"It's funny because I was never in America until last year and now I’ve been there eight or nine times. I’ve already said to everyone I feel more American than German because when I’m in the States nobody thinks I’m from Germany. When I’m in Germany, everyone knows I have another background."

-- U.S. national team midfielder Danny Williams, who was born and raised in Germany but is eligible to play for the USA because of his American father, a native of North Carolina who was stationed in Germany while serving in the military. (New York Times)