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All Quotes by author - Landon Donovan

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch. "

" Fortunately for me, it's 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 don't have that killer instinct of the forwards from other countries. "

" Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" I know conventional wisdom has always been to go to Europe, and I did that early on, and I tried it, but I realised pretty quickly if I wasn't playing, nothing else mattered - I wasn't going to be happy. "

" 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'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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" I talk periodically with the producers at EA and I try to be as honest as possible because as great as EA does, you just don't want to hear good things. These people are really passionate about making games and making them as realistic as possible. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's got to be harder in real life to win a World Cup. But depending on if you play World Class level on FIFA, it's going to be difficult to win in the video game, too. "

" I've always been active - outdoors, on the beach, playing - and so to go home and have to sit on my couch and relax... it's frustrating. Sometimes, you just have to really shut yourself down. "

" I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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