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On a global stage, I have respect in the goalkeeping world.

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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
Global
Respect
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World

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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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L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world.
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True heros are made of hard work and integrity.
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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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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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Everybody should be affected by their own realities in their own lives, their own struggles in their own lives. It makes us who we are, and we all know that.
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I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.
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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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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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Unfortunately, people think I'm negative and bitter all the time, and that's not the case.
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It's all in fun. I take everything with a grain of salt.
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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 think at an early age I learned not to judge people.
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I've always been a fan of Justin Timberlake.
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When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' everyone in Hollywood was saying I had too much muscle.
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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 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 put all of my energy into building the game and giving women opportunities and, to put everything into it and then to be deemed selfish or not a good team player or outspoken, it's been hard. But at the same time, I'm going to get the critics and I know that.
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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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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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