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MIDFIELDER
HT: 5’10”
WT: 150
Born: 06.27.1992
Hometown: Wadsworth, Ohio
Qualifying Condition: TBI
Classification: Not yet classified

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Q & A with TYLER

When did you first begin playing soccer? When I was 4 years old.

How did you join the U.S. Paralympic Team? I was invited to a training camp after learning about the team through my high school trainer.

What is your most memorable moment with the team? I have only been to one camp, but my most memorable was when I went into the locker room for the first time to meet everyone.

Who was your first soccer coach? Dennis Almeida with Ohio Premier.

What do you feel is your strength as a player? Playing through-balls to the forward.

What do you feel is your weakness as a player? Defending to my left side.

Which professional or international soccer player is your role model? Paul Schools.

What have you learned about yourself from your time with the team? That it doesn't matter if you have a disability, anyone can play soccer or do what they love.

What would you tell a young player to motivate them to play the game of soccer? That it is fun and it doesn't always have to be about winning.

How has playing with the team positively affected your life? I found out that I need to work as hard as I can because people with worse disabilities work hard and have done a lot.

Which college are you attending, or graduated, if any? None.

Since the team is not a full-time job, what do you do full-time? I attend high school at Wadsworth High School in Ohio. I live with my mom, dad, and sister.

What is your goal in life? What dreams do you have? What do you want to attain in life? To go to college and get a degree in physical therapy or radiology.

If you had enough money to do whatever you wanted to the rest of your life, what would you spend your time doing? I would buy Manchester United so I could watch every game I wanted live.

Which person has been the most influential and motivational in your life? My mom.

Who is(are) your role model(s) outside of soccer? My mom.

Who was your favorite teacher in school and why? Ms. Egan, my eighth grade English teacher because she made the class fun, but we got done what needed to be done.

What are some obstacles you've encountered in your life and how did you overcome them? My big obstacle was when I had brain surgery and could not move my foot and still tried to get back to soccer.

Of all the places you have traveled or lived, where is your favorite place? My favorite place is Florida.

If you could turn back time and change one decision in your past, what would it be? I would not change anything.

If we were casting the movie of your life, which actor would you pick to play you? Channing Tatum.

If you could have one superhero power, what would it be? To fly.

Do you play any musical instruments? Guitar Hero.

If you had to choose only ten CDs to listen to for the next three years, what would they be? I like all different types of music depending on what I am doing.

Are you artistic? I used to be, but not so much anymore.

What would you tell someone so that they had a better understanding of your disability and what it means to you? Pressure on my right side of my brain in surgery made my left leg to not work, however I now have movement in most of my left leg except for my foot.

What is your favorite quotation? "I do what I want when I want to do it." - Unknown

Of which accomplishments in your life (excluding soccer) are you most proud? Coming back from surgery and not being able to walk without a walker to how I am now.

Please share anything else about yourself that wasn't covered above. I love the ocean and jet skiing with my cousins in Florida.