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" As women professional athletes, you have to have respect for every player and individual. Beyond that, it doesn't matter what your interests are. People can have their own lives. "

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" It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008. "

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" I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe. "

" When I was younger, I was a complete tomboy. Then in college I started emerging out of the tomboy stage and dressing differently. "

" I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. "

" My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach. "

" I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness. "

" Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus. "

" I've had marriage proposals, invitations to military balls and even a few prom offers from 18-year-old boys. "

" I live for competition. It makes my life complete. "

" I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women's football in the States is a bit idyllic. Look at all the teams in America that have folded, and the leagues. "

" 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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" 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. "

" 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. "

" Unfortunately, people think I'm negative and bitter all the time, and that's not the case. "

" I usually tell people I watch like '24' and 'Prison Break.' "

" I have no personal beef with Brandi Chastain. There's nothing personal. "

" London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal. "

" 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. "

" I think people who don't have conflict in their lives are just trying to please people and not really living life to the fullest. "

" A lot of people think I'm naturally confident. I am not naturally confident! "

" With each year that's gone by, and as I grow up and get older, I've become more mature, of course, but you have a sense of who you are, and you find confidence in that. "

" I take everything with a grain of salt. "

" When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football. "

" No one wants to lose, period. It should hurt, it should sting, and you don't want to feel that feeling again. "

" I still don't buy the idea that I'm a 'sex symbol.' "

" On a global stage, I have respect in the goalkeeping world. "

" Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team. "

" There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself. "

" I try to live my life one day at a time, and if I look too far in advance, I get really stressed. "

" I have an attitude. It's what I do. I'm edgy. I have an attitude. "

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