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"When Hope Solo and her U.S. teammates won the Olympic gold medal in Beijing in 2008, the soccer superstar went wild.\r\n&amp;quot;When we were done partying, we got out of our nice dresses, got back into our stadium coats and, at 7 a.m. with no sleep, went on the TODAY show drunk,&amp;quot; Solo recently told ESPN. &amp;quot;Needless to say, we looked like hell.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nBut after nabbing the gold for a second time in London August 9 (beating Japan 2-1), the 31-year-old athlete decided to stay sober while celebrating. &amp;quot;We are well-hydrated this morning,&amp;quot; she joked during an interview with TODAY co-anchor Matt Lauer, 54.\r\n\r\nDuring Thursday&amp;apos;s game, Solo and her teammates played in front of 80,203 fans at Wembley Stadium. Solo made a critical save in the 83rd minute to preserve the team&amp;apos;s win, as midfielder Carli Lloyd scored both goals against Japan earlier that evening.\r\n&amp;quot;I was counting down the minutes from 70 on,&amp;quot; Lloyd, 30, admitted. &amp;quot;I think it&amp;apos;s all in the mind, so whatever you visually prepare comes true.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThursday&amp;apos;s victory was especially sweet for the U.S. athletes, who lost the World Cup to Japan in 2011.\r\n&amp;quot;I actually was crying on the back of the bus going to the game,&amp;quot; Solo told co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, 40, in a separate TODAY segment. &amp;quot;I was crying for the gratitude I have for this kind of opportunity to fulfill my dreams.&amp;quot;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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