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" All my life, since the time I was little, has been a long distraction. At least that is the way some people want to perceive it, but for me, it's given me a lot of strength. "
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Life
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" One thing I've learned through all the ups and downs is that if you're doing things right, then you have a core group of people. Not just a core group like your homies or your buddies, but a group of people that has a good influence on you, who you respect and admire, and you know that if they're on your side, you're doing something right. "
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" I don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer. You're going to look back 20 years from now and of course you're going to remember the games. But I'm going to remember seeing my family in the stands. "
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" My life is a beautiful struggle. "
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" My confidence comes from the daily grind - training my butt off day in and day out. "
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" I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time. "
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" I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal. "
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" I never wanted to go to college in the state of Washington because I was so embarrassed and ashamed of my family life. I wanted to run. That's what always what I do, I run. I run as far away as I can. "
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" My No. 1 goal, and what I've spent my entire life striving to achieve is to win a World Cup. I want to retire so badly with that World Cup, but if I don't, then I'll retire knowing that I've done everything I could to get it. "
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" In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions. "
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" I usually tell people I watch like '24' and 'Prison Break.' "
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Prison
" I wear my dad's cross. It's very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game. "
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Me
Before
" I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory. "
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" I have an attitude. It's what I do. I'm edgy. I have an attitude. "
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" On a global stage, I have respect in the goalkeeping world. "
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Global
World
" I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity. "
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" Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team. "
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" I have a lot of critics; we all know that. "
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" L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world. "
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" I played in Europe and it was a great experience, not just because of my team-mates and the coaches we had, but from the fans and the city itself - I played in Gothenburg and I played in Lyon and soccer was everywhere. "
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" I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family. "
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You
" My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years. "
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" I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it's performance on the field, respect on the field. "
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" I know I can't dance. I am the worst dancer. I have no rhythm. I just do step-and-snap. I love it in the privacy of my own home and every once in a while at a club. But singing and dancing are my two greatest fears. "
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" I am pushed by my critics. I don't want to say I want to prove them wrong, but it pushes me on the field to play with a chip on my shoulder, and I play best when I have a chip on my shoulder. "
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" I've always been a fan of Justin Timberlake. "
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" I take everything with a grain of salt. "
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" Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out. "
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" My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love. He just, he had a rough life. You know, he grew up in a boys home in the Bronx. He didn't really know his own family. So I couldn't hold it against him that he didn't know how to parent. He didn't know how to be the perfect husband. But he loved as much as he could. "
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