by Carli Lloyd
O’Reilly, Heather, 63, 74, 87
in Algarve Cup, 73
in Canada friendly, 172
fitness of, 162
friendship with, 151
in Olympics, 109, 147
in World Cup, 130, 133, 212
Osborne, Leslie, 87–88
Overbeck, Carla, 18
P
Padua, Italy, 126
Peace Cup, 102–3
Pearce, Christie, 126. See also Rampone, Christie
Pedersen, Christina, 146, 148
perfectionism, 7–8
Petrucelli, Chris, 33–36, 51
criticism by, 5
Lloyd cut by, 5, 35–36, 219
Philadelphia Charge, 38
Philadelphia Inquirer, 31
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 127
PITA (Pain In The Ass) nickname, 26
Player of the Game, 171
Player of the Match, 185, 196, 199, 203
Player of the Tournament, 213
Player of the Week, 164–65
Popp, Alexandra, 200, 203
PPL Park, Chester, Pennsylvania, 138–39
Press, Christen, 161, 182, 184, 191
Prospectors steakhouse, 71–72
Pryce, Nandi, 33, 61
Puma, 68
R
Rampone, Christie. See also Pearce, Christie
on coach changes, 170
in Olympics, 107, 108, 151, 152, 153
in South Korea friendly, 163
in World Cup, 131
Rapinoe, Megan, 75
with Chicago Red Stars, 118–19
fouls by, 197
in Mexico game, 125–26
in Olympics, 143–44, 146, 152
in South Korea friendly, 163
in World Cup, 6, 130, 132, 133, 135, 191, 193–95, 199–200, 208–9, 211
Red Bull Arena, Harrison, New Jersey, 162–63
Riise, Hege, 134
Rincon, Yoreli, 195
Rivera, Mariano, 7–8
Rocky (movie), 127
Rodriguez, Amy
in Algarve Cup, 168
in New Zealand game, 184
in Olympics, 109, 111, 113
in Padua game, 127
in World Cup, 198
Rogers, Paul, 126, 132, 135, 163
Rolex, 127
Ronaldo, 215, 217
Rosa, Andreia, 104, 132
Rutgers University, 5, 32–33, 39
Ryan, Greg, 59, 60, 61–62, 95, 99
in Algarve Cup, 73
on coachability, 83
criticism by, 67–68, 75–76, 82–83, 84–88, 129
defensive style of, 65–66, 67–68, 75–76, 88
players against, 158
Solo on, 89–91
team’s frustration with, 88
on teamwork, 85
in World Cup, 88–89
S
Sandy, Utah, 141–42
Sasic, Celia, 199, 200–201, 203, 215
Sauerbrunn, Becky, 176, 198, 210
Sawa, Homare, 135, 152
Schelin, Lotta, 168
Scott, Dawn, 7, 139, 162
Scurry, Briana, 53, 55
critical interview by, 91
on family and career, 70
on Lloyd, 94
Solo on, 89–91
in World Cup, 89
Seger, Caroline, 191
self-care, importance of, 82
self-doubt/self-criticism, 7–9, 17–19, 28
after World Cup, 139
before World Cup, 192–93
Galanis’s training on, 52–53
as ongoing challenge, 102–3
Ryan and, 67–68
tryouts and, 23–25
in U-21s, 38
in World Cup, 194
Sellers, Quinn, 25, 28, 31
Sendai, Japan, 138
Sermanni, Tom, 159–60, 180
fired as coach, 169–70, 181
goal of, 167–68
strategy by, 168
on training, 162
setbacks, 121
Shackford, Julie, 63
Shanghai, China, 51–52
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, 205
Shulha, Veronika, 61
Sinclair, Christine, 108, 144, 145, 147, 148
Sky Blue FC, 121, 124–25, 165
Smith, Jerry, 33–34, 81
Smith, Rebecca, 217
soccer
development of U.S., 16
tryouts, 23–25
Soccer America’s Female Player of the Year, 81
Solo, Hope, 33
in Algarve Cup, 182
at Ballon d’Or, 215
friendship with, 149
on Lloyd’s success, 163–64
in Olympics, 109–10, 111, 152, 153–54
on Olympics, 105
on Ryan, 89–91
Ryan on, 85
skill of, 87
Sundhage on, 191
in World Cup, 2, 6, 89, 132, 136, 188, 189, 190, 200–201, 203, 211
South Jersey Select team, 23–25
South Korea, 76–77, 102–3, 162–63, 185
Sports Illustrated, 2
Stallone, Sylvester, 127
Stevens, Jerramy, 180, 192
strength training, 100, 162
Sundhage, Pia, 5, 97–98, 103
in Algarve Cup 2014, 168
contract not renewed by, 119–20
contract renewed by, 121
on fitness, 120–21, 124
on leadership, 125
on Lloyd in Olympics, 144, 154
on loss of focus, 118
move to coach Sweden, 157–58
in Olympics, 108, 112
on Olympic starters, 142–44
on Olympic strategy, 151
strategy change by, 140–42
support by, 129–30
on Wambach, 104–5
in World Cup, 190–92
on World Cup, 133
Swanson, Steve, 187–88
Sweden, 103, 130
in Algarve Cup, 118, 138, 168
in Nordic Cup, 38, 57
Sundhage as coach for, 157–58
trip to, 139–40
in World Cup, 6–7, 87, 130–31, 133, 190–92
Sweet, Karen, 155, 212–13
Sweet, Kathy, 155
swimming, 12
Switzerland
in Algarve Cup, 181
Ballon d’Or in, 215–18
T
Tancredi, Melissa, 146
