Ali Krieger Quotes
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We want to beat the best team in the world.
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It's a dream that we, as women footballers, get to play in the same stadium as the men.
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I think without struggle, you can't grow as a person - I think you need that in your life.
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I feel fortunate to be a part of a football community that includes leaders who recognize the power of sport to make a difference and who, like so many of my coaches, are defined not only by their knowledge but by their ability to bring out the best in every member of their teams.
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I drink coffee 30 minutes before I want to nap. I think that really helps.
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I love kids, and I really liked the idea of getting involved with something that was all about giving kids the opportunity to walk, run, or maybe even play soccer someday.
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I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.
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My 20s were really tough, just traveling and living in different countries, and now I feel like I know what I want from life.
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It's a part of my lifestyle to be healthy and eat healthy. I don't feel like I need to be like, 'You can't have this. You can't have that. You have to have this. You have to have that,' because then I feel like I will get inconsistent. I indulge when I want to, but try to be healthy every single day, too.
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When I was 6 or 7, my gymnastics coach looked at my quads and told the other coach to come over and see my quads. They were big then and still are. But I've kind of embraced it through the years.
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I try and be super vocal on the field because that's what we need, and that's what I want to do.
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I wish I could score as many goals as I can in 'FIFA.'
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Every tournament's different.
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Try not to completely change your diet just because you read it somewhere or someone tells you it works for them. Do what is best for your body and don't think that just because everyone else is doing it that it will work for you. Know what fuels your body to be at its best, and enjoy the little things! Indulge! Cupcakes and cookies.
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My dad has always played and coached, so that's what I knew. I played other sports but always turned toward soccer and had the same love for it as my father. They never forced me to play; I always wanted to. I was always around it.
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I have fallen a few times, and each time, I have gotten up and grown as a person and looked at things a little differently.
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I don't think there's any disappointment in my career because everything that maybe didn't go my way was a learning experience.
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I have learned the hard way that concussions are not fun.
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I'm super active, so sitting on the couch and staring at the walls isn't ideal for me.
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I want to get good enough so I can play in Mia Hamm's golf tournament for her foundation and have an event of my own someday. I'm so competitive, I don't want to go and just pretend I'm a good golfer.
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You never know when it's going to be your last time to step onto the field.
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It's a privilege and an honor to play for the national team, but I think that the training that I was in at Frankfurt was the highest level right underneath.
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I usually have three fried eggs every morning. It always has to be three: two is just not enough, and three won't put me over edge.