Edin Dzeko Quotes

"I always try to do my best. Sometimes is that enough to get a good result, sometimes not, but I never give up, and I never will."

"Saying goodbye to close ones is always the hardest."

"I will continue to be a big fan of Manchester City, to whom I wish all the best and many more trophies and happiness in the future."

"That was always special, playing Manchester United. I loved the feeling of the derby, that pressure, the atmosphere around it. And I did have some good matches there, didn't I?"

"When you're a young boy, you don't think; you just go for it. When you have more experience, you have to play more with your head."

"I'm really happy here at City. It's a second home to me, so it was an easy decision to stay for the long term. I knew from the beginning when I started here that I wanted to stay for a long time - I can't see any place better than here."

"I don't like to talk too much about differences between managers."

"Nothing compares to Rome. Nothing. People there are crazy about football - in a positive way."

"Of course we all dream about doing big, playing for big clubs, but I wanted to play football because of the love for the game."

"I know people will criticise when you play bad; that is part of this job, and I am fine with that. That is not a problem. The problem is the insults. That is what hurts the most."

"To be honest, I don't feel like I am able to say that I had a childhood, not in a way normal kids my age had. I had something that was specific to Bosnia in '90s, something I call a period of survival."

"I think the No. 9 will always be in football. You need the proper No. 9s in football; that's my opinion."

"When you score in the first minutes, everything changes."

"For every striker, it's important to have the confidence of the coach."

"If we start the season with negative thinking, we'd never win anything."

"David Silva is a great player, and also, off the pitch, he's a great lad."

"English Premier League is much harder and quicker, and also, the referees are totally different because in England, they don't whistle after every small contact like in Germany."

"I started to play football when I was about 10; my father brought me to one school because there were more pitches where we could play."

"When the opportunity came, it was a fantastic thing for myself and my family to do, I couldn't wait to put on a Bosnia shirt, and I haven't really looked back since."

"We want to show the world that even if you go through some bad periods, you always have to think positive just to go forward."

"I am genuinely flattered by Chelsea's interest. It's a club I really respect, and hold in great esteem."

"I'm happy I've stayed because Rome has become my home and an indelible part of my life, in an almost unreal way."

"War made my everyday problems seem much smaller, and when it is hard sometimes, I just remember that it could be much worse."

"The secret? Hard work. And more hard work."

"I really don't need luxury."

"I'm just a regular guy. I have a lot of friends and love to spend my time with them."

"I am happy that United seems to be one of those against whom I score a lot!"

"I owe Wolfsburg everything. Without them, I would not have had the chance to play for Manchester City or Roma."

"I have spent some of the best moments of my career at Manchester City, moments that I will never forget."

"If you do not play well, it is normal that they criticise you. But criticism is part of the game, so you accept it."