Freddy Adu Quotes

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.

It's one of the best leagues in Europe in football. Benfica in my opinion is one of the top 10 biggest clubs in the world.

I haven't done anything yet, but I want to be the best in the world.

If they asked me, I would have to say no. I made up my mind to play for the United States some day and I'm sticking to it.
(on playing for Ghana)

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.

I need to go play football. I don't care about anything else.

I don't want to be one of those guys where I go there and wait a long time before I become a starter.

When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun.

A lot of players in Europe aren't as tall as the other guys, so they have to be stocky to physically compete.

If you're good enough, you're old enough.

It doesn't matter what size you are. It matters how big your heart is and how smart you are.

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.

I'm not worried. My time will come.

Obviously, I'm at the beginning of my career, contrary to what anyone else thinks. I'm 19 years old. In any other country, everywhere else, you're a prospect. And that's what I am right now in Europe. I'm a prospect. I'm not a seasoned veteran.

I feel the pressure but I embrace it. Whatever I have to do to make the sport catch on to other people, I'll do it.

You can't do anything to help your team win when you don't play.

I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready.

My image is very important to me. I want to bring a good face to my family. That's the way I've been raised.

It's not easy when you come in as the highest-paid player and you're 14.

I've always been one of the youngest guys on the team. But now I'm one of the older guys, one of the more experienced guys, and I have to be more of a leader. The guys are looking up to me, asking me questions and looking at me to step up.

I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right.

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.

Once your name gets out, people just want to crack you.

It helps to have someone in the same boat as you ... There's a lot of pressure, so it helps to have someone who's also young and famous and has a lot of pressure to succeed.

This is unbelievable to me. I always wanted to be famous, be the best, but I didn't think it would be like this.

I mean, I couldn't ask for a better life, man.

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.

My only real job is to play well and do my job on the field. If I do that, all the other stuff will take care of itself.

I've got a long way to go. I'm not in a hurry.

A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them.

I play a lot of Playstation, and always trying to look pretty for the girls.

I want to be good at what I do, obviously, and to do that I need to keep my head straight.

I couldn't ask for a better life.

I need to have the ball at my feet. That's when I know anything is possible.

I need more time to develop as a player and as a person.

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.

I just want to go in with the right attitude and from Day 1 make a difference.