Kevin Hartman Quotations

when he (Donovan) came back that quickly, it really didn't even give us the opportunity to get negative. We scored so quickly, we were back up on top, and I'm sure it was a crushing blow to D.C. United.

Obviously (winning on the road) is a long time coming. The passion with which this team has been playing as of late, whether it's in practice or in games, is really something that's going to be the determining factor in whether we're able to get those wins on the road. I think tonight we were unfortunate to be tied up twice, but to continue to come back and continue to fight (showed that we were) passionate about the effort we were giving.

He's kind of had a second bite of the apple, ... When he was here before, I always felt he could finish. This time he proved it.

It always seems like we beat them here (in Los Angeles) and they win up there. It just goes back and forth like that.

I think there are goalkeepers who can get three shutouts in a row and still not get opportunities, just because it is so hotly contested. I've been in and out of camps for a long, long time and whenever I get opportunities to play, they are obviously things you relish and you celebrate those.

I respected Alexi as a person as well as a player. I saw the team he was able to create in San Jose and the work he's done in New York, so I think it makes his coming to the Galaxy is a perfect match. We look forward to the decisions he will make in the front office. He's been there as a player and he'll really have that perspective.

I was OK. It was just a hard shot.

Again we're giving up free kicks at the end of a game. We were able to win in extra time last week, this week we took a loss. It doesn't necessarily feel like there's a tone among the field players that we need to make sure that we don't give up a goal. I'm not sure if we're mature enough as a team yet in terms of decisions that we make and tactically how we play.

It's kind of head-to-head with Dallas and us. The opportunity is there for home-field advantage and second place. They got the first lick and now we hope to have the chance to celebrate a championship on our own field.

It may be my last opportunity, but at the same time, I'm somebody who has really loved the role of starting for my club team and playing professional soccer. So all I can do is give it my best and show what I've been working all these years for. Whether that's enough is up to Bruce.

I mostly wonder if we're a smart team. I don't know if we're tactically disciplined or that we bring the effort when we need it. For me, that hurts. Games like that make you hate it. I want to be a part of a winning franchise and one that wants to win championships and wants it so bad they'll die for it. They'll come off the field with blood on their knees. I don't think that's us and it sucks.

For the kids it's a great opportunity. Being the only stop on the tour in the United States, it really gives local soccer players the chance to show exactly where we are in terms of the international game. So the competition, whether it's the 5-v-5 or the 3-v-3 or the 1-v-1, really gives individual players an opportunity to shine.