Sports can do so much. They've given me a framework: meeting new people, confidence, self-esteem, discipline, motivation. All these things I learned, whether I knew I was learning them or not, through sports.

If you've got hips, you can't be a gymnast or dancer. That ruled me out.

Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher each time you succeed.

Sports can do so much. It's given me confidence, self-esteem, discipline, and motivation.

Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it.

You may get skinned knees and elbows, but it's worth it if you score a spectacular goal.

I could sit there and eat pasta all day long and not worry about it when I was younger, and now I really have to focus on making sure I set a good example for my kids.