I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

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

I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family.

I had made a vow to never stay in my home state to play, I wanted to go as far East Coast as possible, more or less to get away from my family life. I ended up staying in my home state and fell in love with it. I ended up having a beautiful relationship with my family over time and it was the best decision I've ever made.

You know journalists. You know the media. They are going to hang on to anything negative they possibly can.

Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team.