To Be Honest With You, I Never

The Thing I Can Say About Japan Is They Were Progressive For A Country That Is Very Male Dominant.

To Be Honest With You, I Never Looked At Soccer As A Sacrifice.

The "r" Word [racism] Is A Scary Word To Me - I Don't Like To Say It. I'm Not Trying To Say It Doesn't Exist. It's Incredibly Inflammatory And Invites A Lot Of Awful Mistakes And Injustices That Have Happened And Still Do Happen. It's A Word That Has Been Thrown Around In A Way That Incites A Lot Of Bad Feelings In Most People.

Soccer Has Given Me A Place To Express Myself, Fully And Openly. To Not Be Shy. To Feel. To Be Crazy. To Try Things I Might Not Try. To Be Honest In Relationships. To Make Mistakes And Realize That They're Not Life-shattering.

I Went To Professional Men's Soccer Games, The Old North American Soccer League At That Time, And I Used To Be A Ticket Holder With My Family And Family Friends. We Would Go Every Weekend And I Thought It Was Great, But I Just Thought Of It As Recreation, As Family Fun.