I don't know how smart I am, but I was a student of the game and I still watch games and still pick up things. If you watch individual players you will see genius.

I don't blame the players, I don't blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches.

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

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.

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

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