Canada's gold-medal-winning Olympic women's soccer team isn't just inspiring girls across the country; its roster at Tokyo 2020 is made up of young women who were directly inspired by the team's past performances.
The seeds planted at London 2012, a Games during which Christine Sinclair became a household name, and Rio 2016, not to mention the World Cup hosted by Canada in 2015, have already borne fruit. As high as Team Canada was able to climb at these events, it could never reach the mountaintop. But all of that hard work and heartbreak manifested Friday in the form of 20-year-old Julia Grosso of Vancouver, who with one swift kick turned nearly 10 years of sweat and tears into unbridled joy.
"But to bring home bronze and to step on the podium for a second Olympics in a row was again another opportunity to inspire a generation like Julia's, and now we're seeing the fruits of our labour from years past, and all these young superstars are now coming through the system and having huge impacts on our team.
Grosso, who scored the golden goal herself, admitted the women's teams of the past being a huge inspiration for her. Those who still doubt the power of youth witnessing inspiring feats on a grand stage don't need to go very far for more examples. All one needs to do is take a look at what's been dubbed The Carter Effect to see the impact Toronto Raptors superstar Vince Carter had on Canadian basketball.
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