Placing blame on others is easy. Taking responsibility for yourself is empowering.

The smartest thing is knowing that I don't know it all and that there's more to learn.

Overseas, kids grow up in a soccer culture. The German player sees the game eons above the American player the same age.

I put myself around good people, including my assistant coaches. A lot of head coaches are intimidated by their assistant coaches, they'd rather get people that are far less talented than them because it's not threatening.

If you put good people around you, I guess you're smart. You learn from them and that makes you a better coach.

You can't have assistant coaches who aren't loyal - but you can learn a lot from your assistant coaches.

To some, challenges are exhausting. To others, they are opportunities in waiting.