While a hostile atmosphere is enough to turn some of the best players in the world into shrinking violets, there are some special footballers who relish a partisan crowd hurling volleys of invective their way. United States women’s national team star Sydney Leroux has insisted she’s of the latter bracket.
“I feel like the worst you can do is boo me and try to make me feel bad,” said the Canadian-born, USWNT striker, per Brian Lewis of the New York Post. “Because that just makes me hungrier.”
We’ll soon find out if that’s the case.