Tarpley, Lindsay, 37–38, 57
with Chicago Red Stars, 118–19
in Olympics, 112
Thornton, Karen, 14–15
to-do lists, 14
togetherness factor, 99
Tohidi, Maureen, 25, 26, 28, 31
Trinidad and Tobago, 174
U
U-17 team, 100–101
U-18 team, 32
U-21 team, 33–38, 50
camp of 2004, 51
Lloyd cut from, 5, 35–36, 41
under Ellis, 62–63
underdog mentality, 5–6, 120, 141–43, 220
Universal Soccer Academy, 49
University of North Carolina, 5
University of Tennessee, 18
U.S. Men’s National Team, 16
U.S. Olympic Committee, 64
U.S. Soccer, 94–95
contract with, not renewed, 119–20
feeder team, 33–38
Player of the Year, 118
Rolex from, 127
U.S. Women’s National Team, 2, 43, 50. See also Algarve Cup; Olympic Games
Brazil vs., 88–89, 103–4, 109–13, 131–32, 175–76
Canada vs., 108–9, 145–48
China vs., 138–39
Colombia vs., 144
contract with, not renewed, 119–20
Costa Rica vs., 157–58
Denmark vs., 75–76, 168
first cap with, 62
first goal for, 75
France vs., 133, 14
2–43
gender double standard for, 90
Iceland vs., 160–61
Ireland vs., 74
Japan vs., 133–36, 139–40, 151–54
Lloyd as outsider in, 92–95
Lloyd signed onto, 60–61
Mexico vs., 65, 125–26
New Zealand vs., 145
North Korea vs., 130–31, 145
Norway vs., 103, 107–8
player vs. coach control of, 56, 158
politics and cliques in, 80–82, 91, 170
popularity of, 137
preferred career path for, 5
pressure to prove yourself in, 81
South Korea vs., 76–77, 102–3, 162–63
Sweden vs., 103, 131, 139–40
Taipei vs., 75
training camp, 2004, 53–58
training camp, 2005, 59–60
training camp, 2009, 118, 120–27
training camp, 2013, 160
training camp, 2014, 167, 169, 172
training camp, 2015, 179, 182
treatment of newcomers in, 54–55, 57–58, 64
Ukraine vs., 59–63
ups and downs with, 5–6
V
van Egmond, Emily, 189, 190
Vaughn, Vince, 113
Vermes, Peter, 16
Vermes Field, 16
visualization, 83–84, 86, 142–43, 144, 181
W
Wagner, Aly, 33, 57, 61, 62, 65
career path of, 81
in World Cup, 91
Wambach, Abby, 57, 65, 75
in Algarve Cup, 84, 167–68, 180
broken leg of, 104–5, 108, 118
in Canada friendly, 172
on coach changes, 170
in Ireland game, 184
on Lloyd, 92–94
Lloyd on, 163
in Mexico game, 184–85
in Olympics, 144, 146, 147, 151–52
in Padua game, 126
on Ryan, 88
skill of, 86–87
in South Korea game, 162–63
Sundhage on, 191
with Western New York Flash, 161–62, 164–65
in World Cup, 132, 134, 135, 136, 193, 195, 202, 208, 212
Washington Spirit, 18
Wembley Stadium, 148–54
Wentzler, Christine, 32
Western New York Flash, 161–62, 164–65, 173
Wheddon, Phil, 86
Whitehill, Cat, 33, 74, 89
Wiik, Melissa, 107
Williams, Venice, 25, 26–27, 28, 31
Wilson, Kelly, 37
Wilson, Patti, 19, 119, 188
car accident and, 121–24
Christmases with, 177
cookie party by, 121–24, 127
Olympics and, 155
at World Cup, 130, 212–13
Women’s Professional Soccer (WPS), 118–19
Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA), 38, 160
World Cup
1999, 18
2007, 2, 65–66, 87–91
2011, 129–36
2015, 3, 6–9, 186–213
fouls in, 187–88, 197
pressure to win, 129–30
qualifying for 2011, 125–27
qualifying for 2015, 174
training for, 176–77, 185
victory tour after, 138, 223
World Player of the Year, 3, 83–84, 215–18
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About the Author
CARLI LLOYD is a co-captain of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and the reigning FIFA World Player of the Year after leading the team to victory in the 2015 World Cup. The midfielder also scored the gold medal–winning goals in both the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, before leading the team to the 2016 games in Rio. She has played in three FIFA Women’s World Cup tournaments, helping the U.S. win bronze in 2007, silver in 2011, and finally gold in 2015. She was awarded the FIFA Golden Ball and the Silver Boot in 2015. The New Jersey native currently plays for the Houston Dash in the National Women’s Soccer League.
WAYNE COFFEY is an award-winning sports journalist and the author of more than thirty books, including such New York Times bestsellers as The Closer with Mariano Rivera; Wherever I Wind Up with R. A. Dickey; and Above the Line with Urban Meyer.