Prolific goal scorer Maggie Steffens, a former Stanford and Monte Vista High star, might already be the best ever. Just don’t mention it to her.
Maggie Steffens #6 of USA passes the ball against Siya Yan #2 of China in the second half at Long Beach City College on April 22, 2024 in Long Beach, California. “I can’t,” she says. “I’m still playing. If I really believed that statement, I’d be done.”
Water polo athlete Maggie Steffens poses for a portrait during the 2024 Team USA Media Summit at Marriott Marquis Hotel on April 16, 2024 in New York City. “I said, ‘Don’t cry, this is the best thing that ever happened to you,’ ” Carlos said. “This will give you an opportunity to give the United States the first gold medal in water polo with your sister at the next Olympics. And she believed me.”
“She said, ‘I’m fine,’ and she wanted to play,” he said. “I put her back in, and she scored on the next possession.” Looking back, Maggie said it would’ve never happened if she wasn’t in the stands in Beijing, experiencing the feeling of defeat with Jessica four years earlier.Proud parents Peggy and Carlos Steffens share the moment with their daughters Jessica and Maggie after the United States women’s water polo team won the gold medal on Aug. 9, 2012, defeating Spain 8-5 at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
“It’s like 3.5 goals per game, then 2.9, then 2.5,” Tanner said. “But she’s giving more. She’s passing more. She’s passing the torch. That’s how she goes from being that finisher to now she’s setting everyone else up. She’s that foundation and the reason everyone else stands out.” “I was just as emotional, honored, excited, nervous and grateful as I was 12-15 years ago,” she said.
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