Quotes from Landon Donovan

As athletes, most of the time we deal with fans cussing at us, saying how much we suck.

I sure am handsome. I can't lie. This is one handsome guy.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

To imagine being in Germany having a home crowd is kind of silly, but we'll take it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I like teff, an Ethiopian grain. It's not so popular in the States yet, but it's really good, almost like a porridge. And I love sushi, but it's not always that healthy, so I don't keep it at home.

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.

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.

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.

There have been weeks when I've not been hydrating properly or not eating properly or training too hard. When I do that, I don't feel good. It has to be the exact formula.

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.

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

The first goal is always important.

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

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.

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

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.