Becky Sauerbrunn Quotes
When I started with the national team, it was made very clear I was going to be the backup to Christie Rampone and Rachel Buehler. So for the first few years, it was just me training my heart out and pushing those centerbacks to be the best they could be.
Sauerbrunn, Becky. Interview by Caitlin Murray. The National Team: The Inside Story of the Women Who Changed Soccer, Abrams Press, 2019, p. 210.
Rebecca Elizabeth Sauerbrunn is an American soccer player for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States. Since 2021, Sauerbrunn is the captain of the United States women's national soccer team. She previously captained Utah Royals FC and—from 2016 to 2018—co-captained the national team with Carli Lloyd.