Topic - Michelle Akers

"That’s also a part of playing for the US National Team, you’re representing your country, you’re representing your family, your teammates, and you’re out there giving everything you have to be the best you can be - and that doesn’t just mean as a soccer player, it means as a person and it means how you interact and work to make the world better," she said.

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