Troy Deeney Quotes

I never thought about money; otherwise, I would have left aged 26 when Real Madrid and Barcelona wanted me.

Kroos was right to go abroad. It was like winning the lottery.

There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few not so good things too.

There's an abundance of exposure when you start working in American films. Inevitably you become a brand and that has to be controlled.

Everybody wants to play in Europe, but I'm happy here with Inter.

I owe Wolfsburg everything. Without them, I would not have had the chance to play for Manchester City or Roma.

I'm grateful to Fulham for allowing me to come back on loan, where it all kind of started for me in Europe.

I'm grateful to Van Gaal: he brought me to United and I played 71 games so I wouldn't say a bad word.

There always be rumours. That is also part of the game because it is a global game and a massive business.

I've been promoted, relegated, won big trophies, gone months without scoring, played for my country at World Cups, been bought, sold, loaned, and called 'a freak.'

Clearly, any player would want to go to Real Madrid, but I think if there wouldn't be all the space that one needs there, then it wouldn't be the best move.

Spain and England have great leagues, and it would be nice to play there when the time comes.

Liverpool followed me for a long time. When I arrived in the offices there, they showed me cassettes of me in the Under-15s. Everyone knew me. I couldn't believe it.

You can only advise young players to make the step to Liverpool.

I assumed a business like a film studio would behave like a business and still want to protect its own interests, still do the best it could to get as many people paying for as many of their movies as possible. I realized this is not actually a business about business: it's a business of egos and dominance.

You know how much money I could have made playing professional football as a tight end? But I can't jump, and I can't run fast. That was my problem.

I'm a player coming into Manchester United, I've got to adapt like every other, no matter how old I am.

I made a conscious decision to join Bayern because of the presence of Guardiola.

I've played with, and against, some of the best players in the world and have experienced so much that professional football has to offer.

Initially when I was looking to enter football I was looking at clubs in Italy or France or Spain, a mid-table club where I could develop players and eventually sell them.

I went from being a jobbing actress who was just earning a living to being the second most photographed woman in Britain, next to Princess Diana - but it was exciting, too, and I wouldn't have swapped it for a second.

It's hard being in the public eye.

To those who call me a mercenary I say that I also had interest from abroad, where I would have earned more. I have chosen Milan because, in my head, there is the idea of repeating the course I had at Juventus, where we had started rebuilding, as in this case, and we came to the top.

There's a lot of guys that play the game of basketball for the money, for the fame.

When I decided to leave Arsenal, I also decided that I would only be interested in playing in England or Germany. Why Swansea? I think it is the best place for me to make progress.