Trinity Rodman: I don’t want soccer to be my whole life

When it comes to being on the pitch, Trinity Rodman lives and breathes soccer.

It is everything she has ever wanted.

At 22, she has already won things that many dream of — a National Women’s Soccer League champion and, more recently, an Olympic gold medallist.

Her success is a reflection of the hard work she puts in.

But unlike others in the sport, she doesn’t want it to be her whole life.

“I think for me, even growing up anyone close to me could tell you that I've always wanted soccer,” she said on the Call Her Daddy podcast.

“I've always wanted to be an Olympic athlete, a World Cup winner.

“But through everything I've always said, I don't want soccer to be my entire [life]. It won’t help me in the long run and I will feel like I lack purpose once I’m done playing.”

Her outlook is perhaps best reflected in the legacy she hopes to leave behind.

For now, her focus is on being the best player she can be. But when her playing days are over, she hopes to be remembered simply as the one who made soccer fun.

“I want to be the athlete that brought the fun to sport,” she revealed.

“I don’t want to be the one that scored a thousand goals, I don’t need to be the best athlete.

“I want them to be like she was a great athlete, but she also made it fun to watch and be a part of.”

With signature moves like the 'Trin Spin' making waves in the game, she is headed in the right direction for achieving exactly that.