Obama: U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Showed ‘Playing Like a Girl Means You’re a Bada**’

“This team taught all America’s children that ‘playing like a girl’ means you’re a badass. (Laughter and applause) Perhaps I shouldn’t have used that phrase. (Laughter) Playing like a girl means being the best. It means drawing the largest TV audience for a soccer match — men or women’s — in American history. It means wearing our nation’s crest on your jersey, taking yourself and your country to the top of the world. That’s what American women do. That’s what American girls do. That’s why we celebrate this team. They’ve done it with class. They’ve done it with the right way. They’ve done it with excitement. They’ve done with style. We are very, very proud of them.

So once again, on behalf of all Americans, congratulations. We couldn’t be prouder of you. Let’s go bring home the gold in Rio. Thank you.” (Applause)