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

Soccer has given me a place to express myself, fully and openly. To not be shy. To feel. To be crazy. To try things I might not try. To be honest in relationships. To make mistakes and realize that they're not life-shattering.

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

Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together.

I love soccer; I want to be on the field.

I went to professional men's soccer games, the old North American soccer league at that time, and I used to be a ticket holder with my family and family friends. We would go every weekend and I thought it was great, but I just thought of it as recreation, as family fun.

So I'm still doing my best to stay in shape and hope that opportunity will come back to me.