Summer Days with Brandi Chastain
An afternoon of backyard soccer with icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brandi Chastain.
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An afternoon of backyard soccer with icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brandi Chastain.
I love being on the soccer field. And literally, it was love at first kick.
Soccer gave me the confidence as a young girl that I could do anything.
The thing about playing catcher is that you’re just trying to get your pitcher a win. Playing catcher is all about making the guy up on the mound look good.
I miss being the artist. I had the canvas and I had the pitcher be the painter, and he had to paint the game.
Cal was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, and though his days on the field are over, he still spends plenty of time at the ballpark.
The Streak always represented to me a sense of responsibility. I thought it was important to come out there and be there for your teammates — to try to play and
It’s kind of indescribable to see a lifelong goal floating towards you in the air. As soon as the ball popped into my glove, I was a world champion.
Since Johnny Bench retired in 1983 the 10-time Gold Glove winner has found another place (besides behind the plate) where he excels: behind the grill.
For 22 years in the majors, Ken Griffey Jr. spent his summers the same way: traveling from city to city, baseball stadium to baseball stadium. But one experienc
Baseball is a statistics-obsessed sport, so it makes sense that hitting is easier to understand than fielding. There’s no real stat in baseball for robbing peop
I do miss running into an outfield wall. I don't miss what comes after running into an outfield wall.