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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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Hope Solo
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: July 30
Association Football Player
Model
Soccer Player
Richland
Washington
Hope Amelia Solo
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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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As women professional athletes, you have to have respect for every player and individual. Beyond that, it doesn't matter what your interests are. People can have their own lives.
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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.
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It's all in fun. I take everything with a grain of salt.
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Being responsible and taking care of your body is truly how you make your pay cheque, how you excel and succeed in your lifelong goals, so for me it's just an everyday lifestyle.
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There are no shortcuts. If you feel good, you'll look good, you'll play good. Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work.
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True heros are made of hard work and integrity.
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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.
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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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You're always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me.
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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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When I was younger, I was a complete tomboy. Then in college I started emerging out of the tomboy stage and dressing differently.
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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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My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach.
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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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My entire purpose is trying to be the best in the game, and if that exudes beauty too, that's pretty powerful.
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I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.
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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.
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I like to read books and be alone I'm not social butterfly person.
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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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