LYON, France -- Among the waves Megan Rapinoe's words generated during this World Cup, one of her first answers created barely a ripple at the time.
As the U.S. team held its training camp in the days before its opener against Thailand, Rapinoe -- before she became the lead character in the entire tournament -- listened to an English reporter ask her if this World Cup had special meaning because, he noted, it would surely be her last.
She started to answer, spooling out some boilerplate about taking things as they come. But she doesn't do boilerplate well.