Career Move Quotes

When you leave a club like Liverpool, you have to go somewhere you'll feel comfortable and progress as a player. To come to Stoke was an easy decision.

I grew up in the Ukraine and then I went to Paris in 1996. I went there because there was a modeling agency that invited me there to work so I thought, 'Sure.'

It's not an uncommon event for artists and labels to part ways - Patty Loveless, Vince Gill both did - and it often happens for the better.

The minute Juventus came calling, I knew it was the right choice for me. They have the same winning mentality as me.

This really is a merger of equals. I wouldn't have come back to work for anything less than this fantastic opportunity. This lets me combine my two great loves - technology and biscuits.

I worked at the number one team in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and now also in England.

When I signed with the Rockets, I just kind of felt like that was my calling card.

I've been working with Spanish, French, some more American, and Japanese directors. And then I realized I have to study English, and that's why I moved to New York two years ago.

I've moved on to Plan B now, writing novels.

I joined the PBA way before I should have because I heard a rumor they were going to limit the number of people who could get in.

It's not hard at all to make the switch from United to Oranje. For a manager, it's totally different than for a player.

New York came after me aggressively and that's what sealed the deal.

It was a big gamble to come to WWE, and it was a big gamble to come to NXT. Honestly, the gamble paid off.

If UCL did offer to reinstate me, it would be churlish of me to refuse, but really, my work there was over.

The contracts are structured different than athletes in America, but for me, it was good to move on and go back to playing in the premiere league, which is the best league. It was disappointing, as far as the team goes, but for me, there wasn't much I could do.

I don't regret my choice to sign for Milan.

I had three very successful years in Germany with Borussia Dortmund, but I had the opportunity to move to one of the biggest clubs in the highest-profile league in the world.

After I left D.C. to join Black Flag, I felt I was in a band.

I was desperate to leave Hamburg. The club was awesome, don't get me wrong, but I had a personal issue with one of the board members. He was desperate to get me out. The first club came calling, and it was Man City.

I spent four years at Manchester City and won three trophies. It was a big wrench to leave.

I spent 2010-2012 in Stockholm, trying to figure things out. I caught up on life! At the end of 2012, the relationship I was in ended, and I took the first plane to L.A. where my Swedish label has been setting up base. I felt so much more inspired to write and record than I had ever been, and the songs just started coming.

What brought me to Bellator was Scott Coker, Viacom, and one of my good friends, Mike Kogan.

After working as a charter boat captain and dive master in the Caribbean for a number of years, I decided it was time for a change.

There was interest from a lot of clubs, not just Manchester United, but as soon as I knew Liverpool were interested, I just felt it was the right club with the right coach. It was right for me to come here.

I enjoyed six marvellous years at Bayern winning many titles, but the fact is I don't plan on playing in Germany ever again.