Emre Can Quotes

In sports, people reach their peak very early. You have to move on. I don't know if I will ever surpass what I did at the Olympics, but I'm still doing the work I always wanted to do.

I always wanted to be a professional athlete, it just took me a while to realise it would be in racing. I played field hockey competitively for Ontario since I was 13, 14. Then I tried for the national side and made it. But it was so competitive. The girls were just so big and strong. I was getting crushed.

Once I reached about 14 or 15, I started to steady myself and get into a midfield role and carried that on until I was 17. Then I dropped into right-back, and I have played there ever since.

There is no correlation between a childhood success and a professional athlete.

America has the best athletic programs. Even when the Soviet Union existed, that was Mickey Mouse compared to the U.S.

I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan.

Ever since I was six or seven, I wanted to be a professional footballer.

I've always dreamed of being a professional athlete.

I want to be a footballer. I don't want to do anything else.

You want to achieve the most you can in the short period you have in your career as a professional footballer.

I worked my whole life and dreamed my whole life of being a professional athlete.

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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 couldn't sign for Barca, as I can't play football the way Xavi wants.

Before I was a manager, I was a player for 11 years.

I am going to be a professional soccer player.

Being athletic has really become a big part of my career.

A male athlete's peak, I believe, should be somewhere between 26 and 30.

Now I am finally a City player, and that's all I wanted since the start.

I've played two World Cups. I've won the Champions League.

Arsenal have always been a dream of mine and I always thought one day I would go there.

I started playing football young, and my career was on the pitch.

As a kid, I always wanted to play in Europe.

I think every young man's goal is to be a professional athlete, whether it's the NBA, MLB, or the NFL.

I hope at Manchester United I can do my best. I will do my best.