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Brandi Plays Golf At Pebble Beach!
FC Gold Pride’s Chastain plays to fans who remember her soccer glory (Monterey Herald)
Friday, February 13, 2009
By: Dennis Taylor | Monterey Herald
She undoubtedly has encountered similar scenes many times since that day in July 1999 when she drilled a penalty kick past a Chinese goalkeeper to win the World Cup for the United States women’s soccer team.
But Brandi Chastain, one of the most famous female soccer players in the world, still gets a thrill from the attention she attracts from young people.
“Honestly, for me, it’s humbling and it’s inspiring,“ she said on her way to the No. 18 tee at Spyglass Hill on Thursday after cavorting with about three dozen athletes from neighboring Stevenson School, including most of the girls’ soccer team. “To see them get excited like that makes me feel really, really good, and I really feel like it’s a mutual connection.
“I love to be involved with kids in athletics, with all the important lessons I’ve learned from playing. So for me that was the most comfortable I’ve felt all day.“
Chastain, playing in her first AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, signed an autograph or three before realizing she would be needed at the tee box and wouldn’t be able to accommodate everybody. So she broke into a jog, slapping the hands of everybody on the left side of the restraining rope, then turned and did the same down the right side.
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Wow, Brandi. I didn’t know that you play golf too! Did you have fun? What was the best part?
Posted: 02/23/2009 @ 9:43
I had a great time, Molly. Honestly, the best part for me, was when all of the young people showed up to watch me play. It was an awesome feeling!
Posted: 03/01/2009 @ 7:43
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