I think this is a cheesy line, if I could go back in time, I would tell my younger self, "Stop and smell the flowers sometimes. Just relax and be present in the moment."

Because I was just pushing forward to the future and always thinking "What's next? What more can I do? What do I need to be doing to get when I want to be?"

I was very caught up in all of the capitalist thinking of "you got to be doing something productive at all times" instead of taking some time for myself and existing, as that concept was never part of our culture at home.

It’s interesting now, to take some time for myself, to self-care and to figure out who I am and what I actually like, outside of performing for others.

That's something I tell myself and others, "You'll be okay in the future. But also give yourself a little rest in the moment and actually embrace and enjoy every moment that you do get."

I'm never gonna play on a guy's team again.

At the time, I was always like, "Oh my gosh, I can't wait to play for a professional women's team one day, which is coming up soon now.”

But when we’d play with the men's team at Harvard, I realized how much I miss it.

And that's the kind of dichotomy where I'm like, "Okay, maybe I should have relaxed a little and enjoyed the moments that I had earlier."

[As told to @Ragi Gupta ]