Aleksandar Mitrovic

Football saved me.

— Aleksandar Mitrovic

I like the gym; I need the gym.

— Aleksandar Mitrovic

I am a really nice, quiet guy.

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I play a good physical game.

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I want to show I can control my emotion and aggression and stay calm.

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I want to play. I want to be on the pitch.

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I try to give everything I have, both in training and the games.

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I've picked up a few scars during games.

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Scoring will do a lot for my confidence.

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I will always be a Newcastle United fan all my life.

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Teams want fast players. That's not me. But I know my strengths.

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When I first signed for Newcastle, I was still a boy.

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My body is my weapon, and I have to keep it in shape; I need to feel strong.

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I want to show everybody that I can play in the best league in the world and score goals.

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I try to do everything for my son so that, when he grows up, he can say that he was proud of…

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Sometimes, you have tough times when you don't score goals, but the most important thing is to keep working hard.

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I've always loved Newcastle. Even when you're watching their games on television, you can feel the passion of the crowd.

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I could have gone down a very different path, but my parents would not let me give up football.

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When I play football, I try to win the game. That is part of me. That is who I am.

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I am always in the box, strong, good in the air, and, of course, I like getting stuck in. I play a…

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That's the Serbian way. That's the way we approach things, especially in sport. We are a small country, but if we want…

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Balotelli is not my role model. I like him as a player very much, and he is very talented. He could have…

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Of course many children are dreaming to play for Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Manchester United. I always just wanted to wear the…

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The Serbian people are very kind. Sometimes life is ruthless, and you have to show character. But come to Serbia and see…

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Of course a striker wants to score as much as possible. It's nice scoring goals. Goals are like an addiction: when you…

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You want to score in every game and to fight hard.

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Of course defenders will try to provoke me - that is their job.

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I am not that fast and skilful. I am not Raheem Sterling, am I? So I know I have to use my…

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My father tells me I would have been a criminal or a kick-boxer. But fatherhood has changed me - a lot.

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I was small until I was 15, then grew about 12 inches in a year and built up my strength in the gym.

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It is always something special when you can talk with people from your country. It is always nice to hear advice in…

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It was really hard in Newcastle. It was one city, one club. Everybody there was really crazy about Newcastle.

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There are a lot of people who don't trust in me, so I just try to make them wrong.

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I am a typical No 9.

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I just want to win; it doesn't matter what it takes.

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I am not bothered what people say. You have always different opinions.

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Sport is dirty if you want to win, but I am not a dirty player.

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For sure, in Italy, the sun always shines.

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To give the best I can, sometimes you will be brilliant or not.

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That is my style of play, my strength: hold up, playing with my back to goal.

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