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Heather O'Reilly: Women's Soccer is Changed Forever
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Heather O'Reilly of the U.S. women's World Cup team on coming in second place in the FIFA World Cup.
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- Date Jul 21, 2011
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Heather O'Reilly of the U.S. women's World Cup team on coming in second place in the FIFA World Cup.
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Been no stopping are one of the top fifteen all time -- scores in US history scored a great -- -- World Cup.
Powerhouse of the women's national team -- very close to winning that World Cup by the way.
Joining us now is Heather O'Reilly midfielder.
Yes women's national soccer campaign that they I have faith and as -- at a few days later how are you -- -- -- we did have such mixed emotions we are so.
Disappointed still and that final result against Japan are so close to winning the whole World Cup and that -- -- incredible.
At the same time we came back to the US and just gotten me evening reception here.
Everybody is so proud of muscles like you want.
Will automate all seriousness you know -- yet nearly I and I think -- -- volumes.
How inspired so many people impacted.
The sports landscape.
I want to ask -- serious quite like financial questions is what we have here I think -- interest and you guys are your professional you play for club team in New Jersey -- Scotland right now.
So this is your job.
And if you won that game.
You know the.
Of course -- it's on human but I think like me like we said.
You know people.
Are just going nuts over this World Cup.
So it's hard to say that would be much differently -- whole -- hand or you know we're we're -- to be another -- outsell.
You know the world on -- now how it changed if we had -- but I think woman sports has changed forever when -- -- changed forever.
We've -- gains so many new fans that that love and respect the game now.
So word is happy of where we are -- your professional athlete and how do you make -- Because it's not a you're not no offense -- gravy train in the way it may be -- -- professed lastly -- -- you talk we talk about football and basketball earlier in the hello of course they don't have multimillion dollar contracts like LeBron James and that crew but.
You know we're proud of where we are as women's soccer players I think.
The generation of -- hands -- saudis bring testing is.
They really pave the way for us to make a living in soccer in and make a great living in an impact so many young girls.
And I think that what we accomplished.
The World Cup in Germany is is just going to do you know -- the way firfer younger athletes out there at -- keep coming through and we are proud of where we are as a as -- in soccer players but you know we can always.
Do more and an impact more so.
My data from -- you may my daughter stay there meeting her in the in the hallway so that was sensitive pretty good Heather I thought that was better than they expect that I think there was like -- -- next several years write -- -- -- thank you Heather.
Thank calculate -- -- -- thank you figure out on the back any time -- obesity next time we'll talk about fight obesity in this country --