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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Jo Khan

Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry stronger than ever for first World Cup as a mother

‘As a kid it’s something you dream of,’ says Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry of hosting a World Cup in Australia.
‘As a kid it’s something you dream of,’ says Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry of hosting a World Cup in Australia. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

Katrina Gorry knows there is more to life than football. And it is her life off the pitch at the moment that is driving the Matildas midfielder to reach new heights on it. The experienced playmaker says she is the strongest she has ever been, nearly two years after giving birth to her daughter, Harper.

“I feel like my body’s in better shape than it ever has been before,” Gorry says. “After I had her [Harper] it’s almost like my body went and reset. And little niggles that I had before her have just gone away and never come back. So it’s been pretty cool how it’s almost just refreshed my whole body.”

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