The challenge for young players is always stepping into the next level in terms of how much faster the game is.

I'm an American except when I'm in the supermarket or at the candy store.

You can't just live cautiously, I think, when you're in a knockout game.

One of the things we recognized coming out of 2015 is we had to get more and more high-level competition.

When I used to recruit in college, my sole job was to out-recruit what I had. And if I did that, I knew we would grow and be successful.

If I walk into a room, I'm quite content to sit in the corner and chat with people who walk by. But coaching forced me to come out of my shell.

My dad has a certain spirit, a twinkle in his eye, someone who can set a certain standard for players but also convey it with humor. What I learned from him is that coaching is, more than anything, about connecting with people.

My job is to bring in players I think can help this team, regardless of where they're playing.

My dad's always had an unbelievable, positive attitude about everything.

It's part of the beauty of the job in dealing with this is you have to have a plan, and that's why you can't only train 11 players; you train your whole team.

I always want to know about things.

Ultimately, if you can have a very cohesive and tight unit, it obviously will pay dividends down the line.

Sometimes it is the mentality that is really important. To have players with self-belief makes my job a lot easier, as they are certainly motivated and hungry.

Many, many years ago, when you named alternates, and they wouldn't travel with you - I think you're dealing with a small roster. Now you travel with these alternates, which you can replace at any time, obviously, if it's a medical situation, so you have it in your back pocket.

When you weigh putting a player in with 10 minutes left in a game, and they know their role on a set piece, and the moment doesn't get too big for them, those are the pieces you just - you can't buy that experience.

What I know about Ali Krieger is no moment is ever going to be too big for her.

When you go through a tournament of seven games, there are peaks and valleys. You kind of ride the players that are hot.

Why have a rule if you're not going to enforce it?

I think that's how it has to be in a tournament format. You can't dwell on games.

We have to get to a point in this country where our top players are seeking out the most challenging environments.

My own personal opinion is putting three finals in one day isn't supporting the women's game.

If we're about winning world championships, we can't just have all of our focus be on the Olympics.

I think that what we did in 2015 as a team was phenomenal, and I think in, now, 2019, we have similar players but a lot of different players.

I truly think if I had stayed in England, I'm not sure I would be coaching. So what America gave me was kind of a dream and the opportunity and ability to follow that path, which I really had never dreamed about. I just feel very fortunate to be here.

You coach to coach. You don't coach to satisfy media, satisfy fans.

I grew up in a military family, and my dad was gone for long periods of time. Families make it work because you know you care for each other.

I don't have to talk about critics - I don't care.

I love pace. I love it.

A win's a win in a World Cup.

These countries - Spain, France, Germany - have environments that are really geared toward the professional player.

From my perception, listen: the game is different on turf, but it's the same for everybody.

It's incumbent on you to play games outside your region that will really test you. That's important to keep your edge.

I think people get hung up on starters and 11s, and that number kind of rings through a lot of media's heads.

Ultimately, we've got to make sure our players understand that the margin for error is very small against these top teams in the world, and we've been punished several times for that.

Something you look at when you go into a World Cup is your depth and your players that change the game.

The players come out and want to be as fresh as they can, press, keep a team in their end, create chances, create set pieces, and really try and get the upper hand early.

You have to pay the same amount of detail regardless of opponent when so much is on the line.

You can do a lot of breakdown on games you played, but the takeaways from games you've played has to be on what's in front of you.

If someone's off their line, they're off their line.

A rule is a rule.

We need people in the game to be honest, to call things as they are.

I can truly say this: I don't care, and I've never really read what people thought.

Player X might be the best outside back, but does that player help the best wide player be as good?

When I first took over the team in 2014, the message was, even if you're on the right track, if you sit there, you'll get run over.

Any player playing at a high level is available for consideration to the women's national team.

Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.

What soccer and coaching gave me was sort of a stage.

If we're looking at the pure development of our game, the challenge is not to have a 200-cap player because that means there is something better that is coming along.

The players do their thing on the pitch, and there's a lot of young women or former players that want to coach.

Part of what's important for me is for our players to play on the road.