Michail Antonio Quotes

Michail Antonio

Profession : Footballer

Birth : March 28, 1990

Being a lifeguard was boring. Bo-ring. It was an indoor pool and it's so hot and humid in there. All you can do is sit there - you can't have music on because you need to pay attention and not be distracted. So you're just sat there, you're looking at people swim up and down, up and down. That was so boring.

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No one is stronger than me.

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Fernandinho is strong.

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Kurt Zouma is a strong guy.

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I trialled at Brentford in two games. I scored and assisted one. They said I was good and they'd keep an eye on me. I went to AFC Wimbledon but went back to Mitcham and signed my contract because they refused to pay my 7 registration fee.

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I signed for Reading and then West Ham where people called me 'The Invisible Man' or a 'poster' because I was on the bench for three months. I turned down opportunities to go on loan because I'd achieved everything I wanted in the Championship.

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Playing in non-League gave me the resilience. I learned everything there. You needed to fight off hard tackles and I was playing against big men. You learn how to be strong and take them on and learn resilience.

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When my mum didn't let me join Tottenham, it kind of gave me a confidence that I had the ability to do it but then again, it kind of upset me massively.

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I always want to push on, I always want to keep going because I feel like I've missed out on things in the past, so I'm going to keep going until I can't go anymore.

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I prefer to play left wing, that's my favourite role.

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The way I play, some managers are going to like me, some managers are not going to like me.

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Once I've picked the ball up, I look at the full-back and I make my decision. Am I going to go past him? I don't think about it before. Everything I do is a reaction. That's why some people don't like it.

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I go back to my secondary school to speak to the people there and say, 'If you want to become something, don't ever hesitate, don't ever feel like you can't do it. Just look at my path, look at where I've come.'

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Certain things have happened in my life where it has been crazy touch-and-go situations, but it has let me know that, even if there are going to be difficult times, there's always a bright side to everything.

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Can you give someone a bad name for wanting to be ambitious? For wanting to move onto bigger things? That person is ambitious, that person wants to do stuff, that person wants to move on with his life.

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In a normal job, if there was a chance for you to get promoted, are you going to go, 'No, no, no - I want to stay in the exact same spot I'm in now.' Or, are you going to strive and move forward and be better?

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Obviously scoring goals in pre-season is good to help you bring it into the season, but the most important thing is doing it in the Premier League, doing it in the Europa League and doing it when it actually matters.

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Racism can be stopped in football stadiums but it all depends on what the FA and UEFA want to do about it.

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I'm a team player.

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It sounds beautiful to be called West Ham's top Premier League scorer.

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