I am proud to have started in the Champions League. Xherdan Shaqiri More Quotes by Xherdan Shaqiri More Quotes From Xherdan Shaqiri I am deeply shocked by the death of Florijana Ismaili, my family and I would like to express our condolences to the Ismaili family and the near ones. Xherdan Shaqiri sports Every player wants to play. That's pretty normal. Every player is unhappy when he's on the bench. That's pretty normal, too. But it's football: only 11 players can start, and the coach has his game plan for each game. Xherdan Shaqiri gamestartunhappyfootball I'm very proud with how my story has gone. I've played for some very big teams, and it is not normal how I got there. It is a dream for every player to have this kind of career, so I am very proud of this. Xherdan Shaqiri i-amstoryprouddream What if the coach of Kosovo wants me as the captain? Of course, I am thinking about it then. Xherdan Shaqiri captaini-ammethinking Some ex-football players, or ex-teammates, they spoke to the media, and it looks like I am a bad boy or something, but I've never been a bad boy or had some problems at a club! Xherdan Shaqiri boyi-amproblemsbad-boy For me, nothing is impossible. Xherdan Shaqiri menothing-is-impossibleimpossible Whether players are from Albania or Yugoslavia is not important. What's important is to be a team on the pitch. Xherdan Shaqiri pitchplayersteamimportant I'm just a player who wants to work and who does my job every day, the same as I always did. Xherdan Shaqiri every-dayjobdaywork I am the opposite of someone who is not professional. Xherdan Shaqiri professionaloppositei-amsomeone You have competition all over the world, not only in football, in normal life, too. Everyone fights for his place, but in the end, we have many games to play, and everybody is going to play games. Xherdan Shaqiri youcompetitionfootballlife As I was always the youngest, I had to fight for everything. Xherdan Shaqiri youngestfighteverythingalways It's very important to have a coach who wants to win every single game and who approaches them like they are not a problem - whether it is against Sunderland or Man City or against anyone. Xherdan Shaqiri citygamewinman Inter's infrastructure is a shame, to be honest. That such a prestigious club does not find a way to invest in its infrastructure is disappointing. Xherdan Shaqiri findinfrastructureshameway I think my agents take care of my future. Xherdan Shaqiri thinkfuturetake-carecare I was born in Kosovo and grew up in Switzerland. Xherdan Shaqiri i-was-bornupswitzerlandborn My parents wanted me to stay in England because they love the football here and how the people feel about football. It was important for them, too, that I stayed in the Premier League. Xherdan Shaqiri melovefootballpeople Here at Stoke, I cannot exert too much influence, simply because there is a lack of quality around me. Xherdan Shaqiri mequalityinfluencetoo-much We have to try and win every game because all of them are important. Xherdan Shaqiri gametrywinimportant Liverpool is one of the best teams in the world - everybody can see that - and now we have to do it on the pitch. Xherdan Shaqiri bestnowseeworld When I played for the Basel youth team, I also worked in a sweet shop. Xherdan Shaqiri alsoyouthteamsweet
