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
best ending hope possible
I hope we can do it. It would be the best possible ending to our qualifying.
beat comments game save sounds until
I know that sounds weird. But that's how I feel. It's not just another game for me. I clearly, desperately want to beat them. I'll save my comments until after the game.
free goal good half kicks knew momentum
The first half was sluggish. We didn't play so great. After the halftime, we got a little momentum and we started to get some free kicks in good areas. You knew that if we got a goal that they would be dead.
ball hard keeps minutes momentum period popping run trying
The hard thing was seeing. There was a period of 15-20 minutes where you couldn't see more than 10 yards. The other thing is you are trying to run with the ball and it just keeps popping up, popping up and it's hard to get your momentum going.
atmosphere couple games good help intensity
The good thing is it's over and it's not like that's going to have ramifications on our season. If anything it will help us. You don't play in games of that intensity and atmosphere but a couple of times a year.
absolutely holds
You can see that he already absolutely holds his own at this level, and I think that's incredible.
hard region team
You'd be hard-pressed to find another team in our region that could do that.
cup happy shy
You can't go into a World Cup timid, and you can't go into it shy thinking, well, it's just I'm happy to be there and let's get out and play. You're there for a reason, and we're there to win.
silly home crowds
To imagine being in Germany having a home crowd is kind of silly, but we'll take it.
fun sleep vacation
Relaxing, going on vacation, sleeping, having fun when I want, golfing when I want, do whatever I want - I am going to enjoy it.
soccer dig-deep shakes
Some things you can shake off, some things dig deeper than soccer.
reality sides turns
If you let the reality of the business side get to you, it can turn you, and that's not good at all.
player expectations pressure
Do I feel pressure being a young player with high expectations? Nah.
men important alive
Family is the most important thing in the world. If everything ended tomorrow and my family was still there, I'd be the happiest man alive.