leave my side. 95 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:46,840 Speaker 1: But I just never wanted to become complacent and think 96 00:05:46,880 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 1: that this was a shoe in. I had to perform, 97 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: I had to work hard. 98 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 3: I had to. 99 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: Prove that, you know, I can continue to play at 100 00:05:55,400 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: this level and continue to make a difference. So it 101 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: was it was definitely very you know, just a very 102 00:06:05,200 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: very good feeling to finally hear the call and now 103 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: I feel like I can kind of take a deep 104 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: breath and go and enjoy myself and. 105 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 3: Keep performing. 106 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 2: Before I ask you a little bit more about your 107 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 2: backstory for those that might be unfamiliar with it. How 108 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 2: does your training change now that this is official? 109 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:31,200 Speaker 1: It doesn't change. I have been full throttle since my 110 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: knee injury in October of twenty twenty. I was slowly 111 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:42,840 Speaker 1: building myself back. I have figured out a great routine 112 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:48,599 Speaker 1: where I've been able to maximize all the extra stuff 113 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: that I do to continue to make myself feel good. 114 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:56,279 Speaker 1: I think in the last several years, you know, post 115 00:06:56,360 --> 00:06:59,160 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen, I was still training hard, I was still 116 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 1: working hard, but I've added in all of those things 117 00:07:03,600 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: that have made me feel good. You know. I've kept 118 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: up with my routine and even though I play a 119 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: game once a week or twice a week, because I'm 120 00:07:14,560 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: doing so much, because I'm doing so much more than 121 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:21,000 Speaker 1: what the game entails, I'm actually recovering better now than 122 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: I ever have. And so yeah, it's just been you know, 123 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: a change or an addition in that department. I've been 124 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:34,120 Speaker 1: you know, working with a new you know, individual coach, 125 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: trainer Sky Danny in New Jersey played professional soccer in Australia, 126 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: so he's really helped me a lot. And then my 127 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 1: strength guy, Chris, who I wouldn't be this fast and 128 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 1: explosive without him. So I've kind of coupled all that 129 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: in with just so many good things and I've never 130 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: felt better. 131 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 3: You've got your support squad. 132 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 2: I love like the first name basis reference only coming 133 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: from you. And I also, I mean you're referencing kind 134 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: of like a special toolbox that you have when you're 135 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 2: talking about all the other stuff that you're doing. 136 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 3: What's in that toolbox. 137 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: It's a once a week, it's a long run anywhere 138 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: is from forty to sixty minutes if I have time, 139 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: Like this past week, I didn't. I didn't go in 140 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: with Gotham f C to give myself kind of a 141 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: mental and physical break or break to do more training, 142 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: so I didn't have to taper with games. I go 143 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: out onto the track, I do eight hundreds. I do 144 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 1: four hundreds strength stuff three times this week, but usually 145 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: one one to two times a week. And then it's 146 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: like sprint circuits, you know, just short little sprint circuits 147 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: to help me get ready prior to a game. So 148 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 1: I've been working with that routine. Obviously, I was doing 149 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 1: it a lot in the off season, but then when 150 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 1: I entered the season with Gotham FC and the NWSL 151 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: starting in April, I believe I had to figure out, 152 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: you know, Okay, how can I do what I need 153 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: to do to feel good, be with my team, play games, 154 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: train with them, but then you know, not have the 155 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: