Soccer: I played against Christie Rampone in high school

[toepick]

She lived one town over and was all-state in soccer, field hockey, and basketball.  She was (and still is) just a phenomenal athlete.  In field hockey, I could hang with her.  But in soccer, both of our teams were not so great, and we would put 5 people on Christie and she would still score 4 goals.   And now she is 40, has two small kids, and is the captain of the freaking national team.  I'm in awe -  40! 

I hope she gets into this game as the final substitution.  

[toepick]

And she is in! I may have teared up a little bit.

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You make 40 sound like the end of the world.

[cville]

Jul 5, 2015 19:49:47 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

You make 40 sound like the end of the world.

I hear she has to wear Depends under her Umbros.

[toepick]

She is the oldest player to compete in the World Cup. 40 is pretty old for professional soccer.

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Jul 5, 2015 19:51:36 GMT -5 toepick said:

She is the oldest player to compete in the World Cup. 40 is pretty old for professional soccer.

Thank you so much for explaining.  It all makes sense now.

[sometimesrunner]

Jul 5, 2015 19:51:36 GMT -5 toepick said:

She is the oldest player to compete in the World Cup. 40 is pretty old for professional soccer.

Playing pro soccer at 40 is super impressive! So cool that you played against her.

[appleaday]

This is so cool. Reminds me of Dara Torres who, at age 41, was the oldest swimmer ever to earn a place on the US Olympic team in 2008! These gals are badass!