Vincent Kompany Quotes

I'll be connected with City for the rest of my life - as a fan, as an employee, as an ambassador. Whatever City decide or I decide, it's not something we can undo. We're tied to each other for life.
I'm an adopted Mancunian. This city has grown on me. I have a wife from Manchester and have three kids who think they are more Mancuniuan than anything else, which is a problem I need to address!
I'm kind of the wrong guy to bet against.
I'm not worried about getting extra game time, extra minutes, and all this kind of stuff that so many other players will worry about.
I'm someone who takes on information quite well, so there's maybe a path into management. But I see what successful managers have to go through to get to that level - it's a completely different ball game - so I think I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
It doesn't take a lot to imagine what City means to me: it's been my life for the last almost ten years now. I'm grateful for what the club has given me, and I've given everything to the club.
It's a mistake to think that there's a difference between someone on the street and someone not on the street.
It's funny: one of the strongest parts of my game today is heading, and that only really developed when I started playing at the professional level. In the youth teams, all we did was passing.
It's great to know that you can rely on anyone.
I've been able to come back at a high level which is something I'm happy about, not just stand on the pitch but able to perform as well.
I've been living in England for a while, and I am still trying to figure out why we have Great Britain playing the Olympics together and England in football.
I've been very lucky - I don't come from a privileged upbringing.
I've received much from Manchester - a great career at the highest level, unconditional support from the fans through thick and thin, a lovely family, and so much more to be grateful for.
I've worked extremely hard. There's always that part that people don't see, the things you do behind the scenes.
Knife crime isn't an issue that's going to go away just because of repression and police action. Of course we need to support the forces, but it's linked to prevention, and prevention often comes through education.
Many players win the league for the first time, and they come back, and it's something you have to feel, to see in their eyes if things have changed or not.
Maybe from the outside, Belgium looks complicated to understand, but from the inside, actually, every country is complicated.
My motivation has always been high. I've never doubted myself.
My mum was always more pushing me towards the academic side; she wasn't really interested in me having a professional football career.
On any longball, people try to outjump each other. I don't mind a big jump, but to be honest, the only thing you have to do is fight for the spot where the ball is going to land.
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