Sometimes women's soccer can be political.

After having a child, my career just skyrocketed. You have all that weight to kill off - you're working 10 times harder.

Just getting paid for six months out of the year is unacceptable in any kind of job.

I know all the girls; we all have something to play for, we all have this goal, and we're all on the same page as to what we want at the end of the day. But as for me, I have something a little bit more to play for, and that's my kid.

Forty years ago the chances of journalists reporting - or the authorities even prosecuting - a pro athlete were practically nil.

When I watch professional football, I love listening to John Madden because I know he knows what he's talking about. He's been both down in the trenches and in front of the bench as a coach. He knows the game.

I don't think Curcic is up to the task. I'd like to be more positive, but a coach who has not been in charge of a top team aiming for titles does not have the potential, the authority, or the knowledge to lead a national team to victories.

Philosophy is a performance sport - you have to play it with somebody back and forth.