Shannon Higgins-Cirovski: Blazing A Trail In Women’s Sports
Everybody Pulls The Tarp
English - May 02, 2024 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBEducation Business leadership business careers entrepreneurship motivation sports media entertainment music authors Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week Andrew reflects on the remarkable momentum in women’s sports over the past few years & sits down with women’s sports trailblazer Shannon Higgins-Cirovski. Shannon was a star midfielder for the US Women’s National Soccer Team in the 1980s and early 90s — and played a pivotal role in the team’s championship run at the first ever Women’s World Cup in 1991. In 2002, Shannon was inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame — at the time, just the 3rd woman to be bestowed that honor. In this conversation, Andrew & Shannon explore her trailblazing journey & the success secrets behind her extraordinary career. This episode is filled with actionable ideas on leadership, finding your strengths, overcoming fears, & so much more.
Show Highlights:
0:00 - Intro
4:30 - USWNT early days
6:50 - “It was a struggle but I wouldn’t change it for the world”
7:24 - Learning from coaching legend Anson Dorrance
10:40 - Pushing past your boundaries
11:25 - First Women’s World Cup
13:33 - USWNT intensity
17:29 - Playing against Michelle Akers in college
18:30 - Doubling down on commitment
19:31 - Unique contributions of different teammates
20:32 - Finding strengths & mitigating weaknesses
25:02 - 1991 World Cup title run
26:01 - Reflecting on decades-long movement in women’s sports
31:09 - Shannon’s “one thing”
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