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The World Cup is as big as it gets.
I've always been a pretty good athlete.
The Premier League is an unbelievable league.
I've already played against some of my biggest idols.
The pressure I give myself from within is what drives me.
The biggest thing my dad taught me was to play without fear.
I love watching the game, and I loved watching the World Cup.
I set my own personal goals; I'm not playing to satisfy fans.
It's been a dream of mine to play for the U.S. national team.
I just try to show no fear when I go on the field every time.
I can jump high; I can dunk - nobody really believes that I can.
I don't put any extra pressure on myself for national team games.
Of course I always dream big, but I don't put a plan out for myself.
Sometimes you have to take a risk if you want great things to happen.
When I was a kid, I collected a lot of cards from all different sports.
I love playing with the national team. I love being here as much as I can.
It's really exciting and pretty cool to see your own face on a playing card.
It's a fast learning process if you want to be successful at the highest level.
I'm not super outgoing, but I think the biggest thing I can do is lead by example.
It's my biggest dream as a soccer player: I always wanted to play in the World Cup.
If you want to be at the highest level, then you have to really work hard every day.
Obviously, making my debut at such a young age, people put a lot of pressure on you.
Being with Dortmund and playing in more big games there, it's just gaining experience.
Lionel Messi, getting to meet him, you're a little star-struck in the beginning, of course.
I've always expected a lot out of myself, and it can be a good quality. But it can be bad at times, too.
I think it's important to make clear, you know, that the problem with American soccer... it isn't talent.
I think, with soccer, you never really know what's going to happen in your career - that's the beauty of it.
I've always said that there's a bit of a different sense of pride when you're playing for your national team.
Being able to play at club level at a high level and then getting called into the national team, it's amazing.
I've always been hard on myself, so I expect so much out of myself that that pressure can be inspiring at time.
I played with the youth national team, I played in some CONCACAF games, and it's always physical; it's always intense.
When I put on the U.S. jersey, I play for myself, I play for my family, and I play for the team. That's really all I do.
I'm trying to become just more clinical in every situation, whether it's the final pass, the final shot, or whatever it is.
I think what we really want to do is to create a real soccer nation. We want to have kids really wanting to play the sport.
LeBron James has always been the biggest one - I just love to watch him. I'm a big fan, and he's a big inspiration of mine.
I'm just trying to live in the moment and do the best I can for myself and for my teammates, and that's all I can really focus on.
I would say the youth systems in Germany have impressed me the most and how they grow their youth players into full professionals.
I always had a soccer ball with me. I could never stop. As young as I can remember, my dad was always throwing a soccer ball at me.
If I can inspire kids to do what I do - want to become professional soccer players - then I think that that's everything I want to do.
I took the step over to Europe to play at a big club at a young age. I think that's what's hard for a lot of people, moving over there.
I'm working on my final ball, my precision in front of goal, my one-on-one attacking ability, just new ways to beat defenders and help my team.
I'm going to continue to be the same attacking style that I've always been. I'm not going to change it because of how other teams are treating me.
I'm not saying the U.S. system is poor at all, because I learned a lot from it. There's a lot of great coaches and good things I did there as well.
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.
In my hometown, people I didn't even know started to recognize me: 'Oh, you're that kid that's doing well over there in Europe and with the national team!'
I think I've just been able to stay balanced, and my family has helped me through that. And with that, I just can continue to develop because I work hard every day.
My coaches taught me a lot is about taking the first touch positive, and I think that's what I've tried to base my game off of. A big part of it is being aggressive.
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.
Tuchel always just trusted me and gave me a chance. Of course, he's given me tips and feedback with what he sees every day in training and stuff like that, small things.
I've experienced first-hand how the system is in Germany. I've seen how well-developed and professional they are, even at a young age. I learned and grew so much as an individual there.