Pulisic: 'Exactly where I want to be'

When asked, Pulisic can't pinpoint the specific day or month, but he can get pretty close. The first time he looked around and realized everything had changed forever was early on at Borussia Dortmund and in his USMNT career. He knew, even then as a teenager, that his life was going to be different, even as far as American soccer stars go.

"At the time, it's like so cool," he says of his initial taste of fame. "You're just a kid. You're like, 'Wow, this is everything I dreamed of', but then there are tough things that come with it, for sure." Unlike most, Pulisic never pursued the celebrity aspect of this sport.

Fame, expectations, debates and discussions sought him out, and very quickly, it became clear that there was no avoiding them. Throughout the years, people close to him have said he'd be just as happy playing soccer in front of no one as long as he got to compete.

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