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" I was made exactly the way I was meant to be made in who I am and my personality and the way I was born. "
Megan Rapinoe
Born
Meant To Be
I Am
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" If there's one thing this team doesn't lack, it's competitiveness and a desire to win. No matter if we come off a win or come off a loss, it seems like we don't really care. We're always motivated to win. "
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" Everyone who has a pair of eyes in this country understands the racial tensions and the issues we have are very serious and they're not going away. Just because we had Barack Obama as our president and, on paper, everything looks equal, it's very clearly not. "
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" Some people play best when they're frustrated and mad. I play my best when I'm happy. I really, truly do. "
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" To say I am not mentally tired in ways and exhausted in ways would be a lie. "
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Tired
" I don't think there's any perfect way to protest. "
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" I think we need to keep our faces out there and to keep our game out there and keep it growing. "
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Need
" With the national team, we have these fans, people love of us, people come up to us in our cities, and they're like, 'We love you - what are you doing in Seattle?' And I'm like, 'I live here, and I've played here for the last five years.' "
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Love
People
You
" I'm totally obsessed with Tilda Swinton. She has this strange, beautiful sexiness about her. I love everything she does. And I love her hair. It was a little bit of an inspiration for mine. "
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Hair
Her
Beautiful
" We didn't lose a game at home for two years. What are we missing? We have the product on the field. We're exciting. "
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Two
Product
" Sometimes when you date people, you end up breaking up, and if teammates are mature enough to deal with that, then it's okay. I never want to bring any undue drama to the team. "
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You
End
" I've gotten a lot more disciplined since dating Sue. "
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Sue
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" Just emotionally, as amazing as it is to win the World Cup, it's emotionally draining in many ways. "
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Win
World
" For the record, I am gay. "
Megan Rapinoe
Am
Gay
I Am
" Being a winger or a wide mid, I have to run continuously for 90 minutes, which not only takes endurance but also strength in my legs to be able to be explosive for 90 minutes. I think weight training has really allowed me to sustain for those 90 minutes. "
Megan Rapinoe
Training
Strength
Think
" I'm a pretty open book, so not being out publicly felt inauthentic. Hopefully we can get to a point where your personal life isn't anybody else's business, but until then, it's less about people having to know about your sexuality than standing up for what's right and fighting for equality. "
Megan Rapinoe
Equality
Life
People
" We're a pretty strong bunch, and we have pretty lofty goals. For us, the manager is very important in a lot of ways, but also, we have a job to do, and that's to go out and win. "
Megan Rapinoe
Goals
Go
Win
" There are plenty of sports teams that say they're very open and super accepting in the locker room. But are they really? Is it really a safe environment? Have they preset that environment to make these players feel comfortable for coming out? I don't think so because there's none out. "
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Environment
Say
Sports
" The one-v-ones and stuff, that's a special skill in and of itself. That's the sizzle. Fans love that. "
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Love
Fans
Stuff
" I have chosen to kneel because I simply cannot stand for the kind of oppression this country is allowing against its own people. "
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People
Oppression
Kind
" The more I've been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all intersects. You can't really pick it apart. It's all intertwined. "
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Gender
You
Learn
" Homophobia in male sports is much stronger than in women's sports; the locker room environment is a lot different. It's going to be much more of a brave step, an earthshaking move, for a gay male athlete to come out. "
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Brave
Environment
Sports
" Obviously to be on this team, to be able to represent my country and have the platform that I do, I'm incredibly grateful for it. "
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Platform
Team
Able
" Even before I came out, looking at me, I've probably looked a little gay. I had short hair, and, you know, it wasn't a huge surprise to people. But some athletes have this image to uphold and may feel like sponsors won't want them if they're gay. "
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People
Short
Hair
" I feel in my heart it is right to continue to kneel during the national anthem, and I will do whatever I can to be part of the solution. "
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I Can
Feel
Solution
" I would say it's part tomboy, part hipster, definitely part want-to-be-very-comfortable. Fashion is a way for me to express myself. I guess I'm vain in that sense. It's not a bad thing. "
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Myself
Say
Way
" There are not many athletes who are out. And I think it's something that's important. It felt important to me. I guess it seems like a weight off my shoulders, because I've been playing a lot better than I've ever played before. I think I'm just enjoying myself, and I'm happy. "
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Me
" I take playing for my country very seriously. It's a huge honor. "
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Country
Honor
Take
" In female sports, if you're gay, most likely your team knows it pretty quickly. It's very open and widely supported. For males, it's not that way at all. It's sad. "
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You
" I think, bottom line, I have to be good enough to make the team. I have to bring something in and beat somebody else out, especially with a smaller roster for the Olympics. "
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Bring
Good