I wear my dad's cross. It's very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game. Hope Solo More Quotes by Hope Solo More Quotes From 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 greatest-fearhometwo It was hard. I came to grips with a lot of difficulties that I've overcome. Each challenge kind of makes you who you are. It wasn't always a good thing. I have my own struggles in my life because of the things I was forced to overcome. Hope Solo suicidemotivationalinspirational I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person. Hope Solo butterflysocialbook 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 painheartfather I don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer. Hope Solo focuswantsoccer 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 fighterstrivebeing-the-best 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 runningsoccersports I'm just going to embrace every experience. Hope Solo embrace A lot of people think I'm naturally confident. I am not naturally confident! Hope Solo peoplethinking I don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer. You're going to look back 20 years from now and of course you're going to remember the games. But I'm going to remember seeing my family in the stands. Hope Solo gamessocceryears 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 hatefunsports I think at an early age I learned not to judge people. Hope Solo judgingpeoplethinking I've always been a fan of Justin Timberlake. Hope Solo justinfans Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out. Hope Solo femaleteamathlete 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 girlsoccerfather Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team. Hope Solo teamsoccermen 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 teamgoldfeet I travel a lot and rarely make it home to Seattle. Hope Solo seattlehome You're always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me. Hope Solo painlosingloss When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' everyone in Hollywood was saying I had too much muscle. Hope Solo hollywooddancingstars
