Boyzzz Khumalo chat transcript

There are 11 official languages just in South Africa and you have to know english, of course. Everyone speaks English, but I speak about six - all South African languages: Zulu, Sotho, English, of course, Afrikans, Xhosa and Tswana.

I don't have any tickets - I wish I did!

We just have to go out there and play our soccer - which is D.C. united soccer. We can't take teams lightly. Next Tuesday we play a PDL team [ed. note: a 4th division team] and we need to go out there and show them they don't belong here with us.

It's a South African thing, man - in South Africa when we hit those stands we get excited and ready, because we know it's about to go down. In the South African language Zulu, they're called "vuvuzela." They're pretty much at every game - local games even. I was talking to my friend on the phone when South Africa went through and I could hear them in the background. Even high school games have vuvuzelas. Anything we celebrate in South Africa, ther'es going to be a vuvzela pretty much.

My speed is just God-given, it's not like something where I can train to be fast - it's something I was born with. I work hard in practice, lift weights and try and get faster, quicker and stronger.

The thing I was most excited for was when we went to Champions League last year, because we got to see how other teams defend, how they treat the games - that was my best moment since I've been in DC.

Also, winning the game in New York this year - I was shooting it (laughs), but the ball was there and Pontius got to it and we won the game.

But, I'm also looking forward to U.S. Open Cup - we won it last year, but I wasn't on the field yet. When I got here, that's when they played the final, so I'm looking forward to winning it again this year.

I'm not really expecting to get a call-up, because right now I'm not even in the starting line-up here in DC, so it's going to be a while before that happens. But, if the opportunity comes, I'd grab it with both hands - I'd grab it like a baton and run with it.

As for the jersey - I'm caught up in the moment after a game, I don't know who is who. The first person I come into contact with usually gets the jersey. Plus, I do it for the kids. I'm sorry I missed you and maybe I'll get you next time.

For me, it's a great thing for me to play for DC. There's a lot of history in DC. United is america's soccer team - like the Dallas Cowboys are in football.

I don't think I would change anything about the jersey - we're sponsored by Volkswagen, so we've got to keep that. I really like the colors, because they remind of my favorite team - the Orlando Pirates - from when I was younger, because they wear black and white, too.

It's a good thing that we are on top of the table, but the team needs to stay healthy so we can maintain being number one - injuries hurt the team, so we need to stay healthy and maintain our spot in the league. As for myself, I think I just need to do my work in practice every day and when I'm given the opportunity to play in a game to go and give my best and when I'm not playing I need to motivate the guys. When I'm not playing, I need to work hard in training and make the defenders work hard.