Christian Pulisic Quotes

When I was growing up, I played a lot of soccer. I always wanted to be a good soccer player.

When I played for Boston Breakers in my early twenties, I really stepped up my training, which meant running drills until you're sick.

I first got involved in soccer when I was three years old. And I played until I was sixteen, so for thirteen years, and I love it.

I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.

I've played soccer since I was five.

I've always thought it would be interesting to give insight on soccer because I have a lot of experience in my career.

I was the kid who always liked to take the ball down to the school even in my free time, kick it against the wall, juggle it in the front yard and so it was kind of a perpetual state of playing soccer for me.

I'm not a huge soccer fan, but I follow the sport. I played in high school, a little bit in college, played on various club teams most of my life, and all three of my sons are competitive soccer players and far better than I ever was.

I played soccer when I was a kid. I started when I was 8 and played for 8 more years. I was pretty good. I used to train with Atletico Nacional, which is one of the most important teams in Colombia. I used to train every day.

Playing soccer is what I've done and known all my life, starting at such a young age with my friends.

With soccer, it's such a dynamic sport. It's important that however you play, you should be training like that.

I've always wanted to become a professional soccer player.

I'm always learning, especially with the different formations. It will help me in the long run to maybe become a forward player - on the wing or something.

My dad had a soccer school that he used to run, the Mark Chamberlain Soccer Academy, I used to go to that for two years until the age of seven.

I remember Ron Atkinson used to play in the sessions at Manchester United when he was the manager. Rated himself as a player.

I didn't know there was such a thing as professional soccer, but I knew that Brazil had a women's team that competed against other countries, and I wanted to be on that team.

All three of my kids play soccer. Each one of them started from the time they were about 5 or 6, and we just love it.

I wanted to be a soccer player. I knew that couldn't happen.

I think where we're still a little bit behind some other countries is just our pure soccer knowledge and our savvy on the field. That takes time and generations that have watched soccer growing up, played the game growing up.

The Premier League is the best league in the world; it's so strong. The smaller teams love to try their chances against the big ones, and this is why the game goes back and forth. That can be strenuous, tough on you and your body, but I really love it.

Kids are learning to play. That's why we're seeing an emergence. That's why we're seeing the Under-17s and Under-20s doing better in international football.

These technical flicks and tricks come naturally to me and I don't really think about them. I did a backheel against Udinese and the coach would've strangled me if he could have!

I actually spoke to all the national team players who play in the Premier League, asking about what the league is like and the style of play. It's one thing watching it on the TV, but being involved in it every day is another thing.

Like many kids, I was thrown into recreational soccer in my town, and from there, I grew to love it. Everywhere I went, I carried a soccer ball with me.

My big goal is to be a champion in MLS.