Tiffeny Milbrett Quotes

Tiffeny Milbrett — American Athlete born on October 23, 1972,

Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett is an American retired professional soccer forward who was a longtime member of the United States women's national soccer team. A native of Oregon, she starred at the University of Portland where she scored a then school record 103 goals during her career. She won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 in Atlanta and a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. A player who enjoys signing autographs for her fans, she is in the top five all-time in the United States national soccer team in three offensive categories... (wikipedia)

Soccer's not a game that you can restrict players, especially creative players and players who have proven themselves at that level.

I think it's sad to me that I had to make a decision to not play the game that I feel like I'm best at and that I love. But if it was just about the game itself, I'd be there in a heartbeat. But that's not how the real world works.

I've known since I went to the national team when I was very young that I was a different bird.

It's not like you make a decision and everything inside you is 100 percent happy.

I can't pretend to be enjoying this. I can't pretend I'm enjoying going out there and playing this style.