Cobi N'Gai Jones Quotes

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

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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• 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.

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

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• 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.

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

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

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• That’s one of my jobs, just trying to do what I can to help this team out as much as possible.

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

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

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

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

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• 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.

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• 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.

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

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

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• 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.

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Cobi N'Gai Jones (34)

Birth:	16th June, 1970
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Football Player

About

Cobi N'Gai Jones was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is an American former soccer player and is the analyst for the Los Angeles Galaxy on Time Warner Cable SportsNet. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1994 until 2007, starting his career in England with Premier League club Coventry City, before playing for Brazilian side Vasco da Gama. Jones is the all-time leader in caps for the United States national team and a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. He played for the team in the 1994, 1998, and 2002 FIFA World Cups. He was named to the best XI at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup and won with the national team at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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