Politicians are there to try to deal with stuff, but sometimes it’s both fortunate and unfortunate that people like us have more… not involvement, but more power in the stuff that we say.
THIERRY HENRYThere’s just something about Highbury that is difficult to describe. When you first arrive, you hardly see the stadium and wonder where it is but then you find it between two blocks of flats.
More Thierry Henry Quotes
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No, because retiring is stopping. If I wanted to stop, I would have stopped.
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I would love this place to be my garden. (on Arsenal’s old stadium)
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Sometimes being young and confident is better than being old with experience.When I was young I wasn’t scared about anything.
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In New York it seems like there’s no Monday or Saturday or Sunday. The town is always moving. The vibe is great.
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It was tough at the time but when I was younger, my Dad. I would say my Dad, because without him I wouldn’t have been here. I mean it was tough for me because he was really demanding. With him, it was never enough, you know, anything I did was never enough.
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At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine… don’t get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it’s not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back.
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When I was 20 or 21, I didn’t… I won’t say care about anything, but you’re like in your own world – you made something that you always wanted to do, and then you kind of think only about your family and yourself.
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Quite simply, it is true that I can be a pig! It is not a lie to say that. Sometimes, I feel that I am in the right even when I am wrong.
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Ledley King would get the ball off you without you even noticing he’s the only defender in England who doesn’t hold onto you, and he sometimes still gets the ball off my feet easily.
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I can’t think of a striker in the world who has scored so many important goals, never mind a midfielder.
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That’s the way I’ve been educated: I always think about what I missed and the things that you did, you did them, so you don’t have to think about them any more.
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At the end of the day, you either want or you don’t want to know about it. It’s a mercy thing – you have to give back. However you do it, you have to give something back. You have to.
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If I had a Paul Scholes in my team, everything would be around him. At Manchester United, they saw it like that, but I think Paul Scholes is one of the best I’ve played against in this league, and seen anywhere.
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In football you always get judged on your last game. Whoever you are, or how amazing you are, it’s the last game that everyone has seen.
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There’s nothing I’m scared of in football.
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I can’t understand why Scholes has never won the player of the year award. He should have won it long ago. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t seek the limelight like some of the other ‘stars’.
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But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it’s mine. It’s just a feeling.
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A lot of different races and nationalities play football, so it is a good way to try and stop racism.
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I am not a cheat and never have been.
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I have the possibility to watch Messi in training each morning, and because of what he demonstrates he is the best player in the world
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When I was younger I was trying to do what I wanted to do, not what the game wanted me to do.
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At the beginning, you are 20 and you can just imagine… don’t get me wrong, but having money. Then you realise that it’s not only about you and what you are doing but that you have to give back.
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There are many things I want, and the only way I will get them is to keep my head down, listen to the right people and work hard.
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I’ll never forget the club or him I don’t see Arsenal without Arsene Wenger.
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And I don’t really like golf. I know a lot of English footballers play, but I know that if I go with the club to play, sooner or later I will end up trying to smash the ball with my foot.
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Being seen as the best striker in Europe doesn’t spur me on-it’s helping my team to success. That’s my only aim. I’m not a machine.
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