I rarely felt or noticed any real divide between girls and boys when I was growing up. Maybe it was because I was so involved in sports and competed with the boys. Maybe it was my mom and dad, who constantly instilled confidence in me and never made me feel as though there were boy activities and girl activities.

I don't really have many regrets. I did miss a lot of the events in the days leading up to my sister's wedding because I was at a U17 camp. There were moments like that growing up when I felt like I focused too much on soccer. But that's probably the reason I am where I am today.

I was the biggest tomboy growing up. Now I love playing with a full face of makeup.

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.

Your primary job is to be a football player, and you've got to accomplish that task before you go out and do anything else, really.

Denver is home to me, and to be recognized for my achievements in the sports community here is a great honor.

Being the world's greatest athlete just does not get it done on the golf course.

Sports teams, people who follow sports teams, religion, churches, work - any company, I find that people just generally have a need to belong to something larger than themselves.