Hope Solo Quotes

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Sports

  Tags in Today, Hate

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Experience, Uncategorized

  Tags in Great, City

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Bad, Friend, Really

• I take everything with a grain of salt.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Everything, Salt, Grain

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

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Age, Uncategorized

  Tags in Judge, Learned

• I think it’s my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women, Look, Personality

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women, Look, Concept

• I usually tell people I watch like ’24’ and ‘Prison Break.’

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Break, Watch, Usually

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Winning, Everything

• I’m just going to embrace every experience.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Experience, Uncategorized

  Tags in Just

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Women, Great, Put

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

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Confidence

  Tags in Daily, Training

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

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Winning, Gold, Medal

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Single, Made, Point

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

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Love, Uncategorized

  Tags in Much

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

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Around, Glorified

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Real, Around

• 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.

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

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

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

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

  Hope Solo

  Topics in Uncategorized

Hope Solo (26)

Birth:	30th July, 1981
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Athlete

About

Hope Amelia Solo was born in Richland, Washington, USA. She is an American soccer goalkeeper, two-time Olympic gold medalist, and World Cup champion. She currently plays for the Seattle Reign FC. She was the goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2016.

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