Freddy Adu Quotations

I play a lot of Playstation, and always trying to look pretty for the girls.

My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play.

When you play soccer, most of the time you got to get the ball moving, but once you get into that attacking third you gotta be creative, you gotta let your talent take over.

I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that.

A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them.

I just want to go in with the right attitude and from Day 1 make a difference.

Obviously, everybody has their own expectations of you, but you have to have your own expectations for yourself. For me, I'm right on track.

All I can say is, hey, if you have fun doing what you do, if you have fun playing soccer, the creativity is just going to come as time goes on.

What do I have to cheat for? I've always been playing against people older than me anyways. So what do I have to cheat for?

You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.

I mean, I couldn't ask for a better life, man.

I need to go play football. I don't care about anything else.

I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready.

When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun.

When you get into the game you've got be thinking, when I get into the attacking third I'm gonna be freakin' creative.

You can't do anything to help your team win when you don't play.

It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play on the field and you're over there sitting on the bench. That's not the kind of player I am. I'm the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.

I don't know French at all. I took some lessons when I was younger but all I know are the numbers. I've been told basically everyone in Monaco speaks English because of it being a huge vacation spot so I'm excited about that. I might not need to learn French after all.

Obviously, I'm at the beginning of my career, contrary to what anyone else thinks. I'm 19 years old. In any other country, everywhere else, you're a prospect. And that's what I am right now in Europe. I'm a prospect. I'm not a seasoned veteran.

I've always been one of the youngest guys on the team. But now I'm one of the older guys, one of the more experienced guys, and I have to be more of a leader. The guys are looking up to me, asking me questions and looking at me to step up.

I don't want to be one of those guys where I go there and wait a long time before I become a starter.

I honestly didn't expect this much attention, but it just keeps happening so I must be doing something right.

It's one of the best leagues in Europe in football. Benfica in my opinion is one of the top 10 biggest clubs in the world.

I wanted to get us a place of our own with a little bit more space. The kitchen is just huge, because my mom... lives there, man, and she loves being in the kitchen.

We knew we were due to just explode and have a lot of goals in one of these games sometime soon. It's a really good feeling.

Whenever you get the chance to represent your country in a World Cup, it's a great honor. It's a chance to show the world what you've got. I'm looking forward to it. I do wish, though, that I would be able to stay here and play with D.C. a little bit more, because this is an important stretch for us right now.

Yes. MLS has a chance. I want to play professional ball as soon as possible, and I want to be close to my family too. So that could play a key role in my decision.

Mozart started when he was five years old. If you are good, you are good. God gave Freddy the gift to play soccer. If he is prepared mentally and physically, nobody will stop him.

Obviously I was disappointed because I always want to start. But my job today was to come in and make an impact, and I feel I did that. We got the win; that's what is important.

I got player of the week that week, and the next week I'm sitting on the bench, ... And I'm just like, 'What is going on here?' It's one of those things where you don't understand what's going on, but you've got to swallow your pride and be a team player.

If they asked me, I would have to say no, ... I made up my mind to play for the United States some day and I'm sticking to it. I'm very happy, it makes me feel great that Ghana made it, but this is where I play now.

If they asked me,I would have to say no,

I felt it right away when it happened, ... They told me to try and run it off to see if it feels better, but I couldn't -- no acceleration whatsoever and I really couldn't cut.

I feel the pressure, ... but I embrace it. Whatever I have to do to make the sport catch on to other people, I'll do it.

Freddy was sometimes too deep, sometimes too far away. It's our decision to make, and we decided to go this way. ... We pretty much beat ourselves. We were fine, we played fine and then one mistake, two mistakes, we're right out again.

He knows me, so he'll probably know what I'm up to, but I've matured a lot since I went pro,

(Griffey) said when he was my age he was like my size. I'm trying to get on the diet he was on.

