She Started Getting Back Into Shape A Day After Delivery
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The now-retired defender was already walking and doing sit-ups the day after she gave birth for the third time. Fawcett told The New York Times, “I had her on a Tuesday and started kicking the ball around with my brother on the weekend.”
As a defender for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (WNT), Joy Fawcett was the only member to play all minutes during the 1995, 1999, and 2003 World Cups and the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Within this span of time, she endured her first two pregnancies. Upon her retirement in 2004, she was the highest scoring defender in the WNT.
It’s not always easy to have kids mid-career. Sometimes, athletes have to face some criticism.
