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Blackjackdavey

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57. Hope has personal issues

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 10:50 AM

Aug 2016

No doubt. But the defensive "parking the Bus" strategy is very typical of a team playing against superior competition and Solo's comments are a typical response. It is frustrating when your opponent resolutely abandons any intention to attack. Frankly, these comments wouldn't even attract that much attention coming from a man after a European match. This statement is literally provided every week by someone. The headline is truly an exxaggeration, although I understand why it seems extreme to casual spectators or the sport.

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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