extra stuff make make me reach a burnout phase. So 156 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: I toyed a lot with that in the last seven 157 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 1: weeks and found what works best. I take one day 158 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: off a week, and you know, I just kind of 159 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: start my week out with that, do extra training, extra 160 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 1: skill work if I need. But it's it's just more 161 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: than what a game entails. So when the game comes, 162 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not feeling tired during a game. 163 00:09:36,840 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: And I think, like what you are talking about here 164 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:43,760 Speaker 2: is oftentimes the thing that a lot of people don't 165 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 2: focus on, which is the importance of recovery. Like you 166 00:09:46,320 --> 00:09:49,240 Speaker 2: found that this one rest a is integral for you. 167 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 2: I'm sure you have other recovery tactics in your routine 168 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 2: that help you be the best player that you can be, 169 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 2: whereas a lot of people think it's like just train, train, train, train, train, train, 170 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 2: and train. So much bigger than that that time off 171 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 2: can be the unlock, which sounds like you found for yourself. 172 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,959 Speaker 1: Definitely having a ten month hiatus, you know, knee injury 173 00:10:10,240 --> 00:10:11,719 Speaker 1: and not that I want to be injured. I think 174 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,720 Speaker 1: it was good. You know, the pause of life gave 175 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: me a mental physical recharge last year for ten months 176 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: and it's been really good. I mean, off days are 177 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,680 Speaker 1: definitely important. Off days are just as important as training days. 178 00:10:26,520 --> 00:10:30,439 Speaker 1: But it's living a consistent lifestyle every single day, and 179 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: I've done that for the seventeen year career that I've had. 180 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:40,200 Speaker 1: It's daily ice bass, it's routine massages, it's eating well, 181 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:46,040 Speaker 1: sleeping well, hydrating, you know, nutrition, making sure I'm eating 182 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: all the right things, and then my training and my routine. 183 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: So you know, it's not a switch that you just 184 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:57,280 Speaker 1: turn off and turn on when you want. It's something 185 00:10:57,320 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: that I've lived and breathed my whole entire career. And 186 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: maybe a surprised others that I'm still playing into, you know, 187 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: my late thirties, but it's no surprise to me because 188 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 1: I've I've lived this lifestyle to be able to play 189 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 1: for this long. 190 00:11:12,960 --> 00:11:15,079 Speaker 3: I mean, We've got a double click on the term. 191 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,600 Speaker 3: It may have surprised others. I know. I follow you 192 00:11:18,640 --> 00:11:19,199 Speaker 3: on Twitter. 193 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 2: I see what other people are saying on Twitter, which 194 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,320 Speaker 2: can be a blessing and a curse. But what I 195 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 2: love about you is your tenacity and your like resilient 196 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 2: belief in yourself. Even going back to talking about your 197 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 2: knee injury, I mean, you have to have a certain 198 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 2: level of self belief to experience something like that where 199 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,920 Speaker 2: you are in your career and know so wholeheartedly that 200 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 2: you can come back. 201 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:45,480 Speaker 3: So talk to me about, you know, where your. 202 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 2: Mental dialogue was at that time, and how you managed 203 00:11:49,200 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 2: to navigate what probably was at times a lot of 204 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 2: negative self talk. 205 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: It's not easy. I can't say that I've been perfect 206 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,839 Speaker 1: throughout my career because i haven't. And that's what I've 207 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,560 Speaker 1: told other people is, you know, three hundred and some caps, 208 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: seventeen years later, a lot of success that I've had. 209 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: It never gets easier, If anything, it gets harder because 210 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,640 Speaker 1: the more you keep going, the more you succeed, the 211 00:12:14,640 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: more and more people talk about you, and the more 212 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: and more people want to try to drag you down, 213 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:22,160 Speaker 1: and the more noise you hear. And you know, if 214 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: