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

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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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" It's clear that women athletics are pretty far behind in every way. In terms of facilities, how much we make, everything. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" You know journalists. You know the media. They are going to hang on to anything negative they possibly can. "

" 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. "

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

" I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can. "

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

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

" I'm a nerd at heart. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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