I want to play football until my body says, 'You can't run anymore: you're dead.'
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Son Heung-min
Profession:
Athlete
Born:
July 8, 1992
Nationality:
South Korean
Quotes by Son Heung-min
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Harry Kane is one of the best strikers in the world.
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Son Heung-min
I'm a very lucky guy to play for my country, and I'm very happy and lucky to have this country.
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Football sometimes goes up and down, and we need to accept the result.
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When I am playing for my country, there is not a single match that I can take lightly.
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I may play poorly at times, but I'll always try to give my best effort.
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It's not easy, but I play with my body, and I can feel how important it is to get 100 percent fit to play. This is an important thing to play in the Premier League.
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Football is about tackling, about winning the ball.
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It is good to play strong teams.
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I have scored some goals, but that is not everything, is it? Football is more than that.
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It's difficult for an Asian to play in the Premier League.
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Winning the Asian Games is about the most important thing I have achieved for my country, and seeing the delight on the faces of the people back home is something that will last with me forever.
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At Tottenham Hotspur, we can share the pressure, but on the South Korea team, some of the players have more pressure than others.
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When I play, I just try to score goals or assist someone - that's my job.
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When I went to Germany, all I knew were German swear words.
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Football is about scoring, and if you want to do that, you have to go forward.
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Mum's cooking is still the best thing. It's very healthy.
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I love Korean rice and Korean food in general. Korean barbecues are cool - there's a table with a hole in it with fire coming through, and we throw meat on it.
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Kyriakos Papadopoulos is really funny. So is Karim Bellarabi. They are full of jokes in the dressing room.
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I always give 100% for my country.
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I'm playing Premier League, but I'm still very hungry.
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I want to be a top player.
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I try my best, and I want to help my team-mates every game.
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When I was at Hamburg, 17 or 18, Ruud van Nistelrooy signed, and he helped me a lot. He saw my first training session, and he talked to me. He told me I was a good player. He gave me confidence, and I want to thank him for that.
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I wouldn't have become the player I have without my father.
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