12 Quotes by Kevin Hartman

when he (Donovan) came back that quickly, it really didn't even give us the opportunity to get negative. We scored so quickly, we were back up on top, and I'm sure it was a crushing blow to D.C. United.

Obviously (winning on the road) is a long time coming. The passion with which this team has been playing as of late, whether it's in practice or in games, is really something that's going to be the determining factor in whether we're able to get those wins on the road. I think tonight we were unfortunate to be tied up twice, but to continue to come back and continue to fight (showed that we were) passionate about the effort we were giving.

He's kind of had a second bite of the apple, ... When he was here before, I always felt he could finish. This time he proved it.

It always seems like we beat them here (in Los Angeles) and they win up there. It just goes back and forth like that.

I think there are goalkeepers who can get three shutouts in a row and still not get opportunities, just because it is so hotly contested. I've been in and out of camps for a long, long time and whenever I get opportunities to play, they are obviously things you relish and you celebrate those.

I respected Alexi as a person as well as a player. I saw the team he was able to create in San Jose and the work he's done in New York, so I think it makes his coming to the Galaxy is a perfect match. We look forward to the decisions he will make in the front office. He's been there as a player and he'll really have that perspective.

I was OK. It was just a hard shot.

Again we're giving up free kicks at the end of a game. We were able to win in extra time last week, this week we took a loss. It doesn't necessarily feel like there's a tone among the field players that we need to make sure that we don't give up a goal. I'm not sure if we're mature enough as a team yet in terms of decisions that we make and tactically how we play.

It's kind of head-to-head with Dallas and us. The opportunity is there for home-field advantage and second place. They got the first lick and now we hope to have the chance to celebrate a championship on our own field.