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The quote compares defending to something systematic and teachable, while describing attacking as something creative and expressive. It suggests that both parts of the game require different kinds of skill and thinking. The speaker also implies that learning defense can be enjoyable.
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Originally said in English.
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About Tobin Heath
American former professional soccer player and entrepreneur
Tobin Heath is an American former professional soccer player and entrepreneur. She played primarily as a forward and midfielder for the United States national team and is known for a career that reached the highest levels of international women’s soccer. Heath won Olympic gold in 2008 and 2012, and added World Cup titles in 2015 and 2019. She also earned silver at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. The United States Soccer Federation described her as perhaps the team’s most skillful player, and she was named U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year in 2009 and U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2016.
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