Ryan Babel Quotes

But I was feeling quite down at the time. I was living in L.A., which was kind of weird for me.

We moved from the East coast to the town of Spokane, Washington, when I was about 13 years old, and I did not adapt very well to the, to the style of the place, and I spent most of my time in the public library.

My family moved a lot, so I was always walking in as the new kid.

I moved out to L.A. from New York... and I remember feeling, kind of like anyone does when they first move, so very lonely and isolated.

I love my husband, and I wanted to support him, but the transition to Washington has been my hardest experience. I felt very lonely and isolated.

I think that a lot of people I'm close to feel that they went through a period of real difficulty when they moved away from home... You do have to reinvent yourself, and people have to struggle with that. It was really a struggle for me.

In my first few years of being in New York, I had a major identity crisis because I'd never stayed in one place for so long.

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

When I went to prison, for three years I didn't say a word to another human being until, going into the fourth year, when I realized, 'You know what, I have to find a way to live.'

There were times after the accident when I felt very lonely - burns survivors can feel terrible isolation. I wanted to create something that connects us all together, so that was the idea behind the Katie Piper Foundation.

I think that there is an element where leadership is lonely, but I also believe that it doesn't have to be like that.

I am pretty confident I can adapt to the style of the Premier League.

Individually, I think things have been very, very good for me in my first season in England.

I was 17 and out of school, living with my mom, starving, not eating, getting locked up, no focus, no guidance. When you ain't got no guidance, you can't do too much. But then I had my first son and started working. I got the right people around me.

You have got to get to know people, and moving down to Liverpool from the North East was a huge change for me. But, at the same time, you have just got to get on with it, and that is part and parcel of being a footballer.

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.

Dorm-room life was a tough transition. You're young, and you realize how much you miss the comfort of home.

Obviously international football is going to be different, I understand that.

It's not that easy to come from the Bundesliga into the Premier League. It's something different.

After coming to India, I have felt the loneliest I have ever been in my life. I don't have a support system here.

I had to live with the models in one big house for two months, 24 hours a day. Only a few of them actually learned how to sign... I couldn't really communicate with anybody, and I felt isolated.

I remember, when we moved out to Colorado, I was struggling. The mountains were so big, and I wasn't really prepared or used to it all.

Coming over from Spain at the young age of 21 was not easy, but as soon as I put on a Cavs jersey and stepped on the court, I felt at home.

It definitely took me a while to adjust to L.A. I came out knowing nobody, and I'd never lived away from home before.

Guys like me, we have a different style that makes it hard to break in easily. When I was 18, 19, I felt like I was just a boy, body-wise and mentality-wise. I had to fix everything together.