Ali Krieger : (10)

" My dad has been my coach since I was seven years old – from 7 to 18 is when he coached my club team – and so it was always in the family. He introduced me to soccer at a young age and also kind of molded me into a good player at a young age, too. Which then I grew to love the game and be as passionate as he was. " - Ali Krieger

" Injuries give you perspective. They teach you to cherish the moments that I might have taken for granted before. " - Ali Krieger

" I try and be super vocal on the field because that’s what we need, and that’s what I want to do. " - Ali Krieger

" I’m proud of my body, I’m proud of my sport, I’m proud of being a female athlete. " - Ali Krieger

" I’m super active, so sitting on the couch and staring at the walls isn’t ideal for me. " - Ali Krieger

" 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. " - Ali Krieger

" It doesn’t matter: any weight, shape or form or however your body is, you want to be proud of it. " - Ali Krieger

" You can control two things: your work ethic and your attitude about anything. " - Ali Krieger

" There’s always room for improvement no matter what. " - Ali Krieger

" If you just kind of let yourself stay alone and be by yourself, the negative, it is just not going to help you. " - Ali Krieger