Quotes from Ali Krieger

Lifting isn't my favorite thing, so I have to keep it fun and do exercises that I really enjoy.

I usually have three fried eggs every morning. It always has to be three: two is just not enough, and three won't put me over edge.

I fuel up every morning, no matter if it's with a shake or a breakfast bar on the go. I eat well, but I have my cheats. I eat cookies, chips, and have a Coke, but only on days that start with S.

I'm grateful that I got a good education and to have all the people I have around me.

I wish I could score as many goals as I can in 'FIFA.'

I'm proud of my thighs because they've gotten me to where I am today and give me the power that I have to play my best.

When I was 6 or 7, my gymnastics coach looked at my quads and told the other coach to come over and see my quads. They were big then and still are. But I've kind of embraced it through the years.

I can only control myself, my actions, my work ethic, and my attitude.

Our daily work ethic - that need to always do better and top our last performance - is what makes USWNT football players who we are.

I have learned the hard way that concussions are not fun.

I love my legs because they make me powerful and they make me feel strong. They've held up ever since I was young and have helped me get where I am today and be this successful.

People ask me, 'What were you thinking during that game-winning penalty kick in the 2011 World Cup?' I was actually thinking absolutely nothing. I just walked up there and was so inspired by my teammates who rocked all their PKs; they just killed it. I figured I might as well do the same, or they might have my neck.

Being a World Cup winner was a dream come true.

This is something I've dreamed of for a long, long time - to play in a World Cup.

The World Cup focus is football. Team U.S.A. is more than football.

I cherish the relationships and friendships I have with the people in my life and take every opportunity I have to make time for them.

Any kind of dance or house, remix type music, I really love that. That will really pump me up. I really love anything Beyonce - honestly, that would pump me up.

There's always room for improvement no matter what.

Just find things you think are fun, and then you'll be more inclined to want to go work out.

I want to get good enough so I can play in Mia Hamm's golf tournament for her foundation and have an event of my own someday. I'm so competitive, I don't want to go and just pretend I'm a good golfer.

Every tournament's different.

Anything that I can do individually to help our team is what I want to do.

When I was 6 years old, I played on a coed indoor team. We were called the Cosmos. And then, after that, when I was 7, I played on an all-girls club team.

I feel like I have big thighs. My brother was always like, 'Yeah, I want big thighs! Big thighs are awesome!' And I'm like, 'Yeah, for a man!' But I've trained since I was 6 years old to play soccer, and this is just the type of body I have.