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In the U.S., my whole life, I felt like I had to be the best and score more goals and run with more fitness so I could be the one in the limelight. I think that when I went to Sweden, I found the joy of being part of a team and contributing to everybody's success. ”

My first year with Gothenburg was the most carefree because I was playing on a middle-of-the-table team in Sweden. It was a lot less of the global attention. ”

I think, a lot of my career and my life before I went to Sweden, I felt like I was trying to be someone else. ”

My family is a little ridiculous. They're wild - really colorful and animated and big personalities. ”

I actually rid myself of superstitions, but I do a quick 20-minute meditation before games. ”

I didn't have any natural instincts toward heading. It cost me lots of opportunities to score. ”

If you win games, at the top, there's no pressure to change. You change when you have to change. You change when you don't win anymore. ”

The American professional schedule gives players a six-month off-season, so many of us have become pickup regulars while training without an organized team. ”

The hardest thing to do is to fail and keep pushing at the same time. ”

I have crazy, curly, big hair, so,if I have time to try to make myself look presentable, I usually spend it doing my hair. ”