CARSON PICKETT: Title IX has changed the game, no pun intended. It can't be here."). 2023 Cable News Network. I feel like the teams are all super close, and we're all moving forward, as best we can to support each other. Repeatedly." She plays her part in something special not because she finds a way to be like everyone else, but because she's always found a way to be herself. Treasure and Mike Pickett were P.E. But none of them were moving quite like she was. She became a special project for all the big-time doctors -- they put enticing toys around the room to lure her over on her new arm. She's got three assists and has played well defensively. Her "nub," as the family referred to Carson's left arm, didn't feel to her like an impediment. Doing drills by yourself just isn't the same as doing it in a team environment with a standard [that's] super, super high. When a tennis pro did a one-on-one lesson with Carson, he came over to her parents afterward, looking a touch uncomfortable -- searching for words, he finally came out with it: "She's got a hell of a one-handed backhand. They did not do those final ultrasounds -- they wanted to be surprised. Let's all try to love ourselves no matter what we look like and let's all be kind to each other above all else. They see someone tremendously talented on a soccer field. Carson Pickett, an American footballer who was born without a part of her left hand, created history on Tuesday as she became the first player with limb difference Pickett, who was born without a left forearm and is an advocate for limb difference awareness, sat down for a chat with CBS Sports ahead of the match to discuss I know that there's so much we have to look forward to. Carson did very well in training for us in the last week and with the management of minutes for Emily Fox that we had, we felt like Carson would be a good replacement, and Im happy that she was able to perform well for 90 minutes, US coach Vlatko Andonovski said, according to ESPN. He and Treasure also waited tables at Red Lobster on the weekends to get ready for the baby on the way. Meanwhile Coach Pickett shouted from the sideline -- and all the guys in the stands got a good chuckle figuring out what was going on. Whether someone can get out of bed on their own, or they need equipment, they can still do it. I loved making their day. Pickett competed for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League from 2018 to 2020. And my dad played And just allow yourself to fail. "The look on my face, it was authentic. From the beginning, she played all the sports. How and when did you find out? I can imagine it was quite difficult having them-- having a child that had one arm. If soccer was the sport she was destined to pursue, it was as much because of her abilities as her disability. But that's not how she feels now. Our Spectrum News app is the most convenient way to get the stories that matter to you. I've never seen anyone train like her, and I think that's why she's so confident in the games. CARSON PICKETT: It was incredible. Both Tidd and Pickett, a 26-year-old American football star who plays with the Orlando Pride as well as the Brisbane Roar in Australias W-League, were both born 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Pickett made her international debut on Tuesday in Sandy, Utah. CARSON PICKETT: Yeah, so I was born into a very athletic family. So for me, is it's just having the opportunity to grow the game. She has a soccer mind, the product of spending hours as a kid hearing about the sport and watching game tapes with her dad, a former college soccer player who coaches at the club and high school levels. The kids who ate orange slices together at U-6 soccer had fulfilled the dream they'd sketched out in back seats and on fields across the south. She never wanted that one detail to be what defined her. So I think it's the most important thing. NFL draft questions for teams in the top 10: Will the Colts trade up? So on June 28, I'm sure you remember that date, you made the US national team. And bouncing off of that, everyone in the audience, I want to see a show of hands if you've gone to a women's sports game. Swimming freestyle in the last leg of a relay, Carson entered the pool with her team trailing by more than a full length. Pickett first gained international attention in 2019 when a picture of her giving a fist bump to a kid with a similar limb difference went viral on social media. And he's like, we're so excited to tell you that you have been invited to the national team camp. teacher coaches all the things (and drives the buses that carry the teams). 5 ft 8 in. 50 years ago, people like me weren't able to do what they love. Carson didn't hesitate: "Of course." After several years playing for this team, the best friends tried out for the boys' club team, since the girls' program was not strong. " And that was that. The 2018 election through then Republican candidate Mark Harris' eyes. "When I first came to Florida State, obviously, like starting over again, I was a little more skeptical about wearing tank tops around; I'd always wear a jacket," Pickett said. At tryouts, the girls played well during the small-sided games and the scrimmages, and both the daughters and their fathers were sure they were crushing it. Riley was immediately fired the same day the allegations were published. She swam, too. And maybe that day informs everything: he did not want Carson to feel sorry for herself or to feel limited. She talked about the little boy who came up to her after a game whose arm matched her own, the happiness in his eyes when he realized that her arm was like his, and how the picture the boy's mother snapped of the pair arm-bumping went viral. Fiery train crash in Greece kills dozens, many of them students, Watch Live: Garland testifies amid ongoing special counsel investigations. But I do think that it's just gone back to what we're good at, focusing on us and focusing on our team and getting better each day as individuals to help the team move forward. Are PSG better off without Neymar in big games? And I'd say, 'I was born that way.' PEPPER PERSLEY: As