Quotes from Tobin Heath

People don't want to just root for a team anymore. They want to root for something more.

We don't make enough in our job to live the way that we would want to and to have the support that we would need. Most of our income doesn't even come from our salary from our employer and we have to find income from other places.

There are just so many parallels between sport and business.

I had an opportunity to play for Paris St-Germain when I was younger and it's important for me to represent a club with that amount of history because of the type of footballer I am.

It was almost like I gravitated toward the people who were encouraging me to be like myself and to be creative and be different.

My first WPS season was a bust.

I love superhero movies.

I think for people that have supported the women's game for a long time, I think they understand the struggles that we have continually faced and that we've continually fought back against.

It's always an honor and a privilege to play in front of supporters from the club I grew up with.

The ocean is so powerful and so healing at the same time. It's kind of like a sanctuary. And the culture of the people in surfing, I love that. It's such a community. It's just got this, like, chill way about it. When you're in the water, it's very inclusive.

I wasn't put here to win gold medals or national championships. I've been placed here to be a light for Christ.

We believe that we get so that we can give, and we've been so blessed in the platforms and opportunities that we've been given.

Ronaldinho is the best. I just like the joy and the love he has when he plays, it just shines for everyone else to see. He always does something nobody expects him to do. I think that's really cool, that creativity you don't find anywhere else.

I'm really pleased with WPS and the quality of players and the teams.

I think the most effective coaching for youth is to encourage them to try things, to be unique and be different.

When everybody starts a company, they are so energized and passionate about it. And what happens is that a lot of times maybe that's not sustainable.

Like anyone who has a relationship with Jesus knows, the coolest thing about it is that it's infinite how much you can learn and begin to understand. It's something that grabbed me.

Everyone wants to come to Portland to play, whether for us or against us.

I don't want a perfect life, I don't want an easy life, I want to live life to the fullest. To me that feels like conquering as many things as possible.

Manchester United is like the American team in the Premier League, and everyone knows the weight of it back home. It is so exciting for me to wear a badge that is well known.

I think because of our society, and the way that I grew up in soccer, I had to become well-rounded, but I also cherished the parts of me that made me special. I'm thankful for that because it's made me a better player.

You're able to see situations over and over again and just become comfortable in different decision-making situations. I think that comes with experience.

I think defending is more of, like, a science, and it's fun to learn that. And then I see attacking as an art.

Defending is easy. You just have to want to defend. It's not like defending is hard. It's just, like, more of an attitude.