Words matter. These are the best Becky Sauerbrunn Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Winning the World Cup is definitely the highlight of my career. I thought the gold medal at the Olympics would peak it, but winning the World Cup, the reception… it’s what we all dreamed of when we were little.
It’s lucky I haven’t been in a bad tackle. I could be prepared, but if my body gets wrenched in the wrong way, I can’t help that.
The past doesn’t matter. Take today.
I actually got my start playing indoor soccer with the boys, a bunch of boys I played with. We eventually became a club team and then essentially got to the point where I couldn’t be a girl on the boys’ team, so I switched over to JB Marine.
I wasn’t shuffling from one sport to the next that much. I had downtime to just be a high school student.
A man’s foot is wider, so when I would wear men’s cleats, my foot would be sliding inside of it, so it’s nice to be secure because then your body’s not compensating, and you’re not getting injuries.
As a defender, how much ground I cover isn’t up to me. I’m defending against a forward, so her movement determines my movement.
When I represent my country on the field, I do so with heartfelt gratitude to the people who fight for and defend our fundamental freedoms – to believe in whatever I want, to love whoever I want, and to be a valued member of society while doing so. That’s the America I play for.
Defenders don’t really get any sort of notoriety or anything like that.
I’m very hard on myself. I think that drives me because I don’t want to let people down or let myself down. That fear of failing drives me from being complacent.
I know that I’m not the fastest or the strongest or the best in the air, so from a very early age, I had to be positionally sound, or I was going to get beat. So you just kind of learn as you grow.
I’m a pessimist.
I’ve always been very hard on myself, and I never want to get to a point where I’m like, ‘Alright, I’m kicking butt,’ but I know I need to be confident because I think that will take my game to the next level.
There’s no justification to not be paid the same as the men. We do everything the men do.
The game can be quite dangerous when you look at certain injuries, especially head injuries.
I’m naturally competitive, and I always want to win and always want to help our team win. So I always want to be on the field.
A lot of goals are scored when defenders lose their concentration for a split second and a forward makes a run in behind or gets that one extra step that leads to a shot.
It’s almost ludicrous that I’m playing a game and getting paid for it. I’m just going to ride it as long as I can.
If I could play a game and not have to tackle, I know that I did everything right. I organized everyone the right way, read every play the right way.
If you’ve done the work, done the training sessions, when you go into these games, you should feel ready. All you can ask is, ‘Did you do your best, and try your best,’ and then what happens, happens.
We joke that St. Louis people love their own.
That’s one of the best parts of my job. I love interacting with the community, getting out there and getting to know people and making bonds with the community.
I think everyone, including myself, was pretty surprised the first Freedom goal came from me. So when I think about that goal, all I can really do is laugh at the incredibility of it.
I always have oatmeal before training or a match. It’s easy on the stomach, offers so many vitamins and minerals, and is slow-burning, so it won’t leave me hungry at half-time.
When it comes down to it, it’s about putting the players on the field that will be the best 11.
I’ve never been the tallest or the strongest or the fastest. But I’d like to think that I can read the game well enough, that I can position myself well enough, that I can level the playing field when it comes to physical differences. When it comes to height, whoever wants the ball more is going to win it.
When you have somebody like Christie Rampone, with the vast experience she has had, you’re going to defer to her line because she has played in so many huge games, and she knows what she’s talking about.
It’s a rare treat to be able to play in front of friends and family.
A lot of young women play soccer, and it’s wonderful to give them something to aspire to.
Defenders must be careful yet decisive when taking action.
At the Olympics, I’m representing the United States as well as the town and people who helped shape me.
Success doesn’t motivate me as much as integrity does. Everyone loses. I enjoy the pressure of showing up every single day, being focused, putting forth my best effort, getting the best out of my teammates, and enjoying the journey.
I always wanted to write a book. Not a romance novel. Maybe a crime thriller. Something with action. Maybe that will happen some day.
It’s really indescribable. All the hard work you put in and all the sacrifices.
I play for the America that embraces refugees from war-torn nations, for the America that welcomes all people who want the chance to experience the American Dream, for the America that appreciates the contributions from all the people it shelters.
U.S. Soccer has no justification for paying us as little as they do.
With soccer, it’s such a dynamic sport. It’s important that however you play, you should be training like that.
St. Louis has a super-rich history of soccer, so I was very fortunate growing up to have coaches that played.
If they don’t score, we can’t lose.
The toughest part of my career was at the 2011 World Cup and 2012 Olympics and wanting so much to play and physically contribute – but having to understand and realize that it’s just not my time.
