Briana Scurry

About me:

Hi, my name is Briana Scurry. and I'm a World Cup Champion and 2 time Olympic Gold medalist.

The reason why I started this MySpace profile is because I've had some incredible success in my life and I'd like to share the keys to my success with others. I've spent 14 years playing soccer and representing my country to the best of my abilities. It's been hard but I've loved it and I'm grateful for the opportunities I've had.

With this profile, I hope to meet, network and give back through inspiration and guidance to help others achieve their dreams. I know the key to achieving one's dreams is personal development.

As I do talks around the country alot of people ask me how I got to where I am today. Soooo I thought why not just put it on MySpace and then I don't need to go into it every time. Y'all can just come here and find out.

Let's see, where should I start? How about at the beginning...

I was born and raised in Minnesota, the youngest of 9 kids. Mom and dad did the best they could with what they had and I was blessed to have parents that believed in me and did everything in their power to support me. As you may have guessed I played sports all year around. It kept me active and out of trouble.

I loved all sports and realized early on I was pretty good at most of them. I remember watching all the amazing athletes on TV that played the same sports I did and wanted to be like them. I loved Pearl Washington, Flo-Jo, Cheryl Miller and many others.

When the winter and summer Olympics came around every 2 years I would glue myself to the TV after racing home from school. I vividly remember the incredible triumphs of 'Miracle on Ice', Mary Lou Retton and Michael Johnson.

My best friend and I used pretend we were in the Olympics using broomsticks as javelins and racing each other up and down the street. I think those moments were what stirred up in me the desire to be an Olympic athlete although I had no idea how I would do it at the time.

..Somewhere deep inside of me I felt I was meant for so much more than small town living and small dreams... No offense to anyone that digs the small town life. It just wasn't for me you know what I mean? All those times when I dreamed the big dream of winning Olympic Gold are what led me away and got me on the podium for real.

Off to college

Through athletics I was able to get a soccer scholarship and go to UMass Amherst. At the time I was a skinny asthmatic, small town girl competing on a team that made the NCAA Final Four in Women's Soccer 3 out of the last 4 seasons. Talk about the deep end but for some reason I knew I was supposed to be there. My senior year I made All-American and got the attention of Anson Dorrance, coach for the US Women's National Team.

One week after my last collegiate game I found myself in the National Team camp. I did my best to stop as many balls as I could. Needless to say I thought I resembled a piece of swiss cheese so many got by me. For some reason though, they kept asking me back.

The years passed and little did I know all the while behind the scenes the universe was conspiring to make Women's Soccer an Olympic sport.

Running with the big dogs

In 1995 not only was women's soccer introduced as an Olympic sport, it bypassed the trial period and became a full medal sport at the 1996 Centennial Atlanta Olympics.

So there I was at age 24, no longer pretending to be one of the athletes I saw on TV - I was actually one of them! I have to admit that I floated around in a haze for those 3 weeks in Atlanta but I do recall with absolute lucidity how I felt when the final whistle blew and the scoreboard read USA 2 China 1.

I felt a flood of emotions. Overwhelming excitement, the realization of a dream come true... it was almost surreal. It was the first time I understood a thought of absolute belief could become reality. Without knowing it I had learned the first lesson of personal development and tapped into the Law of Attraction.

I've been fortunate to be on the podium 2 times since then. In World Cup 1999 in front of 90,000 at the Rose Bowl and in the Athens 2004 Olympic games.

That is my story. It's not one of the hard luck stories you hear about so often. My parents didn't have alot of money but we weren't destitute. I was not dodging bullets as a kid but I knew if I didn't get a scholarship my parents would not be able to afford to send me to college. I never attended an Olympic development program which is how the vast majority of my teammates got recognized. These things never phased me. I simply focused and played to the best of my ability day in and day out.

Time for a change

So what's your story? Maybe you have odds stacked against you and maybe you don't. The question is are you going to let it get in the way of your dreams. What's holding you back?

My success in my athletic career is due to my understanding of the Law of Attraction and personal development over a period of 23 years. Determination, teamwork,dedication , preparation, training, focus, working with the end in mind, sacrifice. These are all things that made my team successful. ..These are the same traits the most successful people in sport, business, entertainment and other industries possess as well... These are the traits that YOU will also possess once you have the right mindset and training.

It took me years of hanging around with people of the same mindset, reading books on leadership, focus and determination and constantly working to make myself better to have the success I've been able to achieve. I have spent thousands and thousands of dollars investing in myself because I knew it was the best investment I could ever make.

Success is absolutely available to anyone who has the desire and understanding to go after it. It is my hope this page inspires YOU to go after your dreams with similar focus and determination so that you can affect the world around you in a powerful and beneficial way.

I live my life everyday with the spirit that I will do something GREAT today. I hope you will too!

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