10 Quotes by Pablo Mastroeni

When he signed his contract for Miami, he went out and bought a minivan, put 20-inch rims on it and had an alien stuck in the back window, ... He dances to the beat of his own drum.

I think the misconception is that you play a new team, a new franchise, and you think it's going to be a walk in the park when they have nothing to shoot for,

Winning solves a lot of problems. As far as changing who you are this late in your life, it is hard to do. He's still a character, and that's some of the reasons why he's so creative and dynamic.

We come into every game with the same philosophy. We play to get a result. Bruce (Arena) always puts guys in roles he knows they can handle.

We seem to step up when we play Mexico, especially in the U.S.. Obviously, I don't think we played our best (in March). I think we prepared well. The day of the game, I don't think we showed up. Here's a chance to redeem ourselves.

Sometimes when you have no pressure is when you play your best soccer. We have to definitely match their intensity and build on what we've done the past two months of the season.

This is definitely the pinnacle of my career. The first time around was amazing, but it keeps on getting better. We have a tough group, but I think we have the talent to come out of the first round. In the World Cup there are no small opponents, and every game will be the most important one. It is simply a privilege to be able to play for my country and all American and Rapids soccer fans.

There's been a bit of tension and anxiety in camp this week. A lot of attention has been put on this game by the German press, so we're just at the point where we want to get things rolling.

It just narrows the focus on the now and representing this club the best we can and getting a great result here on Saturday at home.