re: Why Can't the United States Assemble a Championship Soccer Team?

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Landon Donovan is an elite athlete

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It's about context. His physical attributes translate extremely well to what he does on the field. He's very, very quick. He's not a freak show of an all-around athlete, but for what he does, you could consider him very athletic.

Same with Lionel Messi. I wouldn't consider him to be a great all-around athlete, but for soccer, he is certainly an elite athlete.