I think it's actually a good thing. It shows that the U.S. is bringing up quality players who can compete in Europe,

It becomes very, very, very, very tempting to look ahead, and as a matter of fact I am doing that right now, ... I always have to make the best decision for myself first, and, you know, I'm just looking into things right now, so we'll see what happens at the end of this season and we'll see where my family and myself are headed.

I was just terrible the first half of the season. I was just no good, and I just look back and I laugh at myself. What was I doing?

I think everything happens for a reason and all the things that happened to me - good, bad - I'm glad they did. It's made me ready for life, for adulthood.

I saw him up there, I couldn't stop laughing! I couldn't believe he did that.

is an option, but not a likely option. It's cleaner to have a deal with one partner than with multiple partners.

Our relationship is much better than it's ever been. We're communicating a lot, lot better. If I'm confused about something, I go right to him.

Our relationship is fine. We've had our differences but, you know, we resolved them. I respect coach Novak and I know he'll get me where I want to get to.

I was very excited, I wasn't nervous. I just got out there and played my game. The guys have been awesome to me the last three weeks. I got out there and just tried to help the team out. We didn't pull out the win, but it's a good first step. We know where we stand now and are going to go back and work hard to try to get ready for Norway.

I was very excited, I just played my game. It's a lot faster at the international level. It took me a week in camp to get used to the pace. I know my teammates' tendencies now, so it will be easier to play with them.

I was facing sideways and I saw the defender out of the side of my eye and just lifted it over, ... I saw daylight and went right at them.

I still hang out with my friends on the weekend until 12:30 or 1 in the morning.

I think I could be an impact player this season, ... When I'm out on the field, I'm not scared of anyone. I'm just going to move the ball -- boom-boom , one-touch, two-touch -- and when the right time comes and I've got somebody one-on-one, I'll take him. But I'm not always going to have the greatest game of my life. There's going to be games when I absolutely suck. That happens to everybody. So it'll be up to me to regroup and try to find a way to bounce back.

I'm shocked by the devastation. I'm hoping that this MLS auction in some small way may be of help in the recovery efforts.

I'm shocked by the devastation, ... I'm hoping that this MLS auction in some small way may be of help in the recovery efforts.

That's the kind of thing that's told to me a lot, ... My mom advises me on that all the time, so I've got to watch out for it.

The contract is for six years. We'll see after that. It has always been a dream of mine to play in the British Premier League for a team like Manchester United.

Unfortunately a couple of calls didn't go our way and we lose again. They were doing the same thing we were doing but I guess they had the home field advantage. I don't know what else to say. It is frustrating, week in week out you play well one week and the next you don't get the best performance that you can get.

This was huge for the morale of the team. The way we lost the last couple of games was just 'Ouch!' That would just destroy anybody on any team, but not D.C. United. These guys have so much confidence that nothing gets us down, so we just came out and took it to them.

We wish we would have gotten the three points, but it was slow start from us. I guess there were a lot of nerves. We settled down in the second half and played our game. It was a great comeback.

Bruce said he's going to be monitoring my every move. I've just got to work hard and keep improving and bring that to D.C. United. If I do that, Bruce is watching, and he might give me that last shot to go in and prove something.

Before, I played with fear because there was a lot of pressure, and, being as young as I was, it got to me a little bit, ... Now I'm getting game-winning goals for D.C. (United) and assists and just playing very well. I'm (no longer) trying to impress anybody. I just do my thing.

didn't want me that deep. He said he needed me up top to get some offense.

I see myself in a World Cup final for the U.S.A., playing against a top-notch team everyone picks to winand we just come out and blast them. One day when Im holding that trophy, someones gonna take a picture. Oh, man. That is going to be huge.

I've been waiting for this moment for the longest time and it's finally here, ... I just want to get out there and play and have fun. After all, when I'm on the soccer field, that's when I'm at my happiest.

I've been waiting for it for a long time and it finally comes. I was very excited.

I've been in this league for two years, and it's been the same, ... I love the guys on this team. I don't want to leave. ... I'm not saying that I'm going to leave, but I always have to look ahead and see what the best situation is.

