Sydney Leroux

I looked up to my mom. Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy. I mean, everything that I have and And like gold medals, whatever, anything and everything, especially when it comes to soccer, is because of her. You know, she sent me on my way and I had said, I want to play on the best team in the world. And like, I want to win a World Cup and I want to want to win an Olympics. And I was 14 years old.

And that's what we set off to do. And it was really hard. I really wanted to quit so many times just because it's hard being on your own at that age. Like, I feel like I've been I have been on my own for basically most of my life. But she was like, I promise, I promise you have to trust me. One day it will all be worth it. And then I got into college and I was like, yeah, she's arrived.

And that's what we set off to do. And it was really hard. I really wanted to quit so many times just because it's hard being on your own at that age. Like, I feel like I've been I have been on my own for basically most of my life. But she was like, I promise, I promise you have to trust me. One day it will all be worth it. And then I got into college and I was like, yeah, she's arrived.

And that's what we set off to do. And it was really hard. I really wanted to quit so many times just because it's hard being on your own at that age. Like, I feel like I've been I have been on my own for basically most of my life. But she was like, I promise, I promise you have to trust me. One day it will all be worth it. And then I got into college and I was like, yeah, she's arrived.

Yes. I mean, it's always just been me and her. Yeah. And so we have a very I mean, you know, my relationship with my mother is very, very different. Um, and she is still the person who screams behind the goal for me to score. It's just in different ways. Yeah. Um, yeah. So I look up to her. I still do. You know, she's, she's amazing. And she's why I'm here, why I'm here today. What about you?

Yes. I mean, it's always just been me and her. Yeah. And so we have a very I mean, you know, my relationship with my mother is very, very different. Um, and she is still the person who screams behind the goal for me to score. It's just in different ways. Yeah. Um, yeah. So I look up to her. I still do. You know, she's, she's amazing. And she's why I'm here, why I'm here today. What about you?

Yes. I mean, it's always just been me and her. Yeah. And so we have a very I mean, you know, my relationship with my mother is very, very different. Um, and she is still the person who screams behind the goal for me to score. It's just in different ways. Yeah. Um, yeah. So I look up to her. I still do. You know, she's, she's amazing. And she's why I'm here, why I'm here today. What about you?

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Like we've just come so far from being like this tough beast of, you know, a player. And I'm just like so happy and proud that that I get to witness that now being away from from that. But yes, I have this crazy story. I was at Target shopping, as one does. Oh, you were? Yeah, as one does. Weird. You never do that. I love a Target.