Free Solo

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Audrey's POV

"Alright Audrey." Heif says as all 23 of us get mic'd up. "This is going to be a Youtube Q&A and will either hand you cards with questions, one of the team will ask a question, or we'll ask them okay?"

"Okay." I say.

Today is media day before the world cup and right now I'm doing a Q&A with everyone asking me questions for some reason, then all of us have various bits to do as individuals before the day is over.

Heif hands the team some cards then he steps behind the camera.

"Whenever you're ready." Heif says so I look at the team.

"I'm ready." I say.

"What's the most thoughtful thing anybody has ever done for you?" Mal reads off a card.

"My Mom had everyone in her bridal party wear a suit just because I don't wear dresses." I say.

"Why don't you...Oh never mind." Moe says.

"Yep." I say.

"Besides your girlfriend." Sophia says. "Who's your celebrity crush?"

"Megan Thee Stallion and Mila Kunis."

"Um I don't know if you want to answer it, but if you don't then we'll cut it out." Heif says then he hands Mama a card.

"This is from somebody on twitter." Mama says. "What was the hardest thing about growing up with out a dad."

"Probably just when Daddy daughter stuff came around and I couldn't go for obvious reasons." I say. "Mom taught me everything a Dad would teach me and more so I didn't really miss my sperm donor."

"Who was your soccer idol growing up?" Sonnett asks.

"Besides my Mom it was Abby Wambach." I say. "Abby's actually the reason I'm number 14."

"You do know she was number 20 right?" Moe questions.

"Well in the 2012 Olympics she was number 14 and that tournament was the first time I realized I wanted to be just like my mom and my 'aunts' and play on the national team."

"Oh." Moe says.

"Any advice to parents who are taking the fun out of playing a sport?" A person behind the camera asks.

"That's actually a great question for Audrey." Ali says.

"Why me?" I question.

"Have you met your Mom?" Mal questions.

"Well my mom never made me play soccer." I say. "I didn't even start playing competitively until my freshman year of College."

"Wait really?" Moe asks and I nod.

"I didn't have time." I say. "I always went with Mom to every camp. The only sport I played in high school was American football and I never went to practice because I was with Mom at her club's trainings or I was shooting on her for her private trainings."

"So what made your Mom good at not pressuring you to play professional soccer?" Christen asks.

"The first time she brought up me playing professionally was after my senior year of college." I say. "Mom always said that if I wanted to play soccer then she'd be my biggest supporter or if I wanted to be an astronomer then she'd also be my biggest supporter. Mom always wanted me to enjoy what I was doing regardless of the pressure of my Aunts or the world."

"Did we pressure you to play?" Tobin asks.

"Some of you did, yes." I say.

"Any other advice?" Julie asks.