On the Pitch
On the Pitch
On the Pitch
Chris Brady Answers 26 Questions
The 22-year-old from Naperville, Ill. is the third youngest goalkeeper ever named to a USMNT World Cup roster
Are you a morning person or a night person?
Probably an evening person.
What's the first thing you do in the morning?
Chug a bottle of water, fix my hair and get ready for the day.
What's your ideal breakfast?
I like eggs, bacon, some sort of carb like bagels or oats. Then, some sort of juice.
For other meals, are you cooking or are you ordering out?
I prefer to cook, but sometimes I'm lazy. Just happens, you know. So, sometimes I have to order out.
If you can pick just one, what’s your favorite thing to cook or order out?
My favorite thing to cook is probably a nice steak – a nice, little ribeye. I like it with some pasta. Steak and pasta.
What’s your favorite thing to do with your friends?
My favorite thing to do with my boys is either play some video games if I'm not near them or we like to play some cards.
What is your favorite vacation spot?
I like Florida. That's always a good one. I also found myself in Texas quite a bit.
What’s your favorite thing about Chicago?
How the skyline looks and how much there is to do there.
Past or present, who is someone you'd like to have dinner with?
I’ll go patriotic and say George Washington.
What is one place that you want to go on vacation that you haven't been to yet?
Aside from getting the callup [to the World Cup team], probably my first game against Lionel Messi.
If you weren't a soccer player, what do you think you would be doing with your life?
Probably working construction or something.
What’s something you wish you knew earlier in your soccer career?
Do you have any nicknames?
Just Chris. My full name is Christopher, but people call me Chris or Brady.
Who was your role model growing up?
Probably my goalkeeper coach in the [Chicago Fire] academy.
Who’s most competitive between you and your siblings?
Do you have any family traditions?
We don't, but we like to do a big breakfast for Mother's Day.
What’s one thing you want fans to know about you?
I’m a pretty normal guy when it comes down to it.
What’s one word to describe how you feel when wearing the crest?
If your U.S. Men’s National Team teammates had to describe you in three words, what would they say?
Fun, competitive and social.
When this tournament is over, and you look back, what do you hope people say about the way that you carried yourself?
I hope they say I gelled with the team and really fit into what we're doing here and left my mark.
