Stephanie Labbe Quotes

Stephanie Labbe

Profession : Footballer

Birth : October 10, 1986

I didn't have the exposure. I didn't see gay people or hear about them. My family didn't know any. It wasn't something I thought was reality.

Stephanie Labbe

I just want to live my life genuinely and authentically.

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I don't want to hide who I am and want to be accepted fully for all that I am.

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I've always felt safe, especially in the national team environment.

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I see the rivalry in Alberta now between Calgary and Edmonton on the men's side and I'd love to see it on the women's side as well. I'd love to bring a team home. I think that would be a great legacy to leave.

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I've done a lot of work on that so that no matter where I am in a team, whatever role I'm playing, it doesn't affect how I think about myself.

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Mental illness is just like any other injury - you just don't see it but it's the same in the sense that things don't just heal overnight, or with the snap of a finger.

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It's human nature - we want to be chosen, we want to be picked and when there's this thing that isn't choosing you, that can affect your self-confidence and your self-worth.

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So I think the biggest thing that I've learnt in my career is not allowing external factors to determine my self-worth - external factors being what coaches think of me, the amount of playing time I get - not allowing those things that actually are out of my control affect how I feel about myself.

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Weightlifting was definitely exciting.

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That's what the Olympics are about, is these tight games that bring out performances that make us really proud.

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Definitely my strength is distribution and I like to bring that every time I play.

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I like to pick the right pass at the right moment.

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It is hard after you make the first save to come down again and be focussed.

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We have been training penalties and for me, I know my mindset is one of my strongest attributes of my game. I know those are the moments when I can really shine, and bring the attributes that I'm good at, and that is being calm and composed and trusting myself.

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For me, it's all about staying present and just being in the moment.

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I'm somebody that definitely thrives on pressure and I thrive in those moments where that's going to be tested and that's what I prepare myself for is the most intense of moments.

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I think the game has grown so much and I was definitely there a lot. I'd say more so less the style of play, but more knowing individual players and their tendencies and knowing which players are going to be key threats for them.

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When you don't let in goals, you're still making mistakes but it's tough to take hard lessons from that.

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When we let in two goals it's good for us to take some lessons from that, grow from it and move on.

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