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“Soccer isn’t who I am, it’s what I do”: how three knee surgeries changed Taylor Esparza

“Soccer isn’t who I am, it’s what I do”: how three knee surgeries changed Taylor Esparza

by Katie Howard | Jun 4, 2026 | In The Treatment Room, Pillar 4, Top Story

Katie Howard sits down with a D1 soccer player who lost two crucial years of recruitment to ACL injuries and questioned whether she should quit the sport altogether. Instead, she learned a lesson far bigger than soccer. At 14 years old, Taylor Esparza thought she knew...

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