Owen Hargreaves Quotes

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Owen Hargreaves

Profession : Footballer

Birth : January 20, 1981

United are one of the biggest clubs in the world with Barcelona and Real Madrid. They have a lot of wonderful people there. I'm sad for myself that I wasn't able to play a bigger part there.

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I had a wonderful time at Bayern.

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I'd watch games and, as funny as it sounds, I'd actually be jealous of the way people could move. I'd wonder if I was ever going to be able to be as sharp, things like that.

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Whether in Germany or England, a manager has always played me, especially to win big games.

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My athletic ability has taken me everywhere I wanted to go, from Canada to Germany, playing for England, playing for Man United. To have that temporarily taken away is humbling.

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You like to think you will get the best advice possible but that is not always possible.

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If you have had double knee surgery you're going to feel it.

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I grew up playing football, I loved it. I never really did it as a job but the game has helped me travel and learn new things from different people, coaches and personalities.

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I like the idea of working with impressionable young people - a lot of very talented kids go by the wayside.

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I love golf.

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I love all sports but I watch a lot of NBA basketball - I have a big hoop outside my house. As a kid I used to play five hours a day.

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We've all been there as players, had terrible games. But you get through it by fighting and competing.

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Canada is where I grew up and England where I come to see my relatives, but Germany is my home from home.

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Tactically I'm pretty much German, but with my English head I like to get involved and win tackles.

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I'm not German, so why should I wear a German jersey? If David Beckham spent five years in Germany, he'd be no less English.

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I left the comfort of Bayern to play for Man United, because I wanted to represent Man United, to play for Sir Alex and be part of that great team.

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I think anyone who's been around me knows that I left home at 15 alone, to go to a country where I couldn't speak the language to play football.

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I never took the easy step. I played for a country I wasn't even born in because I wanted to be the best.

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I probably never should have been a professional football player, based on my start! But I worked my way and, obviously, didn't finish the way I wanted. A lot of things went into that.

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It is human nature to have doubts obviously.

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