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" My life is a beautiful struggle. "

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" I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family. "

" I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can. "

" My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years. "

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" 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. "

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" Nobody really knows who I am, where I came from, what's in my heart, why I believe in the things I believe, what I see behind the scenes and they don't see. "

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

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

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

" My No. 1 goal, and what I've spent my entire life striving to achieve is to win a World Cup. I want to retire so badly with that World Cup, but if I don't, then I'll retire knowing that I've done everything I could to get it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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" I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. "

" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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

" You're always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me. "

" 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. "