you're not doing great things, there's nobody talking about you. 215 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: So I welcome the noise, the haters, the doubters and 216 00:12:31,320 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 1: all of that because it's played a role in my 217 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: career and it's motivated me extra hard to want to 218 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:42,120 Speaker 1: prove everybody wrong. But it's extremely difficult, and you have 219 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 1: to being a professional athlete, you have to have self 220 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: belief and it's going to waiver from time to time. 221 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: But if you don't have self belief, nobody else is 222 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,199 Speaker 1: going to believe in you. You know, coaches believe in 223 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,840 Speaker 1: you to a point, but you know they're wanting to 224 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: pick the players that are performing well in that moment. 225 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 1: You know, they can only do so much. And your 226 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,520 Speaker 1: support system obviously play play a role as well, but 227 00:13:07,559 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: they can only do so much. At the end of 228 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: the day, it's it's you the one going out into 229 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: the arena, into the battlefield, fighting and performing and having 230 00:13:17,880 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: to be tasked with getting through anything. Yeah, I've I've 231 00:13:22,640 --> 00:13:25,000 Speaker 1: had to believe in myself because no one else has. 232 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:29,800 Speaker 1: And that's that's the way that you've got to train 233 00:13:29,840 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: your mind. And it takes work every single day. I mean, I'm, 234 00:13:33,280 --> 00:13:35,520 Speaker 1: you know, doing stuff on the field and working in 235 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: that department, but I'm also reading books, self help books, 236 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: just good reminders and filling my brain and my mind 237 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 1: with positive things because our thoughts and our brain can 238 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: be our own worst enemy and it can have you 239 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:56,319 Speaker 1: spiral down a really rough road. So it's important to 240 00:13:56,520 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 1: just be positive and and just try to try to 241 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 1: be better every day. 242 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 2: That travels from you know, everywhere, from the field. For 243 00:14:04,720 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 2: you to just like every day life for everyone else. 244 00:14:07,200 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 2: It can be anything from like a person that you're 245 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 2: interested in being like, eh, I'm not into this anymore, 246 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:14,720 Speaker 2: or like your boss having a bad day and like 247 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 2: you making you feel like you're like the person that's 248 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 2: messing everything up and you have these moments where you're 249 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 2: like am I good enough? 250 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 3: Am I x y Z? 251 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 2: And that term self belief, that term self worth, like 252 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 2: you self like you get to decide that. So, I 253 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 2: mean you mentioned leaning into books and talking to the 254 00:14:34,000 --> 00:14:36,800 Speaker 2: right people and surrounding yourself with the right people, anything 255 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:40,360 Speaker 2: specific from a book's perspective that we should be checking out. 256 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,280 Speaker 1: Well, I read Think like a Monk. I'm not going 257 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: to become a monk by any means, but you know, 258 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: a good portion of that book we're just really good 259 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: reminders of, you know, just your thoughts and what to 260 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: do on daily basis. I just read the Power of 261 00:14:56,640 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: Now just being in the moment and you know, not 262 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: not wearing a the future and not trying to predict 263 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: the future. So you know, I love I love books 264 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 1: like that. I listen to a lot of podcasts as well, 265 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: Aubrey Marcus podcast too, you know, just to to try 266 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 1: to keep keep helping and also my prep My preparation 267 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: breeds confidence, but it also helps breed self belief as well. 268 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:28,840 Speaker 1: You know, if you're prepared for something, you're going to 269 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:32,720 Speaker 1: be confident, you're going to believe in yourself. So everything 270 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:37,400 Speaker 1: goes hand in hand. Our thoughts are prep just everything. 