Freddy Adu

“I mean, I couldn't ask for a better life, man.”

“I don't want to be one of those guys where I go there and wait a long time before I become a starter.”

“Nothing has been given to me.”

“I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right.”

“I play a lot of Playstation, and always trying to look pretty for the girls.”

“I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready.”

“What do I have to cheat for? I've always been playing against people older than me anyways. So what do I have to cheat for?”

“I don't know French at all. I took some lessons when I was younger but all I know are the numbers. I've been told basically everyone in Monaco speaks English because of it being a huge vacation spot so I'm excited about that. I might not need to learn French after all.”

“I just want to go in with the right attitude and from Day 1 make a difference.”

“Obviously, everybody has their own expectations of you, but you have to have your own expectations for yourself. For me, I'm right on track.”

“When you play soccer, most of the time you got to get the ball moving, but once you get into that attacking third you gotta' be creative, you gotta' let your talent take over.”

“I need to go play football. I don't care about anything else.”

“I've always been one of the youngest guys on the team. But now I'm one of the older guys, one of the more experienced guys, and I have to be more of a leader. The guys are looking up to me, asking me questions and looking at me to step up.”

“Obviously, I'm at the beginning of my career, contrary to what anyone else thinks. I'm 19 years old. In any other country, everywhere else, you're a prospect. And that's what I am right now in Europe. I'm a prospect. I'm not a seasoned veteran.”

“I couldn't ask for a better life.”

“It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play on the field and you're over there sitting on the bench. That's not the kind of player I am. I'm the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.”

“When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.”

“I think everything happens for a reason and all the things that happened to me - good, bad - I'm glad they did. It's made me ready for life, for adulthood.”

“You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.”

“My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play.”