Top 60 Ali Krieger Quotes

I think it’s nice to have a variety of lineups and formations to use against different opponents, depending on what they bring.

I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.

Any kind of dance or house, remix type music, I really love that. That will really pump me up. I really love anything Beyonce – honestly, that would pump me up.

When I was 6 years old, I played on a coed indoor team. We were called the Cosmos. And then, after that, when I was 7, I played on an all-girls club team.

I joke that I only play in World Cups.

I’m grateful that I got a good education and to have all the people I have around me.

I don’t think there’s any disappointment in my career because everything that maybe didn’t go my way was a learning experience.

I don’t want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.

I usually have three fried eggs every morning. It always has to be three: two is just not enough, and three won’t put me over edge.

It’s a part of my lifestyle to be healthy and eat healthy. I don’t feel like I need to be like, ‘You can’t have this. You can’t have that. You have to have this. You have to have that,’ because then I feel like I will get inconsistent. I indulge when I want to, but try to be healthy every single day, too.

Personally, I always try to focus on the little things in my game. As a defender and attacking outside back, I continuously work on completing passes, not being too predictable going forward into the attack, good services into the box, good positioning and footwork.

It is cliched, but you have to beat the best to be the best.

Germany is where I had to become a true professional. They play in big games when they are young. We could model some of our soccer system after what they do.

Just find things you think are fun, and then you’ll be more inclined to want to go work out.

If the spaces open up in the attack, then of course I’m willing to take it because I love to get involved; I love to get crosses in. I love to do combinations and just bring a different aspect to our game.

There is something quintessentially American about the USWNT. Last-minute, dramatic finishes and technical finesse aside, the spirit of the program reflects a determination and perseverance that resonates with the deeply held belief that with hard work, anything is possible.

When you’re at the highest point of your career at the highest level in your sport, any moment that you have these setbacks and injuries is devastating. You have to start back from zero, and you never know if you’re going to get back to where you once were.

Everyone makes fun of my calves. They are so big. I don’t really even like them, I don’t really want them as big as they are, but I have no choice.

I try and be super vocal on the field because that’s what we need, and that’s what I want to do.

There’s always room for improvement no matter what.

Because I don’t like to play on a full stomach, I try to eat a bigger meal in the morning and less throughout the day leading up to the game.

I’m proud of my body, I’m proud of my sport, I’m proud of being a female athlete.

I have fallen a few times, and each time, I have gotten up and grown as a person and looked at things a little differently.

I have to remember I am a defender first and do my job there first and foremost.

I think my confidence came when I turned 30. I don’t know, something about turning 30 has been unbelievable. I just feel a sense of freedom.

I have always dreamt of going to an Olympics and watching these incredible athletes and being motivated and inspired to want to be successful in my own sport.

I always get made fun of by my teammates for my huge calves, but I’m like, ‘they make me strong and fast!’

If you just kind of let yourself stay alone and be by yourself, the negative, it is just not going to help you.

Football helped me build confidence on and off the field and taught me to grow through moments of success and disappointment.

I love to do lunges because I don’t want my butt to start sagging. I say that to my trainer all the time; he thinks I’m nuts.

In general, taking soccer out of the picture, as an American living overseas, it’s so cool, and I’ve grown so much. Now I can look at my life from a different perspective.

In college, girls would come up to me: ‘I want your calves.’ It just makes me laugh. I guess people pay a lot of money to have the types of bodies athletes have.

In 2003, being Virginia Player of the Year was an amazing feeling because I think that was the moment I realized I could actually, really go far in my sport, and I was actually, really good at something. At that moment, I knew that I could play at a high level.

I was No. 11 because my mom played basketball in college and was always No. 22. I just cut it in half, and I kept that. I’ve been No. 11 most of my life, and in college, I was No. 22.

I have learned the hard way that concussions are not fun.

I fuel up every morning, no matter if it’s with a shake or a breakfast bar on the go. I eat well, but I have my cheats. I eat cookies, chips, and have a Coke, but only on days that start with S.

There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win.

My mantra is ‘healthy body, healthy mind.’

Anything that I can do individually to help our team is what I want to do.

It’s a dream that we, as women footballers, get to play in the same stadium as the men.

You never know when it’s going to be your last time to step onto the field.

Lifting isn’t my favorite thing, so I have to keep it fun and do exercises that I really enjoy.

My dad has always played and coached, so that’s what I knew. I played other sports but always turned toward soccer and had the same love for it as my father. They never forced me to play; I always wanted to. I was always around it.

I think without struggle, you can’t grow as a person – I think you need that in your life.

I want to get good enough so I can play in Mia Hamm’s golf tournament for her foundation and have an event of my own someday. I’m so competitive, I don’t want to go and just pretend I’m a good golfer.

We want to beat the best team in the world.

Being a World Cup winner was a dream come true.

Every tournament’s different.

I’m super active, so sitting on the couch and staring at the walls isn’t ideal for me.

Everyone is an athlete. You want to go hiking, you want to go biking, you want to go jogging or for a walk? You’re automatically an athlete.

I feel like I have big thighs. My brother was always like, ‘Yeah, I want big thighs! Big thighs are awesome!’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, for a man!’ But I’ve trained since I was 6 years old to play soccer, and this is just the type of body I have.

I know, firsthand, that soccer brings people together – all it takes is a ball and a few people, and the seeds of friendship are planted.

On game days, I’m pretty boring: I like to rest and watch TV with my legs up so I’m not on my feet too much before the match.

Playing for the Washington Spirit, the 2013 season was one of the most difficult I have ever experienced.

I love kids, and I really liked the idea of getting involved with something that was all about giving kids the opportunity to walk, run, or maybe even play soccer someday.

I have to win, even if I’m just playing ping pong.

This is something I’ve dreamed of for a long, long time – to play in a World Cup.

The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is.

I’m proud of my thighs because they’ve gotten me to where I am today and give me the power that I have to play my best.

It’s really difficult when you don’t see much of a team and you’re not familiar with how they play.