You got me: I do Pilates. I love Pilates because we do very specific training in soccer for the same six or seven muscles, but we neglect so many other muscles. So when I do Pilates, it helps get all the rest of the muscles in shape and gets them working together.

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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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I used to focus more on scoring. Now I take a lot of pride and pleasure in helping someone else do well.

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Ten years ago, the level was nowhere near what it is today.

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

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The second-highest honor is playing for your country, and the highest honor is wearing the armband for your country. It shows that the players have confidence in me, and that feels good.

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I love winning and any team I'm on, I expect to win.

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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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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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If you let the reality of the business side get to you, it can turn you, and that's not good at all.

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Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma.

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Fortunately for me, its my most favorite drill, and that is finishing. However, from a young age, soccer players in this country are not taught how to properly finish, and I think you see that through the professional ranks, that we dont have that killer instinct of the forwards from other countries.

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I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe. I've certainly had players come up, even before the game has started, and say, "Hey, after the game, can we trade jerseys?" It's kind of like, "Well, let's get through the game first and we'll deal with that later."

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

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

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Family is the most important thing in the world. If everything ended tomorrow and my family was still there, I'd be the happiest man alive.

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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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Americans love winners, so if we win we know we'll get a lot of support.

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

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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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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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