If you let the reality of the business side get to you, it can turn you, and that's not good at all.

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.

There is something to be said for waking up every morning and seeing the sun.

I sure am handsome. I cant lie. This is one handsome guy.

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

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 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.