Nov 16, 2023
U.S. Women's National Soccer Team star Megan Rapinoe has played her final match as a professional. To say that it was a disappointing ending for her is an understatement. She was playing in a national championship game for her club team, the OL Reign. Six minutes into the match, with no one else around her, she took a sharp cut while running and apparently tore her Achilles tendon. At first, one might be tempted to feel sorry for this once-great soccer player. Like many a great athlete before her, Rapinoe continued to play despite her waning dominance on the field. Now age 38, she barely played in the recent World Cup as a result. One also has to weigh the sadness of an athlete of her caliber presumably doing all she can to keep her body healthy and minimize the risk of injuries, and then this freak accident happens. But any sentiments of pity are quickly dried up by her reaction (which is sadly not out of character for her). Her profanity-laced response was: "I'm not a r