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" I wear my dad's cross. It's very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game. "

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" One thing I've learned through all the ups and downs is that if you're doing things right, then you have a core group of people. Not just a core group like your homies or your buddies, but a group of people that has a good influence on you, who you respect and admire, and you know that if they're on your side, you're doing something right. "

" I live for competition. It makes my life complete. "

" It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008. "

" I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal. "

" I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person. I'm sorry. "

" My life is a beautiful struggle. "

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

" 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. "

" I never go on Facebook! I like, haven't confirmed anybody to be my friend on Facebook. I have lots of friends; I'm just really bad at Facebook. "

" 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. "

" No one wants to lose, period. It should hurt, it should sting, and you don't want to feel that feeling again. "

" I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist writes amazing lyrics. "

" L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world. "

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

" Unfortunately, people think I'm negative and bitter all the time, and that's not the case. "

" I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that. "

" You're not going to be liked by everybody when you speak the truth. I don't speak the truth to put people down; I don't speak the truth to show disrespect. "

" I usually tell people I watch like '24' and 'Prison Break.' "

" When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football. "

" I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time. "

" I burn so many calories when I work out that I don't really count calories or necessarily try and stay away from anything. "

" A lot of people think I'm naturally confident. I am not naturally confident! "

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

" 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. "

" I don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer. You're going to look back 20 years from now and of course you're going to remember the games. But I'm going to remember seeing my family in the stands. "

" As women professional athletes, you have to have respect for every player and individual. Beyond that, it doesn't matter what your interests are. People can have their own lives. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "