“It’s Kind of Hard to Believe”: Megan Rapinoe ’s Mother Once Revealed the Drastic Change in Her Personality Compared to Her Childhood

USWNT star Megan Rapinoe has proved herself to be the captain of the team multiple times. Arguably, she is one of the best mid-fielders in women’s soccer. She won the Ballon d’Or Féminin as well as the World Cup in 2019. Recently, President Joe Biden awarded Megan with the ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom.’ Moreover, she is the only female soccer player to win this award.

Megan has often revealed that her mother, Denise Rapinoe has inspired her the most. Recently, Megan’s mother appeared on a podcast and shared secrets from her childhood.

Megan’s mother speaks about her childhood

The former Olympic gold medalist credited her mother for her success. Back in 2019, on the occasion of Women’s day, she posted a lengthy appreciation post for her mother on Instagram. Her mother, Denise Rapinoe appeared on the podcast ‘Raising Fame: Sports Edition’ hosted by Sonya and Dell Curry. In the podcast, she revealed a lot of details about Megan and her sister, Rachael’s childhood.

Her mother spoke about the struggle that she had to go through while raising her kids. When asked who was the troublemaker in the family when they were young, Denise answered, “probably definitely Megan, she’s the baby, she’s the youngest.” Describing the drastic change in Megan’s personality compared to her childhood she said, “She’s so easy going now, it’s kind of hard to believe“

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“She is such a competitor on the field or whenever she is playing any sports, she is very laid back and chills now”, said Denise describing the change in her personality. Furthermore, Denise described how she along with Megan’s father Jim would work both day and night shifts to keep everything running smoothly.

Megan Rapinoe and her fight for equality

Megan has been relentless in her fight to end social issues like gender discrimination. The star midfielder has been very vocal about social issues and continues to fight them with her staunch activism. In the process, she has inspired many other athletes to join in as well. Megan Rapinoe is one of the most influential female soccer stars in the world.

The impact that the soccer star has created is immaculate. Megan has used her influence to help people without a voice, and in turn, inspired a lot of people, including Hollywood celebrities, through her staunch activism. 

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When Megan and her teammates filed a lawsuit against the United States Soccer Federation for gender-based discrimination and pay disparity, she bought the suppressed topic back into the discussion.

However, with tidbits of success, Megan’s fight is still underway. Do you feel inspired by Megan Rapinoe? Let us know in the comments down below.