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

Most of us are in this more than just for playing soccer. We're in it for the bigger goal - to move it along for the next generation.

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

As a spectator, you get to watch everything, but I'd much rather be playing than watching. I'll have time to watch later in my career.

The second-highest honor is playing for your country, and the highest honor is wearing the armband for your country. It shows that the players have confidence in me, and that feels good.

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 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.