our country is ee-rahn, not eye-ran.ond of all, are you okay representing a country that has so much discrimination against black people in its own borders? >> my apologies on the mispronunciation of your country. yeah, that being said, you know, there's discrimination everywhere you go. you know, one thing that i've learned, especially from living abroad in the past years, having to fit in in different cultures and kind of assimilate into different cultures, is that in the u.s., we're continuing to make progress every single day. >> reporter: adams' poised and measured response no surprise to his stepfather, darrell sullivan. >> it's self-explanatory. tyler was chosen as captain because of what he does on the field as well as off the field. he handled it with class, he handled it with dignity. and that's what he's about. >> reporter: adams' former school principal and family friend, dave seipe, watched tyler grow up to be the star player he is today. >> we see on tv, you know, the incredible soccer player he is. but for