Men are sort of doofuses about sunscreen, and for the most part, women are more inclined to take better care of themselves, but a reminder is always good for everyone. – Landon Donovan
I have to be able to be honest and be credible, and I think I can say, ‘This guy did not have his best game today’ rather than, ‘He is awful and I cannot believe he did that.’ – Landon Donovan
When you’re with your club team, every week you have a performance to judge. But when you’re with the national team, it’s a little different because you might not play for three or four months at a time. Things change constantly. – Landon Donovan
I think where we’re still a little bit behind some other countries is just our pure soccer knowledge and our savvy on the field. That takes time and generations that have watched soccer growing up, played the game growing up. – Landon Donovan
The advantage doesn’t come because you can run more than someone over 90 minutes. The advantage comes when, in the tenth minute, I’m sprinting back and making another guy chase me. By the end of the game, that guy’s worn down, but I can still keep going at the same pace. – Landon Donovan
I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot. – Landon Donovan
Life isn’t perfect, of course, but we all know it’s how you react to things that counts. – Landon Donovan
I know conventional wisdom has always been to go to Europe, and I did that early on, and I tried it, but I realised pretty quickly if I wasn’t playing, nothing else mattered – I wasn’t going to be happy. – Landon Donovan
Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. – Landon Donovan
A lot of times I watch sporting events, and there are things I want to say and things I see that don’t get said or talked about. – Landon Donovan
As athletes, most of the time we deal with fans cussing at us, saying how much we suck. – Landon Donovan
That’s a part that’s always a challenge for athletes: trying to keep the passion alive while knowing it’s still your job. There’s no question that at some point, probably sooner rather than later, I’ll be pretty burned out. And when that time comes, then I’ll take a step back and take a look at it and see if I want to keep going. – Landon Donovan
I think it’s probably a good lesson for other people to follow – to not always make the decision that’s popular for others, but to do what you feel like is the right thing to do. – Landon Donovan
I’ve never met anybody who says they don’t like the World Cup. If you’re a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports. – Landon Donovan
I’m a little skeptical of foreign coaches in our league and in U.S. Soccer just because of how different our league is and our players are than other players around the world. – Landon Donovan
I genuinely want to do my best every day, and I genuinely want to enjoy life every day. – Landon Donovan
I think all players reach a point in their career where it’s natural to lose some of that hunger, that desire, to sort of break out or be a star. – Landon Donovan
Unfortunately, I think there’s not enough education about hydration. When I was young, we knew nothing about it. We all know that there’s cases of athletes having serious issues because of dehydration and even dying. – Landon Donovan
I would probably say that being a commissioner in sports is one of the hardest jobs in the world. – Landon Donovan
I want to be a positive influence. I want to be someone who they want to call in and want here consistently, regardless of my role. – Landon Donovan
As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you’re not given that chance, it’s hard to watch. – Landon Donovan
I’ve always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career. – Landon Donovan
