Cobi Jones Quotes

There's no need to overwhelm yourself with thoughts, because you know that you're just as good or better than some of the players you're going up against.

- Cobi Jones

Being out in that heat for two weeks definitely drains your energy.

- Cobi Jones

You know what you are getting into, but being out in that heat for two weeks definitely drains your energy.

- Cobi Jones

The league, I think, is doing well. It's growing, it's maturing, and it's becoming a better league.

- Cobi Jones

I've seen a lot of highs and a lot of lows with this team, and one thing I've learned is that even though you have lows, you're not going to have them forever, so you've got to keep fighting.

- Cobi Jones

I've been through the process qualifying for the World Cup, which is an amazing, two-year process. It was an honor to represent the U.S. and to represent the city of Los Angeles and California.

- Cobi Jones

The referee will now keep track of the time on the field and the shootouts have finally been banned.

- Cobi Jones

I am excited to bring my deep knowledge, passion and expertise of soccer in this country to The New York Cosmos. They truly represent where this sport is headed on a national and international level, and I want to make history with them.

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The World Cup experience is more than just the game of soccer. It's an event. And it will fly by faster than you think. It will end and you'll be saying, 'Wow, it's over already?' You have to remember to take it all in and enjoy it.

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I am a kid from the '70s, when video games first started coming out, so I definitely have to say I am a video game junkie to this day.

- Cobi Jones

Overall, I think I'm in pretty good shape, but I'm not really someone that is gung-ho or a fitness fanatic.

- Cobi Jones

I think the Commissioner is taking the steps necessary to give the game back to the players and the fans and hopefully take the league to the next level.

- Cobi Jones

We are still confident as a team that we will make it through to the final Cup qualifying round.

- Cobi Jones

I am both honored and blessed to have had such a wonderful career with the L.A. Galaxy and I am thankful for everything the club, the fans and the community has done for me and my family.

- Cobi Jones

I like the guys on the team and the coaching here. I especially like the management. The Galaxy have been really good to me.

- Cobi Jones

The people I still talk to are some of the old Galaxy players all over the place. That's a bond that's pretty special.

- Cobi Jones

After I suffered a labral tear in my hip while playing soccer, I realized that many sports-related injuries can be prevented and I dedicated myself to helping young athletes learn more about injury prevention.

- Cobi Jones

As a player, I was fortunate to work with coaching and medical staffs that underscored the importance of utilizing injury prevention exercises, which contributed to my healthy and long playing career.

- Cobi Jones

I never thought I'd play soccer past high school, so to go from that team to actually being most-capped and three World Cups is pretty special.

- Cobi Jones

I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I am someone who enjoys change.

- Cobi Jones

I definitely do like change. I don't know if my hairstyles reflect that, but I don't like the same old thing all the time.

- Cobi Jones

I know a lot of people didn't understand why I came back, and people are still going to say it was stupid and it was the wrong decision. But I'm happy.

- Cobi Jones

It's difficult to compare coaches. You really can't compare them.

- Cobi Jones

Looking back now at my first World Cup experience, I didn't know what was going on. I was a newbie and I had no idea what to expect.

- Cobi Jones

You are going to have hostile crowds and the fans are going to find out where you are staying and keep you awake at night. They are going to use everything possible.

- Cobi Jones

I've been working on my finishing for quite some time. It's just a question of paying attention to the minor details.

- Cobi Jones

This is something that's very special; people saying they watch me play who are now turning professional.

- Cobi Jones

The league, is doing well. It is just a matter of trying to sort some things out with my contract.

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I turned 24 in the middle of my first World Cup and it was quite an unbelievable experience. It's really hard for words to do it justice.

- Cobi Jones

Traveling is not a hindrance for me; it's something I actually enjoy.

- Cobi Jones

We didn't think we were a fourth-place team. For us to beat the first-place team in the West and the first-place team in the East shows the dedication and determination that we had.

- Cobi Jones

You want to teach the next generation so they can learn a little bit faster and a little bit more so everything becomes that much better.

- Cobi Jones

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.

- Cobi Jones

I don't like the same old thing all the time.

- Cobi Jones