Alex Morgan Quotes

Family comes first, and golf is second.

Of course, I want to be number one. But being happy and healthy is the most important thing.

Basically my whole life revolves around soccer. I don't take many vacations. Everything just gets put on the back burner because of my training. I miss out on a lot of weddings and family functions. But at the end of the day, I'm sitting here as a world champion, and it feels pretty good.

Growing up all I wanted to do was score goals and celebrate with fans - somewhere in that I got lost. Football came second and it shouldn't have.

I'm focused on football; focused on my family right now.

I've made decisions along the way so I would be there for my kids, and it's kept me from going places I would have gone.

I'm a mom first.

I can't sing but I can understand wanting to keep a balance, trying to pursue dreams, while creating a stable environment for my children.

I had to take false steps and go through hard times to come out to where I am now. I can't imagine living without acting. It's not easy, and I don't disrespect anyone who steps out of it after a certain point. Having a family and a house is cool. It's not a betrayal. But if you're going to be an actor, it has to be more than a passing interest.

Relationships are important, but stay focused on all the things that are important. Figure out what you want.

The industry should take comfort in knowing that WinStar is my main focus after my faith and family.

My children are the focal point of my life. I was asking for a little more time to spend with them.

I've always really just liked football, and I've always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day. I like going out, but you have to know when you can and when you can't.

If I keep God first in my life, if I keep my family and friends as second, and then I keep my occupation third, that's when I've found success.

I want to be playing music, and I want to be a great mom, and I want to do everything.

The problem is there's still a big kid inside me who likes to have fun. I am passionate about my cricket and I love my family, but I'm also a kid and maybe I need to grow up... And maybe I don't.

Forever, it was just soccer - passion, life, love. Then I got married, and I had to transfer some of my energy. I want to be my best for my country, but I also made a really big promise and choice to be the best in my marriage. That has not always been the easiest thing to manage.

It's a matter of priorities. Do you want to win, or would you like to sleep? Do you want to win, or would you like to take a day off?

When you're young, you want to do everything. You want to go out and find girls; you want to have a drink - there are a lot of things you want to do. But if you want to make it to the top, there are a lot of things you can't do.

Cricket isn't the be all and end all. That doesn't mean you put in less effort or don't try as hard. You put everything into it, but at the end of the day there are bigger and better things.

In the past, my family made a lot of sacrifices. We never got to spend much time together because I was always training. I think now I need to spend as much time as I can with them. This is the life I should have.

I missed a lot of important milestones in my children's lives to pursue this sport.

There is a lot of opportunity - wonderful, amazing things, like a dream. But I've got a family, and it's not just about my dreams.

My wife and son are my world and being there for them in every way possible is the only thing that matters to me... that and my work.

It's so rewarding to succeed in what you like to do that you don't really think about what you have to give up.