A good balance of winning and losing is important. If you just win all the time, you won't get anything out of it; having some tough losses can be really important.

There are 80 million moms in the United States. Forty million stay at home with their children.

Michael Sanchez and I grew up in New Jersey, not far from here, playing soccer together. When I was in high school, I worked to start an organization to help senior citizens, which I learned a great deal from.

It's easy to say young people should believe in themselves, but the number one thing is recognizing that it's a journey, that you have to build confidence in yourself.

Winning isn't everything, but playing and competing and striving and going through things can be a lot of fun and really important. As long as you're doing it in a way that's healthy, sports can be an incredible opportunity.

When we're young we have a very clear vision of how life is supposed to be, and it all seems very neatly packaged.

I'm a big fan of Bruce Springsteen and Tom Petty, they're my two favorites.