We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had.

The league, I think, is doing well. It's growing, it's maturing, and it's becoming a better league.

That's one of my jobs, just trying to do what I can to help this team out as much as possible.

I know a lot of people didn't understand why I came back, and people are still going to say it was stupid and it was the wrong decision. But I'm happy.

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.

I've seen a lot of highs and a lot of lows with this team, and one thing I've learned is that even though you have lows, you're not going to have them forever, so you've got to keep fighting.

Being out in that heat for two weeks definitely drains your energy.

I definitely do like change. I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I don't like the same old thing all the time.

Overall, I think I'm in pretty good shape, but I'm not really someone that is gung-ho or a fitness fanatic.

We are still confident as a team that we will make it through to the final Cup qualifying round.

You know what you are getting into, but being out in that heat for two weeks definitely drains your energy.

We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had.

The league, is doing well. It is just a matter of trying to sort some things out with my contract.

I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I am someone who enjoys change.

You are going to have hostile crowds and the fans are going to find out where you are staying and keep you awake at night. They are going to use everything possible.

It's difficult to compare coaches. You really can't compare them.

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

I think the Commissioner is taking the steps necessary to give the game back to the players and the fans and hopefully take the league to the next level.

I don't like the same old thing all the time.

After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and I dedicated myself to helping young athletes learn more about injury prevention.

As a player, I was fortunate to work with coaching and medical staffs that underscored the importance of utilizing injury prevention exercises, which contributed to my healthy and long playing career.

I am a kid from the '70s, when video games first started coming out, so I definitely have to say I am a video game junkie to this day.

I am both honored and blessed to have had such a wonderful career with the L.A. Galaxy and I am thankful for everything the club, the fans and the community has done for me and my family.

I am excited to bring my deep knowledge, passion and expertise of soccer in this country to The New York Cosmos. They truly represent where this sport is headed on a national and international level, and I want to make history with them.

I like the guys on the team and the coaching here. I especially like the management. The Galaxy have been really good to me.

I turned 24 in the middle of my first World Cup and it was quite an unbelievable experience. It's really hard for words to do it justice.

I've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and to represent the city of Los Angeles and California.

I've been working on my finishing for quite some time. It's just a question of paying attention to the minor details.

Looking back now at my first World Cup experience, I didn't know what was going on. I was a newbie and I had no idea what to expect.

The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It's an event. And it will fly by faster than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, 'Wow, it's over already?' You have to remember to take it all in and enjoy it.

The people I still talk to are some of the old Galaxy players all over the place. That's a bond that's pretty special.

There's no need to overwhelm yourself with thoughts, because you know that you're just as good or better than some of the players you're going up against.

You want to teach the next generation so they can learn a little bit faster and a little bit more so everything becomes that much better.

Confidence comes from hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

The dedication of the United States Air Force, Special Forces, and others involved in the mission to tracking down terrorists can not be matched. We express our gratitude to these men and women who defend the freedom America represents.

Through persistent dedication, Susan B. Anthony, and other remarkable leaders, women were finally granted the right to vote in 1920.

While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The groups that have awarded them are all a little different. It's a little hard to single out any one for that, but I think the dedication of this building would have to go toward the top of the list.

We will ensure that associates continue to possess unsurpassed product knowledge and maintain their dedication to customer service and respect for their colleagues and for the communities in which they work and live.

Most of us serve our ideals by fits and starts. The person who makes a success of living is the one who sees his goal steadily and aims for it unswervingly. That is dedication.

I think that with a lot of hard work and dedication, I feel that I could be the best in the world. I'm still only 35 years old... I have a fresh start physically and mentally, and I feel that I can achieve my goal to be the best again.

My brother Larry. He taught me how hard work and dedication to the game was the only way to make it. He's taken care of all my business activities for me and my family for many years, and I thank him for that.

To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication.

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.

The March on Washington was a culmination of years of hard work and dedication of many individuals.

The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace... a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and, through cooperation, his ability to find greatness.

Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.