Trinity Rodman: 'My mom wasn't in the NBA but she's my role model'

Washington Spirit forward may have got her sporting genes from her father but it is her mother who she credits as her role model

Trinity Rodman is a rarity in soccer.

Almost all American women her age take a well-traveled path: They play soccer in college and then, after graduation, they join the National Women's Soccer League via the draft or sign in Europe.