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" When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football. "
Hope Solo
World
Football
Real
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" I think people who don't have conflict in their lives are just trying to please people and not really living life to the fullest. "
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" My life is a beautiful struggle. "
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" It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008. "
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" My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love. He just, he had a rough life. You know, he grew up in a boys home in the Bronx. He didn't really know his own family. So I couldn't hold it against him that he didn't know how to parent. He didn't know how to be the perfect husband. But he loved as much as he could. "
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" I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal. "
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" I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. "
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" I have a problem with players who don't take the loss personally. At a professional level you should - it's our job, it's our livelihood, it's who we are at this level. Every loss should be taken that personal. "
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" I still don't buy the idea that I'm a 'sex symbol.' "
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" In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions. "
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" I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it's performance on the field, respect on the field. "
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" I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time. "
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" I try to live my life one day at a time, and if I look too far in advance, I get really stressed. "
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" I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness. "
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" You can predict all you want, but everybody knows what predictions get you. "
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" I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe. "
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" I know I can't dance. I am the worst dancer. I have no rhythm. I just do step-and-snap. I love it in the privacy of my own home and every once in a while at a club. But singing and dancing are my two greatest fears. "
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" I'm a nerd at heart. "
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" I live for competition. It makes my life complete. "
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" Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out. "
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" I take everything with a grain of salt. "
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" It's a complicated thing, knowing how much pain my father caused in my life and the lives of others whom I love, yet still holding love for him in my heart. No matter what he did, he was my father. He helped create the person I am. "
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" I never wanted to go to college in the state of Washington because I was so embarrassed and ashamed of my family life. I wanted to run. That's what always what I do, I run. I run as far away as I can. "
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" A lot of people think I'm naturally confident. I am not naturally confident! "
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" With each year that's gone by, and as I grow up and get older, I've become more mature, of course, but you have a sense of who you are, and you find confidence in that. "
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" My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years. "
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