Alex Morgan Quotes

Alex Morgan is an American professional soccer player. She has represented the United States national team and has played for clubs such as the Orlando Pride and Tottenham Hotspur. Morgan is known for her skill, speed, and goal-scoring ability, and she has contributed to the success of the U.S. women's national team, winning multiple major tournaments, including the FIFA Women's World Cup. She is considered one of the top female soccer players in the world and an inspiration to aspiring athletes.

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.

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.

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?

My goal against Italy in the World Cup qualifier was probably my most memorable: we had to go to Italy and had to win, or we wouldn't go to the World Cup, and I scored in stoppage time.

I try to push myself a little every day. For me, it's doing 10 more seconds of whatever I'm working on. So if I'm on the treadmill sprinting my butt off or doing a grueling core workout, I think to myself, 'You can do 10 more seconds, and you'll be that much mentally stronger.' After a while, those 10 seconds add up!

I've always wanted to skydive.... -Alex Morgan

I've always wanted to skydive.

Even when I'm training alone, I always prefer doing soccer-related stuff. On my own, I'll run through cones or do some shooting exercises or pass the ball against the wall.

I'm never just on the couch. Being busy is part of who I am. But it's hard juggling my family, my husband, balancing that time.

It's great to see women standing up in their own l... -Alex Morgan

It's great to see women standing up in their own line of work and fighting for fair value.

It's so easy to lose your fitness and so hard to g... -Alex Morgan

It's so easy to lose your fitness and so hard to gain it back.

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.

Winning and losing isn't everything; sometimes, th... -Alex Morgan

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

I could be a model for one night. But I'm also a professional soccer player, and I like to be taken seriously on the field.

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.

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.

I feel the most confident when I'm comfortable in ... -Alex Morgan

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

Scoring a goal in a World Cup was my dream as a little girl. I didn't really dream of being in 'Maxim' when I was 5.

Once I got to college, I realized that practicing 3-6 days wasn't going to be enough for me to get where I wanted.

I've always wanted to become a professional soccer... -Alex Morgan

I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.

I have to look at myself in the mirror and tell myself that I'm beautiful, even if I don't necessarily believe it.

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.

What I really appreciate is the people who come up and say, 'Thank you for representing our country.'

At home, my mom and my dad shared equally in the responsibilities of the family and our home and always demonstrated the importance of men and women having an equal role.

People know there's more than one side to me. You can have beauty and brains and athletic ability. You can switch up the cleats for heels once in a while. You can do both.

I would like to win the Ballon d'Or for women. But... -Alex Morgan

I would like to win the Ballon d'Or for women. But every top professional should have that ambition.

I really started to enjoy Instagram more recently because it's something that shows people what I'm doing and what I'm going through, but it's so simple. I don't have to come up with something witty; it's just a funny photo, and you can be as artistic or as plain Jane as you want.

I went from never doing interviews to doing 10 in one day and standing in front of 60,000 fans. Now people look up to me, and I'm seeing little girls wearing my jersey.

It wasn't until 1999 when my idols Mia Hamm and Kristine Lilly took home the women's World Cup trophy at the Rose Bowl in front of 40 million TV viewers that I remember thinking how rare it was to see women play sports on TV.

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.

I think it's huge, especially in team sports, for players to be able to rely on each other and to really trust in each other.

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