Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovanis an American retired professional soccer player, who played as a forward...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth4 March 1982
CityOntario, CA
develop fame goal less major money players soccer
All of us who play here for less money than we could make and less fame than other players get around the world, we have the same goal in mind, ... We want soccer to develop and become a major sport in this country.
country deserves hit people
It's just a number, but it's special. There's not a lot of people in this country or in the world that have hit 100, so he's been around a long time. He deserves it.
eight game gave goal half late minutes seems taken time
It seems like we gave up a goal every time we were late in a game here at home. Realistically though, the half should be 45 minutes. Six, seven, or eight minutes were taken away from us, so it was fair.
anyone sign sure wish yell
It's a sign of respect, right? They don't yell that to anyone else. I'm sure they wish I hadn't come tonight.
beat scenario sick time
They do a lot of talking. They haven't beat us in a long time here. I'm kind of sick of it, ... There's no better scenario than to beat them easily.
almost came game goal knew push worked
It's a game where they had to push and try to get a goal to win, so I knew when I came in there was going to be a lot of space. It worked out. We almost got the goal we needed.
beat game
It's not just another game for me. I clearly, absolutely, desperately want to beat them.
best game greatest happen people road seen
It was the greatest game I've ever been part of. Things don't happen like that. Years down the road people are going to say that's the best game they've ever seen in the league.
everybody game home job night opening send win
We're getting our rings, it's opening night and it's going to be exciting. It's our job to win the game and send everybody home happy.
behind finish game good hopefully move points sure third wednesday
We still need to get points and make sure that we at least finish third in the West. But it is a good game to put Wednesday behind us and hopefully move forward.
beat bet bit nine ourselves
Would I bet that nine times out of 10 we're going to beat Brazil? Probably not. Could we beat Brazil? Absolutely. So you have to be a little bit realistic, but we want to put ourselves in that situation. And if we're in that situation, I would still be confident.
change respect treat
I just don't like the talking, I don't like the mannerisms, I don't like the way they treat us and the way they don't respect us, ... I want that to change and I'm going to try and be a big part of that on Saturday.
almost anywhere coach element gives knows tempo timing
Claudio gives us an element we can't get anywhere else. He understands timing and tempo in a game. He knows when to go, he knows when not to go. It's almost like having a coach on the field. It's incredible.
bit contribute disservice growing soccer
If we as Americans can't contribute to our league, it's a bit of a disservice in growing soccer here in the US.