Christen Press Quotes
If I couldn't get to the national team, I wanted to get as much as I could out of soccer, and I think moving abroad was my opportunity to do that. I think that, in turn, playing with that freedom and that spirit allowed me to play a lot better. I escalated my game quickly just by being happy.
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One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
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I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.
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I'm going to be me, regardless of anything.
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'No one sits Baby in a corner,' one of the best lines in movie history.
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I've got an awful memory, and I can't read or write, but you can read me a script once or twice, and I've got it.
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If I couldn't get to the national team, I wanted to get as much as I could out of soccer, and I think moving abroad was my opportunity to do that. I think that, in turn, playing with that freedom and that spirit allowed me to play a lot better. I escalated my game quickly just by being happy.
