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Julie Foudy

American Athlete

Born: Jan 23, 1971

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Sports build good habits, confidence, and discipline. They make players into community leaders and teach them how to strive for a goal, handle mistakes, and cherish growth opportunities. Julie Foudy

With acceptance comes opportunities. And with opportunities come numbers and, most importantly, hope. Julie Foudy

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Sports not only build better athletes but also better people. Julie Foudy

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Once I was walking with teammate Joy Fawcett in a hotel in Haiti. We were barefoot, and the lights went out to save electricity. Joy felt something crunch beneath her feet, and she felt the need to shine her flashlight on the floor. It was, I swear, a five-foot cockroach. Julie Foudy

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I have these vivid - some fabulous, some not so fabulous - childhood memories of driving to Lake Tahoe. Julie Foudy

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I have been involved with U.S. Soccer for 30 years, and I don't remember one senior woman in the organization that you would deal with on a daily basis in a position that was making decisions. That is a huge issue. How many times do you hear, 'There are no women around?' Well, they are fishing in the wrong pond. Julie Foudy

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People will say, 'Who are your role models, and who are your pioneers?' And the first person that comes to my mind is Billie Jean King because we didn't have women that we could watch when I was growing up. Julie Foudy

The Women's World Cup gives FIFA a chance, once every four years, to showcase the growth of women's soccer. It gives FIFA a highly visible opportunity to encourage countries around the globe to also support their women's programs. It gives FIFA the forum to show countries the potential of women's soccer if only you support it. Julie Foudy

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Sports help women stay in school longer and make them less likely to use drugs, break the law, or get pregnant at an early age. Julie Foudy

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That's the neat thing about the Olympics - so many of these athletes, they don't make a ton of money, they train for four years to compete, and they realize, 'Look, this is a blessing that I have this chance to represent the United States of America.' Julie Foudy

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I am all about big breakfasts - I love carby stuff in the morning. Julie Foudy

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My role models were all men. I grew up - I was a big 1980s Laker fan: you know, the years of Worthy, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, and, you know, eight-foot-tall men that I could never emulate, and then these big 300-pound football players. Julie Foudy

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When they asked me what charity I wanted to play for on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' the first thing that came to my mind was that this would be a great opportunity to let people know about TOPSoccer. Julie Foudy

I think that was one of my biggest worries. I didn't want to be so focused on soccer that it became my whole life. Julie Foudy

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I always thought it would be so much fun to write a book. Julie Foudy

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I'd always thought leadership was a CEO or president or person in a position of power. And honestly, to me, that meant a man - because that's what I was reading about in history books growing up. Julie Foudy

We love to make sure all the boxes are checked - that we aren't just prepared but over-prepared before we raise our hand. It's that discipline that I love most about women, but it's also what holds us women back the most because by the time we raise our hand, that opportunity is often gone. Julie Foudy

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Having a love-hate relationship with road trips is inevitable. Julie Foudy

Relationship Inevitable Trips Having Road Love-Hate Love-Hate Relationship

I remember the day I met Cammi Granato, a former star on the U.S. women's hockey team. We were at a Women's Sports Foundation dinner in 1996, and she came over to introduce herself. She had watched the U.S. women's soccer team win gold at the Atlanta Olympics and was hopeful the U.S. women's hockey team could do the same. Julie Foudy

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