Somewhere behind the athlete you've become and the hours of practice and the coaches who have pushed you is a little girl who fell in love with the game and never looked back... play for her.

I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

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.

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

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

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

If you don't love what you do, you won't do it with much conviction or passion.