Quotes by Landon Donovan

About Landon Donovan:

Landon Timothy Donovan is an American retired professional soccer player.
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Fortunately for me, it's 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 don't have that ...

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I have to be able to be honest and be credible, and I think I can say, 'This guy did not have his best game today' rather than, 'He is awful and I cannot believe he did that.'

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

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If you've followed my career at all, you will know that I perform best in comfortable surroundings. Though other leagues may seem more enticing to other players, it's something I'm just not interested in doing personally.

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The biggest thing for me with charity is awareness. Obviously as an athlete, I have an opportunity to make people more aware. The average person doesn't have that opportunity, so the best way is to spare some money, clothing, food - something. Most o...

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I've never asked a player if they would sign my shoe.

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My guess is that if David Beckham wants Ronaldo's jersey, he's going to get it.

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I think all players reach a point in their career where it's natural to lose some of that hunger, that desire, to sort of break out or be a star.

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I sure am handsome. I can't lie. This is one handsome guy.

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There was this old soccer game called 'Goal' for the old Nintendo, and ever since then, I've played everything from the old school games to the 360.

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I don't think in terms of legacy or that kind of stuff. I've always thought that'll take care of itself if I did everything right on a day-to-day basis.

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When people say 'American soccer,' they think of the U.S. national team. But American soccer also includes Major League Soccer, and until we have a league that produces players at the rate other leagues around the world do, I don't believe we'll ever...

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You put a lot of pressure on your defenders to be able to hold the fort when you go forward.

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I'm a little skeptical of foreign coaches in our league and in U.S. Soccer just because of how different our league is and our players are than other players around the world.

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My brother and I have always had this theory that, as stupid as it sounds, in video games, there is a certain hand-eye coordination and a thought process that you can learn.

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The advantage doesn't come because you can run more than someone over 90 minutes. The advantage comes when, in the tenth minute, I'm sprinting back and making another guy chase me. By the end of the game, that guy's worn down, but I can still keep go...

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I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career.

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

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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.

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I got to say 'Hi' to Dolly Parton, which my mom thought was kind of cool.

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Author Bio

  • NameLandon Donovan
  • DescriptionAmerican soccer player
  • AliasesLandon Timothy Donovan
  • BornMarch 4, 1982
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionAssociation Football Player