I'm fiercely patriotic, and the flag and the anthem is something that I really, really respect.

International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.

For any athlete growing up, the Olympics is the one thing you watch with your family, and it's the one thing you dream about. Seeing your country's flag go up as you get a gold medal is the best thing you can achieve.

I really enjoy helping people out, and I enjoy time spent with kids.

I always wanted to be more validated as a human being, as a person, than I was as a player. I think that was a really hard balance for me.

My teammates have put me in all different kinds of positions to score goals, and I can't say it enough, and I really through and through believe it in my heart that I'm only as good as my teammates allow me to be.