- Nov 07, 2020
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- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love to do lunges because I don't want my butt to start sagging. I say that to my trainer all the time; he thinks I'm nuts.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think my confidence came when I turned 30. I don't know, something about turning 30 has been unbelievable. I just feel a sense of freedom.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a part of my lifestyle to be healthy and eat healthy. I don't feel like I need to be like, 'You can't have this. You can't have that. You have to have this. You have to have that,' because then I feel like I will get inconsistent. I indulge when I want to, but try to be healthy every single day, too.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Try not to completely change your diet just because you read it somewhere or someone tells you it works for them. Do what is best for your body and don't think that just because everyone else is doing it that it will work for you. Know what fuels your body to be at its best, and enjoy the little things! Indulge! Cupcakes and cookies.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
I usually have three fried eggs every morning. It always has to be three: two is just not enough, and three won't put me over edge.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
In order for me to perform the best I can out on the field, I have to fuel my body with the proper nutrients to be able to do all the running. I'm running four or five miles every game, so it's a lot. Even at halftime, I take electrolytes and have half a peanut-butter-and-jelly or whatever is sitting there just to keep my engine running.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone is an athlete. You want to go hiking, you want to go biking, you want to go jogging or for a walk? You're automatically an athlete.
- Nov 07, 2020
Just find things you think are fun, and then you'll be more inclined to want to go work out.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think there's any disappointment in my career because everything that maybe didn't go my way was a learning experience.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's a dream that we, as women footballers, get to play in the same stadium as the men.
- Depending
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.
- Ball
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- Nov 07, 2020
I once thought I would never be able to kick a ball again.
- Athlete
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm proud of my body, I'm proud of my sport, I'm proud of being a female athlete.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone makes fun of my calves. They are so big. I don't really even like them, I don't really want them as big as they are, but I have no choice.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
In college, girls would come up to me: 'I want your calves.' It just makes me laugh. I guess people pay a lot of money to have the types of bodies athletes have.
- Injuries
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- Nov 07, 2020
Injuries give you perspective. They teach you to cherish the moments that I might have taken for granted before.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
Lifting isn't my favorite thing, so I have to keep it fun and do exercises that I really enjoy.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't matter: any weight, shape or form or however your body is, you want to be proud of it.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to get good enough so I can play in Mia Hamm's golf tournament for her foundation and have an event of my own someday. I'm so competitive, I don't want to go and just pretend I'm a good golfer.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love kids, and I really liked the idea of getting involved with something that was all about giving kids the opportunity to walk, run, or maybe even play soccer someday.
- Healthy
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mantra is 'healthy body, healthy mind.'
- Cookies
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- Nov 07, 2020
I fuel up every morning, no matter if it's with a shake or a breakfast bar on the go. I eat well, but I have my cheats. I eat cookies, chips, and have a Coke, but only on days that start with S.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's really difficult when you don't see much of a team and you're not familiar with how they play.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is something I've dreamed of for a long, long time - to play in a World Cup.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
I felt like the Germans were being mean to me at training, but they were actually just trying to help. I learned really quick - which made me a better player. I'm appreciative of the way they treated me. It's just the language and, of course, as an American, I had to learn that. No offense to them; I love them to death, and I love my teammates.
- Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel like I have big thighs. My brother was always like, 'Yeah, I want big thighs! Big thighs are awesome!' And I'm like, 'Yeah, for a man!' But I've trained since I was 6 years old to play soccer, and this is just the type of body I have.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm proud of my thighs because they've gotten me to where I am today and give me the power that I have to play my best.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Surround yourself with good people; surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything.
- Feet
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- Nov 07, 2020
On game days, I'm pretty boring: I like to rest and watch TV with my legs up so I'm not on my feet too much before the match.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because I don't like to play on a full stomach, I try to eat a bigger meal in the morning and less throughout the day leading up to the game.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always need a little something sweet after dinner. Although I try to stay pretty disciplined with my nutrition when I'm in season - my brother Kyle eats super clean and always gives me nutrition advice - when I want something, I have it because I feel like you can really get in trouble if you restrict yourself too much.
- Breakfast
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we're traveling for games, I always go down and have breakfast with the team - that's a must.
- Over
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 6 or 7, my gymnastics coach looked at my quads and told the other coach to come over and see my quads. They were big then and still are. But I've kind of embraced it through the years.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do believe that everything happens for a reason.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm grateful that I got a good education and to have all the people I have around me.
