Clint Dempsey

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

If you're having sequences where you're keeping 20 passes or more, then you're only growing in confidence in the game. ”

Now my faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future. I know that through both good times and bad, He is faithful and will watch over me. ”

The most important thing is the time you spend with the coach and what you all achieve. ”

It's just staying focused and working hard; that's all I've ever done. I was fortunate enough that things worked out for me. It doesn't happen all the time, but I don't let bumps in the road throw me off course. ”

I didn't get started until late. I didn't get started until I was 20. I turned 21 in my first MLS season, in March. It's always been a race against time, really, for me. It's kind of my mentality, to make up for lost time. ”

When you come in with the national team, there's an adjustment period. Sometimes you don't have time to adjust. ”

I liked rap from a young age, from listening to MC Hammer and Vanilla Ice. ”

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. ”

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. ”