Brandi Chastain Quotes

My parents and my grandfather on my mom's side would travel the earth. They went to Australia and China, and they went to probably every soccer game I ever played.

You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.

Never assume greatness is for someone else. Imagine every day that you too can do great things. Have the courage to take the challenge, make the mistakes, and move forward.

The thing I can say about Japan is they were progressive for a country that is very male dominant.

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.

I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.

And to learn, you have to be willing to push yourself.

Well there are two things: Number one is, make sure you always enjoy yourself, because when you enjoy yourself, you'll learn, you'll want more information, you'll push yourself.

So I'm still doing my best to stay in shape and hope that opportunity will come back to me.

I was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it.

I love soccer; I want to be on the field.

After the '96 Olympics, we all started believing that this is bigger than we thought, and we were willing to do the work. We knew that it was up to us, the players, to make soccer successful.

Conversation is good - you might not agree with everyone, but at least it gives you a chance to contemplate someone else's ideas.

I'm loving motherhood. It's way harder than soccer, but I love a challenge.

When I was younger it was twice a day with a game on the weekend. Then when I got older, three times a day everyday in college and on the national team.

I think Id like to be able to heal peoples pain, whether it is hunger, loneliness or whatever.

I think soccer is more respected now than it ever has been. You can see that in the numbers of young kids who are playing and the numbers of people who are coming to watch.

Women can be incredible role models for their kids, neighbors and communities just by making good choices in terms of what they're eating and whether they're exercising.

We are shaping young kids to be leaders in their communities and also to be healthier.