--- title: "1 League England Quotes By Michael Essien" description: "1 League England quotes by Michael Essien. Plus more from Michael Essien and more League England sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/michael-essien-17464_chance_as-a-young-boy-all-we-used-to-watch-was_2830297.jpg" --- > [As a young boy, all we used to watch was the Premier League at that time. I know the FA cup is quite important. It's as important as the Premier League in England. And I had a chance to win…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/as-a-young-boy-all-we-used-to-watch-was-the-premier-league-at-that/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aff/michael-essien-17464_chance_as-a-young-boy-all-we-used-to-watch-was_2830297.jpg) ## More by Michael Essien > [I always spend my summer in Ghana. I don't go anywhere else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/i-always-spend-my-summer-in-ghana-i-don-t-go-anywhere-else/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [As a child, I always wanted to come to the Premier League, so when I made the move, I was very happy. Chelsea were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/as-a-child-i-always-wanted-to-come-to-the-premier-league-so-when-i/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [Poverty is everywhere, but in Africa, there is more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/poverty-is-everywhere-but-in-africa-there-is-more/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [Highs have to be all the trophies I won with Chelsea over the 8-9 years I was with them there. We had a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/highs-have-to-be-all-the-trophies-i-won-with-chelsea-over-the-8-9/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [Indonesia was good - and crazy, too! It was a great experience to play there. I enjoyed the football. It wasn't easy. It's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/indonesia-was-good-and-crazy-too-it-was-a-great-experience-to-play/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [I want to give back to my community, little things I think they need. I went there to open a borehole and a public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/i-want-to-give-back-to-my-community-little-things-i-think-they-need-i/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [I'm not a difficult person. I just want to enjoy my football until I hang up my boots.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/i-m-not-a-difficult-person-i-just-want-to-enjoy-my-football-until-i/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [Ghanaians and English people enjoy football the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/ghanaians-and-english-people-enjoy-football-the-same/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [I sleep 14 hours a day. That helps me get the energy you see on the pitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/i-sleep-14-hours-a-day-that-helps-me-get-the-energy-you-see-on-the/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [It's a big surprise for me because if somebody asked me when I was playing if Frank Lampard would be a manager, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/it-s-a-big-surprise-for-me-because-if-somebody-asked-me-when-i-was/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [I still feel Ghanaian, but my mentality is more European.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/i-still-feel-ghanaian-but-my-mentality-is-more-european/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [Why haven't I retired? I love this game too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/why-haven-t-i-retired-i-love-this-game-too-much/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [I like watching tennis and basketball, but it's not every day you can watch it on TV. I don't play them, though.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/i-like-watching-tennis-and-basketball-but-it-s-not-every-day-you-can/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [As a kid, I always wanted to play in Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/as-a-kid-i-always-wanted-to-play-in-europe/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) > [I've always enjoyed getting forward, pushing up-field to help us in our attacks, but I think you can still do that from a central…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-essien/i-ve-always-enjoyed-getting-forward-pushing-up-field-to-help-us-in/) [Michael Essien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-essien/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/league-england/michael-essien/#itemlist", "name": "1 League England Quotes By Michael Essien", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As a young boy, all we used to watch was the Premier League at that time. 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