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.

I was a mama's boy.

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 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.

It has always been my dream to make it as a pro.

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

You've got to do what's best for you and what you want to accomplish in your career.

The most important thing is making sure that we survive because Fulham deserves to be in the Premier League - it's a great club with a lot of history.

There were other clubs that I had options to go to, but Fulham has always kind of been like home to me.

I'm grateful to Fulham for allowing me to come back on loan, where it all kind of started for me in Europe.