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" I think more people are engaged in the issues I want to talk about. "

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" I feel like everyone is really craving people to come out. People want - they need - to see that there are people like me playing soccer for the good ol' U.S. of A. "

" I think I have unique qualities that other people don't have that can contribute to the team. "

" You have someone like Colin or many of the other athletes who have knelt, especially athletes of colour, and if you're not respecting what they're saying, if you're not believing their charges of police brutality or racial inequality, you're saying that they're lying. "

" My mom, whether it's right or wrong, she had dreams for me to have a certain life. It takes time to get used to that. But they've been really supportive, and they love me for exactly who I am. "

" I can understand if you think that I'm disrespecting the flag by kneeling, but it is because of my utmost respect for the flag and the promise it represents that I have chosen to demonstrate in this way. "

" I've had to learn how to listen to my body over the years and figure out how it all works together. I'm not invincible, so focusing on training my whole body and injury prevention have been extremely important. "

" Even before I came out, looking at me, I've probably looked a little gay. I had short hair, and, you know, it wasn't a huge surprise to people. But some athletes have this image to uphold and may feel like sponsors won't want them if they're gay. "

" Obviously to be on this team, to be able to represent my country and have the platform that I do, I'm incredibly grateful for it. "

" Being a woman, we talk about equal pay all the time. We're not talking about if you're black or if you are Latina. I would like to get back to that and improving the relationship between the police community and the community of color. I don't know exactly all the right things to say, but I want to engage in that conversation. "

" As I got more into gay rights, I got more into equal pay, and you just see that it's all connected. You can't really speak out on one thing and not another without it not being the full picture. "

" I think our team kind of strives on weirdness sometimes. We have that 'rah-rah, rally' sort of American mentality that we can all kind of get around. "

" I do wish, when I was younger, that I knew that I was gay. It would have made things a lot clearer for me. Really. Looking back on it, it was so obvious, but it never really dawned on me. Socially, I felt like I didn't know how to be and who to be. If I had known back then, it would have given me more self-confidence. "

" It's really obvious that we have very serious inequality in this country across many different spectrums. Yes, we can talk about the form of protest or the way it's done or this or that. But it's still not really the conversation that I think we desperately need to have more of in this country. "

" When we, as a nation, put our minds to something, when we truly choose to care about something, change always happens. "

" Being female and an advocate for equal opportunities, I want to see an equal representation in people applying for the head coach job for the women's team. "

" If there's one thing this team doesn't lack, it's competitiveness and a desire to win. No matter if we come off a win or come off a loss, it seems like we don't really care. We're always motivated to win. "

" Some people play best when they're frustrated and mad. I play my best when I'm happy. I really, truly do. "

" The kneeling and everything, I think it really only sort of solidifies who I am as a person and the things that I stand for. "

" Just emotionally, as amazing as it is to win the World Cup, it's emotionally draining in many ways. "

" For us, the conversation is always about getting paid what we feel like we're worth and getting paid as the sport grows and as we help grow the sport. "

" In female sports, if you're gay, most likely your team knows it pretty quickly. It's very open and widely supported. For males, it's not that way at all. It's sad. "

" I don't think there's any perfect way to protest. "

" We're a pretty strong bunch, and we have pretty lofty goals. For us, the manager is very important in a lot of ways, but also, we have a job to do, and that's to go out and win. "

" Be honest about how you approach failure. Don't just be critical of yourself, because that can be self-serving. Approach it honestly, assess your performance, and assess the areas where you have fallen short. Correct them and move on. Don't dwell on it. Don't hold on to it. "

" I think that a lot of these cops have been put in very difficult situations and tasked with very difficult jobs with very little training and very little help. "

" To say I am not mentally tired in ways and exhausted in ways would be a lie. "

" I was made exactly the way I was meant to be made in who I am and my personality and the way I was born. "

" Everyone who has a pair of eyes in this country understands the racial tensions and the issues we have are very serious and they're not going away. Just because we had Barack Obama as our president and, on paper, everything looks equal, it's very clearly not. "

" The more I've been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all intersects. You can't really pick it apart. It's all intertwined. "

" We're gracious and we're humble, and we play the game a certain way, whether we win or lose. "