Clint Dempsey

You can be on a good team and not play at all. ”

Anytime you get good service to the box, it's always great as an attacking player because it gives you more opportunities to score. ”

I'm a kid from Nacogdoches. ”

When you see that your kids are proud of you, that they're excited to wear your jersey and cheer you on, it doesn't get better. ”

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

I grew up with the South American style of toca-toca. ”

I went through five different coaching changes at Fulham. ”

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

It's a compliment that people think that I'm a good player. I remember when people didn't think I was good. And I remember being a rookie coming into the league with a big chip on my shoulder trying to prove myself. ”

The only way you're going to make it is to have a hunger for success and a will to win. That's something that's always pushed me. ”