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Serena Williams is my sports idol.

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I always want to take on the giants.

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I love to be outside.

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The hardest thing to do is to fail and keep pushing at the same time.

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It's really special to play with your friends for your country.

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I've stayed away from the actual L.A. scene for most of my life.

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I'm very blessed, thankful, grateful for the opportunities I've had.

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I meditate daily, and I think it's sort of a life skill.

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We want more opportunities for women's players throughout the world.

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I love Chicago. I think it's an amazing city.

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I kind of felt like I was never good enough. I always wanted more.

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I think, in the U.S., we have such a focus on the physicality, on being the best athlete, that it sort of…

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When I left the U.S., I sort of left that frustration and that pressure to make the national team behind me.

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There's a lot that's out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic.

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On game days, I do yoga as just a really short routine. It's more to warm up and to calm down in…

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I have learned that there's a little bit of a danger in stressing ourselves out and living in the future - worry…

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When you're transitioning, and you're trying to develop a better brand of soccer, at some point, you have to step backward before…

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I always want to keep my skin clean when I get up in the morning, and I use sunscreen before I go…

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The tremendous honor of playing on the world stage is even more rewarding when I am able to use my accomplishments to…

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I think the American sports culture has the idea that professional athletes need so much, like flying private planes, which obviously we…

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I'm a once-a-week grocery shopper; I get everything I need for the week, and then in the morning, I have my breakfast,…

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If I put my pinkie to my thumb, I can cover my wrist all the way to the knuckle. When I get…

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My restlessness leaves my mind racing as I try to wind down at the end of mandatory recovery day. It keeps me…

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Before I found my peace, I was way too much in my head. I found myself on the field in my own…

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The European leagues have been there a long time, the coaches have been there, the clubs have been there, there's history to…

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At the end of the day in our sport, you just have to sacrifice yourself completely to put the team first. That's…

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I think sharing your experiences with younger players is something that's hugely valuable for your team, for your program. It kind of…

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For a long time growing up, I thought that everything happens for a reason and it's kind of already written. But as…

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The tactics in NWSL are so chaotic. It's so about physicality. It's both teams attacking with nine players, and it's just so…

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When I went to Sweden, I sort of found out who I was.

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Stanford's an amazing, amazing school. It was an extraordinary soccer program.

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In my time abroad, I learned to become a more complete player.

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I've never been cold during a big game. It's the adrenaline. You're always moving.

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I think that during college, I would say I did not enjoy playing soccer.

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It took me a while to learn, but we are allowed to make mistakes and have flaws.

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I'm very organized. I have my day-to-day schedule, every 15 minutes, written out.

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It's something special being able to build a program up.

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I want barriers to be broken down for women.

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I want soccer to be a stable profession that attracts young female athletes when they graduate from college.

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I'm very grateful for the way that I feel when I play. I feel very powerful, I feel fast, I feel unstoppable,…

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