It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

I've been through a lot of things in my personal and family life. That turned me into a fighter. I always strive to be the best I possibly can.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

You're always going to survive the pain of loss. I can live with that confidence inside of me.

I don't just want to focus on soccer, soccer, soccer. You're going to look back 20 years from now and of course you're going to remember the games. But I'm going to remember seeing my family in the stands.

A lot of people think I'm naturally confident. I am not naturally confident!

Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

I hate the cliche of 'just have fun,' but what I've seen in today's sports, especially with parents, is they put so much pressure on the kids.

I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

I never go on Facebook! I like, haven't confirmed anybody to be my friend on Facebook. I have lots of friends; I'm just really bad at Facebook.

I take everything with a grain of salt.

I think at an early age I learned not to judge people.

I usually tell people I watch like '24' and 'Prison Break.'

I'm just going to embrace every experience.

London 2012 is all about winning a medal. Not just any medal, the gold medal.

My confidence comes from the daily grind - training my butt off day in and day out.

My father showed me so much love. He showed my brother so much love.

My father was never around. But I glorified my father, and I was always daddy's little girl. He was my first soccer coach.