100 Quotes by Emmanuel Adebayor

It's a special club, and everybody opened their arms to me from the first day. The fans and my team-mates treated me wonderfully since the day I arrived, and that warmth has made a madridista. Whatever happens, Real Madrid will always be in my heart.

When a family is poor, everyone is poor, and there is huge solidarity. People will take a bullet for you. But when one makes it, it is like you owe everyone.

A player playing with confidence is better than a player playing with doubt in his head.

It is always nice to have a message from Jose Mourinho.

I plan with the BBC African Player of the Year award to become an agent of hope and positive change in the lives of the millions of African youths who have lost hope and are deprived.

I enjoyed my time at White Hart Lane, and I can't say thank you enough to the Spurs fans.

As a footballer, I know I am a role model for a lot of African kids, and I want to make a direct impact on their lives.

There are only a few players who play in the same team all their career. You come from somewhere and go somewhere else.

People in my country love me. I represent my country very well.