by Carli Lloyd
in Olympics, 108–9, 145–48
in Peace Cup, 102–3
Cancun, Mexico, 125–26
car accident, 121–24
Chalupny, Lori, 82, 107, 109
character, 64, 154
Chastain, Brandi, 57
Cheney, Lauren, 63–64. See also Holiday, Lauren
compared with Lloyd, 141
in Olympics, 112, 113, 144, 153
in South Korea friendly, 162–63
in World Cup, 130, 133, 134
Chicago Red Stars, 118–19
China, 138–39
Brasilia game against, 175–76
first trip to, 51–52
Olympics of 2008, 107–13
three-game series against, 159
2014 games against, 169, 170–71, 175–76
in World Cup, 197–99
Christmas, 177
Christopher, Matthew, 215
CNN, 137
Colombia, 8, 130, 144–45, 194–96
commitment, 44–45
competitiveness, 16–17, 26–27, 81–82, 141–42, 223–24
post-Olympics slump and, 117–21
with self, 218
in U.S. Women’s National Team, 55
CONCACAF, 5, 77, 125, 174
Cooper Fitness Test, 42
Costa, Renata, 112, 132
Costa Rica, 157–58
Courier-Post (South Jersey), 31
Cox, Stephanie, 108
Cozen O’Connor, 72
creativity, 16
Cristiane, 88–89, 111, 112
with Chicago Red Stars, 118–19
in World Cup, 131, 132
Crooks, Glenn, 32–33, 113
D
Dadura, Joe, 25–29, 31–32, 113, 159
Dadura, Kacy, 25, 27, 28, 31
Daily Show, The, 137
Dalmy, Marian, 85
Dancing with the Stars, 2
Daulton, Darren, 12
Delran, New Jersey, 11–12
Olympic victory tour in, 113–14
Delran Dynamite, 4, 14–15, 23, 32, 164
Denmark
in Algarve Cup, 73, 75–76, 98, 168
in Nordic Cup, 36, 37
Don Deutsch Soccer Complex, 16
“Dreamer” (Brown), 150
Dykstra, Lenny, 12
E
Ellertson, Tina, 85, 89
Ellis, Jill, 62–63, 98–99
in Algarve Cup, 180–82
Brasilia trip and, 175–76
on CONCACAF, 174
on defensive angles, 192
on fouls, 187–88
on leadership, 171
Lloyd on, 217
Lloyd’s relationship with, 172–73, 179–80
mid-left strategy by, 182–84
named Women’s Coach of the Year, 217
on Nigeria game, 194
support by, 139, 140
in training camp, 169
USNWT coach appointment of, 170, 172
on World Cup, 8, 190, 197
World Cup lineup, 207–8
Ellis, John, 63
endorsements, 68
England, in Algarve Cup, 181
ESPN, 137
ESPN: The Magazine, 2
F
Falcon, the (mask), 102–3
family
after the Olympics, 155
Aunt Patti, 19, 119, 121–24, 127, 130, 155, 177, 188, 212, 213
cousin Jaime, 16–17, 19, 60, 122, 124
estrangement from, 3–4, 72–74, 100–102, 114, 115, 138, 155–56, 164
overinvolvement of, 68–72
rebuilding relationship with, 155–56, 164
support by, 13–14, 25
at World Cup, 212–13
Fat Sandwiches, 32
Fawcett, Joy, 18, 53, 54, 57
FIFA Ballon d’Or, 215–18
FIFA Technical Committee, 196
Finley, Ryan, 100
Five Pillars, 43–44, 50, 154, 207
Flamini, Sue, 17–18
Flynn, Dan, 94–95, 158, 169–70
focus, 2–3, 29, 127, 137–38
boyfriend and, 50–51
Galanis on, 44–45
loss of, after Olympics, 117–19
Football Association Challenge Cup, 148
Ford Field, Detroit, 159
Formiga, 88–89
Fornaro, Rich, 68–72
Fotopoulos, Danielle, 54–55, 61
on breaking in, 57–58, 64
Foudy, Julie, 18, 53, 57
fouls, 187–88, 197
Four Nations Cup, 67
France, 142–43, 172–73
in Algarve Cup, 180–81, 182
in World Cup, 133, 199, 200
French, Michelle, 194
Froehlich, Tara, 32
G
Gabarra, Jim, 165
Galanis, Astin, 216, 217
Galanis, Colleen, 49
Galanis, James
after World Cup, 139
audition for, 41
background of, 47–50
at Ballon d’Or, 216
on competition with self, 218
drills with, 100
extra training with, 120
on family estrangement, 155–56
