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Two FIFA Women's World Cup championship wins, 107 goals and 169 caps: we're talking about none other than one of the most famous soccer players in the world, Alex Morgan.
One of the most proficient soccer players in modern history, Alex Morgan Carrasco sure does pack the biggest punch. She has many achievements to her credit but Alex is most famous for winning the 2012 London Olympics for the United States national team.
She also set records by winning two consecutive FIFA Women's World Cups and made her way into the hearts of people across the world. Alex Morgan had a recent stint with Tottenham Hotspurs Women before being brought back into Orlando Pride, her home football club for the better part of the decade. She's wildly popular among fans as well as the football fraternity for being super-agile and performing tremendously well with the team she's on. She is without doubt a hero to the US national women's team that she currently coaches, as well as a million others who look up to her as a role model who has beaten all odds and stayed consistent throughout her career. Furthermore, she is known to be one of the finest strikers in modern-day football and is even called a blur on screen by fans of the game.
We've gathered a set of quotes by Alex Morgan that are quite popular. These sayings are realistic, to the point, and based on Alex's wonderful experience through the span of her career. If you enjoy these quotes, do also have a look at our Mia Hamm quotes and Serena Williams quotes for more quotes from women with the talent to make sporting history.
Here are a bunch of inspirational soccer sayings by the one and only soccer player Alex Morgan.
1. "I was the biggest tomboy growing up. Now I love playing with a full face of makeup."
-Alex Morgan.
2. "I could be a model for one night. But I'm also a professional soccer player, and I like to be taken seriously on the field."
-Alex Morgan.
3. "Whatever brings you down, will eventually make you stronger."
-Alex Morgan.
4. "I think a goal is a goal and not all my goals are pretty."
-Alex Morgan.
5. "Winning and losing isn't everything; sometimes, the journey is just as important as the outcome."
-Alex Morgan.
6. "Make sure your worst enemy doesn't live between your ears."
-Alex Morgan.
7. "Dream big – because dreams do happen."
-Alex Morgan.
8. "The way I've been brought up to is take critiques and turn them into positives in my game."
-Alex Morgan.
9. "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.
10. "Everybody has a talent, but it is what you do with that talent to make it great."
-Alex Morgan.
We've compiled some funny Alex Morgan quotes about soccer and some more female soccer player quotes to inspire you to make that change of pace and keep working hard at whatever brings you happiness.
11. "I want to know I made women's soccer better than it was when I came into it."
-Alex Morgan.
12. "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.
13. "Soccer is what I grew up doing – it is my passion and I'm way more comfortable on the field in my soccer cleats."
-Alex Morgan.
14. "I think it's huge, especially in team sports, for players to be able to rely on each other and to really trust in each other."
-Alex Morgan.
15. "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.
16. "When people say, 'You run like a girl, you play like a girl', it is not what it used to be. That shouldn't be negative. You should be proud to play like a girl."
-Alex Morgan.
17. "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.
18. "Messi is out of this world. Scoring 86 goals this year... In 2012. What an incredible accomplishment!"
-Alex Morgan.
19. "I feel the most confident when I'm comfortable in workout clothes with my hair up in a ponytail."
-Alex Morgan.
20. "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.
These Alex Morgan soccer quotes and sayings include lines that show us just how good she is. No one should underestimate the talent and skills of this inspirational soccer player. Next time, when the whistle blows, why not share one of these quotes with your teammates?
21. "That's how I work best, when I'm under pressure."
-Alex Morgan.
22. "If you are an athlete, you probably love sweat."
-Alex Morgan.
23. "I have learned that by pushing aside those insecurities and rediscovering my inner confidence, I become a better teammate and person."
-Alex Morgan.
24. "Always work hard, never give up, and fight until the end because it's never really over until the whistle blows."
-Alex Morgan.
25. "I just hope I'm faster than the defenders I play against."
-Alex Morgan.
26. "People know there's more than one side to me. You can have beauty and brains and athletic ability. You can switch up the cleats for heels once in a while. You can do both."
-Alex Morgan.
27. "I’ve really just tried to stay positive throughout the whole experience and any minutes at all, or even being on a roster, is an accomplishment. So I’m taking it one step at a time and just achieving small goals will hopefully one day make me a 90-minute player."
-Alex Morgan.
28. "I guess I wish he would critique me more!"
-Alex Morgan.
29. "I've probably improved most with my vision of the game and my movement off the ball."
-Alex Morgan.
30. "It is 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.
31. "Keep working even when no one is watching."
-Alex Morgan.
32. "We're going to be world champions... forever."
-Alex Morgan.
34. "I don't run straight at a constant pace; soccer is always a change of pace and movement."
-Alex Morgan.
35. "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.
Here at Kidadl, we have carefully created and curated lots of interesting family-friendly quotes for everyone at home to enjoy! If you have enjoyed our suggestions for Alex Morgan quotes for aspiring soccer players, then we are sure you'd enjoy our [Billie Jean King quotes], or Simone Biles quotes which will inspire you to keep working hard at your passions.
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