[THE PITCH: Blog 3] I have found through writing this blog that my mood and my thoughts move about as quickly as the airplanes that carry me from country tocountry. Before I left for USWNT camp, I was working on a blog about how player movements on the field operate like magnets, and how the force of the connections between players makes each of usgreater than ourselves alone. Of course, the whirlwind of camp swept me away from my writing, leaving all thoughts on kinetics in the dust. So I rushed back to Sweden (landed Friday morning and thenleft Saturday morning for a same-day-game in Finland) trying to find the right words to describe the last week of my life.
For most of us who continue to play soccer aftercollege, we dream to represent our country. This dream, however, is a wild and blurry ride that requires a seat belt, but provides none. Even though this dream carried me 7,000 miles away, it alsotransported me back home. While this dream demanded that I take very big risks, it simultaneously provided a safe haven for my heart and soul. And although this dream often morphed into a nightmare inwhich I was not good enough, it remains the ultimate motivator. A dream, however, is intangible — so how can we hold on to it?
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