- Cloud
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was clipped from behind, and my leg got caught between my opponent's legs. As we fell, my leg snapped. It was a spiral fracture. They had to put in a plate and five screws. It was a devastating moment: one minute I was on cloud nine, and then I was out for the season.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2005, I would have never guessed that I was at risk for a pulmonary embolism. I was 21 years-old, playing college soccer and just living the dream.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you're at the highest point of your career at the highest level in your sport, any moment that you have these setbacks and injuries is devastating. You have to start back from zero, and you never know if you're going to get back to where you once were.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My 20s were really tough, just traveling and living in different countries, and now I feel like I know what I want from life.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to win, even if I'm just playing ping pong.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad has been my coach since I was seven years old - from 7 to 18 is when he coached my club team - and so it was always in the family. He introduced me to soccer at a young age and also kind of molded me into a good player at a young age, too. Which then I grew to love the game and be as passionate as he was.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, I just set little goals for myself and stay on that kind of track and surround myself with positive people along with my teammates. I just kind of have my goals and my dreams, and this is something that we've all been working for our entire lives, so it is kind of easy to wake up and want to better myself every day towards that goal.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any kind of dance or house, remix type music, I really love that. That will really pump me up. I really love anything Beyonce - honestly, that would pump me up.
- Cosmos
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was 6 years old, I played on a coed indoor team. We were called the Cosmos. And then, after that, when I was 7, I played on an all-girls club team.
- Amazing Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2003, being Virginia Player of the Year was an amazing feeling because I think that was the moment I realized I could actually, really go far in my sport, and I was actually, really good at something. At that moment, I knew that I could play at a high level.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was No. 11 because my mom played basketball in college and was always No. 22. I just cut it in half, and I kept that. I've been No. 11 most of my life, and in college, I was No. 22.
- Nov 07, 2020
Being a World Cup winner was a dream come true.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad has always played and coached, so that's what I knew. I played other sports but always turned toward soccer and had the same love for it as my father. They never forced me to play; I always wanted to. I was always around it.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have fallen a few times, and each time, I have gotten up and grown as a person and looked at things a little differently.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
I joke that I only play in World Cups.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
I try and be super vocal on the field because that's what we need, and that's what I want to do.
- Nov 07, 2020
I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is cliched, but you have to beat the best to be the best.
- Hard
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have learned the hard way that concussions are not fun.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want to beat the best team in the world.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
Germany is where I had to become a true professional. They play in big games when they are young. We could model some of our soccer system after what they do.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always dreamt of going to an Olympics and watching these incredible athletes and being motivated and inspired to want to be successful in my own sport.
- Every
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every tournament's different.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
In general, taking soccer out of the picture, as an American living overseas, it's so cool, and I've grown so much. Now I can look at my life from a different perspective.
- Improvement
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's always room for improvement no matter what.
- Bunker
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's always tough to play against teams that bunker or 'park the bus' inside the 18-yard box, but we always try to focus on our game and how we can overcome the obstacles that the game presents to continue to get better and score goals.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
Personally, I always try to focus on the little things in my game. As a defender and attacking outside back, I continuously work on completing passes, not being too predictable going forward into the attack, good services into the box, good positioning and footwork.
- Opportunity
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- Nov 07, 2020
I cherish the relationships and friendships I have with the people in my life and take every opportunity I have to make time for them.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a young girl, football is where I met the people who, to this day, are my best friends. It is also where I began to learn about the important relationship between hard work, teamwork, and fun.
- Disappointment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football helped me build confidence on and off the field and taught me to grow through moments of success and disappointment.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel fortunate to be a part of a football community that includes leaders who recognize the power of sport to make a difference and who, like so many of my coaches, are defined not only by their knowledge but by their ability to bring out the best in every member of their teams.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know, firsthand, that soccer brings people together - all it takes is a ball and a few people, and the seeds of friendship are planted.
- Perseverance
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is something quintessentially American about the USWNT. Last-minute, dramatic finishes and technical finesse aside, the spirit of the program reflects a determination and perseverance that resonates with the deeply held belief that with hard work, anything is possible.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing for the Washington Spirit, the 2013 season was one of the most difficult I have ever experienced.
- Daily
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our daily work ethic - that need to always do better and top our last performance - is what makes USWNT football players who we are.
- Hard Work
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- Nov 07, 2020
Although, at times, soccer is a challenge to mind, body, and spirit, fundamentally, the progression of the U.S. women's game and those who play it reflects a distinctively American culture, rooted in our struggle, shared aspiration, hard work and self-determination.
- Leader
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- Nov 07, 2020
The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is.
- Moments
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have to remember I am a defender first and do my job there first and foremost.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the spaces open up in the attack, then of course I'm willing to take it because I love to get involved; I love to get crosses in. I love to do combinations and just bring a different aspect to our game.
- I Can
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wish I could score as many goals as I can in 'FIFA.'
- Negative
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- Nov 07, 2020