For so long, I’ve been a little misunderstood as a person. You know, I do have this strut about me. I don’t know if it’s the Jersey girl in me. I like to think of myself as an egg, you know? Hard on the outside but soft on the inside. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
I know that I’m a natural attacking player. I love to attack. I love to play freely; I love to combine and play through balls. That’s the nature of my game. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
Everything in my life – family, friends, even my fiance – are all second to soccer. And I’ve won every tournament where I haven’t had anyone there. It just seems to work for me. I don’t think I’m going to change that. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
My emergence has been slow and steady, I would say. I think I’ve improved every single year. I keep getting better; I keep getting fitter, sharper – and I’m not stopping. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
I don’t want to be known for someone that’s good-looking. I want to be known as someone who is one of the best midfielders. That’s my thing. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
In those one-off games, everyone can do those, but you put together a six, seven-game tournament, the strong survive. For me to still feel good from beginning to end, that’s a testament to how I train and what I do. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
It’s those moments when everything is on the line, and someone needs to show up in a big moment. I prepare my mind and I prepare my body to be ready for those moments. And I think it’s just what I do. I live for those moments. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
I’ve kept to myself, I’ve put my head down. I’ve gone to work. And I have felt undervalued. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
I have scored some big-time goals. I’ve done well in Algarve Cups. I’ve done well in World Cup and Olympic qualifiers, Olympics. In big games when we’re playing top-five teams. But yet, you never see my face or my name out there. And it has frustrated me my entire career. Carli Lloyd Read Quote
Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal. Carli Lloyd Read Quote