Clint Dempsey is newly married, he has scored more goals this season than Wayne Rooney, and if his form holds, he stands to become America's newest soccer millionaire, but for all of his recent success he has not forgotten his humble beginnings.

"I'm just a kid who wanted to make the most of his life and show that no matter where you come from you can do something. Coming from a small town like Nacogdoches to make it where I am now, no one ever would have thought it was possible."