I could never have dreamt of the kind of career I had, but I was always happy with the ball in my hands or at my feet.

Sometimes I played as a goalkeeper with my brother and his friends - they were all older, and nobody wanted to go in goal, so it had to be me!

Champions League is a very tough competition.

What matters most is that the team always comes ahead of the players.

But the rising chorus urging ESPN to change its stripes is missing something: The intersection of sports and politics is natural. And the left-wing lean of ESPN is inevitable. Conservatives bothered by the slant should stop hand-wringing and start their own network.

Schools are really, really important. It gives you access to every kid in the country. It gives you a massive pool of people to see who might be talented at different sports. It allows kids to try sports. Kids can be inspired all they want, but if they can't go out and try a sport, then it's no good.

I always wanted to be a professional athlete. I love my life.

The reality is, like, women's basketball players are playing against women. And we're all in the same boat the same way men's sports is.