For a young professional, having the opportunity to be ingratiated with tidbits of wisdom from those who are wiser than they are is often a gift for their character and career development. The same can be said for rising professional athletes.
Such moments of enlightenment may occur on the practice pitch, in a stadium dressing room, a roommate-assigned hotel suite, even on the team bus.
U.S. Women’s National Team luminary Sophia Smith has been consuming her morsels of advice at the dining room table. USWNT dining hall table number 3, to be exact. And her tableside counselors?