Landon Donovan

Yeah. We need to probably know how many teams were in that World Cup just to give us some sort of context. But yes.

Yeah. We need to probably know how many teams were in that World Cup just to give us some sort of context. But yes.

Yeah. We need to probably know how many teams were in that World Cup just to give us some sort of context. But yes.

Yeah, I mean, look, Landon, I'm not on the fence with this. I agree with the one side of it where this is just hard. This is just hard.

Yeah, I mean, look, Landon, I'm not on the fence with this. I agree with the one side of it where this is just hard. This is just hard.

Yeah, I mean, look, Landon, I'm not on the fence with this. I agree with the one side of it where this is just hard. This is just hard.

I think if you have a, you know, you yourself were a prodigy and a generational talent, and I think when you see a young boy or girl who's starting to go down that road where they look different, they're better than everybody else, and they start to kind of ascend to that level, you have to ask them a conversation. You have to have a conversation with them, both coaches and parents, right?

I think if you have a, you know, you yourself were a prodigy and a generational talent, and I think when you see a young boy or girl who's starting to go down that road where they look different, they're better than everybody else, and they start to kind of ascend to that level, you have to ask them a conversation. You have to have a conversation with them, both coaches and parents, right?

I think if you have a, you know, you yourself were a prodigy and a generational talent, and I think when you see a young boy or girl who's starting to go down that road where they look different, they're better than everybody else, and they start to kind of ascend to that level, you have to ask them a conversation. You have to have a conversation with them, both coaches and parents, right?

And you have to have a conversation and say, look, do you want this? If you want this, this row is going to get hard. And by the way, you don't have to choose it. You can play club soccer, ODP, go to a smaller college party, use soccer as a vehicle, no doubt. But if you want it, this is going to get really difficult.

And you have to have a conversation and say, look, do you want this? If you want this, this row is going to get hard. And by the way, you don't have to choose it. You can play club soccer, ODP, go to a smaller college party, use soccer as a vehicle, no doubt. But if you want it, this is going to get really difficult.

And you have to have a conversation and say, look, do you want this? If you want this, this row is going to get hard. And by the way, you don't have to choose it. You can play club soccer, ODP, go to a smaller college party, use soccer as a vehicle, no doubt. But if you want it, this is going to get really difficult.

And the fact of the matter is you have to be – in order to be a professional, you have to have a good skill set. You have to be a good decision maker. And you have to be able to handle pressure. That's it. Those are the things that will make you a successful professional. So I don't think we're too hard. I think what I would say is – and I've done this and I use my –

And the fact of the matter is you have to be – in order to be a professional, you have to have a good skill set. You have to be a good decision maker. And you have to be able to handle pressure. That's it. Those are the things that will make you a successful professional. So I don't think we're too hard. I think what I would say is – and I've done this and I use my –

And the fact of the matter is you have to be – in order to be a professional, you have to have a good skill set. You have to be a good decision maker. And you have to be able to handle pressure. That's it. Those are the things that will make you a successful professional. So I don't think we're too hard. I think what I would say is – and I've done this and I use my –

myself, but also my daughter as a reference, there are moments where I try and be her voice of reason. And she's like, well, dad, I want to go to this. She sacrifices everything, my daughter. And so when she says, I want to go to this dance or I want to go to a Megan Maroney concert, I say, well, go. Yeah. But I might miss a training. We'll go.

myself, but also my daughter as a reference, there are moments where I try and be her voice of reason. And she's like, well, dad, I want to go to this. She sacrifices everything, my daughter. And so when she says, I want to go to this dance or I want to go to a Megan Maroney concert, I say, well, go. Yeah. But I might miss a training. We'll go.

myself, but also my daughter as a reference, there are moments where I try and be her voice of reason. And she's like, well, dad, I want to go to this. She sacrifices everything, my daughter. And so when she says, I want to go to this dance or I want to go to a Megan Maroney concert, I say, well, go. Yeah. But I might miss a training. We'll go.

You still have to be a young, you have to be a teenager. Like, so, so it's important for the parents and the coaches to help balance that. But ultimately, um, The road to being a professional athlete is really difficult and filled with pressure.

You still have to be a young, you have to be a teenager. Like, so, so it's important for the parents and the coaches to help balance that. But ultimately, um, The road to being a professional athlete is really difficult and filled with pressure.