Given what Brandi has done for this sport for the last 17 years, I feel like she's earned the right to at least be given a look. I think this is a big mistake. |
I first met her in probably 1994, ... The [national] team was going through this transition of getting more support, yet contractually we didn't have a lot of say. ... I had this incredible meeting with Billie Jean King, this all-day roundtable discussion, and the theme of the day was, look, if you want things to change, you've got to do it yourself. |
I first met her in probably 1994. The [national] team was going through this transition of getting more support, yet contractually we didn't have a lot of say. ... I had this incredible meeting with Billie Jean King, this all-day roundtable discussion, and the theme of the day was, look, if you want things to change, you've got to do it yourself. |
I got underneath the sheets to go to sleep, ... and there's a 'W sign. Oh well. Cat's a minister's daughter. And she's from the south. |
I think the challenge is keeping (women's sports) consistently in the public's eye, and not with just every Olympics, or not just every World Cup. It shouldn't be a four-year affair. It should be something that is continuous. I think that's the next step for women's sports: being an everyday presence. |
I think the most important thing is to be accessible to the fans and be yourself, |
If we could only clone her, we'd be winners forever. It makes you shake your head about how she can continue to do what she has done for so many years. |
It wasn't just that we were together; we were truly a family. There was always laughter. |
She (Finch) is a wonderful person, and they want to see that. They want to interact with her and talk with her. |
She hasn't gotten the recognition that she's deserved for what she's given to this sport. She has been the foundation of our team for so long. |
She started in the Olympic final, and I know I'm biased, but I think she came into that tournament and was an incredibly valuable defender who brought a presence to the back line. People are going to differ on how they see players, but many of my ex-teammates and I think she's extremely valuable. |
The greatest lesson [the Germans] learned over here was our mentality, and they took that back to the German team. I don't think that's a negative. I think that's a positive. I think the game grows because of it. |
They're playing in their home country against one of the top teams in the world. We've always tried to maintain the philosophy of, you can't look too far ahead or you're going to shoot yourself in the foot by doing that, so we're just focusing on that first round. |
What, is he on drugs? ... Or on my payroll? |