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I didn't have to step up into a leadership role, ... I just had to be there and help out where I could. But this year I had to be more of the man.

Landon Donovan

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Landon Donovan
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: March 4
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The first goal is always important.
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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.
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New England has two factors to get them ready to play. They've consistently been, if not the best, the second best team all year and they're playing confidently. And a lot of those guys were on field when they lost to LA. They'll take motivation in that.
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If you let the reality of the business side get to you, it can turn you, and that's not good at all.
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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.
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Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma.
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I'm lucky to be doing what I love, and I appreciate that I can make a good living doing it. I love to play soccer-whether it's in a game, practice or playing with friends-so it isn't like I'm under pressure at all.
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In my heart of hearts, I thought, if we get a 1-0 win and the team doesn't perform well, that would feel good.
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He's confident. He knows what he's good at and he has people around him to help him. (on Freddy Adu)
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There is something to be said for waking up every morning and seeing the sun.
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I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe. I've certainly had players come up, even before the game has started, and say, Hey, after the game, can we trade jerseys? It's kind of like, Well, let's get through the game first and we'll deal with that later.
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I don't know about the rest of the world, but I know in our region everyone is gunning to beat us. We have a new challenge.
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If I look back after 10 weeks and say I really want to stay then maybe I can make that happen. If I say OK it was good, but I’m ready to go then I can go, but for now I’m taking it week by week.
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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.
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Some things you can shake off, some things dig deeper than soccer.
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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.
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Do I feel pressure being a young player with high expectations? Nah.
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Fortunately for me, its my most favorite drill, and that is finishing. However, from a young age, soccer players in this country are not taught how to properly finish, and I think you see that through the professional ranks, that we dont have that killer instinct of the forwards from other countries.
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