When I first met him [James Galanis], he just said, "Look, if you want to be a professional soccer player, if you want to make the national team, you have to do everything possible to work hard. You’ve got to put it number one."

Carli Lloyd

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Work hard at everything you do. Never give up. Never quit. Many people have talents but without the hard work you won't get anywhere.

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You have to fight harder, dig deeper, and prove all the doubters... by Carli Lloyd

You have to fight harder, dig deeper, and prove all the doubters wrongs.

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The harder you work and the more prepared you are for something, you're going to be able to persevere through anything.

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Nothing in life is worthwhile unless it's kind of hard to get the... by Carli Lloyd

Nothing in life is worthwhile unless it's kind of hard to get there.

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You can be angry and pissed off at the coach and put your head down and pout. Or you can rise above it, respect the decision, but also know that you're going to go and work that much harder and prove everybody wrong. And that's the road that I chose.

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There's no reason that young girls shouldn't feel like they can't smash people on the field. Nothing dirty. You want to keep it clean. You just want to play hard. Get your jersey dirty, shorts dirty, and just have fun out there.

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Every time I step onto the field, whether people like it or not, I'm not trying to play dirty - I'm just playing tough. And I'm trying to earn my spot on the team. I'm trying to earn a starting spot. I'm trying to become a complete midfielder who attacks, who defends. So that's the mindset.

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Every time I step in between those lines, I'm in the zone. If you get between me and the ball, you might get smashed a couple times. Things happen, plays happen.

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I kind of play like a guy. I don't hold grudges. I don't get dramatic with things. If somebody slide tackles me in training and we leave the field, I'm still talking to them. I think that there's very few of us out there that can just take confrontation, and if you've got an issue with something, you can go to that person and say it.

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I don't get too upset or bent out of shape from things that go on on the field. But I think that you always want to try to keep it classy. You don't want to do any stupid fouls, and sometimes - sometimes the game gets to you; people react differently.

stupid games thinking

I'm a competitor. No matter what I'm doing, whether I'm golfing, whether I'm playing indoor soccer with my fiancé - he's not going to get by me. I'm going to try to do whatever I can to win.

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I'm hearing in youth sports where you're not allowed to post scores of games online; everybody's gotta get a trophy. I mean, that's ridiculous. If you're a winner, you're a winner and you get a trophy. If you got second place, you don't get anything.

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I'm honest. If people aren't putting in the effort, I will definitely let them know because I think that that can only help them.

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I'd be lying if I said I wasn't human and tears weren't rolling down my face and I wasn't pissed and I wasn't angry. There are lots of times that those emotions come out in my career.

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I think that I'm just on such a mission with my career that you don't really get to stop and think about your jersey number too often.

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The end goal is to become FIFA Women's Player of the Year. by Carli Lloyd

The end goal is to become FIFA Women's Player of the Year.

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Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal. I think, male or female, that was a record number.

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I'm not going to lie and sugarcoat it : It was absolutely the worst time of my life, it really was the rock bottom of my entire career.

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I want to try it. I want to put a helmet on, I want to put pads on, I want to kick with two steps. And then see from there.

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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.

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