I am both honored and blessed to have had such a wonderful career with the LA Galaxy and I am thankful for everything the club, the fans and the community has done for me and my family.

Overall, I think I'm in pretty good shape, but I'm not really someone that is gung-ho or a fitness fanatic.

I don't like the same old thing all the time.

I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.

I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I am someone who enjoys change.

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had.

You are going to have hostile crowds and the fans are going to find out where you are staying and keep you awake at night. They are going to use everything possible.

Being out in the heat for two weeks can definitely drain your energy.

I turned 24 in the middle of my first World Cup and it was quite an unbelievable experience. It's really hard for words to do it justice.

The league, I think, is doing well. It's growing, it's maturing, and it's becoming a better league. (on Major League Soccer)

I don't want a man around, what use are they except for ten seconds' worth of half babies

The grass may be greener on the other side, but will the sky be as blue?

When perception and reality collide, we grow".

To be satisfied with what one has that is wealth. As long as one sorely needs a certain additional amount that man isn't rich.

Knowledge comes Of learning well retain'd, unfruitful else.

If you're going to generalize about women, you'll find yourself up to here in exceptions.

Freedom is the greatest fruit of self sufficiency.

Shame is no comrade for the poor, I weet.

Why do we have such a finite capacity for pleasure but an infinite one for pain?

Corporate conglomerates run without regulation do not work in the service of society, and run reckless and unchecked whenever possible.