Zoey Di Giacomo ((install)) -

Then she passed not to the open player, but through the smallest gap between two closing defenders, a pass that looked impossible on replay. Assist. Tie game.

In a high-stakes match last season, with her team down by one and only seconds remaining, Di Giacomo received the ball in traffic. Any other player would have forced a shot. Instead, she stopped. For a full 1.7 seconds—an eternity in sport—she stood still as three defenders converged. zoey di giacomo

She doesn’t have a catchphrase. She doesn’t engage in online feuds. She doesn’t need to. Then she passed not to the open player,