"I was a very physical player. And so to make sure that my mom wasn't losing her damn mind watching me have all of these physical collisions interactions, I would lay on the ground with my thumb up if I was okay," she says. "And when Abby Wombock runs out onto the field and is like, that's my kid, the trainer just is kind of like, okay, let me know. Isn't that this really sweet? It was a damn delight just to hear her say, I was waiting for you."