They teach you some things, but football is instinct sometimes. You just get the ball, and sometimes you dribble past three players and pass it; other times, you can shoot from far away. It's just instinct. If you feel something, just do it. I am free to do that.

The most important thing is to be a midfielder first, not scoring goals. You have to make the game, make an assist for the team, and if you can score, it's a plus for the team.

Playing against an Italian team is harder than all the other leagues. The Italians won't score lots of goals, but they won't concede many, either.

If you want to speak about scoring goals, you should judge every midfielder the same way.

Of course I want to look well and fit - and as an athlete, I want to look strong.

I was a jock, hardcore sports all the way down the line, but I heard that if you auditioned for this arts school, you got time off school, and that sounded good to me.

I have to tell you, I'm proudest of my life off the court. There will always be great basketball players who bounce that little round ball, but my proudest moments are affecting people's lives, effecting change, being a role model in the community.

Fighting is a very independent thing, and it's not a team sport, and it's not the NFL, you know, because we don't have to look the same.