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In China you have to be in peak form because you need to do well. You earn a lot - I had a huge salary - but then you have to prove you are worth it. Every match is a challenge and I played next to or faced some truly great players.Collection: Gervinho
I started playing football in Abidjan, my African town, without even having shoes on my feet.Collection: Gervinho
I was born in a tiny place in Ivory Coast, so being a protagonist in this life is a dream.Collection: Gervinho
In Ivory Coast it's very hard to have normal shoes, so just imagine football boots - they were considered a true luxury.Collection: Gervinho
Many young players tell you that they want to play for Manchester United or Arsenal. My dream was to play for Arsenal and I realised it. When I arrived, I thought: 'Wow, I'm here!'Collection: Gervinho
Each of my clubs made an impression on me, but Arsenal was special.Collection: Gervinho
When Arsene Wenger called me to tell me that he would like me to come to his club, I don't think you imagine the satisfaction I felt just after hanging up the phone.Collection: Gervinho
I have good memories of my visit to China. It was a beautiful experience for me. I learned a lot of things. I hope Chinese football is still evolving, that they have the chance to sign other players to develop the league. We did our part of the job by bringing what we had to bring to Chinese football.Collection: Gervinho
As a child I dreamed of playing for Arsenal, because I loved them. Now I hate them for the way Wenger treated me.Collection: Gervinho
I have a lot of respect for Wenger. But a player needs playing time. And a coach has to put his faith in a player if he feels that he needs it.Collection: Gervinho
When you get to a club and things are not going well, it's not easy to live.Collection: Gervinho
Football really has saved my family and it's true that it saves a lot of families in Africa. It gives us the means to be able to give a better life to our loved ones.Collection: Gervinho
A group of artists in Ivory Coast recorded a song about me.Collection: Gervinho
Thanks to football my family are able to live well.Collection: Gervinho
The best risk to take is to look to score goals and to play a lot.Collection: Gervinho
In football you have to take risks if you want to win.Collection: Gervinho
I'm going to Arsenal to play.Collection: Gervinho
The Premier League is a notch above. It's maybe the best league in the world.Collection: Gervinho
On any given day a team can have a bad result.Collection: Gervinho
You can have a bad day but that does not make you a bad team.Collection: Gervinho
I left England because I was not playing.Collection: Gervinho
Almost always being among the reserves was the worst thing for me and for my confidence.Collection: Gervinho
When you are young, you always want to improve, to work with great managers - and Arsene Wenger is one of the best in the world.Collection: Gervinho
I have always followed Arsenal in the Premier League. At some points they were really good, but also had some difficulties like a lot of big clubs do.Collection: Gervinho
Arsenal will always remain a large club.Collection: Gervinho
When I went to the academy, we watched Arsenal because of Guillou's connection with Arsene.Collection: Gervinho
During the holidays, professional players would come and say hello to us in the academy and that really made you want to be a professional. When you saw what great conditions they lived in, it gave you even more desire.Collection: Gervinho
Thanks to football, I live a decent life.Collection: Gervinho
Didier Drogba has been an inspiration to all of us in the Ivory Coast national team. He is a great motivator for all of us - and some of the talks he gives are like a president trying to motivate his country. It is not just what he does on the field - but also all he does for all of our people off the field.Collection: Gervinho
I grew up with very little - so material things have never been that important for me.Collection: Gervinho
I like to relax in the South of France. The weather is so good, the food is so good, and it is perfect because we can all speak French.Collection: Gervinho
In life you will always be criticised.Collection: Gervinho
I liked playing in England, I liked playing for Arsenal.Collection: Gervinho
Everything's possible in football.Collection: Gervinho
It's a great club, for me, and I am still an Arsenal fan. Will I come back? Maybe, I still hope to.Collection: Gervinho
Whatever player Arsene picks to play for Arsenal, I respect that and so should the fans.Collection: Gervinho
Critics and criticism are part of the game and I've not been affected by it.Collection: Gervinho
At the academy the coaches would show us Arsenal games on TV and my idol was Thierry Henry. He inspired me. That's why I became an Arsenal fan.Collection: Gervinho
I have got lots of confidence in my own ability and I know I have got to keep up my standards.Collection: Gervinho