Freddy Adu quotes

Freddy Adu is a Ghanaian-born professional footballer who became widely known as a prodigy in American soccer. His rise to fame began as a teenager when he signed with Major League Soccer and was hailed as the "next Pelé." He has played for numerous clubs around the world and continues to be a notable figure in football discussions. Here are 16 of his quotes:

I think everything happens for a reason and all the things that happened to me - good, bad - I'm glad they did. It's made me ready for life, for adulthood. (Freddy Adu)
My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play. View quote
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I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that. View quote
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I play a lot of Playstation, and always trying to look pretty for the girls. View quote
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When you play soccer, most of the time you got to get the ball moving, but once you get into that attacking third you gotta' be creative, you gotta' let your talent take over. View quote
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All I can say is, hey, if you have fun doing what you do, if you have fun playing soccer, the creativity is just going to come as time goes on. View quote
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You can't do anything to help your team win when you don't play. View quote
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Obviously, everybody has their own expectations of you, but you have to have your own expectations for yourself. For me, I'm right on track. View quote
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Nothing has been given to me. View quote
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I wanted to get us a place of our own with a little bit more space. The kitchen is just huge, because my mom... lives there, man, and she loves being in the kitchen. View quote
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I need to go play football. I don't care about anything else. (Freddy Adu)
I mean, I couldn't ask for a better life, man. View quote
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It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play on the field and you're over there sitting on the bench. That's not the kind of player I am. I'm the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game. View quote
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You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with. View quote
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I don't know French at all. I took some lessons when I was younger but all I know are the numbers. I've been told basically everyone in Monaco speaks English because of it being a huge vacation spot so I'm excited about that. I might not need to learn French after all. View quote
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A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them. View quote
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Freddy Adu

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Occupation: Ghanaian Athlete
Born: June 2, 1989
Quotes count: 16