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For the average person walking down the street, they don't even know a women's soccer league exists in this country.

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When they asked me what charity I wanted to play for on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' the first thing that came to my mind was that this would be a great opportunity to let people know about TOPSoccer.

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I think that was one of my biggest worries. I didn't want to be so focused on soccer that it became my whole life.

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I always thought it would be so much fun to write a book.

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I'd always thought leadership was a CEO or president or person in a position of power. And honestly, to me, that meant a man - because that's what I was reading about in history books growing up.

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We love to make sure all the boxes are checked - that we aren't just prepared but over-prepared before we raise our hand. It's that discipline that I love most about women, but it's also what holds us women back the most because by the time we raise our hand, that opportunity is often gone.

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We women are great at underselling ourselves and not so great at owning our awesome.

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Most sports federations, corporations, and governments don't change voluntarily. Change is brought by the disenfranchised demanding better.

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My teammates and I are best known for our penalty kick victory against China to win the 1999 Women's World Cup. But a lot of people don't realize that when we were first playing soccer on the Women's National Team, the Women's World Cup didn't exist. In fact, Women's Soccer wasn't even in the Olympics.

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In so many ways, my soccer career taught me about seeing the value of all people, whether or not society sees it first. Relationships with people who are perceived to be 'different' have taught me the same lesson.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Athlete

Born: January 23rd, 1971

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