The most important thing for me is to play really well for D.C. the first month of April. That's it right there. I think some spots are up in the air right now for the World Cup, so you never know.

Now I'm up to the point where there's no more excuses, pretty much. I've got to go out there and contribute every time. Definitely, I want to play more this year.

Coach Bruce Arena said he's going to be monitoring my every move.

(Coach) Bruce Arena has said in numerous interviews that he's not going to call somebody up that doesn't play frequently,

There's a little bit of soreness, but it doesn't affect my play,

It will be a dream come true. I have been waiting for that. It is something that when I was doing interviews a couple years ago I said that was one of my goals is make this World Cup Team, not the 2010 World Cup Team, so if I am able to do that that would mean a lot to me and my family.

Its frustrating at times when you think youve earned a chance to play on the field and youre over there sitting on the bench. Thats not the kind of player I am, ... Im the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.

It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play and you're over there sitting on the bench.

It's hard to find minutes on the field, ... It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play and you're over there sitting on the bench. That's not the kind of player I am. I'm the kind of player who wants to be out there. I'm not saying I should play 90 minutes every single game, but I'm saying I should definitely play a lot more than I've gotten to play.

It's been a great experience. You come in here hoping to get better as time goes on and that's exactly what I'm doing. The better you get the more looks you're going to get from the coach.

It's not every day you get a guy like Ken Griffey Jr. coming into your stadium and you can talk to him, ... I'm seizing the opportunity.

No, I turn 17 next year . I can drive next week.

It was a great, great experience. It was something I longed to do and I finally got a chance.

It's very frustrating, ... Not playing consistently hurts your confidence. You just don't get that game shape that you want. You don't get that game sharpness that you want because you're in one game and out the next.

That's definitely killed my chances, ... Bruce has said it a million times that he's not going to bring anybody in that's not playing regularly for his club team.

I'm in awe right now, ... I've been waiting for this moment for a long time.

I'm glad to be coming back to D.C. United. I don't want to go anywhere else. I get the best of both worlds, getting to live at home and play for the best franchise in MLS.

I'm going to go in, keep my mouth shut and just listen to the guys, ... I have to earn the respect of my teammates and coaches, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to earn that respect.

I mean, when you've got guys like Ken Griffey Jr. in our stadium, in our locker room, I've got to talk to them. I'm just seizing the opportunity.

I had the ball and saw daylight straight at the goal and it worked out great,

I'm very happy.It makes me feel great that Ghana made it. But this is where I play now.

I'm voted player of the week one week and the next I'm sitting on the bench. It becomes very tempting to look ahead and I'm doing that right now. I have to make the best decision for myself.

I just told him to relax a little bit. That was it.

It helps to have someone in the same boat as you, ... There's a lot of pressure, so it helps to have someone who's also young and famous and has a lot of pressure to succeed. Plus it's easier because I don't have to worry about her motives.

Hey, I just had to push it a little bit. You go down, and it could go for you or it could go against you. It's one of those things where you put the referee in a tough position.

I want to be good at what I do, obviously, and to do that I need to keep my head straight.

I've got a long way to go. I'm not in a hurry.

I would love to play for Real Madrid. And I want to win a World Cup for the U.S. so bad. When the women won it, everybody went crazy. I would love to be part of something like that.

I need more time to develop as a player and as a person.

Once your name gets out, people just want to crack you.

There are some casual fans who think you're going to dominate a game, be magic, score 10 goals. Even if you dominate a game, you'll only score two or three goals.

If they asked me, I would have to say no. I made up my mind to play for the United States some day and I'm sticking to it. (on playing for Ghana)

I'm very young. This gives me a perfect opportunity to play for a good team and be close to home, to grow as a player. (on signing for D.C. United)

A lot of players in Europe aren't as tall as the other guys, so they have to be stocky to physically compete.

Nothing has been given to me.

It doesn't matter what size you are. It matters how big your heart is and how smart you are.