Quotes from Timothy Weah

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

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

I think the future's really bright.

In world football, the name 'Weah' carries a lot of weight. I've known that for a long time.

Celtic is the right place: the history, the fans - it's a place I want to score more goals.

I was really scared coming to Celtic because I have heard so much about U.K. football being tough; the fans expect so much.

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 just focus and concern myself with playing as I can.

My first game went very well. My teammates told me to be quiet and not to put pressure on myself. I hope to do even more in the future and start scoring goals.

It's super good for me because wherever you go, there's always going to be competition, and you're always going to have to fight, and I feel that PSG is really teaching me that you have to fight for your position even if you're not playing.

I have faced a lot of people who said that I would always be in my father's shadow. I just take that, and I use that as a boost because, as much as I love my father, I am trying to make a name for myself.

Irish national teams are usually very physical.

I feel like New York built me - it made my mindset really strong. I give props to New York for making that happen.

Neymar is my favourite player. Getting to possibly play or train with him is going to be amazing.

Rooney's a legend. He's one of my favourite attackers of all time. He's a guy I really do look up to.

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.

My father has played at Celtic before. He has told me it is really intense, and it is good to grow as a footballer by playing for this club.

Following in my father's footsteps is not a big deal to me.

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.

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.

With hard work and dedication, anything is possible.

PSG was always a club that I wanted to join. I was ready to come and work hard for the team. When I joined the senior side, I was just shocked to find myself among footballing legends.

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.

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