Quotes by Gervinho - Page 2

I lived a dream. Any kid who starts playing can't help but to dream to play at a club like Arsenal.
Gervinho /
Arsenal
Club
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The most important thing for me is to continue to learn, step by step, regardless of club or country.
Gervinho /
Regardless
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My frustration is I quit Arsenal too soon. I left a club I loved without really showing how good I was.
Gervinho /
Arsenal
Frustration
Club
Quit
Showing
Soon
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Our country craves for the trophy of the African Cup of Nations. I am craving for such a trophy in my career.
Gervinho /
Craves
Trophy
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It is always difficult to leave your mates and your club in the middle of the season for another competition.
Gervinho /
Competition
Mates
Middle
Club
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As a child I dreamed of playing for Arsenal, because I loved them. Now I hate them for the way Wenger treated me.
Gervinho /
Arsenal
Hate Me Way
Dreamed
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Yes, at times in front of goal a fog descends. Perhaps the speed of my feet doesn't match up with that of my mind.
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Feet
Fog
Mind
Speed
Descend
Times
Front
Match
Perhaps
Yes
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In Ivory Coast it's very hard to have normal shoes, so just imagine football boots - they were considered a true luxury.
Gervinho /
Boots
Coast
Ivory
Luxury
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When you are young, you always want to improve, to work with great managers - and Arsene Wenger is one of the best in the world.
Gervinho /
Managers
Best Work Great
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In the middle, it gives you lots of options. You can make a run on the right, on the left, deep in the center. It's a big advantage.
Gervinho /
Options
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I like to relax in the South of France. The weather is so good, the food is so good, and it is perfect because we can all speak French.
Gervinho /
Relax
Weather
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Every game is tough for me because the level of competition is so high in the Premier League, and every time you have to be at your best.
Gervinho /
Premier League
Best Time Game
Premier
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I have a lot of respect for Wenger. But a player needs playing time. And a coach has to put his faith in a player if he feels that he needs it.
Gervinho /
Feels
Coach
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At the academy the coaches would show us Arsenal games on TV and my idol was Thierry Henry. He inspired me. That's why I became an Arsenal fan.
Gervinho /
Academy
Arsenal
Coaches
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I didn't lose my smile from the first to the last match at Arsenal. I remember when I left I wanted to thank everyone, even the dressing-room staff.
Gervinho /
Smile
Arsenal
Remember When
Staff
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I have always followed Arsenal in the Premier League. At some points they were really good, but also had some difficulties like a lot of big clubs do.
Gervinho /
Arsenal
Clubs
Premier League
Good Always Big
Difficulties
Followed
Premier
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I can confirm I feel more at home at Roma than elsewhere. I was adopted by the club, the staff and the fans. From the first day I sensed this great atmosphere.
Gervinho /
Adopted
Atmosphere
Elsewhere
Staff
Home Great Day
Confirm
Sensed
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The academy at Abidjan was my school of education. At 16, they sent me the boots and jersey with my name on the back. You can imagine how I felt: in the clouds.
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Academy
Boots
Clouds
Imagine
Jersey
Sent
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When Arsene Wenger called me to tell me that he would like me to come to his club, I don't think you imagine the satisfaction I felt just after hanging up the phone.
Gervinho /
Satisfaction
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Football really has saved my family and it's true that it saves a lot of families in Africa. It gives us the means to be able to give a better life to our loved ones.
Gervinho /
Better Life
Football
Loved Ones
Saved
Africa
Life Family Football
Life Family Better
Loved
Gives
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I started playing at my local estate club. I used to wake up every morning to go to play in the club. I loved it so much, it brought a lot of wonderful things in my life.
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Wonderful Things
Life Morning My Life
Estate
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Many young players tell you that they want to play for Manchester United or Arsenal. My dream was to play for Arsenal and I realised it. When I arrived, I thought: 'Wow, I'm here!'
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Arsenal
Manchester
Manchester United
Realised
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Drogba has been our great motivator. He never stops reminding us that we are here to win the tournament, no matter the hurdles, no matter the game form and no matter the score margin.
Gervinho /
Reminding
Hurdles
Margin
Motivator
Tournament
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Salah is a tough guy. Always calm and strong, with the mentality of a hard worker. I'll never forget his training sessions: very high rhythm, pushed like a madman, you watched him in amazement.
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Amazement
Calm
Hard Worker
Mentality
Never Forget
Rhythm
Tough Guy
Worker
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We try to keep our heads cool and our chins up to win every weekend. Sometimes it works better than others but you have to focus on the positive side so for that next game you still have the right state of mind.
Gervinho /
Positive
Cool
Focus
Next
Side
Works
Heads
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During the holidays, professional players would come and say hello to us in the academy and that really made you want to be a professional. When you saw what great conditions they lived in, it gave you even more desire.
Gervinho /
Academy
Conditions
Desire
Hello
Holidays
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In China you have to be in peak form because you need to do well. You earn a lot - I had a huge salary - but then you have to prove you are worth it. Every match is a challenge and I played next to or faced some truly great players.
Gervinho /
Salary
Worth It
Earn
Faced
Peak
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I was not getting much time on the pitch and was in need of this time to improve and play my best football. Wenger was not prepared to give it to me. Also my position on the wing was not what I was expecting and I wasn't happy with it.
Gervinho /
Expecting
Best Time Football
Wing
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Back in the days, being able to join the Jean-Marc Guillou academy was one of the best things that could happen to a youngster from Ivory Coast. There were thousands of kids who wanted to join that school so it was a great feeling for me.
Gervinho /
Ivory
Best Great Me
Great Feeling
Join
Youngster
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I have good memories of my visit to China. It was a beautiful experience for me. I learned a lot of things. I hope Chinese football is still evolving, that they have the chance to sign other players to develop the league. We did our part of the job by bringing what we had to bring to Chinese football.
Gervinho /
Chance
China
Football
League
Memories
Job
Bring
Develop
Evolving
Learned
Sign
Visit
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Didier Drogba has been an inspiration to all of us in the Ivory Coast national team. He is a great motivator for all of us - and some of the talks he gives are like a president trying to motivate his country. It is not just what he does on the field - but also all he does for all of our people off the field.
Gervinho /
Coast
Ivory
National Team
Great People Country
Great Country People
Motivate
Motivator
Our People
Talks
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