Tabaré Ramos Ricciardi, known as Tab Ramosis a retired American soccer player who currently serves as head coach of the United States U-20 team... (wikipedia)
We're truly living in an era where U.S. soccer is going in a new direction.
When you get elected into the Hall of Fame, you get elected into a group of elite people who are the top of the top of the game at the professional level. Just to be standing here is an incredible honor for me.
We all kept our composure as much as we could, ... How do you react to being honored this way when you're put among the best of the best forever? It's just incredible.
As we look what has transpired in soccer the last 15-20 years, it's incredible to see what's happened,
It's an incredibly difficult situation ... So I'm glad that I went, because we probably saw a couple thousand children in the week I was there -- and if I was able to help even one of them, the trip was worth it.
I'm now committed to being a part of the progress for U.S. Soccer going forward, ... We can look back at this day as the new beginning of 'Remember Whens.'
The Hall of Fame is so far beyond what you dream of,
The Hall of Fame is so far beyond anything you can dream about that to say that I had a dream about this would be an outright lie,