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" Family is the most important thing to me. Especially my brother Taulant - we talk about everything together. "
Granit Xhaka
Me
Together
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" I wouldn't change myself for anybody. I am who I am; people accept me, or they don't. I have my strengths and my weaknesses, which I can try to improve upon, of course. I'm still not the finished product. "
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" I have never had any contact with Bayern Munich, let alone have agreed personal terms. "
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" Every Monday, we're asked to undertake jump tests to check the conditions of our muscles. There's nothing you can hide. Once a week, they do urine tests, and your body fat percentage is tested regularly. The doctors cover all bases. "
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" I never hesitate to go into a tackle, and I don't go onto the pitch to pull out of a challenge. "
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" Maybe if I was born in Kosovo, I might not be where I am now, so I need to thank Switzerland, of course, because I went to school there, learnt to play football there, and started my career there. "
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" Individual quality doesn't decide games for us but the whole team. "
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" We always have hope. Hope dies last. "
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" It's aggressive, and I like the way Arsenal play football. It's not like other countries, but it's very, very nice here. "
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" I compliment Kramer perfectly. We both put in a lot of legwork, win many balls, and we're comfortable with the ball at our feet. We also talk a lot both off and on the pitch. "
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" I still want to improve in every way. I'm a young player. I want to work, and that's my aim: to improve in every single aspect of my play. "
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Aim
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" I heard my new team-mates saying, 'We have got to hope that we don't go down.' I thought to myself, 'What kind of a mentality is that?' "
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Down
" When I think about a mid-table club like Everton spending £150 million during the summer, I am lost for words. "
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" People who know me know that I don't talk about the play-offs. It's not an issue for me at all. "
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" My dad played football, too, in the former Yugoslavia. "
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" I knew before I arrived that the pressure at a club that challenges for the title grows quickly. The season is long; we'll become stronger with every game. "
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" You can see the players are world-class just by the way they pass the ball. Ozil, Sanchez, and Cazorla, for example, are huge personalities. Even though the club maybe spent more money on me, I can still learn a lot from them in any respect. "
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" I'm a person who thinks realistically but has dreams and fantasies as well. "
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" I don't think Gladbach are on the same level as Arsenal. "
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" You can't afford to rest on your laurels at all, or you'll instantly be on the bench. "
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Laurels
" My game is about being aggressive, and I'm not the same player if you take that away from me. "
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Aggressive
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" I don't mind being criticised, because I am not that easy to knock down, and no-one can destroy me. But I am bothered by the stupid people who call me dirty, brainless, and an idiot. You don't say words like these to someone who you know nothing about. "
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" Each month from our income - we have a separate account, obviously - we give 80 percent of it to our parents back home. "
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" I have a good relationship with the Albanian fans. But when you are called a traitor - that is such a harsh word. Most of the Albanian fans respect me. But 'traitor' is unacceptable considering the background of my family. "
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" In football, you just have to develop yourself. "
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" When you want too much, you don't usually achieve much. "
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" I guess I'd say I'm quite an aggressive player. Fair but aggressive, someone who likes the tough stuff. "
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" In Camden, it's just the atmosphere that gets me. It's simple. It's nice. It's real. And it's the people, too. I like to interact with them because they are normal and I am normal. People probably don't expect an Arsenal player to come to Camden Lock and, basically, be a normal guy. "
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" Ottmar is a big coach and a good gentleman. I don't know if I'm a young Schweinsteiger; I'm another player. I am Granit Xhaka. "
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" What happens here, the daily agenda of Arsenal, is very different from what I experienced in Monchengladbach. "
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" I play with a lot of emotion because I'm a passionate guy, and I play with that passion. I love playing that way. Sometimes you're late onto the ball, sometimes you're not. Sometimes you make contact with the guy when you tackle him, sometimes not. It's a sport where individual duels are vital, so I don't see it as a problem. "
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