Of course Seattle loves soccer. You can see from the men's Seattle Sounders team.

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.

Regrets never sit well, with those that never forget.

But that's a side effect of alcohol, isn't it? Stopping to think about other people is not on the bar menu.

My grandma pregnant again trying to talk her out of keeping it

You can kill my body, and you can take my life but you can never kill my soul. My soul will live forever!

Your inner knowing is your only true compass.

I always see America as really belonging to the Native Americans. Even though I'm American, I still feel like a visitor in my own country.

To live like a poor man is only fun when you are rich.

We will never be authentically angry or authentically fair while we are trying to be both at once.

Now I am not running to please sponsors or to be the No.1 U.S. runner. Now I look at each step I get to take as a gift. I run because I love to run. I want to be able to run until I am 90 years old.

The more attention you give to the paparazzi, the more it just, like, validates everything . . .