Brad Friedel Quotes & Sayings

Winning is irrelevant when you're 11 or 12 years old. It really is it. At youth tournaments, I look at the technical ability of the players. Whether the team wins or loses - I don't care. — Brad Friedel

Being a goalkeeper gives you quite a unique perspective on things. You are part of a team yet somehow separate; there are no grey areas, with success or failure being measured in real time; and you have a physical job which you can only do well by paying attention to your mental well-being. A great goalkeeper has to have the keys to a great mindset. To be able to work well in the box, I believe you have to be able to think outside the box — Brad Friedel

Nobody knows how fast he is until they play him. He has games when everything he touches turns to gold.
(on Michael Owen) — Brad Friedel

For a goalkeeper, there is no hiding place — Brad Friedel

I don't agree that there's an over-abundance of a lack of quality. — Brad Friedel