Nicky Whelan Quotes

My life changed incredibly when I moved from Holland to England.

Leaving home early is always complicated. But when I arrived in Germany, I encountered an incredible structure built by the company that takes care of my career. They did not leave me wanting for anything. The most complicated thing was really the language. Otherwise, everything was taken care of.

It is not always easy to change country.

The biggest change of my life was coming to America.

I was born in Costa Rica and we moved to America where it was a whole new world for me.

Moving to a new country is always difficult, but the fact my dad and my sister came to live with me was a huge help. That made things easier.

I got in trouble for saying I would move my family to Europe, but I said it.

Moving to Liverpool was a new world for me. I had been living with my parents in Holland, and all of a sudden I was living in a foreign country on my own.

The first years of my life in the U.S. were very difficult.

About age ten, we moved from the place where I was born, moved overseas.

In 1969, we emigrated to Australia. It was a big change. The heat, the flies, and the completely different tinned meats. The shock was so great, I stopped reading books for nearly a year.

I went by myself to Hollywood, I spoke no English, every day I had to go to school.

If I ever had to emigrate, I would probably go to America.

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

Moving to the United States is a huge decision.

It's been a bit of a struggle getting used to life in the States, adapting to a new lifestyle.

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

It is not easy to arrive in a different country and adapt quickly, but I think I'm getting there, and I'm proud of that.

It's difficult to adapt to Barcelona.

You never know for sure whether a player will adapt to a new country until he gets there.

When my mom was pregnant with me, my parents moved from France to America.

Sure, it was difficult when I first came, but I am very happy to be here, in England.

Everything has changed since I came to China.

It was tough moving to Italy so young. You don't have much experience of life, you are leaving your family and everything behind to go to another country and another culture.

It wasn't easy for me to find my feet when I first arrived in Europe.