18 Quotes by Julie Ertz

I think it's pretty crazy when I walk down in the airport and a 12-year-old boy comes up to me and says, 'Hey, I watched you at the World Cup. Great game! Great job!' I love that.

To see fans cheering your name, that's shocking. I'm like, 'Wait, how do you know who I am?'

I didn't want to go completely on my toes for our first kiss.

Zach takes care of his body so well, it's unbelievable. He's so meticulous, like OCD, in what he does.

Pilates and yoga, we always do those together. But I think it's a little bit easier for me, at 5-7, to be more flexible and to move a little better than him at 6-5.

There were times when I tried to hide my muscles. When you're a young girl, you hear, 'You're really strong,' or, 'You have really toned arms.' In my head, it wasn't something that should be said about a girl. It should be more, 'You're pretty.'

I model myself on Christie Rampone and look up to her. Obviously, achieving what she's achieved would be magnificent. I'd really like to meet her just once.

Rampone and the other experienced players gave me plenty of support when I first came into the national team in 2013.

I love everything about football. You can learn so much from it, from leadership qualities to discipline. This sport involves every kind of emotion.