Megan Rapinoe Quotes

United States, Soccer Player
July 5, 1985

Megan Anna Rapinoe (/rəˈpiːnoʊ/ (About this sound listen); born July 5, 1985) is an American professional soccer midfielder/winger who plays for and captains Seattle Reign FC in the National Women's Soccer League. As a member of the United States women's national soccer team, she helped the U.S. win the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, the gold at the 2012 London Olympics, and finish runners-up at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Since 2018, she co-captains her national team alongside Carli Lloyd and Alex Morgan.

I think I have unique qualities that other people don't have that can contribute to the team.

Megan Rapinoe
- People
- Team
- Unique
Being a winger or a wide mid, I have to run continuously for 90 minutes, which not only takes endurance but also strength in my legs to be able to be explosive for 90 minutes. I think weight training has really allowed me to sustain for those 90 minutes.

Megan Rapinoe
- Training
- Endurance

We need a more substantive conversation around race relations and the way people of color are treated.

Megan Rapinoe
- People
- Color
I think the national team is more like a traveling circus. It's hard to get that translation into the NWSL teams.

Megan Rapinoe
- Team
Maybe you're not having a thousand times more injuries, but there's an aspect to the purity of the game and the quality of the game that is played on grass that is different on turf.

Megan Rapinoe
- Different
- Game
- Quality
To say I am not mentally tired in ways and exhausted in ways would be a lie.

Megan Rapinoe
- Tired
The climate is much different for men. That stigma is only going to be broken when people come out and see that there is a positive response. That doesn't mean there will be no negative response, but if people can have the courage to be one of the first, which is very hard, those barriers can be broken down very quickly.

Megan Rapinoe
- People
- Men
- Different
It's often hard to just throw money at a problem when you don't really know what the problem is.

Megan Rapinoe
- Money

For us, the conversation is always about getting paid what we feel like we're worth and getting paid as the sport grows and as we help grow the sport.

Megan Rapinoe
- Help