Penn was a lot of fun. I miss it. I really enjoyed my whole time there ... friends, school, going out.

Pro players are bigger, faster, more technical and more committed. The first thing you notice is that people try harder. You get paid if you win, and you don't get paid if you lose. That really gets guys going. ... You don't lose a scholarship if you lose [in college], so the mentality is very different.

It was more than the lore of soccer tradition and more money that brought me over there.

Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It's hard. I envy other kids a lot of things, but I get a guilt trip when I'm not training.

Sometimes, it's better to bunk a class and enjoy with friends, because now, when I look back, marks never make me laugh, but memories do.

We've all been friends for a long time. And when the vibe's good we really have a lot of fun with each other.