No Graduation
What is more important than your college graduation? Well had you asked Hope Solo that question, her answer would be “soccer”. It just happened to be that on the day of Hope’s college graduation in 2003, she played for the Philadelphia Charge and therefore ended up missing her own graduation. But this, by no standard means that she neglected her studies; in fact she was a hardworking student and she achieved a 3.7 GPA.
A Close Call
The world almost didn’t get to see the incredible Hope Solo that we know today. She suffered an injury that was very close to ending her career. It was during a match against Mexico for the under-21 squad that her forearm collided with a hook on the goal post. The injury was severe, but without permanent damage. She would suffer more injury though.