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. – Hope Solo
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
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. – Hope Solo
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. – Hope Solo
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. – Hope Solo
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. – Hope Solo
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. – Hope Solo
There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment – you can truly be yourself. – Hope Solo
I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family. – Hope Solo
My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years. – Hope Solo
I try to live my life one day at a time, and if I look too far in advance, I get really stressed. – Hope Solo
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. – Hope Solo
My personal life is in the spotlight, but people say what they want to say. The truth isn’t in the spotlight, I should say. I’m in the spotlight, but not the truth. – Hope Solo
My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love. He just, he had a rough life. You know, he grew up in a boys home in the Bronx. He didn’t really know his own family. So I couldn’t hold it against him that he didn’t know how to parent. He didn’t know how to be the perfect husband. But he loved as much as he could. – Hope Solo
