I'm a footballer, that's my job and that's all I want to be known for.
If you know sports in Dade County, you know me.
Some people really think I'm an ex-pro player.
New Zealand has a great reputation in America for golf.
Winning domestic tournaments like leagues, cups, and super cups adds to your standing in your country, but once you take a step forward in Europe and lift that European Cup, I think that prestige extends to the global stage.
People talk about footballers and they get a bad press when not all of them deserve it.
There are certain teams in the NFL that have a certain aura about them, and there's a certain respect level about them.
Any club that wins the European Cup gives it more credence.
I think it's very easy for people to stereotype athletes, good and bad.
Playing football in Fargo has a total big-time feel. Everyone says it's FCS and it's a smaller school, but in Fargo, North Dakota, and in the state of North Dakota, NDSU football is the real deal.
I'd rather be on the sports page than on the front page.
