Landon Donovan
Landon Donovan
Landon Timothy Donovanis an American retired professional soccer player, who played as a forward...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth4 March 1982
CityOntario, CA
silly home crowds
To imagine being in Germany having a home crowd is kind of silly, but we'll take it.
mexico beats scenarios
Everything balled up into one: Beat Mexico and qualify. There's no better scenario.
cancer father cells
Skin cancer became personal to my family when my father was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma,
soccer dig-deep shakes
Some things you can shake off, some things dig deeper than soccer.
challenges world beats
I don't know about the rest of the world, but I know in our region everyone is gunning to beat us. We have a new challenge.
fun sleep vacation
Relaxing, going on vacation, sleeping, having fun when I want, golfing when I want, do whatever I want - I am going to enjoy it.
soccer country player
Fortunately for me, its my most favorite drill, and that is finishing. However, from a young age, soccer players in this country are not taught how to properly finish, and I think you see that through the professional ranks, that we dont have that killer instinct of the forwards from other countries.
sports goal important
The first goal is always important.
winning support winner
Americans love winners, so if we win we know we'll get a lot of support.
soccer practice games
I'm lucky to be doing what I love, and I appreciate that I can make a good living doing it. I love to play soccer-whether it's in a game, practice or playing with friends-so it isn't like I'm under pressure at all.
player expectations pressure
Do I feel pressure being a young player with high expectations? Nah.