In the words of Alex Morgan:
Pregame, I eat pancakes for a meal. I always do mental visualization before the game to prepare myself. Postgame, I typically take ice baths.
You should never be afraid of looking athletic or building too much muscle.
Everybody has a talent, but its what you do with that talent to make it great.
The way I've been brought up to is take critiques and turn them into positives in my game.
We went to Austria to train and it was so peaceful. And I love coffee and the coffee was great.
I started off playing sports when I was five years old. I played three or four sports all throughout the year.
My off-pitch style is probably girly and comfortable. I like a lot of loose-fitting material on top and more tight-fitting material on the bottom.
I was the biggest tomboy growing up. Now I love playing with a full face of makeup.
I want young girls to dream about being professional soccer players instead of just watching the boys go out and play.
I think players need to get paid for what they're worth, for what they put up on the field.
Whatever brings you down, will eventually make you stronger.
Music is so huge to soccer, to my life, to working out. I usually have headphones when I'm cleaning the house or making dinner.
When I prepare for a match, it's like work, even the way I have to shower and put on my makeup.
I think it's important to keep things positive. Sometimes you don't win, and that sucks, and you work on improving.
Every time you step onto the field, you have to set goals. My goals are to either score a goal, to have an assist, or to play well.
I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.
I don't run straight at a constant pace; soccer is always a change of pace and movement.
Once I got to college, I realized that practicing 3-6 days wasn't going to be enough for me to get where I wanted.
I feel the most confident when I'm comfortable in workout clothes with my hair up in a ponytail.
I would like to win the Ballon d'Or for women. But every top professional should have that ambition.
It's an obstacle being a girl when you move all over and don't have half the things you need. It's like everything is wrinkled in your life.
Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because it's never really over until the whistle blows.
I want to know I made women's soccer better than it was when I came into it.
One thing I'm proud to do like a girl is represent my country in the Olympics and at the highest level, at the highest platform that I can.
My favorite goals are the ones when there's so much pressure. I focus more when the game is on the line.
Soccer is what I grew up doing - it's my passion, and I'm way more comfortable on the field in my soccer cleats.
I really like my legs because I've worked hard for them. With soccer, that's the one thing you're working all the time.
I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow.
I'm never just on the couch. Being busy is part of who I am. But it's hard juggling my family, my husband, balancing that time.
I feel like when there's more on the line and there's more risks, that means there's more reward.
I could be a model for one night. But I'm also a professional soccer player, and I like to be taken seriously on the field.
I know the trend I would love to bring back is floral. I think that it's just so much fun, whether it's with shoes or outfits or even pants.
I feel like you have to use the platform you're given to voice concerns and also to praise things when they need to be praised.
To force a change, sometimes you need to stand up. You know what you're worth - rather than what your employer is paying you.
I've been a big Chapstick fan since I was a kid. I love lathering it on. I probably use a bit more Chapstick than necessary.
It's great to see women standing up in their own line of work and fighting for fair value.
I have experienced sexism multiple times, and I'm sure I will a lot more.
I have to look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I'm beautiful, even if I don't necessarily believe it.
Winning and losing isn't everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome.
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