Vincent Kompany Quotes

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Vincent Kompany

Profession : Athlete

Birth : April 10, 1986

We've had a humble upbringing. You know, my father came through as a political refugee; my mother comes from a hard-working-farmers family. We've had humble upbringing.

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I was extremely competitive, so for me becoming a footballer was not necessarily because it was about being the best - it was about winning.

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I never thought I could enjoy all this wealth without putting it to good use.

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Within my first year of moving abroad living on my own, my sister got ill - she got cancer - and at the same time, my mum got cancer, and she passed away. I think at that time it was a hard challenge for me to deal with it, but in a way, I have always taken strength out of anything that has come at me.

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I'm not worried about getting extra game time, extra minutes, and all this kind of stuff that so many other players will worry about.

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Youth is always the future of any country.

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Whichever work you do, people go through life having several priorities. I know my football is what got me here. The work I do for SOS or my charity work in general has always been a priority for me, and then my family is a priority as well, so you set yourself different things, and they just balance each other out.

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When I read or study, I don't do it for the degree - if I fail, it doesn't matter, but it just takes me out of this world where you're the centre of attention all the time. You just become a normal bloke when you're setting yourself those kinds of targets.

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I think, mainly, you always look to keep your strong points in the team.

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You can't win every game playing fantasy football.

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You can't compare Barcelona and Bayern Munich to Manchester City.

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Guardiola has come to City with a very unique style. And he wants to continue that philosophy. We had to work to adapt to his style.

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As long as I feel that inner strength, I'll be all right.

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I have dreamed of Brazil all my life. As a child, I had videos of Brazil, of their World Cup wins, of Pele, and of all the big players.

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I will say it loud and clear: at Manchester City, it is all about what you choose to look at. If you look at the money spent on players, you will only ever see that side of City. If you look at the bigger plan, which is investment in the community, facilities, and youth teams, you realise there is heart and soul in this club.

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What we experience in the Premier League is so intense.

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Being a successful team is maybe not enough. It's about setting a standard, not just for ourselves but also for the youth that is coming through at Manchester City.

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Ultimately if you can win playing a certain way, then why not do it?

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The main thing for me is to consider sport at an equal level as you would consider mathematics or poetry at school. It's another place where you can send your kids; they can have fun, but you can expect them to have good teachers, and you can expect them to progress.

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Brussels is sort of a mini London in the sense that if you think about putting a football pitch in London, people laugh at you. There is just no space.

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