Steve Ralston
Steve Ralston
Steve Ralstonis a retired American soccer player and a current assistant coach for the San Jose Earthquakes. At the time of his retirement, Ralston was Major League Soccer's all-time career leader in assists. He also was the MLS record holder for appearances, startsand minutes played. He also held the U.S. record for professional appearancesin 2010. Tim Howard with 483 and Brad Friedel with 550 appearances have both made more professional appearances...
included matter next playing team
We all know it doesn't matter if you are on the team now, ... You could be playing now and doing well and not even be included next year.
almost banging gets later minute sure taylor upset
Our forwards don't get the calls. It could be because Taylor is in there banging hard, but when he gets fouled like that, it should be a penalty. I'm sure Taylor was upset by the non-penalty call, but a minute later he was back in there and almost scored.
best cares nice playoffs record win
Sure, it would be nice to win that, but honestly, it isn't all that important, ... No one cares if you had the best record if you get bounced out of the playoffs in the first round.
award fair ridiculed twice win won
That dang Fair Play award I won twice got me ridiculed a bit. So now I don't want to win it anymore. I just don't like to lose. It's been like that my whole life. It's embarrassing to lose.
afternoon ball begging driving felt hard hit
I was really driving the ball as hard as I could, and I think it fatigued (my quad). Then, in the afternoon practice, I hit a ball and felt something. I thought I could play through it. I didn't want them to think I was begging out of fitness. But then I hit another one, and I really felt it, and that's when I said enough.
came dominated played second team
It is frustrating. I thought we were the better team tonight. Especially the first half, I thought we dominated the game. Second half, give them credit. I thought they came out and played better.
edge fans goal late plan
Yeah, we always plan things that way. Get a late goal to keep the fans on the edge of their seats,
bad chances created felt gotten job nice passing point points three win
It's nice when you're on the road, to at least get a point out of it. We felt like we should have gotten three points tonight. As bad as we played, we still created enough chances to win the game, ... We have to do a better job of passing the ball, we were a little sloppy. At the end of the day, when you're down 1-0 in the 92nd minute, and you can get a point out of it, we'll take it.
difficult good position
I just want to come out (today) and have a good game. I want to make it difficult for him (Arena) to make a decision. I want to put myself in position where I'm in the mix.
chance decision final focus games hope hoping last maybe prove seen
They've seen what I can do over the last two years, and now the focus is on getting back healthy. I'm hoping I get another chance, maybe in those games in Germany, to prove something. ... I hope I get the chance to go back before he makes his final decision on the (World Cup) team.
against amazing cup dreamed goal help high highest national scoring soccer team
It's an amazing high -- the highest of my soccer career. To be able to help the national team get to the World Cup by scoring a goal against Mexico, I don't know if I would have ever dreamed that.
cup hold january miss november rest schedule season team wish
We're part of a team in M.L.S., and if I make the World Cup team, it would be disappointing to miss so much of the season. I wish we could hold our season on the same schedule as the rest of the world. Right now, our schedule from January to November is too long.
best guys hard spot time training trying work
There's still a lot of time to go, and a lot of guys will be trying to get our spot on the team. All I can do is keep training hard and do the best I can and hopefully, it will work out for me.
afford against pieces
They're physical, strong. Koller is 6-7, you can't afford to give up set pieces against them. He's very dangerous.