By Brittany Alvarado Hector Picard shoots hoops and has done over 120 triathlons including an Ironman. He also happens to be a double-arm amputee. Check out our exclusive with Hector at his home in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Make sure to stick around till the end when he challenges Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade to a game of basketball.
By Brittany Alvarado For over 40 years, one family has been crafting the title belts you see boxers proudly hoist into the air after nearly every championship match. Edward Majian, his 94-year-old grandfather, Ardash Sahaghian, and a small group of fiercely loyal employees of SARTONK, craft belts for the WBA (World Boxing Association), WBO (World Boxing Organization), IBO (International Boxing [...]
By Brittany Alvarado We had the privilege of capturing USWNT and Orlando Pride goalie Ashlyn Harris in her hometown of Satellite Beach, Florida. Harris wanted fans to feel a part of her story, and not just the one they see on the soccer field. She opened up about her struggle with depression, and how she found relief in her darkest [...]
By Brittany Alvarado Harlem's EBC Rucker Park is stuff of legends. Everyone from Kobe to Dr. J to Kareem has played basketball on this historic court. Located off of 155th St., the court also serves as a refuge for young people who might find it easy to get caught up in drugs, gangs, and other negative influences. We made the [...]
We caught up with USWNT and FC Kansas City star Heather O'Reilly at her old high school in New Jersey to find out what advice she passes on to young female athletes to empower them, and what qualities make her a successful woman. EXCLUSIVE: USWNT's Heather O'Reilly Dishes On Her Recipe For Being a Successful Female Athlete from Purpose2Play on [...]
Photo courtesy of Lauren Holiday By Brittany Alvarado The first day on a new job can be plenty intimidating. It comes with uncertainties, new tasks, and new faces. U.S. Women's National Team midfielder Morgan Brian knows the feeling all too well. In June 2013, the University of Virginia college junior went from competing against some of the finest [...]
Less than two weeks after the U.S. won the World Cup, we caught up with starting defender Meghan Klingenberg, who took time out of her busy schedule to put on a soccer camp for young girls wanting to evolve their skills on the field and develop their character off it. Held in her hometown of Pittsburgh, the MK Soccer Camp [...]
Ella Masar of the Houston Dash is as transparent as any player in the National Women's Soccer League. She graciously opened up to us about growing up with a mother who suffers from severe mental illness, losing her father unexpectedly, and her love for teammate and wife, Erin McLeod. There's a certain grace and rawness to Ella that we're certain [...]
About 25.4 million people watched the USA thump Japan 5-2 in the World Cup final, making it the most-viewed soccer game in U.S. history (men's or women's). We caught up with U.S. women's national soccer team fans in Vancouver's Jack Poole Plaza the morning after the World Cup to get their take on what inspires them the most about watching [...]
We caught up with Houston Dash forward Kealia Ohai to get the scoop on what it's like to play soccer in the National Women's Soccer League with one functioning eye. We hope you enjoy. Powerful Vision: A Kealia Ohai Story from Purpose2Play on Vimeo.