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Every tournament's different.
I joke that I only play in World Cups.
My mantra is 'healthy body, healthy mind.'
Being a World Cup winner was a dream come true.
There's always room for improvement no matter what.
I wish I could score as many goals as I can in 'FIFA.'
I have learned the hard way that concussions are not fun.
It is cliched, but you have to beat the best to be the best.
As an athlete in my sport, you always want to go to an Olympics.
I'm the type of player that doesn't like to play on full stomach.
The World Cup focus is football. Team U.S.A. is more than football.
I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude.
Anything that I can do individually to help our team is what I want to do.
I drink coffee 30 minutes before I want to nap. I think that really helps.
You never know when it's going to be your last time to step onto the field.
You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything.
I know it sounds crazy, but in order to run, I need something to chase after.
I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.
I have to remember I am a defender first and do my job there first and foremost.
I'm proud of my body, I'm proud of my sport, I'm proud of being a female athlete.
This is something I've dreamed of for a long, long time - to play in a World Cup.
I'm grateful that I got a good education and to have all the people I have around me.
I'm super active, so sitting on the couch and staring at the walls isn't ideal for me.
I surround myself with good people who make me feel great and give me positive energy.
It's a dream that we, as women footballers, get to play in the same stadium as the men.
I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.
Just find things you think are fun, and then you'll be more inclined to want to go work out.
Lifting isn't my favorite thing, so I have to keep it fun and do exercises that I really enjoy.
I try and be super vocal on the field because that's what we need, and that's what I want to do.
There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win.
It doesn't matter: any weight, shape or form or however your body is, you want to be proud of it.
When we're traveling for games, I always go down and have breakfast with the team - that's a must.
It's really difficult when you don't see much of a team and you're not familiar with how they play.
The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is.
Playing for the Washington Spirit, the 2013 season was one of the most difficult I have ever experienced.
I always get made fun of by my teammates for my huge calves, but I'm like, 'they make me strong and fast!'
If you just kind of let yourself stay alone and be by yourself, the negative, it is just not going to help you.
Injuries give you perspective. They teach you to cherish the moments that I might have taken for granted before.
I'm proud of my thighs because they've gotten me to where I am today and give me the power that I have to play my best.
I have fallen a few times, and each time, I have gotten up and grown as a person and looked at things a little differently.
Football helped me build confidence on and off the field and taught me to grow through moments of success and disappointment.
My 20s were really tough, just traveling and living in different countries, and now I feel like I know what I want from life.
I love to do lunges because I don't want my butt to start sagging. I say that to my trainer all the time; he thinks I'm nuts.
On game days, I'm pretty boring: I like to rest and watch TV with my legs up so I'm not on my feet too much before the match.
I think it's nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.
I don't think there's any disappointment in my career because everything that maybe didn't go my way was a learning experience.
Surround yourself with good people; surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better.
I usually have three fried eggs every morning. It always has to be three: two is just not enough, and three won't put me over edge.
Surround yourself with good people, surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better.
Our daily work ethic - that need to always do better and top our last performance - is what makes USWNT football players who we are.