I was not born with a golden spoon in my mouth.

Ozil is a genius. He has one-of-a-kind vision for the game. He has two eyes in the front of his head and two eyes in the back.

I know, everywhere I go, I have the door open because I am a great footballer and a great person.

You can insult me - you can judge me on the football pitch - that's normal. But don't touch my family. Don't touch my parents. I love them more than everything on this earth.

We all have to fight through our mistakes to become a better man.

There is nothing more important for me than God.

I did not walk for the first four years of my life.

Everything I do in life I put in the hands of God, my creator.

If I regret leaving City, I'd regret leaving Madrid, I would regret Arsenal, and I would regret maybe even Metz, where I started off. So I have no regrets in life; life is too short to start regretting things.

You want to play against the best defenders and the best teams. You want to test yourself.

When a family is poor, everyone is poor, and there is huge solidarity. People will take a bullet for you. But when one makes it, it is like you owe everyone.

All I want to do is win titles.

I'm very happy to have been a player who played for Arsenal, because the fans were always great to me - the manager, everyone, the players - and if I can just wish them the best of luck. They know, no matter what happened, they will always be in my heart because I love the club.

My fitness is one area I've never had questioned in my career.

Winning is good but is better when it becomes a means of hope and positive change in the lives of those who are deprived.

If one player can say that I, Emmanuel Adebayor, spoke badly to anyone in the changing rooms, then I'd honestly like to know who it is. It has never happened in my life.

Whenever I have a chance to wake up and be alive, I always thank God for that, and for me, all the rest is a bonus.

My father always told me to be myself and say what you think is the right thing; sometimes you pay the consequences, but it means tomorrow will be a happy day for you.

I went through a lot of good moments in Arsenal and a lot of difficult moments as well.

It's football - fans are passionate about it, and sometimes it's difficult for players to take, but we are good men, and we all make mistakes, and we are footballers.

He gave me the chance to be where I am today, and He's the one that can take it all away from me. So at the team hotel, I pray before sleeping, and I pray again in the morning.

I know what it is to have nothing.

My father worked in currency exchange, and my mother is a businesswoman.

I want to be part of a club that is aiming to be one of the biggest in the world.

I have never said I would leave Arsenal.

Money is killing football: people are making their decisions based on money.

I have a bad reputation in England, and I don't know why. Maybe it's something that has just followed me. But one thing I always say is that 90% of the people I've played with would say I'm an amazing guy, a great teammate. Other people, those who work on the gate at every stadium I've played at, will tell you I am a humble guy and a nice person.

I was born in a house without a light or a toilet, so why would I forget who I am or where I come from?

I'll never be too big for anything.

I never regret making a decision.

You need to feel loved, and that is what I feel at City.

Harry Redknapp is a fantastic manager. He knows how to talk to players. You need that belief from your own manager. He tells you just to go out there and do your thing. That is what Harry has got more than anyone else.

It is always nice to have a message from Jose Mourinho.

When I signed for Real Madrid, I knew it was a big club, but only when you're inside do you realise the magnitude of this team.

With Mourinho, I learned a lot.

It's a special club, and everybody opened their arms to me from the first day. The fans and my team-mates treated me wonderfully since the day I arrived, and that warmth has made a madridista. Whatever happens, Real Madrid will always be in my heart.

It bothers me to think I may never put on a Real Madrid shirt again. Madrid is the best thing that's ever happened to me in my life.

I had some great experiences in England in clubs who are among the best in the country. I was happy there - my family, too. The only error that I made was to sign for Crystal Palace in January 2016.

As a striker, most of the time you have three chances.

As a striker sometimes you miss, and sometimes you score.

Fans have to try to control their emotions, as we do as footballers.

What is the point in going into a stand and singing a song that you know is racist and then going out into the street and saying to me, 'I'm not racist. Come to Tottenham.'

Football is a game. Don't get me wrong - there is money and other things in it, too - but it's still only a game.

Stephen Ireland is one of the most talented players I have seen, and Nigel de Jong is doing really well. He fights for his team all over the pitch, and he has a lot of character.

It was a dream to play in a stadium as impressive as the Santiago Bernabeu.

I want to win the Champions League, and I don't care about personal success.

I would not refuse to play for my country over money.

I had dreamt of playing for Arsenal and Real Madrid, and those dreams came true. Maybe I can dream of winning the Ballon d'Or, and that can come true as well.

I'm not really happy with my football career, but I can't complain about it, either.

The worst coach I have ever had was Roberto Mancini. I never liked his training methods.