Hope Solo brings the awesome.

"It was the wrong decision, and I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that... There's no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves... You have to live in the present. And you can't live by big names. You can't live in the past."

- Hope Solo, who hasn't lost a game in goal for the U.S. since 2002, on her being replaced in the semifinal against Brazil. The U.S. lost, 4-0.

I get tired of the mealy-mouth response so many athletes give when asked about something when they should obviously have a strong opinion. Not Hope Solo! She let the coach have it with both barrels, and it was well deserved. True, without a real pro league for women in the U.S. she might be done playing in her home country for a while. But damn! Awesome! Tell it like it is, sister!