I felt like the Germans were being mean to me at training, but they were actually just trying to help. I learned really quick - which made me a better player. I'm appreciative of the way they treated me. It's just the language and, of course, as an American, I had to learn that. No offense to them; I love them to death, and I love my teammates.
We need to make sure that we have an honest, honest conversation and that we engage honest practices around how racism operates in this country. It's not just about people being mean to each other.
I think there is a danger there of being mean to people and humiliating people and embarrassing people just because it might get you ratings. It is a disturbing trend.
My advice gets misconstrued as being mean.
Being stupid and compassionate are not conflicts. Being mean and being funny and having something to say are not a conflict.
There's always someone out there being mean, but what upsets me is the spite. Why are you like that? Why are you so horrible?
When you're being mean to someone, you can feel the audience just get cold.
Being mean about other people isn't on my radar.
I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.
I stopped going to school in the middle of fourth grade. Everyone grows up with the peer pressure, and kids being mean to each other in school. I think that's such a horrible thing, but I never really dealt with it in a high school way.
