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.

Edin Dzeko

Categorized in : Game Football Love Dream

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.

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Saying goodbye to close ones is always the hardest.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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When you score in the first minutes, everything changes.

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The secret? Hard work. And more hard work.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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If we start the season with negative thinking, we'd never win anything.

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