Owen Hargreaves Quotes

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Owen Hargreaves

Profession : Footballer

Birth : January 20, 1981

All eyes are on Haaland and Sancho but Kai Havertz is the one from a German perspective. He is special and he is like a hybrid of Michael Ballack and Mesut Ozil. That says a lot in terms of his goals and elegance.

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Growing up in Canada, I'd never have imagined I'd be in this position and with the chance of wearing an England jersey.

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Erik ten Hag is a super coach, he did an amazing job at Ajax.

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I like that people can be big stars and still be humble.

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I played soccer because my Dad played, and you did what your Dad did.

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Because I worked so hard at getting good at basketball, when I took that competitiveness and applied it to soccer - where I was more naturally gifted - it actually helped me so much.

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Listen, I never expected to be a professional soccer player - never in a million years - because it just wasn't possible really. And then you just go over one hurdle. And then you go over another one, and another one, and it just builds up your confidence.

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Young players need to play, end of.

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I am an England player and some of my family live near Manchester.

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I have a great opportunity of being an important player in our national side.

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You have to have ambition.

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I've just got this huge chip on my shoulder because I've been out for three years and people think I'm dead and buried.

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You just get more of a feel for a city if you talk to taxi drivers.

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The first time I met Alex Ferguson was for breakfast at a hotel and he kept getting up and basically serving me from the buffet. I felt so embarrassed because you'd seen him so many times on television that you feel like you know someone and, of course, I didn't.

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A lot of the top managers are great watchers. They can tell by a player's body language whether he's in form or not.

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From a distance, you associate Manchester United with the Premier League, which is probably the most prestigious league in Europe.

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I've never told him this but I used to have posters of David Beckham on the wall of my small room.

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I was 16 years old and I'd just come to Munich from Calgary. I was staying in this youth hostel at the club, I couldn't speak a word of German and I ate nothing but schnitzel for the first six months. Life was pretty hard and lonely but I had Beckham on my wall.

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I've been fortunate to make my breakthrough at such a big club, where I've played in some massive games. I'll always be grateful to Bayern.

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I'm a modern midfielder, so I can play a lot of positions.

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