Leslie Osborne's Blog (5)

Unbelievable

Let’s review the highlights of our win over New Zealand: - HAO (Heather O'Reilly) scored an amazing goal in opening minute of game - Pearcie (Christie Rampone) played in her 200th game for the United States - 4 players scored awesome goals - Aly Wagner was on field for first time in 2008 Olympics - Chalupa (Lori Chalupny) returned to action It was just awesome, everything about it! The girls knew they had… Continue

Added by Leslie Osborne on August 15, 2008 at 3:56am — No Comments

Watch out Kiwis

It was so fun to see the girls come out the way they did against in their last game against Japan! You could tell they had confidence, determination and smile on their faces. The girls are pumped and very relieved that they got the victory over Japan. Having a coach that believes in you and stay positive through challenging times can really make the difference. I thought that from the moment the game starte… Continue

Added by Leslie Osborne on August 12, 2008 at 2:48am — No Comments

Here we come Japan…

Well if you were in the South Bay (CA) around 5am on Wednesday morning, you would have been either at the door cheering with us or wishing that you had some peace and quiet. I joined Abby to catch the game and it was very interesting experience for us. There was nothing we could do, just scream and cheer at the TV. Sometimes it felt like we thought the girls could actually hear us! (And, Tash…I mean was sh… Continue

Added by Leslie Osborne on August 8, 2008 at 5:10pm — 3 Comments

Checking in with my teammates

With the Olympics right around the corner, I am definitely feeling very anxious and excited for the team. All I can do is miss them, cheer them on and help in any way I can. I am so curious and anxious to know how and what they are doing, so I thought I’d check in with them. Thank goodness for being able to talk online! The team arrived in China about ten days ago to get accumulated to the weather, food an… Continue

Added by Leslie Osborne on August 4, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Joining the ACL Club

Hi… I hope everyone is as excited as I am to be able to be a part of something so special, supporting TEAM USA in the Olympics. After not being able to play in the Olympics, the second best thing is being part of this team and cheering them on. This is where the ACL club comes in… For anyone who doesn’t know the last couple months have been very interesting. I wish I had this great story to tell everyone… Continue

Added by Leslie Osborne on August 4, 2008 at 12:00pm — 5 Comments