American - Athlete | July 5, 1985 -
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 of freedom - because I believe it is my responsibility, just as it is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded to everyone in this country.
Megan Rapinoe
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You have someone like Colin or many of the other athletes who have knelt, especially athletes of colour, and if you're not respecting what they're saying, if you're not believing their charges of police brutality or racial inequality, you're saying that they're lying.
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With the national team, we have these fans, people love of us, people come up to us in our cities, and they're like, 'We love you - what are you doing in Seattle?' And I'm like, 'I live here, and I've played here for the last five years.'
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I think the national team is more like a traveling circus. It's hard to get that translation into the NWSL teams.
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I've gotten a lot more disciplined since dating Sue.
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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.
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I think more people are engaged in the issues I want to talk about.
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I think, in a large way, it's, 'OK, you've knelt; you've made your point.' But I don't necessarily feel like that. I don't know what that looks like. Do I kneel forever? I don't know, probably not. But I think until I can feel like I'm being more effective in other ways, then this seems appropriate to me.
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We need to have a more thoughtful, two-sided conversation about racial issues in this country.
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Being a gay American, I know what it means to look at the flag and not have it protect all of your liberties.
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We need a more substantive conversation around race relations and the way people of color are treated.
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I take playing for my country very seriously. It's a huge honor.
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