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
player thinking games
It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play on the field 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 on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.
given has-beens
Nothing has been given to me.
track expectations
Obviously, everybody has their own expectations of you, but you have to have your own expectations for yourself. For me, I'm right on track.
smart heart matter
It doesn't matter what size you are. It matters how big your heart is and how smart you are.
mean play careers
I need to be in a stable environment right now in my career. What I mean by that is a place where I can play and not have too much pressure on me and a place I can develop. Monaco wanted me and did whatever they could to get me so I feel very very good about that.
vacation speak-english numbers
I don't know French at all. I took some lessons when I was younger but all I know are the numbers. I've been told basically everyone in Monaco speaks English because of it being a huge vacation spot so I'm excited about that. I might not need to learn French after all.
better-life asks
I couldn't ask for a better life.
people has-beens
A lot of people have been hyped up to be great but just disappeared. I promised myself I wouldn't be one of them.
mom love-is men
I wanted to get us a place of our own with a little bit more space. The kitchen is just huge, because my mom... lives there, man, and she loves being in the kitchen.
soccer mom doors
My mom was always the supplier of soccer balls, and so people were always knocking on my door, and trying to get me out so we could play.
games balls shooting
You can teach all the other stuff, you know. You can teach shooting the ball, you can teach having a good touch... passing and whatnot, but when you get out there on the field, it's just a mindset you need to go into the game with.
soccer moving play
When you play soccer, most of the time you got to get the ball moving, but once you get into that attacking third you gotta be creative, you gotta let your talent take over.
enough good-enough ifs
If you're good enough, you're old enough.
player easy highest
It's not easy when you come in as the highest-paid player and you're 14.