A biography for Christian Pulisichasn’t been written yet.
“I was always, you know, a decent player growing up. And yes, I was born with a certain amount of so-called 'natural ability.' But I also worked and sacrificed a lot to try to maximize what I was born with - which I think is important to point out.”
“I try to focus on the next week and the next game every time, focus on what I'm doing right now and just to continue to improve every single day. If I do that, I should have a good future.”
“I'm not a prodigy - or a 'wonderboy,' as some have put it.”
“It's definitely one of my biggest passions - I played every day after school with all my friends from high school in Pennsylvania. They weren't really soccer players, so we would play basketball all the time.”
“I'm pretty quiet, but my best quality is leading by example.”
“I just try to do the best I can for myself and the people around me.”
“I'm an attacking midfielder.”
“I think I've just been able to stay balanced, and my family has helped me through that. And with that, I just can continue to develop because I work hard every day.”
“I took the step over to Europe to play at a big club at a young age. I think that's what's hard for a lot of people, moving over there.”
“I think - I hope - that we're going to be able to build something here with U.S. Soccer, where it's not just going to be about one lost match or one lost cycle or one lost team. It's going to be about an entire country rallying around an entire sport in a way that lasts.”
“I like to think of myself as a creative player.”
“When you play against the best players, you're going to grow.”
“I think it's important to make clear, you know, that the problem with American soccer... it isn't talent.”
“I've always been a pretty good athlete.”
“Being with Dortmund and playing in more big games there, it's just gaining experience.”
“I can jump high; I can dunk - nobody really believes that I can.”
“A lot of people have asked me what's it like being an American player in Europe. 'Do you have to earn more respect because you're American?' But I don't think it's like that at all. I think if you're good, you're good. They don't care where you're from or anything like that.”
“Tuchel always just trusted me and gave me a chance. Of course, he's given me tips and feedback with what he sees every day in training and stuff like that, small things.”
“Lionel Messi, getting to meet him, you're a little star-struck in the beginning, of course.”
“It's really exciting and pretty cool to see your own face on a playing card.”