Foudy, Chastain: Compare, contrast comparisons to '99 Women's World Cup

Jay Leno, right, talks with Mia Hamm, Brandi Chastain and Julie Foudy after their 1999 Women's World Cup victory.

Got a chance to ask Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain, two heroes from the 1999 Women's World Cup title team at the Rose Bowl and now part of ESPN's coverage, to react to a quote by current U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo about how the current team was tired of being measured up to that last title squad:

Foudy: "I'd be tired of it too if I were them. It's understandable. What I think I hear from them is they just want forge their own identity. And that's what I love about this moment. The country can embrace this team and wrap their arms around it. And they are the ones who did it. It wasn't someone from another team. They've given this country such a reason to love them. You can't do much better than that -- scoring the 122nd minute with a player down, then winning in penalty kicks (against Brazil in the quarterfinals). You couldn't have scripted it better."

Chastain: "I'd also say that whether they like it or not they're tired of hearing it, we are one big team, being part of U.S. soccer. No one will take this moment away from this team, but you can't take someone like Julie Foudy out of the U.S. soccer history books. We're all part of this same goal to make women's soccer in the United States and in the world more popular and give it more exposure with all these special stories. At times, when we hear that 'we're tired of it,' it's disheartening to me personally. Once you're apart of U.S. soccer, you're always apart of it. And we're just trying to make soccer better."