Megan Rapinoe

situation I'm just like and I don't know if it comes from being in sports so long like I can get along with anyone who's put me at any dinner table in the entire world it's like fine I know the conversation I can like have conversation whatever but it's like I've been forced to spend so much time with so many people that I would never choose not in a bad way they wouldn't choose me either but I've had so much of that I want zero of that that's right like that's moving forward

I mean, being gay is the best thing ever for like every reason under the sun.

I mean, being gay is the best thing ever for like every reason under the sun.

I mean, being gay is the best thing ever for like every reason under the sun.

Yeah. I mean the, yeah, the aging athlete is, is tough. Cause I can't, you know, my life has never been totally wrapped up in soccer. I've always felt my identity firmly in other places. Um, which sometimes is like worse. Cause I'm like, do you want to do this? Like, do you want to keep doing it? And a lot of other things are wrapped up in it. So that's, um, a little bit.

Yeah. I mean the, yeah, the aging athlete is, is tough. Cause I can't, you know, my life has never been totally wrapped up in soccer. I've always felt my identity firmly in other places. Um, which sometimes is like worse. Cause I'm like, do you want to do this? Like, do you want to keep doing it? And a lot of other things are wrapped up in it. So that's, um, a little bit.

Yeah. I mean the, yeah, the aging athlete is, is tough. Cause I can't, you know, my life has never been totally wrapped up in soccer. I've always felt my identity firmly in other places. Um, which sometimes is like worse. Cause I'm like, do you want to do this? Like, do you want to keep doing it? And a lot of other things are wrapped up in it. So that's, um, a little bit.

And then I think trying to live in a, like trying to create a world that takes me fully into account. Sure. You guys feel this way. I think you feel this way being in women's sports. Like, Every day I'm like, this is insane. Like the world that we live in is completely insane. It doesn't take our full selves into account and so many other full selves into account.

And then I think trying to live in a, like trying to create a world that takes me fully into account. Sure. You guys feel this way. I think you feel this way being in women's sports. Like, Every day I'm like, this is insane. Like the world that we live in is completely insane. It doesn't take our full selves into account and so many other full selves into account.

And then I think trying to live in a, like trying to create a world that takes me fully into account. Sure. You guys feel this way. I think you feel this way being in women's sports. Like, Every day I'm like, this is insane. Like the world that we live in is completely insane. It doesn't take our full selves into account and so many other full selves into account.

And so how do you, because it's not like we can just go to another planet on a more- you know, evolved place. Like this is where we are, but how do I like live outside of that while breaking that down, but like not getting bogged, bogged down by that, like almost like trying to live in the future and setting things up and doing things differently.

And so how do you, because it's not like we can just go to another planet on a more- you know, evolved place. Like this is where we are, but how do I like live outside of that while breaking that down, but like not getting bogged, bogged down by that, like almost like trying to live in the future and setting things up and doing things differently.

And so how do you, because it's not like we can just go to another planet on a more- you know, evolved place. Like this is where we are, but how do I like live outside of that while breaking that down, but like not getting bogged, bogged down by that, like almost like trying to live in the future and setting things up and doing things differently.

I think is always like a challenge because I just, it's like, we can't do things the same way that other, whether it's successful, you know, male athletes or successful, you know, media people, whatever, like we can't do it the way that it was done. And it's a really difficult trap to not fall into because it's,

I think is always like a challenge because I just, it's like, we can't do things the same way that other, whether it's successful, you know, male athletes or successful, you know, media people, whatever, like we can't do it the way that it was done. And it's a really difficult trap to not fall into because it's,

I think is always like a challenge because I just, it's like, we can't do things the same way that other, whether it's successful, you know, male athletes or successful, you know, media people, whatever, like we can't do it the way that it was done. And it's a really difficult trap to not fall into because it's,

it like makes you think that you can, they're like, just do this and just do this and just do this and say this and blah, blah, blah. And then you get to the end where you've done everything and they're like, yeah, it's still not, you're still not in.

it like makes you think that you can, they're like, just do this and just do this and just do this and say this and blah, blah, blah. And then you get to the end where you've done everything and they're like, yeah, it's still not, you're still not in.

it like makes you think that you can, they're like, just do this and just do this and just do this and say this and blah, blah, blah. And then you get to the end where you've done everything and they're like, yeah, it's still not, you're still not in.

Yeah, I think that's actually the thing that is the hardest thing all the time and particularly for me since 2019 is like the balance between doing my job, which is playing soccer, at least it's one of my jobs, but it's kind of like the cornerstone job, even though it's like the one where I get treated the worst, paid the worst and all the conditions are the worst.