I played soccer because my friends did. Besides we got sodas afterwards.

Sport taught me how to goal set, it really gave me a voice and identity.

I'm not someone who goes around the locker room before a game trying to motivate my teammates. I don't say a lot before the game. I don't say a lot in general. It takes too much energy to do that.

After each game, I want to be able to say: I gave it all I could, I gave it my best.

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

Sports have become increasingly more specialized, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be fun.

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.