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Ryan Babel
Dutch
Athlete
Born:
Dec 19
,
1986
Best
Every
Good
Me
People
You
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Music has always been an important part of my life.
Ryan Babel
Life
Music
My Life
Important
Part
Important Part
Always
Been
My parents were very strict and had rules for me and, if ever I was playing outside, I always had a set time to come back in.
Ryan Babel
Time
Me
Strict
Parents
Back
Rules
Outside
Had
Come
Always
Were
Very
Ever
Playing
Set
They used to have selection days for all the local kids and I went to these trials three times and got turned down every time. On the third time I was so upset because I thought I was not good enough. I was eight years old and I had the feeling, 'That's it, I don't want to play for Ajax any more!'
Ryan Babel
Time
Good
Trials
Old
Thought
Three
Feeling
Not Good Enough
Down
Every
Enough
Every Time
Local
Kids
More
Selection
Had
Days
Because
Got
Years
Times
Any
Eight
Upset
Want
Turned
Used
Play
Third
To be underestimated is my biggest motivation.
Ryan Babel
Underestimated
Motivation
Biggest
It is clear I have enough qualities to be in the starting XI of Liverpool. But when you never get a real chance, it's difficult.
Ryan Babel
You
Difficult
Enough
Never
Clear
Qualities
Real
Get
Get A Real
Liverpool
Chance
Starting
English fans and the English atmospheres are special.
Ryan Babel
Fans
Special
English
As far as I can judge, English football is not for everybody. You need to have the lungs for it, you need to have the strength for it.
Ryan Babel
Strength
You
Judge
Everybody
Football
As Far As
Far
English
English Football
Lungs
Need
I think the 20-year-old me from that time, if I could have been managed under Jurgen Klopp, I'd have benefitted.
Ryan Babel
Time
Me
Think
Could
Been
If I Could
Everything I did on the left I had to learn in a 4-4-2 system, it wasn't natural. To collect the ball on my wrong foot.
Ryan Babel
Natural
Everything
System
Collect
Foot
Had
Wrong
Learn
Ball
Left
Did
I definitely made the wrong choices. I left Holland too early, I probably should've stayed one more year for my development, but these things happen.
Ryan Babel
Made
Year
Too
Definitely
Stayed
More
Wrong
Wrong Choices
Development
Left
Happen
Holland
Choices
Things
Things Happen
Early
If you see my record I'm not a stereotype killer striker.
Ryan Babel
You
Killer
See
Record
Stereotype
Turkish people are very emotional, very passionate about football, really want to see their team do well.
Ryan Babel
People
See
About
Emotional
Football
Well
Passionate
Very
Want
Turkish
Really
Team
For a 20 year old the gap from Holland to England is massive. That's a fact. Not all players are able to settle in directly from day one. I remember even Van Persie needed two, three years but he became Van Persie.
Ryan Babel
Day
Remember
Old
Three
Year
Settle
Van
Able
Directly
Fact
He
Day One
Massive
Became
Year-Old
Years
Holland
England
Even
Gap
Players
Two
Needed
I was only used to 4-3-3. For me as a left-winger you have also a left midfielder and a left-back behind you. But in a 4-4-2 you are basically also the left midfielder so you have to help more in defence and I wasn't used to that.
Ryan Babel
Me
You
Defence
More
Only
Also
Left
Behind
Used
Help
Basically
I came from Ajax where you play 4-3-3 and as a winger they didn't want you to defend.
Ryan Babel
You
Came
Where
Want
Play
Defend
A lot of things that were written about me bothered me, like my mentality was not good.
Ryan Babel
Good
Me
About
Mentality
Bothered
Written
Like
Were
Lot
Things
In the English 4-4-2 you have to change your mentality from a winger to a left midfielder, having to help your full-back.
Ryan Babel
You
Change
Having
Mentality
Left
Your
Help
English
I suppose people lost interest in me when I left Liverpool; but it wasn't me who left, it was other people who left me. If people had continued to follow me, they would have seen my two good seasons in Turkey which caught the attention of Besiktas and Galatasaray.
Ryan Babel
Good
Me
People
Seen
Lost
Other
Would
Follow
Had
Attention
Suppose
Caught
Continue
Left
Which
Interest
Turkey
Who
Liverpool
Seasons
Two
I came in on time, I was always a professional.
Ryan Babel
Time
Always
Came
Professional
If you are young and you don't get rewarded with game-time, or don't come into games, it is difficult to try to still be hungry in the training sessions.
Ryan Babel
You
Training
Try
Young
Difficult
Hungry
Come
Still
Get
Rewarded
Games
I'm not really making decisions that people normally expect.
Ryan Babel
People
Making
Making Decisions
Normally
Expect
Decisions
Really
There were situations in my career where I played much better than another player in my position, but that player had a better name in terms of commercial appeal.
Ryan Babel
Better
Had
Name
Terms
Another
Were
Commercial
Than
Situations
Where
Much
Appeal
Played
Player
Career
Position
I went to the UAE aged 28, which normally doesn't make sense to go at that age.
Ryan Babel
Age
Sense
Make
Go
Normally
Which
Aged
No, I never doubted my ability.
Ryan Babel
Ability
Never
Doubted
During your career, you have to make decisions. Sometimes maybe you don't make such a good decision and at the end you have to try and recreate a position.
Ryan Babel
Good
You
Sometimes
Try
Decision
Recreate
Make
End
Maybe
Decisions
Your
Career
Position
Those types of players are always necessary in a team, who are very creative and can break a game open.
Ryan Babel
Game
Creative
Types
Those
Open
Always
Very
Break
Team
Who
Necessary
Players
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