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" You can predict all you want, but everybody knows what predictions get you. "

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

" I still don't buy the idea that I'm a 'sex symbol.' "

" There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" On a global stage, I have respect in the goalkeeping world. "

" You know journalists. You know the media. They are going to hang on to anything negative they possibly can. "

" I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe. "

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

" 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. "

" 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 know I can't dance. I am the worst dancer. I have no rhythm. I just do step-and-snap. I love it in the privacy of my own home and every once in a while at a club. But singing and dancing are my two greatest fears. "

" When I was younger, I was a complete tomboy. Then in college I started emerging out of the tomboy stage and dressing differently. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I am pushed by my critics. I don't want to say I want to prove them wrong, but it pushes me on the field to play with a chip on my shoulder, and I play best when I have a chip on my shoulder. "

" My life is a beautiful struggle. "

" Growing up, I felt insecure about my build. I didn't feel very feminine. But as time went on, I learned to completely embrace my body. "

" It's clear that women athletics are pretty far behind in every way. In terms of facilities, how much we make, everything. "

" I played in Europe and it was a great experience, not just because of my team-mates and the coaches we had, but from the fans and the city itself - I played in Gothenburg and I played in Lyon and soccer was everywhere. "

" 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. "

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

" I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women's football in the States is a bit idyllic. Look at all the teams in America that have folded, and the leagues. "

" I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity. "