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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.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Premier League
Premier
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Now my faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future. I know that through both good times and bad, He is faithful and will watch over me.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Faithful
Good Times
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I never really thought of myself as a captain. I always thought of myself as a guy trying to win games, a guy who could look back and have no regrets.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
No Regrets
Myself Always Look
Captain
Regrets
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The Cottage was one of my favourite stadiums to play in. It was such an intimate atmosphere, and I've just got so many great memories of playing there.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Atmosphere
Favourite
Great Memories
Intimate
Stadiums
Great Memories Great Memories
Cottage
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For soccer, it was Diego Maradona, and then another idol for me was Michael Jordan. To see them play and how that they could impact the game was pretty special.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Jordan
Soccer
Diego
Michael Jordan
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You go out and work hard and leave everything on the field. I think if you do that, you don't have any regrets. You can go home and look at yourself in the mirror.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Leave
Go Home
Regrets
Work Hard
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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.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Significance
Beating
Extra
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I think the more important thing for a player is to make sure that you're playing and you're playing well and playing consistently. If doesn't matter where you are.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Consistently
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If someone has your arms around you, I'm not going to sit there and be like, 'OK, this is fine.' I'm going to try to bust out of it and get in position to score a goal.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Arms
Score
Bust
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I've been playing 90 minutes in MLS games. But when you're playing internationally in World Cup qualifiers, there's a little bit extra incentive there. It's win or go home.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
World Cup
Cup
Extra
Go Home
Incentive
Internationally
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I got to experience being captain in the World Cup. For me, that was something special, and I'll always kind of remember, but it's never been a big thing for me to be captain.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Something Special
World Cup
Experience World Me
Experience Always World
Big Thing
Captain
Cup
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You always wanna make sure that you're not burnt out. But I feel like I've been able to find the right balance of still staying fresh in games and still being able to be productive.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Balance
Games
Staying
Wanna
Burnt
Right Balance
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It's an honor, it's a privilege to be able to be one of the guys leading your country out, especially in a World Cup. It's something that you'll be able to tell your grandkids about.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Grandkids
World Cup
Cup
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You don't want to get too far ahead of yourself; you just want to take care of your body and make sure you're doing the right things to give yourself a chance to get through the season.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Your Body
Right Things
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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.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Acceptable
Accomplish
Young Age
Learnt
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It's where you're from - it's your roots - and that's why I like to get back to Nacogdoches in the offseason and hang out with my family. To me, it keeps me grounded and reminds me of how far I've come.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Grounded
Roots
How Far
Reminds
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I loved playing with friends and talking trash over 'FIFA' and 'Mario Kart.' Then, in the early stages of my professional career, I got into 'Assassin's Creed' and 'The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.'
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Fifa
Mario
Princess
Professional Career
Talking
Trash
Twilight
Assassin
Creed
Legend
Loved Playing
Professional
Stages
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Every year is a roller coaster. I've enjoyed the struggle of having new coaches and having to prove myself over again. Being able to figure out ways to solve problems, to overcome obstacles - that's been fun.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Coaches
Obstacles
Roller Coaster
Overcome
Coaster
Roller
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I play to the best of my abilities and am thankful for the many opportunities and amazing success He has given me. Through it all, I want to do right, not make mistakes, and live a life that is pleasing to Him.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Thankful
Life Success Best
Pleasing
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It's just staying focused and working hard; that's all I've ever done. I was fortunate enough that things worked out for me. It doesn't happen all the time, but I don't let bumps in the road throw me off course.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Bumps
Staying
Time Done Enough
Time Me Road
Working Hard
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It's a compliment that people think that I'm a good player. I remember when people didn't think I was good. And I remember being a rookie coming into the league with a big chip on my shoulder trying to prove myself.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Compliment
Remember When
Chip
Rookie
Shoulder
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I'll just say this one: on each my shinguards, I'll kiss them before I put them on, and I'll put the names of the people I've loved and lost to remind myself that life is short and to take advantage of the opportunity.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Life Is Short
Remind
Take Advantage
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When people ask me what club I supported growing up, I didn't really watch club soccer. The only channels I got had World Cups and the Copa America, so I gravitated toward the Latin American, South American style of game.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Cups
Latin
Latin American
Soccer
Channels
World Game Me
Game World Me
World Cups
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I didn't get started until late. I didn't get started until I was 20. I turned 21 in my first MLS season, in March. It's always been a race against time, really, for me. It's kind of my mentality, to make up for lost time.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
March
Mentality
Time Me Lost
Make Up
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You're seeing more players come back to MLS in their prime and the homegrown talent coming up that's of high quality. I think that game's always continuing to grow, and I'm happy to be part of that growth and come back to the league.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Continuing
Homegrown
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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.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
National Team
New England
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My parents worked very hard for everything that they got. Their parents worked hard. It's just something that is passed down to you, and whatever you want to accomplish, you have to work hard to get it, and that's always been that mentality that my family has, and I think that's something that was passed on to me.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Accomplish
Mentality
Family Work Me
Family Work Always
Just Something
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God's Word brought me peace and a desire for a relationship with Him. I found that questioning Him and searching for answers through Scripture helped me grow and gave me direction. Now my faith in Christ is what gives me confidence for the future. I know that through both good times and bad, He is faithful and will watch over me.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Desire
Faithful
Giving
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As I've become a professional, I just feel more pressure to produce, to score goals and get assists. I know I'm a good player, but it gives evidence of how good you are if you're able to look at how many passes you've made in a game or how many chances you create. It's in the books. It's become more about stats as I've become a professional.
Clint Dempsey / Soccer Player
Score
Chances
Good Look Game
Passes
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