Football Quotes by Christen Press

My first year with Gothenburg was the most carefree because I was playing on a middle-of-the-table team in Sweden. It was a…

— Christen Press

I've always preferred a 4-3-3. It's a more fluid and dynamic system, and I think it plays to my strengths better.

— Christen Press

You can be one inch from the national team and the opportunity to make so much money and a life out of…

— Christen Press

If you win games, at the top, there's no pressure to change. You change when you have to change. You change when…

— Christen Press

As a goal scorer, my focus is always on converting my chances and being clinical in the box. That's my No. 1 priority.

— Christen Press

Winning and losing isn't what's important. The attempt at success and getting to your best self is what matters.

— Christen Press

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

— Christen Press

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

— Christen Press

If I couldn't get to the national team, I wanted to get as much as I could out of soccer, and I…

— Christen Press

In the U.S., my whole life, I felt like I had to be the best and score more goals and run with…

— Christen Press

When I started playing in Sweden, there was nobody watching. No one knew who I was, so I was just playing for…

— Christen Press

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

— Christen Press

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…

— Christen Press

The American professional schedule gives players a six-month off-season, so many of us have become pickup regulars while training without an organized…

— Christen Press

Of course I have other passions and other interests, but soccer's always my priority.

— Christen Press

I'm 100 percent a byproduct of my sport. I always tell my teammates that I only have muscles where they get to play.

— Christen Press

I encourage all players to work to be their best, which includes looking for opportunities beyond the playing field.

— Christen Press