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.
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 was a mama's boy.
I do think you can't be as good as the person next to you to play: you have to be better.
The moments that matter most are with your family, your friends. They are the realest moments.
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.
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 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 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.'
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.
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'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.
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.
We didn't have money put away in the bank for a college fund; soccer was our lottery ticket, our gamble.
You always want to play at the highest level possible and make the most of your career, and I felt like I did everything I could.
I see every year as a year where you've got to prove yourself.
Any point you can get is an important one.
It's always kind of a weird thing when you come back from an injury, especially with your heart.
As I've become a professional, I just feel more pressure to produce, to score goals and get assists. I know I'm a good player, but it gives evidence of how good you are if you're able to look at how many passes you've made in a game or how many chances you create. It's in the books. It's become more about stats as I've become a professional.
In life, you're going to have things that are going to come up against you. You can either let it get to you, or you can make something happen.
