John McEnroe

What's that?

Herb Brooks, Kurt Russell quote, I'm not looking for the best players.

I'm looking for the right ones.

Please, God, we got the right ones.

This team can most certainly get to the quarterfinals.

And to do that would write themselves into the history, the hearts, the minds of the fan base in a tournament, which is going to be massive with or without them.

Americans love an excuse to cut work and daytime drink.

This tournament's going to be enormous, Dan.

I just yearn that these American men make themselves part of the storyline.

The best player in the World Cup is who?

Lionel Messi, the best player I've ever seen.

Oh, my Lord.

The way he plays, he barely runs.

He walks around the field.

He looks, if you've not seen him, he's 5'6".

He looks like he's just strolled out of your local Supercuts.

But suddenly, in a burst, he will just do something transcendent.

There's a famous Uruguayan poet, Eduardo Galeano, who said Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, the last Argentinian goat, played as if the ball was stuck to his foot.

He said Lionel Messi plays as if the ball is actually inside his shoe.

He can do things.