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
chance definitely earned gotten hard minutes player saying single sitting wants
It's hard to find minutes on the field, ... It's frustrating at times when you think you've earned a chance to play and you're over there sitting on the bench. That's not the kind of player I am. I'm the kind of player who wants to be out there. I'm not saying I should play 90 minutes every single game, but I'm saying I should definitely play a lot more than I've gotten to play.
exactly goes great hoping looks time
It's been a great experience. You come in here hoping to get better as time goes on and that's exactly what I'm doing. The better you get the more looks you're going to get from the coach.
awe moment waiting
I'm in awe right now, ... I've been waiting for this moment for a long time.
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.
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.
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.
coming guy ken stadium talk
It's not every day you get a guy like Ken Griffey Jr. coming into your stadium and you can talk to him, ... I'm seizing the opportunity.
want needs be-good
I want to be good at what I do, obviously, and to do that I need to keep my head straight.
long way long-way-to-go
I've got a long way to go. I'm not in a hurry.
crazy real winning
I would love to play for Real Madrid. And I want to win a World Cup for the U.S. so bad. When the women won it, everybody went crazy. I would love to be part of something like that.
player needs more-time
I need more time to develop as a player and as a person.
names people want
Once your name gets out, people just want to crack you.
thinking games two
There are some casual fans who think you're going to dominate a game, be magic, score 10 goals. Even if you dominate a game, you'll only score two or three goals.
play usa ghana
If they asked me, I would have to say no. I made up my mind to play for the United States some day and I'm sticking to it. (on playing for Ghana)