Lindsey Horan

“Covid time was not a fun time, I'll say that much. There was probably a week and a half there that was pretty miserable. And obviously I wouldn't want anyone to have to go through that.”

“If you're a football player, you can play anywhere.”

“I had low points. I think any athlete has those.”

“I know it's kind of cliche to say Messi is your hero, but it was special for me because I was training with our boys' team a lot in order to push myself. I was really inspired by the way Messi could still control a game despite being the smallest person on the pitch.”

“I just kick the ball against the cement wall and work on my touches and juggling.”

“The first few touches of the game, that's kind of like setting the precedent for me.”

“Socially, I'm fine, and academically, I'm doing OK too.”

“It's very hard to watch your team and not be there, but it's also cool in a different way. You get to watch them from a different perspective and you see everything and you get to analyze the game.”

“I think going overseas and experiencing a whole new culture is something you can't learn anywhere else.”

“On the field, I got to play with some of the best players in the world, from Germany, Sweden, France - I can name five more countries.”

“I love playing for the Thorns.”

“I've missed proms and things like that, but I didn't really care much about that.”

“I never want to be content with where I'm at.”

“Coming from my past experiences, I've been the player who used to worry all the time, and I'd get so nervous and frantic when I was young.”

“Watching football is such an underrated thing to help you grow as a player.”

“It took me a year to make the decision to go pro and skip college and give up that.”

“My mentality is to get in and around the box as much as I possibly can and be more impactful in those areas where I think I can make a difference.”

“France was probably the best thing for me. All the things I took away from it and learned from it.”

“My whole life, my strength was my technical ability and my vision and being able to see certain things on the field.”

“Any player can make their situation good for them.”