“How is this still going on? It’s hard for me to understand how people don’t live with compassion, don’t live with the need to be kind.”
-Toni Pressley, Professional Soccer Player
On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast, I sit down with the one and only Toni Pressley. Toni is professional soccer player for the Orlando Pride, a breast cancer survivor, and vegan. We talk about the current status of US women’s professional soccer, what it’s like in Orlando right now during the pandemic, her path to becoming a pro soccer player, how a cancer diagnosis last year caught her by surprise, how she overcame it and got back on the field in a matter of months, how the experience has changed her perspective, what she’s learned from being in a relationship with worldwide soccer legend Marta Vieira da Silva, her take on the current conversation around race, and her experience as a black woman in the US. This is a beautiful conversation about life, strength, and compassion. Not only is Toni a world-class athlete, she is also a shining light and a force for good in a world that can often feel unkind.
