7 Fun Facts About World Cup Champ Christen Press, Who's Sure to Make Waves in Tokyo

Sports are in Press's blood. Her dad was a college football player, who once had his eyes set on playing in the NFL and was determined to pass his love for sports on to his three daughters. "He was having us dribble a basketball in the backyard, trying to kick the soccer ball as high as we can, and throw a football and tackle each other, and you know, run sprints and race," Press told Fanatics in 2016. "I think he gave me my love for competition and for that little bit of drive and motivation to be better than the people I was playing with."