Landon Donovan is widely recognized as the greatest male soccer player the United States has ever produced, appearing in three FIFA World Cups and winning six titles in Major League Soccer. But Donovan says he struggled to connect at times with teammates and coaches during his career because he was unlike some of the prototypical professional athletes in the locker room.

On this episode of Paternal, Donovan discusses the role his father played in his childhood, why being raised primarily by his mother changed the course of his life and how he intends to teach the lessons he's learned to his two young sons.

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