When you play soccer, most of the time you got to get the ball moving, but once you get into that attacking third you gotta' be creative, you gotta' let your talent take over.

I’m just trying to do whatever is asked of me. I’ve been thrown into many different positions. Sometimes I’m on the left. Sometimes I’m in the middle. Sometimes I’m up top. So you always have to be prepared. I’m learning a lot so hopefully I can keep getting better and better.

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.

It’s not easy when you come in as the highest-paid player and you’re 14.

I need to have the ball at my feet. That’s when I know anything is possible.

I need to go play football. I don’t care about anything else.

This is unbelievable to me. I always wanted to be famous, be the best, but I didn’t think it would be like this.

It’s frustrating at times when you think you’ve earned a chance to play on the field and you’re over there sitting on the bench. That’s not the kind of player I am. I’m the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.

A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn’t be one of them.

It’s awesome where I am right now. It’s a lot of people’s dream. I’m going to take full advantage of it.