Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain
Brandi Denise Chastainis an American retired professional soccer defender and midfielder and a former member of the United States women's national soccer team...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth21 July 1968
CitySan Jose, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Brandi Chastain quotes about
american-athlete create dues environment pay people positive
Like anything else, you have to pay your dues and create a positive environment for people to want to come out and be a part of it.
american-athlete baseball coming fans highly league leagues major
Even major league baseball has had times when fans weren't coming out to the games, and the leagues weren't as highly touted as they are today.
american-athlete charge choose limit nobody player push
Nobody ever told me that I'm in charge of what kind of player I can become, but there's no limit to what I can do if I really choose to push myself.
band core create elastic field gain head helping holding jumping legs maintain moving opponent pulling pushing tension works
I create tension on the elastic band by moving away from the person who's holding it, and I maintain that tension while jumping up to head the ball. It works my legs and core while also working on balance. You feel it helping on the field when you're going up for a header or when an opponent is pulling or pushing to gain position.
softball sports motivation
You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.
mistake moving greatness
Never assume greatness is for someone else. Imagine every day that you too can do great things. Have the courage to take the challenge, make the mistakes, and move forward.
sports fun thrill
You'll be dedicated and that's what you should want to be in anything in life - whether it's sports or academics or your relationship. It all stems from finding that fun, that thrill, that excitement.
soccer sacrifice honest
To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.
motivational athlete kids
And then ultimately what I tell the kids is: coaches can give you information, they can give you guidelines, and they can put you in a position. But the only person who can truly make you better is you.
hard-work thinking practice
You have to be willing to accept the information, you have to be willing to work hard. You have to be motivated to go to practice with an open mind. You have to be willing to be criticized. Only you can do those things.
two numbers want
Well there are two things: Number one is, make sure you always enjoy yourself, because when you enjoy yourself, you'll learn, you'll want more information, you'll push yourself.
soccer wall school
I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the wall, juggle it in the front yard and so it was kind of a perpetual state of playing soccer for me.
soccer football thinking
I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.
pain loneliness thinking
I think Id like to be able to heal peoples pain, whether it is hunger, loneliness or whatever.