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Responsible Sports Podcast Series:  Jim Thompson chats with sports celebrities

Each episode, Positive Coaching Alliance Founder and Executive Director, Jim Thompson, interviews prominent former athletes, coaches and general managers who share their insights on Responsible Sports from their own sports careers.  Listen in as they talk about filling emotional tanks, bouncing back from mistakes, staying motivated through long seasons to continually give 100% effort, and how they translated their sports experience to invaluable life lessons.

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Jul 2, 2010
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Julie Foudy | Leadership In Sports

In this episode, Jim welcomes former US National Women’s soccer team player Julie Foudy. Foudy appeared in 4 World Cups, winning two FIFA World Championships. She also played in three Olympic Games, earning 2 Golds and a Silver. Foudy also served as the President of the Women’s Sports Foundation, served on the Commission on Opportunity in Athletics that examined the landmark 1972 Title IX Legislation. Today Foudy is a soccer analyst for ABC and ESPN as well as the co-founder of the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy.