Call Her Daddy Alex Morgan: Soccer, Sexualization, & Suing US Soccer
Sep 3, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Alex Morgan, a trailblazing professional soccer player and two-time World Cup champion, shares her epic journey for equal pay in women's sports. She candidly discusses the challenges of motherhood while maintaining an athletic career, how public scrutiny uniquely affects female athletes, and the double standards faced on and off the field. Morgan also reflects on her retirement and the legacy she hopes to leave for future generations, advocating for continuing progress in gender equity in sports.
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Early Promise On A Sticky Note
- Alex Morgan told her mom at age seven via a sticky note that she wanted to be a professional soccer player and her parents fully supported her dream.
- Her mother bought season tickets and flew her to games to help pursue that goal.
Dad’s Unwavering Confidence
- Alex's father constantly told her she was the best which built her confidence despite admitting she wasn't the most technically gifted.
- That mindset pushed her to believe she belonged and to outwork more technically skilled players.
Owning Success Changes Perception
- Winning in 2019 changed the team's public behavior: they owned their success and celebrated loudly rather than staying 'buttoned up.'
- That shift showed women can be unapologetically confident without losing legitimacy.