USWNT has seen a lot of influential personalities, but none did it more than Megan Rapinoe. From equal pay battles against the US Soccer Federation to standing up against then-President Donald Trump. She has been a voice for many communities. Her open support for LGBTQ+ Community and the constant fight to bring equality will be remembered for a long time.
On top of all this, she is among the all-time top scorers for one of the most dominant teams in women’s soccer. She will play a huge role in the USWNT’s quest for a three-peat. But, even with such an incredible voice, she has a few fears which were brought out by her life partner, Sue Bird.
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Megan Rapinoe is back in training and even had little playtime in SheBelieves Cup. The USA went on a dominant run and won the cup. Fans were hopeful that they would win the world cup after the amazing tournament run. The 2023 season of NWSL is about to kick off in March and Megan will be looking forward to coming on rhythm for Ol Reign before FIFA World Cup.
What does Megan Rapinoe fear?
In 2021, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird appeared in a video by CQ. The question-and-answer format brought out many details about legendary athletes. However, the biggest revelation to come out of it was some fears of Megan Rapinoe. In the video, Rapinoe asked Bird if she knew about some of her fears.
Megan Rapinoe showing both wrist bands: the purple for the fight for Gender Equality, the white for Trans Joy. #USWNT #SheBelievesCup pic.twitter.com/6uYSIdfpWL
— Claire Hanna (@clahanna) February 17, 2023
While revealing Rapinoe’s fears, Sue Bird gave a deep answer, “I think you have this like irrational fear that people are gonna think you are like a fraud. Yeah, it’s like some of the work you do can be a kind of like in sensitive areas and you feel like, ‘oh I don’t want people questioning my intentions, because you have obviously benefited at times.” Megan Rapinoe also jokingly added to the list and said, “yeah, I also don’t wanna be buried alive.”
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Megan hasn’t only impacted the USWNT but also every sport. Their incredible battle against the US Soccer Federation brought up the pay gap issue to the government, and they passed a historic bill.
Rapinoe and Morgan got praised in the US Senate
In the last week of December last year, the Senate passed a historic bill that broke all the pay gap barriers. According to the bill, any athlete that is representing the USA on the international stage will be paid equally regardless of their gender. The ‘equal pay for equal play’ bill is going to revolutionize sports and motivate many unproven talents to come out and play for the nation.
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Senator Maria Cantwell, in her speech, thanked USWNT stars Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan. They made it clear that the stars fighting against their federation led to the creation of this historical bill. There are many other stories about how impactful Rapinoe’s career has been. But a speech from a US senator will definitely summarize it will.