Alex Morgan Quotes
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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've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.
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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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What I really appreciate is the people who come up and say, 'Thank you for representing our country.'
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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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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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I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.
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I played volleyball, basketball, softball, and I started to love soccer the most around 7-8 years old because it was a physical game. I could use my speed and strength to my advantage.
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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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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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With me and Portland, it wasn't moving anywhere. I wasn't given a bigger role as I played more and more with the club. I felt I could have been utilized in a bigger way.
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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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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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I have experienced sexism multiple times, and I'm sure I will a lot more.