Freddie Ljungberg Quotes

Freddie Ljungberg

Profession : Coach

Birth : April 16, 1977

You can see players do things in training that aren't a problem but they can't in a game situation. You have to work on it, relax and be brave.

Freddie Ljungberg

I try to see what the players can do and not what they can't do.

Freddie Ljungberg

Sometimes you have to just plug away, plug away in your game of football and maybe when your opponent gets a bit more tired you get that little extra metre and that's when you score the goals.

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I am not that shy.

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I break out in a rash if I go to the gym; all I did was shave my chest.

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I've always been interested in clothes and shopping, and I have a few friends who work in fashion.

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But I'm constantly surprised by the amount of interest in how I look. It's flattering, but a little weird - at the end of the day, I'm a footballer.

Freddie Ljungberg

I had a coach when I was younger who encouraged me to be myself, that is where I was lucky.

Freddie Ljungberg

The problem in Sweden is that, when the players are younger, they are not allowed to develop their own style and skills.

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You can be yourself in London. If you are a bit different in the way you dress or look it is no problem.

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I have always dressed to please myself, not other people. I don't care what they think.

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There were a lot of reasons why I wanted to leave Arsenal.

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Clubs have always wanted to buy me during the summer but I have always stayed loyal because I wanted to stay at Arsenal.

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I won almost everything there is to win and I look back with great memories.

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I had hip surgery in America because I'd had problems during my last two years in Europe. They said out there that my hip was broken and I didn't know about it.

Freddie Ljungberg

Every time I sprinted 100 per cent, my hamstring broke. But I knew if I didn't sprint 100 per cent, I could keep on playing, so that's what you do. I was just lucky it was discovered in America and I haven't had one problem since. I feel I can run past people again and that feels nice.

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I lived on being a quick player and my hamstring was breaking every time I made a quick move. I wondered what the hell was going on.

Freddie Ljungberg

When I went to Seattle, it was quite a quiet town and we made it the biggest soccer following in America. We didn't have the paparazzi, though, and I needed that at the time.

Freddie Ljungberg

One thing I've learned is that you have to be open-minded.

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