This is your friendly draft day reminder that you don’t have to be drafted to have a career. I was not drafted, I have 4+ championships and I’m coming up on a decade of playing professionally. Persistence and resiliency over talent always. 👊💕
25 mins into the Champions League final...
Mom: “Now wait a second they haven’t told me how old any of these players are...or whether they have children. Are they fathers?”
Quick, everyone go be nice to your coach! Turns out, it’s harder than we thought. Couldn’t have asked for a better group to start on this journey with. Special thank you to Karla, Jene, Maren and Rochelle for being so patient with us, and to Jill for sharing her coaching story ⚽️
Year 3. Thank you to every person who updated us on their lives, told us how our products have helped or congratulated me on my new team. There were moving parts, to do lists, and stressful moments but what I remember most about this week is the people...and that cheese plate!
A PT once told me that I was the epitome of the saying “white girl can’t jump.” Lesson for the day: some people are dicks and they’re usually wrong. Also, I’d like to submit this as evidence that I can touch the crossbar and I can do it backwards 😎
On this Small Business Saturday, I just want to say THANK YOU to every single person who has helped
@duktigbrand
through this year. Financially, logistically, emotionally...we have really felt your support.
Host mom: “I’m sorry I never got around to hanging up that picture in your room.
Me: “It’s totally fine......in Iceland I lived with a haunted picture of an Egyptian Pharaoh.”
Also me: *why was that important to share*
Me again: “....I named her Nefertiti.”
Day 1 pre and post 😁 Lovely first day at the convention with
@duktigbrand
seeing old friends and meeting new ones 😎
Special thank you to the one and only, infinitely talented,
@ksulli20
for helping 💖 also
@lgralheer
who isn’t pictured (on purpose no doubt).
Man, this is SO GOOD. Lots of perspective, and humor, and truth.
Too many great lines to pick just one. But here’s a good one:
“I think 98% of football is about dealing with failure and still being able to smile and find joy in the game the next day.”
Some day I will own my own turf field and no 10 year olds, lacrosse players, or ultimate frisbee teams will be able to kick me off of it ever again.
@rowland_katelyn
Me: “Oh man what I would do for a real bagel right now.”
My teammate: “You can get pretty good ones here.”
@GutiNikki7
: “What, in Oslo though, right?”
My teammate: “No....in the grocery store...frozen section.”
Me:
So excited to send out our first-ever
@duktigbrand
FC member welcome boxes!
📢 This is me publicly apologizing to my roommate
@sarahmartinez5
for the boxes 🙈
Mom: “Can he kill the snake like that?”
Me: “Yeah that’s the Sword of Gryffindor.”
Mom: “Where did he get the Sword of Gryffindor?”
Me: “From the Sorting Hat.”
Mom: “You people have an answer for everything.”
Honestly, it’s like we haven’t watched this movie 500 times...
Seconded 🙋🏼♀️ I’ve learned 1 billion things from starting this company but some of the most important are that people are good, the soccer community is massive, and support can often come from where you least expect it.❤️⚽️📓
Sitting in a
@WholeFoods
working on tons of stuff for
@duktigbrand
.
Just want to say how appreciative I am of all the support we have had in starting this company from absolutely nothing. We could not have done it without people willing to take a chance on something new.
Must read. The best stories are the ones that didn’t go as planned. Thank you
@TiffanyWeimer
for teaching me how to love the game even more when it’s hard, finding the humor in EVERYTHING, and forcing me to start a company. Also, screw you for chipping me from midfield. ⚽️😎8️⃣