I was the biggest tomboy growing up. Now I love playing with a full face of makeup.
— Alex Morgan
Honestly, with stats and things like that, I try not to think about them. I just find that the more you think about goals and assists - what you need to do and accomplish - the more you tend to fall short. When you hope for something and you want something, it comes to you.
I remember every goal I've scored!
When I play on grass, my body doesn't ache. It can get sore, but it doesn't pulse, and my legs don't ache. When I play on turf, my legs can pulse and ache for up to 24 hours, and it could take 3-5 days to recover, whereas grass, after 24 hours, I'm ready to play again.
I feel like when there's more on the line and there's more risks, that means there's more reward.
I've always wanted to skydive.
I feel like you have to use the platform you're given to voice concerns and also to praise things when they need to be praised.
There's really no secret to success. You make your own success.
I have experienced sexism multiple times, and I'm sure I will a lot more.
My workouts are mostly interval-based, so I'm never running at a constant speed. I'm always switching it up because I don't want my body getting used to one thing in particular.
I want young girls to dream about being professional soccer players instead of just watching the boys go out and play.
I would like to win the Ballon d'Or for women. But every top professional should have that ambition.
It's great to see women standing up in their own line of work and fighting for fair value.
I always map out how to get a good eight or nine hours of sleep before I even start my day. And my rule is to put my phone on silent when I go to bed; that way, no texts or emails can disturb me.
I have done 'Sports Illustrated,' but I don't regret it because it portrayed me in a positive way - as an athlete.
The head-banging music gives me a headache. Katy Perry is fun, Rihanna, old-school '90s hip-hop. Salt-N-Pepa. I like listening to that. Get the nerves out before the games.
I really try to take a step back from the soccer world and going a thousand miles an hour every day. I like to do some sort of either meditation or mental visualization or breathing exercises - something to calm my mind down because a lot of times, it's just going faster than it should.
I feel like I'm always looking to continue improving myself. I'm always looking to win. I'm super competitive, so going into the Olympics, I feel like that's nothing different.
I hate being recognized; I hate it, hate it.
I start warming up before training an hour before at the hotel. That's not because I feel old and my body needs it. It's because it's prehab. It's preventing those injuries.
My goal is to show girls that I'm fighting so they don't have to, so they don't have to fight the same battles, so they don't have to fight for wage equality or whatever it may be.
I grew up always having dessert after dinner. Always. It's such a hard habit for me to break. It's fine to have dessert every once in a while, but not seven days a week!
Every time you step onto the field, you have to set goals. My goals are to either score a goal, to have an assist, or to play well.
I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.
I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow.
I find my motivation from everyone who looks up to me and my teammates. From the little girls that look up to me and tell me they want to be like me when they grow up.
You should never be afraid of looking athletic or building too much muscle.
I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.
Music is so huge to soccer, to my life, to working out. I usually have headphones when I'm cleaning the house or making dinner.
I think it's huge, especially in team sports, for players to be able to rely on each other and to really trust in each other.
I don't want to say names, but there are certain companies I won't work with because of previous people they've worked with. I don't want to be put in the same category as another athlete that I don't necessarily think is a good role model.
It's an obstacle being a girl when you move all over and don't have half the things you need. It's like everything is wrinkled in your life.
One thing I'm proud to do like a girl is represent my country in the Olympics and at the highest level, at the highest platform that I can.
Around the age of 14, I was very discouraged from a coach. It was my first youth club team while playing soccer. She told me at the time that I wasn't good enough to play on the team, that I would never get into the game.
I love yoga. There's a lot of stretching involved, which helps with my flexibility and injury prevention. Vinyasa is my favorite as a recovery tool and for me to continue having my legs feel good.
I'm never just on the couch. Being busy is part of who I am. But it's hard juggling my family, my husband, balancing that time.
My favorite goals are the ones when there's so much pressure. I focus more when the game is on the line.
To force a change, sometimes you need to stand up. You know what you're worth - rather than what your employer is paying you.
I certainly don't feel like I have the perfect body type... It's through your own eyes. And for every female, you're going to see flaws in that; you're going to see flaws regardless. So for me, it's just important to have that confidence and self-esteem no matter what body type you have.
