I was not born with a golden spoon in my mouth.
Emmanuel Adebayor
You can insult me - you can judge me on the football pitch - that's normal. But don't touch my family. Don't touch my parents. I love them more than everything on this earth.
Whenever I have a chance to wake up and be alive, I always thank God for that, and for me, all the rest is a bonus.
You know, us in Africa, all what we know, all what we dream about is football. Because when I was young, all what I tried to do, all what I had a chance to watch on TV was football.
We all have to fight through our mistakes to become a better man.
It bothers me to think I may never put on a Real Madrid shirt again. Madrid is the best thing that's ever happened to me in my life.
Football is a funny game. Today, you are zero; tomorrow, you are a hero.
There is only so much abuse a man can take until he reaches breaking point.
For me, apart from having my baby, the best thing is whenever I score my next goal.
Sometimes you have to be dirty to win some games.
I'm not really happy with my football career, but I can't complain about it, either.
I'm full of confidence. I know what I can do, and when I'm not playing, I'm not happy.
Football is a game. Don't get me wrong - there is money and other things in it, too - but it's still only a game.
Dele Alli is a player with huge potential to be one of the best midfielders in the world.
Sometimes you have to forget about playing beautiful football and just make sure you win.
Everything I do in life I put in the hands of God, my creator.
In 2002, I went to play the Afcon in Mali, and I had the huge privilege to swap my shirt with Marc-Vivien Foe. May his soul rest in peace.
I played for Arsenal for more than three years, and I had fantastic moments. Maybe they made me one of the best strikers in the world, because under Arsene Wenger, I learned a lot of things - but you have to move on.
I know, everywhere I go, I have the door open because I am a great footballer and a great person.
As a footballer, you still have to dream.
Harry Redknapp is a fantastic manager. He knows how to talk to players. You need that belief from your own manager. He tells you just to go out there and do your thing. That is what Harry has got more than anyone else.
Ozil is a genius. He has one-of-a-kind vision for the game. He has two eyes in the front of his head and two eyes in the back.
There is nothing more important for me than God.
You want to play against the best defenders and the best teams. You want to test yourself.
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.
When I signed for Real Madrid, I knew it was a big club, but only when you're inside do you realise the magnitude of this team.
If I regret leaving City, I'd regret leaving Madrid, I would regret Arsenal, and I would regret maybe even Metz, where I started off. So I have no regrets in life; life is too short to start regretting things.
I'm from Africa, and I have to give something back to my community. You all know that I've been doing a lot of charity stuff without knocking at any door. I'm taking my own wages to do it, and I will keep doing it until the end of my career.
I have never been a bad influence in the dressing room.
As a striker sometimes you miss, and sometimes you score.
I have never said I would leave Arsenal.
He gave me the chance to be where I am today, and He's the one that can take it all away from me. So at the team hotel, I pray before sleeping, and I pray again in the morning.
I did not walk for the first four years of my life.
I know what it is to have nothing.
My father worked in currency exchange, and my mother is a businesswoman.
I want to be part of a club that is aiming to be one of the biggest in the world.
Money is killing football: people are making their decisions based on money.
I have a bad reputation in England, and I don't know why. Maybe it's something that has just followed me. But one thing I always say is that 90% of the people I've played with would say I'm an amazing guy, a great teammate. Other people, those who work on the gate at every stadium I've played at, will tell you I am a humble guy and a nice person.
My father always told me to be myself and say what you think is the right thing; sometimes you pay the consequences, but it means tomorrow will be a happy day for you.
I was born in a house without a light or a toilet, so why would I forget who I am or where I come from?
I'll never be too big for anything.
I never regret making a decision.
It's football - fans are passionate about it, and sometimes it's difficult for players to take, but we are good men, and we all make mistakes, and we are footballers.
You need to feel loved, and that is what I feel at City.
It is always nice to have a message from Jose Mourinho.
With Mourinho, I learned a lot.
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.
I had some great experiences in England in clubs who are among the best in the country. I was happy there - my family, too. The only error that I made was to sign for Crystal Palace in January 2016.
As a striker, most of the time you have three chances.
Fans have to try to control their emotions, as we do as footballers.
