Good players create opportunities. The great players and the great people seize them

I play for the intense challenges that the game on the highest levels present. The whole team enjoys playng exciting soccer for the fans and my part in that makes me feel good about myself. The whole concept of teamwork is what keeps us all going. It's my role to create scoring chances, and to come through for my teammates is extremely satisfying.

The vision of a champion is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion, when nobody else is looking.

The person that said winning isn't everything, never won anything.

Success breeds success.

Focus on what you know you can do. Know what you're capable of on any given day, and what you can count on. Do the simple things well, and then use the confidence to build up the rest of your game. Learn to differentiate between what is truly important and what can be dealt with at another time.

After each game, I want to be able to say: I gave it all I could, I gave it my best.