Monday, September 16, 2013

Christie Rampone's Story

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Christie Rampone’s full name is Christie Patricia Rampone. Christie was born June 24, 1975; she is 5ft 6in. Her hometown is in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Christie attended Monmouth University in New Jersey, where she played soccer and basketball for the school. She was the point guard for her college basketball team, and played forward for the soccer team. She got a degree in special education and has her teaching credentials. Christie is married to Chris Rampone, they got married in New Jersey. Rampone moved to California to train for soccer but then moved back to her home town after two years. Now Christie Rampone played for the U.S Women National Team, and is the center defense.


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                Christie Rampone has hundreds of accomplishments in her soccer career. One of which is that when Christie was going to collage she was the all-time leading scorer in their soccer team’s history. On February 28, 1997 Christie Rampone had her first appearance on the Women National Team. In 2008 she was named the team captain for the Women’s national Team, and still is today. In that same year she started every game and helped her team to win an Olympic Gold medal. In 2010 Christie got back onto the starting line after having her second kid. Last year Rampone helped her team to get its third consecutive Olympic Gold medal, she also passed Julie Foudy and Mia Hamm to become the second most capped US player in the US. 

Monday, September 2, 2013

Hope Solo's Accomplishments and Life


 USA soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo never shies away from controversy, even if it means taking a shot at former World Cup hero Brandi Chastain.

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Hope Amelia Solo was born July 30, 1981. Her home town is Ricland, Washington. Solo is married to Jerramy Stevens, a former tight end in the NFL who played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They met and attended collage at the University of Washington. Hope Solo is 5-6 feet tall and is the goal keeper for the U.S. Women's National Team. Hope Solo’s first appearance and shoutout for the Women’s National Team was April 5, 2000 against Iceland. When Hope Solo was playing soccer for her high school she was an amazing forward, but when she went to collage the coach got her to play goalie.
        Hope Solo was the 2nd all-time in the US history in caps, wins, and shoutouts. She also was named a starter for the WFS All-Star game and goalkeeper of the year in 2009. Hope is an Olympic gold medalist; she played in every minute of every game of the 2012 Olympics. Most impressively she did this with a recently healed shoulder. These are just a few of Hope Solo’s many accomplishments.
        Outside of soccer Hope Solo did other things. After the World Cup she made it on the cover of two magazines, Sports Illustrated and ESPN’s Magazine’s Body Issue. She also got to the finale four couples on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Hope Solo does a lot of modeling for sports magazines.
        Two of my favorite Hope Solo quotes are:
I've always found myself to come out stronger than before. If you don't let something break you, you're going to come out stronger in the end.
I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.