A biography for Freddie Ljungberghasn’t been written yet.
“Where I am from in Sweden was on the beach, so I love the sound of the water hitting the dock.”
“When I went to Seattle, it was quite a quiet town and we made it the biggest soccer following in America. We didn't have the paparazzi, though, and I needed that at the time.”
“I like entertaining football but, at the same time, you can't concede goals. That's a tricky balance to find.”
“I loved my time in Japan, and I am grateful to have had the chance to live in Japan and embrace the Japanese culture.”
“I think Unai did a great job and was a great leader, and a fantastic coach.”
“I lived on being a quick player and my hamstring was breaking every time I made a quick move. I wondered what the hell was going on.”
“I like it in Seattle.”
“Wenger simply doesn't like those who show a weakness. With him you generally feel as if you were in the army. It's only in public that he may appear to be some sort of man of liberal views. In reality, his credo is natural selection.”
“I had to have tests for cancer and other diseases - it wasn't much fun. I was getting a shooting pain in my hip and we didn't know what it was. First of all we thought it was an old injury. But they didn't find anything wrong, even though when I had an ultrasound test it was all really swollen.”
“I am not a big gym fan.”
“I won almost everything there is to win and I look back with great memories.”
“You can see players do things in training that aren't a problem but they can't in a game situation. You have to work on it, relax and be brave.”
“I played against Ashley Cole all the time in training. For me, he is the best left-back in the world. He was the hardest opponent and I had him every day in training.”
“Real Madrid's Bernabeu was an amazing stadium to play in. It was just on top of you, and such a big stadium.”
“I break out in a rash if I go to the gym; all I did was shave my chest.”
“I think it's important to learn about the culture of the place where you live.”