Hope Solo Quotes, Thoughts and images

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

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

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

My life is a beautiful struggle.

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

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

People didn't put pressure on me. I just played for the love of the game.

I live for competition. It makes my life complete.

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

My entire purpose is trying to be the best in the game, and if that exudes beauty too, that's pretty powerful.

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

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

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

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

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

I like to read books and be alone, I'm not a social butterfly person.

I don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer.

I'm just going to embrace every experience.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Unfortunately, people think I'm negative and bitter all the time, and that's not the case.

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

I am going to be a professional soccer player.