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Training for a Soccer Star's Olympic Turn

Updated Oct. 11, 2012 12:01 a.m. ET

It's hard to believe that Alex Morgan, the American women's soccer sensation, suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament just five years ago. A torn ACL is often a career-hindering—if not ending—injury for many athletes. Yet Ms. Morgan, 23 years old, came back from the injury to have a successful soccer career that recently culminated with her scoring the goal against Canada that sent the U.S. to the gold-medal game at the London Olympics.

Ms. Morgan underwent surgery to repair her ACL her senior year of high school. After...

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