Landon Donovan

So, so we had that. And I remember there being group texts where literally guys, for lack of a better word, we'd bully each other. to go into camp. Like, if we got a message that, like, Josie wasn't coming in, Michael would side text us, and we'd all text Josie, like, hey, I saw you come off in the 60th minute. You're not coming in, huh? You're coming in, aren't you, bro?

So, so we had that. And I remember there being group texts where literally guys, for lack of a better word, we'd bully each other. to go into camp. Like, if we got a message that, like, Josie wasn't coming in, Michael would side text us, and we'd all text Josie, like, hey, I saw you come off in the 60th minute. You're not coming in, huh? You're coming in, aren't you, bro?

And, like, we'd have a giggle. Or Josie would text one of us, like, don't tell me I'm not going to see you in Chicago this summer. And you're like, you start getting this feeling like, oh, I feel like tons of pressure. I got to go in. My boys are giving me stick, right? And so there was a camaraderie and a leadership about the group. And I just wonder if the...

And, like, we'd have a giggle. Or Josie would text one of us, like, don't tell me I'm not going to see you in Chicago this summer. And you're like, you start getting this feeling like, oh, I feel like tons of pressure. I got to go in. My boys are giving me stick, right? And so there was a camaraderie and a leadership about the group. And I just wonder if the...

And, like, we'd have a giggle. Or Josie would text one of us, like, don't tell me I'm not going to see you in Chicago this summer. And you're like, you start getting this feeling like, oh, I feel like tons of pressure. I got to go in. My boys are giving me stick, right? And so there was a camaraderie and a leadership about the group. And I just wonder if the...

senior players are within this current group of us men's national team players are holding each other accountable, uh, holding, forget holding the younger players accountable. That's secondary right now. Are they holding each other accountable? Um, you know, I also think it's generational LD, and this is the good cop in me. I think it's generational. And because your guy, LeBron, right.

senior players are within this current group of us men's national team players are holding each other accountable, uh, holding, forget holding the younger players accountable. That's secondary right now. Are they holding each other accountable? Um, you know, I also think it's generational LD, and this is the good cop in me. I think it's generational. And because your guy, LeBron, right.

senior players are within this current group of us men's national team players are holding each other accountable, uh, holding, forget holding the younger players accountable. That's secondary right now. Are they holding each other accountable? Um, you know, I also think it's generational LD, and this is the good cop in me. I think it's generational. And because your guy, LeBron, right.

He's a Laker and my guy, Jordan, right. When you look at right and wrong, or you look at generation. So what happened when Michael Jordan was, and this is well documented, he got his ass whooped in the Eastern Conference, right? The Pistons bullied him, and he played 82 games. You know what he did in the summer? He went, I have to get stronger. I have to get nastier.

He's a Laker and my guy, Jordan, right. When you look at right and wrong, or you look at generation. So what happened when Michael Jordan was, and this is well documented, he got his ass whooped in the Eastern Conference, right? The Pistons bullied him, and he played 82 games. You know what he did in the summer? He went, I have to get stronger. I have to get nastier.

He's a Laker and my guy, Jordan, right. When you look at right and wrong, or you look at generation. So what happened when Michael Jordan was, and this is well documented, he got his ass whooped in the Eastern Conference, right? The Pistons bullied him, and he played 82 games. You know what he did in the summer? He went, I have to get stronger. I have to get nastier.

I have to hire the best personal trainer in all of sports. He did that, right? He bulked up. He got meaner. He got nastier. And by the way, I have a feeling he had a few niggling injuries. I just have a feeling about that, right?

I have to hire the best personal trainer in all of sports. He did that, right? He bulked up. He got meaner. He got nastier. And by the way, I have a feeling he had a few niggling injuries. I just have a feeling about that, right?

I have to hire the best personal trainer in all of sports. He did that, right? He bulked up. He got meaner. He got nastier. And by the way, I have a feeling he had a few niggling injuries. I just have a feeling about that, right?

and he's the greatest fast forward to the other goat in the conversation lebron james he is an is an era of load management right and and rest and so i'm just hear me out here i'm just trying to throw that out and by the way lebron james plays all the games too i i get that but there is there is this that's you know load management that's creeped in and they've actually had to make a

and he's the greatest fast forward to the other goat in the conversation lebron james he is an is an era of load management right and and rest and so i'm just hear me out here i'm just trying to throw that out and by the way lebron james plays all the games too i i get that but there is there is this that's you know load management that's creeped in and they've actually had to make a

and he's the greatest fast forward to the other goat in the conversation lebron james he is an is an era of load management right and and rest and so i'm just hear me out here i'm just trying to throw that out and by the way lebron james plays all the games too i i get that but there is there is this that's you know load management that's creeped in and they've actually had to make a

a rule in the NBA about that. Right. And so they want, they want players to play more. So maybe this generation is cut differently. I'm not saying that that's good or bad. Maybe I am, but that's clearly are. Yeah.

a rule in the NBA about that. Right. And so they want, they want players to play more. So maybe this generation is cut differently. I'm not saying that that's good or bad. Maybe I am, but that's clearly are. Yeah.

a rule in the NBA about that. Right. And so they want, they want players to play more. So maybe this generation is cut differently. I'm not saying that that's good or bad. Maybe I am, but that's clearly are. Yeah.