Ali Krieger

I am super close with my brother. He is my ultimate role model. Growing up and having a family break apart, you know, when my parents divorced and things like that, it was a struggle, and all we had was each other at the time.

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

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

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

For me, I just set little goals for myself and stay on that kind of track and surround myself with positive people along with my teammates. I just kind of have my goals and my dreams, and this is something that we've all been working for our entire lives, so it is kind of easy to wake up and want to better myself every day towards that goal.

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

I wish I could score as many goals as I can in 'FIFA.'

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.

Injuries give you perspective. They teach you to cherish the moments that I might have taken for granted before.

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.

Surround yourself with good people; surround yourself with positivity and people who are going to challenge you to make you better.

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