A biography for Emmanuel Adebayorhasn’t been written yet.
“For me, apart from having my baby, the best thing is whenever I score my next goal.”
“When you score 30 goals in a season, you can expect that the following year there will be a little bit more pressure and attention on you.”
“In life, there are always ups and downs, and I had them at Tottenham.”
“You want to play against the best defenders and the best teams. You want to test yourself.”
“I did not walk for the first four years of my life.”
“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 have never said I would leave Arsenal.”
“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.”
“As a footballer, you still have to dream.”
“There are only a few players who play in the same team all their career. You come from somewhere and go somewhere else.”
“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.”
“As a striker, most of the time you have three chances.”
“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.”
“No matter what quality you have, you have to listen to people, let people help you to be good.”
“I went through a lot of good moments in Arsenal and a lot of difficult moments as well.”
“Saluting a goal in front of the fans is one of the most beautiful moments in a player's life.”
“All I can say is I am a footballer, and if a club like Milan are interested in me, then I cannot lie to you: I am happy, because it is Milan.”
“We all play football to get money.”
“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.”
“I need a manager who will tell me to go out and play my own game and enjoy myself.”