Athlete

The best coach I have ever worked with is certainly Jose Mourinho. He has an unparalleled passion.

I would not refuse to play for my country over money.

Everything I do in life I put in the hands of God, my creator.

I know, everywhere I go, I have the door open because I am a great footballer and a great person.

I hope I can get many goals for Real Madrid.

Football is a funny game. Today, you are zero; tomorrow, you are a hero.

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.

We all have to fight through our mistakes to become a better man.

I was not born with a golden spoon in my mouth.

It's always a pleasure to have a manager give you compliments.

As a child, you are influenced by your parents' actions.

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

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

If one player can say that I, Emmanuel Adebayor, spoke badly to anyone in the changing rooms, then I'd honestly like to know who it is. It has never happened in my life.

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.

I have never said I would leave Arsenal.

I want to win the Champions League, and I don't care about personal success.

Dele Alli is a player with huge potential to be one of the best midfielders in the world.

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.

Money is killing football: people are making their decisions based on money.