Tim Howard
Tim Howard
Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howardis an American soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer and the United States national team...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSoccer Player
Date of Birth6 March 1979
CityNorth Brunswick, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
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You get 15 minutes of fame, I hear, and I've had 14 minutes. The clock's ticking.
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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.
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Right now, as I've gotten older, my tics sustain for five or ten years. So, I can deal with them on a daily basis; I know how it affects my body. But when you're 10 years old, and every three months a tic comes along, it's daunting because you don't know what the next one is going to look like, what it's going to feel like.
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Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the best managers in football history.
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OCD is an anxiety disorder, one that brings conscious intrusive thoughts and compulsions - 'Touch the bannister. Pick up that rock. You'd better do it, or something terrible will happen.'
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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.
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Protecting animals is very important to me, and I think speaking out against fur is an amazing cause.
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Confidence is on one side of the line, and self-belief is on another. People all think those are mixed up.
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Sometimes it's even hard to tell the difference between a tic and a compulsion. But while tics stem from an urge in a specific part of the body - either completely unconsciously or through a premonitory sensation that's satisfied only by the tic - OCD bubbles up as conscious thoughts in the mind.
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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.
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As an OCD guy, I find change difficult.
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This bog walk is individualized sections of floating dock, if you will. It allows trail users to get right out into boggy areas they would otherwise be unable to go (to) except during freeze up.
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The President doesn't ring people out of the blue, so you know you've done something well.
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I wasn't a troublemaker. I wasn't impertinent. The teachers liked me. But year after year, the comments on my report cards basically came down to a single point, and it was 100% accurate: I seemed to get nothing whatsoever out of all those long hours spent in the classroom.