Hope Solo Quotes

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Hope Solo

Profession : Athlete

Birth : July 30, 1981

I'm a nerd at heart.

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

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

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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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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.

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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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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.

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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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I don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer. You're going to look back 20 years from now and of course you're going to remember the games. But I'm going to remember seeing my family in the stands.

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I'm just going to embrace every experience.

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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.

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I usually tell people I watch like '24' and 'Prison Break.'

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I take everything with a grain of salt.

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I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

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

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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 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.

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My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love.

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My confidence comes from the daily grind - training my butt off day in and day out.

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I've always been a fan of Justin Timberlake.

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