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" I try to get a well-balanced diet with a mix of greens, protein, and carbs. "

" Now I can give back and be a role model and an advocate for women in sport. "

" Here I am just trying to fund myself to play a sport, but the greater picture is that I'm a female athlete really pushing the envelope for women in sports. "

" Cheat meals? I love cheat meals. "

" Growing up on an all-boys' team wasn't the easiest thing. I'd have guys come after me on the ice and just hit me because I'm a girl. I'd have parents heckling me from the stands, other parents not wanting me on the team, not making certain teams just because I was a girl. "

" I have to eat a lot more in the summer because I'm burning more calories. "

" Whenever you get Brianna Decker on the ice, and Emily Field and Amanda Pelkey, people are just going to go fast and push the pace. "

" The most valuable advice I can give is plan for your success. Write down your ideal goal, creating checkpoints for yourself along the way that align with the end goal. Set up rewards for achieving both little victories and big ones. "

" Obviously, different people identify me as the face of women's hockey and whatnot, but like my teammates, I'm just there to perform and compete. "

" When I was 5 years old, I told my grandmother I was going to play hockey in the Olympics. Fifteen years later, I competed in my first Olympics. "

" I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to play hockey, especially when there weren't equal opportunities as there are now. But at times, it was challenging. "

" The song 'I Feel the Earth Move' brings me back to those younger years when I was taking my first strides on the ice. "

" Women in general, we tend to shrink ourselves and not have as much confidence as we should in presenting ourselves and our body types. It's OK to be fit and healthy and comfortable within your body, whatever frame you have. "

" Girls are breaking barriers and boundaries every day in everything from sports and science to business and the creative arts. "

" The songs that are on my playlist find themselves there because I can identify with the lyrics, or they have some magical transformative power in the beat. "

" For lunch, I usually have a burrito or burrito-style bowl with rice, beans, a little cheese, avocado, and tomato. "

" My dad was traveling a lot, but when he would come home and cook, he'd cook pizza. "

" I'm able to be able to achieve certain things that others aren't - whether it's a reaction time or the idea of a coffee that's about to be spilled and I'm able to grab it before anyone else or whatever it is. "

" It's a great culture to be a part of: there are hockey players all over the world. It has taken me to an education, getting an education at Wisconsin. I've been able to travel the world. "

" My favorite country that I have visited would have to be Sweden. I'm such a sucker for the Swedish culture, and I learned Swedish in college, so I like to try and navigate my way around. "

" I know there are sort of misnomers that women's hockey isn't as physical or fast as the guys, but women's hockey is very dynamic and tactful in its own ways. It's just as respectable of a sport as any male counterpart. "

" Being surrounded by great women and amazing role models and good teammates allowed me to unfold and evolve into the person that I am today. "

" It was tough to get to where I am, to get the following that I do have on social media and all the fans out there, which I greatly appreciate, but I would love to have a template so the next girl who grows up doesn't have to go through a lot of the hardships that we faced in our generation. "

" I saw the older kids entering the rink carrying hockey sticks and bags, and I was fascinated by the equipment. Once I started skating faster, I was attracted to the speed and dynamics of hockey. I never looked back! "

" I think you are a product of the environment you surround yourself in, and everything you've experienced is a part of you and the fabric you are in. "

Surround Yourself

" I golf for my own entertainment and my teammates' entertainment. "

" I hope one day I will be able to play in a game in the NHL, not just practice. "

" I love going to the movies, whitewater rafting in the summer when I am home in Idaho, biking in the summer in Idaho, paddle boarding in the summer. "

" I would like to go back to school, potentially. "

" Strong is beautiful. I want to shatter that stereotype that strong isn't beautiful, because it absolutely is. "