“I want to show that I deserve to be at the top. I want to be the best player that I can be, that I can be a valuable member of the team after being a mother.”

—  Alex Morgan

"Alex Morgan says she is fighting for equal pay for her daughter" https://en.as.com/en/2021/05/10/soccer/1620674328_417702.html (May 10, 2021)

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