Brandi Chastain Quotes on Soccer (10 Quotes)

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.

Number one, it was a chance to thank my parents, because they passed away a couple of years ago. They gave me so much by giving me the opportunity to play soccer, and I wanted to share the story we had together.

Balancing on an unstable surface, I'm forced to use every muscle in my leg and all the muscles in my foot. It also strengthens my ankles, which is important considering the number of ankle sprains in soccer. You don't need to add the kick. At home I'll just balance on the disk for a minute. If my husband or son Cameron, 16 is around, sometimes they'll toss the ball, and I'll catch it instead of kick it.

I was a part of Backyard Soccer, and I hear that I score a lot of goals in it.

When I got injured, I was out and it was a big deal. I missed two and a half years of college soccer, which I thought was the end of the world.

I love soccer; I want to be on the field.

I think soccer is more respected now than it ever has been. You can see that in the numbers of young kids who are playing and the numbers of people who are coming to watch.

By taking my hand from a stable surface and placing it on an unstable one the soccer ball, I'm working different muscles in my arm than I do with a regular push-up. And it really works my core. You need to keep your abdominals tight to be able to hold this position.

I have a 16 year-old son, so I'm now a soccer mom. I stand on the sidelines and I hear the things parents are saying, so I want them to understand what it is their kids are feeling in any sports environment.

I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.