 On August 14 , 2012 , after the London Olympics , Solo released her autobiography Solo : A Memoir of Hope co @-@ authored with sports columnist and commentator Ann Killion and published by Harper Collins . In her book she provided her accounts of incidents with former U.S. national coach Greg Ryan , and her Dancing with the Stars ' partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy . She recounted her integration into the U.S. team with established players like Mia Hamm , Brandi Chastain , and Julie Foudy . Solo also revealed details of her early life . The autobiography debuted at number three on The New York Times Best Seller list in the hardcover non @-@ fiction category — the highest ever for a book about soccer . 
