“Soccer is important to me because it’s fun, to put it simply. Sometimes it’s really hard, and sometimes there are upsetting losses and heartbreakers, but I have yet to find something I enjoy more than playing, no matter the circumstances of the game. I have grown up on soccer fields all over the country, yet on each and every one I feel at home. It’s important to me because it forces me to be the best version of myself, and I feel so blessed to have found something that brings a smile to my face so easily.”