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Hope Solo, born on July 30, 1981, is a renowned female soccer player from the United States. Known for her exceptional goalkeeping skills, courageous playing style, and multiple appearances for the U.S. Women's National Team, Hope Solo has made significant achievements in women's soccer. She has won two FIFA Women's World Cups and two Olympic gold medals, solidifying her status as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of women's soccer.

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“I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist writes amazing lyrics.”

Writing Groups Band My Favorite Singers Australian Jam Guitarist Ipods Butlers Trios

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“I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.”

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“I don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer.”

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“I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.”

Needs Team Victory Band Captains

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“I hate the cliche of 'just have fun,' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids.”

Kids Today Hate Fun Sports Parent I Hate Pressure Having Fun Cliche Just Have Fun

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“I have an attitude. It's what I do. I'm edgy. I have an attitude.”

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“I have no personal beef with Brandi Chastain. There's nothing personal.”

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“I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.”

Want Book Enjoy Rooms Hotel Hotel Rooms

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“I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family.”

Knows Needs Interest Dating Welcome Soccer Family And Friends

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“I never go on Facebook! I like, haven't confirmed anybody to be my friend on Facebook. I have lots of friends; I'm just really bad at Facebook.”

Havens Goes On My Friends Lots Of Friends

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“I still don't buy the idea that I'm a 'sex symbol.'”

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“It's all in fun. I take everything with a grain of salt.”

Salt Grain One Step At A Time Grain Of Salt

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“I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.”

People Thinking Age Judging

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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.”

People Thinking Trying Please Conflict Live Life Live Life To The Fullest Really Living

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“I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women's football in the States is a bit idyllic.”

Thinking States Bits Football Fame Concepts Fortune Seeking Idyllic

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“I travel a lot and rarely make it home to Seattle.”

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“I've always been a fan of Justin Timberlake.”

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“I've had marriage proposals, invitations to military balls and even a few prom offers from 18-year-old boys.”

Years Boys Military Offers Balls Invitations Proposal Prom Marriage Proposal

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“It's clear that women athletics are pretty far behind in every way. In terms of facilities, how much we make, everything.”

Way Term Behinds Clear Facility Athletics

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“L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world.”

World Real Seems Bits Strange Real World

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“London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.”

Winning Gold London Medal Gold Medals

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“My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach.”

Firsts Littles Girl Father Coaches Soccer Daddy Soccer Coach

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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.”

World Years Four Cups Cycles Four Years Olympics World Cup

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“Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team.”

Men Courses Team Soccer Seattle Soccer Love

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“When I was younger, I was a complete tomboy. Then in college I started emerging out of the tomboy stage and dressing differently.”

Stage College Dressings Emerging

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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.”

World Real Support Football Female Cups Olympics World Cup

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“I am pushed by my critics. I don't want to say I want to prove them wrong, but it pushes me on the field to play with a chip on my shoulder, and I play best when I have a chip on my shoulder.”

Want Play Fields Prove Critics Shoulders Chips Prove Them Wrong

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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.”

Want Ends Winning Journey Gold I've Learned The End Of The Day Medal End Of Life Gold Medals Goalkeepers Winning Isn't Everything

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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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“My No. 1 goal, and what I've spent my entire life striving to achieve is to win a World Cup. I want to retire so badly with that World Cup, but if I don't, then I'll retire knowing that I've done everything I could to get it.”

Ifs World Want Done Winning Goal Knowing Achieve Strive Cups Retiring World Cup

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“One thing I’ve learned through all the ups and downs is that if you’re doing things right, then you have a core group of people. Not just a core group like your homies or your buddies, but a group of people that has a good influence on you, who you respect and admire, and you know that if they’re on your side, you’re doing something right.”

People Ifs Knows Sides One Thing Groups Influence Core Admire I've Learned Buddy Ups & Downs Your Side Things I've Learned Homies Good Influences

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“You're not going to be liked by everybody when you speak the truth. I don't speak the truth to put people down; I don't speak the truth to show disrespect.”

People Shows Speak Disrespect Speak The Truth

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“It was hard. I came to grips with a lot of difficulties that I've overcome. Each challenge kind of makes you who you are. It wasn't always a good thing. I have my own struggles in my life because of the things I was forced to overcome.”

Inspirational Kind Hard Motivational Challenges My Own Struggle Healthy Overcoming Difficulty Suicide Who You Are Good Things Well Being Suicidal Thoughts

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“If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyone's expectations is the number one goal, you have sacrificed your uniqueness, and therefore your excellence.”

Ifs Needs Dream Goal Realizing Numbers Football Expectations Excellence Soccer Your Dreams Abandon Approval Uniqueness Conform Blanket

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“True heros are made of hard work and integrity.”

Made Hard Hard Work Hero Integrity True Hero

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“One thing I've learned in life is that I can speak for myself, that I can fight my own battles. I don't like anyone telling me how I'm supposed to feel or think or what I'm supposed to say.”

Thinking Feels I Can Life Is Fighting Speak My Own One Thing Battle I've Learned Things I've Learned

Book:Solo: A Memoir of Hope

Source: Solo: A Memoir of Hope

“My entire purpose is trying to be the best in the game, and if that exudes beauty too, that's pretty powerful.”

Ifs Trying Purpose Games Powerful Being The Best

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“My family doesn't do happy endings. We do sad endings or frustrating endings or no endings at all. We are hardwired to expect the next interruption or disappearance or broken promise.”

Next Broken Promise My Family Frustrating Happy Endings Interruptions Disappearance Broken Promises Sad Ending

Book:Solo: A Memoir of Hope

Source: Solo: A Memoir of Hope

“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.”

States Running Passion Games Felt Sports Europe Overcoming Obstacles Soccer Headache The Love Of The Game

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“I played in Europe and it was a great experience, not just because of my team-mates and the coaches we had, but from the fans and the city itself - I played in Gothenburg and I played in Lyon and soccer was everywhere.”

Cities Team Fans Europe Coaches Soccer Mates Great Experiences Team Mate

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“A lot of people think I'm naturally confident. I am not naturally confident!”

People Thinking

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“Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.”

Way Helping Athlete Acquire Nerves

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“Speech is the image of actions”

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About the Author

Born: July 30, 1981
Known for: Soccer player
Quotes: 94

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