I attend the University of Southern California and I'm a goalkeeper on the women's soccer team . The best piece of advice that I was ever given throughout probably my entire life and to kind of led into soccer as well was for my mom , and she told me just write my story no matter what happens . It's kind of unique because I don't think a lot of people get that but , uh , from a soccer standpoint it's kind of like , all right .
And to keep that energy up , especially most of the time we are the leaders on the field , whether that's communication wise or overall just energy in the back , and your team's gonna look at you and they need someone that is mentally strong and emotionally strong for them . And that is the majority of goalkeeping advice I would give to younger athletes and especially to my younger self , and I've told so many people this so many times because it's the best advice that I can ever give is to believe in yourself and don't listen to the outside noise . If it's positive , you can listen to it .
Soccer will be a huge part of your life and really any sport , and to really take that step back and it's not just soccer on the field , but it's entirely a way of life and who you're around . Advice to a goalkeeper will always be mentally , that is the game . It is especially at the collegiate level skill wise , a lot of goalkeepers , you're right there and to separate yourself , it's all about the mental .
And starting at the age of 12 , they'll be attending , they'll be writing your name down . Yes , they can't reach out to you directly , but they can reach out to a coach . And so I had joined this team where every single person had already known , OK .
Um , I grew up . In a divorced household with my family and You know , my dad , he kind of struggled drinking a lot and my mom mentally wasn't always there and so my getaway was soccer and it was like , OK , no matter what happens in my house and what happens in the household , as long as I can go on the soccer field and I can kind of get away for an hour or two , then that's all I can really hope for . And so growing up soccer was very .
