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45. She is an extraordinary talent. I think most people wish she would "hold up the side"

Fri Aug 12, 2016, 11:49 PM

Aug 2016

by displaying sportsmanship that is equivalent to her outstanding talent.

I think most people admire the US women's team-they've done a lot for the sport not just in USA but round the world. It is BECAUSE our team is so "high viz" that many wish she would conduct herself more graciously.

It's not the end of the world. She'll just have to pick up and move forward. There is no other option.

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U.S. goalie Hope Solo goes on ugly rant after Olympic loss, calls Sweden ‘cowards’ [View all] groundloop Aug 2016 OP

No steroids there, eh? jberryhill Aug 2016 #1

This POS should be sent home..... Jack from Charlotte Aug 2016 #24

I think she has some sort of personality issues. MADem Aug 2016 #39

...which can be exacerbated by performance enhancing drugs jberryhill Aug 2016 #43

I honestly don't think that is her issue. I do know that testosterones and MADem Aug 2016 #44

I spent my twenties on the powerlifting circuit Drahthaardogs Aug 2016 #47

Don't you have to take an awful lot of 'em, too, MADem Aug 2016 #51

I think Drahthaardogs Aug 2016 #55

Better team won.... Aviation Pro Aug 2016 #2

After that ... relayerbob Aug 2016 #14

They shoulda booted her off the team after she was arrested in 2014 for domestic violence paulkienitz Aug 2016 #23

Sounds like she has out of control lack of anger management then and now. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #31

If the other team was so cautious, why didn't you win? bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #3

Possibly they were playing for a tie since they knew they had the better goalie for a shootout groundloop Aug 2016 #6

Yes Sweden won bucolic_frolic Aug 2016 #11

Hope has personal issues Blackjackdavey Aug 2016 #57

From reading that article, she sounds like a real piece of work Siwsan Aug 2016 #4

The best advice is OnDoutside Aug 2016 #5

ugly Skittles Aug 2016 #7

She's a competitor and she just lost in a shootout maxsolomon Aug 2016 #8

A game is a game. Never much of a sports person. Dawson Leery Aug 2016 #9

Sweden playing smart soccer quickesst Aug 2016 #10

You mean this Hope Solo? chwaliszewski Aug 2016 #12

I could care less about one soccer game yeoman6987 Aug 2016 #13

It was combative and physical and they were cowards? malthaussen Aug 2016 #15

The Swedes played defensively sarisataka Aug 2016 #16

She's a national embarrassment. johnp3907 Aug 2016 #17

^^THIS^^ nt Stubborn Aug 2016 #53

They must not have any mirrors where she is staying. She could have seen the reason for the loss. tonyt53 Aug 2016 #18

So who did she punch out afterwards? Joisey Boy Aug 2016 #19

Blah, blah, blah. TexasMommaWithAHat Aug 2016 #20

Not Hope Solo erpowers Aug 2016 #21

Hey, then if Pence quits the campaign, Wednesdays Aug 2016 #27

Oh dear, that's unfortunate. Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 #22

So when others pull a Dean Smith, it's not such a brilliant move but cowardly? glennward Aug 2016 #25

I don't like Hope Solo at all helpisontheway Aug 2016 #26

agreed. nt tomp Aug 2016 #48

There was a time when I really liked Hope... NWCorona Aug 2016 #28

Just out of curiosity Uponthegears Aug 2016 #29

Totally agree. SunSeeker Aug 2016 #32

Sportsmanship should always be a part of sport.... some spoiled athletes seem to forget that groundloop Aug 2016 #34

Yawn ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2016 #35

No excuse for being a poor sport. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2016 #37

I don't know what you're talking about, but maybe watch Michelle Kwan's interviews adigal Aug 2016 #41

Someone needs to . . . OldRedneck Aug 2016 #30

They won by playing smart. Ilsa Aug 2016 #33

Sounds like GulfCoast66 Aug 2016 #36

Maybe she will retire and go away now. Skeeter Barnes Aug 2016 #38

I bet she's a Trump fan. She sounds just like him. adigal Aug 2016 #40

I don't give a flying &$:@ what you all think Euphoria Aug 2016 #42

She is an extraordinary talent. I think most people wish she would "hold up the side" MADem Aug 2016 #45

Adrian Peterson & Michael Vick are also both "extraordinary talents" TheSarcastinator Aug 2016 #69

What a weird comment that was. MADem Aug 2016 #70

She's a worthless piece of shit as a human being, though Spider Jerusalem Aug 2016 #46

Thanks Uponthegears Aug 2016 #52

I was rooting for Sweden. nt Stubborn Aug 2016 #54

I think the Swedish goalie was better. chwaliszewski Aug 2016 #63

Sounds like a Jerry Springer guest. tavernier Aug 2016 #49

hahaha - the outrage of the couch potatoes! Baclava Aug 2016 #50

Go back to posting selfies of your butthole, Hope NickB79 Aug 2016 #56

Did she post those picture publicly herself, or were they leaked by a breach of security? PersonNumber503602 Aug 2016 #59

Now, I wish I hadn't Googled it. In_The_Wind Aug 2016 #61

I hope this is the last time we have to see this thug on an international field... joeybee12 Aug 2016 #58

Hate to burst everybody's bubble but Shankapotomus Aug 2016 #60

Thank you harun Aug 2016 #65

Thank you Shankapotomus Aug 2016 #66

If they ever restart Xena she looks the part Cayenne Aug 2016 #62

Adults playing children's games = childish adults. harun Aug 2016 #64

So she's saying Sweden had a game plan, executed it successfully and won. suffragette Aug 2016 #67

So she is a domestic abuser and a poor loser? TheSarcastinator Aug 2016 #68

No surprise here. It pretty much suits her personality. NaturalHigh Aug 2016 #71

Hope Solo Suspended From National Team for 6 Months Eugene Aug 2016 #72

Are there any significant matches scheduled in the next six months? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2016 #75

Summer is when the major tournaments happen Meshuga Aug 2016 #77

On NBC news this morning, it was reported that Hope was sorry ... JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2016 #78

I fail to see how someone involved at this level of sports for such a long time Unit 001 Aug 2016 #73

She's a talented athlete with deep issues ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2016 #74

Solo shot first. Orrex Aug 2016 #76