Coach

I grew up playing in the schoolyard with the boy, and on the side of the grounds my dad coached on. I have a lot of fond memories.

I grew up playing in the schoolyard with the boy, and on the side of the grounds my dad coached on. I have a lot of fond memories.

What I know about Ali Krieger is no moment is ever going to be too big for her.

The challenge for young players is always stepping into the next level in terms of how much faster the game is.

You've got to make sure you're listening to the people that are important to listen to. And then everything else, you kind of have to tune out and do your thing.

I have a tremendous staff around me. It's a really good family vibe in terms of our environment.

Something you look at when you go into a World Cup is your depth and your players that change the game.

There's always things you can refine and polish.

Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.

Little things that I've emphasized are turning in pockets and looking to penetrate and finding these spaces and playing at a good tempo when we're in the middle third.

World Cups aren't moments to invest in players.

You've got to turn over every stone; you've got to look for every advantage. You need to make sure you're doing everything you possibly can, not just on the field but off it, to give your team an advantage - from having a sleep expert coming to talk to your team to having an independent analysis of your team done.

Why have a rule if you're not going to enforce it?

It's important that our team has confidence.

My dad has a certain spirit, a twinkle in his eye, someone who can set a certain standard for players but also convey it with humor. What I learned from him is that coaching is, more than anything, about connecting with people.

Part of what's important for me is for our players to play on the road.

When I first took over the team in 2014, the message was, even if you're on the right track, if you sit there, you'll get run over.

I am a sensitive person.

You don't go into coaching if you're not willing to step into that moment and go, 'OK, this is what it's going to take, and this is why you do it.' Everything hinges on winning and losing, right?

You coach to coach. You don't coach to satisfy media, satisfy fans.