# @soccergrlprobs on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6KncHBQC6
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/16650191-soccergrlprobs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2019-07-14T19:26:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** SoccerGirlProblems® (@SoccerGrlProbs) — https://gondola.cc/SoccerGrlProbs

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What an epic statue and tribute to the one & only brandichastain!! #Repost lagibbs84
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I started playing competitive sports at 8 years old playing AYSO soccer. In 1999 I was 15 years olds and the women’s World Cup was held in LA and the final was held at the rosebowlstadium. My mom got tickets and my dad took me to the game. We were fortunate enough be seated just behind the goal where the penalty kicks were happening so we had a front row seat to the action!  I will never forget the energy in the stadium that day. When brandichastain scored that final goal the crowd erupted and 90,000 plus people were united! I remember the screaming, the high fives, the hugs and the overwhelming sense of pride! That day I learned a few very important lessons.
1. How unifying sport could be!
2. The value of hard work (those women fought tirelessly through 90 minutes of regular play, 2 over times, and 5 penalty kicks in over 90 degree weather)
3. That being an athletic, muscular female was cool!
That last lesson may seem obvious now but at that time, being muscular wasn’t  as popular as it is now.
So thank you, I remember that game and that moment like it was yesterday and it inspired me in so many ways. It was an honor to watch that game, an honor to meet one of my idols, and honor to be there as they for ever cemented (bronzed) that moment in history in the form of a statue! Thank you to the inspire_2022 for having me!
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