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Jamaica’s Women’s Soccer Team Showed How Success Doesn’t Have to Mean Victory on the Field
By Erit Yellen | Takepart.com
Tears rolled down the cheeks of 20 of the most talented soccer players in the western hemisphere as they sat in a Washington, D.C., hotel room late on a cold, rainy night in October 2014. The Jamaican national women’s football team, or the Reggae Girlz, as they are sometimes known, had lost to Mexico earlier in the day. The defeat meant the end of the team’s run at qualifying for the 2015 Women’s World Cup, now underway in Canada.
“We understand if you don’t want to support us anymore.” Shakira Duncan, one of the captains of the team, said through sobs. “We know we’ve disappointed you.”
Her words were directed at Cedella Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley, the most famous Jamaican who ever lived and an avid soccer player. Marley explained that Duncan and her teammates did not disappoint; they inspired.
By Erit Yellen | Takepart.com
Tears rolled down the cheeks of 20 of the most talented soccer players in the western hemisphere as they sat in a Washington, D.C., hotel room late on a cold, rainy night in October 2014. The Jamaican national women’s football team, or the Reggae Girlz, as they are sometimes known, had lost to Mexico earlier in the day. The defeat meant the end of the team’s run at qualifying for the 2015 Women’s World Cup, now underway in Canada.
“We understand if you don’t want to support us anymore.” Shakira Duncan, one of the captains of the team, said through sobs. “We know we’ve disappointed you.”
Her words were directed at Cedella Marley, the daughter of Bob Marley, the most famous Jamaican who ever lived and an avid soccer player. Marley explained that Duncan and her teammates did not disappoint; they inspired.
