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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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When you're transitioning, and you're trying to develop a better brand of soccer, at some point, you have to step backward before you step forward.
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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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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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I've had chronic back pain since I was a preteen - like, 12. I have really funny posture. I developed this funny posture where I hunch my back a little bit when I'm playing, and I overuse my back muscles instead of my abs. My posture has put a lot of strain on my lower back.
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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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I meditate daily, and I think it's sort of a life skill.
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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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I've stayed away from the actual L.A. scene for most of my life.
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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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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 didn't have any natural instincts toward heading. It cost me lots of opportunities to score.
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I'm very blessed, thankful, grateful for the opportunities I've had.
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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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Everyone, especially athletes and fans everywhere, need to make sunscreen and sun protection a priority.
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I'm a dreamer, and I'm a perfectionist, and I love excellence, and that's hardwired in me. But when I was young, I lived in a space for a long time where I only felt insufficient.
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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 think, a lot of my career and my life before I went to Sweden, I felt like I was trying to be someone else.
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I have crazy, curly, big hair, so,if I have time to try to make myself look presentable, I usually spend it doing my hair.
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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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It's really special to play with your friends for your country.
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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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I want barriers to be broken down for women.
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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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