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 don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer. You're going to look back 20 years from now and of course you're going to remember the games. But I'm going to remember seeing my family in the stands.

I travel a lot and rarely make it home to Seattle.

I carry my iPod everywhere. My favorite group is the John Butler Trio, an Australian jam band. The lead singer and guitarist writes amazing lyrics.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I am proud of who I am, and nobody's going to steal that.

My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love.