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Lorrie Fair

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Lorraine Fair Allen is a retired American professional soccer midfielder who was a member of the World Cup Champion United States women's national soccer team in 1999.

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Notable works: Fair game: a complete book of soccer for women

About Lorrie Fair

Lorraine Fair Allen is a retired American professional soccer midfielder who was a member of the World Cup Champion United States women's national soccer team in 1999. Over the span of ten years, she was a part of one World Cup Team and three Olympic teams, and retired from international play in 2005.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Lorrie Fair

I'm little, but I love big things.

Big things

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They are always telling us that Carolina Blue is not a color, that it is really Columbia blue or sky blue. But…

Always

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Sometimes I come home and still can't believe it's all mine.

Believe

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I don't know if you could take a whole 90 minutes and say that was the best game we ever played.

90 minutes

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We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom…

Country

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If my soccer career were over, I would still come here because of the people. And despite the fact I've had to…

Careers

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I think there is a special bond between Carolina athletes. A lot of people seem to wear our gear because it is…

Athlete

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The fact that the games were so close was a tribute to the level of skill in the World Cup.

Cups

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This season is my most special and most cherished. All my focus is on getting that championship back here.

Championship

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The China game was the best because it took the effort of everyone on the team to survive 120 minutes.

China

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I do feel we have several great keepers on this team. We just need to get them that experience.

Feels

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Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big…

Big

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It's all a matter of how agents want to handle their clients.

Agents

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Even if you have a bad game, you have to swallow your pride and sign. It takes a little time, but it…

Athlete

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Everybody thought I was crazy. They thought I should take the money and run. But there was just something special about being…

About

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That doll looks more like a black man than me.

Black

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UNC symbolizes something special. When you get chills you know you belong here.

Chill

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Some people asked me if it was going to be a downer to come back and play on a college team after…

Championship

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I think UNC and Lorrie Fair is a perfect match.

Perfect match

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It's flattering if people think I'm attractive. If it helps, great, but it's not going to get in the way of me…

Attractive

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Getting a chance to practice six months against my own teammates, who I consider the best soccer players in the world, there's…

Chance

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Michael Jordan always wore his Carolina shorts under his Bulls' uniform.

Bulls

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The national team comes before everything.

National team

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I don't know if there are words to describe my motivation.

Motivation

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Everywhere you look these days you see Carolina athletes.

Athletes

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