The previous year it had taken England all their time to beat the full German team in an international and I had taken with me the programme from that match.
Footballers do get a hard time, and there is a lot of generalization going on. When you get to meet players and know them as lads, it's always a bit different.
The blues style - moody or rollicking or boastful or bashful - developed in the Delta around 1900 and was, for a time, exclusively African-American. That isn't the case anymore.
I am grateful for the willingness of both Jurgen Klinsmann and Everton manager Roberto Martinez to afford me the opportunity to spend time with my kids.
But that in and of itself this past year was not a factor in what I did for the national team every time I stepped out there, or in training, or when I stepped out there in the WUSA.
You're not going to be liked by everybody when you speak the truth. I don't speak the truth to put people down; I don't speak the truth to show disrespect.
Lionel Cosgrove: [about to charge at the zombies with a hoisted law mower] Party's over!
Lionel Cosgrove: They're not dead exactly, they're just... sort of rotting.
I had a vocal coach. It's a sad thing, but I had to hire someone so that I could get my Australian accent back.
But I think it's more normal for my team to have no success than it is to win two consecutive European cups.
If I can score goals, then why not, I think the fans will love to see that. I have a big career looking ahead and I want to impress.
As players, you just play for the club. I love Man United, I'm going to play for Man United, and that's what my focus is on.
Love the show 'Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.' Being from Louisiana and a big outdoorsman, I'm a big fan of 'Duck Dynasty' as well.
Potentially he could be. He scored the goal four years ago in France against Argentina that was extraordinary.
The boy can do anything, but to be the star of the World Cup you have got to get to the final and win it!
When George Graham was there they complained, harking back to better days, but I think that's a fantasy.
People say I'm bad at a lot of things. One I agree with is that I'm a bad driver.
Some are wrong because they are not strong enough to fight temptation and some some are wrong because they do not know.
When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.
Of course, we also have the responsibility to win games and the difficulty in the job is to combine both.
I think there are a lot of things that soccer does in the communities that transcend the soccer field.
