To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.

The "r" word [racism] is a scary word to me - I don't like to say it. I'm not trying to say it doesn't exist. It's incredibly inflammatory and invites a lot of awful mistakes and injustices that have happened and still do happen. It's a word that has been thrown around in a way that incites a lot of bad feelings in most people.

We are shaping young kids to be leaders in their communities and also to be healthier.

Women can be incredible role models for their kids, neighbors and communities just by making good choices in terms of what they're eating and whether they're exercising.

You have to be willing to accept the information, you have to be willing to work hard. You have to be motivated to go to practice with an open mind. You have to be willing to be criticized. Only you can do those things.

You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.

I'm loving motherhood. It's way harder than soccer, but I love a challenge.