90 Quotes by Adama Traore

If I am the same Adama as yesterday, then it is one day I have lost.

It's about working hard, resting when you need to, leading a healthy life, and having a support structure around you. These factors help you improve.

I'm going to return to Barca.

I believe if you keep pushing and keep believing, you get your rewards.

Players like Messi and Xavi are always hungry. Whatever the game or the competition - even if it is table-tennis - they want to win. We used to play two-touch football games after training and they would always be desperate to win. It taught you about life as well as football.

Whatever excuses I can make to you about playing so many games, there is no point - the point is we have many games.

Darren Campbell, the British Olympic sprinter, was my sprint coach at Middlesbrough - yet the best advice he gave me was to slow down. That might sound strange but he said: 'You have too much speed - you don't always need to run at 100 per cent.' I was used to running flat out every time, but he told me, 'You know how quick you are, slow down.'

No matter the competition, Premier League or Europa League or cup, I want to win. This is the truth.

Even if it's an unofficial game, if I am on the pitch, I don't want to lose any game.