Your heart can only take you so far - sometimes the physical body tells you otherwise.

I think, as you grow older, you have figure out the best way to utilize not only your body but your skill.

Sometimes when you fail, it allows you the opportunity to grow more motivation and get more intense about your training.

As professional soccer players, we take our bodies to the extreme. We're the people at the gym that look like we're breaking the machines. Pushing our bodies to the limits is what makes us so strong and capable and Olympians. It's not an easy thing to consistently do over and over again to your body.

Only do what your heart tells you.

When I was in college, I learned to really take care of my body and figured out what works best for me and what doesn't work for me when it comes to my nutrition. That helped so much on the field because soccer is such a fitness-oriented game.