Quotes from Christen Press

When you're transitioning, and you're trying to develop a better brand of soccer, at some point, you have to step backward before you step forward.

I'm very grateful for the way that I feel when I play. I feel very powerful, I feel fast, I feel unstoppable, and that's because of my body.

Whether I'm running up and down the field or running errands, I make it a point to ensure that my skin is protected.

I have butt muscles, thigh muscles, and then my upper body is super skinny - except for in my shoulders, which you need for a little bit of strength to hold other players off the ball. So I think I've developed muscles 100 per cent from just shooting the ball and running. Every single thing about my body looks like soccer.

I've had chronic back pain since I was a preteen - like, 12. I have really funny posture. I developed this funny posture where I hunch my back a little bit when I'm playing, and I overuse my back muscles instead of my abs. My posture has put a lot of strain on my lower back.

I think sharing your experiences with younger players is something that's hugely valuable for your team, for your program. It kind of gives me a sense of self outside of just connecting your passes, scoring your goals - it's being a part of the larger picture.

I've always preferred a 4-3-3. It's a more fluid and dynamic system, and I think it plays to my strengths better.

We stress out over things we can't control. So if something is a stressor, you can just simply take the power away from it by focusing on something else.

I remember, playing in college especially, I cried in almost every game I played. I just felt so much stress and pressure that I was letting everyone down if I didn't score a goal or win the game. I carried that weight with me into every game.

I try to practice mindfulness at all times, including the times where I'm nervous and I'm stressed.

I'm very organized. I have my day-to-day schedule, every 15 minutes, written out.

For a long time growing up, I thought that everything happens for a reason and it's kind of already written. But as I've grown and learned various things, I think that the most important moment is the one that you're in, and that's the only moment that matters, that you can really control. The future is unknown, and the past is history.

I've never been cold during a big game. It's the adrenaline. You're always moving.

I'm very blessed, thankful, grateful for the opportunities I've had.

I've spent a lot of time being insecure about my body, but it's done so much for me. It's my tool, my vessel for my job.

Winning and losing isn't what's important. The attempt at success and getting to your best self is what matters.

In Sweden, if a player has the ball, and you're running across the line of vision, you would never call for the ball. In the United States, if you're open, you're screaming.

When you've learned to love yourself, you get all the things that come with that. Friends, passion, success.