I'm sit-- thank you for the question. It's amazing. So I continued to work hard, and no matter what. Eight-year-old Carson had the fourth leg, and they were nervous for her. But I'm not going to show it on social media. It's a big deal. Really, they should be telling me how to be positive because what I'm going through is nothing compared to what they're going through. The training environment, if there's a game on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, no matter what, you're training just as hard nearly every day. PEPPER PERSLEY: All right, that was a very powerful message. I feel like when we did get back with a team, and start training -- you could have done as much fitness as you possibly could -- and still not have been game ready. Plus, Pinoe loves throw-ins," Carson says with a laugh. So growing up, I didn't have many people to look up to. And I think having conversations about it and continuing to be, in my opinion, the best team in the world, as far as the national team goes. WebCarson Leighann Pickett. Carson Pickett made history Tuesday night when she became the first player with a limb difference to play for the United States womens You were named to the team of the month in May, and at CBS sports you made our star player index. Pickett made her international debut during a friendly against Colombia and played the full 90 minutes at left-back position. But if she defined herself by what she does not have that others do, or by what she cannot do that others can, she would not have been on that road trip in the first place. She made up the deficit and touched the wall first for the win. One prosthetic was a claw. I appreciate you taking the time to answer, thank you. There was a problem. I think that that's what's really cool about our team is that whenever someone speaks up, we always back them. Looking ahead to OL Reign, what's the preparation like during the international window ahead of this next match? The team waits for it -- Carson flashes a smile and delivers the punchline. Carson was the only rookie who didn't get cut. I like to compare it to if something in the news happens and you just don't put it on the news, no one is going to find out. Pickett was having her best season yet -- and then in September, the entire league was rocked by the public allegations by two former players that Riley had sexually harassed and coerced them. Pickett began playing football at an early age and helped her school team win three state titles. She played basketball. She was a master of the set piece, thanks to those hours staying after practice to hit balls. "They'd ask, 'Why don't you have an arm?' And I remember someone in charge coming up to me and saying, maybe you can give them advice, or how they can be positive in this time. I feel like at any moment, anyone on this team can be a starter. She had 52 kids in her high school graduating class. They weren't able to express themselves through sports. That was incredible. But I heard that their training environment is really hard and they do focus on a lot of fitness, and luckily for me, I feel like I've always been able to be fine in fitness. No one at her table knew a thing about soccer, or that Carson plays it. The gym was crowded -- it turns out many high-power women work out when it's still dark outside. It helped that she went to the same school from grade school through high school and had a familiar network of friends. At 5:45 the next morning, Carson was doing an interval workout on the treadmill. And so I was in the grocery store and I got a text from him and say, do you have a minute to talk? A post shared by Carson Pickett (@carson.pickett). "She's really comfortable in her skin, she's real confident in herself," said Crowley, a teammate both in club soccer last year and at Florida State this year. (She was much more self-conscious about the morning announcements, when they called out the stats from each after-school activity, and always the voice would boom out: "Carson Picket with two goals" She begged her dad, the high school soccer coach, to stop sending in her stats.) And even more exciting than that is I get to interview someone who is so incredible and inspiring. And thanks for coming, you guys. PEPPER PERSLEY: Yeah, and everyone can make an impact, right? And I didn't know why he was texting me. After two years in Seattle, she found herself back in Florida -- to play with the Orlando Pride, where she became a regular starter. And so social media wasn't really around. Carson, leader of the defense, also started their attacks: she led the team in assists with 14 -- the second most in school history. She fits us really well. His parents constantly remind their 22-month-old son that his limb difference makes him unique, but that he's not alone. USWNT defender Carson Pickett speaks at the 2022 MAKERS Conference and opens up about showing her limb difference on social media. PEPPER PERSLEY: All right. She swam competitively. And that's exciting. Why do you personally think it's important to participate and continue showing support and protest during the anthem? "It was the elephant in the room," says team captain Abby Erceg. One year her dad stuck a giant yellow piece of paper in the center of her mirror that read: "You're either getting by or you're getting better." They've never thought of her that way. Looking at the present, you and the Courage faced a bit of a challenge in a recent narrow loss against Chicago, and postgame, Paul Riley mentioned that it was back to the drawing board, which isn't the first time he's said that after matches against Chicago. Mike coached football for Broome High School -- serious business in South Carolina. I think that just says a lot about this club, they're bringing in top quality to be able to train, non-starters and starters. Tell us about your start in sports and your first soccer memory. But this team is so fit, and I think the coolest part is that they run before practice, like before the training starts, the first thing they do is run. Discovery Company. "That moment she walked out of the tunnel with that uniform To see her name -- Carson Pickett -- on the board, hear her name announced, nobody will ever know what it feels like unless you've been there, been that parent.". There, her arm was never a thing. PEPPER PERSLEY: That's really cool, being able to build a connection with your dad, one of the reasons why you started to play sports. People might look, they might even ask questions, but she is used to explaining. Treasure and Mike were sitting in a coffee shop in Denver on Sunday, the day after the game, when Carson called them with some news: "Mom and Dad, I think I might be starting the next game." Then at the start of 2022, the Courage saw a mass exodus of stars with Jessica McDonald, Sam Mewis, and Lynn Williams all leaving. The P.E. Though Treasure and Mike knew it was unlikely that Carson would see the field at all during the friendlies, they flew to Denver anyway, just so they could experience it with her. Learn More. I'm able to be able to continue to go up and down the line and attack for the full 90 minutes where I might not have been able to do that as much before. While I know that I am confident and comfortable with showing my arm, I know there are so many people in the world who arent, she wrote on Instagram in April, which is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. And this year is the 50th anniversary of Title IX. That's absurd. The left back has become a favorite of her teammates for the way she delivers pinpoint passes. She's proof wellbeing has nothing to do with size, TikTok users say 'bold glamour' filter is 'terrifyingly realistic'. In the tournament, no one scored on them. "It's great having him in the stands, and his family," Pickett said. And all that time poring over game film with her dad meant she had extraordinary vision and game-understanding. So what led you to make that decision? "The second-hand store.". But for years, there was no talking about her arm. She trains like a demon. Not only can a girl with one arm learn to tie her shoes, she can lace up cleats and take the field for the No. The duo as a partner is much liked by the people and even people are questioning their relationship as they are seen together all the time. And yet even in familiar surroundings, college itself was a new environment. Do you talk to them about it directly? Next season, she was traded to the North Carolina Courage where she started and made an immediate impact. At dinner that night, tablemates were assigned at random. And as I'm sitting here in a room full of so many powerful women who have changed the world already, I'm just inspired. Fellow speakers included Cynt Marshall, the first Black female CEO of an NBA team; Heather Booth, the 76-year-old civil rights activist who has led major social progress campaigns; Katie Porter, the Congresswoman; Mae C. Jemison, the first female Black astronaut -- and Carson Pickett. I feel like also after a loss, everyone just wants you to know how to get better and try harder. She has played for the United States under-17 and under-23 national teams. You love her no matter what," says Mike. "Pinoe was why I was okay out there. Show it. "She never wore that one -- that would've brought major unwanted attention," her dad says. Suddenly, Treasure and Mike were scrambling and hastily booking travel online. As of 2022, Carson has around 72.6 k followers on her Instagram account and has gained a lot of love and affection from her followers. So then your quality has to be better, has to be like at its best for the next 60 minutes of practice. I think that as a society, we might change some words into thinking things that maybe they're not actually what they mean. All right, so I know for a long time, you held back, but recently you decided to show your arm on Instagram. And I'm 28-- I was 28 at the time. The strangers reassured the Picketts that it was far from the end of the world, that their own daughter was as healthy, happy and independent as any other girl, right down to tying her own shoes, a minute detail that might seem part of an incomprehensibly distant future for most new parents, but which meant much more to the Picketts. With several new players working into the mix, it admittedly took a little while for this year's team to start gelling. Can Barca overcome on-field fatigue, off-field chaos to beat Real Madrid in Copa del Rey? "It's like a floating rubber band that wraps around a body part and prevents it from growing," Mike explains. WebCarson Pickett Soccer Player #146887 Most Popular Boost Birthday September 15, 1993 Birthplace Spartanburg , SC Age 29 years old Birth Sign Virgo About American soccer Over the next 10 years, doctors would make her three more prosthetics. It was just tears of pure amazement for me. She does a lot of things a little differently from her teammates, and from most other people. And when they did come around to talking about soccer, her seatmates knew so little about it that they didn't even know what to ask. Considering everything we've gone through collectively, it feels like we're just coming back. So even though you could see the lights of their usual field from outside the Picketts' yard, now the four friends started commuting to a new club -- Ponte Vedra. Today she can freely joke about her arm and proudly post pictures on Instagram. The Picketts brought Carson everywhere -- to their Friday midnight bowling league with the Red Lobster waiters, to the sideline of the basketball court and the football field. I thought I'd done everything I could do and it made me feel like I must not be good at soccer after all. She never wore any of them. Pickett was born without a left arm. So being 28 years old, not once besides if it was a soccer picture did I want to show my arm, and nice clothes, and nice events, and things like that. "Professional sports are cutthroat," she says. Carson Pickett plays defense for the Orlando Pride and is one of Joseph's favorite soccer players. Some people didn't play with the people that they're playing with now for like months and months, and you're used to playing for nearly a year with them. "She watched so much game film," says Mike. 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