Christen Press Quotes
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As a professional athlete, part of my job is to make sure I'm consuming high quality nutrients.
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I think that during college, I would say I did not enjoy playing soccer.
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With yoga, it works every part of the body and increases range of motion. People think you get super flexible and you lose your power in sport. I'm getting back to normal because I'm so wound up and tight.
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If I put my pinkie to my thumb, I can cover my wrist all the way to the knuckle. When I get a watch, I always have to go and get extra holes put in or get a special bracelet that's adjustable.
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I actually rid myself of superstitions, but I do a quick 20-minute meditation before games.
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Serena Williams is my sports idol.
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I'm very organized. I have my day-to-day schedule, every 15 minutes, written out.
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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.
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I've spent a lot of time being insecure about my body, but it's done so much for me. It's my tool, my vessel for my job.
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I'm so excited to be a Coppertone brand ambassador because as an athlete, taking care of my body is a huge part of my job, and sunscreen is a vital part of that.
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In Sweden, if a player has the ball, and you're running across the line of vision, you would never call for the ball. In the United States, if you're open, you're screaming.
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I've learned to love my body and myself over time by being a little more accepting and having grace with myself.
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I've always preferred a 4-3-3. It's a more fluid and dynamic system, and I think it plays to my strengths better.
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I want soccer to be a stable profession that attracts young female athletes when they graduate from college.
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I encourage all players to work to be their best, which includes looking for opportunities beyond the playing field.
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I'm grateful for all of our fans because at the end of the day, they give us purpose.
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I used to be so focused on winning, I had a really hard time enjoying soccer. If I missed a shot, I would spend a lot of time thinking about how I'd disappointed my teammates. Then I learned how moments of struggle make you stronger.
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I always want to take on the giants.
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In the U.S., my whole life, I felt like I had to be the best and score more goals and run with more fitness so I could be the one in the limelight. I think that when I went to Sweden, I found the joy of being part of a team and contributing to everybody's success.
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As a goal scorer, my focus is always on converting my chances and being clinical in the box. That's my No. 1 priority.
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Stanford's an amazing, amazing school. It was an extraordinary soccer program.
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When I left the U.S., I sort of left that frustration and that pressure to make the national team behind me.
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Of course I have other passions and other interests, but soccer's always my priority.
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I think the American sports culture has the idea that professional athletes need so much, like flying private planes, which obviously we don't, but that's the American sports culture when they think of the NFL and the NBA.