Landon Donovan Quotes on Soccer (4 Quotes)

I think that's what angers them about us. We have lives beyond soccer. For a lot of them they don't, players, coaches, people in Mexico, that's what they have. It's almost what makes it sweeter to beat them.

I got to a point where I was really pissed off that we might not qualify for the World Cup because two sides couldn't come to an agreement, ... It was kind of like a now-or-never point, so I finally just decided to call Dr. Bob Contiguglia , the U. S. Soccer president. It must have been 3 in the morning. It was pretty brief and had nothing to do with numbers. It was just, 'What can we do to get us back in camp and playing What's a compromise And then we can talk about the other stuff later.' He was clearly on board, and he wanted this thing to happen.

Most of us are in this more than just for playing soccer. We're in it for the bigger goal to move it along for the next generation.

It's soccer, so you never know. Maybe the game Sunday will be a little slower and wide open. I think people will expect a lot of goals.