Emmanuel Adebayor

As a footballer, you still have to dream. ”

It was a dream to play in a stadium as impressive as the Santiago Bernabeu. ”

In Spain, people understand football is a fun game, and enjoyment comes first. After that, business follows. ”

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

My fitness is one area I've never had questioned in my career. ”

I went through a lot of good moments in Arsenal and a lot of difficult moments as well. ”

Stephen Ireland is one of the most talented players I have seen, and Nigel de Jong is doing really well. He fights for his team all over the pitch, and he has a lot of character. ”

In 2002, I went to play the Afcon in Mali, and I had the huge privilege to swap my shirt with Marc-Vivien Foe. May his soul rest in peace. ”

Winning is good but is better when it becomes a means of hope and positive change in the lives of those who are deprived. ”

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. ”