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My dad has been to every soccer game that I've played in, both at the amateur level and at the professional level, and he always had great things to say whether we won or we lost, whether I felt great or not so great.

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Game, Been, Dad, Amateur

I don't think the entire world respects women in sport. But if FIFA start respecting the women's game more, others will follow.

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Game, Think, Will, Respecting

My off-pitch style is probably girly and comfortable. I like a lot of loose-fitting material on top and more tight-fitting material on the bottom.

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More, Like, Bottom, Girly

I never look at the goalkeeper's eyes.

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Eyes, Look, Never, Goalkeeper

After I got my gold medal, I thought, 'This isn't just me. It belongs to my team, my friends, my family, the fans, everybody who's impacted my life - this is our gold medal.' So when someone asks to try it on, I'm like, 'Sure, why not?' I might be a little too relaxed about it, but why would I keep it to myself?

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My Life, Thought, Everybody, Relaxed

Winning and losing isn't everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome.

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Journey, Winning, Important, Outcome

When I play on grass, my body doesn't ache. It can get sore, but it doesn't pulse, and my legs don't ache. When I play on turf, my legs can pulse and ache for up to 24 hours, and it could take 3-5 days to recover, whereas grass, after 24 hours, I'm ready to play again.

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Body, Play, Turf, Pulse

Around the age of 14, I was very discouraged from a coach. It was my first youth club team while playing soccer. She told me at the time that I wasn't good enough to play on the team, that I would never get into the game.

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Game, Play, Very, Discouraged

With me and Portland, it wasn't moving anywhere. I wasn't given a bigger role as I played more and more with the club. I felt I could have been utilized in a bigger way.

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Role, Been, Given, Portland

I have done 'Sports Illustrated,' but I don't regret it because it portrayed me in a positive way - as an athlete.

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Sports, Regret, Athlete, Positive Way

I certainly don't feel like I have the perfect body type... It's through your own eyes. And for every female, you're going to see flaws in that; you're going to see flaws regardless. So for me, it's just important to have that confidence and self-esteem no matter what body type you have.

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Self-Esteem, Own, Through, Flaws

I always map out how to get a good eight or nine hours of sleep before I even start my day. And my rule is to put my phone on silent when I go to bed; that way, no texts or emails can disturb me.

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Bed, Nine, Before, Map

As a professional soccer player, I need to get touches on the ball every day, and obviously it's a lot easier to do that with a team than to motivate yourself to do it by yourself.

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Soccer, Every Day, Need, Motivate

My workouts are mostly interval-based, so I'm never running at a constant speed. I'm always switching it up because I don't want my body getting used to one thing in particular.

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Constant, Switching, Mostly, Workouts

I grew up always having dessert after dinner. Always. It's such a hard habit for me to break. It's fine to have dessert every once in a while, but not seven days a week!

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Week, Always, Having, Dessert

I have a couple of go-to sneakers off the pitch. I like to have shoes that I can slip on and wear with anything. I travel often, so it's about finding those two or three pairs of shoes that can go with any outfit, whether they go with leggings or a skirt or a dress or jeans.

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Dress, Wear, Couple, Skirt

In the 123rd minute of the semifinal game at the Olympics against Canada, I scored the game-winning goal that brought us to the finals. You can't replicate those do-or-die moments in practice or a friendly game.

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Game, Practice, Replicate, Finals

The head-banging music gives me a headache. Katy Perry is fun, Rihanna, old-school '90s hip-hop. Salt-N-Pepa. I like listening to that. Get the nerves out before the games.

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Listening, Like, Before, Headache

I don't want to say names, but there are certain companies I won't work with because of previous people they've worked with. I don't want to be put in the same category as another athlete that I don't necessarily think is a good role model.

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Good, Role, Another, Category

There's those young girls that I once was, looking up to Mia Hamm, Christine Lilly, all those players, and I know how much of an effect they had on me. Knowing that, I feel like I'm in a position where I can really help be a positive influence in girls' lives.

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Young, Feel, Had, Christine

I played volleyball, basketball, softball, and I started to love soccer the most around 7-8 years old because it was a physical game. I could use my speed and strength to my advantage.

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Love, Soccer, Game, Volleyball

I feel the most confident when I'm comfortable in workout clothes with my hair up in a ponytail.

- Alex Morgan

Confident, Feel, I Feel, Ponytail

I don't really have many regrets. I did miss a lot of the events in the days leading up to my sister's wedding because I was at a U17 camp. There were moments like that growing up when I felt like I focused too much on soccer. But that's probably the reason I am where I am today.

- Alex Morgan

Regrets, Reason, Leading, Camp

Every time you step onto the field, you have to set goals. My goals are to either score a goal, to have an assist, or to play well.

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Goal, Play, Set, Every Time

At the FIFA World Player of the Year event, FIFA executives and FIFA president Sepp Blatter didn't know who I was. And I was being honored as top three in the world. That was pretty shocking.

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Year, Pretty, Executives, Shocking

It's an obstacle being a girl when you move all over and don't have half the things you need. It's like everything is wrinkled in your life.

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Over, Move, Half, Obstacle

My favorite goals are the ones when there's so much pressure. I focus more when the game is on the line.

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Game, More, Line, Goals

I could always score goals. I loved that feeling of having your team look to you, that feeling of leadership.

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Always, Could, Having, Goals

Honestly, with stats and things like that, I try not to think about them. I just find that the more you think about goals and assists - what you need to do and accomplish - the more you tend to fall short. When you hope for something and you want something, it comes to you.

- Alex Morgan

Hope, About, Tend, Goals

Social media has come a long way. With the good has come some bad, and you always have a lot of people hiding behind their computers and being very critical of what you do on and off the field, of what you tweet, of what you say, of everything you do.

- Alex Morgan

Behind, Some, Very, Social Media

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