Prolebrity: Beyond the Game
Heather Blaine Mitts (born June 9, 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American soccer player. Mitts is a defender for the United States Women's National Soccer Team. She played soccer in high school for St. Ursula Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio and in college for the University of Florida, becoming an All-American, and led the team to a national title in her junior year (1998). Mitts played for the Philadelphia Charge, a team in the Women's United Soccer Association. She was also part of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic soccer team in 2004 and the U.S. team that finished 2nd in the 2006 Algarve Cup. In 2004, Mitts was voted as "Hottest Female Athlete" by the users of ESPN.com. She is also a sideline reporter for ESPN2 and ABC's coverage of Major League Soccer, and is a columnist for ESPN Soccernet.
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| Website: | http://www.heathermitts.com/ | |
| Hobbies: | Traveling, working out, watching football & soccer, playing tennis, golf & squash, watching movies, and reading on the beach. | |
| Birthday: | June 9, 1978 | |
| Favorite Sport to Watch: | Football | |
| Favorite Movie: | The Bourne Ultimatum | |
| Favorite TV Show: | The Office | |
| Favorite Actor: | Daniel Day-Lewis | |
| Favorite Singer / Band: | Justin Timberlake | |
| Favorite Restaurant: | Katsuya (Brentwood, CA) | |
| Favorite Food: | Sushi |
| Sport: | Soccer | |
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| Position(s): | Defender | |
| College: | University of Florida | |
| High School: | St. Ursula Academy (Cincinnati, OH) |
Hope you all had a great holiday and Happy 2009 to everyone! What an amazing year. Winning a GOLD medal in the Olympics and getting engaged. Read More » | Write a Comment »
Hi Everyone! After the last three games which we won 2 and tied 0-0 in Cincy, we are focusing on China for the next set. Read More » | (3) Comments »
We are hanging at the hotel, watching the NFL and getting ready to head to Cincinnati! Although the weather is going to be freezing, I am pretty excited to be heading home to play. Read More » | Write a Comment »
Hello Everyone! Lets just say I AM enjoying my time off but I’m definitely starting to feel rather lazy. Read More » | Write a Comment »
On Tuesday, 21 players from the US Women’s Olympic Soccer Team and those returning from injuries or pregnancy were allocated to the new Women’s Professional Soccer League which begins April 2009. Read More » | (5) Comments »
What an amazing year it’s been! It’s crazy to think I couldn’t even jog a year ago due to my ACL injury and now I’m a gold medalist. All I wanted was to give myself a chance to make the Olympic roster. I guess everything does happen for a reason. Read More » | (2) Comments »
I know the family members, friends and this amazing group of 18 never doubted this team could win this thing. It has been a long journey here so far but we couldn’t have asked for a better adventure and have been overcoming adversity along the way! Read More » | (5) Comments »
We’ve arrived in the Olympic Village in Beijing for the semi’s which will be played Monday vs. Japan at 9am ET on MSNBC. The game against Canada went into OT and Tasha Kai scored for a 2-1 win! Read More » | (5) Comments »
Greetings from Quinhuangdao, China. Were now officially less than 48 hours away from the first US game of the Beijing Olympic Games. Read More » | (4) Comments »
After a day in San Fran to meet up, go through processing (where we get all our gear), followed by a short briefing, we were packing up and heading to Beijing. Read More » | (2) Comments »
Hello Everyone! In Denver after my fabulous 4 day break. Just wanted to let you all know we have 2 final games before we head off to Beijing. Crazy right? Read More » | (5) Comments »
Hi everyone from Sweden! I have had some unfortunate luck and thought it was worth sharing. Read More » | Write a Comment »
Just wanted to share what we do on the road to keep us entertained!
Such a crazy journey since tearing my ACL last May. I knew the World Cup wasn’t a possibility but I was hoping that just maybe I’d give myself a chance to make this team. Since day one, I knew that if I was patient and smart about my rehab I could work hard enough to be back in the mix. Read More » | (2) Comments »
Hi Everyone! Thanks for all the birthday wishes. We actually arrived yesterday here in South Korea (which was June 9th here) at 7p.m and I was in bed by 10 p.m. It was the shortest, most boring b-day of my life! Read More » | (1) Comment »
So it was the first time since the World Cup that we met Brazil for the revenge match and we came up on top 1-0, thanks to Amy Rodriguez. It was a game full of emotions even without Marta and Christiane. We had two key injuries to Carli Lloyd, who broke her nose, and Christy Rampone. They both came out of the game. Angela Hucleus replaced Carli and continued to play some of the best soccer of her life. Read More » | Write a Comment »
Hi Everyone! It feels great to be healthy and able to play again. This three weeks is exactly what I needed! From Cary, N.C to Birmingham to D.C. We trained hard the entire three weeks. Pia wanted us tired and believe me we were exhausted. Helena, our fitness trainer, had us maxing out and the more sore we were, the better. This camp and next is about strength training, playing with tired legs and finding a way mentally to push through it. Lucky I survived! Read More » | Write a Comment »
Hi Everyone! Two weeks down and two wins against the Aussies, but it wasn’t easy. We spent a week in Cary training and after a rain delay headed onto the field to play Australia. It was my first international game back in almost a year since my ACL injury. Read More » | Write a Comment »
I have heard it a million times but now I am living proof, it isn’t easy coming back from an ACL. I felt like I took my time and didn’t rush but no matter what, you are going to have weaknesses and over-compensate. These things just happen and its about rolling with the punches and what kind of an attitude you have. I have had my days where I am so frustrated with my body and with my play but I also know, I am recovering from a major injury and surgery. Read More » | Write a Comment »
Hello Everyone. So I am going to Portugal but just to train with the team. I started practicing again Tuesday and the quad felt a little better each day. Thursday a select few trained and it was really intense. Unfortunately the quad wasn’t completely healed and I re-injured it again. So the last 3 days of camp I rested my quad and thought for sure I would have to wait until the next camp to be with the team again. Luckily, Pia has been so supportive and has asked me to join the team in Portugal. Read More » | Write a Comment »
