Family is the most important thing in the world. If everything ended tomorrow and my family was still there, I'd be the happiest man alive.

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.

I genuinely want to do my best every day, and I genuinely want to enjoy life every day.

I used to focus more on scoring. Now I take a lot of pride and pleasure in helping someone else do well.

I love winning and any team I'm on, I expect to win.

Ten years ago, the level was nowhere near what it is today. (on soccer in the United States)

As a spectator, you get to watch everything, but I'd much rather be playing than watching. I'll have time to watch later in my career.

I sure am handsome. I cant lie. This is one handsome guy.

The second-highest honor is playing for your country, and the highest honor is wearing the armband for your country. It shows that the players have confidence in me, and that feels good.

I've got a lot to prove to a lot of people, including myself.

Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma.

Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.

I can imagine no greater bliss than to lie about, reading novels all day.

Respect yourself is you would have others respect you.

It's a great feeling to know that 100 cops want to stop you doing something and they can't.

The average man is a conformist, accepting miseries and disasters with the stoicism of a cow standing in the rain.

[Nabokov's] language is made visible . . . like a veil or transparent curtain. You cannot help seeing the curtain as you peek into the intimate rooms behind.

I have no problem with people seeing me as the nice guy. I hope they don't see me as just the nice guy.

I feel that beauty and femininity are ageless

The fact is, we'll never build a lasting economic recovery by going deeper into debt at a faster rate than we ever have before.

I'm glad I didn't have to fight in any war. I'm glad I didn't have to pick up a gun. I'm glad I didn't get killed or kill somebody. I hope my kids enjoy the same lack of manhood.