Hope Amelia Solo is the full name of a former American soccer goalkeeper who played for the United States women’s national team from 2000 to 2016. She competed for the University of Washington in college but later represented the Philadelphia Charge in the women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA). From 2009 to 2011, she also played for Saint Louis Athletica, magicJack, and the Atlanta Beat.
She is one of the most well-known female soccer players in the United States. If you are a big fan of this fantastic goalie, you can check out her top 83 quotations, which are mentioned below.
- “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
- “One thing I’ve learned through all the ups and downs is that if you’re doing things right, then you have a core group of people. Not just a core group like your homies or your buddies, but a group of people that has a good influence on you, who you respect and admire, and you know that if they’re on your side, you’re doing something right.”― Hope Solo
- “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
- “My confidence comes from the daily grind – training my butt off day in and day out.”― Hope Solo
- “I have an attitude. It’s what I do. I’m edgy. I have an attitude.”― Hope Solo
- “I couldn’t have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility, and quickness.”― Hope Solo
- “I like to read books and be alone; I’m not social butterfly person. I’m sorry.”― Hope Solo
- “YOU CAN PREDICT ALL YOU WANT, BUT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT PREDICTIONS GET YOU.”― HOPE SOLO
- “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
- “I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.”― Hope Solo
- “You’re not going to be liked by everybody when you speak the truth. I don’t speak the truth to put people down; I don’t speak the truth to show disrespect.”― Hope Solo
- “I like to read books and be alone; I’m not social butterfly person.”― Hope Solo
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “I live for competition. It makes my life complete.”― Hope Solo
- “I don’t need a captain’s band to lead a team to victory.”― 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
- “I don’t just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer.”― Hope Solo
- “No one wants to lose, period. It should hurt, it should sting, and you don’t want to feel that feeling again.”― Hope Solo
- “I think it’s my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally.”― 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
- “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
- “I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it’s performance on the field, respect on the field.”― Hope Solo
- “I take everything with a grain of salt.”― Hope Solo
- “My life is a beautiful struggle.”― Hope Solo
- “You’re always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me.”― Hope Solo
- “London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.”― Hope Solo
- “Athletes are extremists. When they’re training, it’s laser focus.”― Hope Solo
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “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
- “I’m just going to embrace every experience.”― Hope Solo
- “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
- “I usually tell people I watch like ’24’ and ‘Prison Break.’”― Hope Solo
- “I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I’m just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.”― Hope Solo
- “I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.”― Hope Solo
- “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
- “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
- “My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love.”― Hope Solo
- “A lot of people think I’m naturally confident. I am not naturally confident!”― Hope Solo
- “I’ve always been a fan of Justin Timberlake.”― Hope Solo
- “I’m a nerd at heart.”― Hope Solo
- “You know journalists. You know the media. They are going to hang on to anything negative they 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
- “Everybody should be affected by their own realities in their own lives, their own struggles in their own lives. It makes us who we are, and we all know that.”― Hope Solo
- “I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women’s football in the States is a bit idyllic.”― 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
