Looking back now at my first World Cup experience, I didn't know what was going on. I was a newbie and I had no idea what to expect.

I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.

You want to teach the next generation so they can learn a little bit faster and a little bit more so everything becomes that much better.

The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It's an event. And it will fly by faster than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, 'Wow, it's over already?' You have to remember to take it all in and enjoy it.

This is something that's very special; people saying they watch me play who are now turning professional.

Traveling is not a hindrance for me; it's something I actually enjoy.

I turned 24 in the middle of my first World Cup and it was quite an unbelievable experience. It's really hard for words to do it justice.