Heather Mitts

Heather Mitts on the pitch.

Heather is an exceptional soccer player, an extraordinary model, and a very inspirational camp counselor.

Heather's full name is Heather Blaine Mitts Feeley. Her maiden name is Mitts. Heather is married to a former Eagles Quarterback, named A.J. Feely. She was born on June 9, 1978. She is 5 foot 5 inches tall. She was also born in my hometown, Cincinnati. Heather plays defense. Heather played for St. Ursula High School in Cincinnati. Heather played on the U.S. National WPS Team and was on the U.S.A. Olympic team. In 2000, she also played on the Tampa Bay Extreme. After that, she played for the Philadelphia Charge. Heather was a player for the Central Florida Krush, in 2008. In addition, a year later, she played on the Boston Breakers, and finally in 2010 to present day, she plays with the Philadelphia Independence.

I admire Heather because she is a great soccer player, and because I'm a soccer player, she makes me want to work harder on my soccer skills. She also is a camp counselor. I admire that about her because she uses her time to help kids learn how to play soccer better. She also influences others to do their best, and that you can do it, even after injury. Heather made the Olympic team right after having a major knee injury.

Something you might not know about Heather is that in 2004, she was voted ESPN.com's "Sexiest Female Athlete." She also modeled for an Under Armour commercial. Heather played in the National League five times before 2004. A terrible accident happened in 2008, and she tore her left ACL and spent the first half of the year rehabilitating from ACL surgery.

Heather has many achievements. Here are some of them: when she was on the Olympic team, she won two gold medals. That's quite an achievement! She won two Ohio State titles with the Cincinnati Club. She also was a member of the Cardinal Premier team that won a National Championship in 1997.

Heather really inspires me, and I hope you learned more about her.

Katie

Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Mitts

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=questions/heathermitts

http://www.heathermitts.com/about.htm

http://www.moono.com/html/heather-mitts/heather-mitts-pictures.cfm

http://www.ussoccer.com/Teams/WNT/M/Heather-Mitts.aspx