Female athletes are supposed to be toned down. You're always supposed to talk about the team and never stand out.

Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.

I wear my dad's cross. It's very important to me. I hang it in my locker before each game.

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.

It was hard. I came to grips with a lot of difficulties that I've overcome. Each challenge kind of makes you who you are. It wasn't always a good thing. I have my own struggles in my life because of the things I was forced to overcome.

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

My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love. He just, he had a rough life. You know, he grew up in a boys home in the Bronx. He didn't really know his own family. So I couldn't hold it against him that he didn't know how to parent. He didn't know how to be the perfect husband. But he loved as much as he could.