Alex Morgan

“I think it's important to keep things positive. Sometimes you don't win, and that sucks, and you work on improving.”

“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.”

“I have to look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I'm beautiful, even if I don't necessarily believe it.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Ninety percent of the time, when I put on my headphones, I forget to turn on my music. Literally 10 minutes will go by before I realize that there's no music.”

“It's so easy to lose your fitness and so hard to gain it back.”

“I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.”

“I think players need to get paid for what they're worth, for what they put up on the field.”

“I started off playing sports when I was five years old. I played three or four sports all throughout the year.”

“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.”

“I played volleyball, basketball, softball, and I started to love soccer the most around 7-8 years old because it was a physical game. I could use my speed and strength to my advantage.”

“Pregame, I eat pancakes for a meal. I always do mental visualization before the game to prepare myself. Postgame, I typically take ice baths.”

“I have a couple of go-to sneakers off the pitch. I like to have shoes that I can slip on and wear with anything. I travel often, so it's about finding those two or three pairs of shoes that can go with any outfit, whether they go with leggings or a skirt or a dress or jeans.”

“I remember every goal I've scored!”

“My favorite goals are the ones when there's so much pressure. I focus more when the game is on the line.”

“I feel like when there's more on the line and there's more risks, that means there's more reward.”

“In the 123rd minute of the semifinal game at the Olympics against Canada, I scored the game-winning goal that brought us to the finals. You can't replicate those do-or-die moments in practice or a friendly game.”

“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!”

“There's really no secret to success. You make your own success.”