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It's always hard to deal with injuries mentally, but I like to think about it as a new beginning. I can't change what happened, so the focus needs to go toward healing and coming back stronger than before.

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Beginning, Injuries, Deal, Focus

My emergence has been slow and steady, I would say. I think I've improved every single year. I keep getting better; I keep getting fitter, sharper - and I'm not stopping.

- Carli Lloyd

Think, Been, I Think, Emergence

I think that what we do out on the field is oftentimes a little bit better than what men do. I don't think that we flop around as much. I think we're tough. I mean, I've got battle wounds on my legs from the turf and sliding. And we're gritty. And we're feisty. And I think that I would never back down from a guy.

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I Think, Sliding, Turf, Feisty

In men's sports, people criticize coaches and managers all the time, call out teammates, too, and it's not that huge of a deal. Often, the guy speaking out is even lauded for having the courage to tell the truth. When it happens in women's sports, though, it always seems to be viewed as a nasty, claws-out cat fight.

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Tell, Deal, Guy, Nasty

For so long, I've been a little misunderstood as a person. You know, I do have this strut about me. I don't know if it's the Jersey girl in me. I like to think of myself as an egg, you know? Hard on the outside but soft on the inside.

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Egg, Been, About, Jersey

Basically my whole life revolves around soccer. I don't take many vacations. Everything just gets put on the back burner because of my training. I miss out on a lot of weddings and family functions. But at the end of the day, I'm sitting here as a world champion, and it feels pretty good.

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Here, Feels, Functions, Revolves

I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about.

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Love, I Love You, Tell, Last Night

Like many kids, I was thrown into recreational soccer in my town, and from there, I grew to love it. Everywhere I went, I carried a soccer ball with me.

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Love, Soccer, Carried, Recreational

This is my journey. If I fall, I have to pick myself up. If I'm not getting the playing time I want, it's up to me to figure out why.

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Journey, Myself, Figure, My Journey

I think, over the years, I've earned the respect of my teammates as someone who first got on the scene and wasn't internationally ready and has just continued to put in the work.

- Carli Lloyd

Think, Over, I Think, Internationally

I want to be strong. I want to be able to hit people. I want people to be able to bounce off me. When I go out there and play, I play to intimidate people. If someone gets hit down by me, they're going to think twice about coming near me again.

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Strong, Play, Bounce, Intimidate

I think - you know, I want to intimidate people when I'm on the field. I want people to be scared of me. That's just kind of the nature of who I am as a person and player. But I also know that you have to be emotional. You have to be in touch with your feelings. I think that's important.

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I Think, Your, Just Kind, Intimidate

Getting recognized and doing shoots and signing on partnerships and signing on deals, that's all great, and I'm so appreciative of that, but it's more the reward that's the most satisfying. I know the importance of working hard, and I appreciate pretty much everything that has come my way; I don't take any of it for granted.

- Carli Lloyd

Doing, Importance, Granted, Satisfying

I have scored some big-time goals. I've done well in Algarve Cups. I've done well in World Cup and Olympic qualifiers, Olympics. In big games when we're playing top-five teams. But yet, you never see my face or my name out there. And it has frustrated me my entire career.

- Carli Lloyd

Big, Some, Olympic, Goals

Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal.

- Carli Lloyd

Gold, Medal, Playing, Stadium

I usually eat a salad for lunch and before a game since it keeps me feeling healthy and energized on the field. I love piling on the toppings: the more colorful the better! I usually do nuts, fruit and avocado, but I also mix up my creations with different toppings and lettuces.

- Carli Lloyd

Love, Lunch, Game, Colorful

Nobody has done more for me than my parents, who devoted untold amounts of time and money that allowed me to play the game I love. It's no exaggeration to say I never would have gotten anywhere near a World Cup, an Olympics, or even the U.S. national team without them. I have never forgotten that, and I never will.

- Carli Lloyd

Love, Game, Play, Time And Money

I've kept to myself, I've put my head down. I've gone to work. And I have felt undervalued.

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Work, Myself, Head, Undervalued

Every time I step onto the field, whether people like it or not, I'm not trying to play dirty - I'm just playing tough.

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Play, Dirty, Like, Every Time

Comic-Con is really cool. It's different. I like to people-watch. I like to see the costumes.

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See, Comic-Con, Like, Costumes

I didn't like playing with dolls; I didn't like getting dressed up. A lot of my friends and people I went to school with were into fashion and their clothes, so I lacked a bit of self-belief and confidence... I wasn't really comfortable.

- Carli Lloyd

Getting, Bit, Lot, Getting Dressed

In those one-off games, everyone can do those, but you put together a six, seven-game tournament, the strong survive. For me to still feel good from beginning to end, that's a testament to how I train and what I do.

- Carli Lloyd

Strong, Beginning, Feel, Train

I don't just train to be a participant. I train to come up big in big moments. That's when I know I've got to roll the sleeves up.

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Big, Come, Roll, Train

I love shopping! It's my release sometimes.

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Love, Release, I Love, Shopping

I know that I'm a natural attacking player. I love to attack. I love to play freely; I love to combine and play through balls. That's the nature of my game.

- Carli Lloyd

Love, Play, Through, Freely

As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables.

- Carli Lloyd

Focus, Want, Just, Controlling

Any professional athlete will tell you that the mind is everything. For me, there is no shame in saying that I visualize and I meditate, because it really works.

- Carli Lloyd

Mind, Shame, Works, Visualize

I'm not getting recognized because I posed in a swimsuit edition of some magazine, but because of what I do on the field, and that's important to me.

- Carli Lloyd

Some, Recognized, Edition, Swimsuit

I don't think anyone would say that the women on the United States national team are not great role models and ambassadors. Everywhere we go, we connect with fans, sign autographs, and represent our sport and federation with class.

- Carli Lloyd

Role, United, Sign, Represent

I'm not having to go outside and switch the role model hat on. It's me, and it's important for me to leave that legacy to help inspire younger players because I didn't have a role model growing up.

- Carli Lloyd

Legacy, Role, Having, Switch

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