271 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: And and it's not an easy thing to deal with, 272 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:49,200 Speaker 1: especially with social media. I feel like things go a 273 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:52,560 Speaker 1: bit more negative in today's world. You know, we're we're 274 00:15:52,600 --> 00:15:57,200 Speaker 1: not really trying to uplift people, it's how can we 275 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: quickly tear them down? So it's different and it's hard 276 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,640 Speaker 1: to navigate, but it's part of the journey and it's 277 00:16:03,680 --> 00:16:08,560 Speaker 1: part of what makes the journey that much more special 278 00:16:08,600 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 1: in the. 279 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 2: End for those that are unfamiliar with your journey. I mean, 280 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 2: talking to you now, you are a confident player, you 281 00:16:15,760 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 2: are a confident woman. Have you always felt this strong 282 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: sense of self belief in yourself when it came to 283 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:28,120 Speaker 2: sport from an early from an early age, I have. 284 00:16:28,360 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: Yes, But I think that becoming more fit and getting 285 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:38,800 Speaker 1: through challenging situations, trying to turn a negative situation into 286 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: a positive, and persevering through that, I think that It's 287 00:16:42,240 --> 00:16:46,080 Speaker 1: helped me become more and more confident. And you know, 288 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: I think that that I've was kind of misunderstood and 289 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: maybe still be maybe misunderstood, but I just I say 290 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: it how it is. 291 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:55,120 Speaker 2: You know. 292 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: I I've been on this mission to want to become 293 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:00,720 Speaker 1: the best soccer player that I can be, and that 294 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: that has been my goal. That isn't me, you know, 295 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,640 Speaker 1: trying to be cocky and say that you know, I'm 296 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: better than this person or that person. Like, I've just 297 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: been on a mission to just try to be the 298 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 1: best that I possibly can and help this team win championships. 299 00:17:16,040 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 1: And that has been my mission. And so I have 300 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 1: lived an authentic life that is going to enable me 301 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:30,040 Speaker 1: to get to that goal. And I've experimented, I've tried 302 00:17:30,080 --> 00:17:32,439 Speaker 1: different things, and I have figured out what works for me. 303 00:17:32,480 --> 00:17:35,119 Speaker 1: And I'm a routine person and I know what I 304 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: need to do, how I need to act, where my 305 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 1: focus needs to be, and I've just tried to grind 306 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:45,399 Speaker 1: out every single every single day and and focus on 307 00:17:45,440 --> 00:17:47,640 Speaker 1: the things that I need to do to be at 308 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 1: my best. 309 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 2: Was there a specific moment on a come up when 310 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:55,720 Speaker 2: you realized that soccer wasn't just going to be something 311 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,639 Speaker 2: that was a passion for you, but it was going 312 00:17:57,680 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 2: to be part of like your life's purpose. 313 00:18:01,359 --> 00:18:03,480 Speaker 1: I think at an early age, I was always obsessed. 314 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: I brought a ball with me everywhere I went my parents. 315 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,360 Speaker 1: At the age of fourteen, I think started to realize 316 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: that I was, you know, really special others when I 317 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: was in high school, you know, being man marked and 318 00:18:18,080 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 1: even you know, following me off the field when I'm 319 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,240 Speaker 1: about to get subbed, you know, not realizing that I'm 320 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: getting subbed. I've got these two players following me. I think, 321 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,520 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people realize that I just 322 00:18:28,680 --> 00:18:33,000 Speaker 1: was was different, and I sort of had that it factor, 323 00:18:33,080 --> 00:18:37,840 Speaker 1: you know. I was hungry. I was just on a mission, 324 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:42,080 Speaker 1: and I had that chip on my shoulder, and I 325 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: just had to learn how to become a professional, how 326 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:49,440 Speaker 1: to turn my weaknesses into my strengths and get myself fit, 327 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: get myself mentally tough. And I set out on a 328 00:18:52,880 --> 00:19:01,200 Speaker 1: mission to do those things. 329 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 2: Taking a break from today's episode to give some love 330 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 2: to my sponsors. 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What would you say now 372 00:21:36,760 --> 00:21:38,640 Speaker 2: are your biggest weaknesses? 