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PHILADELPHIA - The Montreal Impact werent able to get their hands on the top pick at the MLS SuperDraft but they left happy Thursday after taking charismatic Jamaican Romario Williams third overall.The 20-year-old University of Central Florida forward, after taking the stage at the Philadelphia Convention Center, thanked God as well as family, friends, and coaches for supporting him.And to the Montreal Impact fans, Im here, he said. And Im willing to work hard. Thanks to Montreal and all the guys in the front office for believing in me. Im excited to get to work.Bonjour Montreal, he added.In terms of first impressions, it was a draft-day slam dunk for the former Jamaican under-17 team member.The five-foot-11 182-pounder scored 17 goals in 34 games in his final two seasons at Central Florida. He had 18 goals and five assists in 51 career games over three seasons, recording seven game-winning goals and converting all six of his penalty kick attempts.Frank Klopas, Montreals head coach and director of player personnel, acknowledged he tried to trade up.You make an offer, it doesnt work out, he said. I feel comfortable with either of the three players (picked in the draft) but Im very comfortable we have Romario.Williams was one of five underclassmen in the draft, meaning his Generation Adidas contract will not count against the Impact salary cap. He joins Jack McInerney on a new-look Montreal strike force in the wake of Marco Di Vaios retirement.An ecstatic Williams talked up Montreal, calling it a great, diverse city. He has five years of high-school French so he has a headstart.Im pretty good at it. Im not the best right now because Ive lost a little bit over the years, he said of his French.He said he felt good about the chance of joining Montreal as soon as he stepped into the room to interview with the Impact. Williams describes himself as a physical player with pace, the ability to create a shot and use both feet.He was named after former Brazilian star striker Romario. I love the name, he said. He does have personality but hes a humble kid, said Klopas. Look its an opportunity for him but we all have to be realistic, I think. Hes got all the physical attributes.He knows nothing comes easy and the beginning is really now, Klopas added. You havent really accomplished anything. This is the starting point. He knows that.The Impact did not have a second-round pick. Rounds 3 and 4 go Jan. 20 via telephone.———Follow @NeilMDavidson on Twitter. Cheap Rams Jerseys China .com) - Oregon wasnt going to let Arizona ruin its national title dreams for a second straight season. 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"Whats going to fill the void of the adrenaline, the excitement, and the cheers in the ring? It shows you can get lost when you stop doing something you love. Youre not prepared to handle it and you can make some wrong choices." At least he kept and invested much of the $300 million he earned. De La Hoya says that was a lesson he learned from retired boxers. PAY ATTENTION TO THE BAD STUFF: De La Hoya has some advice for any athlete, not just fighters. Take a look at the bad things that happen, learn from them, and try to avoid the mistakes others have made.dddddddddddd. "Take a look at my career and look at all the negatives and just dont do what I did," he said. "Its easier said than done but its true. Dont look at the good things we did because thats too easy. Take the bad and what happens in our lives and learn from it." MAYWEATHER ISNT UNBEATABLE: De La Hoya might have won his 2007 fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. if he would have kept using his jab late in the fight. Age and a bad rotator cuff prevented that, but De La Hoya says Mayweather can be had if fighters keep calm and follow a good game plan. "What happens now is they lose before they step into the ring," he said. "Mayweather outsmarts them." BOXING ISNT DEAD: The problems with boxing are simple and easily solved, De La Hoya says. Top boxers like Mayweather need to fight more often, and different promoters have to match their best fighters against boxers with other promoters to make more big fights. De La Hoya says he is all in now on his promotional company, Golden Boy Promotions, and believes the seemingly insatiable demand by sports programmers for live content will keep boxing popular for years to come. "We havent even scratched the surface," he said. "This is a business that maybe one day, 20 or 30 years from now, I will sell and it will be big." 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