TIMOTHY WEAH

I didn't want to stay in America, because the level in Europe is much higher.

There are people that said I will not be as good as my father, that I am trash, and asked why I am playing for the U.S.A. You know, that is just pushing me to be the star that my country has been looking for.

With whatever I do, there's always going to be hate. There's always going to be people who are going to say, 'He's not as good as his dad.'

I knew from the start I wanted to play for the United States of America.

I guess I would use one word to describe myself: determined.

There was this point in my life where I thought that I was not fit enough to do a full 90 on the field. I got up at maybe six o'clock in the morning, went running, then just kept doing laps.

It seems everyone who knows about Celtic knows they are historical, and if you play here, expect diehard fans.

Irish national teams are usually very physical.

Putting soccer aside, N.Y.C. is just one of those cities that builds people.

I'm not here to joke around or waste time. I want to put my city and country on the map, and I won't stop until I'm at the top.

I would just laugh and say, 'My dad was one of the greatest players, and I want to follow in his footsteps.' But I also want to make a name for myself. I want to be Timothy Weah, be myself, play my game, and still follow in his footsteps while I'm doing that.

I'm working my butt off every day to make sure people have my name on the tip of their tongue.

There is literally nothing I can describe that's better than scoring at Celtic Park.

My dad was a great player, and it's up to me to be the best that I can be - even if I don't make it to that extent.

Scoring in my first two games has released all the pressure, and it's been amazing.

Neymar is kind of the cool guy. We like to play around - I mess with him, he messes with me.

I love music - it's soothing and takes away from all the other stuff.

Coming from N.Y.C., I learned that with every hardship that you face, things are always going to get better once you put your mind to it.

As a striker, I don't get to score a lot of beautiful goals.

PSG has moulded me into becoming a fighter and that player who has the hunger to come to a new club and fight for a position.

Confidence is key - once you have that, you are unstoppable.

Put in the work in every day, put in the work in training, and it will show on the field.

Obviously, at PSG, they have the best players in the world. Being with that group has really made me strong. I have watched the ins and outs of everyone, Neymar and Mbappe and all those guys in training, and I really feel that it has moulded me into a stronger person and a fighter, and it made me a lot hungrier than before.

I am in love with Celtic, so I am really happy. It was a great feeling getting to know a new team and new coaching staff. I can't wait to get on the field and play in front of those wonderful fans.

Being an 18 year-old football player, there are temptations. There are girls. There's going out to parties. There's doing this; there's doing that. There is drinking and blah, blah, blah. But at the end of the day it all comes down to maturity and what you have to do as a man to reach that next level. You have to be disciplined and make sacrifices.