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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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Hope Solo
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: July 30
Association Football Player
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Soccer Player
Richland
Washington
Hope Amelia Solo
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I have no personal beef with Brandi Chastain. There's nothing personal.
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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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It's all in fun. I take everything with a grain of salt.
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I've had marriage proposals, invitations to military balls and even a few prom offers from 18-year-old boys.
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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 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.
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My life is a beautiful struggle.
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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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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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