International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.

I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.

It's a heavy burden to look up at the mountain and want to start the climb.

When you're a pro athlete, life is very narcissistic - everything relates back to you and how you play. When you are getting out of pro sports, you suddenly have to get a little more mindful of what's going on around you and how you affect the rest of the world.

When I was really young, the women's national team wasn't on a grand media stage, so my role models were male basketball and male American football players.

I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.