{"id":20024,"date":"2013-06-16T20:03:42","date_gmt":"2013-06-17T00:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=20024"},"modified":"2013-06-18T10:27:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T14:27:22","slug":"post-game-uncut-kristie-mewis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=20024","title":{"rendered":"Post-Game Uncut: Kristie Mewis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eljUT5Rwekw\" height=\"315\" width=\"455\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kristie Mewis:<\/p>\n<p>Q: So, third minute, right off the bat, how did that even feel?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cIt was the best feeling in the entire world. You know, it was just amazing to be able to play in front of my fans and my family and friends and Syd made a great run down the end line, like she kind of did all the work and I just kind of tapped it in, I was there, and it was just the best feeling in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: Your goal face I think might rival Syd\u2019s at this point. Your reaction was pretty great.<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cI dunno. Hers was pretty good.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: How nice was it to have that chance? It\u2019s not a hard chance. It\u2019s the ball is out in front and just being able to sweep it home.<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cYeah, I saw that the back post was open, like that whole area was kind of open, so I just figured that I\u2019d just make a run in there. It ended up slipping through and I just tapped it in. I kind of owe it all to Syd. She\u2019s a little upset with me because I didn\u2019t run to her right when it happened because I was just like so excited, but, yeah, I owe it all to her and it was awesome. It was the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: Did you grow up a Patriots fan?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cYeah, actually, my uncle was the equipment manager for them for like 44 years and he actually just passed away, so I want to give a shout out to him. I wish he was here to see me play this but I know he was with me here tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: Did you go to a lot of Patriots games when you were little?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cI didn\u2019t go to too many because I was really busy with soccer, but I always kept up with it. I\u2019ve been to a couple of them. I actually went recently with my aunt. So yeah, I\u2019ve ground up around Boston, I\u2019m such a Boston girl and I always will be and I\u2019m so happy that I was able to play in front of my friends and family today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: How many people did you have here?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cI have no idea but there was a lot, probably like 60-70 people, maybe even more. I don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: Did you have a cheering section?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cI think they all got spread out a little bit, but I heard little piece of it, so\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: Kristie, you have a Boston Strong patch on tonight, so not only playing, but also scoring, what does that mean to you altogether?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cWell, like I said earlier, I was born in Boston, this is my home, this is my place. Something that horrible happened in my hometown and to be able to come here and just a couple of months after be able to play in front of everyone and to be able to score on this night just makes it that much better and I was so happy that I could share it with my team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: You\u2019re heading to Jersey tomorrow. What do you have to do to prepare for this next game?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cSo, Korea is a great team. They really gave us a really good game and I think we just need to rest, we need to recover, we need to prepare and do film and video and just practice for our next game. Everyone always says it\u2019s hard to beat the same team twice, but we\u2019re going to go out, we\u2019re going to practice and hopefully get another win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: How are you adapting to playing left back?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cIt\u2019s definitely new and it\u2019s different, but the girls that I\u2019m playing next to and in front of me are unbelievable and so supportive, so it\u2019s been a really good experience and I think I\u2019m still learning and I\u2019m still growing and I\u2019m still a young player, but I think I\u2019ll be able to manage if I keep doing what I\u2019m doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: How much confidence does it give you that Tom is willing to put you out there and willing to bring in a lot of young players into this team?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cIt\u2019s awesome what Tom\u2019s doing. He\u2019s giving new players experience and just a lot of new players time and stuff like that, so it\u2019s been such a great year so far and I think we\u2019re really growing as a team, and that\u2019s what\u2019s most important is to be able to grow as a team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: What does it mean to you to score on the same night that Abby Wambach scores?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cIt feels phenomenal. She\u2019s actually my roommate right now, so I\u2019m having a great time with her and it\u2019s a dream come true. I look up to Abby so much and to be able to score and play and run around on the same field with her is unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Q: Was it at all difficult not getting drafted by the Breakers?<\/p>\n<p>KM: \u201cI mean, yeah, obviously it\u2019s my hometown, but I\u2019m having so much fun in Kansas City. My coach and my teammates are awesome and I\u2019m having a great time in Kansas City, so I can\u2019t wait until I can get back with them and play with them a little bit more for the summer. Obviously, it\u2019s a little bit disappointing that I didn\u2019t get drafted to Boston, too. I could have played with Syd, but Kansas City, I\u2019m having the time of my life there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristie Mewis: Q: So, third minute, right off the bat, how did that even feel? KM: \u201cIt was the best feeling in the entire world. 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