Taylor Twellman
Taylor Twellman
Taylor Twellmanis a retired American soccer player who played professionally from 1999 to 2009. Twellman is best known for his play with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer from 2002 to 2009, during which time he scored more goals in MLS than any other player. He was the youngest player to score 100 goals in MLS in 2009 at the age of 29, and is New England's all-time leading goal scorer. Twellman was a five-time MLS all-star and...
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth29 February 1980
CityMinneapolis, MN
chances opportunity takes taking
I just have to keep working. I know I have what it takes to be a part of this team, but I have to keep taking my chances and make the most out of every opportunity I have.
flying opportunity
They (Germany) are going to come flying at us. This is just another opportunity for us to show what we can do.
missing punch sure trying
I was just trying to make sure the goalie didn't punch me in the head. I wanted to make up for missing in the first half.
chances couple half missed relax
It is about time. I've had a couple chances called back and in the first half I missed one I should have scored on. The first one is always the hardest, but now I can relax a little bit.
arising bit bruce center earlier help injuries national player practice team whether
It comes with just being a little bit more comfortable. I've been a little snake-bit with injuries when opportunities are arising with the national team. I told Bruce (Arena, U.S. coach) earlier this month, 'I just like being here whether it is being a practice player or being center forward.' I just want to help this team win.
belt bit compact couple fitter result stay weeks
In fairness, it's our first real game. We got a result and with a couple more weeks under our belt I think we'll be all right. We'll be a little bit fitter and will know what they will bring. We have to stay compact and counterattack.
jokes looks reads sees
He jokes around -- when he looks up, he sees The Big Head. When he sees The Big Head, he reads where I'm going.
effort heaps jay job played score solid teammates
My job is to get it on the end. . . . I'm not going to score if my teammates don't get it to me. . . . Jay Heaps played great. (Pat) Noonan played great. It was a solid effort all around.
home match
Our first home match is going to be difficult, and we know that better than anybody,
extra found inch squeezed
I just found an extra inch and squeezed in.
holds hopefully missed pat playing pleasure together
Obviously, we've missed Pat tremendously his play, the way he holds the play up. It's a pleasure playing with him, and hopefully we can do well together in the playoffs.
coaches focused goal good help matter outsiders point score scoring teammate true whenever whether
From an outsiders point of view, you're graded on whether you score or not. But that's not true with coaches and teammates. It's also a matter of what I do away from the goal to help the team. I've never focused on just scoring goals. My goal has been to be a good teammate and help out defensively whenever I can.
balls finished good obviously pat played sharp team tonight
Obviously tonight I wasn't as sharp and let the team down a little bit. Pat Noonan played me two very good balls and unfortunately I just finished one of them.
matters
At the end of the day, all that matters is how you end the season, not how you start.