We didn't have money put away in the bank for a college fund; soccer was our lottery ticket, our gamble.

All you can do is put in work. That's what you can control, the effort that you put in, and that's what I'm doing.

You're seeing more players come back to MLS in their prime and the homegrown talent coming up that's of high quality. I think that game's always continuing to grow, and I'm happy to be part of that growth and come back to the league.

I think the more important thing for a player is to make sure that you're playing and you're playing well and playing consistently. If doesn't matter where you are.

You don't want to get too far ahead of yourself; you just want to take care of your body and make sure you're doing the right things to give yourself a chance to get through the season.

All-Star is something that's exciting for the fans: it's a way for the fans to see their favourite players all play at the same time.

I played three seasons when I was in MLS before I went to Europe, and every year, I was able to be selected for the All-Star, which was an honor.

The moments that matter most are with your family, your friends. They are the realest moments.

I do think you can't be as good as the person next to you to play: you have to be better.

I was a mama's boy.

There's no extra significance on beating a certain player. It's kind of like golf. You're just out there playing, and whatever ends up happening ends up happening.

I would like to thank all of the fans who have supported me throughout my career with the New England Revolution, Fulham, Tottenham, Seattle Sounders, and the U.S. Men's National Team. Y'all have always made me feel at home, and it is something that I will always remember.

It has always been my dream to make it as a pro.

Maybe the law don't always handle things, but that doesn't mean things don't get handled.

My parents were crazy. They just wanted to do everything they could for their kids.

There were other clubs that I had options to go to, but Fulham has always kind of been like home to me.

I'm grateful to Fulham for allowing me to come back on loan, where it all kind of started for me in Europe.

The most important thing is making sure that we survive because Fulham deserves to be in the Premier League - it's a great club with a lot of history.

You've got to do what's best for you and what you want to accomplish in your career.

My parents gave us all a chance to accomplish our goals,and I was blessed with that - I was lucky with that - and I learnt at a very young age that anything less than my best wasn't acceptable.

I like being able to look in the mirror and seeing a smile on my face.

I loved playing with friends and talking trash over 'FIFA' and 'Mario Kart.' Then, in the early stages of my professional career, I got into 'Assassin's Creed' and 'The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.'

I grew up and went from Nintendo to Super Nintendo to N64 to GameCube to Nintendo Wii to Xbox - I've always enjoyed playing games.

I'd rather be someone that's underrated than overrated.