Carli Lloyd believes expressing her unhappiness about a diminished role when the U.S. won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France this summer show her winning mentality, and the words wouldn't be criticised if they came from a male athlete.
Lloyd took to Twitter on Wednesday to defend comments she made during a recent edition of the Laughter Permitted with Julie Foudy podcast (h/t espnW.com's Graham Hays).
The 37-year-old told Foudy how playing less for her country since the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro made her feel: "It was absolutely the worst time of my life.