fees charged by, 49
Five Pillars of, 43–44, 50, 154
on focus, 2–3, 121, 137–38
on goals, 137–38
Lloyd on, 217
Lloyd’s trust in, 43, 95–96, 224
master plan of, 50
media on training by, 155–56
mental training by, 52–53, 60–61
on Nigeria game, 193
physical power training by, 142
post-Olympics training by, 117–18
pregame emails from, 64–65, 86, 110–11, 149–50, 206–7
relationship with Lloyd’s parents, 71
Ryan and, 77
on self-criticism, 103
signing up with, 39–45
on Solo, 91
on staying power, 199
on strength and weakness, 4–5
support by, 129, 219–20
on team politics, 94
on teamwork, 110–11
on togetherness factor, 99
on underdog mentality, 6
on visualization, 83–84, 142–43, 181
on working harder, 56, 68
on World Cup, 133–34, 185, 191, 203
on World Cup loss, 136
on World Cup victory, 8–9, 213
Galanis, Preston, 217
Gatorade High School Player of the Year, 81
Germany, 75
in Algarve Cup, 73, 124, 161
in Nordic Cup, 34, 57, 63
in Olympics, 109
in World Cup, 133, 199–203
Gerrard, Steven, 137
goals, 2–3, 83–84, 127, 137–38
Golden Ball, 213
golf, 19, 20, 51, 136
Good Morning America, 137
Grease Trucks, 32
Gulati, Sunil, 80, 158, 169–70, 217
Gustavsson, Tony, 172, 174, 187–88
World Cup plays by, 207, 209–10
H
Haiti, 174
Hall, Bret, 83
Hamm, Mia, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58
scoring record of, 163
Wagner and, 81
Harris, Ashlyn, 180
Heath, Tobin, 135–36, 146, 152, 165
in Mexico games, 174, 185
in World Cup, 198, 200, 208, 209, 211
Heifetz, Aaron, 90
Heinrichs, April, 53, 55, 56–57, 59–60, 61–62
forced out as coach, 158
Ryan and, 84
Herdman, John, 145
Holiday, Lauren. See also Cheney, Lauren
in Algarve Cup, 180–81
in China game, 169
on coach changes, 170
in World Cup, 7, 190, 192, 193, 197, 202, 208, 209
Hollins, Brian, 3, 19–21
after the Olym
pics, 155
attendance at matches by, 139, 188, 212
at Ballon d’Or, 215, 216, 217, 218
breakup with, 38–39, 40–41
car accident and, 122
family estrangement and, 101–2
good-byes with, 177
marriage proposal by, 178–79
reconnection with, 45
at South Korea game, 185–86
support by, 45
time spent training and, 50–52
TV shout-out to, 202
on World Cup loss, 136
on World Cup victory, 213
Hucles, Angela, 109, 113
I
Iceland, in Algarve Cup, 160–61, 181–82
Iniesta, Andres, 215
injuries, 65, 82, 102–3, 125, 160–61
Ireland, 74, 184
Iwabuchi, Mana, 153
Izzo-Brown, Nikki, 32
J
Japan, 129, 139–40, 148–49
in Algarve Cup 2014, 167–68
closed-door scrimmage with, 84–85
friendly against, 138
in Olympics, 108, 109, 151–54
in World Cup, 6, 133–36, 137, 208–13
Jiangsu, China, 52
Johansen, Heidi, 37
Johnson, John, 72
Johnston, Julie, 182, 198, 200
K
Kai, Natasha, 52, 85, 104, 109
Kaihori, Ayumi, 135–36, 209, 210, 211, 212
Kaka, 217
karate, 48–49
Kaurin, Leni, 107
Klingenberg, Meghan, 184
in World Cup, 6, 191–92, 195, 201, 202, 203, 211
Klobach, Rudi, 113
Krahn, Annike, 201
Krieger, Ali, 132, 208
Kumagai, Saki, 136
L
Lamott, Anne, 17
Lee, Bruce, 48
LePeilbet, Amy, 131
Leroux, Sydney, 144
in Algarve Cup, 168
in Canada friendly, 167
in Mexico game, 185
Lilly, Kristine, 18, 53, 57, 65, 74
on Lloyd, 94
as team captain, 60, 86–87
Lindahl, Hedvig, 168, 191
Lindros, Eric, 12
Lloyd, Carli
accountability of, 41, 44
advice by, 220–21
agent for, 68–72
ankle sprain of, 82
