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" My goal is to become a key player in one of the ten best clubs in the world and become a leader there. "
Granit Xhaka
Leader
World
Goal
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" We always have hope. Hope dies last. "
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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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" Personally, I can handle criticism, especially when it is deserved, and it's because my dad never, ever said 'Well done' to me. He did it on purpose so that I kept my feet on the ground. "
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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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" Here in the Premier League, you have to give 100 per cent for the whole 90 minutes. It's not like after 70 minutes you can say, 'We're 2-0 up, so let's have some fun now' - that doesn't happen in the Premier League. "
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" 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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" I am a very simple man. I love normality, and I love normal people. I love to eat normal food. It's how I grew up. "
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" To have six years of professional football under my belt already is really something. "
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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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" In football, you just have to develop yourself. "
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" The expectations are high, so we know: If we do not meet them, there is criticism. We have high expectations ourselves. We are not happy with fourth, third, or second, either. "
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" The family is our greatest luxury. "
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" One of the most revealing details about my parents is that they only got together three months before my dad's arrest. "
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" I never used to be taken seriously as a Swiss person. "
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" I have learned one thing in my life: If I put too much pressure on myself, then everything goes wrong. "
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" When I went to Gladbach from Basel in 2012, I put a lot of pressure on myself at first, and it was too heavy. I will not put any pressure on myself at Arsenal, even though the transfer fee was high. "
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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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" Arsenal prepare the players in the best way. They pay attention to every detail. We are able to recover optimally during our flights. The food and the service, everything's geared perfectly to each other. "
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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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" Arsenal is Arsenal. It's not a small club; it's a very big club, and it's like a family. It's very good for me because I love my family, and to have another family here is very good. "
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" The first few months in a new country are always really hard. "
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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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" A club like Arsenal, it's normal that expectations are high. This club must compete for titles, and that's what we want to do. "
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" There a lot of occasions when Albanians cause trouble, but then we are also very nice people. People sometimes forget that there are good people from the Balkans as well. "
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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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" 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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" I think, when a manager has been at a club for more than 20 years, he can only have a positive impact. "
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" You always need a certain amount of time to fully adjust; it was no different when I moved to the Bundesliga. "
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" I am a regular for one of the biggest clubs in Europe, and I want to progress still further. "
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