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" I'm pretty goofy. I laugh at my own jokes. "

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" I would trade all the individual awards I've won for a World Cup. "

" I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever kind of results you're after, you have to make goals. Whether you write them down or tell someone about them, it's important to set goals for yourself in order to achieve any kind of success. "

" As an athlete, you are literally programmed to endure a specific amount of pain. "

" The most important thing is that sometimes you have to go through hard times to get to the good stuff. "

" It's a heavy burden to look up at the mountain and want to start the climb. "

" I am going to change the world, and I'm talking to everybody in the possible world that I can get to that can help me to do that. "

Change The World

" My nephew has type 1 diabetes, and it's my goal and hope that in his lifetime there will be a cure for diabetes. There's no place better to give the money to than the Juvenile Diabetes Association. "

" I want my legacy to be about the soccer, and if I can help people be happier in life in any capacity, awesome. "

" I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect. "

" For any athlete growing up, the Olympics is the one thing you watch with your family, and it's the one thing you dream about. Seeing your country's flag go up as you get a gold medal is the best thing you can achieve. "

" Whenever you get to win, you feel the satisfaction of all of your hard work, all the sacrifices, all the blood, sweat and tears. It feels right and makes you realise that you are really doing the right thing. "

Doing The Right Thing

" I think there's so much emphasis on body image and results and outcome, but really what you should be after is to be healthy and to feel good about yourself. "

" Nobody is offered a World Cup. "

" People don't understand that the feel of the surface is so important for a footballer. The ball travels on the surface; our feet move on the surface - all of that goes into how the game is actually played. "

" I'm honestly not the kind of person who wants to step up to a podium, test the microphone and be like, 'Hey, I'm homosexual and this is who I am, hear me roar.' That's not who I am. "

" Sometimes there has to be a goat on some level, and I'm totally fine with that being me. "

" The minute you step off that podium is the minute you start preparing for the next world championship. That's kind of how I work. You celebrate for a brief moment, then you move on. "

" I always think that struggle can bring out the best in people - or the worst. "

" Any good attacker will always beat a defender who's face-marking you. "

" I'm going to do anything I can do - whether that's being part of FIFA or creating some sort of movement that can actually impart real equality across all lines - in every country, every city, every sector all over the world, that's what I'm going to do. "

" Sometimes when you fail, it allows you the opportunity to grow more motivation and get more intense about your training. "

" I know that I was put on this planet to be an athlete. "

" I would say Hope Solo is competitive. "