Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out.

When I was younger, I was a complete tomboy. Then in college I started emerging out of the tomboy stage and dressing differently.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

Growing up, I felt insecure about my build. I didn't feel very feminine. But as time went on, I learned to completely embrace my body.

On a global stage, I have respect in the goalkeeping world.

I have no personal beef with Brandi Chastain. There's nothing personal.

I have a lot of critics; we all know that.

All my life, since the time I was little, has been a long distraction. At least that is the way some people want to perceive it, but for me, it's given me a lot of strength.

L.A. is a bit strange. It doesn't seem like the real world.

My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years.

I live for competition. It makes my life complete.

Everybody should be affected by their own realities in their own lives, their own struggles in their own lives. It makes us who we are, and we all know that.

I never wanted to go to college in the state of Washington because I was so embarrassed and ashamed of my family life. I wanted to run. That's what always what I do, I run. I run as far away as I can.

You know journalists. You know the media. They are going to hang on to anything negative they possibly can.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person. I'm sorry.

I've always been a fan of Justin Timberlake.

I hate the cliche of 'just have fun,' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids.

I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I usually tell people I watch like '24' and 'Prison Break.'

I'm just going to embrace every experience.

I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

When the Olympics and World Cups come around, that's when you see the real outpouring of support that there really is for female football.

I never felt the same passion for the game in the States and there were a lot of headaches, a lot of obstacles to overcome - it didn't just run itself for the love of the game because soccer is not the No. 1 sport as it is in Europe.