UNITED STATES: CURRENT WORLD CUP HOLDERD U.S. WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM PREPARES FOR SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES

Record ID: 977123

  • Title: UNITED STATES: CURRENT WORLD CUP HOLDERD U.S. WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM PREPARES FOR SYDNEY OLYMPIC GAMES
  • Date: 10th August 2000
  • Summary: ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES. AUGUST 10, 2000 (RTV-ACCESS ALL) 1. WIDE SHOT OF DEWEY FIELD ON THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY CAMPUS 2. SHOT OF FRESHMAN CLASS OF NAVAL CADETS LOOKS ON 3. TEAM DOING FOOTBALL DRILL 4. SHOT OF PLAYER BRANDI CHASTAIN 5. BRANDI CHASTAIN (SOUNDBITE)(ENGLISH) "We're almost in our final push to the Olympics and I'd say the team is coming together. We've played some very good teams recently when we went to Germany and Norway and people might be a little suprised with a loss and a tie but I think overall the teams are getting better. we're pushing ourselves very hard. You saw that today in our workout. We're definitely a step above what we were last time and our ultimate goal is to be ready at the apex when we hit the Olympics." 6. FORWARD CHRISTINE LILLY, (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) "We want to be the best in the world. For a lot of us, it's our first Olympics but we know what it's like to be the best. That feeling that you have when you are the best is incomparable to anything and I think that's what really motivates us." 7. SHOT OF SMALL GIRL WITH SOCCER BALL THAT HAS "MIA" WRITTEN ON IT 8. MIA HAMM TRAINING 9. VETERAN MICHELE AKERS STRETCHING 10. AKERS (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) COMMENTING ON THE TEAMS RECENT LOSS TO NORWAY." We hate to lose anyway and the fact that it was Norway ...It was a good reminder of the mentality that is needed in order to be the best.That (loss) will definitely be something to draw upon come the Olympics." 11. TEAM DOING RUNNING DRILLS 12. COACH APRIL HEINRICHS COACHING PLAYERS 13. HEINRICHS (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) "We play every game to win.. Six points will guarantee we advance and we take one step at a time.(Question: Was Norway defeat a good motivator for you?) " I think it's a healthy reminder even to our team which is so humble most of the time and sets high expectations for themselves and looks to every challenge. I think losing now and then is a taste and we don't like that taste and we're sort of spitting it out and we're hoping to get the next piece of meat we can chew as soon as possible." 14. GOALIE BRIANNA SCURRY SIGNS AUTOGRAPHS FOR FANS Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
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