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Nobody is offered a World Cup.
I would say Hope Solo is competitive.
Winning, you can overlook so many things.
I'm pretty goofy. I laugh at my own jokes.
I've always had a dream of owning a restaurant.
A few goals is the way soccer is meant to be played.
I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete.
My sole focus is to help bring a World Cup back to the U.S.
It's not pressure. It's responsibility We put it on ourselves.
I would trade all the individual awards I've won for a World Cup.
I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.
Any good attacker will always beat a defender who's face-marking you.
There are standards of the game that FIFA governs and promises to uphold.
To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.
It's a heavy burden to look up at the mountain and want to start the climb.
If given a really great chance, I'm going to put it away every single time.
I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else.
As an athlete, you are literally programmed to endure a specific amount of pain.
People don't think an athlete nowadays can have a team-first mentality and I do.
I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.
The growth of women's soccer and women's sports all around the world has been slow.
I'll be honest. After I got married, I definitely had a shift in emotional devotion.
I'm not sure if I'm going to get into coaching. I'm sure I'll stay in soccer somehow.
Your heart can only take you so far - sometimes the physical body tells you otherwise.
I don't care who scores the goals, I'm going to leave my human beingness on the field!
If you break an individual record, it's because of the greatness that comes before you.
Sometimes there has to be a goat on some level, and I'm totally fine with that being me.
I would love to be a mum if I'm blessed to have children. My wife and I have those plans.
You never know if you can actually do something against all odds until you actually do it.
I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.
As a competitor, I want to continue to keep turning the chapters and keep challenging myself.
I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.
I think I take on a little more responsibility when push comes to shove. I'm not scared to fail.
I know that I'll end up being a role model for many, many people out there for all kinds of reasons.
The most important thing is that sometimes you have to go through hard times to get to the good stuff.
The most important thing is to get better at your craft, and concussions and head impacts are a setback.
Four goals in (16) minutes. Literally I don't even know how that happens especially in a World Cup final.
You must not only have competitiveness but ability, regardless of the circumstance you face, to never quit
I think, as you grow older, you have figure out the best way to utilize not only your body but your skill.
To watch people push themselves further than they think they can, it's a beautiful thing. It's really human.
I have a unique ability to predict the flight of the ball, and my teammates have a unique ability to find me.
I want my legacy to be about the soccer, and if I can help people be happier in life in any capacity, awesome.
I want to reduce my risks as much as possible and hopefully be able to go to the World Cup fit, ready and healthy.
International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.
I haven't won a World Cup. There's things that haven't been finished, and I'm not afraid to fall flat on my face trying.
Sometimes when you fail, it allows you the opportunity to grow more motivation and get more intense about your training.
I'm not spending every second thinking about the World Cup, but it's always in my mind when I make choices and decisions.
2014 was physically a tough year because I injured my knee, and you know how that goes with your emotions and the mentality.
The truth is, I've been on a team my whole life. I'm the youngest of 7, so I've been training to be an athlete my whole life.
I've always been motivated more by negative comments than by positive ones. I know what I do well. Tell me what I don't do well.