It's not any one person. It's not any one coach. It's the team.

My goals are for the U.S. team to get to the second round of the World Cup and to win a championship here in the U.S. with my club team the Columbus Crew.

I've been playing since I was eight years old.

I want to be involved in soccer some way.

I think competition is very important; it breeds many good things in a person.

I grew up in a great family.

I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships.

Competition helps people figure it out.

Put your head down and work as hard as you can because there is always someone better out there.

It really came down to deciding between baseball and soccer. Soccer won out because I enjoyed it more.