One of the defining plays of her decade-long international soccer career-her last-second, game-tying cross to Abby Wambach in the 2011 World Cup quarterfinals-was famously pure instinct.
She tends to do things in the moment, when they feel right. Megan Rapinoe did not plan to propose to Sue Bird by the pool on a lazy afternoon in Antigua last fall, but Megan Rapinoe is not a big planner. This story is part of GQ’s Modern Lovers issue.
