Finding a Home in Soccer With Sporting KC Star Graham Zusi

Graham Zusi is a Sporting Kansas City soccer star. He played college soccer for the Maryland Terrapins where he helped the team win championships in 2005 and 2008. In 2009, he started his professional career with Sporting KC.

Graham is a seven-time Major League Soccer all-star and a multi-year international soccer star playing on the world stage with the US national team. He is also a champion of Children's Mercy Hospital and The Victory Project. He won ABC News' "Hunkiest World Cup Player" in 2014.

In this episode…

Home is what you make it, and if you are the type of person who travels often, you will find yourself staying in unfamiliar places with different atmospheres. So what can you do to feel at home wherever you are?

For professional soccer player Graham Zusi, his traveling secret is to bring along a comfortable pillow and recovery equipment. As someone who stays in hotel rooms frequently, Graham ensures to pack minimal luggage — and bring whatever will help his well-being. Graham also enjoys living a simple life and knows that a happy home is not about how big it is. After buying and moving to his latest house, he purged half of his belongings, which has helped him live an enjoyable, minimalist life.

In this episode of the I Am Home podcast, Graham Zusi, a Sporting KC soccer player, joins Tyler Wisecup, Hilary Woltemath, and Becca Sudbeck to talk about his professional soccer career and his home. Graham also shares details about his childhood, his training tactics, his travel experiences, and his humanitarian work. Stay tuned.