25 Carli Lloyd Quotes for You to Enjoy

Carli Lloyd

American Athlete

Born: Jul 16, 1982

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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. Carli Lloyd

Needs Change New Beginning Healing Focus Stronger Before Beginning Think Back About Mentally Toward New Like Deal Always Coming Go Than Happened Hard Injuries

I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to. Carli Lloyd

Me You Change First About Put Demeanor Know Talking First Thing Fake Am The First Thing Depending Where Should Who Thing

I love shopping! It's my release sometimes. Carli Lloyd

Love Shopping Sometimes Release

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

Fitness Mine Those Weaknesses Mental Stuff Were Turned Strengths Defending

If I am training on a holiday, most likely nobody else is - and that gives me the edge. If I'm supposed to run for 20 minutes and I get back and it's only been 19:34, I'm going to jog in a circle for 26 more seconds. I'm never going to cut it short. Carli Lloyd

Me Training Circle Edge Else Seconds Back Run Jog Minutes More Only Gives Never Nobody Nobody Else Supposed Most Likely Am Been Get Going Short Holiday Cut

As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables. Carli Lloyd

You Focus Controlling Just Want Player

I didn't like playing with dolls; I didn't like getting dressed up. A lot of my friends and people I went to school with were into fashion and their clothes, so I lacked a bit of self-belief and confidence... I wasn't really comfortable. Carli Lloyd

Fashion Confidence People School Clothes Bit Dressed Like Comfortable Were Dolls Lot Up Friends Getting Getting Dressed Really Playing

I had one girl tell me last night that I'm the greatest thing ever, that she wants to aspire to be me. Just stuff like, 'You're my idol. I love you.' It's awesome. It's what it's all about. Carli Lloyd

I'm not having to go outside and switch the role model hat on. It's me, and it's important for me to leave that legacy to help inspire younger players because I didn't have a role model growing up. Carli Lloyd

Playing in Wembley Stadium in front of 83-some-thousand fans to win a gold medal was unreal. Carli Lloyd

Win Fans Unreal Front Stadium Gold Gold Medal Medal Playing

Basically my whole life revolves around soccer. I don't take many vacations. Everything just gets put on the back burner because of my training. I miss out on a lot of weddings and family functions. But at the end of the day, I'm sitting here as a world champion, and it feels pretty good. Carli Lloyd

Life Good Day Family Champion Training World End Of The Day Back Everything Out Pretty Pretty Good Weddings Take Put Miss Feels Because Around Lot End Sitting Gets Revolves Just Burner Soccer Many Whole World Champion Functions Vacations Here Basically

Getting recognized and doing shoots and signing on partnerships and signing on deals, that's all great, and I'm so appreciative of that, but it's more the reward that's the most satisfying. I know the importance of working hard, and I appreciate pretty much everything that has come my way; I don't take any of it for granted. Carli Lloyd

Great Reward Appreciative Everything Way Recognized Signing Pretty More Take Come Importance Know Most Partnerships Deals Doing Shoots Any Getting Much Working Working Hard Granted Hard Satisfying Appreciate

My biggest benching was before the 2012 Olympics. It kind of came out of nowhere. I just kind of had one bad half, 45 minutes, and it pretty much cost me my starting spot. Carli Lloyd

Me Half Before Out Kind Bad Minutes Pretty Cost Had Spot Came Just Just Kind Biggest Much Nowhere Starting Olympics

To be among the world's greatest athletes and compete for Team U.S.A. while knowing that the entire world is watching is something that athletes dream about. To be able to experience that was truly special. Carli Lloyd

Experience World Dream Athletes Able Entire About Entire World Something Knowing Greatest Truly While Team Special Among Compete Watching

I don't run on the treadmill, because there's no treadmill moving for you on the soccer field. Carli Lloyd

You Field Run Because Soccer Moving Treadmill

I think recovery is around the clock. Are you sleeping enough? Are you hydrating enough? Are you stretching? Are you eating well? Pretty much everything that I do is a reflection of how I'm going to feel on the field. I take great pride in getting in an ice bath after training and just taking care of myself. Carli Lloyd

Myself Great You Training Pride Reflection Care Field Think Sleeping Stretching Enough Bath Everything Pretty Eating Great Pride Recovery Take Taking Feel Well Around How Clock Getting Going Just After Ice Much

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

I think - you know, I want to intimidate people when I'm on the field. I want people to be scared of me. That's just kind of the nature of who I am as a person and player. But I also know that you have to be emotional. You have to be in touch with your feelings. I think that's important. Carli Lloyd

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

I don't put on makeup when I'm getting ready for a game, because why would I? I am gearing up for battle. How is mascara or eyeliner going to help me win? Carli Lloyd

Me Game Battle Win Would Gearing Mascara Put Because Makeup Ready How Am Up Getting Going Help Why

If I've learned anything in my career, it's that nothing worthwhile in life comes easy. That's just the way it is. Carli Lloyd

Life Nothing Way Worthwhile Easy Learned Just Anything Career

I've taken great pride in not being fragile. Carli Lloyd

Great Pride Great Pride Taken Being Fragile

I want to be strong. I want to be able to hit people. I want people to be able to bounce off me. When I go out there and play, I play to intimidate people. If someone gets hit down by me, they're going to think twice about coming near me again. Carli Lloyd

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