This Is Hope Solo

We Came to Win

Gimlet

Sports, Soccer, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.3 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In soccer, the glory usually goes to the attacking players like Maradona, Pele, and George Best. These legends of the sport created endless highlight reels with their powerhouse performances and game-winning goals. But every so often a goalkeeper comes along that’s so good that the saves they make, and the goals they stop, become the highlight of the game. One such goalkeeper is Hope Solo. On this episode of We Came to Win, we talk to Solo about what it's like to play in three tournaments—and finally win one. To find a list of our sponsors and show-related promo codes, go to gimlet.media/OurAdvertisers CREDITS: We Came to Win is hosted by Nando Vila. This episode was produced by Emma Morgenstern, Anna Foley, Emily Ulbricht, and Ngofeen Mputubwele with help from Jasmine Romero. Our senior producer is Matthew Nelson. Our editors are Caitlin Kenney, Devon Taylor, and Jessica Weisberg. This episode was scored, sound designed, and mixed by Bobby Lord. Check out more Gimlet podcasts at gimletmedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I spend a lot of time watching old YouTube highlight videos of the legends of the game.
0:05.0	Belé, Zidin, Maradona.
0:08.0	I'm here for the moments of sublime skill, the stepovers,
0:11.0	Rabonas, the killer passes. But mostly I'm here for the goals.
0:15.4	What's Pelay now? What a beautiful goal for?
0:18.4	Salay!
0:19.4	El-ray, Pelay!
0:21.4	And that's what you'll find in most of these soccer highlight reels.
0:25.0	Shots that fly into the top corner, a player who beats three defenders and lobes it over the keeper.
0:30.0	An amazing bicycle kick. And the players who score these goals, they're forever seared into our collective soccer memories.
0:40.0	Celebrating with their arms stretched towards the sky.
0:43.0	Go!
0:49.0	But for every winner, there's a loser,
0:51.0	and in moments like these, it's usually the goalkeeper.
0:55.0	You see them in the background crumpled on the floor like a discarded candy wrapper.
0:59.0	And that's how it tends to go.
1:01.0	Glory to the attacker, pity or worse, infamy to the goalkeeper.
1:07.8	But that's not always the case.
1:09.6	Sometimes a keeper comes along that's so good that the goals they stop become the highlight of the game.
1:17.2	Today we meet one such goalkeeper and a World Cup legend.
1:29.6	Her name is Hope Solo. I'm Nando Vila and from Gimlet Media this is, We came to win. Hope Solo is widely regarded as one of the best women's goalkeepers of all time.
1:56.0	She played for the US women's team for over 16 years, making over 200 appearances.
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