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
almost beat beyond lives people sweeter
I think that's what angers them about us. We have lives beyond soccer. For a lot of them they don't, players, coaches, people in Mexico, that's what they have. It's almost what makes it sweeter to beat them.
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.
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.
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.
continue goal
Our goal is to continue progressing in the World Cup,
drama literally
Literally from the first minute, they went down, ... They wanted to make a big drama out of the game.
ball teams walking
I think too often we let teams off the hook. When you get fouled, there's a lot of times you can put the ball down and play, and teams are kind of walking back. At this level, it can make a difference.
beyond lives soccer talk
I think that's what angers them about us, because we have lives beyond soccer and many of them don't . . . That's why they talk and say the things they do, because they can't do it on the field.
bit easier expected
I'm so happy, man. They made it a little bit easier on us. I expected more. After we got the first one, they were never in the game.
deserves extremely happy impressed
I'm stunned, impressed and extremely happy for him. He deserves his reward.
certainly gone motivated prepared wish
I was better prepared and I was pretty motivated tonight, ... I certainly wish it could have gone better and I could have got another goal.
excuse excuses game
We've had excuses for part of the year, but we don't have excuses now. This is a game we need to win, period.