Megan Rapinoe
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Megan Rapinoe is a prominent professional soccer player known for her activism and commitment to social issues. This interview reveals her ability to inspire and rally others around important causes, demonstrating her role as a catalyst for change in both sports and society.
“I loved my time in France. I think interestingly, I thought, you know, I'm thinking France and it's like so open and, you know, so like free loving. I actually found that it was much more conservative than I thought. And maybe that was more in the sports world. And they thought I was like the craziest thing that had ever happened.”
“I think I probably thought I really want to be that person. I'm not sure I quite understood the path or that there was a path. I'm not sure there totally was a path for me then. I think I was 13 or 14. But yeah, I definitely remember being like, this is the most incredible live thing I've ever been to.”
“So long, even working out right now. I'm like, I need to work out because I need to stay fit. But I'm like, why? We're not playing this summer most likely. But I'm like, what if we do?”
“You know, so it's kind of like, yeah, I do want to make an impact. Even this year, when people say, oh, you're leveraging the moment, I'm like, hell yeah, I'm leveraging the moment. What's the whole point of everything unless everybody's seen it? So it was kind of one of those things.”
The Axe Files with David Axelrod — Best of The Axe Files: Megan Rapinoe
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