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Commentary: The biggest Women's World Cup lesson: Teach girls to be competitive

When a swim coach challenged my 3-year-old daughter to race against her 5-year old brother, she beat him so badly that it seemed the toddler swim equivalent of the U.S. women's national soccer team's 13-0 thrashing of Thailand in their opening game of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

My daughter did not worry about embarrassing her brother. She just did her best and won.

That is why I cheered alongside millions when

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