Solo's Story

                                          
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Hope Solo is an olympic soccer player, born in 1981 in Richland, Washington (just outside of Seattle.). Solo's father, Jeffery, was a major inspirational figure throughout her life. At age 7, all she knew came crashing down when her father took her and her brother from home without their mother's knowledge which landed him in a state of semi-homelessness that resulted in Solo losing contact with her father altogether.

Solo started her career when she was very young, playing on recreational teams ages 7  until she could play for her school.  In high school Solo was a rising star, scoring 109 goals for Richland High.  She then went on playing soccer in college where she reunited with her long lost father. In 1999, Solo was selected by the University of Washington to participate in the Pan Am Gold Cup.

It was in 2003 when Solo made her very first professional debut with the Philadelphia Charge of the WUSA (Women's United Soccer Association.) She then, 2 years later, moved to Europe and continued playing soccer for France and Sweden.

In 2005, Solo earned a call up to the Women's National team, she made it yet just before the 2007 World Cup he father died of a sudden heart attack which sent Solo reeling.  On top of the death of her father, Solo was benched in the 2007 World Cup that  sent her into a fury with her coach, making headlines across the country.

When she finally recovered in 2008 from the previous devastating year, Solo began to play for the Gold medal winning US Women's Soccer team. And has since been playing for the US team.

I chose to research Hope Solo because I knew in the beginning that she's had a rough life growing up.  And not having her dad around effected her a lot, which I can relate too.   She has been an inspiration with gratitude, compassion, independence, and the will to move on with life.  Which is why, in tribute, I will be sharing my knowledge of her achievements and hardships through life.  She has been my role model ever since I first seen her play, and I realized there is always Hope with Solo.