Don't whine. Find the positive in difficult situations.

If I win, I attract other good players and by doing that I win more games.

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

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

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

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.

Don't whine. Find the positive in difficult situations.