Landon Donovan Quotes

I've played soccer since I was five.

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.

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.

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

I always had a soccer ball with me. I could never stop. As young as I can remember, my dad was always throwing a soccer ball at me.

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

When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.

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 first got involved in soccer when I was three years old. And I played until I was sixteen, so for thirteen years, and I love it.

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.

I remember Ron Atkinson used to play in the sessions at Manchester United when he was the manager. Rated himself as a player.

I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.

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 actually spoke to all the national team players who play in the Premier League, asking about what the league is like and the style of play. It's one thing watching it on the TV, but being involved in it every day is another thing.

Playing soccer is what I've done and known all my life, starting at such a young age with my friends.

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

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

I wanted to be a soccer player.

To play a soccer game, you have to be in very good shape.

I didn't know there was such a thing as professional soccer, but I knew that Brazil had a women's team that competed against other countries, and I wanted to be on that team.

I wanted to be a soccer player. I knew that couldn't happen.

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.