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" People will say, 'Who are your role models, and who are your pioneers?' And the first person that comes to my mind is Billie Jean King because we didn't have women that we could watch when I was growing up. "

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" Girls are so quick to say they can't do something, and they won't even try, whereas boys tend to just go for something even if it's probably a bad idea. "

Julie Foudy

Just

Quick

" In the end, we all seek one thing in life, regardless of gender: to be recognized for the hard work we have done and to leave our sport or business or entity in a better place than when we came in. "

" We women are great at underselling ourselves and not so great at owning our awesome. "

" Most sports federations, corporations, and governments don't change voluntarily. Change is brought by the disenfranchised demanding better. "

" Ask any coach in any sport, and they'll tell you that cutting players is their least favorite thing to do. No coach enjoys having to tell players who have worked so hard and for so long on a dream that they are no longer on the team. "

" My teammates and I are best known for our penalty kick victory against China to win the 1999 Women's World Cup. But a lot of people don't realize that when we were first playing soccer on the Women's National Team, the Women's World Cup didn't exist. In fact, Women's Soccer wasn't even in the Olympics. "

" I remember the day I met Cammi Granato, a former star on the U.S. women's hockey team. We were at a Women's Sports Foundation dinner in 1996, and she came over to introduce herself. She had watched the U.S. women's soccer team win gold at the Atlanta Olympics and was hopeful the U.S. women's hockey team could do the same. "

" For too long, I equated leadership with a position. I thought leaders were presidents or politicians or celebrities or four-star generals with a horse and sword. "

" Sports not only build better athletes but also better people. "

" I always thought it would be so much fun to write a book. "

" For the average person walking down the street, they don't even know a women's soccer league exists in this country. "

" Having a love-hate relationship with road trips is inevitable. "

" I have been involved with U.S. Soccer for 30 years, and I don't remember one senior woman in the organization that you would deal with on a daily basis in a position that was making decisions. That is a huge issue. How many times do you hear, 'There are no women around?' Well, they are fishing in the wrong pond. "

" It is so easy to be pleasant and charming and positive when life is going swimmingly well. You are winning. You are healthy. You are happy. But what happens when life throws darts at you? "

" The pressure to perform is actually a privilege. Being left out of the starting rotation is a sign you must work harder. "

" I have these vivid - some fabulous, some not so fabulous - childhood memories of driving to Lake Tahoe. "

" As female athletes all over the world have discovered the hard way, changing cultures and mindsets takes action. "

" With loss comes growth. "

Julie Foudy

Loss

Growth

" Life doesn't just happen. You happen to life. You decide how you want to write your story. "

" I believe it's our responsibility to show our communities the value of all people, to celebrate different, and to take a stand for acceptance and inclusion. "

" My role models were all men. I grew up - I was a big 1980s Laker fan: you know, the years of Worthy, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and, you know, eight-foot-tall men that I could never emulate, and then these big 300-pound football players. "

" If there is one certainty in soccer, it is this: The quickest road to becoming a winning soccer team is to have a great goalkeeper. "

" If you don't think a small act can make a difference, try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room. "

" I once thought about being a doctor, but then I'd have to work for a living. "

" That's the neat thing about the Olympics - so many of these athletes, they don't make a ton of money, they train for four years to compete, and they realize, 'Look, this is a blessing that I have this chance to represent the United States of America.' "

" I have non-breaking news for you: FIFA does not care what you think. Over the years, FIFA has never seemed influenced by what is written or said in papers, articles, tweets, blogs, and on television about how it operates. "

" When I think about Abby Wambach's last days with the U.S. team, I am reminded of her first days with the U.S. team. The 21-year-old came bouncing in, laughing, joking and, of course, talking. An enormous personality matched only by her thirst for purpose. Because Abby didn't subscribe to external boundaries or predetermined molds. "

" With acceptance comes opportunities. And with opportunities come numbers and, most importantly, hope. "

" The ebb and flow of daily life can lead to wonderful highs, crushing lows, and everything in between. "

" When they asked me what charity I wanted to play for on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' the first thing that came to my mind was that this would be a great opportunity to let people know about TOPSoccer. "

Julie Foudy

Opportunity

Mind