Best Landon Donovan Quotes

#1. I would probably say that being a commissioner in sports is one of the hardest jobs in the world.

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#2. I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.

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#3. Some things you can shake off, some things dig deeper than soccer.

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#4. I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.

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#5. I remember - when I was little, I remember playing 'Tecmo Bowl,' and I would be so excited to be Bo Jackson in the game that I wanted to watch him play in real life.

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#6. I think all players reach a point in their career where it's natural to lose some of that hunger, that desire, to sort of break out or be a star.

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#7. Ten years ago, the level was nowhere near what it is today.
(on soccer in the United States)

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#8. There was this old soccer game called 'Goal' for the old Nintendo, and ever since then, I've played everything from the old school games to the 360.

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#9. He's confident. He knows what he's good at and he has people around him to help him.
(on Freddy Adu)

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#10. You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward.

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#11. When people say 'American soccer,' they think of the U.S. national team. But American soccer also includes Major League Soccer, and until we have a league that produces players at the rate other leagues around the world do, I don't believe we'll ever get to where we want to be.

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#12. I think about the things I control and do them well.

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#13. I didn't have to step up into a leadership role, ... I just had to be there and help out where I could. But this year I had to be more of the man.

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#14. I don't think in terms of legacy or that kind of stuff. I've always thought that'll take care of itself if I did everything right on a day-to-day basis.

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#15. Most of us are in this more than just for playing soccer. We're in it for the bigger goal - to move it along for the next generation.

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#16. I think where we're still a little bit behind some other countries is just our pure soccer knowledge and our savvy on the field. That takes time and generations that have watched soccer growing up, played the game growing up.

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#17. I don't know about the rest of the world, but I know in our region everyone is gunning to beat us. We have a new challenge.

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#18. Unfortunately, I think there's not enough education about hydration. When I was young, we knew nothing about it. We all know that there's cases of athletes having serious issues because of dehydration and even dying.

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#19. I genuinely want to do my best every day, and I genuinely want to enjoy life every day.

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#20. I got to say 'Hi' to Dolly Parton, which my mom thought was kind of cool.

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#21. If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.

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#22. When you're with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you're with the national team, it's a little different because you might not play for three or four months at a time. Things change constantly.

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#23. Everything balled up into one: Beat Mexico and qualify. There's no better scenario.

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#24. I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.

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#25. In my heart of hearts, I thought, if we get a 1-0 win and the team doesn't perform well, that would feel good.

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#26. I'm a little skeptical of foreign coaches in our league and in U.S. Soccer just because of how different our league is and our players are than other players around the world.

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#27. I'm lucky to be doing what I love, and I appreciate that I can make a good living doing it. I love to play soccer-whether it's in a game, practice or playing with friends-so it isn't like I'm under pressure at all.

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#28. I have to be able to be honest and be credible, and I think I can say, 'This guy did not have his best game today' rather than, 'He is awful and I cannot believe he did that.'

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#29. I grew up playing video games. And the cool thing about the EA Sports games is they took me through the whole motion-capture thing, where they put little sensors on my body so the video game really is me. It actually moves the way I move.

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#30. New England has two factors to get them ready to play. They've consistently been, if not the best, the second best team all year and they're playing confidently. And a lot of those guys were on field when they lost to LA. They'll take motivation in that.

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#31. There is something to be said for waking up every morning and seeing the sun.

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#32. If I look back after 10 weeks and say I really want to stay then maybe I can make that happen. If I say OK it was good, but I'm ready to go then I can go, but for now I'm taking it week by week.

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#33. Life isn't perfect, of course, but we all know it's how you react to things that counts.

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#34. I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe.

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#35. A lot of times I watch sporting events, and there are things I want to say and things I see that don't get said or talked about.

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#36. I think it's probably a good lesson for other people to follow - to not always make the decision that's popular for others, but to do what you feel like is the right thing to do.

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#37. As a spectator, you get to watch everything, but I'd much rather be playing than watching. I'll have time to watch later in my career.

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#38. I've got a lot to prove to a lot of people, including myself.

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