There's a line every athlete approaches late in their career. For some, it’s obvious; for others, it’s thin and imperceptible. But the challenge is to cross it having given everything while retaining health and sanity.
"I will keep trying until the doctor says it is so bad for your health or so bad for your daily life that you should not keep coming back," she said. "I'm glass half full, I'm a rose-colored glasses person. I'm the most positive, optimistic person around. But I still have to be smart."
"In those dark, dark moments when I couldn't walk, I couldn't run, I [didn't] know if I'll ever be able to play soccer again," she said later.
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