Being a good teammate is when you try to sprint down a ball that everyone thinks is going out of bounds. But you go after it anyways and you get it.

A winner is that person who gets up one more time than she is knocked down.

I am happy that the young girls have a lot more choices these days and an opportunity to feel better about themselves.

I play for the intense challenges that the game on the highest levels present. The whole team enjoys playng exciting soccer for the fans and my part in that makes me feel good about myself. The whole concept of teamwork is what keeps us all going. It's my role to create scoring chances, and to come through for my teammates is extremely satisfying.

I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as long as possible.

No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in old-fashioned, basic concepts like hard work, determination, good planning and perseverance.

The most important attribute a player must have is mental toughness.