Hope Solo Quotes

You're not going to be liked by everybody when you speak the truth. I don't speak the truth to put people down; I don't speak the truth to show disrespect.

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.

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.

I had made a vow to never stay in my home state to play, I wanted to go as far East Coast as possible, more or less to get away from my family life. I ended up staying in my home state and fell in love with it. I ended up having a beautiful relationship with my family over time and it was the best decision I've ever made.

My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years.

I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.

I still don't buy the idea that I'm a 'sex symbol.'

I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' everyone in Hollywood was saying I had too much muscle.

My No. 1 goal, and what I've spent my entire life striving to achieve is to win a World Cup. I want to retire so badly with that World Cup, but if I don't, then I'll retire knowing that I've done everything I could to get it.

I am going to be a professional soccer player.

I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.

In truth, 2007 was the hardest year of my life. I lost my best friend. I lost my father.

I played soccer all my life and I used to think growing up that they put the fat kid in goal or they put the kid that wasn't good with the ball at their feet in goal and I never wanted to do goalkeeper, I was always the goal scorer.

Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

You're always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me.

Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.

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.

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

I travel a lot and rarely make it home to Seattle.

[My mother] was the strength of our family, and I didn't realize that until I got a little bit older.

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.

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.

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.

Being responsible and taking care of your body is truly how you make your pay cheque, how you excel and succeed in your lifelong goals, so for me it's just an everyday lifestyle.

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.

I've always been a fan of Justin Timberlake.

Growing up, I felt insecure about my build. I didn't feel very feminine. But as time went on, I learned to completely embrace my body.

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.

Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team.

It's all in fun. I take everything with a grain of salt.

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.

I love pedicures. And, yes, I have a ton of shoes.

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.

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.

All my life, since the time I was little, has been a long distraction. At least that is the way some people want to perceive it, but for me, it's given me a lot of strength.

I have an attitude. It's what I do. I'm edgy. I have an attitude.

I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

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

I know I can't dance. I am the worst dancer. I have no rhythm. I just do step-and-snap. I love it in the privacy of my own home and every once in a while at a club. But singing and dancing are my two greatest fears.

Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out.

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.

A lot of people think I'm naturally confident. I am not naturally confident!

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

With each year that's gone by, and as I grow up and get older, I've become more mature, of course, but you have a sense of who you are, and you find confidence in that.

I'm just going to embrace every experience.

I've had marriage proposals, invitations to military balls and even a few prom offers from 18-year-old boys.

I have no personal beef with Brandi Chastain. There's nothing personal.