Whether you empower one person or the free world, that is leaders... by Julie Foudy

Whether you empower one person or the free world, that is leadership.

Julie Foudy

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Athletics brings out a side of you that is wonderful. It brings out so many good attributes like competing, intensity and playing at the highest level.

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My teammates are the ultimate motivation. They mean everything to me. They are the reason I want to be at my best.

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I don't care how talented a team is, unless you believe in one an... by Julie Foudy

I don't care how talented a team is, unless you believe in one another, you're weak.

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Tomboy. Alright, call me a tomboy. Tomboys get medals. Tomboys win championships. Tomboys can fly. Oh. And tomboys aren't boys.

championship winning boys

We don't wear cups. We win them! by Julie Foudy

We don't wear cups. We win them!

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For a lot of young girls, the media frenzy and the social media challenges becomes so overwhelming that maybe they don't go to inner beauty or inner strengthIf you don't have a positive roll model in your life then it's about finding people around you that can be that message bearer.

media girl people

Soccer was invented by man but perfected by women. by Julie Foudy

Soccer was invented by man but perfected by women.

soccer men

When people tell you, "No," just smile and tell them, "Yes, I can... by Julie Foudy

When people tell you, "No," just smile and tell them, "Yes, I can."

yes-i-can passion people

You develop a bond that comes from spending too much time togethe... by Julie Foudy

You develop a bond that comes from spending too much time together.

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It's exhausting to keep fighting that fight and especially (for them) to do it right before a World Cup.

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Sports build good habits, confidence, and discipline. They make players into community leaders and teach them how to strive for a goal, handle mistakes, and cherish growth opportunities.

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Sports not only build better athletes but also better people. by Julie Foudy

Sports not only build better athletes but also better people.

only better sports people

I believe it's our responsibility to show our communities the value of all people, to celebrate different, and to take a stand for acceptance and inclusion.

value celebrate responsibility people

Do your homework. Find your voice. Be authentic. And then dive in... by Julie Foudy

Do your homework. Find your voice. Be authentic. And then dive in with purpose.

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Leadership is loud. It is quiet. It is thoughtful and emotional and cerebral and nerdy and goofy and joyful and motivating.

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If there is one certainty in soccer, it is this: The quickest road to becoming a winning soccer team is to have a great goalkeeper.

road great team winning

Yes, Clay Matthews has a long, golden, Fabio-esque flowing mane that most women would chick-slap someone for. And yes, the shiny, beautiful, dark locks that cascade out of Troy Polamalu's helmet are the envy of volume-challenged women and bald men everywhere. But do we need to talk about it incessantly?

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Once I was walking with teammate Joy Fawcett in a hotel in Haiti. We were barefoot, and the lights went out to save electricity. Joy felt something crunch beneath her feet, and she felt the need to shine her flashlight on the floor. It was, I swear, a five-foot cockroach.

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If you don't think a small act can make a difference, try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.

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I have these vivid - some fabulous, some not so fabulous - childhood memories of driving to Lake Tahoe.

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