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
ahead becomes best decision next player sitting tempting voted week
I'm voted player of the week one week and the next I'm sitting on the bench. It becomes very tempting to look ahead and I'm doing that right now. I have to make the best decision for myself.
drive next turn year
No, I turn 17 next year . I can drive next week.
next player pride sitting swallow team understand week
I got player of the week that week, and the next week I'm sitting on the bench, ... And I'm just like, 'What is going on here?' It's one of those things where you don't understand what's going on, but you've got to swallow your pride and be a team player.
best calls couple field guess home lose next performance week
Unfortunately a couple of calls didn't go our way and we lose again. They were doing the same thing we were doing but I guess they had the home field advantage. I don't know what else to say. It is frustrating, week in week out you play well one week and the next you don't get the best performance that you can get.
coming guy ken stadium talk
It's not every day you get a guy like Ken Griffey Jr. coming into your stadium and you can talk to him, ... I'm seizing the opportunity.
awe moment waiting
I'm in awe right now, ... I've been waiting for this moment for a long time.
anywhere best both coming franchise glad home
I'm glad to be coming back to D.C. United. I don't want to go anywhere else. I get the best of both worlds, getting to live at home and play for the best franchise in MLS.
earn listen mouth respect shut takes teammates whatever
I'm going to go in, keep my mouth shut and just listen to the guys, ... I have to earn the respect of my teammates and coaches, and I'm going to do whatever it takes to earn that respect.
guys ken locker talk
I mean, when you've got guys like Ken Griffey Jr. in our stadium, in our locker room, I've got to talk to them. I'm just seizing the opportunity.
ball daylight goal saw straight worked
I had the ball and saw daylight straight at the goal and it worked out great,
ghana great
I'm very happy.It makes me feel great that Ghana made it. But this is where I play now.
finally great
It was a great, great experience. It was something I longed to do and I finally got a chance.
game hurts playing shape
It's very frustrating, ... Not playing consistently hurts your confidence. You just don't get that game shape that you want. You don't get that game sharpness that you want because you're in one game and out the next.
anybody bring bruce club definitely million playing regularly
That's definitely killed my chances, ... Bruce has said it a million times that he's not going to bring anybody in that's not playing regularly for his club team.