London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.

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

If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyone's expectations is the number one goal, you have sacrificed your uniqueness, and therefore your excellence.

I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.

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.

I have no personal beef with Brandi Chastain. There's nothing personal.

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