Leroy Sane Quotes

Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.

My roots are still in Britain, that's where I live, that's the place where I come from.

I do not feel an exile from America in any sense.

I want to clear this once and for all. I was born in Hong Kong. I grew up in Japan and China. London is not home for me. I was there only for three years before I moved to India, but that's probably why I am connected with it. London is definitely not the place I consider my home. It's India that I consider home.

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.

When you're growing up and thinking about being a footballer, you want to make as many caps and play as many games as you can.

I consider myself to be half-Brazilian and half-German on the pitch.

I've lived a lot of my life in London, so I often feel that I am a Londoner.

You carry your country with you, it's part of your baggage.

I'll always be Chinese first. It probably isn't politically correct to say or something that the majority understands; I can change my shoes, I can swap my passport, but, I'll always have this face.

It's a complicated issue, but I define myself as an American, primarily.

We inhabit a language rather than a country.

I've always wanted to be a top footballer since I was young.

I really do feel part of America to my very bones; at the same time, I know that I come from somewhere else.

If you move to Canada, after a few years you call yourself Canadian. In Germany, it's difficult to belong.

I'm Colombian and nothing will change that.

It's strange; when I was younger and people would ask, 'Where are you from?', I'd say, 'West Africa', which was odd because I'm obviously not African, but it was my home.

I was born in Morocco and lived there until I was 13; I'm really proud of my heritage.

The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.

I do consider myself as being French, I suppose.

My affiliation with England is borne out by the fact that I do come back for periodic visits.

I was born in Peru, and we moved to Scotland when I was 15, but I've not lived here for a long time. But I would always say that I am Scottish, and Scotland is as close to a home as I have.

Nationality is a thing like a church or a secret society; it is a product of the human soul and will; it is a spiritual product.

It was very hard for me, for most of my life, to feel American, or call myself American, and that is a very complicated topic that would require a very long conversation.

I do not deny my German identity. But I also feel Swiss. Of my eight great-grandparents, seven were born Swiss. I have been living in Switzerland for more than 50 years.