Megan Rapinoe will be revered from here on out as a national treasure
Share to facebookLYON, FRANCE - JULY 07: Megan Rapinoe of the USA celebrates winning the final after the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Final match between Winner The United States of America and Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 7, 2019 in Lyon, France.Some now-retired athletes like Andre Agassi and Dennis Rodman and current ones like Kawhi Leonard and LeBron James started their careers with very visible swagger, then won championships to prove their detractors wrong.
And yet, history shows that long after their careers are over, we embrace the most groundbreaking sports stars with open arms, despite the noise they might make. Moreover, we pay little mind to the things they may have said that we didn't love or don't agree with 100%. After all, we're not Russia. Think 1980s sports heroes, too. During the Reagan Years—an eight year span which some Americans prefer to remember as the epitome of pristine convention and frictionless patriotism— new athletes of the decade set traditions askew and the challenged the old order.
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