Motivation Quote by Brian McBride

It is, on the surface, almost comically modest: not a manifesto, not even a plan, just a desire to stay in the orbit of the game. Coming from Brian McBride, that plainness is the point. Soccer careers end abruptly; bodies quit before identities do. “Some way” carries the emotional residue of retirement anxiety and the practical reality that, for a certain generation of American players, the sport didn’t always come with a clear second act.

McBride is a hinge figure in U.S. soccer history: pre-MLS adolescence, MLS’s early instability, European validation at Fulham, and then the slow professionalization of the American soccer ecosystem. In that context, the line reads less like indecision and more like an open door. He’s signaling flexibility: coaching, front office, scouting, player development, broadcast work. It’s the language of someone who understands that influence in soccer isn’t only measured in goals but in infrastructure.

The subtext is also cultural. American athletes are often expected to “move on” into generic business success or media celebrity. McBride’s phrasing rejects the exit narrative. He wants continuity, not reinvention. That matters in a sport still building its institutional memory in the U.S.; experienced ex-players sticking around is how standards get transmitted, how younger players learn what “pro” looks like when no one’s watching.

There’s humility here, but it’s strategic humility: a veteran stating allegiance to the game rather than to a title. In a landscape that rewards branding, McBride opts for stewardship.