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" When our world is telling girls and women who they should be or what they should look like, it is critical that we empower those girls and young women to be confident with who they are. "

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" I wear yoga pants and get to work out all the time - it's my job. I feel a little bit different when I go into what I call 'the real world.' It's cool to be able to train as a full-time job, and it's something that I love and will continue to try to make work for the next however-many years. "

Hilary Knight

Love

Time

Work

" Girls are breaking barriers and boundaries every day in everything from sports and science to business and the creative arts. "

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

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

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

" 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.' "

" Whenever you step on the ice, you need to be a student of the game and try to hone your craft. You're never going to play a perfect match, but you're always chasing that perfect game. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Growing up on an all-boys' team wasn't the easiest thing. I'd have guys come after me on the ice and just hit me because I'm a girl. I'd have parents heckling me from the stands, other parents not wanting me on the team, not making certain teams just because I was a girl. "

Hilary Knight

Girl

Ice

" I saw the older kids entering the rink carrying hockey sticks and bags, and I was fascinated by the equipment. Once I started skating faster, I was attracted to the speed and dynamics of hockey. I never looked back! "

" 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. "

" Both of my parents have loved and supported me from my very first strides. "

" Whenever you get Brianna Decker on the ice, and Emily Field and Amanda Pelkey, people are just going to go fast and push the pace. "

" Strong is beautiful. I want to shatter that stereotype that strong isn't beautiful, because it absolutely is. "

" I golf for my own entertainment and my teammates' entertainment. "

" 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. "

" Social media is huge. You can give people a behind-the-scenes look at your life. "

" I don't think any game means less than the other ones. You always want to win. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Being surrounded by great women and amazing role models and good teammates allowed me to unfold and evolve into the person that I am today. "

" For lunch, I usually have a burrito or burrito-style bowl with rice, beans, a little cheese, avocado, and tomato. "

" I like going on adventures or excursions. "

Hilary Knight

Adventures

Going

" 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. "

Hilary Knight

Back

Team

" 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. "

" Each person on a team has a responsibility and a role, and knowing the value of each individual and what they bring to the table is something very special and unique. "

" 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. "

" 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. "