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

It's difficult to compare coaches.

I am excited to bring my deep knowledge, passion and expertise of soccer in this country to The New York Cosmos. They truly represent where this sport is headed on a national and international level, and I want to make history with them.

I've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and to represent the city of Los Angeles and California.

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.

That's one of my jobs, just trying to do what I can to help this team out as much as possible.

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.