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Alex Morgan Says Being a Mom Has Actually Upped Her Soccer Game — Here’s Why

While most women find that having a kid can impede their physical abilities, soccer star Alex Morgan, who’s about to go into her fourth World Cup, says being a parent to her daughter Charlie, 3, has only upped her game.

“[Parenthood] just makes me feel more balanced all around,” the co-captain of the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and captain of the San Diego Wave tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I’m able to give everything to the sport and my teams, but when I go home, I’m not dwelling on whether I had a bad training or bad game. I just have to be a mom, and tend to my child’s needs instead of overanalyzing things.” Read More

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