Americans love winners, so if we win we know we'll get a lot of support.

Family is the most important thing in the world. If everything ended tomorrow and my family was still there, I'd be the happiest man alive.

Fortunately for me, its my most favorite drill, and that is finishing. However, from a young age, soccer players in this country are not taught how to properly finish, and I think you see that through the professional ranks, that we dont have that killer instinct of the forwards from other countries.

I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.

I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe. I've certainly had players come up, even before the game has started, and say, "Hey, after the game, can we trade jerseys?" It's kind of like, "Well, let's get through the game first and we'll deal with that later."

I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.

The first goal is always important.