Landon Donovan Quotes

I just want to be one of the best in the Premier League, scoring goals.

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.

I got to experience soccer at the highest level at a young age; I decided I wanted to be part of that for as long as possible.

The Premier League is the best league in the world; it's so strong. The smaller teams love to try their chances against the big ones, and this is why the game goes back and forth. That can be strenuous, tough on you and your body, but I really love it.

Even all the top players going to Europe to play helps soccer in America, as do all the MLS players like Beckham and all that, they're trying to promote it. At the end of the day it's about getting the younger generation interested at an early age so most of them will move on and play.

I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players and far better than I ever was.

Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.

These technical flicks and tricks come naturally to me and I don't really think about them. I did a backheel against Udinese and the coach would've strangled me if he could have!

I played soccer when I was a kid. I started when I was 8 and played for 8 more years. I was pretty good. I used to train with Atletico Nacional, which is one of the most important teams in Colombia. I used to train every day.

I played street soccer; that's where I started. If you look at South America, that's why they have technical players.

The Premier League is probably the best in the world so if you have a lot of players who play well there, it's normal that they are going to grow as players.

Of course you want to coach in the Bundesliga when you move into coaching.

I don't have to prepare any differently because it's Messi, because every day in training I am up against people like Rooney, Berbatov, Ronaldo, and Tevez, so you know what to do against big players.

When I was growing up, I played a lot of soccer. I always wanted to be a good soccer player.

With soccer, it's such a dynamic sport. It's important that however you play, you should be training like that.

My big goal is to be a champion in MLS.

I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.

I played soccer and could have probably made it to the top league.

I think Falcao is one of the best strikers because of the way he plays, more than simply being a player with a lot of class, to define a game, a style of play. He's proven that he's a player who works hard; he's very strong both tactically and technically.

It's funny: one of the strongest parts of my game today is heading, and that only really developed when I started playing at the professional level. In the youth teams, all we did was passing.

I'm always learning, especially with the different formations. It will help me in the long run to maybe become a forward player - on the wing or something.

I am very proud of being Brazilian, but I am also thankful for having the chance to play in Germany for four and a half years. I have completely changed the way I play football because Germany is a tougher, faster game which is more tactical with tighter marking.

My dad had a soccer school that he used to run, the Mark Chamberlain Soccer Academy, I used to go to that for two years until the age of seven.

My wish is to concentrate on playing football for Manchester City.

I realise the Premier League is a very tough league and I know I have to be stronger.