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.

When it's game situation, when it's game day, game time, when it's World Cup, when it's these tournaments that happen once every so often, I live for that, I live for that challenge.

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

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.

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.

Coaches give you too much information. Ive been allowed to develop that intuitive ability in my career and lifetime.

Ive known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.