I couldnt change who I am; I couldnt change the kind of player I am.

Everybody has down times and stuff that they have to work through. I worked through that stuff because I've always wanted to be playing soccer.

Soccer's not a game that you can restrict players, especially creative players and players who have proven themselves at that level.

Do you have the heart to push yourself? If you don't, find a way to get it because talent will only get you so far. You've got to be hungry. You've got to have heart. That's just reality.

The game of soccer has been able to give me what I wanted out of life. I just remember being a total Tomboy and athlete as a girl, but never having a lack of opportunity.

To be the key player in creating and scoring goals, that's what I take pride in, and the thing I know how to do best.

You can't ask every player to do the same thing. That's why we have amazing midfielders, defenders, forwards and keepers. You can't ask them to be of the same mold.