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" Some guy in Germany has my face tattooed on the back of his calf. That was wild. It was a decent tattoo job, but that's kind of weird for me. "
Megan Rapinoe
Me
Job
Face
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" I think, in a large way, it's, 'OK, you've knelt; you've made your point.' But I don't necessarily feel like that. I don't know what that looks like. Do I kneel forever? I don't know, probably not. But I think until I can feel like I'm being more effective in other ways, then this seems appropriate to me. "
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" It's often hard to just throw money at a problem when you don't really know what the problem is. "
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" Our team, in general, is in a position where people look up to us, and kids look up to us. I embrace that, and I think I have a huge LGBT following. I think it's pretty cool, the opportunity that I have, especially in sports. There's really not that many out athletes. It's important to be out and to live my life that way. "
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Sports
" 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
" If we want to be proud to be from a country like America and all the things that we hang our hats on, like diversity, equality, land of the free and home of the brave, it's everybody's responsibility to ensure that everyone in the country is being afforded the same rights. "
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Responsibility
Home
" 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
" I take playing for my country very seriously. It's a huge honor. "
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Country
Honor
Take
" Honestly, I feel like we are a walking protest. The fact that we're women professional athletes says that in and of itself. We've been feeling the inequality; we've been struggling with pay equality or whatever it is, or sexism in sports. "
Megan Rapinoe
Equality
Sports
Walking
" 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
" 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. "
Megan Rapinoe
People
Short
Hair
" 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. "
Megan Rapinoe
Country
Eyes
Just Because
" For this group, because we have so many big personalities, I think the manager also has to have a big personality but in a way that sort of knows how to deal with everything. "
Megan Rapinoe
Think
Way
Manager
" One of the U.S. Soccer Federation's points is that it's an honour and a privilege to to play for this country, and it is. But we also represent the entire country, and the idea of liberty and justice isn't afforded to everyone. "
Megan Rapinoe
Soccer
Justice
Play
" 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. "
Megan Rapinoe
Always
Win
Team
" Maybe you're not having a thousand times more injuries, but there's an aspect to the purity of the game and the quality of the game that is played on grass that is different on turf. "
Megan Rapinoe
Quality
Grass
Game
" I play a certain style. I'm not willing to compromise that part of me. "
Megan Rapinoe
Compromise
Willing
Style
" Putting yourself out there is hard, but it's so worth it. I don't think anyone who has ever spoken out, or stood up or had a brave moment, has regretted it. It's empowering and confidence-building and inspiring. Not only to other people, but to yourself. "
Megan Rapinoe
Moment
People
Think
" It's really obvious that we have very serious inequality in this country across many different spectrums. Yes, we can talk about the form of protest or the way it's done or this or that. But it's still not really the conversation that I think we desperately need to have more of in this country. "
Megan Rapinoe
Serious
Think
Inequality
" 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.' "
Megan Rapinoe
Love
People
You
" The one-v-ones and stuff, that's a special skill in and of itself. That's the sizzle. Fans love that. "
Megan Rapinoe
Love
Fans
Stuff
" 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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Enough
Bring
Good
" I just think gay men are looked at much less favorably than gay women. If you look at the overall stereotype, lesbians are sexy, and gay men are disgusting. Girl and girl is fine, and guy and guy seems to just be something completely different. "
Megan Rapinoe
Gay
Men
Girl
" I don't think there's any perfect way to protest. "
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Way
Any
Think
" I think more people are engaged in the issues I want to talk about. "
Megan Rapinoe
People
Want
Think
" Being a woman, we talk about equal pay all the time. We're not talking about if you're black or if you are Latina. I would like to get back to that and improving the relationship between the police community and the community of color. I don't know exactly all the right things to say, but I want to engage in that conversation. "
Megan Rapinoe
Woman
Relationship
Time
" I think our existence in professional sports is almost a protest in and of itself in sometimes the very sexist society that we live in. For us, it's just kind of right in line with what we always do. "
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Think
Sports
Society
" Just emotionally, as amazing as it is to win the World Cup, it's emotionally draining in many ways. "
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Ways
Win
World
" Be honest about how you approach failure. Don't just be critical of yourself, because that can be self-serving. Approach it honestly, assess your performance, and assess the areas where you have fallen short. Correct them and move on. Don't dwell on it. Don't hold on to it. "
Megan Rapinoe
You
Short
Move On
" You never want to go through a coaching change mid-cycle. "
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You
Change
Coaching
" We're gracious and we're humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose. "
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Game
Humble
Play