Team USA’s Crystal Dunn used disappointment to find her way

Posted Aug 9, 2016
At first, the pain and disappointment were overwhelming. Crystal Dunn was the last player cut from the U.S. women’s soccer team that won the World Cup last summer, the unlucky No. 24 on a 23-player roster. This meant she was not on the field for the team’s World Cup Final victory over Japan in front of a record television audience. (Newsday)

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