It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008.

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

Being responsible and taking care of your body is truly how you make your pay cheque, how you excel and succeed in your lifelong goals, so for me it's just an everyday lifestyle.

No one wants to lose, period. It should hurt, it should sting, and you don't want to feel that feeling again.

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.

Unfortunately, people think I'm negative and bitter all the time, and that's not the case.

People didn't put pressure on me. I just played for the love of the game.