I need a life outside of soccer. So I very much welcome, you know, new love interests and dating and friends and family.

I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.

I think it's my personality to overcome things, learn from them and become stronger, both personally and professionally. To be honest, I welcome those hardships.

There are no shortcuts. If you feel good, you'll look good, you'll play good. Work hard every day. No matter what your strengths and weaknesses, there's no substitute for hard work.

I've learned that winning isn't everything, and it's more about the journey. But at the end of the day, I just want to stand on the podium with the gold medal.

There are so many different walks of life, so many different personalities in the world. And no longer do you have to be a chameleon and try and adapt to that environment - you can truly be yourself.

I like to read books and be alone; I'm not social butterfly person.

True heros are made of hard work and integrity.

I don't need a captain's band to lead a team to victory.

I think every athlete has their window of opportunity, and you just have to jump on it. You never know when it can end. So I'm just trying to live large while I have the opportunity.

I just want to stay in my hotel room, read my book. I enjoy that private time.

Brevity is the soul of lingerie.

Slow down. Calm down. Don't worry. Don't hurry. Trust the process.

A man might as well hope to fight a swarm of flies with a sword as to master his own thoughts when they are set on by the devil.

I do try and curb my mouth, but I find it really hard. I wonder how many jobs I've talked myself out of!

There's no going back from what happened. You can go back and understand the past, but you can't go back and change it.

Like strength is felt from hope, and from despair.

I believe we've... we've worked very hard with the Iraqis to build a better place ever since the fall of Saddam's government.

Every time you sustain a head injury, the risk gets higher and higher. I always said that if there ever was a point where the risk was more than minimal, I would stop playing.

Economic policies command bipartisan support only when they're incoherent.

Love needs the stiffening of respect, the give and take of equality.