Christian Pulisic

I would say the youth systems in Germany have impressed me the most and how they grow their youth players into full professionals. ”

I was always, you know, a decent player growing up. And yes, I was born with a certain amount of so-called 'natural ability.' But I also worked and sacrificed a lot to try to maximize what I was born with - which I think is important to point out. ”

I played with the youth national team, I played in some CONCACAF games, and it's always physical; it's always intense. ”

I was always very small, so growing up, I was always getting kicked around. It was something I kind of grew up with. ”

It's a fast learning process if you want to be successful at the highest level. ”

I try to focus on the next week and the next game every time, focus on what I'm doing right now and just to continue to improve every single day. If I do that, I should have a good future. ”

I try to have an impact on every game, whether it's by making runs or using quick moves to try to get by defenders or making a nice pass to help my team. ”

I want to inspire kids, and yeah, if that helps with expansion teams - in the MLS or anything like that - but my main goal is just to inspire. Try and inspire our youth. ”

I think, with soccer, you never really know what's going to happen in your career - that's the beauty of it. ”

I was watching the 2014 World Cup, and I was playing with the U-17s, I think, at the time. I remember watching it in the summer, and I was like, 'You know what? It's a pretty crazy goal, but I want to be there in 2018.' ”