Emiliano Martinez Quotes

Emiliano Martinez

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 2, 1992

Talent is not enough. It's a mental game. You have to deal with frustration when you don't play, you have to deal with the pressure. There are no excuses.

Emiliano Martinez

A second-choice goalkeeper can sometimes say: 'Oh, it's a lack of games, it's different when you train compared to when you play.' But there is no excuse if you do everything right.

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I said to my mum when I turned 18 and moved into my first flat in Enfield, 'I don't want to come back to my country with nothing. I want to make a career here.' I did not want to let them down.

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I remember the day me and my brother ate and my mum and dad did not. I know what they did for me to reach the top.

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We came from a poor, poor family and for them to see me winning a trophy in front of 90,000 people and getting a medal would be something.

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But I believe I should have the chance to show how good I am at Arsenal.

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It's been up and down in my Arsenal career, to be honest.

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I was always progressing and pushing my career forward.

Emiliano Martinez

When I went to Reading last season. I said to myself, 'This is my last loan.' My body was always tired at the end of the season from travelling and not knowing what I was going to be doing next, so I made that challenge to myself that it was my last loan and I had to do well.

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Sometimes when you make mistakes at big clubs you get punished. With Arsenal, people always seem to blame the defence for defeats. But I feel really safe behind them.

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My target is to consolidate my place with Arsenal and to reach the Argentinian national team as number one.

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When I was playing for Reading, I got this feeling of being the No 1 - and I want that at Arsenal.

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I remember for my Champions League debut against Anderlecht, my dad flew 27 hours to reach that game and he was crying all 95 minutes!

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I used to play up front so I always had the ability to play with the ball, even though I am 6ft 4in.

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I'm at an age now where I have a newborn baby and me and my wife want to settle. I'm tired of going on loan.

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Obviously I love Arsenal. But it's time for me to make it there or go somewhere else.

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My dream is to play for Arsenal, I've always said that and I believe I have everything that a keeper needs to play for Arsenal.

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I arrived at Arsenal in 2010, and had five spells out on loan - plus another one with Oxford where I played just once.

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The last loan spell, at Reading, was the one I enjoyed most. The manager, Jose Gomes, put a lot of faith in me and helped me develop.

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The fact I have returned to Arsenal so many times is because they continued to believe I could become their No.1 goalkeeper.

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