373 00:21:39,800 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 1: I don't know, because I don't think that I have any. 374 00:21:43,960 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: At the moment, I think that I've honed I've honed them. 375 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:53,160 Speaker 1: I've I've turned my horrible weaknesses into into the strengths 376 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: of mine, and that's the reason why I'm still there. 377 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,359 Speaker 1: But I wouldn't say I have weaknesses. I just have 378 00:21:58,480 --> 00:22:01,600 Speaker 1: areas within my game that I've been able to just 379 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: you know, go to training. You know, I'm going to 380 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: training this afternoon, and I'm working on something specific. I'm 381 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: working on details, you know, things that are going to 382 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: help me in the game. I make it one chance 383 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 1: and one opportunity of a specific ball coming into me, 384 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:19,920 Speaker 1: and I want to make sure that I'm prepared for 385 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:23,280 Speaker 1: that moment. So I wouldn't say that I have any weaknesses. 386 00:22:23,320 --> 00:22:26,160 Speaker 1: I just always have. I think in general, in life, 387 00:22:26,200 --> 00:22:28,520 Speaker 1: we all have areas where we, you know, can just 388 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:31,480 Speaker 1: be a bit better in all aspects. 389 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 2: I think, like what you're reflecting on here is a 390 00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 2: mindset shift, right, Like, you look at these areas that 391 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:41,719 Speaker 2: may need improvement instead of calling them weaknesses, we'll call 392 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 2: them that, and you look at them as opportunities to 393 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 2: become a better player. Whereas someone else may identify a weakness, 394 00:22:49,280 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 2: whether it be in sport or in their personal professional 395 00:22:52,119 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 2: life and like sit and kind of fester in that. 396 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 2: But again, this opportunity to go after and improve, so 397 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:02,199 Speaker 2: to speak, is like just that. 398 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:03,480 Speaker 3: It's an opportunity. 399 00:23:03,880 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, you nailed it. Opportunity for me is one of 400 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: probably the most used words I have in my vocabulary, 401 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,240 Speaker 1: because everything is an opportunity. You know, you step out 402 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: in the field for ten minutes, it's an opportunity. You 403 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: start a game, it's an opportunity. You go to training, 404 00:23:20,520 --> 00:23:23,480 Speaker 1: get to work on things, it's an opportunity. So absolutely 405 00:23:23,840 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 1: for you. 406 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 2: Now, aside from we talked about the importance of recovery 407 00:23:27,640 --> 00:23:31,720 Speaker 2: and strength training, another aspect to this whole stick would 408 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:35,320 Speaker 2: obviously be your diet. So talk to us. You said, 409 00:23:35,359 --> 00:23:38,480 Speaker 2: consistency is key. What does that look like for you? 410 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: It's huge. In two thousand and nine, I really started 411 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,119 Speaker 1: to hone in on my diet. It was something that 412 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 1: I you know, just mad made a change and I 413 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 1: had to make changes, you know. I think it was 414 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 1: the right time I was. I was willing and ready 415 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,680 Speaker 1: for it, and so I sort of turned into the 416 00:23:57,840 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 1: organic lifestyle and cutting out a lot of you know, 417 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:04,879 Speaker 1: carbs and breads and sugars and all that. So my 418 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,360 Speaker 1: journey has all been about, you know, continuing to make adjustments. 419 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,840 Speaker 1: And I do that off the field as well, you know, 420 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 1: aligning myself with brands that speak to me as a 421 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: person and as a player. And my partnership with Gone 422 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:24,120 Speaker 1: Rogue has just been super authentic and you know, very 423 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:28,159 Speaker 1: easy to be a part of because obviously you know, 424 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:33,359 Speaker 1: they're a unique brand and protein focused snacks. Never snacked 425 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: down is you know, is the motto. And for me, 426 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: it's never backed down to a challenge. You know, I 427 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:43,880 Speaker 1: never back down from anything. I'm determined, I'm resilient. It's 428 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: a healthy option for me, helps fuel me. And so 429 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: after my knee surgery it was great because I was 430 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: