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."

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

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.

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

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

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.