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" I have a lot of critics; we all know that. "

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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. "

" I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist writes amazing lyrics. "

" I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family. "

" 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. "

" You're always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I take everything with a grain of salt. "

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

" Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out. "

" I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that. "

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

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

" You're not going to be liked by everybody when you speak the truth. I don't speak the truth to put people down; I don't speak the truth to show disrespect. "

" 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 think at an early age I learned not to judge people. "

" I have a problem with players who don't take the loss personally. At a professional level you should - it's our job, it's our livelihood, it's who we are at this level. Every loss should be taken that personal. "

" Everybody should be affected by their own realities in their own lives, their own struggles in their own lives. It makes us who we are, and we all know that. "

" L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world. "

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

" When I did 'Dancing With the Stars,' everyone in Hollywood was saying I had too much muscle. "

" I hate the cliche of 'just have fun,' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids. "

" My confidence comes from the daily grind - training my butt off day in and day out. "

" I never go on Facebook! I like, haven't confirmed anybody to be my friend on Facebook. I have lots of friends; I'm just really bad at Facebook. "

" It's a complicated thing, knowing how much pain my father caused in my life and the lives of others whom I love, yet still holding love for him in my heart. No matter what he did, he was my father. He helped create the person I am. "