The moment gold medalist Kelley O'Hara wanted to become an Olympian

Kelley O'Hara is a multifaceted woman. The 28-year-old athlete has played almost every sport you can think of -- triathlons, swimming, gymnastics -- but found her footing with soccer.

O'Hara has not only carved out a career for herself as a professional soccer player, she's also nabbed herself an Olympic gold medal and World Cup on the way as part of the United States Women's National Soccer Team.

While O'Hara is currently wrapping up her second Olympics in Rio, she was able to speak to AOL.com about her Olympic training schedule, how she stays motivated go and the sport that made her want to be an Olympian -- and it isn't soccer. Read below to find out what it was.

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When did you first fall in love with soccer?
I mean, I think I've loved it since I was little, but I definitely had my ups and downs growing up. I did a ton of sports but when I was 15 or 16 was when I started exclusively playing soccer. I honestly feel like I've fallen more and more in love with soccer as I've gotten older because I think I just appreciate the intricacies of the game. I feel like I learn more every day.

What other sports were you playing?
Everything. I did triathlons, track, swimming. I did softball for one season and was like, "Mom, this is boring." I did ballet, gymnastics, basketball, everything.

So when you're going to the Olympics, what is the other sport you're watching?
When I was little, I was so obsessed with gymnastics. That was the one sport I watched and was like, "I'm going to be in the Olympics one day" and I thought it would be for gymnastics. That's what inspired me to want to be an Olympian. But now, I love track and field, I love swimming and still have a soft spot for gymnastics.

How does training for this Olympics differ from your first?
Well, the first one, I was transitioning to play outside back and I was learning that position at the time. So for me, it took the pressure off being the Olympics. I was just more concerned about learning the position and learning it well and being able to play it as best I could. Now that it's my second one, I think I'm more concerned about the little things and just tweaking little parts of my game and just making sure that I'm healthy, fit and in a good spot, mentally and physically going into the Olympics. I'm able to be able to be a veteran and give that type of leadership to the team. It's a very different position than last time, for sure.

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