It’s been almost four years since Carli Lloyd announced her retirement as a player, and it appears to have been a transformative time for the two-time World Cup champion.
In a speech at her induction to the US Soccer Hall of Fame on Sunday, Lloyd struck a different tone than the one she used so often throughout her playing career, apologizing to her teammates for not being fully present as she single-mindedly pursued her goals as a player. Saying she “wasn’t there to make friends” and that she “avoided unnecessary drama,” Lloyd was well known by the end of her career for her steely demeanor that ran counter to some of her era’s more outgoing personalities like Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan.
