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
excited exciting field stepping travel trying
No chance. I've got to find it somehow. It'll be more exciting when I get there. I'm not excited about the travel and trying to recover, but I think stepping out on the field there is going to be really cool.
full game hard laying reason says special sunday thinking trying week
The reason I know how special this game is, is on Sunday night, a full week before the game, I was already thinking about the game laying in bed. And I never do that. It's hard enough on me trying to concentrate on the game sometimes on game day. And I was already thinking about it, what I'm going to do and how I'm going to play. How it's going to feel when we win. That says it all.
excited field hopefully madrid short stepping three time travel trying tuesday wins
(It's been) tiring, ... but two wins (in a short time frame) is always good. Hopefully we can make it three on Tuesday in Madrid ... I'm not excited about the travel and trying to recover, but I think stepping out on the field there will be really cool.
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.
best ending possible
It would be the best possible ending to our qualifying.
finish result sixth worry
Crucial, ... You don't want to worry about other results, you don't want to worry about getting a result in the sixth game. If you can finish it ... you finish it.
bruce chance coaching depth good great guys mean next opportunity prove seven team
Bruce made a good comment. He said: 'We've qualified, and that's great. But let's get better over the next seven months. It doesn't mean you relax. Let's get better as a coaching staff, as a team. And guys that get a chance to play now should prove that they belong.' That makes the depth of our team better. It's a great opportunity for some guys.
level near nowhere obligation people ten
Ten years ago, the level was nowhere near what it is today. We have an obligation to do that and most people take that seriously.
absolutely chance focus happy hard imagine love national needs prefer reason says scenario team
Don't get me wrong. I'd love to play for the national team but if I had the chance to be here and focus here then I'd prefer to do that, ... The only way is if (Bruce Arena) absolutely needs me. It's hard to imagine a scenario where that would be the case. If he says 'Look, for this reason or that I need you there,' I'll go. I'd be happy to go. If he really doesn't need me to be there, I'd like to stay.
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.
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.
drama literally
Literally from the first minute, they went down, ... They wanted to make a big drama out of the game.
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.