Ali Krieger

“I want to get good enough so I can play in Mia Hamm's golf tournament for her foundation and have an event of my own someday. I'm so competitive, I don't want to go and just pretend I'm a go...”

“I'm grateful that I got a good education and to have all the people I have around me.”

“In order for me to perform the best I can out on the field, I have to fuel my body with the proper nutrients to be able to do all the running. I'm running four or five miles every game, so i...”

“I have learned the hard way that concussions are not fun.”

“It's a part of my lifestyle to be healthy and eat healthy. I don't feel like I need to be like, 'You can't have this. You can't have that. You have to have this. You have to have that,' beca...”

“When I was 6 years old, I played on a coed indoor team. We were called the Cosmos. And then, after that, when I was 7, I played on an all-girls club team.”

“I loved Mia Hamm, and I really looked up to Julie Foudy as well, who is one of my mentors.”

“In 2005, I would have never guessed that I was at risk for a pulmonary embolism. I was 21 years-old, playing college soccer and just living the dream.”

“I don't think there's any disappointment in my career because everything that maybe didn't go my way was a learning experience.”

“My mantra is 'healthy body, healthy mind.'”

“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 k...”

“I don't want to get to a point where I consider the national team a club team.”

“It's a privilege and an honor to play for the national team, but I think that the training that I was in at Frankfurt was the highest level right underneath.”

“I surround myself with good people who make me feel great and give me positive energy.”

“Although, at times, soccer is a challenge to mind, body, and spirit, fundamentally, the progression of the U.S. women's game and those who play it reflects a distinctively American culture,...”

“Any kind of dance or house, remix type music, I really love that. That will really pump me up. I really love anything Beyonce - honestly, that would pump me up.”

“I always need a little something sweet after dinner. Although I try to stay pretty disciplined with my nutrition when I'm in season - my brother Kyle eats super clean and always gives me nut...”

“I was clipped from behind, and my leg got caught between my opponent's legs. As we fell, my leg snapped. It was a spiral fracture. They had to put in a plate and five screws. It was a devast...”

“There are a few moments in every game when I will have to sprint and use my explosiveness to win.”

“Injuries give you perspective. They teach you to cherish the moments that I might have taken for granted before.”