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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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Hope Solo
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: July 30
Association Football Player
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Hope Amelia Solo
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