US Soccer star Carli Lloyd was told she wasn't good enough at 21 and was going to quit the sport (via CNBCMakeIt)
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But Lloyd, 36, who's a two-time Olympic gold medalist and competing in her fourth World Cup, hasn't always been in the spotlight. "I fought for the next five years to keep the dream alive," she continues. "I fought my way back into the U-21 team and this time to be a pivotal player, and then into the senior team, and then to cement myself into the starting 11, and then onto the 2007 World Cup and 2008 Olympic team."
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