Luis Figo Quotes

Obviously, Spain is my home, and I have everything here - family, friends - but I'm very happy in England, with the way of life we have and with English football.

We moved to Gambia from Sweden when I was six years old because my dad was from there. It was definitely a culture shock.

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

All my life is in Spain. I will stay.

I grew up in the Ukraine 'til I was about 7, and then I moved to L.A.

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

I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I moved to Anderson, Indiana, in 2003 to go to school. I finished high school in America, then I went to college.

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 remember, the first time I came to the United States in 1996, I didn't speak a word of English at the beginning. I am very thankful for this country and the opportunity music has given me... My three kids were born here in Miami; they speak Spanish at home, but English with all their friends.

I've only been living in England for the last 10 years, if you don't count my student years.

It's not a lighthearted decision to change your language, your country, your citizenship, and come to a world where you don't know anybody, to leave a place where you've had opportunities to build friendships from childhood. That's quite a big decision to make.

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

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.

When you go to a new country, you don't have the same facilities as you had in the one before. You adapt very quickly to the circumstances.

When I first moved from Shanghai when I was five, I just thought of myself as Chinese.

It is not always easy to change country.

I arrived in Spain at three years old when my dad played in Valencia. Then we spent a lot of time in Vigo in the northwest part of Spain.

I don't know if I'll quit Ireland. I like living here because I like the people here, but you never know what's going to happen.

I'm from the Philippines and I moved to this country when I was 16.

I was born in Taiwan and came to the United States when I was 2.

Everything has changed since I came to China.

I moved from Italy to Oregon in the '80s - sort of like moving to the middle of a "Duck Dynasty" episode, which was massive culture shock to say the least.

When I came to Australia, it was like heaven.

I was born in Wisconsin, but I quickly moved to Nigeria as a toddler.

I was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in Canada. I left when I was three. My parents went to Miami, and that's where I grew up.