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My biggest opponent was 'me.'
I have got my pride to defend.
To be honest, I can live anywhere.
For me, there is no limit to success.
Football has an important place in Russia.
My advantage is my skill so I have to use it.
Well, I think sometimes I am brutally honest.
I don't want to stay on the bench all the time.
I think the way I played, I would have suited Sundowns.
It's not easy to break into an Arsenal team from youth.
I can't play football forever, I am not a greedy person.
People just don't want to pay to see players diving around.
I am an instance of what is possible with a lot of hard work.
How can you be a giant of the sport when you are not consistent?
I used to say that I got to Germany as a boy but I left as a man.
I came out of a background of want, but today I give glory to God.
I should have got a medal at Neunkirchen, my first club in Germany.
I often come across Russians and they're all interested in football.
Everybody wants to play in the Premiership and I like a big challenge.
Leaving the stage would pave the way for younger players to come up too.
It's a team sport but every player's ego will kick in at a certain point.
Nigerian footballers who have played in Russia improved their ability here.
Sometimes having the best players is not enough to win the Champions League.
Nobody likes it when people dribble past them, me included, but I can't tackle.
When you don't spend or invest in the future, you can't always get away with it.
It's always good to have more than one player who can take free-kicks or penalties.
I realized at a very young age that I had a gift to do special things with the ball.
Playing in the German Bundesliga gave me the platform to excel in my football career.
I love showing off my skills on the pitch. You can make opposing players look stupid.
I pray a lot and it has helped me throughout my whole career to stay calm and focused.
For me racism doesn't belong to football and it doesn't belong in our society any more.
I believe an African team will one day win the World Cup, and it could even be in Brazil.
I think it's always easier to sit on the outside and act as if you have the best solution.
I've invested in pitches and continue to run clinics to help encourage others to do the same.
My Nigerian colleagues gave me a good impression of the Premiership and I am glad to be here.
I am grateful to God for that because people can still identify me with something in Germany.
After playing in England, going to a place where you have 40, 50 people at the stadium was no fun.
The way I learnt to play was to go out there and enjoy myself. I never thought I'd play professionally.
If you work hard, dedicated to what you are doing, and you are disciplined, you will succeed in the end.
I think sometimes players must have a wake-up call before they realise they are back in African football.
There always be rumours. That is also part of the game because it is a global game and a massive business.
I've wanted to be a part of the Premiership for some time, to experience the excitement and the atmosphere.
It is always nice to play for the bigger teams, contesting titles and Champions League rather than relegation.
Preparing well for a tournament sometimes is not enough to win it as you also need a lot of luck in order to win.
I've trained my whole life to be a winner and if I know two things it's that to be the best takes passion and persistence.
I think I maximised my opportunity at Bolton, changing the mindset of the people from when I arrived till the time I left.
As kids, we were used to playing football with anything that we managed to kick and whenever we got a ball, it was a bonus.
It is a very physical league but if I can play in the Premiership then I won't have any problems playing in the Championship.
I wanted to play in the Premier League and Bolton offered me that opportunity at that time and that was why I signed for Bolton.
When you want something desperately and you lose it, no matter how hard you try to get yourself motivated, it's always difficult.