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!

Alex Morgan

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Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because it's never really over until the whistle blows.

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Everybody has a talent, but its what you do with that talent to m... by Alex Morgan

Everybody has a talent, but its what you do with that talent to make it great.

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Whatever brings you down, will eventually make you stronger. by Alex Morgan

Whatever brings you down, will eventually make you stronger.

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Dream big, because dreams do happen. by Alex Morgan

Dream big, because dreams do happen.

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I want to keep improving, continue to help my teammates improve, make my teammates look good. Continue bringing something new to the game, never getting completely content and always trying to get better.

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Soccer is what I grew up doing - it's my passion, and I'm way more comfortable on the field in my soccer cleats.

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Keep working even when no one is watching. by Alex Morgan

Keep working even when no one is watching.

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... Really get to know and establish relationships with your teammates because they are your new family and they will be the ones there for you when anything goes wrong.

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I don't run straight at a constant pace; soccer is always a chang... by Alex Morgan

I don't run straight at a constant pace; soccer is always a change of pace and movement.

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The way I've been brought up to is take critiques and turn them i... by Alex Morgan

The way I've been brought up to is take critiques and turn them into positives in my game.

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I think a goal is a goal and not all my goals are pretty. by Alex Morgan

I think a goal is a goal and not all my goals are pretty.

goal thinking

Messi is out of this world. Scoring 86 goals this year... In 2012... by Alex Morgan

Messi is out of this world. Scoring 86 goals this year... In 2012. What an incredible accomplishment

accomplishment goal years

We're going to be World Champions...forever. by Alex Morgan

We're going to be World Champions...forever.

champion forever world

We went to Austria to train and it was so peaceful. And I love co... by Alex Morgan

We went to Austria to train and it was so peaceful. And I love coffee and the coffee was great.

austria peaceful coffee

Los Angeles's my goal to play there, los Angeles's clearly Los Angeles but if I'm able to, I want to be there representing my country.

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When you look at 2016, we had a lot (of the) players that we have now but those are players that barely had 10 caps on the team up to that point. Now I think (the team) is a little more experienced, i understand that when you look at literal terms yes we're defending champions, but I don't feel like going into this tournament we're looking at defending anything because this is four years we're talking about. There's so many things that can change.

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Winning and losing isn't everything; sometimes, the journey is ju... by Alex Morgan

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

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I think it's important to keep things positive. Sometimes you don't win, and that sucks, and you work on improving.

win you work positive

Whenever people say 'women's soccer,' I want to correct them to say 'soccer.' Every girl has had their sport diminished because they're girls.

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Sportsmanship is definitely an important thing in all sports. In soccer, we all respect each other on such a high level, between Sweden and Brazil and Japan or whatever team it is.

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