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
mistake racism people
The "r" word [racism] is a scary word to me - I don't like to say it. I'm not trying to say it doesn't exist. It's incredibly inflammatory and invites a lot of awful mistakes and injustices that have happened and still do happen. It's a word that has been thrown around in a way that incites a lot of bad feelings in most people.
soccer being-yourself team
You're just trying to be yourself, and for me, playing soccer is being myself. One day, you're one person on a team. The next thing people are asking your opinion about things you're not an expert on. Because they recognize you, they think you must know something about something - which isn't necessarily the case.
soccer motherhood challenges
I'm loving motherhood. It's way harder than soccer, but I love a challenge.
soccer crazy mistake
Soccer has given me a place to express myself, fully and openly. To not be shy. To feel. To be crazy. To try things I might not try. To be honest in relationships. To make mistakes and realize that they're not life-shattering.
kids exercise role-models
Women can be incredible role models for their kids, neighbors and communities just by making good choices in terms of what they're eating and whether they're exercising.
opportunity shapes doing-me
So I'm still doing my best to stay in shape and hope that opportunity will come back to me.
pain loneliness thinking
I think Id like to be able to heal peoples pain, whether it is hunger, loneliness or whatever.
soccer fun weekend
I went to professional men's soccer games, the old North American soccer league at that time, and I used to be a ticket holder with my family and family friends. We would go every weekend and I thought it was great, but I just thought of it as recreation, as family fun.
soccer kids thinking
I think soccer is more respected now than it ever has been. You can see that in the numbers of young kids who are playing and the numbers of people who are coming to watch.
soccer goal backyards
I was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it.
ice-cream two chocolate
I cannot keep myself away from ice cream. I have two flavors that are my favorite: chocolate chip cookie dough and vanilla swiss almond. I can eat a whole pint of ice cream in one sitting, no problem!
soccer couple opportunity
Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together.
sports couple fun
Julie, Mia and I just met for a couple days, doing some work but really under the guise of having fun. We do events like the Women's Sports Foundation Dinner, where we get to not only do a good thing for the community but we get to hang out with one another again.
ideas giving might
Conversation is good - you might not agree with everyone, but at least it gives you a chance to contemplate someone else's ideas.