Patience and persistence.
Now, those two words don’t exactly sound like they go together, yet the 28-year-old New York City FC forward showed his best resolve on both fronts.
In an amazing six-second sequence in front of the Atlanta goal in the opening minute of the second half at Yankee Stadium, Rodney Wallace was denied three times on goal-line clearances.
Now, that’s not something you see every day.
And that might just break a forward’s heart or confidence for the rest of the match. Instead, it just fueled Wallace’s desire to score a goal.