very diligent with making sure that I was having a 431 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 1: high protein diet and including all that. I've got to 432 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:59,600 Speaker 1: live a healthy lifestyle and the consistency is huge, and 433 00:24:59,680 --> 00:25:02,239 Speaker 1: I have to continue to fuel my body with all 434 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:03,919 Speaker 1: the right things to stay at the top. 435 00:25:04,760 --> 00:25:09,960 Speaker 2: Would you say that the knee injury was probably the 436 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 2: most difficult part in your career so far? 437 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: I think it was, I do because I had never 438 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:19,760 Speaker 1: dealt with something like that. I had never went under 439 00:25:19,760 --> 00:25:25,120 Speaker 1: the knife, never had surgery, and you know, I didn't 440 00:25:25,119 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: have any pain before when I injured my knee for 441 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: about nine weeks, you know, I just had swelling. So 442 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,399 Speaker 1: then I go under the knife, I get surgery, and 443 00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:36,439 Speaker 1: then I'm in pain afterwards, and you're dealing through, you know, 444 00:25:36,880 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: moving your knee and sort of getting that back to 445 00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:41,919 Speaker 1: where it needs to be. 446 00:25:42,080 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 3: And so it was. 447 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:45,720 Speaker 1: It was a very tough, slow process, but I think 448 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: all things happened for a reason. I also had a 449 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 1: lot of changes in my life as well. I cut 450 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: ties with my trainer shortly after my knee surgery, and 451 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,239 Speaker 1: then rekindled things with my family, and so it was 452 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: it was like my whole world had just completely changed, 453 00:26:00,119 --> 00:26:03,120 Speaker 1: and it was it was great. You know, everything's great 454 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,919 Speaker 1: with my family, and super grateful that they could be 455 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: part of this as well. And a lot of good 456 00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: things have come from all of this. 457 00:26:11,160 --> 00:26:15,479 Speaker 2: What a beautiful perspective on that. And for you on 458 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 2: the personal relationships front. I can't imagine being able to 459 00:26:22,359 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 2: perform at the level you do having something like that 460 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 2: really weighing on you. I would imagine that it would 461 00:26:30,520 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 2: be something that could get in the way of maybe 462 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 2: taking that next step in your performance. 463 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: I think I like to think that things happen for 464 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: a reason. People come in and out of your life 465 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: for a reason. You know, my parents and I we 466 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: spoke about this candidly. You know, if they were in 467 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: my life, what I have accomplished, all that I've accomplished, 468 00:26:53,960 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 1: we don't know. And you know, I feel that as 469 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,480 Speaker 1: the years went on, the twelve years that that we 470 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: really didn't talk, I was sort of numb. You know. 471 00:27:03,080 --> 00:27:06,479 Speaker 1: I had tunnel vision and I was getting better as 472 00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:09,480 Speaker 1: a player, but I was really just numb to the situation. 473 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:12,399 Speaker 1: And now I feel like I've come out of that 474 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:17,640 Speaker 1: numb phase from twenty twenty and just feel so much happier. 475 00:27:18,359 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: And that's what's exciting about going to Tokyo is that 476 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:23,199 Speaker 1: for the first time of my career. I mean, I 477 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:25,720 Speaker 1: felt great going into other tournaments, don't get me wrong, 478 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: but this is really different. You know, I never felt 479 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:32,480 Speaker 1: happier going into a tournament, and I've never felt as 480 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:36,399 Speaker 1: good as I feel from a physical and mental standpoint. 481 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:41,800 Speaker 1: So maybe it was everything coming full circle and it 482 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 1: was the way that things were supposed to align and happen. 483 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 1: But I'm savoring it, I'm cherishing it, and I'm still 484 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: hungry to help the team win gold. 485 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:54,439 Speaker 2: I love hearing this you talking about this now and 486 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 2: having read the statements that you put out after everything 487 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:01,000 Speaker 2: that came out yesterday. It brings over a new appreciation 488 00:28:01,400 --> 00:28:03,600 Speaker 2: for you, being like, I am so amped to be 489 00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,600 Speaker 2: with my family and candidly like seeing you just talk 490 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 2: about that. This may be like the most you smiled 491 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 2: in us speaking together so far. 492 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:13,120 Speaker 3: So it's special. 