Refugee To Professional Soccer Player To Doctor: The Nadia Nadim Story

Nadia Nadim is clinical in more ways than one! After fleeing Afghanistan at age 11, Nadia became a world renowned striker and an MD…all at the same time. This is a story you need to hear. Happy International Women’s Day!

0:00 Intro/Happy International Women's Day
3:00 Welcome Nadia Nadim!
3:27 How Nadia is adjusting to life in Kentucky
4:09 Refugee to soccer star: Nadia's story in her own words
9:52 How a refugee camp in Denmark changed Nadia's life
12:12 Finding motivation in unlikely places
14:10 Life as of March 2022 in Afghanistan
16:43 Watching war in real time/Ukraine and what we can do
20:28 Nadia's feelings on being the "mouthpiece" for war experiences
22:02 Dr. Nadia Nadim
26:17 Biggest accomplishment
28:10 Where is home for Nadia?
30:02 What else is on her "to do" list?
32:58: HFT: Tommy Thompson superpowers
34:33 HFT: Best Dressed Coach Power Rankings movements
39:28 HFT: Backwards Jerseys FTW!
40:22 What's on Tap?


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