Some things you can shake off, some things dig deeper than soccer.

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 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 think about the things I control and do them well.

I've got a lot to prove to a lot of people, including myself.

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've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.