Freddy Adu
Freddy Adu
Fredua Koranteng "Freddy" Aduis an American soccer player who plays for the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the North American Soccer League. Adu plays primarily as an attacking midfielder, but he is also used as a winger or forward...
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth2 June 1989
CountryGhana
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I felt it right away when it happened, ... They told me to try and run it off to see if it feels better, but I couldn't -- no acceleration whatsoever and I really couldn't cut.
catch embrace whatever
I feel the pressure, ... but I embrace it. Whatever I have to do to make the sport catch on to other people, I'll do it.
job obviously today
Obviously I was disappointed because I always want to start. But my job today was to come in and make an impact, and I feel I did that. We got the win; that's what is important.
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The contract is for six years. We'll see after that. It has always been a dream of mine to play in the British Premier League for a team like Manchester United.
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Its frustrating at times when you think youve earned a chance to play on the field and youre over there sitting on the bench. Thats not the kind of player I am, ... Im the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.
chance earned sitting
It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play and you're over there sitting on the bench.
chance definitely earned gotten hard minutes player saying single sitting wants
It's hard to find minutes on the field, ... It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play and you're over there sitting on the bench. That's not the kind of player I am. I'm the kind of player who wants to be out there. I'm not saying I should play 90 minutes every single game, but I'm saying I should definitely play a lot more than I've gotten to play.
exactly goes great hoping looks time
It's been a great experience. You come in here hoping to get better as time goes on and that's exactly what I'm doing. The better you get the more looks you're going to get from the coach.
affect bit
There's a little bit of soreness, but it doesn't affect my play,
couple cup dream goals interviews mean waiting
It will be a dream come true. I have been waiting for that. It is something that when I was doing interviews a couple years ago I said that was one of my goals is make this World Cup Team, not the 2010 World Cup Team, so if I am able to do that that would mean a lot to me and my family.
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We knew we were due to just explode and have a lot of goals in one of these games sometime soon. It's a really good feeling.
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Whenever you get the chance to represent your country in a World Cup, it's a great honor. It's a chance to show the world what you've got. I'm looking forward to it. I do wish, though, that I would be able to stay here and play with D.C. a little bit more, because this is an important stretch for us right now.
relax
I just told him to relax a little bit. That was it.
against push referee tough
Hey, I just had to push it a little bit. You go down, and it could go for you or it could go against you. It's one of those things where you put the referee in a tough position.