Top 44 Hope Solo Quotes

I think it’s my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally.

I like to read books and be alone; I’m not social butterfly person.

I never wanted to go to college in the state of Washington because I was so embarrassed and ashamed of my family life. I wanted to run. That’s what always what I do, I run. I run as far away as I can.

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.

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.

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.

I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women’s football in the States is a bit idyllic. Look at all the teams in America that have folded, and the leagues.

I think people who don’t have conflict in their lives are just trying to please people and not really living life to the fullest.

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

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

I wear my dad’s cross. It’s very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game.

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

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

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.

I like to read books and be alone; I’m not social butterfly person. I’m sorry.

I take everything with a grain of salt.

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

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

You know journalists. You know the media. They are going to hang on to anything negative they possibly can.

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.

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

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.

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.

You can predict all you want, but everybody knows what predictions get you.

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 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.

My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy’s little girl. He was my first soccer coach.

I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family.

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

I’m just going to embrace every experience.

It’s clear that women athletics are pretty far behind in every way. In terms of facilities, how much we make, everything.

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.

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.

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

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

No one wants to lose, period. It should hurt, it should sting, and you don’t want to feel that feeling again.

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

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

I’ve always been a fan of Justin Timberlake.

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 have a lot of critics; we all know that.

L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn’t seem like the real world.

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