Austin Berry
Last year's MLS Rookie of the Year talks about the importance of his time at Louisville.
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WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY OF SOCCER?
Making my select soccer team for the first time, the SESA Select, when I was in fifth grade.
WHO WAS YOUR SOCCER HERO GROWING UP?
Eddie Pope
DESCRIBE YOUR FIRST EXPERIENCE SUITING UP FOR THE U.S.
N/A
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST ADMIRE IN A SOCCER PLAYER?
I like watching guys who have really good technical ability.
WHAT IS THE QUALITY YOU MOST DISLIKE IN AN OPPONENT?
I don’t like laziness.
WHAT IS THE KEY TO YOUR SOCCER SUCCESS?
Hard work and dedication.
WHAT IS ONE SOCCER SKILL YOU WANT TO IMPROVE?
My technical ability.
WHO HAS HAD THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR DEVELOPMENT?
My college coach at Louisville, Ken Lolla.
WHO IS YOUR CLOSEST FRIEND IN THE GAME?
Kenney Walker, Nick DeLeon, and Hunter Jumper.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST SOCCER ACHIEVEMENT?
Getting drafted was neat because I had all my family there with me. But I’m always looking for the next great soccer achievement.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST SOCCER DISAPPOINTMENT?
Losing the National Championship in 2010.
WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LESSON YOU LEARNED FROM THE GAME?
“The most important lesson is to just get on with the play, whether it’s a good play or a bad play, always stay in tuned to the game and don’t relish on good or bad plays.
WHO ARE THE MOST TALENTED TEAMMATES YOU HAVE PLAYED ALONGSIDE?
Arne Friedrich and Pavel Pardo—they’re the most talented guys I’ve played against. And Nick DeLeon.
WHO ARE THE TOUGHEST OPPONENTS YOU HAVE LINED UP AGAINST?
Thierry Henry.
IF YOU WEREN'T A PROFESSIONAL SOCCER PLAYER, WHAT WOULD YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
Something in sports. All I thought about since I was young was that I was going to play sports. I never considered anything else. That’s all I ever thought about.
WHAT IS YOUR ULTIMATE DEFINITION OF SUCCESS IN THE GAME?
Just being able to put everything I have during the short time I get to play the game and pick up on as many lessons as I can to be able to use that in the coaching and training field after I’m done.
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