Linda Caicedo is one of the players we expect to see playing against South Korea, at 10 pm EDT, and has an inspiring story for women and athletes playing all sorts of sports.
Scroll down to learn more about her.The U.S. kicks off World Cup tonight with Trinity Rodman wanting to earn her stripesGoogle celebrates the 2023 Women’s World Cup kick-off with a special DoodleCaicedo was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when she was 15 years old, a diagnosis that proved to be a challenge for her career as an athlete.“I remember I was going into surgery one day and I was feeling really bad because I thought that I was not going to be able to play top-level football again,” said Caicedo according to AP News.
She said her coach, Nelson Abadia, provided encouragement and assured her she’d be back to play. Caicedo has spoken about the challenges of her cancer diagnosis, particularly on her mind. “Mentally, it was a very difficult moment in my life,” she said to Fifa. “I'm forever grateful that it happened when I was very young.
I was able to recover, I also had my family's support, and I feel very good now. What happened made me grow. I feel thankful and happy to be here,” she said.
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