The Joy of Life

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"I grew up kind of in a lot of chaos. I spoke really openly about my brother's struggle with addiction and the effect that that had on the family," she said. "It just felt like, it just felt like I'd reached the ceiling in the phase that I was in" She is now moving into the next phase of her life as an adult. "[Sports] makes you accept things for how they are when actually they're insane."

Laser-focused on her final World Cup, MEGAN RAPINOE chooses our podcast to go *deep* on her bittersweet decision to retire from her iconic soccer career:

Why she is excited – and ready – to say goodbye to soccer;
Why representing America is so important to her in this moment;
Why she doesn’t believe in sacrificing herself for the team;
How dissociation helped her on the field – and hurt her in life – and how she’s working to give it up.

Plus, Megan explores the question: Does greatness have to cost you your humanity?

About Megan:

Two-time World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Megan Rapinoe is a fan favorite and one of the team’s most technical and craftiest players. A vocal leader on and off the pitch, Megan helped lead the USWNT to the 2019 Women’s World Cup Championship scoring some of the biggest goals of the tournament. Megan took home the tournament’s two top honors – the Golden Boot for top scorer, and the Golden Ball for the best player in the tournament. A New York Times’ Best-Selling author, Time100’s Most Influential People and recent Presidential Medal of Freedom award recipient, Megan is an advocate for equality for all and has been able to intersect her passion for humanity and authenticity. At the end of 2022, Megan and fiancé Sue Bird launched “A Touch More”, a new production company focused on promoting narratives around revolutionaries who move culture forward. The company will amplify stories focused on identity, activism, and underrepresented groups.

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