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" I want to feel like I'm beautiful because I'm me. "

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" What I look for in a role is a woman who is important - not on the sidelines, not arm candy: women who do important things. "

" I really feel like the proper representation of women, in TV and film, is really important and vital. "

" I just want people to remember I'm not perfect. I just try to lead with love every day. "

" All you need is heart, work ethic, and to dream big. "

" I get very agitated if I don't get something right away. "

" I still have a lot of moments where I don't feel worthy. "

" When it comes to sports, it requires a lot mentally and physically. "

" If I can learn how to pitch in two months, and I'm doing OK, how can we not assume that a woman who's been working on it for her entire life won't be playing in the MLB? It's ridiculous. "

" I know me. I only have brothers, and I know that I would do anything for them, and I would back them up to the ends of the Earth. "

" I grew up with brothers, so I very easily get along with men. "

" Baseball wasn't necessarily my first sport in terms of liking it. I'd never played baseball or softball growing up. "

" I think the biggest thing that I learned, and why I've fallen in love with baseball, is how mental of a game it is. It's such a mental sport, and it's beautiful. I think definitely the mental aspect, the stats, and the mathematics, that, to me, really blew me away. "

" Child actors are notorious for being brats. "

" I did this film called 'Prom.' It was a Disney movie. And at that point, I didn't know what the hell I was doing. I had no idea how to act. It was purely instinctual. I just remember the first scene I did and the first take, it feeling so right. "

" I think it's really important that we see women represented properly in TV, and that's a multi-dimensional person: a real human being who's flawed, who's weird, who's awesome. "

" I played basketball; I ran track and also played soccer. I think that I am naturally athletic. "

" When all you've done is work toward being a professional athlete, and then you injure yourself, and you know that you're going to be out for a while, it's gut-wrenching. It almost feels like your life is over because that's all you've ever worked for. "

" When you have haters, you're doing something right. "

" I sing. I used to think singing is going to be the route, and I still sing to this day. I still try to write lyrics. "

" It's incredibly important to my spirits and mental health that I come back to Minnesota and not be surrounded constantly with Hollywood life. Spending time in the backyard, helping out in the garden, going out to the lakes, reminds me of what's important and allows me to realign myself. "

" I grew up watching the Williams sisters. I did a lot of research on Serena and kind of stole some things from her. "

" I would love to do something that takes me on an adventure. I really want to do it all. "

" I'm black, so I should be able to play a 'thug?' No. Hello. Open your mind. I'm a person that believes in breaking barriers. "

" I think that TV and film are very important mediums to show what people of all races, ethnicities, sexual orientations can do, and I think that, as women, we are still in the process of proving what we can do, what we can accomplish, and who we are. "

" Because our father played professional soccer, being in the spotlight never felt weird to me and my brother. We always felt we could do anything. "

" As time goes on, we suppress our dreams, which really makes me sad. "

" I normally play very serious characters. "

" I'm a woman of color, but I have so many different cultures inside of me. "

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" I gravitate towards strong messages and things that make an impact. "