Teemu Pukki Quotes

You always need a certain amount of time to fully adjust; it was no different when I moved to the Bundesliga.

Even if you didn't come from another country, the idea of how do you make a home somewhere new is common to anyone who's either going to college, shifting towns.

I know it will take a little time to adapt to a different team and a different league.

It's taken me time to find my feet in L.A.

There are rumors that we want to move back to the U.K., but we're so happy in America I actually can't see us ever leaving... People ask me how long it took to adapt. Twenty minutes.

When you're picking up and moving, it does create... well, I can sleep anywhere, which is really useful, it turns out, on movie sets. But what it really does is teach you how to adapt and change and fit into a new group or school, and that really is a lot like turning up to a new movie project and finding your place.

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.

There's always a transition if you go to a new territory or a new company or a new country or wherever because there's different styles and different crowds that you perform in front of. Of course, it always takes a little bit of time to find your groove.

Especially a new role, it takes a long time for me to settle into a role but it's exciting as well.

Every player needs time to settle in and to get used to a new club, from knowing the league to the other players - everything.

Of course, in the beginning it's always difficult. It's a new country, new teammates, so you need to find the relationship with all the players. Obviously it takes time.

Any time you go into a new environment, you have to learn a new system, there are adjustments you have to make.

I'm on the right track to completely adapting to England.

Every player settles into a new league in different ways.

We are comfortable in this environment. Why not make ourselves comfortable over there?.

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.

It's actually very hard when you're settled in one place to completely uproot yourself and go.

As much as I didn't want to change, lifestyles do change.

I think sometimes people need to get used to an idea.

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.

Because we moved so much, I was always having to adapt and work out the lay of the land. So I felt envious of those who did not have to try.

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.

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 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.

It is a challenge to work with a newcomer.