Injuries give you perspective. They teach you to cherish the moments that I might have taken for granted before. — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
You never know when it's going to be your last time to step onto the field. — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team. — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything. — Ali Krieger Attitude Copy Share Image
It's a dream that we, as women footballers, get to play in the same stadium as the men. — Ali Krieger Dream Copy Share Image
It's really difficult when you don't see much of a team and you're not familiar with how they play. — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
Playing for the Washington Spirit, the 2013 season was one of the most difficult I have ever experienced. — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
If you just kind of let yourself stay alone and be by yourself, the negative, it is just not going to help… — Ali Krieger Alone Copy Share Image
In general, taking soccer out of the picture, as an American living overseas, it's so cool, and I've grown so much. Now… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any disappointment in my career because everything that maybe didn't go my way was a learning experience. — Ali Krieger Disappointment Copy Share Image
When I was 6 years old, I played on a coed indoor team. We were called the Cosmos. And then, after that,… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
When I was 6 or 7, my gymnastics coach looked at my quads and told the other coach to come over and… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
My 20s were really tough, just traveling and living in different countries, and now I feel like I know what I want… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
Because I don't like to play on a full stomach, I try to eat a bigger meal in the morning and less… — Ali Krieger Day Copy Share Image
I have fallen a few times, and each time, I have gotten up and grown as a person and looked at things… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I want to get good enough so I can play in Mia Hamm's golf tournament for her foundation and have an event… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I always need a little something sweet after dinner. Although I try to stay pretty disciplined with my nutrition when I'm in… — Ali Krieger Advice Copy Share Image
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 Focus Copy Share Image
When you're at the highest point of your career at the highest level in your sport, any moment that you have these… — Ali Krieger Career Copy Share Image
I was clipped from behind, and my leg got caught between my opponent's legs. As we fell, my leg snapped. It was… — Ali Krieger Cloud Copy Share Image
I felt like the Germans were being mean to me at training, but they were actually just trying to help. I learned… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
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 Football Copy Share Image
Personally, I always try to focus on the little things in my game. As a defender and attacking outside back, I continuously… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
In order for me to perform the best I can out on the field, I have to fuel my body with the… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win. — Ali Krieger Football Copy Share Image
I have to remember I am a defender first and do my job there first and foremost. — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I know it sounds crazy, but in order to run, I need something to chase after. — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I drink coffee 30 minutes before I want to nap. I think that really helps. — Ali Krieger Coffee Copy Share Image
The World Cup focus is football. Team U.S.A. is more than football. — Ali Krieger Focus Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter: any weight, shape or form or however your body is, you want to be proud of it. — Ali Krieger Body Copy Share Image
The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is. — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I'm proud of my body, I'm proud of my sport, I'm proud of being a female athlete. — Ali Krieger Athlete Copy Share Image
I'm the type of player that doesn't like to play on full stomach. — Ali Krieger Football Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Surround yourself with good people; surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better. — Ali Krieger Challenges Copy Share Image
Football helped me build confidence on and off the field and taught me to grow through moments of success and disappointment. — Ali Krieger Confidence Copy Share Image
I usually have three fried eggs every morning. It always has to be three: two is just not enough, and three won't… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I love to do lunges because I don't want my butt to start sagging. I say that to my trainer all the… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
I know, firsthand, that soccer brings people together - all it takes is a ball and a few people, and the seeds… — Ali Krieger Copy Share Image
