In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions.

I have an attitude. It's what I do. I'm edgy. I have an attitude.

With each year that's gone by, and as I grow up and get older, I've become more mature, of course, but you have a sense of who you are, and you find confidence in that.

[My mother] was the strength of our family, and I didn't realize that until I got a little bit older.

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

I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.

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