Klinsmann had repeatedly talked about how significant it would be for Altidore when he got that first goal, even as the player himself had insisted last week that his confidence was fine.
From players to journalists to fans, all have insisted this week that the link between team and city is real, not to be dismissed as cheesy or trite.
It's part of the reason Trump has insisted this week that a replacement follow a repeal within a few days ― a timeline that Ryan has repeatedly endorsed despite the difficulty in Republicans coming up with an alternative so hastily.
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has insisted since October that although the government will not now seek a surplus by 2020, it remains "committed to fiscal discipline".
China initially concealed the extent of the spread of SARS, but has insisted since April 20 that it is telling the truth.
With negotiations between City Hall and the municipal labor unions all but broken down, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and the City Council are moving toward a budget without any of the concessions and other savings from the unions that the mayor had insisted upon this year.
Although Napster had insisted before last week's hearing that it would be nearly impossible for the company to accurately identify the thousands of song titles and artists posted on the service, its public statements since the injunction suggest otherwise.
Previously France had insisted that all 6,000 banks in the euro area should be closely regulated by the central bank.
Thus, as Thomas More had insisted in the 1520s, Tyndale's "elder", "congregation" and "love" were to be rendered as "priest", "church" and "charity".
Hughes, one of the most popular and successful jockeys on the Indian circuit during the winter, had insisted that his actions in elbowing S Zervan were in self defence, as he would otherwise have been pushed through the running rail.
