Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I'm a man of few words. I don't really like talking.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I had an amazing time at Chelsea. I can't pinpoint to a specific event, but the best moment was the honour of signing for Chelsea because I was proud to be at such a club.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I always spend my summer in Ghana. I don't go anywhere else.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I loved playing at Anfield, but it could be quite intimidating because you come out of the tunnel and see their fans singing 'You'll Never Walk Alone', and it gives you goosebumps.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I'm just a normal person out there enjoying his football. If there's anything I can do to make a better life for the kids in Ghana, I will do it.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

The African greats who were playing when I was growing up inspired me - players like George Weah, Abedi Pele, Tony Yeboah, Kalusha Bwalya, and all the others who made Africa proud.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I had always said I will like to play for Milan at some stage in my career, so when the opportunity came up, I grabbed it with both hands.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I'm the kind of person who likes to be lonely. I got my head down and focused on getting fit.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

Ghanaians and English people enjoy football the same.

Michael Essien
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 hot.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I've been following some of the coaches, trying to get a little bit more experience, because coaching is very different from being a player.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I had a fantastic career at Chelsea. I was here for almost nine years, and it was great. I have nothing negative to say at all. It was all positive.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

Within weeks of the Ebola hoax dying down, the guys at Health Africa International approached my friends George Weah, Mahamadou Diarra, and I to be part of the initiative in using various forms of communication to promote a Ebola prevention education programme.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

Teams struggle when they come to Stamford Bridge and, if we score one or two, everything seems to open up for us. We need to work hard to get into that position in the first place, but you can see what happens once we are ahead.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I'm not a difficult person. I just want to enjoy my football until I hang up my boots.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

Poverty is everywhere, but in Africa, there is more.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I've played at the highest level, so I'm just looking forward to enjoying the football, so anywhere there is interest, then yeah. I will consider it.

Michael Essien
Michael Essien

I sleep 14 hours a day. That helps me get the energy you see on the pitch.

Michael Essien
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 group, and we were winners from the goal keeper right throughout the team. These are the highs you never forget as a player.

Michael Essien
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 lavatory and give them a book about myself that we wrote with 'Right to Play.'