She'd never suffered a serious injury.
Then early in the US Women's National Soccer Team's match with Brazil Wednesday at the University of San Diego, the best woman soccer player in the United States could not rise from the pitch.
http://www.rnews.com/TopStory_2004.cfm?cmd=top&rnews_story_type=18
Abby Wambach knew immediately. While crossing the field in full sprint, she'd collided with an opponent. Their legs tangled. Wambach, the Rochester native and iconic soccer figure in these parts, crashed to the turf.
The double fracture of her left leg will take three months to heal. By that time, even the analysis of her team's performance in the Beijing Olympics will be old news. Talk of her absence from the team may be the only echo that keeps traveling.
Wambach's not the first star athlete to see her dream of Olympic gold fall to injury. But her response to it, and the response of her team, could be a new lesson for all of us.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-07-17-735475524_x.htm
Then early in the US Women's National Soccer Team's match with Brazil Wednesday at the University of San Diego, the best woman soccer player in the United States could not rise from the pitch.
http://www.rnews.com/TopStory_2004.cfm?cmd=top&rnews_story_type=18
Abby Wambach knew immediately. While crossing the field in full sprint, she'd collided with an opponent. Their legs tangled. Wambach, the Rochester native and iconic soccer figure in these parts, crashed to the turf.
The double fracture of her left leg will take three months to heal. By that time, even the analysis of her team's performance in the Beijing Olympics will be old news. Talk of her absence from the team may be the only echo that keeps traveling.
Wambach's not the first star athlete to see her dream of Olympic gold fall to injury. But her response to it, and the response of her team, could be a new lesson for all of us.http://www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/2008-07-17-735475524_x.htm
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