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. – Tim Howard
When you play professionally, you get accustomed to turnover. Players come and go – they get injured, they get transferred, they get cut from the team. Coaches are hired, and coaches are fired. It’s just part of the world you live in. – Tim Howard
If there is a less likely sight on this earth than Clint Dempsey, the Texas trailer-park kid, doing downward-facing dog poses, or the stalwart Michael Bradley deep breathing through a tree pose, I have yet to see it. – Tim Howard
I’ve made plenty of mistakes as a keeper, that’s for sure. I’ll make plenty more before I’m through. – Tim Howard
Sponsorships and marketing are oftentimes pretty short-lived. From a company’s standpoint, they’re often not looking to do tremendously long contracts. They’re always trying to catch the next big thing. – Tim Howard
Three mornings a week, I exercise before eating – it’s called ‘fasted cardio’ – to burn fat. – Tim Howard
When you play against top players, sometimes you can play – you can play your utmost and you still get beat. – Tim Howard
I grew up a Michael Jordan fan; that was my first idol. But my true sports idol was Deion Sanders: he was the person I always wanted to be. I wanted to play two sports professionally, which would never happen, but to me, that was every kid’s dream. – Tim Howard
I try and tell all the kids that I meet that hope to be amazing one day and be a professional athlete or a doctor or a lawyer or whatever they want to be. I tell them they can do all that because Tourette’s won’t stop them. – Tim Howard
Protecting animals is very important to me, and I think speaking out against fur is an amazing cause. – Tim Howard
David Moyes was one who, at a certain crossroads in my career, he was there. And since then, I’ve kicked on. That’s why he played such a big role in my career. – Tim Howard
I try not to and I don’t think I ever have just jumped at any opportunity because a company wanted me. Just because there was money on the table doesn’t mean that I took it. – Tim Howard
I don’t sign autographs when I’m out for a meal or out with my kids. I think that’s rude and disrespectful. I would never ask anyone for an autograph while they were eating dinner; that’s what I was taught by my parents. – Tim Howard