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
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.
chance earned sitting
It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play and you're over there sitting on the bench.
chance contribute earned field minute needs player sitting thats wants
Its frustrating at times when you think youve earned a chance to play on the field and youre over there sitting on the bench. Thats not the kind of player I am, ... Im the kind of player who wants to be out there on the field and needs to contribute every minute of every game.
needed top
didn't want me that deep. He said he needed me up top to get some offense.
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.
feels felt run whatsoever
I felt it right away when it happened, ... They told me to try and run it off to see if it feels better, but I couldn't -- no acceleration whatsoever and I really couldn't cut.
drive next turn year
No, I turn 17 next year . I can drive next week.
ahead best guys league love saying situation
I've been in this league for two years, and it's been the same, ... I love the guys on this team. I don't want to leave. ... I'm not saying that I'm going to leave, but I always have to look ahead and see what the best situation is.
bad glad good happened happens life ready
I think everything happens for a reason and all the things that happened to me - good, bad - I'm glad they did. It's made me ready for life, for adulthood.
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.
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.
knows matured since
He knows me, so he'll probably know what I'm up to, but I've matured a lot since I went pro,
finally great
It was a great, great experience. It was something I longed to do and I finally got a chance.
daylight defender eye facing lifted saw sideways
I was facing sideways and I saw the defender out of the side of my eye and just lifted it over, ... I saw daylight and went right at them.