We all carry extreme heartache and demons. Instead of pretending like we don't, I like to be honest and real.
I don't believe in luck.
My first memory of Umbro was when I refused to take off my orange and purple Umbro checkerboard shorts for church at five years old. I won that battle, and that drive to express myself and stay true to myself, even as a kid, is why I'm so excited about my partnership with Umbro.
Let's just say every day I'm unapologetically, authentically me.
I need everyone else around me to be impactful in my life in some way, and I think my fans need that, too. And I choose to accept that role.
Style is everything. You look good; you feel good.
We all make decisions, and within those decisions, we have consequences.
I like people who are authentically themselves, and they own it, and most importantly, they own their story.
I don't think life is this Instagram fairytale everyone makes it out to be. Life is super heavy.
I think I have a really good work ethic.
It's hard being on the best team in the world.
You've got to understand that on all my club teams, I've been an impactful player.
I've done a lot of great things playing for this country and this national team in the youth stage.
I've had a fantastic career. I can sleep at night, and I'm happy with that.
I have to show up and do my job every day; that's my focus.
Competition is everywhere here. I think it's a valuable thing. I think it's a good thing.
I wouldn't be doing my job, or holding myself to that standard that I see fit, if I just shut my mouth and played the game.
There have been women who have pioneered and paved the way for me to be able to sit here and to have a platform. And it's my job and my duty to continue to push the boundary for equality on all spectrums.
It is more important for us to get exposed so we can learn from it and build than skate through all these tournaments and never have any issues and then feel it in the World Cup.
I train with Marta every single day, and I still have no idea what she's going to throw at me. She's one of those players - anything can happen at any given moment.
