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Megan Rapinoe

United States international footballer, 2006–2023

United States · b. 1985

Winger who won the World Cup with the United States in 2015 and 2019, taking the Golden Boot and Golden Ball at the latter, and Olympic gold in 2012. In September 2016 she began kneeling during the national anthem in support of Colin Kaepernick's protest.

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What is something everyone in your world agrees about that you think is wrong?

I can understand if you think that I'm disrespecting the flag by kneeling, but it is because of my utmost respect for the flag and the promise it represents that I have chosen to demonstrate in this way. When I take a knee, I am facing the flag with my full body, staring straight into the heart of our country's ultimate symbol of freedom — because I believe it is my responsibility, just as it is yours, to ensure that freedom is afforded to everyone in this country.

Recorded First-person essay, The Players' Tribune, 6 October 2016 source

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