Edin Dzeko

Professions :

Athlete

I always try to do my best. Sometimes is that enough to get a good result, sometimes not, but I never give up, and I never will.

never-give-up best good sometimes

Saying goodbye to close ones is always the hardest.

saying always hardest goodbye

After I finish with football, I will definitely go home. I won't stay in England, but I like it here, and I'm happy I'm doing what's best to give everything on the pitch, and then when I can, I relax. But the only bad thing is here maybe the rain is much more than in my country, but everything else I am happy with.

i-am best rain home

When you get 10-15 minutes, you can't be sad or angry with the coach. You just have to play your game and do your best. That is in my mind always.

best you angry sad

If you do not play well, it is normal that they criticise you. But criticism is part of the game, so you accept it.

game you criticism play

My motto has always been, 'Never give up.'

never-give-up never always motto

I never want to stop, and I want to try to be even better.

stop better never try

I will continue to be a big fan of Manchester City, to whom I wish all the best and many more trophies and happiness in the future.

city best future happiness

I know people will criticise when you play bad; that is part of this job, and I am fine with that. That is not a problem. The problem is the insults. That is what hurts the most.

i-am job you people

I'm really happy here at City. It's a second home to me, so it was an easy decision to stay for the long term. I knew from the beginning when I started here that I wanted to stay for a long time - I can't see any place better than here.

me home happy time

When you score in the first minutes, everything changes.

everything-changes everything you

The secret? Hard work. And more hard work.

hard hard-work secret work

I want to do more and more; it provides me with an incentive.

incentive more me want

Never have I doubted myself, because I know what I am capable of.

i-am never myself know

Nothing compares to Rome. Nothing. People there are crazy about football - in a positive way.

crazy positive football people

Of course we all dream about doing big, playing for big clubs, but I wanted to play football because of the love for the game.

game dream love football

To be honest, I don't feel like I am able to say that I had a childhood, not in a way normal kids my age had. I had something that was specific to Bosnia in '90s, something I call a period of survival.

i-am feel childhood age

I think the No. 9 will always be in football. You need the proper No. 9s in football; that's my opinion.

think you opinion football

When you're a young boy, you don't think; you just go for it. When you have more experience, you have to play more with your head.

boy think you experience

For every striker, it's important to have the confidence of the coach.

coach every confidence important

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