Demba Ba Quotes

Demba Ba

Profession : Footballer

Birth : May 25, 1985

People sometimes have a bad image of Islam but that is an image of what people are doing with Islam.

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Something which is easy for me to give is money. I feel detached from it. I look after myself and my family but I won't forget people who struggle. My father lives in Senegal. They are from the smaller villages and know how to distribute money to people who need it.

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I know what I'm able to do and I've proved it at every club I've played for.

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When I go to the movie theater, I want to get emotion from the actors in the movie.

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At the end of the day, I have a lot of ideas. I cannot give them to clubs I play for because they have their own ideas - their own sporting directors, their own general managers - of what they want to do. When you have your own ideas, the only way you can execute them is to get a club yourself.

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The first image I have of club owners is that the club is one of their toys and they do what they want and they lose a lot of money and they just don't care about who's working in it.

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He always told me I'd score goals; Alan Pardew gives me a lot of confidence.

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It's really important to score for a new club early on; when you come in and score right away you feel much better.

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Arsenal are one of those teams who makes you dream.

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After playing for several European clubs including Chelsea I opted to come to Shanghai. I wanted to see new things here, to get to know the Chinese people.

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When I played in Belgium, Germany and England, their cultures were similar, more or less, because these clubs are all in Europe.

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There are always communicative problems when you play football. It is part of the game. It is a problem you need to solve.

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For me, I am always hoping to play for the national team.

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I am a good professional and I keep fighting for what I have.

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It is very important you have strikers who can run and defend.

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Some people have many options but for me football was my only option, so I gave everything.

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It was not a sacrifice leaving the house when I was young and travelling around Europe to find a club. It was the only way to get to where I am today, and I am proud of that.

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I had no doubts I wanted to be a footballer because that was the only option.

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