Nice write up on Cameron Carter-Vickers

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U.S central defender Matt Besler was another in awe. "The first thing that stood out to me was his physical presence. There were many times throughout the camp where I shook my head and I couldn't believe that this kid was 18 years old (he's 19 now). He doesn't look like an 18-year-old kid, and he doesn't play like an 18-year-old kid, either."

Veteran forward Alan Gordon joined the line to see Carter-Vickers' identification. "I was very surprised by his age. I didn't know much about him before the camp. When somebody told me his age, I was like, 'Wow.' He's got a very mature body. I thought he was 30."

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Carter-Vickers cites visits to Louisiana in his youth as giving him an appreciation for life in America. He stays in touch with his father, who's proud of who the young man is becoming. "Most parents want their children to do better and have more in life than they did," Carter says of his son. "He's already on pace to do abundantly more."

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