Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Emmanuel Adebayor
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an athlete Emmanuel Adebayor.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
As a striker, most of the time you have three chances.
I was born in a house without a light or a toilet, so why would I forget who I am or where I come from?
When I signed for Real Madrid, I knew it was a big club, but only when you're inside do you realise the magnitude of this team.
It is always nice to have a message from Jose Mourinho.
Money is killing football: people are making their decisions based on money.
Whenever I have a chance to wake up and be alive, I always thank God for that, and for me, all the rest is a bonus.
It's a special club, and everybody opened their arms to me from the first day. The fans and my team-mates treated me wonderfully since the day I arrived, and that warmth has made a madridista. Whatever happens, Real Madrid will always be in my heart.
Football is a funny game. Today, you are zero; tomorrow, you are a hero.
I would not refuse to play for my country over money.
Ozil is a genius. He has one-of-a-kind vision for the game. He has two eyes in the front of his head and two eyes in the back.
Fans have to try to control their emotions, as we do as footballers.
I had dreamt of playing for Arsenal and Real Madrid, and those dreams came true. Maybe I can dream of winning the Ballon d'Or, and that can come true as well.
It was a dream to play in a stadium as impressive as the Santiago Bernabeu.
Winning is good but is better when it becomes a means of hope and positive change in the lives of those who are deprived.
I'm not really happy with my football career, but I can't complain about it, either.
I want to be part of a club that is aiming to be one of the biggest in the world.
I went through a lot of good moments in Arsenal and a lot of difficult moments as well.
I want to win the Champions League, and I don't care about personal success.
I love England.
Everything I do in life I put in the hands of God, my creator.
It bothers me to think I may never put on a Real Madrid shirt again. Madrid is the best thing that's ever happened to me in my life.
No matter what quality you have, you have to listen to people, let people help you to be good.
As a footballer, you still have to dream.
My father always told me to be myself and say what you think is the right thing; sometimes you pay the consequences, but it means tomorrow will be a happy day for you.
When I moved from Metz to Monaco, we reached an advanced stage in the Champions League, and we played against Real Madrid. It was one of most beautiful days of my life because I was lucky enough to get a signed shirt from the football legend Zinedine Zidane.
We all have to fight through our mistakes to become a better man.
I had some great experiences in England in clubs who are among the best in the country. I was happy there - my family, too. The only error that I made was to sign for Crystal Palace in January 2016.
My father worked in currency exchange, and my mother is a businesswoman.
I know what it is to have nothing.
When a family is poor, everyone is poor, and there is huge solidarity. People will take a bullet for you. But when one makes it, it is like you owe everyone.
I have never said I would leave Arsenal.
I'll never be too big for anything.
I'm very happy to have been a player who played for Arsenal, because the fans were always great to me - the manager, everyone, the players - and if I can just wish them the best of luck. They know, no matter what happened, they will always be in my heart because I love the club.
You need to feel loved, and that is what I feel at City.
If I regret leaving City, I'd regret leaving Madrid, I would regret Arsenal, and I would regret maybe even Metz, where I started off. So I have no regrets in life; life is too short to start regretting things.
If you are Cesc, going to Barcelona, he will make more money, more sponsorship, and he is going home. What did Arsenal do to keep him at the club? Absolutely nothing. Now the fans say he is not loyal. When you leave Arsenal, you become a traitor, regardless of what you have done.
As a striker sometimes you miss, and sometimes you score.
What is the point in going into a stand and singing a song that you know is racist and then going out into the street and saying to me, 'I'm not racist. Come to Tottenham.'
The best coach I have ever worked with is certainly Jose Mourinho. He has an unparalleled passion.
Football is a game. Don't get me wrong - there is money and other things in it, too - but it's still only a game.
As a footballer, I know I am a role model for a lot of African kids, and I want to make a direct impact on their lives.
I have never been a bad influence in the dressing room.
I plan with the BBC African Player of the Year award to become an agent of hope and positive change in the lives of the millions of African youths who have lost hope and are deprived.
I never regret making a decision.
There is only so much abuse a man can take until he reaches breaking point.
I know, everywhere I go, I have the door open because I am a great footballer and a great person.
Harry Redknapp is a fantastic manager. He knows how to talk to players. You need that belief from your own manager. He tells you just to go out there and do your thing. That is what Harry has got more than anyone else.
All I want to do is win titles.
If one player can say that I, Emmanuel Adebayor, spoke badly to anyone in the changing rooms, then I'd honestly like to know who it is. It has never happened in my life.
He gave me the chance to be where I am today, and He's the one that can take it all away from me. So at the team hotel, I pray before sleeping, and I pray again in the morning.
I'm sure any player will tell you that to play with Real Madrid is a dream come true. I dreamt of playing here when I was young, at one of the biggest clubs in the world.
Stephen Ireland is one of the most talented players I have seen, and Nigel de Jong is doing really well. He fights for his team all over the pitch, and he has a lot of character.
With Mourinho, I learned a lot.
It's football - fans are passionate about it, and sometimes it's difficult for players to take, but we are good men, and we all make mistakes, and we are footballers.
I hope I can get many goals for Real Madrid.
I was not born with a golden spoon in my mouth.
I did not walk for the first four years of my life.
I'm always motivated when I go out on the pitch.
I have a bad reputation in England, and I don't know why. Maybe it's something that has just followed me. But one thing I always say is that 90% of the people I've played with would say I'm an amazing guy, a great teammate. Other people, those who work on the gate at every stadium I've played at, will tell you I am a humble guy and a nice person.
The worst coach I have ever had was Roberto Mancini. I never liked his training methods.
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