In female sports, if you're gay, most likely your team knows it pretty quickly. It's very open and widely supported. For males,… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
I think there's a lot of gay women in sports, and it's widely known in the team; they can live a pretty… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
It's frustrating sometimes: as an athlete, you're thrust into the spotlight, and you know, I think this team has always done a… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
I think our existence in professional sports is almost a protest in and of itself in sometimes the very sexist society that… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
There are not many athletes who are out. And I think it's something that's important. It felt important to me. I guess… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
For us, the conversation is always about getting paid what we feel like we're worth and getting paid as the sport grows… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
There are plenty of sports teams that say they're very open and super accepting in the locker room. But are they really?… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
Honestly, I feel like we are a walking protest. The fact that we're women professional athletes says that in and of itself.… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
Our team, in general, is in a position where people look up to us, and kids look up to us. I embrace… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
Homophobia in male sports is much stronger than in women's sports; the locker room environment is a lot different. It's going to… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share Image
Being a woman, we talk about equal pay all the time. We're not talking about if you're black or if you are Latina. I… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
The more I've been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
Just emotionally, as amazing as it is to win the World Cup, it's emotionally draining in many ways. — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
The kneeling and everything, I think it really only sort of solidifies who I am as a person and the things that I stand… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
We didn't lose a game at home for two years. What are we missing? We have the product on the field. We're exciting. — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
I've always been a risk taker. Growing up, I had a lot of freedom and room to roam and do what I wanted, and… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
A typical week of training leading up to a major championship is like the sprinkling of parsley at the end of a dish. It's… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
I can understand if you think that I'm disrespecting the flag by kneeling, but it is because of my utmost respect for the flag… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
I'm totally obsessed with Tilda Swinton. She has this strange, beautiful sexiness about her. I love everything she does. And I love her hair.… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
When I take a knee, I am facing the flag with my full body, staring straight into the heart of our country's ultimate symbol… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
I guess [coming out publicly] seems like a weight off my shoulders. I’ve been playing a lot better than I’ve ever played before. I… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
If there's one thing this team doesn't lack, it's competitiveness and a desire to win. No matter if we come off a win or… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
I feel like it's actually everybody's responsibility to use whatever platform they have to do good in the world, basically, and to try to… — Megan Rapinoe Copy Share
