Q: What if Jacob and Ali say, “Dad, I want to be a pro athlete?!” You’ve experienced the highs but have also paid the price personally.Ī: I would certainly guide them in that direction and help them through it. I think my daughter asked me to coach her soccer team, so I don’t know how that’s going to work out, but we’ll see. I’d like to say 10, but hey, you know (laughs.) I look forward to getting home, being closer to my children and retiring, really, being able to do the day-to-day things – going to school, picking them up from baseball practice and soccer practice. Men's National Soccer Team December 29, 2014Ī: Good question. Q: People often rate you as a goalkeeper, but how does Tim Howard rate himself as a father? Obviously football is the utmost importance for this club and when he has the opportunity to give me a leave of absence, he does – and which again, I am thankful for because that is not something that is guaranteed. I got a generous manager (Roberto Martinez,) but not that generous (smiles.) He gives me time off when there are little pockets. How often are you going back now?Ī: I’m getting more opportunities because obviously there are longer international breaks I am not playing, so I’ve been able to get back and see my kids a lot more often, which has been a godsend really.Ī: No, gosh no. This season we know you’re taking time out from the national team to have a bit more time with your children. Q: You discussed in the book the trips you made from England to Memphis to see your kids and how accommodating (former Everton manager) David Moyes was. But it’s a sacrifice on the front end so I can retire before I am 40 and be home every day. I think any parent would agree that is difficult. Tim Howard targets more World Cup moments in 2018Ī: At the moment it’s being away from my kids. Q: What’s the most difficult aspect about being Tim Howard? I don’t take that for granted, I feel fortunate. I think everyone would appreciate having a healthy family, having a good strong circle around them – and I do. What’s the best thing about being Tim Howard?Ī: (Laughs.) I think the best part is my family. Q: You mentioned you are lucky and very fortunate. I’m happy by nature, and the greatest thing in the world is that I could want for nothing else. I throw everything into football and so it’s nice to kind of have that escape. How happy are you at the moment?Ī: I’m lucky. Q: Tim, let’s talk about your life away from football. Howard didn’t mince words when he called his marriage a “failure,” waxed lyrical about his children, nine-year-old Jacob – who is a keeper, too – and seven-year-old Alivia, and said if he had a choice, he probably wouldn’t live his life without Tourette’s. I think you learn from your failures in life more. The longtime Everton custodian sat down with CNN.com at the club’s training ground last week to discuss family life, relationships and living with Tourette’s. footballer – in the Associated Press voting for 2014 male athlete of the year. His performance in South America even earned him a place in the top 10 – a rarity for a U.S. He became a household name in his homeland as well as in other parts of the globe following his stellar display for the U.S. Indeed, he said it made him “hyperfocus” and theorized that it helps him to anticipate in penalty shootouts.Īnyone who watched last year’s World Cup in Brazil wouldn’t doubt Howard’s ability. It’s a neurological disorder that causes involuntary movements and noises – known as tics – but for leading goalkeeper Tim Howard, Tourette’s syndrome was the making of him.Īs revealed in his autobiography, “The Keeper,” symptoms began to appear when he was 10, and not long after that, the American was diagnosed and told he also suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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