Alex Morgan Quotes

United States, Athlete
July 2, 1989

Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco is an American soccer player, Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She is a forward for Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. Shortly after graduating early from the University of California, Berkeley, where she played for the California Golden Bears, Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash. There, she made her professional debut and helped the team win the league championship.

In the 123rd minute of the semifinal game at the Olympics against Canada, I scored the game-winning goal that brought us to the finals. You can't replicate those do-or-die moments in practice or a friendly game.

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- Game
- Die
- Moments
Once I got to college, I realized that practicing 3-6 days wasn't going to be enough for me to get where I wanted.

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- College

To force a change, sometimes you need to stand up. You know what you're worth - rather than what your employer is paying you.

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- Up
I feel like when there's more on the line and there's more risks, that means there's more reward.

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I try to push myself a little every day. For me, it's doing 10 more seconds of whatever I'm working on. So if I'm on the treadmill sprinting my butt off or doing a grueling core workout, I think to myself, 'You can do 10 more seconds, and you'll be that much mentally stronger.' After a while, those 10 seconds add up!

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- Up
- Workout
I remember every goal I've scored!

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- Remember
I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.

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- Feeling
- Team
- Leadership
I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.

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I love yoga. There's a lot of stretching involved, which helps with my flexibility and injury prevention. Vinyasa is my favorite as a recovery tool and for me to continue having my legs feel good.

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- Good
- Yoga
- Recovery
Every time you step onto the field, you have to set goals. My goals are to either score a goal, to have an assist, or to play well.

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- Time
- Goals
I find my motivation from everyone who looks up to me and my teammates. From the little girls that look up to me and tell me they want to be like me when they grow up.

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- Up
- motivation
I'm a big advocate of starting soccer young and always having the ball at your foot, but that's because I didn't do that. If I'd focused more on that when I was a kid, it would've been so helpful. It took me, like, halfway through college to feel comfortable with the ball.

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- College
- Soccer
I always map out how to get a good eight or nine hours of sleep before I even start my day. And my rule is to put my phone on silent when I go to bed; that way, no texts or emails can disturb me.

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- Good
- Sleep
As a professional soccer player, I need to get touches on the ball every day, and obviously it's a lot easier to do that with a team than to motivate yourself to do it by yourself.

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- Team
- Player
- Professional

I have experienced sexism multiple times, and I'm sure I will a lot more.

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It's important to accept your body for what God gave you.

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- God
- Important
I feel like you have to use the platform you're given to voice concerns and also to praise things when they need to be praised.

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