Tiffeny Milbrett
Tiffeny Milbrett
Tiffeny Carleen Milbrettis an American retired professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national soccer team. A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during her career. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 in Atlanta and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. A player who enjoys signing autographs for her fans, she is in the top five...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth23 October 1972
CityPortland, OR
CountryUnited States of America
I was really disappointed in April when she never sat me down to talk to me to tell me she thought I was struggling,
I am somebody who... - I'm not saying I'm perfect, but I need that freedom, that ability to make mistakes out there. Because there's a fine line between making a mistake or being brilliant.
I've known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.
I can't pretend to be enjoying this. I can't pretend I'm enjoying going out there and playing this style.
I want to be the goal scorer and the play maker out there. I have been doing that all my life.
My philosophy about the game, for instance, is that you have players out there who really do different things.
Coaches give you too much information. I've been allowed to develop that intuitive ability in my career and lifetime.
But that in and of itself this past year was not a factor in what I did for the national team every time I stepped out there, or in training, or when I stepped out there in the WUSA.
I'm not saying I didn't have ample time to recover, ample time to get to my best, I felt this year I did fine. When I stepped on the field for the national team, I was ready and able to make an impact, to score goals, to create chances.