Christen Press Quotes
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I find the ball, and I think, 'Where's the ball going, and where do I need to go?' It just puts me back in the game, and it's the simplest thing, but it's become sort of like my soccer mantra. I simply use the ball as my focus point and move back into position, and the distracting thoughts disappear, and I'm right back in the game.
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You can be one inch from the national team and the opportunity to make so much money and a life out of it. That's why people hang on so long.
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I think that a lot of women experience that balance between feeling insecure about and appreciative for their bodies. I definitely have.
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It's really special to play with your friends for your country.
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I gave up on the national team - I thought to myself, 'Well, that's just not something that's going to happen for me.' The national team was in residency camp; I was 6,000 miles away. Nobody was watching, nobody cared... I'm just going to go play for myself and my team and try to be great... and I had more fun than I'd have ever had.
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In my time abroad, I learned to become a more complete player.
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When I started playing in Sweden, there was nobody watching. No one knew who I was, so I was just playing for the love of the game. And after my first season, my coach came up to me and said, 'Of all the people you're the one who smiles the most on the field,' and that was the biggest compliment I ever received.
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I'm 100 percent a byproduct of my sport. I always tell my teammates that I only have muscles where they get to play.
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We want more opportunities for women's players throughout the world.
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I'm very grateful for the way that I feel when I play. I feel very powerful, I feel fast, I feel unstoppable, and that's because of my body.
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I have learned that there's a little bit of a danger in stressing ourselves out and living in the future - worry affects how we are today.
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It took me a while to learn, but we are allowed to make mistakes and have flaws.
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No Tinder, no Match, nothing. I don't mind going up to people when I'm out. I have a better chance of getting a read on them that way.
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I think I approach pressure by having discipline and learning to be calm in everyday life. I do this with a daily mindfulness practice and commitment.
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My restlessness leaves my mind racing as I try to wind down at the end of mandatory recovery day. It keeps me tossing after poor performances. And if I played well, well... playing well makes me itch to play better; there is always room for improvement.
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Before I found my peace, I was way too much in my head. I found myself on the field in my own thoughts. I've learned that there's a time and a place for my thoughts. The most important thing when I'm on the field is to just be in the moment and let it all go.
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Whether I'm running up and down the field or running errands, I make it a point to ensure that my skin is protected.
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No hidden talents, but I have a lot of hobbies. Acrylic painting - I got a whole set, and I light candles at night and sit there and paint and look out on Lake Michigan.
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Staying grounded, eating healthy, doing yoga, staying out of the sun to protect my skin - I think that the daily decisions we make to protect our bodies are the best ways we can care for them.
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Wherever I am, I always do yoga every day. I think it's so important for my physical health in sport.
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Winning and losing isn't what's important. The attempt at success and getting to your best self is what matters.
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I try to practice mindfulness at all times, including the times where I'm nervous and I'm stressed.
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My first year with Gothenburg was the most carefree because I was playing on a middle-of-the-table team in Sweden. It was a lot less of the global attention.
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While I don't know if I exist in the land of the elite, I'm definitely on the battlefield with restlessness.