Landon Donovan Quotes

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Soccer, Sports, Football

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

  Landon Donovan

  Enjoy Life, Want, Enjoy

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

  Landon Donovan

  Pride, Helping Someone, Focus

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

  Landon Donovan

  Sports, Team, Winning

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

  Landon Donovan

  Soccer, Years, Usa

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Country, Player, Feel Good

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Careers, Watches, Spectators

  "Landon Donovan: World Cup Interview". Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. May 17, 2006.

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

  Landon Donovan

  People, Prove, Including

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• 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.

  Landon Donovan

  Men, Important, Alive

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• I think about the things I control and do them well.

  Landon Donovan

  Thinking, Wells

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Soccer, Practice, Games

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• I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role.

  Landon Donovan

  Roles, Want, Influence

  "Donovan candidly discusses future, retirement in wide-ranging Q&A". Interview with Grant Wahl, www.si.com. May 23, 2012.

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Reality, Sides, Turns

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Challenges, World, Beats

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• Americans love winners, so if we win we know we'll get a lot of support.

  Landon Donovan

  Winning, Support, Winner

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• Everything balled up into one: Beat Mexico and qualify. There's no better scenario.

  Landon Donovan

  Mexico, Beats, Scenarios

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

  Landon Donovan

  Father, Cancer, Cells

  "Landon Donovan Loves Pilates". Interview with Locke Hughes, www.shape.com.

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Soccer, Country, Thinking

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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."

  Landon Donovan

  Player, Games, Shoes

  "Q&A: Landon Donovan Is America". Interview with Shawn Donnelly, www.esquire.com. August 02, 2012.

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Soccer, Sports, Thinking

  "Q&A: Landon Donovan Is America". Interview with Shawn Donnelly, www.esquire.com. August 02, 2012.

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• There is something to be said for waking up every morning and seeing the sun.

  Landon Donovan

  Soccer, Football, Morning

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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

  Men, Years, Roles

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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.

  Landon Donovan

  Team, Heart, Winning

  "Landon Donovan gets over being cut" By Bill Plaschke, www.latimes.com. June 28, 2014.

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• Relaxing, going on vacation, sleeping, having fun when I want, golfing when I want, do whatever I want - I am going to enjoy it.

  Landon Donovan

  Fun, Sleep, Vacation

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

  Landon Donovan

  Lying, Guy, Handsome

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