When you set a goal, write it down and then it's like making a promise to yourself.

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

Don't get angry; get better.

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

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

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.