Bojan Krkic Quotes

Bojan Krkic

Profession : Athlete

Birth : August 28, 1990

I can't put this down. I'm reading it in Spanish but I am still having English lessons. It is a motivational book about basketball legend Michael Jordan. His determination was inspiring. It helps me focus and drives me on.

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When you play, of course you want to win, but the most important thing about pre-season is improving your fitness.

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I love football, it's my life.

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That's the good part of an injury, it strengthens you in many ways.

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I write a diary every day.

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And the most important thing isn't the trophies, it's the experiences, what you lived, what's here in your heart, what you know, what you live. No one can ever steal that from you.

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Those of us who have feeling, who are sensitive, who can be affected, need a good shield. Footballers are very young and they're exposed. Even at under-15s, players have Twitter and I'm sure they're already getting insults... it's ugly, it sullies society and football.

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Anxiety affects everyone differently. I spoke to someone who felt like their heart was beating 1,000 times a minute. With me, it was a dizziness, feeling sick, constant, 24 hours a day.

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I feel really proud of my career - more here in England than in Spain. There are different mentalities. Here the people respect you.

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In Italy, one game you win and score, you cannot go in the street because the people are so enthusiastic, and when you lose they go crazy. After the game they wait for you.

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My first year I scored 10 goals in La Liga. Then people started saying 'yeah, the new Messi.'

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In the end, I know my qualities and I know I'm not Messi. I'm Bojan.

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I think when you are 17 you are very innocent.

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Sometimes innocence is a good thing but I think life, experiencing different situations, different clubs, gives you a lot of knowledge.

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It's a quiet life. Normally it's training, house, gym.

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Some people like Messi didn't have to learn a lot as his is a natural style. But of course you can improve your technique, your football intelligence, your everything.

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Frank Rijkaard put me in the first team when I was 17 and gave me every week the chance to play with the first team and start my way in football. I was so young and my dreams came true so quickly thanks to Rijkaard.

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Christmas time is for me one of the most special times of the year.

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If you become their property it is much clearer for you, for the club, for everything. It was a great experience to play in three different teams, different leagues, different experiences, but if I wanted to improve I had to break this cycle and make my own way. That's why I signed this contract to come to Stoke.

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When you are 17, you don't know what pressure is, because you play with the best team in big stadiums with big players. But when I look back now, it's difficult for a 17-year-old to get by and deal with the whole situation.

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