Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

I played soccer all my life and I used to think growing up that they put the fat kid in goal or they put the kid that wasn't good with the ball at their feet in goal and I never wanted to do goalkeeper, I was always the goal scorer.

My entire purpose is trying to be the best in the game, and if that exudes beauty too, that's pretty powerful.

I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.

My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach.

I burn so many calories when I work out that I don't really count calories or necessarily try and stay away from anything.

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