It’s never easy to be at the top of your sport no matter who you are. It’s a constant struggle to stay in shape, keep skills at the highest level, battle back from injuries and do all of that in private, just to be judged in the public eye. FC Kansas City and U.S. Women’s National Team forward Amy Rodriguez knows better than most how difficult it can be.
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In 2013, A-Rod as she is known, sat out the inaugural NWSL season with the Seattle Reign so she could have her son Ryan.