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Carli Lloyd is now America's seething weapon at the Women's World Cup

REIMS, France - Carli Lloyd has never made excuses. Or allowances.

That's why everything in her world is black and white, never gray. You're either fast enough, or you're not. You're either good enough, or you're not.

You're either starting ... or you're not.

Lloyd knows she's good enough to start for the U.S. in this Women's World Cup. She also knows she won't.

"Nothing's really changed since 2005 when I first got on this team," she said. "I made a choice to be 100 percent, 100 percent of the time. That means

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