493 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:16,200 Speaker 2: And it's special because having kind of been on both 494 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 2: sides of the coin, having a strong relationship or a 495 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,520 Speaker 2: stronger relationship now versus not having much of a stellar 496 00:28:21,560 --> 00:28:24,399 Speaker 2: relationship before, Like you know, both sides, and some people 497 00:28:24,440 --> 00:28:27,639 Speaker 2: don't get to experience both sides, right, So to be 498 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:30,480 Speaker 2: someone that has that like deep understanding and appreciation and 499 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,639 Speaker 2: can empathize with someone who may be dealing with either 500 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:34,920 Speaker 2: is really special. 501 00:28:35,440 --> 00:28:38,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree, I like that. I think that's so 502 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: true and it's great. 503 00:28:40,360 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 2: When someone comes to your Instagram page, they see a 504 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 2: fierce competitor with a hell of a lot of followers. 505 00:28:47,240 --> 00:28:49,320 Speaker 3: When you look in the mirror, what is it that 506 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:50,720 Speaker 3: you see staring back at you. 507 00:28:51,120 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: You know, I'm a pretty private point person to a point, 508 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:59,360 Speaker 1: but I just like to give off positive energy I 509 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:05,560 Speaker 1: like to inspire and help others, and I just have 510 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 1: always wanted to live an authentic life and never waver 511 00:29:09,360 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: from that. And so the person that I am sitting 512 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,960 Speaker 1: in front of this computer screen talking to you is 513 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: the same person on my social media channels. You know, nothing, 514 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:26,600 Speaker 1: nothing is filtered, per se, nothing is fake. It's it's 515 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 1: what I believe in, it's what I feel, and it 516 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:33,920 Speaker 1: just is something that I've always wanted to be. Is 517 00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:37,680 Speaker 1: just being the best version of yourself and being okay 518 00:29:37,760 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: and being comfortable with who you are and not trying 519 00:29:40,240 --> 00:29:41,239 Speaker 1: to be somebody you're not. 520 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 3: For sure. We've referenced a couple of times. 521 00:29:44,760 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 2: Now you know how long of a beautiful career you've had, 522 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 2: the longevity you've had, and mentioning that you're thirty nine, 523 00:29:50,760 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 2: I'd be amiss if I didn't ask you, then, what 524 00:29:53,000 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 2: do you dream of doing in the next chapter? 525 00:29:57,920 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 1: Obviously that chapter is coming and a approaching At some. 526 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:02,880 Speaker 3: Point, does that get easier to say? 527 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: I mean, I think when you have no regrets and 528 00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:10,920 Speaker 1: when you have you know, the mindset that I've had, 529 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,040 Speaker 1: I mean, I've given it all that i have and 530 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: I don't know, you know, if this is my last 531 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:19,240 Speaker 1: in Tokyo. I don't know it's something that I need 532 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: to reflect on, but obviously I have sort of somewhat 533 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:25,880 Speaker 1: reflected on. But you know, I think the important thing 534 00:30:26,000 --> 00:30:29,440 Speaker 1: is is just being able to spend time with my husband. 535 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 1: We definitely need a vacation together, like a two week vacation, 536 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:38,680 Speaker 1: leave the phones at home or something, and just spend 537 00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: quality time and catch up because life's been so busy 538 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 1: and you know, I'm grateful for all of his support, 539 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:49,000 Speaker 1: but spending time with my family friends doing things that 540 00:30:49,040 --> 00:30:54,040 Speaker 1: I haven't been able to do, ski, go, snowmobiling, four wheeling, 541 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 1: whatever it is. And you know, the biggest thing is 542 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: obviously my husban and I want to start a family, 543 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: so I think that that would have just happened sooner 544 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 1: rather than later. But yeah, we'll see when that time comes. 