It's clear that women athletics are pretty far behind in every way. In terms of facilities, how much we make, everything.

You're always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me.

I played soccer all my life and I used to think growing up that they put the fat kid in goal or they put the kid that wasn't good with the ball at their feet in goal and I never wanted to do goalkeeper, I was always the goal scorer.

Nobody really knows who I am, where I came from, what's in my heart, why I believe in the things I believe, what I see behind the scenes and they don't see.

I think the concept of seeking fame and fortune in women's football in the States is a bit idyllic.

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 have given my life to the game and to the sport.