I'm fine with just a simple life.
DeAndre Yedlin
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.
For me, I can't eat healthy 100 percent of the year. There's obviously those little times where you have to eat something that's not great for you, but you just need comfort food.
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.
Confidence is a funny thing, and sometimes that's all you need is just that little bit to elevate you to the next level.
In England, especially, mentally if you're not strong it can eat you up. There's the media, all the negativity surrounding footballers. If you're not mentally strong, it can eat you.
I think positionally I've improved. One vs. one I feel more comfortable. I knew that was going to come - obviously that's the kind of thing that comes with experience.
Every manager has different opinions and all you can do as a player is try to fight and get your spot back, or at least earn your manager's trust back to try and get your spot back. There's no use sulking about it, you just get on with it and try to raise your game to get back to the level you need to be when you were starting.
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.
I couldn't really tell if it was a different childhood because I was used to it, it was kind of normal to me. The only time I remember it felt a bit odd was when I went to other people's houses and they were calling people 'dad.' I wouldn't get that. But my uncle, who also lived with me, was a father figure.
I try not to snack, but my family, we're all big snackers. So I try to keep healthy snacks around, like Nutri-Grain bars, pistachios, that sort of thing. But you're always going to cheat a little bit.
The reason I joined Newcastle was because I could see we could do great things.
Even when my grandparents compliment me, I don't like when they do that.
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.
I feel like I've improved immensely in terms of my defending, not only in one-versus-ones but also with my positioning.
Everybody tells me they don't know how I have so much energy, and I think people feed off that, which is great.
Obviously you have to take it the right way, keep your head down, be humble. But I think if you're in an environment where you're challenging yourself, you're only going to improve. So that's honestly what I tried to do when I went to Europe.
I like Daniel Alves, I have him as my inspiration.
If I had grown earlier, maybe I would have stuck with football. Maybe. But I was just too small. I was quick, I could outrun people, but if anyone ever got a hand on me, I was done.
When I was younger if I was in someone else's shoes, if you saw a professional athlete you'd want to go up and introduce yourself and ask a couple questions, so I definitely know where they're coming from.
First and foremost my obligation is on the defensive side. But obviously there are times when I need to go and attack, too.
I think I have kind of have the same mind-set that Kanye West has. He just likes to do his thing.
You're going to have highs and lows, but it's how you get through the lows.
Klinsmann should be remembered as a great coach; I don't think a lot of people see it, but as players, we really appreciate what he did for America soccer. He opened American soccer up. He gave it a lot more variety of players. You see German-Americans and Mexican-Americans, and you see the guys that were born in America.
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 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.
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 want to be in the World Cup.
You can see it with social media and things like that, back in the day it was harder to convince people that the police are wrong, which sounds crazy, but that's how it was back then.
I was fortunate to be raised in Seattle, which was amazing, but that doesn't take away from the fact I was still a black kid growing up in America.
As a young black American you become desensitised to it, it's just like 'oh, another guy, another kid died today.' That's so, so sad cos we are talking about human life, the most sacred thing we have.
There's no amount of money that can make me shut up about something I think is wrong.
I think the fact people still don't realise why people are taking a knee and saying 'Black Lives Matter,' people are being so close-minded to the fact that no one is disrespecting the flag, nobody is saying all lives don't matter.
At fullback you have a little bit more defensive responsibility. You have to help out with your center backs a little bit more. As a wing back, you can be a little bit more aggressive with getting forward.
I'm maturing as a person and as a player.
Usually, when I'm in the 3-5-2, it's at the end of the game, in the 80th minute, where I'm really just attacking.
Obviously, when you're getting games, you're getting confidence as well.
I like to attack obviously.
The Premier League is one of the top leagues in the world and I'm a guy that likes to challenge myself, so just to be able to practice against those types of players and play against them every weekend is a dream come true.
For me, I want to win the World Cup. If that's not the goal then I don't think you should be playing.
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.
Once you start to become OK at something, you learn to enjoy it more.
I've always been fast, it's God-given talent. I just try and use that to my advantage, but I'm learning more and more positionally so I don't have to rely on my pace so much.
Obviously when you challenge yourself you learn a lot about yourself, and ultimately you're going to get better in whatever field.
When I made the decision to go to Europe, a lot of people questioned it. The first six months I was there even I was questioning it, but I think I learned a lot more about myself in that six months than I have my whole life.
When you're the younger guy, you're kind of only looking after yourself. Obviously you have to be a bit selfish in terms of what you're doing. But when you're the older guy you have to look out for the younger guys as well. If they're making mistakes, they need help, then you help them.
I'm an attacking full-back.
I want to keep getting better.
I think every player aspires to challenge themselves against the very best and that's what I'm hoping to do.
It's a league that you really have to get used to. If you're coming from another one, it's a tough league. Getting the experience playing in a Premier League team and getting hopefully consistent games will be huge for me.
