Football Quotes by Ali Krieger

I'm the type of player that doesn't like to play on full stomach.

— Ali Krieger

Being a World Cup winner was a dream come true.

— Ali Krieger

I joke that I only play in World Cups.

— Ali Krieger

The World Cup focus is football. Team U.S.A. is more than football.

— Ali Krieger

I wish I could score as many goals as I can in 'FIFA.'

— Ali Krieger

Anything that I can do individually to help our team is what I want to do.

— Ali Krieger

I try and be super vocal on the field because that's what we need, and that's what I want to do.

— Ali Krieger

I think it's nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.

— Ali Krieger

In 2005, I would have never guessed that I was at risk for a pulmonary embolism. I was 21 years-old, playing college…

— Ali Krieger

It's really difficult when you don't see much of a team and you're not familiar with how they play.

— Ali Krieger

There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win.

— Ali Krieger

Football helped me build confidence on and off the field and taught me to grow through moments of success and disappointment.

— Ali Krieger

I have to remember I am a defender first and do my job there first and foremost.

— Ali Krieger

This is something I've dreamed of for a long, long time - to play in a World Cup.

— Ali Krieger

It's a privilege and an honor to play for the national team, but I think that the training that I was in…

— Ali Krieger

In 2003, being Virginia Player of the Year was an amazing feeling because I think that was the moment I realized I…

— Ali Krieger

Personally, I always try to focus on the little things in my game. As a defender and attacking outside back, I continuously…

— Ali Krieger

It's always tough to play against teams that bunker or 'park the bus' inside the 18-yard box, but we always try to…

— Ali Krieger

Germany is where I had to become a true professional. They play in big games when they are young. We could model…

— Ali Krieger

As a young girl, football is where I met the people who, to this day, are my best friends. It is also…

— Ali Krieger

People ask me, 'What were you thinking during that game-winning penalty kick in the 2011 World Cup?' I was actually thinking absolutely…

— Ali Krieger

I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.

— Ali Krieger

It's a dream that we, as women footballers, get to play in the same stadium as the men.

— Ali Krieger

Our daily work ethic - that need to always do better and top our last performance - is what makes USWNT football…

— Ali Krieger

When we're traveling for games, I always go down and have breakfast with the team - that's a must.

— Ali Krieger