Jerome Boateng Quotes

We South Africans are also crazy about football, so the World Cup can be nothing but successful.

It has been very good here, but the World Cup game was different. It had a different significance to it.

There's nothing quite like a World Cup.

Having played in U.S.A. in 1994, in France in 1998, as well as the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan - the first on the Asian continent - I have witnessed the excitement and passion unleashed in those different parts of the world.

It would be a dream to go to my first World Cup.

Whether you're male or female, going to a World Cup is the biggest thing that will ever happen in your life.

The World Cup is a very big event. Every player dreams of playing in one, and it was my dream, too.

It has felt like the World Cup was never going to come for me.

When I was younger Canada took me in. Being able to represent my country in a World Cup would be an amazing experience.

It's an amazing opportunity to be around at the right time and play in a home World Cup.

For everyone, the World Cup is important. It doesn't matter if you are 21, going for your first one, or 35 and going for your third one. It's the biggest stage you can play on, and every opportunity to experience it is something special.

The World Cup focus is football. Team U.S.A. is more than football.

When I watched the World Cup, I had the feeling that I wanted to be there.

The World Cup has been life-changing, for many reasons.

It's the World Cup, and everyone wants to be there. No one will be burnt out; everyone will be raring to go.

Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget.

You have to show up in the World Cup, and in the World Cup anything can happen.

One thing is for sure: a World Cup without me is nothing to watch.

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've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and to represent the city of Los Angeles and California.

Liverpool fans were great to me, I still live near the city and they always come up and shake my hand.

I think Red Sox fans have always been good to me; they've treated me well.

At any rate, I can only see such a success having positive effects for everyone, particularly as our anticipation of the World cup would only increase further.

Here at Carolina, our World Cup opponents marked their calendars. Obviously the other nations wanted to win every game, but a big upset over the U.S. was something we knew other teams would cherish.

I've scored many goals that I've liked, but I think the best memory I have is the one against Korea in the 2010 World Cup.