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" 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

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" 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 the oldest in our family. I have three younger brothers. I needed to set a great example for them. It instilled a sense of competition in me and hunger to strive to be the best. There's a lot of pride being the only girl and the oldest. "

" I think having a strong female figure in my mom as an in-house role model was huge and really motivated me to continue to pursue my passion and my dreams. "

" Fortunately, I have some amazing partners that I work with that continue to support me and enable me to unleash the best me! "

" I'm trying to change up the pace in which I approach life so I'm not always go, go, go. "

" As long as I still love the game and I can contribute to a team, I'd love to keep playing. "

" My two earliest memories - earning little buttons on our skates when we learned how to skate from one end of the ice to the other and when I first lifted the puck. "

" When I graduated from the University of Wisconsin, I was highly encouraged to move to Boston to train as a hopeful for the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games. I remember packing up my car, traveling out here to live with other teammates and share an apartment. "

" Going into a locker room that's not even yours to begin with is certainly like you're entering the lion's den. "

" I love cheeseburgers; I love fries, cheese curds, the list goes on. "

" 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. "

" Scoring two goals to win a game will hurt an opponent more than a punch in the face. "

" It was somewhere in Ohio - Cedar Point or something like that - one of those thrill rides. A few cars up, someone's sunglasses had fallen off, and we were on one of those corkscrew parts, and I saw sunglasses and just instinctively grabbed them right out of the air. I was like, 'Oh, my reaction time is really good. This is going well.' "

" I believe in lifestyle changes to accommodate a healthy living. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I absolutely love music. Music is so powerful and can set the tone and change your mood. "

" I think, as an athlete, you tend to be cautious of your body language and what you're doing on the ice. That might be the only moment someone sees you. "

" 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. "

" Equality should be a thing we don't even have to talk about anymore. "

" I went to a lot of Chicago Wolves games when I was growing up... They would come out of the tunnel, the pyramid would be there, and the fire would come out of the pyramid. I thought it was the coolest thing. "

" I'm a 'blue sky thinker' and dream big. "

" Growing up, and the way that the media portrays, you're supposed to look a certain way. Muscles aren't beautiful. Muscles aren't feminine. "

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

" I think my role on a team is I love to put the puck in the back of the net. If that opportunity presents itself, and it happens for me, I get really excited. "

" 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. "

" Cheat meals? I love cheat meals. "