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Diego Forlan
Uruguayan
Athlete
Born:
May 19
,
1979
Always
Best
Country
People
World
You
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Sometimes, in the last minute, against big teams... you never expect you have the chance to win, but there is that 'garra' that everyone talks about.
Diego Forlan
You
Win
Sometimes
Big
Last-Minute
Everyone
Minute
About
Never
Never Expect
Talks
Expect
Against
Teams
Last
Chance
In the World Cup finals, you're unlikely to meet a continental rival. In Copa America, you know they are just around the corner and that you will have to beat them to win the competition.
Diego Forlan
You
World
Competition
Win
Will
Corner
Meet
Unlikely
Finals
Beat
Rival
Know
Around
Continental
Cup
America
Just
Them
World Cup
The passionate fans, pumped full of adrenalin, think they own their club and, by extension, the players because they play for their club. They don't. It is the club who 'own' the player, and only while he is under contract.
Diego Forlan
Fans
Own
Club
Think
Pumped
Only
Adrenalin
He
Because
Passionate
Contract
While
Full
Who
Play
Extension
Player
Players
Some players don't like to speak to the media or prefer to talk on live television so people can hear for themselves what is said, in real time.
Diego Forlan
Time
People
Speak
Live
Television
Some
Like
Talk
Said
Real
Hear
Real Time
Prefer
Themselves
Live Television
Media
Players
I played 112 times for Uruguay and experienced some of the greatest moments in my life representing my country.
Diego Forlan
Life
My Life
Country
Some
Greatest
Times
Representing
Experienced
Moments
Played
We are just lucky to be able to watch Ronaldo and Messi at their best.
Diego Forlan
Best
Able
Messi
Just
Lucky
Watch
You never know for sure whether a player will adapt to a new country until he gets there.
Diego Forlan
You
Will
Country
Never
He
New
Know
Until
Sure
Gets
Whether
Player
Adapt
Time moves on for everyone.
Diego Forlan
Time
Everyone
Moves
I try to go through my life not owing anything to anyone.
Diego Forlan
Life
Try
My Life
Through
Go
Owing
Anyone
Anything
I try to see the positive side of things.
Diego Forlan
Positive
Try
Side
See
Things
Playing a World Cup is spectacular.
Diego Forlan
World
Cup
World Cup
Spectacular
Playing
It is easy to criticize me from behind a pen or a microphone, from someone who never set foot on a football field.
Diego Forlan
Me
Field
Pen
Criticize
Easy
Someone
Foot
Never
Football
Football Field
Microphone
Behind
Who
Set
Systems, coaches, and directors or club presidents do not win games - players do, they are the only people who can make a significant difference once that game starts.
Diego Forlan
Game
People
Win
Club
Starts
Once
Presidents
Significant
Systems
Only
Directors
Make
Difference
Coaches
Games
Who
Players
Courtois was rated highly enough by Chelsea to go back and replace Petr Cech, one of the best goalkeepers of modern times. He has lived up to his reputation.
Diego Forlan
Best
Reputation
Enough
Back
Rated
He
Highly
Chelsea
Go
His
Up
Replace
Times
Modern
Modern Times
Lived
I wake up at 7 A.M. each morning and work out with a personal trainer.
Diego Forlan
Work
Morning
Wake Up
Out
Wake
Up
Trainer
Personal
Personal Trainer
Work Out
Each
Each Morning
Football has allowed me to see the world, and in Paz, I have a wife who is keen to see the world with me.
Diego Forlan
Me
World
Wife
See
Allowed
Football
Who
Keen
With a good start, players can relax a bit more and aren't so anxious throughout the season.
Diego Forlan
Good
Relax
Bit
More
Throughout
Anxious
Season
Start
Players
There are games when you do well, and others that go differently.
Diego Forlan
You
Others
Well
Go
Games
Differently
There are no logical answers in football. That's just the way it goes.
Diego Forlan
Logical
Way
Football
Answers
Goes
Just
I was very young at Manchester United, and I feel that I was just starting to find my feet when I was sold and Rooney was brought in.
Diego Forlan
Young
Sold
Find
Brought
Feel
Feet
Very
Manchester
Manchester United
Just
United
Starting
My father played for Sao Paulo for several years. I played in Brazil, too, and made a lot of friends there.
Diego Forlan
Father
Made
Brazil
Too
Several
Years
Lot
Friends
Played
We're a small country, and if you look at it that way, then we're at a disadvantage, though I know that most of the players who know or have come up against Uruguayans prefer to avoid us.
Diego Forlan
You
Country
Way
Though
Small
Small Country
Disadvantage
Come
Know
Look
Most
Up
Against
Prefer
Then
Us
Avoid
Who
Players
Retiring from international football was a personal decision, and I was very sure about what I was doing. I played for my country for more than ten years, and there were highs and lows. It was a fantastic experience, though, and the most wonderful thing is that it ended well.
Diego Forlan
Experience
Wonderful
Decision
Country
Though
About
Ten
More
Ten Years
Football
Highs
Retiring
Most
Well
Sure
Doing
Were
Years
Very
Than
Personal
Ended
Wonderful Thing
Fantastic
Lows
International
Thing
Played
Uruguay is a small country but with a lot of football history. We've won so many things, and so the people are always expecting us to do good things.
Diego Forlan
Good
History
People
Good Things
Country
Small
Small Country
Football
Always
Lot
Won
Expecting
Us
Many
Things
There were great players at United, and I just didn't have the chance to play, which was fair. It was difficult getting into the team, that's all.
Diego Forlan
Great
Difficult
Fair
Were
Getting
Just
Which
Team
United
Play
Players
Chance
The best strikers make you sit up and take notice because every time they get the ball, you think that something amazing could happen. Of course they'll score goals, but they'll have something in their game which makes you think, 'Wow, he can win this game by doing something magical.'
Diego Forlan
Time
Best
You
Game
Win
Amazing
Goals
Sit
Every
Think
Every Time
Wow
Magical
Something
Could
Take
He
Make
Course
Because
Makes
Ball
Doing
Score
Up
Get
Happen
Which
Notice
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