There is something to be said for waking up every morning and seeing the sun.
Everything balled up into one: Beat Mexico and qualify. There's no better scenario.
In my heart of hearts, I thought, if we get a 1-0 win and the team doesn't perform well, that would feel good.
To imagine being in Germany having a home crowd is kind of silly, but we'll take it.
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.
New England has two factors to get them ready to play. They've consistently been, if not the best, the second best team all year and they're playing confidently. And a lot of those guys were on field when they lost to LA. They'll take motivation in that.