"Any athlete will tell you that. It’s all about sacrifices and hard work and dealing with disappointment and all kinds of failures."
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Janine van Wyk
Janine van Wyk (Afrikaans: [jɑˈnin fan ˈvəik]; born 17 April 1987) is a former South African professional soccer defender, coach, and owner of JVW F.C., a club she founded and bears her name. Van Wyk was the captain of the South African women's national team, has the most international caps among African women's national teams with 185 and was the first South African ever to play in the U.S. National Women's Soccer League.
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