Carli Lloyd

Fitness, defending, the mental stuff - those were all weaknesses of mine. And I turned those into strengths.

In men's sports, people criticize coaches and managers all the time, call out teammates, too, and it's not that huge of a deal. Often, the guy speaking out is even lauded for having the courage to tell the truth. When it happens in women's sports, though, it always seems to be viewed as a nasty, claws-out cat fight.

If you have a dream, it's definitely achievable through hard work, through dedication, sacrifice, everything.

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.