I just want to go in with the right attitude and from Day 1 make a difference. 
If you're good enough, you're old enough. 
I want to be good at what I do, obviously, and to do that I need to keep my head straight. 
I need more time to develop as a player and as a person. 
When I'm out on the field, I'm not scared of anyone. 
That's the dream. Being on the U.S. National team and winning the World Cup. I'll take the win anyway I can get it. 
Sometimes I even amaze myself, and sometimes I do things that make me want to punch myself in the face. 
I do stuff that I don't even know I can do sometimes. 
Obviously, everybody has their own expectations of you, but you have to have your own expectations for yourself. For me, I'm right on track. 
I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready. 
What do I have to cheat for? I've always been playing against people older than me anyways. So what do I have to cheat for? 
If they asked me, I would have to say no. I made up my mind to play for the United States some day and I'm sticking to it. (on playing for Ghana)
A lot of players in Europe aren't as tall as the other guys, so they have to be stocky to physically compete. 
My image is very important to me. I want to bring a good face to my family. That's the way I've been raised. 
My only real job is to play well and do my job on the field. If I do that, all the other stuff will take care of itself. 
A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them. 
You can't do anything to help your team win when you don't play. 
I need to have the ball at my feet. That's when I know anything is possible. 
My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play. 
I need to go play football. I don't care about anything else. 
When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative. 
When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun. 
It's one of the best leagues in Europe in football. Benfica in my opinion is one of the top 10 biggest clubs in the world. 
I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right. 