If you qualify for a World Cup and expect to get an easy group, you are in the wrong sport. It doesn't work like that. Tim Howard More Quotes by Tim Howard More Quotes From Tim Howard I was physically strong and Barack Obama felt motivated to continue and so to be quite honest -- I miss it, i don't know how it's going to end but my plan is to certainly be part of a U.S. team that qualifies for Russia and to be in Russia and be part of that team. Tim Howard top-news I try and tell all the kids that I meet that hope to be amazing one day and be a professional athlete or a doctor or a lawyer or whatever they want to be. I tell them they can do all that because Tourette's won't stop them. Tim Howard doctordaylawyerhope I've been fortunate enough to be headstrong, to be full of self-belief, and those things have never wavered for me. Tim Howard neverthingsmeenough I don't complain when it's sunny. Tim Howard complainsunny When you play professionally, you get accustomed to turnover. Players come and go - they get injured, they get transferred, they get cut from the team. Coaches are hired, and coaches are fired. It's just part of the world you live in. Tim Howard liveyouteamworld Sometimes I tic or twitch or cough, and it's a very public thing. Tim Howard coughthingverysometimes The most important thing in my life is Christ. He's more important than winning or losing or whether I'm playing or not. Everything else is just a bonus. Tim Howard my-lifelosingwinninglife Protecting animals is very important to me, and I think speaking out against fur is an amazing cause. Tim Howard amazingthinkmeimportant I've made plenty of mistakes as a keeper, that's for sure. I'll make plenty more before I'm through. Tim Howard mistakesmakemorethrough My mom broke the mold. She put my brother and I first, always, and worked her fingers to the bone trying to provide for us. She taught us right from wrong and gave us very strong morals and values and belief in family, things that have stayed with me. Tim Howard mefamilymombrother Sure, I like ice cream, but when you keep a healthy lifestyle, it's: Do you prefer sweets and crappy food, or do you prefer to have a nice body? It depends on what you want more. Tim Howard younicebodyfood You want to be wanted, and you want people to rely on you. Tim Howard yourelywantpeople Right now, as I've gotten older, my tics sustain for five or ten years. So, I can deal with them on a daily basis; I know how it affects my body. But when you're 10 years old, and every three months a tic comes along, it's daunting because you don't know what the next one is going to look like, what it's going to feel like. Tim Howard dailyfeellookyou I think you hope, throughout the course of your career, if you do things right often enough, you might get a moment in time that you can do something special. Tim Howard momentyouhopetime I wasn't a troublemaker. I wasn't impertinent. The teachers liked me. But year after year, the comments on my report cards basically came down to a single point, and it was 100% accurate: I seemed to get nothing whatsoever out of all those long hours spent in the classroom. Tim Howard teachersdownmelong OCD is an anxiety disorder, one that brings conscious intrusive thoughts and compulsions - 'Touch the bannister. Pick up that rock. You'd better do it, or something terrible will happen.' Tim Howard thoughtsbetteryouanxiety It's easy to just go out and buy a $200 piece of clothing. The real challenge is finding it for half that. Tim Howard findingchallengerealeasy Sometimes you just give everything you have, and you do your absolute best, and it doesn't stack up. Tim Howard yourbestyousometimes As soon as things get serious in front of the goal, I don't have any twitches... It's probably because at that moment, my concentration on the game is stronger than the Tourette syndrome. Tim Howard gamemomentstrongerserious I enjoy being a role model for kids. Tim Howard rolerole-modelbeingenjoy
