This is my journey. If I fall, I have to pick myself up. If I'm not getting the playing time I want, it's up to me to figure out why. Carli Lloyd More Quotes by Carli Lloyd More Quotes From Carli Lloyd I know that there's probably some players and people and everybody around the globe thinking this is the craziest thing, but then I also see it from the one perspective of maybe this is kind of something that's going to break down some barriers and give people, women especially, the confidence to know that maybe they can be a part of any NFL team as a kicker. Carli Lloyd sports Next thing I know, everything is blowing up, i'm sort of entertaining the idea. Carli Lloyd top-news I think I definitely could do it with the right practice and the right technique, but I don't want to go in there blindly, I want to actually attempt to do it. I know I definitely could do it because anything I set my mind to do, I can do it, and I actually do kick balls for a living. Carli Lloyd top-news Weve won two World Cups back-to-back. Weve done everything on the field to encourage and inspire players and kids and parents and coaches, boys and girls to come to the games. Carli Lloyd sports It doesn't feel real. We just made history. Carli Lloyd top-news I think we found our groove, we came out strong and hard in the second half, it was one of our better performances. We knew we had to put them away and that's what we did in the second half. Carli Lloyd top-news I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to. Carli Lloyd i-ammeyouchange It's always hard to deal with injuries mentally, but I like to think about it as a new beginning. I can't change what happened, so the focus needs to go toward healing and coming back stronger than before. Carli Lloyd new-beginningbeginningfocuschange If you have a dream, it's definitely achievable through hard work, through dedication, sacrifice, everything. Carli Lloyd yousacrificehard-workwork I love shopping! It's my release sometimes. Carli Lloyd releaseshoppingsometimeslove I don't want to be known for someone that's good-looking. I want to be known as someone who is one of the best midfielders. That's my thing. Carli Lloyd good-lookingsomeonebestwant Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths. Carli Lloyd strengthsminementalfitness You don't want to get too wrapped up in that final destination. You want to enjoy the journey, enjoy the process, and just take it one step at a time. Carli Lloyd youdestinationjourneytime I'm loyal. I'm real. I'm not afraid to say what I'm thinking. Carli Lloyd afraidsayrealthinking If I am training on a holiday, most likely nobody else is - and that gives me the edge. If I'm supposed to run for 20 minutes and I get back and it's only been 19:34, I'm going to jog in a circle for 26 more seconds. I'm never going to cut it short. Carli Lloyd i-ammetrainingholiday As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables. Carli Lloyd justyoufocuswant I didn't like playing with dolls; I didn't like getting dressed up. A lot of my friends and people I went to school with were into fashion and their clothes, so I lacked a bit of self-belief and confidence... I wasn't really comfortable. Carli Lloyd confidencefriendsfashionpeople At the end of the day, you can be physically strong, you can have all the tools out there, but if your mental state isn't good enough, you can't bring yourself to bigger and better things. Carli Lloyd yourselfdaygoodyou I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about. Carli Lloyd mei-love-yougirllove I'm not having to go outside and switch the role model hat on. It's me, and it's important for me to leave that legacy to help inspire younger players because I didn't have a role model growing up. Carli Lloyd hatmelegacyimportant
