Fernando Pessoa Quotes

I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.

Every player needs time to settle in and to get used to a new club, from knowing the league to the other players - everything.

I needed a little time to settle, to know the Premier League, the people here, how they are, and to know the players. I had to find my confidence.

We human beings have a remarkable way of growing accustomed to things.

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it.

There are rumors that we want to move back to the U.K., but we're so happy in America I actually can't see us ever leaving... People ask me how long it took to adapt. Twenty minutes.

If you put a frog in boiling water, it'll jump straight out. If you put it in cold water and gradually bring it to the boil, it'll sit right there until it dies. Scotland has been sitting in England's gradually boiling water for so long that many people are used to it.

I really feel now like a native New Yorker. And I'm very happy here.

I can't say Boston is 'home-home.' It's definitely a place I'm growing accustomed to. It's such a great sports town.

With every new idea, it takes a generation or two until it becomes obvious that there's no real problem.

The first few months in a new country are always really hard.

Especially a new role, it takes a long time for me to settle into a role but it's exciting as well.

The first season in a new country like England is very difficult.

Of course, in the beginning it's always difficult. It's a new country, new teammates, so you need to find the relationship with all the players. Obviously it takes time.

I think every new player needs time when they come to a new club and a new country, and I certainly did.

You leave America, then you go someplace else, you begin to create something totally different.

It doesn't always click for a new player in a new team: you don't always go in and hit the ground running and score all the time.

The more time you spend in London, the more you become a Londoner.

My adaptation on the pitch has gone in parallel with my adaptation to London.

Every player settles into a new league in different ways.

At the start, it was a bit difficult to come to Chelsea, a new club in a new league with very good players. It was very difficult to get into the team, but I did a lot of things to try and settle quick into the club, the team, the area.

a person can get used to anything if given enough time

We are comfortable in this environment. Why not make ourselves comfortable over there?.

Human beings can get used to virtually anything, given plenty of time and no choice in the matter whatsoever.

The fact that we can become accustomed to anything, however disgusting at first, makes it necessary to examine carefully everything we have become accustomed to.