545 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 2: Another hurdle to jump for you, and then for you, 546 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 2: having talked about dealing with so much adversity and really 547 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:19,560 Speaker 2: emphasizing the importance of having a good mentally strong game 548 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,280 Speaker 2: as well as a physically strong game. For someone that 549 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:26,640 Speaker 2: really struggles finding that sense of self belief, what do 550 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:32,479 Speaker 2: you tell them. 551 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:33,000 Speaker 1: It happens to the best of us. I mean, you know, 552 00:31:34,120 --> 00:31:35,920 Speaker 1: people may look at me and say, you know, you've 553 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:39,080 Speaker 1: accomplished all that you have, and you know your life 554 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:43,160 Speaker 1: looks perfect, and it's not. You know, we struggle with 555 00:31:43,280 --> 00:31:46,960 Speaker 1: the same thing that every other person in this world 556 00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:52,800 Speaker 1: struggle with, you know, anxiety, depression here and there, you know, 557 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: and self doubt and all of these different things. I 558 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:02,320 Speaker 1: just think there's varying degrees of it within every single person. 559 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:06,040 Speaker 1: And so it's okay. You know, it's okay to feel 560 00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:09,480 Speaker 1: that way. It's okay that every day you don't feel perfect, 561 00:32:10,440 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: or every day you know you perhaps maybe struggling with 562 00:32:13,800 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: something different. But I think it's it's important to surround 563 00:32:17,880 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: yourself with with people who can help you. And it's 564 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: okay to have people help you, you know, whether you 565 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,880 Speaker 1: need to speak to somebody, whether you read books or 566 00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 1: listen to podcasts, or you know, have your significant other 567 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:33,200 Speaker 1: help you, your parents help you, your friends help you. 568 00:32:33,680 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: I think that's the most important thing, is that whatever 569 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: you're struggling with, you know, you have to speak about it, 570 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 1: and you have to unravel it and figure out how 571 00:32:43,440 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 1: you can make it better or just learn maybe how 572 00:32:48,480 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: to live with it or deal with it. So I 573 00:32:50,520 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: think that you know us us as athletes and actors 574 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: and actresses and politicians, I mean, everybody struggle with this. 575 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:00,960 Speaker 1: You know, it doesn't matter, you know, because we're on 576 00:33:01,000 --> 00:33:04,040 Speaker 1: the world stage that we don't. We do and I have, 577 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: and there's been days where I've had doubt. There's been 578 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: days where my confidence is has dipped. There's been days 579 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: where I've felt super anxious and upset. But you have 580 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:20,200 Speaker 1: to understand that that doesn't last forever in particular situations, 581 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 1: and you know, you just have to do your best 582 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 1: to get through it. 583 00:33:25,480 --> 00:33:28,560 Speaker 2: Right now, you have an opportunity to offer the Carly 584 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,600 Speaker 2: right after knee surgery, going through that hurdle moment, one 585 00:33:31,920 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 2: piece of advice looking back on it, what do you 586 00:33:35,280 --> 00:33:35,720 Speaker 2: tell her? 587 00:33:36,720 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: Enjoy the journey, Try to savor every moment, Live in 588 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:48,800 Speaker 1: the present moment is what I have learned, and never 589 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:52,880 Speaker 1: never wish or hope something comes in the future, because 590 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:56,560 Speaker 1: we're living this life that we get and we don't 591 00:33:56,600 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 1: get to redo it. So why not just enjoy it 592 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:04,960 Speaker 1: one days at a time and let the future be 593 00:34:05,000 --> 00:34:05,479 Speaker 1: the future. 594 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:08,440 Speaker 2: Grateful for your time, Grateful for your words, Carly, How 595 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 2: do the hurdlers keep up with you? 596 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,440 Speaker 3: How do they follow along with you? Give me the details. 597 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:16,760 Speaker 1: Oh well, social media obviously, I've got my website. Yeah. 598 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:22,080 Speaker 1: Just keep on supporting Women's Soccer ur NWSL and hopefully 599 00:34:22,120 --> 00:34:23,880 Speaker 1: we bring home that gold medal from Tokyo. 600 00:34:24,440 --> 00:34:26,440 Speaker 2: Can't wait to watch it. I'm over at Emily a 601 00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:30,360 Speaker 2: Body and at Hurdle Podcast. Another hurdle conquered. Catch you 602 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:31,040 Speaker 2: guys next time