When I was younger I was trying to do what I wanted to do, not what the game wanted me to do.
THIERRY HENRYIn 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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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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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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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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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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People always see the goals, and for me, strikers are not only about scoring goals.
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We all love the first Rocky, but I’m not too sure about the last one.
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I have to say that when I was young, when any politician was talking I wasn’t even interested. Maybe they were saying some nice stuff, but then if you put Michael Jordan on TV, I was interested!
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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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There’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.
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I may be French, but I’m playing for Arsenal.
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People are talking about me more than they talk about Eastenders.
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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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I hope you have enjoyed watching as much as I have enjoyed taking part.
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I can’t stay in the box and wait for the ball. I can’t – I would die.
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I am not a cheat and never have been.
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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’m obsessed by the idea of making my mark on history. And Arsenal is my paradise.
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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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I would love this place to be my garden. (on Arsenal’s old stadium)
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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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I eat football, I sleep football. I am not mad I am just passionate.
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You learn from your mistakes.
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When you look at other sports, like golf, the players earn a lot more money without running around.
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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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I only deal in what is real. To be honest, I’ve never thought about what I could get out of football or where it would take me. I just wanted to play. I’m the same now.
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