Once the U.S. team's youngest player, Heather O'Reilly is now a leader Heather O'Reilly, displaying her attacking style, hurdles England's Karen Carney during the 2007 Women's World Cup. O'Reilly helps lead U.S. soccer team Edward G. Robinson III, Staff WriterComment on this story Well before she became a world class soccer player, Heather O'Reilly sprinted against the boys at her brother's youth soccer tryout. "I was dead last," she said. "But I think I turned some heads with how I kept up with the boys that were three years older than me." With her trademark speed and acceleration, both essential for superior goal scorers, O'Reilly has since caught the attention of thousands more on the soccer field. First, as an All-American at North Carolina, where the fleet-footed forward helped teams win national championships as a...
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