Ali Krieger

We want to beat the best team in the world.

The World Cup focus is football. Team U.S.A. is more than football.

When we're traveling for games, I always go down and have breakfast with the team - that's a must.

Every tournament's different.

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

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.

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.

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

Being a World Cup winner was a dream come true.

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

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 have learned the hard way that concussions are not fun.