Quotes about "Resilience & Adversity"

It's one thing as a quarterback to sit there and warm up. And there's one thing to throw routes. And there's another thing when you drop back in the pocket and, when a guy comes open, to really be able to urgently - bam - all of a sudden. That guy's open; your body has to do what your mind's telling you. ”

It's fun to come in when it's first down. It's not fun to come back in when it's third-and-long. ”

Failures and setbacks are inevitable for all of us. ”

I carried around a lot of weight and anxiety - expectations of being a top draft pick and fulfilling those. It was really burdensome and not fun. Stressful. I had to go through some things before I finally turned that around and got back to playing for the right reasons. ”

Certainly, there were tough times, but no, you can't go back and change it. So, why dwell on it? ”

I was an attacking full-back but was told by Hope Powell to just sit back when we played U.S.A. in the 2007 World Cup. It's hard to rein yourself in, but the team comes first. ”

You have to listen to the anthems, allow the emotion to come, but then need to snap back into the match and your specific task. ”

Not everyone agrees. If you disagree with me, I want you to tell me, and I'm going to come back and tell you why it's my opinion. ”

Being away with a national side at a tournament can be hard - you train, go back to your hotel, and often, you sit in your room, watching TV or speaking to people at home. If there's no communal area, it can feel like being in prison, staring at the same four walls all the time. ”

I knew that, to be the best right-back in the world, I had to improve my fitness so I could run up and down constantly for 90 minutes. ”