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I want to keep getting better.
I want to be in the World Cup.
I was raised to always be humble.
I'm fine with just a simple life.
I'm maturing as a person and as a player.
I like Daniel Alves, I have him as my inspiration.
Every kid dreams of playing in the Premier League.
If my path is with Tottenham then it's with Tottenham.
I'm really trying to work on my defensive positioning.
I think I just have the mentality that I'm always hungry.
Nobody wants to look stupid by celebrating on offside goal.
I try to value every day, every training session, every game.
If you get taken out after 20 minutes it's a big blow to you.
I love the Premier League. It's obviously a very talented league.
A lot of people don't realise how mentally tough the Premier League is.
Even when my grandparents compliment me, I don't like when they do that.
Obviously, when you're getting games, you're getting confidence as well.
England and the U.S. definitely have their differences and similarities.
You're going to have highs and lows, but it's how you get through the lows.
Living in London and having a lavish lifestyle, it's not that important to me.
The reason I joined Newcastle was because I could see we could do great things.
There's no amount of money that can make me shut up about something I think is wrong.
I'm not a practicing Jew but my great-grandparents were. It's part of our family history.
My defensive side was something I wanted to work on, especially coming into the Premier League.
I think I have kind of have the same mind-set that Kanye West has. He just likes to do his thing.
For me, I want to win the World Cup. If that's not the goal then I don't think you should be playing.
The fans just see what's going on on the field, but there's a lot more that goes into it behind the scenes.
I think every player aspires to challenge themselves against the very best and that's what I'm hoping to do.
It's no secret that I think that MLS is a top five, top six league in the world but they're not the top league.
Everybody tells me they don't know how I have so much energy, and I think people feed off that, which is great.
I feel like I've improved immensely in terms of my defending, not only in one-versus-ones but also with my positioning.
Confidence is a funny thing, and sometimes that's all you need is just that little bit to elevate you to the next level.
For me, I like interacting with Sounders fans. Some guys with their time off they want their time off, but I don't mind it.
First and foremost my obligation is on the defensive side. But obviously there are times when I need to go and attack, too.
In the midfield, I'm not the most comfortable playing with my back to the goal, and in the midfield you find that ball a lot.
I'm fortunate that Newcastle and the fans welcomed me with open arms because I know it's not easy being a former Sunderland player.
I grew up with very strong family support. My grandparents raised me, and my uncle sort of played that father-figure role in my life.
As a wing back, when you get the ball wide, you usually don't have any help out wide. You have to be pretty good on your own out there.
I think in some ways it makes me feel uncomfortable, just getting a bunch of attention. I'd rather just stay chill and kind of lay low.
My grandfather, my grandmother especially, I have a whole family of activists, they've always told me to stand up for what I believe in.
In the Premier League a little half a second can punish you and you just have to be focused for all 90 or 95 minutes, whatever it may be.
For me, that's the biggest thing, if something holds me back it's my mental game so I really tried to focus on that and just worked on that.
There are things you have to look at with those world-class players, but at the end of the day, they're not superheroes. They're still human.
Every international career is going to come to an end you're going to pass it down to the younger generation. Every career comes to that point.
I've played both right-back and right wing, I can't really say if I am more comfortable in one or the other but both are fun positions for me to play.
Positional awareness comes with experience, so getting game time helps, but we also work a lot in training as a back-line and also on defensive shape.
You never want to be too comfortable because that's when you start to get complacent and start doing those little stupid things and getting too relaxed.
As a player if you win 10 in a row and you lose one, or you lose 10 in a row, you are still going to be angry when you lose. It's the nature of the game.
I think one of the biggest things is I wasn't spoiled as a kid. I got what I needed. I didn't always get what I wanted. But it's good to have what you need.
I think at some point I would like to meet my dad. He's in prison in the U.S. for life, so it's about figuring out where he is stationed and making time to see him.