Romelu Lukaku Quotes

I started out playing football in the streets, playing barefoot like all the boys there - we didn't have the money for football boots.

We lived in a farm village, and no one could afford to buy a car or to fly. We were envious. We couldn't afford any toys. I couldn't imagine making a real car.

We never considered Christmas a holiday because the budget was really tight, so Christmas was just a usual day for us.

I was angry because I see other kids with things that I wanted: they had good parents, they had clothes, they always had food and extra money, and I wasn't one of those kids.

I am not joking when I state that I remained uneducated because I could not afford education.

There were times when we couldn't even go to the movies, when I was a kid, because there wasn't enough money.

I grew up as a kid with very little. I could enjoy a peanut butter and jelly sandwich or peanut butter crackers.

Throughout my childhood, and thanks to Arsenal's former striker Thierry Henry and other French players, I always dreamed of playing for this club, so that dream has been fulfilled.

More often than not, people who are poor... are right where they should be.

When I arrived at Liverpool, the budget was £20m gross. When I left, it was £17m, but still people said I must win the title. Manchester United had around £50m more every year, but they said I must compete against them.

I loved the style of Wenger, and I admired players like Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp.

Poor people aren't making dumb decisions because they are dumb, but because they're living in a context in which anyone would make dumb decisions.

Who doesn't want play with Thierry Henry?

Anybody who lives in Colombia knows that if you don't have any money - I tell you what - you don't have many options.

It sends the wrong message to participate in hosted golf and other entertainment activities while thousands of Oregonians face foreclosure, unemployment or are simply struggling.

My family never took vacations growing up. It just wasn't a thing.

I didn't get to train because I was raised by a single mom. There were three of us and it was just too expensive to pay for me to do martial arts practice.

I grew up in South Florida, and my family was pretty poor. We weren't your upper-class whites by any means.

Actually if you were to buy a bag of dried lentils it would cost you a couple of quid. Some people don't have that to spend in the first place. And not everyone wants to eat lentils.

My parents were very strapped for cash when we were growing up.

Growing up, we really didn't have a lot of money.

I am not saying Gary Neville is a nobody. He has accomplished a lot in his life, he is a legend. But as a coach? Let him stay on the TV.

As our nation continues to slowly recover from the recession, it is clear some families are doing better than others.

We don't have the money of the Manchester clubs or Chelsea. Arsenal builds its team through training, through recruiting players who can become something. Arsenal has less money than some other clubs, so we have to fight with other values.

Thierry is an Arsenal legend and I had an opportunity to spend time with him when he was a coach at the academy.