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.

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.

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.

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)

An artist may visit a museum but only a pedant can live there.

My goal on my bucket list is to write a romantic comedy movie.

Iran has to live up to its international obligations. . . . The president has said that our patience is not unlimited.

Whatever crisis you are going through, fruit will come from it. Allow the crisis to bring fruit.

Goodness that comes out of hiding and assumes a public role is no longer good, but corrupt in its own terms and will carry its own corruption wherever it goes.

The Ministry places a rather higher value on my life than yours, I’m afraid.

The truly greedy, it seems to me, are those who think they've a right to live well at the expense of others.

And mothers are usually quite trustworthy, as long as your their son. Otherwise look out!

Better to be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of all misfortune.

Towering is the confidence of twenty-one.