1. “I think a goal is a goal and not all my goals are pretty.” – Alex Morgan
2. “That’s how I work best when I’m under pressure.” – Alex Morgan
3. “When people say, ‘You run like a girl; you play like a girl,’ it’s not what it used to be. That shouldn’t be negative. You should be proud to play like a girl.” – Alex Morgan
4. “Never stop striving for your goals because one day you can be living that dream you once had as a child.” – Alex Morgan
5. “We went to Austria to train and it was so peaceful. And I love coffee and the coffee was great.” – Alex Morgan
6. “Dream big, because dreams do happen.” – Alex Morgan
7. “It’s a sanctuary where the darkest desires of the people are shared in the light of a Georgia moon; with a picture perfect town as a backdrop.” – Alex Morgan
8. “Most importantly, LIVE YOUR GOALS!” – Alex Morgan
9. “I just hope I’m faster than the defenders I play against.” – Alex Morgan
10. “I want to keep improving, continue to help my teammates improve, make my teammates look good. Continue bringing something new to the game, never getting completely content and always trying to get better.” – Alex Morgan
11. “Keep working even when no one is watching.” – Alex Morgan
12. “Seeing a man so broken over losing his wife caused an ache in Quinn’s own heart. Seeing it reminded him that while love hurt, it still had the power to heal and he wished that Avery would find some relief from his kids.” – Alex Morgan
13. “I don’t really have many regrets. I did miss a lot of the events in the days leading up to my sister’s wedding because I was at a U17 camp. There were moments like that growing up when I felt like I focused too much on soccer. But that’s probably the reason I am where I am today.” – Alex Morgan
14. “It’s a section of the country where charm oozes from the men as easily as their southern drawls, and the women are soaked in seduction.” – Alex Morgan
15. “Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because it’s never really over until the whistle blows.” – Alex Morgan
16. “… Really get to know and establish relationships with your teammates because they are your new family and they will be the ones there for you when anything goes wrong.” – Alex Morgan
17. “I have learned that by pushing aside those insecurities and rediscovering my inner confidence, I become a better teammate and person.” – Alex Morgan
18. “Every time you step onto the field, you have to set goals. My goals are to either score a goal, to have an assist, or to play well.” – Alex Morgan
19. “After I got my gold medal, I thought, ‘This isn’t just me. It belongs to my team, my friends, my family, the fans, everybody who’s impacted my life – this is our gold medal.’ So when someone asks to try it on, I’m like, ‘Sure, why not?’ I might be a little too relaxed about it, but why would I keep it to myself?” – Alex Morgan
20. “A region where the men love their women one beat shy of a heart attack. A corner of the world proving there are some things hotter in the South than the weather.” – Alex Morgan
21. “When you’re playing a game or practice, it is all about how much effort, and energy you put in and the attitude you have during it. Hard work and effort overrules talent.” – Alex Morgan
22. “There is no “I” in team when playing a team sport.” – Alex Morgan
23. “There’s really no secret to success. You make your own success.” – Alex Morgan
24. “As he slowed his speed, in reverence to his home, he noticed the long row of trees lining each side of the drive had started to bloom; adding to the beauty of the landscape. As long as he lived, taking the winding drive to the house would always warm his heart and feel like home.” – Alex Morgan
25. “We’re going to be World Champions…forever.” – Alex Morgan
26. “I don’t run straight at a constant pace; soccer is always a change of pace and movement.” – Alex Morgan
27. “Everybody has a talent, but it is what you do with that talent to make it great.” – Alex Morgan
28. “The challenges that we face throughout our lives are only there to make us stronger and ready for the next time we encounter them.” – Alex Morgan
29. “At home, my mom and my dad shared equally in the responsibilities of the family and our home and always demonstrated the importance of men and women having an equal role.” – Alex Morgan
30. “Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your ears.” – Alex Morgan
31. “Somewhere in the world, someone is training when you are not. When you face her on the field, she will win.” – Alex Morgan
32. “It’s great to see women standing up in their own line of work and fighting for fair value.” – Alex Morgan
33. “Play, work, and practice every day like someone is watching, or else you are not benefiting yourself in any way.” – Alex Morgan
34. “My goal is to show girls that I’m fighting so they don’t have to, so they don’t have to fight the same battles, so they don’t have to fight for wage equality or whatever it may be.” – Alex Morgan
35. “No one is going to do the work for you, the only way you are going to be successful in anything in life, is if you put the work in yourself and achieve your goals.” – Alex Morgan
36. “So, I was thinkin’ of pickin’ up a job as a male stripper. It would be a way to meet women and earn money. Thoughts?” That should refocus his brother if no other way but him pausing to consider it. Quinn had undiagnosed ADHD, Chance was sure of it, and on occasion you had to refocus him. The same worked when Quinn went off on a tangent, you had to flash something bright to get him off the tangent, and in this case, the shiny was Chance becoming a stripper.” – Alex Morgan
37. “I find my motivation from everyone who looks up to me and my teammates. From the little girls that look up to me and tell me they want to be like me when they grow up.” – Alex Morgan
38. “Soccer is what I grew up doing – it’s my passion, and I’m way more comfortable on the field in my soccer cleats.” – Alex Morgan
39. “No matter if you’re playing or just talking about soccer, it’s a game that can sure make you friends. There are always friends you can talk soccer with.” – Alex Morgan
40. “Winning and losing isn’t everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome.” – Alex Morgan
41. “Morgan won her first Olympic medal, a gold, with the American team. The team beat Japan, 2–1, in a match watched by nearly 80,300 people – the largest soccer crowd in Olympic history.” – Alex Morgan
42. “Whatever brings you down, will eventually make you stronger.” – Alex Morgan
43. “The way I’ve been brought up to is take critiques and turn them into positives in my game.” – Alex Morgan
44. “Whenever people say ‘women’s soccer,’ I want to correct them to say ‘soccer.’ Every girl has had their sport diminished because they’re girls.” – Alex Morgan
45. “Really get to know and establish relationships with your teammates, because they are your new family and they will be the ones there for you when anything goes wrong.” – Alex Morgan
46. “It’s important that as women, we stand up for ourselves, stand up for our peers and show the power that confidence can have for women everywhere.” – Alex Morgan
47. “It was time to face the second hardest fact in her life; she had a dead mother, and a father who was actively killing himself, but not with the quick shot of a gun, but rather, with the slow tilt of the bottle.” – Alex Morgan
48. “I want to know I made women’s soccer better than it was when I came into it.” – Alex Morgan
49. “Around the age of 14, I was very discouraged from a coach. It was my first youth club team while playing soccer. She told me at the time that I wasn’t good enough to play on the team, that I would never get into the game.” – Alex Morgan
50. “Share on Facebook Share on Facebook Share on X Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on LinkedIn” – Alex Morgan
51. “To force a change, sometimes you need to stand up. You know what you’re worth – rather than what your employer is paying you.” – Alex Morgan
52. “Sportsmanship is definitely an important thing in all sports. In soccer, we all respect each other on such a high level, between Sweden and Brazil and Japan or whatever team it is.” – Alex Morgan
53. “I was the biggest tomboy growing up. Now I love playing with a full face of makeup.” – Alex Morgan