Catching up with Katie Taylor

Still recovering from a weekend away and saw this interview of Katie Taylor, our freshman center back from San Diego. Matt Hoover who we'll share more about in the upcoming days conducted the article for gofrogs.com

After sitting out almost all of last fall, how excited are you for this upcoming season?
"After sitting out, I am extremely excited for this upcoming season. I think we are going to do things that haven't happened yet at TCU."

What do you expect this season from the team?
"This season we have set some very important goals. One of them is to win all our home games. Really, we have to come out mentally prepared not only on the field, but also off it. We have to make sure all of us are making the right decisions that will help out the team."

What are your goals for the upcoming season, both individually and for the team?
"One of my goals is to be more of a leader in the back this season. I want the team to be able to look to me for answers if things aren't going the right way. As a team, we are making very good progress with our team chemistry. We are becoming very tight."

What do you like to do away from the playing field?
"I really like to help out at Kinder Frogs. I usually work with the pre-kindergarten kids that are three to five years old. I also like to go to Baptist church on Sundays."

You just talked about the Kinder Frogs, have the kids taught you anything?
"It's amazing how much they have taught me. Some of them communicate through sign language and from working with them I have learned a lot. By just working with them I have seen a couple of them grow up so much. It really is a great place and I wish I could get more people involved because they really do brighten your day."

Who is you favorite soccer player and why?
"I don't really have a favorite player, however there are two women I want to pattern my game like in Julie Foudy and Michelle Akers. I want to have the leadership of Foudy by being able to settle down the girls and get everyone back on the same page and the intensity of Akers because that woman is a train."

What is the biggest difference between Fort Worth and California?
"The biggest difference between Fort Worth and California would have to be the weather. It can be a beautiful day in Fort Worth and then in ten minutes clouds can roll in and it starts raining. One other thing is that the people in Fort Worth are a lot more down to earth. The southern hospitality is really something nice."

If you could play any sport other then soccer, what would it be and why?
"Probably football, but really it would be basketball. I used to play, but when I got to high school both soccer and basketball were during same season and my parents wouldn't allow me to play both."