My decision to return to the MLS is one that I have made with thoughtful consideration.

I love winning and any team I'm on, I expect to win.

I don't know about the rest of the world, but I know in our region everyone is gunning to beat us. We have a new challenge.

I didn't have to step up into a leadership role, ... I just had to be there and help out where I could. But this year I had to be more of the man.

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 used to focus more on scoring. Now I take a lot of pride and pleasure in helping someone else do well.

I genuinely want to do my best every day, and I genuinely want to enjoy life every day.