DeAndre Yedlin

If you don't want competition, I think it means you're scared and you can get a little bit comfortable.

— DeAndre Yedlin

Confidence is a funny thing, and sometimes that's all you need is just that little bit to elevate you to the next…

— DeAndre Yedlin

As a wing back, when you get the ball wide, you usually don't have any help out wide. You have to be…

— DeAndre Yedlin

If you're not fully happy doing one thing, you try to do find another thing to take your mind from it.

— DeAndre Yedlin

You can see it with social media and things like that, back in the day it was harder to convince people that…

— 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…

— DeAndre Yedlin

I'm able to travel all over the world to play and do something that I love. That's not something that a lot…

— DeAndre Yedlin

I think positionally I've improved. One vs. one I feel more comfortable. I knew that was going to come - obviously that's…

— DeAndre Yedlin

Seattle was good for me. I was very comfortable there - not comfortable in terms of it was too easy, but I…

— DeAndre Yedlin

As a young black American you become desensitised to it, it's just like 'oh, another guy, another kid died today.' That's so,…

— DeAndre Yedlin

A lot of people ask me what has been the biggest change with me being in England and a lot of people…

— DeAndre Yedlin

Billy Jones, positionally, is unbelievable. He's not the fastest guy but he makes up for it by being positionally sound, so I…

— DeAndre Yedlin

I think the fact people still don't realise why people are taking a knee and saying 'Black Lives Matter,' people are being…

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Life in Newcastle has been a lot more similar to life in Seattle, which has been great. The city is relaxed but,…

— DeAndre Yedlin

It's no secret that I think that MLS is a top five, top six league in the world but they're not the…

— DeAndre Yedlin

If I had grown earlier, maybe I would have stuck with football. Maybe. But I was just too small. I was quick,…

— DeAndre Yedlin

There are things you have to look at with those world-class players, but at the end of the day, they're not superheroes.…

— DeAndre Yedlin

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…

— DeAndre Yedlin

I think every player aspires to challenge themselves against the very best and that's what I'm hoping to do.

— DeAndre Yedlin