Edin Dzeko Quotes

Edin Dzeko

Profession : Athlete

Birth : March 17, 1986

I always try to do my best. Sometimes is that enough to get a good result, sometimes not, but I never give up, and I never will.

Edin Dzeko

I still have a home in Sarajevo, and there is a room where the walls are covered with football jerseys. One is a Milan shirt with Shevchenko's name and number on the back. It is an original from one of his Serie A appearances, and he has autographed it. It has pride of place. It really is my prized possession.

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I was always attracted most to joining City, and I am pleased to be at such a good club with such a big ambition as Manchester City.

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I know people will criticise when you play bad; that is part of this job, and I am fine with that. That is not a problem. The problem is the insults. That is what hurts the most.

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Of course we all dream about doing big, playing for big clubs, but I wanted to play football because of the love for the game.

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To be honest, I don't feel like I am able to say that I had a childhood, not in a way normal kids my age had. I had something that was specific to Bosnia in '90s, something I call a period of survival.

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Communication is important, and when you have an understanding with someone on the pitch, it is the most important thing.

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I don't like to talk too much about differences between managers.

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After I finish with football, I will definitely go home. I won't stay in England, but I like it here, and I'm happy I'm doing what's best to give everything on the pitch, and then when I can, I relax. But the only bad thing is here maybe the rain is much more than in my country, but everything else I am happy with.

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United always had that flag which counted the years City were without a title, making fun of our fans. After the 6-1, they were quiet!

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Nothing compares to Rome. Nothing. People there are crazy about football - in a positive way.

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I think the No. 9 will always be in football. You need the proper No. 9s in football; that's my opinion.

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When you score in the first minutes, everything changes.

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When you're a young boy, you don't think; you just go for it. When you have more experience, you have to play more with your head.

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For every striker, it's important to have the confidence of the coach.

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If we start the season with negative thinking, we'd never win anything.

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David Silva is a great player, and also, off the pitch, he's a great lad.

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English Premier League is much harder and quicker, and also, the referees are totally different because in England, they don't whistle after every small contact like in Germany.

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I started to play football when I was about 10; my father brought me to one school because there were more pitches where we could play.

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When the opportunity came, it was a fantastic thing for myself and my family to do, I couldn't wait to put on a Bosnia shirt, and I haven't really looked back since.

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