authenticity of, 1–2
broken leg of, 125
broken nose of, 102–3
broken shoulder of, 160–61
broken wrist of, 65
as captain, 172
in car accident, 121–24
childhood/youth of, 11–21
coachability of, 82–84
completion rates of, 98–99
confidence of, 7–8, 29, 141–42
conflict with teammate, 173
contract not renewed for, 119–20
diet changes by, 119, 120 on drama, 2–3
engaged, 178–79
family estrangement, 3–4
fearlessness of, 20
first cap by, 62
friendships of, 79–80, 82, 149
on her parents, 3–4
house bought by, 114–15
humor of, 26
journaling by, 188
leadership by, 51, 108, 125, 171
media coverage of, 118
national attention for, 47–66
on offense, 181–84, 197–98
100th cap by, 126–27
orderliness of, 14
as outsider, 79–82, 91–95, 99
passion for soccer, 15–16
perfectionism of, 7–8, 17
physical fitness/training of, 42–43, 95–96, 100, 111–12, 119, 120, 121, 127, 162
politics and cliques and, 80–82, 91, 170
pregame routine of, 188
pressure on, 129–30
privacy of, 24–25, 114
risk taking by, 11–12
at Rutgers, 32–33
scrapbook of, 31–32
as student, 17
teamwork and, 110–11
toughness of, 6
uniform number chosen by, 60
willfulness of, 13
work ethic of, 9, 17, 55–56, 62, 99–100, 160
as worrier, 67
Lloyd, Steve and Pam
after the Olympics, 155–56
on agent selection, 68–69
coaching by, 14–15
conflict with, 100–102, 114
criticism by, 4, 74
estrangement from, 3–4, 72, 73–74, 100–102, 114–15, 138, 164, 185
Galanis and, 39–40, 100–101
kicked out of house by, 101–2
overinvolvement of, 69–72
rebuilding relationship with, 155–56, 164
support of, 13–14, 25
at World Cup, 213
Lohman, Joanna, 17–18, 38, 39
Lopez, Stephanie, 84, 85, 89
lumberjack show, 192
Lumberton, New Jersey, 25
M
MacMillan, Shannon, 54, 65, 81
Maradona, Diego, 48
Marcelo, 217
Markgraf, Kate, 94, 107, 109, 111
Marta, 88–89
in Brasilia game, 176
in Olympics, 111, 112
in World Cup, 131–32
Maruyama, Karina, 154
Matheson, Diana, 147
Maxim magazine, 2
McLeod, Erin, 146, 147, 172
Medford Strikers, 25–29, 31–32, 100–101, 159
Messi, Lionel, 215, 217
Mexico, 77, 95, 130
in CONCACAF, 125–26, 174
friendly against, 65
2015 game against, 184–85, 187
Milbrett, Tiffeny, 54, 81
conflict with Heinrichs, 61–62
100th goal by, 59, 61
Miller, Marci, 79–80, 82, 86
mindset, 29, 62, 149–50, 192–93
Mittag, Anja, 199
Mitts, Heather, 54, 92, 111, 113
Miyama, Aya, 135, 152, 168, 211, 215
Morgan, Alex, 126
in Algarve cup, 181
bone bruise of, 184
in Olympics, 145, 147, 152
in Trinidad and Tobago game, 174
in World Cup, 133, 134–35, 195, 200, 201, 211
motivation, 218
Mullinix, Siri, 91
N
National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), 18, 161–62, 164–65
Nault, Marie-Eve, 146
New York Times, 191
New Zealand
in Olympics, 108, 145
St. Louis game against, 183–84
Neymar, 215
Nigeria, in World Cup, 192–94
Nike, 68, 86
Nike Mercurial Vapor Super Fly boots, 207
Nordic Cup
2003, 33–38
2004, 57
2005, 63–64
North Korea, 130–31, 145
Norway, 103, 181
in Algarve Cup, 97–98, 181
in Nordic Cup, 38, 63
in Olympics, 91, 107–8, 126
scrimmage against, 143
in World Cup, 91
O
Ogimi, Yuki, 152, 211
O’Hara, Kelley, 152, 162, 198
in World Cup, 202, 212
Olympic Development Program (ODP), 17–18, 28–29
Olympic Games, 5–6
2004, 56–57
2008, 97, 100, 107–13
2012, 138, 139, 142–55
2016, 223
not starting in, 142–44