A biography for Emile Smith Rowehasn’t been written yet.
“When I'm playing my dad always wants me to win.”
“Since Kevin De Bruyne joined City, I like to base my game around him. I look up to him so much. I just like the way he plays and everything he does.”
“Even when I've started scoring goals for Arsenal, even when I've been noticed in the street, it hasn't gone to my head.”
“When you see others playing you want to push yourself and get in that position as well.”
“Sometimes you have to think of the best for yourself.”
“My family have helped me to stay humble and keep my feet on the ground.”
“I see myself as a No 10, on the inside.”
“I didn't used to eat that well. I wasn't drinking that well.”
“I used to watch Thierry Henry a lot.”
“I need to be getting minutes, scoring and assisting as much as I can.”
“At Arsenal, I look up to Mesut Ozil a lot. I watch him in training and the movement he has and the little touches he does. For me to train with him every day, I can't think of anything better.”
“I moved to Germany by myself as well, my family couldn't come out. It was tough. I was just working each day, not knowing what to do. It was tough but I don't regret going there at all.”
“I have changed my mentality a bit: just to go for it.”
“I've tried to cut out chocolate and takeaways as much as I can.”
“I went to Arsenal and it was more about passing the ball and linking up with each other. They didn't seem to bother about my physicality but as I've grown up I've got stronger.”
“I feel like it's definitely been an up and down journey, there have been a lot of downs with injuries and so on, and I feel like I've had a lot of experience, going out on loan and stuff.”
“The fans love seeing young players play.”
“I trialled at Chelsea and didn't get in. Something about me not being big enough, I've heard. But Arsenal found out and picked me up.”
“I've always been quite skinny, but I've always been tall, so when I was at Chelsea, I wasn't the tallest, but so skinny and everyone was so physical around me. I didn't know what to do really, so when I did go to Arsenal they didn't seem to bother about my physicality.”
“It's always difficult when everyone's talking about you and stuff, but it's good when it's in a positive way.”