Marta Cox is a natural leader

During the conversation with young single mothers, player from Marta Cox national team, he revealed his approach to life where his main weapon is leadership.

With applause, he arrived in the conference hall, straight from Mexico where he plays for Club Pachuca first division of that country.

Cox, who has been playing soccer since he was 3 years old and insists that as a child he always did it with the boys and still remembers wearing the colors of his beloved team Chorrillo FC in the under-11 team with the kids. “If one day will return to Panama I would definitely like to wear the jersey of my neighborhood team again,” he continued during the event in the organization of VISA, the company of which she is an ambassador.

“I consider myself a leader, because that’s who I am. We all have flaws and virtues, I’m a person who helps those around me. Besides materially we must be good people“, said the Panamanian attacker.

Cox also admitted that the study of aviation always attracted his attention. “That’s another one of my dreams.”

Cox assures that he has changed a lot since going to play abroad. “Before, I was very aggressive, I fought all kinds of things, but over time a person changes and learns to listen. I changed, before I was a machete wielder on the field, I hit my opponents a lot and the referees excluded me. It’s good to change because in the end the best version of you is yourself.”

Marta Cox, who was one of the key pieces of Panama achieved the long-awaited dream of the World Cup, he assures that he must go for four more.”

The player said that she misses her mother very much who passed away a few years ago and that she would like me to see her after she fulfills part of her goals and that these were dreams that they both had.

Martha Cox, says that he enjoys football, because it is a very beautiful sport and you always have to work together in order to achieve the set goals. I played with men and never felt marginalized, “soccer leaves me with a lot persistence and discipline”.

“I enjoy football, I played with men and I didn’t feel never marginalized, football leaves me steadfast and disciplined“. Leaders, we are people and we have to learn. Teamwork is the best, but we all have to be connected and we show it in the game Australia and New Zealand World Cup Qualifiersthe dream brought us to the perfect relationship;

Panama got ready so we all changed the chip and managed to achieve that goal”

Martha Cox, that his whole path was not rosy and that he also made his share of sacrifices, like many athletes. “We always spend time away from the family, plus you have to socialize and adapt to the team is a challenge.”

On his change from soccer in Costa Rica to MexicoHe said that this is important and that there are beautiful people on Aztec soil, but there are also complicated people. “The hardest thing for me was the loss of my mother, even then i have to travel to pachuca, i have gained weight due to anxietythen I had to train hard to fail.”Football gave me a lot and even more, I could play until I’m 40.”

He also said that by classifying The World Cup was so lucky that I came on a plane from New Zealand and I didn’t even want to sleep, I cried, I laughed and I’m still celebrating”.

He also said he was grateful to Alajuelense Club of Costa Rica, because he threw it up, because it weighed about 70 kilograms. “I continue to walk firmly, bravely, this sport, like others, is full of mixed emotions, there are happy moments and sad ones, but in the end I am a blessed person.

“I ask you not to give up, to follow your dreams. I never thought I would be a professional player.”

He finally secured it a player who will be one of the football figures of Panama, It is not a burden for her and she will enjoy every moment of the World Cup.