Hope Solo got married to ex-NFL player Jerramy Stevens yesterday.
Given Stevens' criminal record, and the fact that they were only dating for two months, it was a huge shock.
How did one of the most recognizable female athletes in the country end up with one of the most infamous football players of the last decade?
In her book, "Solo: A Memoir of Hope," Solo writes about her rough childhood, her checkered dating history, and her clashes with coaches and teammates. She makes it clear that she's far from a clean-cut "role model" that some people make her out to be.
We read the book this summer and pulled out 12 surprising anecdotes that explain where she comes from and who she is.
She was kidnapped by her father when she was 7
Solo's father Gerry was homeless and constantly in trouble with the law. One afternoon he picked up Hope and her brother without their mother knowing and took them on a trip to Seattle.
Hope's mother contacted the police, and a few days later Gerry was arrested in a Seattle bank.
Source: Solo: A Memoir Of Hope
Her childhood was rougher than we thought
Not only was her father homeless, her mother struggled with alcoholism and her brother was always in trouble at school.
The family also had money troubles. They were evicted after Gerry was sent to prison, and in her teen years, Hope's mother and step-father told her she should quit the national travel soccer team she was playing for because it was too expensive.
Eventually, community members pitched in and paid Hope's travel expenses.
Source: Solo: A Memoir Of Hope
She likes to party
There's lots of little instances where Hope gets wild in this book.
One time, the US was holding a training camp in southern California when Hope and a friend drove to Vegas, partied through the night, and then drove back for training the next day without sleeping.
Source: Solo: A Memoir Of Hope
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