Tim Howard
Today, I am blessed to be living a dream. And yet, if it all went away tomorrow, I know I would still have peace.Collection: Peace
Winning is fun, but those moments that you can touch someone's life in a very positive way are better.Collection: Positive
My faith helped me stay grounded in defeat and victory, to not get too excited about the successes and too low about the failures.Collection: Faith
Protecting animals is very important to me, and I think speaking out against fur is an amazing cause.Collection: Amazing
I grew up a Michael Jordan fan; that was my first idol. But my true sports idol was Deion Sanders: he was the person I always wanted to be. I wanted to play two sports professionally, which would never happen, but to me, that was every kid's dream.Collection: Sports
Confidence is on one side of the line, and self-belief is on another. People all think those are mixed up.
Football's cruel sometimes.
I like to get more than my normal 10 hours of sleep nights before a game.
As soon as things get serious in front of the goal, I don't have any twitches... It's probably because at that moment, my concentration on the game is stronger than the Tourette syndrome.
My personal trainer suggested paleo to build muscle while staying lean, and it's one of the first plans that's worked for me.
I think part of being in the public eye is getting recognized and dealing with positive and negative scrutiny.
Sometimes you just give everything you have, and you do your absolute best, and it doesn't stack up.
I don't sign autographs when I'm out for a meal or out with my kids. I think that's rude and disrespectful. I would never ask anyone for an autograph while they were eating dinner; that's what I was taught by my parents.
Sometimes I tic or twitch or cough, and it's a very public thing.
I've been fortunate enough to be headstrong, to be full of self-belief, and those things have never wavered for me.
If you qualify for a World Cup and expect to get an easy group, you are in the wrong sport. It doesn't work like that.
I've made plenty of mistakes as a keeper, that's for sure. I'll make plenty more before I'm through.
I enjoy being a role model for kids.
You want to be wanted, and you want people to rely on you.
When I see someone wearing fur, I just want to sit them down in front of one of PETA's videos and show them just how badly animals suffer for this supposed fabric that no one needs.
There is no privacy in our culture anymore, so I have to try and carve that out for myself, but I'm OK with it.
I don't complain when it's sunny.
You get 15 minutes of fame, I hear, and I've had 14 minutes. The clock's ticking.
I'm an old dog; I don't get too excited. I don't get caught up in all the mass hysteria.
The President doesn't ring people out of the blue, so you know you've done something well.
I wanted to be a soccer player; I wanted to do it at the highest level.
I don't really get too high or too low. I think when you have a big tournament, that's the important thing: managing emotion.
When you play against top players, sometimes you can play - you can play your utmost and you still get beat.
Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best managers in football history.
David Moyes is someone I'm forever indebted to.
David Moyes was one who, at a certain crossroads in my career, he was there. And since then, I've kicked on. That's why he played such a big role in my career.
In July 2011, U.S. Soccer announced that they'd fired Bob Bradley and hired Jurgen Klinsmann as head coach. Jurgen had once been a world-class German striker; now he was regarded as a successful, if controversial, coach.
When you play professionally, you get accustomed to turnover. Players come and go - they get injured, they get transferred, they get cut from the team. Coaches are hired, and coaches are fired. It's just part of the world you live in.
If there is a less likely sight on this earth than Clint Dempsey, the Texas trailer-park kid, doing downward-facing dog poses, or the stalwart Michael Bradley deep breathing through a tree pose, I have yet to see it.
As an OCD guy, I find change difficult.
I am grateful for the willingness of both Jurgen Klinsmann and Everton manager Roberto Martinez to afford me the opportunity to spend time with my kids.
Manchester United could have any goalkeeper in the world. I was a 23-year-old kid from New Jersey who, from an early age, had to cope with Tourette's Syndrome, a brain disorder that can trigger speech and facial tics, vocal outbursts and obsessive compulsive behavior.
There's a tacit understanding among clubs that a good player shouldn't miss out on the big break of his career or a chance at exponentially improved earnings.
In the end, very little gets in the way of what Manchester United wants to do.
I grew up in a generation when there was no soccer on TV.
My mom broke the mold. She put my brother and I first, always, and worked her fingers to the bone trying to provide for us. She taught us right from wrong and gave us very strong morals and values and belief in family, things that have stayed with me.
Pressure can be good. It helps you to see what you're all about.
I started playing soccer at age 6 and played both outfield and goalie. Back then, no one wanted to go on goalie - coaches would make deals with me so I'd do it. It's a tough position as a kid.
There are very few young goalkeepers who play at the top level. Most goalkeepers figure it out as time goes on.
Every old goalkeeper loses a step at some point, but you can gain that back through experience.
Sure, I like ice cream, but when you keep a healthy lifestyle, it's: Do you prefer sweets and crappy food, or do you prefer to have a nice body? It depends on what you want more.
Three mornings a week, I exercise before eating - it's called 'fasted cardio' - to burn fat.
I'm a gym rat; I love my hour-long afternoon sessions with my trainer.
The most important thing in my life is Christ. He's more important than winning or losing or whether I'm playing or not. Everything else is just a bonus.
We all need God in certain ways, you know. And I certainly fall short in a lot of categories. And it's at those times that I need much more help than most.