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OLYMPIC SOCCER: OUR TEAM

Aug 17, 2012 14:25

this little essay on the USWNT from the new yorker came out last week, but i love it so much i don't care. deal!The U.S. national team-soccer edition, female variety-won Olympic gold yesterday, cementing its status as the most beloved sporting squad around. Does anyone dislike this team? Some outside the fifty states, perhaps, but it’s hard to see ( Read more... )

abby wambach, hope solo, alex morgan baby horse, nt: united states

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jenny_jenkins August 17 2012, 18:27:05 UTC

Congrats ladies. I love the New Yorker!

carohersh August 17 2012, 18:59:43 UTC

Girls like Alex Morgan too.

Just saying...

Thanks for this, the part about the generation growing up with an accelerated heart rate... *sniff* I love them!

yeats August 17 2012, 19:53:46 UTC

yeah, that's the only part i didn't get.

coyotesuspect August 17 2012, 19:22:12 UTC

you expect Wambach to kick you in the face, if that’s what it takes to get to the ball, and then to take care of you once she does.
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This is a good piece. :3 Thanks for sharing op!

thrace_ August 17 2012, 20:01:12 UTC

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thelichen August 17 2012, 23:08:58 UTC

A generation of young American sports fans, many of them female-though the gender disparity dwindles with each victory-is going to grow up with accelerated heart rates from all the stress, but also with a belief that their team can’t lose.

ahhhh <3 i've really enjoyed the new yorker's coverage of the olympics this year - somehow I missed this one.