A Quote by Ruben Neves
I'm still a fanatical fan of Porto, and I always will be, but a footballer's career is short, and I have to make the most of all the opportunities that I get.
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You want to achieve the most you can in the short period you have in your career as a professional footballer.
I've played football with George Best, the greatest footballer that ever lived. That doesn't make me a footballer. And I've sung a duet with Pavarotti. That doesn't make me an opera singer. I can write and I have a story to tell, but I'm not going to make a career out of it.
A footballer's career is very short, and I want to finish it in a strong and spectacular way.
Yes, it's possible that I will end my career at FC Porto.
Life's short, you know? Especially as an athlete. Your career is very short, and you use the opportunities that you have because you're not going to have them again.
I never took a day off in my twenties. Not one. And I'm still fanatical, but now I'm a little less fanatical.
I was seven and a half, nearly eight when I arrived. I was always a Porto fan, so they were 12 extremely big years for me.
I am from a sports background, and always wanted to become either a cricketer or footballer; in short, just play some sport and represent my country. I got diverted, but the sportsman in me is still alive.
It's all about opportunities in this league, and when you get the opportunities, you have to make the most of them.
Career is the stringing together of opportunities and jobs. Mix in public opinion and past regrets. Add a dash of future panic and a whole lot of financial uncertainty. Career is something that fools you into thinking you are in control and then takes pleasure in reminding you that you aren't. Career is the thing that will not fill you up and will never make you truly whole.
I've always been fanatical about wrestling from a young age, growing up in Newcastle, and I have been fortunate to start training, get opportunities, and meet the right people at the right time.
I've always dreamt of being a footballer. You only get one shot at a career like this, and I want to be the best professional I can. Anything I can do that means I can get the best out of my ability is what I'll try and do.
There are always going to be encounters that you kind of wish went differently. But the average fan really isn't fanatical.
Football is my priority. It's a short career, and you have to make the most of it, which is why making the World Cup squad is such a big deal and something I will never take for granted.
I remember, growing up, losing a sister, and - life is short. Make the most of your opportunities.
You can play professional lacrosse, but they make less than a teacher's salary now. I always thought about that. And it's a very difficult career, a short career, as a pro athlete.
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