Beckie back and firing after ACL injury

Subbing into the second half of the Portland Thorns’ season opener on Mar. 16, Beckie buried two goals, including a screamer from distance.“You hear athletes at the top of their games talk about that they feel like they were in a flow state when they were playing. To be honest, I don't remember anything about that for those 45 minutes. I don't even remember scoring,” she said. “I think that's just because I was so locked in.

According to Sofascore, Beckie finished with 44 touches on the ball, and also had a pair of scoring chances in the opening 15 minutes. That decision also allowed Beckie to come firing out of the gates for Portland’s season opener against Kansas City last month. She entered the game for the start of the second half , with her team down 3-1 to the Current.

“Another cliché – I think a lot of athletes are like, ‘Oh, going to be back and better than ever,’” she said. “I do feel like I'm a different player than before I got injured, and I'm just really excited to continue to explore that and kind of channel that confidence.” Beckie, who has 102 international appearances, is a key leader on and off the pitch, so much so that there were discussions with Canada Soccer personnel about her still travelling with the team to the tournament in Australia. Ultimately, Beckie decided to focus on her rehab back home. She stressed she didn’t want to take away any resources from her teammates, but another worry loomed large.

“I knew that as long as I did the work, I was going to get an opportunity to be in that position again,” she said. “I could probably write a book about all the things I've learned over the last year. But definitely the thing that I'm trying to hold on to the most is just the gratitude and the gratefulness piece.”

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