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Megan Rapinoe Accepts 2019 Sportsperson of the Year, Discusses Importance of Truth

Michelle Ocampo

Megan Rapinoe says she's done a lot of self-reflecting since the USWNT's World Cup victory.

And speaking Monday night at Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year event in New York City, Rapinoe pushed people to recognize the importance of truth.

"I think my success bears witness to, not only the necessity of speaking truth to power, but also the power of truth," she said. "I invite, I encourage, I urge, I demand, I will hand-hold your a** to this. And whatever way it needs to be said to you.

"But for all of us to think deeply about the way we bear witness to the world around us.